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          On April 2, 35 policemen died in guerilla attacks on another police post in Rukum district. The bombs destroyed the building. A series of blasts were also triggered in and around the Capital, Kathmandu. Two more policemen were killed in an attack on a check post in Palpa district in the night.

          The latest attack in Dailakh district coincided with a Maoist countrywide strike. Hundreds of rebels participated in the attack.  Maoist violence has claimed over a thousand lives in the last five years. The authorities have expressed concern over the likely impact of violence and other incidents on foreign tourist arrivals, which is a major source of foreign exchange for the kingdom.

Hotel Employees Go On Agitation (Go To Top)

         KATHMANDU: The hotel employees in Nepal have revived their agitation for a hike in wages. The workers' union demanded a 10 % raise in payments which it said could be collected from the tourists as extra service charge.

          Tourism is the main source of Nepal's foreign exchange. The hotel employees number several thousands. The workers had gone on a strike last year raising the demand but it was called off after the Government promised to look into their grievances. The union rejected the package that was proposed subsequently and now relaunched  the agitation.

Sherpas To Clean Mt Everest (Go To Top)

          KATHMANDU: The Nepal Mountaineering Association has plans to employ sherpas to bring down garbage left behind on Mt Everest by climbers.

          The association had arranged to pick up about 2000 kg of garbage a few years ago. It said there may now be about 4000 kg of trash thrown around the peak. As the season is on in March, the sherpas accoompanying the climbers are also being told to bring back the waste, instead of dumping it on the top.

Sharp Fall In Tourist Arrivals (Go To Top)

          KATHMANDU:  The Himalayan There has been a sharp decline in tourist traffic to Nepal, according to official figures.  For the last year, the decline had been officially put at over 10 per cent. Just around 3.5 lakh tourists visited the kingdom during the period.

          The scare following the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane in 1999 and the suspension of flights that followed almost paralysed the tourist traffic for quite some time. Traffic from India and Pakistan were the worst affected. The other countries which sent fewer tourists to the kingdom during the period were Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium and Spain.

          However, some countries registered a higher rate of traffic compared to the previous year.

          NEW DELHI: An Indian citizen, over the age of 10 years, will have to carry with him/her documents establishing his/her identity as an Indian citizen to travel between India and Nepal.

          According to a Government of India order, the document can be either a passport or photo identity card issued by the Government of India/any State Government/Union Territory Administration in India  or voter's identity card issued by the Election Commission of India (except Taktal identity cards issued by the Ministry of Railways) or limited validity photo identity certificates issued by the Embassy of India in Nepal. The provision came into effect from October 1.

          This new regulation comes in the wake of the lifting of the suspension of Indian Airlines flights to Nepal imposed after the hijacking incident of 1999.

          KATHMANDU:  The Government of Nepal has banned Indian currency of Rs 500 denomination in the kingdom. Carrying of the 500-rupee note in Nepal by Indians coming here has therefore been declared an offence.

          The Government of Nepal has clarified that this step follows widespread circulation of fake 500-rupee currency notes.

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