{"id":21,"date":"2019-06-03T11:26:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T05:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.afthemes.com\/storymag-pro\/?p=21"},"modified":"2019-07-03T16:58:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T11:13:33","slug":"tourism-board-chief-says-bollywood-iifa-awards-wont-take-place-in-kathmandu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meromauka.com\/news\/tourism-board-chief-says-bollywood-iifa-awards-wont-take-place-in-kathmandu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Board chief says Bollywood IIFA awards won\u2019t take place in Kathmandu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal Tourism Board Chief Executive Officer Deepak Raj Joshi has said the International Indian Film Academy awards will not be held in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe event won\u2019t take place now as a parliamentary committee has already instructed the government to this effect,\u201d said Joshi in an interview with Kantipur FM on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kan_ads yamaha-wrap clearfix\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>The International Relations and Human Rights Committee of Parliament on Tuesday had&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandupost.ekantipur.com\/news\/2019-07-02\/house-panel-instructs-government-not-to-host-iifa-awards-in-kathmandu.html\">instructed the government<\/a>&nbsp;to cancel the plan to Bollywood\u2019s annual glitzy awards event.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NuzNvw\">Government\u2019s plans for tourism promotion are frivolous and aimless<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nepal Tourism Board, in association with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, was taking the lead in hosting the awards event in the Capital.<\/p>\n<p>On June 20, a Cabinet meeting had approved a proposal to host the 20th edition of IIFA awards in Kathmandu at the end of August.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets-cdn.ekantipur.com\/images\/third-party\/miscellaneous\/66272990_705206156600818_3039647453159620608_n-03072019124207.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/assets-cdn.ekantipur.com\/images\/third-party\/miscellaneous\/66272990_705206156600818_3039647453159620608_n-03072019124207.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But the plan met with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kathmandupost.ekantipur.com\/news\/2019-06-30\/bollywoods-iifa-awards-heads-to-kathmandu-and-controversy-tags-along.html\">fierce criticism<\/a>&nbsp;as the event was set to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kathmandupost.ekantipur.com\/news\/2019-07-01\/political-leaders-from-across-the-aisle-oppose-holding-bollywood-awards-in-kathmandu.html\">receive around $4 million<\/a>&nbsp;(nearly Rs 450 million) from the Nepal government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per a proposal sent by the organiser, Wizcraft International Entertainment, Nepal government was to take care of the airfare, hotel stay and security for movie stars and their entourage, 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