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    <title><![CDATA[Sabina Karki | Journalist & Feature Writer]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Stories That Inform, Inspire, and Connect. - Independent Nepali journalist and feature writer covering aviation, tourism, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the Himalayas.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Road to Lapchi: How a Sacred Border Valley in Dolakha Became Nepal's Newest Viral Destination]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A new road, social media reels and weekend jeep packages are opening Milarepa's hidden valley. Here is how to reach Lapchi and what its sudden popularity means for a fragile frontier.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Connecting the Skies: Inside Nepal's International Airport Expansion and Route Politics]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa and Pokhara International Airport operational, Nepal invested over $500 million in regional connectivity. Yet, air route negotiations and airline diplomacy remain the defining bottlenecks.]]></description>
      <author>contact@karkisabina.com.np (Sabina Karki)</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[पोखरा र भैरहवा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल: हवाई रुट र क्षेत्रीय कनेक्टिभिटीको यथार्थ]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[गौतम बुद्ध र पोखरा क्षेत्रीय अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल सञ्चालनमा आए पनि हवाई प्रवेश बिन्दु, कूटनीतिक संवाद र व्यावसायिक उडानको दिगोपन अहिलेको मुख्य चुनौती बनेको छ।]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Retracing the Trails: Sustainable Trekking Revival and Village Economies Along the Annapurna Circuit]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As vehicular roads reshape the legendary Annapurna Circuit, local lodge operators and trekking guides are pioneering alternative cultural trails and sustainable conservation models to preserve Nepal's premier trekking heritage.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[माटोसँग जोडिएको युवा उद्यम: नेपाली अर्गानिक कफी र चियाको नयाँ भविष्य]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[विदेशमा उच्च शिक्षा र अनुभव हासिल गरी स्वदेश फर्केका युवाहरूले पहाडी भेगमा अर्गानिक कफी, अर्थोडक्स चिया र प्रविधिमैत्री कृषि व्यवसायमार्फत नयाँ सम्भावना देखाइरहेका छन्।]]></description>
      <author>contact@karkisabina.com.np (Sabina Karki)</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cashless in the Himalayas: How Fintech and QR Codes Transformed Nepal's Daily Commerce]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[From roadside tea stalls in Kathmandu to remote high-altitude teahouses, the explosive adoption of interoperable QR codes and mobile banking has made Nepal one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital payment frontiers.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[नेपाल पर्यटन दशक (२०२३–२०३२): योजना र यथार्थको कसीमा हाम्रा गन्तव्यहरू]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[सरकारले घोषणा गरेको १० वर्षे पर्यटन रणनीतिक कार्ययोजना कागजमा जति आकर्षक देखिन्छ, त्यसलाई व्यवहारमा उतार्न नीतिगत स्पष्टता, पूर्वाधार व्यवस्थापन र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय बजारीकरणको तीव्र गति आवश्यक छ।]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[From Brain Drain to Ground Gain: Young Returnees Powering Nepal's Specialty Agribusiness]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Armed with global degrees and work experience, a growing cohort of Nepali youth are returning home to build export-grade specialty coffee, orthodox tea, and tech-enabled farming businesses across the mid-hills.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wings of Hope: Inside the High-Altitude Helicopter Rescue Ecosystem of the Khumbu]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Operating at the absolute aerodynamic ceiling of civil rotorcraft, Nepal's mountain rescue pilots and local Sherpa long-line specialists risk everything to pull injured climbers and trekkers from the icy flanks of Everest.]]></description>
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