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TAAN completes search and rescue training in Kanchenjunga region, expanding safety net across Nepal's trekking corridors
30 March 2026In a bid to strengthen emergency preparedness across Nepal's most frequented trekking corridors, the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and the Sustainable Tourism Project (STP) have simultaneously rolled out introductory search and rescue training programmes in three separate regions — the Everest, Manaslu, and Kanchenjunga circuits.
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Travel & LeisureJumla-Rara Ultra Marathon returns for Seventh Edition on May 9
29 March 2026The seventh edition of the Jumla-Rara Ultra Marathon is set to take place on May 9, 2026, with runners starting at 6:00 am from Khalanga Bazaar, the district headquarters of Jumla, and finishing at Rara Lake in Mugu — one of Nepal's most scenic high-altitude destinations.
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Travel & LeisureSearch and rescue training completed along Manaslu Circuit's most vulnerable trail section
29 March 2026More than 15 local stakeholders and entrepreneurs from the upper Manaslu region have completed an introductory search and rescue training programme, in an effort to strengthen emergency response capacity along one of Nepal's most incident-prone trekking corridors.
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Travel & LeisureTourism Minister Paudel pledges air connectivity push, tourism board overhaul and destination-based development
28 March 2026Khadakraj Paudel, newly appointed Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, assumed office at Singha Durbar on Friday, hours after taking the oath of office and secrecy from President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas, vowing to make the ministry the starting point of Nepal's prosperity blueprint.
