Everest’s Limits
The survival of Dawa Sherpa on Mount Everest last week will inevitably be celebrated as a miracle.
The survival of Dawa Sherpa on Mount Everest last week will inevitably be celebrated as a miracle.
Deputy Commissioner Faridkot Rahul Chaba felicitated Dhaliwal during a special ceremony and congratulated him on conquering the world’s highest peak.
The Himalayas, long revered for their sublime beauty and spiritual significance, are under siege ~ not by avalanches or blizzards, but by human neglect. Mount Everest, the crown jewel of the range, tells a stark story: discarded tents, oxygen cylinders, plastic bottles, and even human remains lie scattered across its slopes.
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953, passed away at the age of 89.
The Himalayas have always symbolised human endurance and the allure of the extreme. Yet, the recent blizzard that trapped hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest’s Tibetan slopes offers a stark reminder that nature’s majesty is inseparable from its unpredictability.
Villagers from Sitamarhi district of Bihar woke up to a pleasant surprise on Tuesday when they saw the snow-capped Mount Everest from the roofs of their homes, thanks to the clearer sky and the low pollution level as a result of month-long lockdown, suspending all transport services and shutting down factories.
Chinese mobile maker Huawei and China Telecom have joined forces to set up the world's highest 5G base station on the altitude of 6500 metres.
The Nepal government on Monday also extended the ongoing nationwide lockdown till April 15.
On the work front, Anushka is collaborating with Netflix for a production venture.
India was the first country under Sir George Everest's leadership as 'Surveyor General of India'' to have declared the height of Mount Everest and establish it as the highest peak in the world in the year 1855.
