Tourism Year 2011 kicks off
Tourism Year 2011 has kicked off from Friday. People from various walks of life are taking out rallies from five different places in capital Kathmandu to mark the inauguration of the Tourism Year. Political parties will begin their rally from Rastriya Sabha Griha, tourism entreprenuers will begin their rally from Lainchaur, other businesspersons will begin their rally from in front of Nepal Academy and journalists and members of civil society and sportsmen will begin their rally from Dashrath Stadium. All rallies will converge into a mass assembly at Ratnapark, where Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will inaugurate Tourism Year 2011. At the occassion, representatives of various political parties will also sign a resolution not to organise any strikes during the Tourism Year, according to Prachanda Man Shrestha, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board.