Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured more than 23‚000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April‚ with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1] or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12]
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University of Petroleum & Minerals‚ Saudi Arabia The Role of Architecture on the Tourism Industry: Chapter 11 ABSTRACT This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture‚ its technological and cultural ramifications on tourism industry. It elucidates the background of issues regarding the interaction between the fields of cultural production (architecture) and cultural consumption (tourism). The chapter argues that power of tourism industry has reached‚ under the pressure of global
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What role does the medium play in encouraging or discouraging tourism to a particular destination? Media is our main source of entertainment and knowledge (REF) ‚media has facilitate and mediate our connection with the world. Different sources of media like TV‚ film‚ internet and social media can affect the image of a tourist attraction and the way tourist lure to a specific destination. The popular media of the day influences the appeal of the travel destinations and activities through constructing
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Role of Social Media Marketing in Tourism industry Social media has become a platform that is easily accessible to anyone with internet access. Social media marketing refers to the process of gaining website traffic or attention through social media sites. Role of social media has grown at a rapid pace in recent years and most of the companies are using it on an extensive basis to generate leads and converting them to customers. The tourism industry was one of the sectors that benefitted the
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e. Nepal‚ analyzing the current trends of the FDI flow in the nations is also important. The FDI flow is around 6.6 million in the recent last periods. The Nepal economic freedom score is 53.3‚ making its economic the 133rd freest as of 2009 Index. Also its score is 0.9 point lower than last year‚ which indicates there is a decline in 10 economic freedoms. For any foreign investment should planning to invest in the host nation should analyze the economic freedoms of the host countries. Nepal is ranked
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University of Sunderland IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVATIZATION POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM NEPAL; SUCCESS OR FAILURE By Raj Kumar Maharjan (Registration Number: 059991668) This paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree at University of Sunderland‚ School of Business‚ Graduate Business Program‚ Sunderland‚ U.K. January 2010 A MASTER’S PROJECT IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BY RAJ KUMAR MAHARJAN REGISTRATION NUMBER:
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Nepal Nepal‚ officially Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked Himalayan country located in South Asia between tow boulders China and India. It has eight of the world’s 14 tallest mountains‚ including the top of the world‚ Mount Everest. The country seems a dot in the globe‚ however‚ an altitude is ranging 60 m. to 8848 m. above the sea level between 129 km. distance. Sixty-five percent people rely on agriculture. Nepali is an official language in the multi-linguistic‚ multi-religious
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Maoists in Nepal Terrorism is one of the most pressing and ongoing problems in today’s world. It is a term used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed or threatened against civilians by groups or persons for political‚ nationalist‚ or religious goals. However‚ as it is said that ‘one man’s terrorists is another man’s freedom fighter‚’ the word terrorism does not have a definite definition. The American Heritage Dictonary defines terrrirism as "the unlawful use or threatened use
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The Government of Nepal has declared to celebrate the year 2011 as "Nepal Tourism Year 2011" and has lunched the slogan "Together for Tourism" for it. The tourism trade Organizations and the stake holders like us have already accepted the Program and are eagerly awaited to welcome the targeted One Million Foreign Tourists and the Internal Tourists in similar numbers. The whole year will be celebrated by exposing the History‚ Culture‚ Nature and Adventure of the country. Visitors can observe various
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IN PRESS Tourism Management 27 (2006) 1373–1385 www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna‚ Nepal and Northwest Yunnan‚ China$ Gyan P. Nyaupanea‚Â Duarte B. Moraisb‚ Lorraine Dowlerc a Tourism Development and Management‚ School of Community Resources and Development‚ Arizona State University‚ P.O. Box 874703‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287‚ USA b Recreation‚ Park‚ and Tourism Management‚
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