Ang Rita, the legendary Nepali Sherpa guide known as “Snow Leopard”, has died at the age of 72 after a long illness. Rita was the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen, a …
Explained: Why China & Nepal are measuring the height of Mt Everest again
Almost a year after China and Nepal together decided to re-measure the elevation of the world’s highest mountain, the two countries are soon expected to announce its latest official height, the Nepali …
Nepal’s Ang Rita Sherpa, first to climb Mount Everest 10 times, dies at 72
Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday, his family said, an event that fellow sherpas called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing …
Coronavirus patients shamed and harassed in Nepal
Coronavirus victims in Nepal complain that they have been a target of harassment in public and on social media. Rights organizations say the government has not done enough to create public awareness …
Nepal’s Ang Rita Sherpa, first to climb Mount Everest 10 times, dies
Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday, his family said, an event that fellow sherpas called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing …
Nepal cooperatives blame Ministry for wastage of agri products
In Nepal, stakeholders of the cooperatives sector have blamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) for not managing the market for local products correctly during the lockdown …
Nepal’s Ang Rita Sherpa, first to climb Mount Everest ten times, dies
Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday, his family said, an event that fellow sherpas called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing …
Nepal’s Ang Rita Sherpa, Who Climbed Everest 10 Times, Is Dead
His death “is a great loss for the nation,” Ang Tshering, former president of Nepal Mountaineering Association, told EFE. Ang Rita had suffered a brain ailment for a long time. His body has been kept …
Back in the air: Domestic flights in Nepal resume after 7 month halt
The domestic terminal of the Tribhuwan International Airport on Monday bore the “new normal” look since Monday as domestic flights resumed after a halt of nearly seven months due to the COVID-19 …
Before disaster strikes Nepal
For a country that has regularly suffered from water-induced disasters during the monsoon, Nepal still seems woefully underprepared this year because of the COVID-19.