A new superhero in Kazakhstan has a burning thirst for justice and, like many young Kazakhs, struggles to avoid disgrace …
Sri Lanka and Japan: The Distant Neighbours
2020-09-21 19:30:00 Air Force behind every people-friendly operation in the country – Air Marshal D.L. Sumangala Dias Air Marshal D.L. Sumangala Dias joined the Sri Lanka Air Force (AF) on December 13 …
Sri Lanka Premier League likely to be postponed to January 2021
Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka is also not confirmed yet due to the same issue. A busy schedule will not allow international cricketers to be in isolation for two weeks in the month of November.
North Korea exhorts citizens to harvest more rice
North Korea state media is urging the population to increase rice production in the aftermath of typhoons, floods and curtailed trade owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
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 legendary ‘snow leopard’ Mount Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa dies
He held the record for climbing Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen, and also achieved the first winter summit without supplementary oxygen …
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 …
Nepal’s legendary mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa passes away
Former NMA president Sherpa, who knew Ang Rita closely, said the veteran climber was suffering from liver and vain related health issues. He was hospitalised in 2017 after suffering from a brain …
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.