Author: Himalaya Post

Chautara, Feb 26: A 60 feet-tall hill station tower will be constructed at Lisangkhupakhar rural municipality in Sindhupalchok district in a bid to attract as many as tourists targeting Visit Nepal Year, 2020. The Bagmati state government will provide Rs 88 million for the project and its deadline is two years. A detailed project report of the project has been prepared, said Kamal Nepal, chairperson of the rural municipality. A children park, a picnic spot, lodges and a garden will also be constructed at the project site spanning around 40 ropanis of land, he said. Minister for Tourism, Industry, Forest and Environment of the state, Arun Nepal recently laid the foundation stone for the project amid a function. At an altitude of 2,500 meters above sea level, one can view Sailung, Kalinchok Temple, Gaurishankar mountain peak and Jugal mountain range from the site. Likewise, one can catch view of Dolakha, various areas of Sindhupalchok, Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga and Kavrepalanchok. It may be noted that first Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) climbers, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norge Sherpa used the route through the area on their expedition to climb Mt Everest in 1953. They also spent nights, said an elderly local man....

Lawmakers have drawn attention of the government towards various contemporary issues in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR). During the zero hour, lawmaker Rekha Kumari demanded the government to investigate into audio tape scandal of outgoing Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota. Similarly, Bhawani Prasad Khapung stressed the need of taking stern action against those involved in corruption. HoR members Rajendra Prasad Gautam, Ram Bahadur Bista and Bimala Nepali drew government’s attention to save country’s border areas. Likewise, Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj and Mayadevi Neupane pointed out the need of further coordination between the government and Parliament while Mina Subba raised question why the government has remained silent on the Gokul Banskota audio tape scandal. Another lawmaker Mina Pandey drew government’s attention towards delay in election of Deputy-Speaker of HoR. Lawmakers—Yagya Bahadur Bogati, Yagya Raj Sunuwar, Rangamati Shahi, Ram Bahadur Budha Chhetri, Rajendra Kumar KC, Renuka Gurung and Laxman Lal Karna, among others also drew government’s attention on contemporary...