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Indian climber climbs two peaks within two weeks
Kathmandu : Indian climber Baljeet Kaur has climbed her second 8000m mountain Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak on Thursday morning just within two weeks, according to a media report. Baljeet Kaur, from Himachal Pradesh summited…
Nepali female climber summits Mt. Qomolangma for record 10th time
Kathmandu : A Nepali female climber scaled the world's tallest Mt. Qomolangma for the 10th time on Thursday, a record for a female mountaineer. Lhakpa Sherpa, 48, reached the top of the 8848.86-metre-high Mt. Qomolangma from the Nepali side…
Nepal’s Kami Rita climbs Mt Everest for 26th time, sets new world record
Kathmandu : Nepals legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, claimed the Mt Everest, the tallest peak in the world, for the 26th time on Saturday to set a new world record.Leading a 11-rope fixing team, Kami Rita and his team reached the…
Indian climber dies while ascending Mt Kanchenjunga
Kathmandu : An Indian climber died while ascending Mt Kanchenjunga in Nepal, a media report said. Narayanan Iyer from Maharashtra, died on Thursday at a height of at 8,200m when he was heading for the summit point of the world's third…
Rahul Gandhi shifts to resort near Kathmandu after controversy
Kathmandu : After the controversy over his appearance at a Kathmandu-based nightclub, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has shifted to a resort nearby Kathmandu valley. Gandhi, who arrived in Kathmandu on Monday evening to participate in…
Mt Everest base camp to have high speed Internet soon
Kathmandu: Private sector telecommunication company of Nepal, Ncell is building the world's highest cell phone tower at an altitude of 5,200 metres on Mt. Everest, which will provide dedicated ultra fast 4G connectivity, The Kathmandu Post…
Skipper Gyanendra Malla sacked, Sandeep Lamichhane made new captain of Nepal
Kathmandu : The Cricket Association of Nepal has stripped captain Gyanendra Malla and vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee of their posts over disciplinary issues and instead appointed star leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane as the new skipper.The…
48 died, 31 missing in Nepal’s flood and landslides
Kathmandu : At least 48 people have died and 31 others went missing in Nepal's flood and landslides triggered by incessant rains from Sunday, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs said.Similarly, thousands of farmers across the country have lost…
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, 3 injured
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said.With the epicentre in Bhulbhule of the Marsyangdi Rural…
Indian Army Chief General Naravane arrives in Kathmandu
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday on a three-day visit to the Himalayan nation at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart, General Purna Chandra Thapa.At a time when the Nepal-India ties were…