Local stakeholders in the Gandaki province in Nepal have proposed a new trekking trail connecting the already popular Manaslu and Annapurna regions.
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KATHMANDU, April 17: A team of the Nepal Army, which has joined a mountain cleanup campaign, has scaled the Annapurna I.
The team led by Captain Suman Pandey reached atop the tenth highest mountain (8,091 metres) in the world at 8:55 am today, according to the Directorate
The Nepal Skating and Skateboarding Association is organising the 5th National Skateboard Championship on June 20 and 21 in Annapurna Skate Park, Pokhara.
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A tourist has diverse destinations and trek options to choose from in Nepal & Annapurna Circuit trek is considered one of the most stunning and satisfying ones.
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MYAGDI, July 27: Annapurna Rural Municipality in the district has prepared a local curriculum. The education, youth and sports section of the rural municipality published a book on local curriculum and is introducing it from the new academic session.
The constitution of Nepal has given rights to the local level to prepare the curriculum of basic level of school and implement it.
Education officer at the rural municipality, Ganesh Bahadur Katuwal, informed, "The curriculum to be implemented from Grade 1 to 5 has incorporated the introduction of rural municipality, indigenous culture, available natural resources, traditional technology, development infrastructures, religious spots, tourism, natural disaster, occupation and entrepreneurship etc."
The schools are now getting the books. There are 14 chapters in the book of Grade 1, which carries 100 full marks.
One hundred and sixty teaching hours are mentioned in the book which has also included local sports, icons and contemporary issues. Interestingly, Grade 1 book has 70 percent sketches and 30 percent texts. The book is named 'Hamro Gaupalika' (Our Rural Municipality).
There are 36 community schools in the rural municipality. Last year, the rural municipality had allocated the budget of Rs 300 thousand to prepare curriculum and half million rupees for printing books.
Resource person at rural municipality, Bharat Pun, informed that the budget allocated for the curriculum was fully spent. It has planned to introduce book for Grade 2 and 3 next year.
The employees at education section, teachers at community schools and stakeholders concerned had participated in the preparation of local curriculum.
Journalist Purnima Shrestha, a member of the women expedition team to scale Mt Annapurna-I, and other climbers were honoured in Myagdi on Monday amidst a grand function.
They received honour from Federation of Nepali Journalists Myagdi chapter, Annapurna Rural Municipality and local people.
Speaking at the felicitation programme, Shrestha said that she scaled the Annapurna Summit due to her self-confidence.
Earlier, a total of 67 climbers had scaled the world's 10th highest peak Mt Annapurna-I on April 16, the first of this season's expedition.
Six Nepal women including journalist Purnima Shrestha and other climbers successfully reached the top of Mt Annapurna-I (8,091m) located at Annapurna Rural Municipality-4 in Myagdi district, guide of the expedition of team Pemba Sherpa said at a felicitation programme organised in Beni.
Six women including Shrestha, Dawa Yangjum Sherpa, Pasang Lhyamu Sherpa, Maya Sherpa, Sharmila Sengtang and Dabuti Sherpa reached the summit of the mountain in a single day becoming the first women to climb Mt Annapurna. Prior to this, no woman had reached the top of Mt Annapurna.
Guide Sherpa said that the women's team reached at the top of the mountain at 1:15 am on April 16.
A team of 14 climbers including seven Nepalis have successfully climbed Mount Annapurna (8,091 metres) on Friday morning, making it the first summit on an eight-thousander in Nepal in this spring season.
