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TAAN seeks separate chapter for trekking tourism in new Tourism Act
25 August 2026TAAN has proposed legal protection for trekking trails, mandatory licensed guides, worker insurance and a welfare fund as part of its feedback on the draft Tourism Act
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T3 SpecialMountain tourism stakeholders seek overhaul of proposed Tourism Bill
24 August 2026Mountain tourism stakeholders have called for a comprehensive overhaul of the proposed Tourism Bill 2081, arguing that the legislation should provide a long-term national roadmap for tourism rather than focus primarily on licensing, regulation, penalties and administrative control.
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T3 SpecialNirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja: The climber who turned the impossible into a matter of months
7 August 2026Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja, the Nepal-born mountaineer who compressed the challenge of climbing all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks from years into months and helped place Nepali climbers at the centre of global mountaineering, died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30. He was 43.
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T3 SpecialNepal mourns as hundreds pay final tribute to Pur Bahadur Gurung 'Yukta' in Kathmandu
6 August 2026Hundreds of mountaineers, family members, friends and well-wishers gathered in Kathmandu on Thursday to pay their final respects to veteran Nepali mountain guide Pur Bahadur "Yukta" Gurung, whose body was brought home from Pakistan a week after he was killed in the deadly Broad Peak avalanche.
