Tag: Nepal
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Fatal fascination
True that the fascination with looking down on the world from its highest point will ever excite the human imagination, yet there will come a time when risk-evaluation could also become part of the calculus.
May 30, 2019 -
Life paralysed in Nepal due to general strike as series of explosions kill 4 people
Educational institutions and business establishments remained shut in major cities while traffic was thin due to the strike called by the CPN-Maoist to protest against the killing of its cadres during an encounter a couple of months ago.
May 27, 2019 -
What Narendra Modi’s win means for Nepal
Some observers are worried that Modi’s resounding victory could lead India to push for the restoration of Nepal as a Hindu state, while also emboldening right-wing Hindu outfits in Nepal.
May 25, 2019 -
‘Traffic jam’ on Mt Everest as 200 trekkers attempt to reach summit
The government issued a record number of 381 climbing permits to the mountaineers representing 44 teams this spring season.
May 23, 2019 -
India, Nepal should look for new poll systems
Nepal adopted a system called the Mixed Parallel electoral system - which had two systems operating simultaneously - for its Constituent Assembly (CA) elections of 2008 and 2013.
May 23, 2019 -
Nepal mountaineer Kami Rita climbs Everest twice in a week for record 24th
Returning last week to a colourful welcome at base camp after his 23rd climb, Sherpa had already said that he wanted to go up for a second time this season.
May 21, 2019 -
Indian mountaineer dies in Nepal while descending Mount Makalu
Two mountaineers from the country perished in the Himalayan nation on Wednesday.
May 17, 2019 -
Two Kolkata climbers die of altitude ailments on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal
Biplab Baidya (48) and Kuntal Karar (46) died Wednesday night above Camp IV after they were unable to continue their descent from near the 8,586-meter summit due to hypothermia and snowblindness.
May 16, 2019 -
Nepal mountaineer Kami Rita breaks his own record, climbs Mount Everest for 23rd time
Last year he ascended Everest for the 22nd time, breaking the previous record of 21 summits he shared with two other Sherpa climbers.
May 15, 2019 -
Some Yeti myths and stories, as Army finds ‘footprints’ of the Abominable Snowman
Hundreds of expeditions were carried out in the early part of the 20th century, with many claiming to have seen footprints of the beast or the Yeti itself.
April 30, 2019 -
Indian Army finds ‘Yeti footprints’, tweets photographs
Posting a few photographs on Twitter, the Army said its Mountaineering Expedition Team had found these Yeti footprints, measuring 32.15 inches, on April 9, 2019.
April 30, 2019 -
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh; tremors felt in Tibet, Nepal
Tremor felt in Arunachal Pradesh, the epicentre of the shallow earthquake was about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Along, and 180 kilometres southwest of the state capital Itanagar. It struck at 1:45 am.
April 24, 2019 -
Two dead, 5 injured after plane crashes at Nepal’s Lukla airport
The airport is considered the most dangerous airport in the world due to its geographic location in the high Himalayas.
April 14, 2019 -
25 killed, 400 injured as massive rainstorm hits Nepal; army called out for rescue ops
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressed sadness over the loss of lives and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
April 1, 2019 -
India thrash Bangladesh to reach SAFF final
As the sides switched ends for the second half, it was India that started out stronger and controlled most of the possession.
March 21, 2019 -
If Trump and Kim can meet, why not other countries: Nepal on stalled SAARC summit
Nepal on Friday strongly pitched for convening of the SAARC summit, saying differences should be resolved through dialogue and the grouping should collectively deal with terrorism and other key challenges facing the region.
January 11, 2019 -
India, Nepal to speed up development and connectivity projects
India and Nepal on Thursday decided to speed up the pace of various development and connectivity projects as part of their commitment to maintain the new momentum in bilateral ties.
January 10, 2019