Nepal News » Sagarmatha News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: Nepal launches Nepal Calling campaign after floods to save autumn tourism
Nepal has launched the Nepal Calling campaign to reassure tourists after the Bhotekoshi flash floods. The push aims to rescue peak-season bookings by stressing that major destinations and trekking ...
News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: Nepal Bans Everest Helicopter Sightseeing
Nepal’s UNESCO-listed Sagarmatha National Park, which includes the Everest region, has banned leisure helicopter rides in its vicinities. This ban, announced on December 11, has earned bouquets and ...
News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: One year on from Nepal protests, have Gen Z demands been met?
One year ago, thousands of young people took to the streets in multiple Nepali cities to protest against corruption. Following the resulting curfews, arrests and the killing of protesters in a ...
News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: Save Sagarmatha
Even though Kathmandu is preoccupied with the insurgency and political deadlock, trekking tourism survives. But barely. Maoist extortion along the trails, news of violence and lingering instability ...
News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: Nepal’s Sagarmatha Sambaad and South Asia’s Climate Future
On the night of May 15, just a day before the Sagarmatha Sambaad climate dialogue began in Kathmandu, the remote district of Humla was struck by disaster. A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), ...
News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: Embassy of Nepal hosts tourism promotion event to mark Sagarmatha Day
Muscat: The Embassy of Nepal in Muscat hosted a tourism promotion event on 29 May 2025 to mark Sagarmatha Day, commemorating the first ascent of Mt. Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund ...
News Nepal » Sagarmatha » Government: Helicopters slash the trek to Earth’s highest peak, but leave Sherpas grounded
If you liked this story, share it with other people. “Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the long trek there is taking a toll on local ...