18 leopards dead in a year

18 leopards dead in a year

KASKI, AUG 21 – In a recent tally, at least 18 leopards have been found dead in the jungles of Pokhara since the past year. The toll apparently increased since many of the injured and sick leopards could not get timely treatment. According to the District Forest Office in Kaski, the death toll is rising at an alarming rate since the district does not have a veterinary specialising on the treatment of wild animals.

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“Most of these leopards were found dead at separate locations in the district,” assistant DFO Madhav Prasad Baral said, “those found injured or in a sick state died for want of treatment.” The DFO said that the 18 leopards were found dead between August 2013 and August 2014. The injured or sickly leopards are often found straying out of forests and entering human settlements in search of easy prey. Few months ago, around half a dozen leopards were found dead in the district within a week. Authorities suspected that they might have died of consuming poison.

According to the existing laws, a person found to have poached wildlife will be sentenced to two years in jail and fined Rs 10,000.

Forest officials in the district admitted that incidents of wild animals being killed by traps or by feeding them carcasses of domestic animals treated with medicines are increasing of late.

Source: ekantipur.com

260,000 foreign tourists visit Langtang

260,000 foreign tourists visit Langtang
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KATHMANDU, Nepal– As many as 260,000 foreign tourists paid visit to Langtang National Park in mountainous Rasuwa district since its establishment. According to a report provided by the National Park Office, as many as 259, 887 tourists visited the Langtang, Gosainkunda and other tourism areas in the district. The National Park started keeping the records of the tourist arrivals since 1978 and collected revenue around Rs. 292 million so far.

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Tourists from different 36 countries including the USA, Germany, Japan, Australia, Israel, and India have visited the district, according to the office. The Langtang National Park is the fourth national park in Nepal and was established in 1975 as the first Himalayan national park. Located in the Central Himalayas, it is the nearest national park from Kathmandu.

The area extends from 32 km north of Kathmandu to the Nepal-China (Tibet) border. The park covers an area of 1,710 square kms.

The vegetation in the park includes the subtropical forest, temperate oak forest, pine forests, alpine scrub and grasses.

The Langtang region is equally significant for transit route for migratory birds.

Source: nepalmountainnews

JTCC welcomes tourism secretary

JTCC welcomes tourism secretary
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KATHMANDU, Aug 24:

Joint Tourism Coordination Committee (JTCC), a group of travel trade associations, on Sunday organized a program to welcome newly appointed tourism secretary Suresh Man Shrestha.

Speaking at the program, tourism entrepreneurs requested the new secretary to strengthen Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) saying that irregularities there have hindered growth of the tourism industry. Ramesh Prasad Dhamala, coordinator of JTCC, said the new secretary should do the needful for strengthening NTB so that Nepali tourism products and services can be promoted effectively in international market. “We are ready to partner with the government for the development of tourism industry and help the government to make amendment to policies as per the need,” added Dhamala. JTCC NEPAL

Saying that tourist arrival is falling in 2014 because of the impasse in NTB, tourism entrepreneurs urged the government to make NTB functional at the earliest. “The government must think of improving tourist arrivals. For this, it should soon control irregularities at NTB and strengthen transport system, mainly the national flag carrier,” BK Shrestha, president of Hotel association of Nepal (HAN), said.

Responding to the tourism entrepreneurs, Secretary Shrestha said he would help the private sector to promote Nepal in the international arena. “We need to promote our alternative tourist destinations. Our destinations are unique as we are rich in natural resources and biodiversity,” he said. Shrestha also said NTB should be saved from political interference. “It is a matter of great shame that NTB is involved in financial irregularities,” Shrestha said, adding, “We will wait for the report of the probe team and take appropriate decision accordingly.”

He also called upon tourism entrepreneurs to promote domestic tourism.

Source: myrepublica.com

Mountaineer Sanjay Pandit sets a new record on Elbrus

Mountaineer Sanjay Pandit sets a new record on Elbrus
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Ultra marathon runner and mountaineer, Sanjay Pandit, sets a new world record by spending over 6 minutes – half naked on top of Mount Elbrus.

On his way to conquering the tallest mountain in Russia, Mount Elbrus, Pandit spent 6minutes and 3seconds with top half of his body naked out in an extreme condition toSanjay-Pandit-holding-a-Nepal-flag set the world record. Adverse weather had delayed his accent up the Elbrus, by two days. On the same day, July 20, he successfully climbed another popular mountain in Russia mount Chirgad. Sanjay Pandit who had been making plans to climb all the tallest mountains in all seven continents has already succeeded in Asia, Africa and Europe. Sanjay Pandit holding a Nepal flag, Photo: RSS

Within Nepal Pandit has climed dozen mountains including Manaslu, Chhukugree, Island peak and Nagarjun. In doing so, he has also put his name on record books as the first ultra marathon runner to climb all these mountains. Pandit is said to be currently in the process of registering his triumph in the record books. Pandit has thanked all those who supported his endeavour including Nepal government, Ministry of Sport, Nepal Sports Council and Nepal Mountaineer Association among others. He is planning on climbing mount Denali in United States for his next challenge. Spending even a short time at the top of Mount Elbrus is a daunting task with temperatures dipping down to -60 degrees centigrade. Pandit is said to have suffered some frost bite on his feet and had acquired spots around his face (probably due to frostbite).

However, he has said that he was proud to have done so. “I feel proud to let the world know of Nepal and Nepali’s bravery though the medium of sport”, Pandit said.

Source: arko news

35,000 converge to create ‘biggest’ flag

35,000 converge to create ‘biggest’ flag
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As many as 35,000 people stood together in Tundikhel on Saturday in an attempt to create the world’s largest human national flag.

man made national flag
Many of the Nepalis who showed up at the parade ground were thrilled to have been part of the effort. “I had to wait for four hours, but I take pride in being witness to this historic moment,” said Geetanjali Neupane, a student at Pulchowk Engineering Campus. “I will be credited if we make it into the Guinness Book of World Records.”A video footage and pictures of the event will be sent to the Guinness World Records, in London, for a world record. The verification process could take up to three months. If the effort meets all the criteria, it will set a new record. Pakistan holds the current record for the world’s largest human national flag. It was set in February 2014 when 28,957 people gathered in Lahore to create a Pakistani flag.
“This is a historic event. I think we have successfully set a new world record,” said Bhawesh Khanal, president of Human Values for Peace and Prosperity, the event organiser. “Our aim is to show that there is unity among us.”
Fourteen-year-old Nabina Shrestha expressed her joy at being a part of the show. “Like many others, I have drawn the Nepali flag on paper over the years. Today, I got to be one of those who created this biggest flag.”
The flag covered an area of 238,455 sq ft, according to Durgesh Pradhan, a technician who helped design the proceedings. The placards that the participants carried to create the flag’s contours were designed by students from Pulchowk Engineering Campus and Kathmandu Engineering College.
The organizers had estimated 35,907 participants–the number deemed necessary to create the design.

The participants, most of whom students, paid an entry-fee of Rs 100. Organizers’ said some of the amount will be donated to the landslide victims in Sindhupalchok district.

Source: ekantipur

Every six foreign tourists generate one job in Nepal

Every six foreign tourists generate one job in Nepal
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Nepal–Every six foreign tourists create one job in Nepal, a new survey carried out by the Tourism Ministry on Thursday revealed, thanks to the whooping number of tourist’s arrival in the Himalayan nation. Tourism Employment Survey 2014, the first ever survey of the tourism industry carried out in the country showed that 797,616 tourist arrivals in Nepal led to jobs for 138,148 persons.

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“The proportion of tourist visits and job opportunity created suggests that one job was generated from every six foreign tourist visits over a year’s period,” the survey reads. The trekking sector was the largest employer in the tourism industry followed by tourist standard hotels, travel agencies, star hotels and international airlines. The survey has it that 1,636 trekking agencies provided 50,004 jobs, 625 tourist standard hotels provided jobs to 26,808 people, 2,112 travel agencies offered job opportunity to 25,238 people and 105 star-rated hotels employed 13,459 persons. The survey conducted between May and June, was based on 192 tourism establishments in 10 districts. However, it is lower than the estimate of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) which states that the entry of one tourist into a particular country provides employment to 12 people. The figure revealed by the survey is also lower than the employment figure estimated by the Economic Survey 2013 which states that the tourism industry has generated 178,000 direct jobs.

Stakeholder said the survey is just linked with total arrivals and their outcome in the industry, thus it still could not gave a real figure of jobs created by the industry. The survey said that more than half (58 percent) of all the employees in the tourism industry were indigenous 33 percent were Brahmin/Kshetri, 5 percent were Dalit and 3 percent were Tarai/Madhesi. Around 19 percent of the employees were highly skilled.

According to the survey, women’s engagement in the tourism industry was nominal. Around 20 percent of the employees were female while 78 percent had secondary or a higher level of education. Almost 47 percent had completed intermediate level of education. The survey also found 24 percent employees as seasonal worker while 76 percent regular ones and most of the employees in the industry were young.

Regarding salary, 37 percent of the workers earned Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 per month while another 37 percent made Rs 20,000 per month.

Similarly, 226 home-stay establishments employed 2,738 people, 49 rafting companies employed 735 people and 60 paragliding and ultra-light companies employed 440 persons.

Data was collected from 192 tourism establishments located in various districts.

Source : Nepal Mountain News