KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said that doors to economic prosperity should be opened by holding elections of House of Representatives and State Assemblies.

Inaugurating the fourth anniversary of Gantabyanepalnews.com, Vice-President Pun said that people have got the constitution as aspired by them after seven-decade long struggle.

He also pointed out that entrepreneurs should be serious in development of tourism sector as tourism is the first door to economic prosperity.

Similarly, Nepali Congress Nuwakot President Jagadishwor Narsingh KC said that there would be development in the county if polarization between leftist and democratic forces can exist for long.

On the occasion, national coordinator of the Nepal National Tourism Entrepreneurs’ Association Nawaraj Dahal and Chairperson of the Gantabya Nepal Group Shiva Adhikari stressed the need for the government and private sector to express collective solidarity for promoting and developing tourism sector.

At the event, Chairperson of the PATA Nepal Chapter Suman Pandey was awarded the ‘Tourism Life Time Achievement Award-2017’.

Likewise, tourism entrepreneurs Lok Prasad Dahal, Anil Lama, Chiranjibi Bhatta, Rajendra Adhikari, Gita Gurung, Rajan Thapa, Motiram Dhakal and social worker Ram Hari Adhikari were honoured.

Journalists Raju Silwal of Nepal Television, Sangam Baniya of News 24 Television, Prakash Khaling of Shikhar Post Media, Nabin Kafle of Point Media and photo journalist Janardan Aryal were also felicitated on the occasion. RSS