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The arrival of domestic and foreign tourists has increased in Parsa National Park, officials said.

Information Officer of the National Park, Santosh Bhagat said the number of Indian along with the domestic tourists has increased compared to the past.

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the Parsa National Park witnessed the arrival of 613 tourists. During the same period in the last fiscal year, only 140 visitors had reached the Parsa National Park.

In order to ensure good hospitality services to the tourists there, a community homestay is run in the Sunakhari buffer zone area of the national park. The homestay has offered local cuisines and delicacies to the tourists arriving at Parsa National Park.

Besides the presence of endangered wildlife, the national park boasts of religious and natural heritages including Kaminidaha (lake), Halkhoriyadaha and Laukidaha. Religious sites Mayamandir and Dugdheshwor Mahadev Mandir are also there in the national park.

Availability of water sources in the national park, the number of Royal Bengal tiger and other animals has increased. As per the tiger census conducted in 2022, the number of tigers in the Parsa National Park has reached 41. 

Considering the potential for touristic prospects and infrastructure development, the Parsa Wildlife Reserve was declared a national park in 2074 BS. 

Simrik Ventures and Kathmandu University signed an agreement to start a Bachelor in Aviation Management in Nepal.

Simrik Ventures CEO Sanat Neupane and School of Management, KU Dean Prof Dr Bijay KC signed the agreement on behalf of the respective institutions.

Both the institutions in 2021 had signed a letter of intent to start a Bachelor in Aviation Management in Nepal.

After the signing of the agreement, Dean KC expressed his hope that the program will bring a good result.

He said that the teaching of a new subject will be successful only with the cooperation and hard work of both sides.

On the occasion, Simrik Ventures CEO Neupane said that there is a crisis of human resources in the aviation sector.

He said that around 700 pilots and 5, 000 people are getting the jobs directly and 15, 000 indirectly in Nepal’s aviation sector.

Saying that the plane will not fly only with a single effort of the pilot, Neupane said that Nepal’s aviation sector is growing in Nepal with the joint efforts of the employees directly or indirectly.

Saying that the plan to start an Aviation Management program in Nepal has become successful with the continuous discussions and efforts of two years, CEO Neupane said that it should be taken forward as a model project.

The School of Management of the Kathmandu University is making preparations to start the course pertaining to aviation management from August, 2024.

A working committee has been formed to take decisions on curriculum development and teaching format among others prior to teaching the program.

KU Registrar Dr Achyut Wagle said that this is the first time that the Aviation Management program is being started in Nepal.

Stating that the KU has always played an important role in teaching new subjects in Nepal, he believed that the Aviation Management course will yield a good result.

Similarly, Captain Rameshwar Thapa, Chairman of Simrik Ventures, said that the KU has become successful in creating a different identity in the education sector.

He said that there is a crisis of human resources in the aviation sector as this sector is developing as a new industry in Nepal.

Though there are many people who understand airlines in this sector, Captain Thapa said that there are only a few who understand other aspects of aviation management.

At a time when the world has been giving priority to air safety, he said that it is important to teach this subject also in Nepal.

The District Administration Office, Sunsari has clamped an indefinite  curfew in five different local levels of the district.

Acting Chief District Officer Bedraj Phuyal said that the curfew has been imposed in Inaruwa Municipality, Harinagar, Dewagunj, Jhokraha Narsingh and Koshi Rural Municipalities effective from 5 pm today.

The Office said that the curfew order was issued to avert any untoward incident.

It has been said that the order was issued to maintain peace and security following a clash between two communities.

A dispute broke out between two communities in Harinagar Rural Municipality of Sunsari.

The dispute had occurred after a fight between two youths on Thursday.

Following the incident, the District Administration Office clamped an indefinite curfew in Harinagar Rural Municipality and Dewangunj Rural Municipality of Sunsari.

After the people from different communities attacked each other during the curfew, police opened fire to take the mob under control.

Two persons were injured in the police firing. They are receiving treatment at the Nobel Medical College.

The dispute had ensued on Thursday after a group of people attacked Jeevan Mehta.

Injured Mehta is undergoing treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.

SP Bipin Regmi of the District Police Office, Sunsari said that police fired dozens of bullets into the air to take the mob under control after more than 5, 000 people boycotted the curfew and attacked each other.

He said that action will be taken against those who go against the law.