| India, Nepal to soon begin joint tourism promotion campaign |
![]() India and Nepal will soon begin joint tourism promotion campaign. Speaking at the 51st anniversary of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents in Kathmandu, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae said that there is a need for mutual cooperation as the two countries are jointly promoting tourism. He said, as Nepal is famous for Pashupatinath, Lumbini, Muktinath and Janakpurdham, these destinations should be promoted to attract tourists. Rae said, Nepal should focus on religious and adventure tourism and it is through this it can bring in quality tourists. |
Rouhani wins Iran's Presidential election Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani won Iran's presidential election on Saturday, the interior ministry said, scoring a surprising landslide victory over conservative hardliners without the need of a second round run-off.Interior minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced on state television that Rouhani secured just over 50 percent of the ballot based on a 72 percent turnout of 50 million eligible voters. Mr Hassan Rouhani ... got the absolute majority of votes and was elected as president," Najjar said. Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a hard-line conservative, lagged behind with about 16 percent of the votes. Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, he too a hard-line conservative, earned 11 percent. The voter turnout was 72.7 percent. President-elect Hassan Rohani, sixty four years old, is known as a moderate conservative. He has been stressing the need to improve ties with Western nations, and is back...

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