KATHMANDU, Oct. 4 -- Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Jeevan Ram Shrestha, attended a special event in Ottawa, Canada on October 2. The event was jointly organized by the Embassy of Nepal and Nepalese Canadian Association of Ottawa (NCAO) on the occasion of Bada Dashain.

According to the Embassy of Nepal, Ottawa, Canada, speaking on the occasion, Minister Shrestha highlighted the policy of the Government of Nepal for economic development and prosperity of the country. As tourism is the backbone of Nepali economy, the government has attached top priority to its growth, he said.

Informing that the Government of Nepal has decided to mark the decade from 2023 to 2033 as the Visit Nepal Decade so as to revive the tourism sec...