5 Chait, Chitwan. Chitwan, famous for safari tourism, will now have paragliding flights. Preparations have been made to start paragliding, popularly known as aerial adventure sports tourism, from the first Baisakh. Bharatpur Mahanagar Nagar Ward no. 29 paragliding flights have been successfully tested from Chowkidanda and Kavilas. Himalayan Frontiers Paragliding Company has obtained permission from … Read more
file picture 18 December, Kathmandu. The government has closed all paragliding zones in Pokhara except Mandradhunga. With the commercial operation of the new international airport at Pokhara, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has implemented the decision to retain only the Mandredhunga paragliding area and close all other areas. Regarding the operation of paragliding business, … Read more
6 October, Pokhara. Paragliding flight, which was suspended following the death of an athlete during the ninth national sporting event, has been re-opened from Sunday. The Nepal Civil Aviation Authority has given permission to open paragliding with 5 different conditions. Binay Giri, Deputy Manager, Flight Operations Division, said that paragliding was opened after Nepal Air … Read more
Sports Minister Maheshwarjung Gahatraj presented the honorary gold medal of Niseem Thapa to his uncle Venice. October 3, Pokhara. Sportsman Nisim Thapa, who was killed in an accident during the 9th National Games, has been awarded an honorary gold medal. He died in an accident on 30 October while competing in the cross country category … Read more
October 3, Pokhara. The paragliding competition, which was postponed following the accidental death of an athlete during the 9th National Games, has been postponed. According to Shailendra Rawat, general secretary of the Nepal Paragliding and Hanggliding Association, the prize distribution has been started on October 28, considering the results of the preliminary flight as official. … Read more
October 3, Pokhara. A half-length statue will be erected at the Pokhara Stadium in the memory of Paragliding player Niseem Thapa, who died in a glider accident during the Ninth National Games. Rakhep member secretary Tanklal Ghising said that in the 115th board meeting of the National Sports Council (Rakhep) held on Wednesday evening, it … Read more
Nisim Thapa/File photo of Nepalese Army who died in a paragliding accident during the National Games on Sunday 31 October, Kathmandu. The 26th year of commercial paragliding is going on in Nepal. Commercial flight started in Nepal in 1996 with Sunrise Paragliding. Since then, 17 people have lost their lives in accidents, according to the … Read more
30 October, Kathmandu. An accident took place during the paragliding competition under the Ninth National Games in Sarangkot, Pokhara on Sunday and one athlete died. Soon after, paragliding flights have been banned across the country. As per the decision of the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, recreational, commercial and sports paragliding flights will not be allowed … Read more
25 July, Pokhara. The Government of Nepal has set the date of opening of Pokhara International Airport from January 1 of the English New Year. In the meeting of the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority Board of Directors held on Sunday, it was decided to open the airport from the English New Year i.e. January 17. … Read more
25 July, Kathmandu. Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Jeevan Ram Shrestha has said that a way will be found to maintain the paragliding business as the brand of Pokhara even after the operation of the international airport. Minister Shrestha told a press conference organized by Samajwadi Press Organization in Pokhara on Wednesday that efforts … Read more