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Passengers exempted from Covid-19 protocol
Kathmandu: Nepal government has issued new regulations regarding the exemption of carrying Covid-19 protocols for passengers arriving in Nepal. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation issued the new Covid-19 protocol which states that international passengers on arrival in Nepal are no more required to carry the PCR test…
Read More »President Paudel congratulates climber Sherpa
Kathmandu: President Ram Chandra Paudel has congratulated woman Everest climber Yangji Sherpa. She had also taken a photo of President Ram Chandra Paudel together on the top of the Everest. At a programme organised at Sheetal Niwas on Wednesday, President Paudel lauded the courage and bravery of woman climbers. On…
Read More »New York street named after Tenzing Norgay
Kathmandu: 75 Street, Broad Way, and Woodside in Queens Borough, New York State, USA, has been named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first man to set foot at the world’s highest mountain Sagarmatha or Everest. The City Council of District 25 of Queens, New York endorsed last April for naming…
Read More »Double amputee Everest climber Budha Magar honoured
Kathmandu: CPN (Maoist Centre) has honoured Everest climber Hari Budha Magar. The 43-year-old reached the top of the world’s highest mountain on May 19, becoming the first double above-the-knee amputee to accomplish this feat. Party Vice-Chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara, honoured the climber, the ex-Gurkha army, amidst a programme organised today…
Read More »Rokaya first from Bajhang to reach atop Sagarmatha
Kathmandu: Sangita Rokaya of Dhuli in Saipal Rural Municipality-4 is the first Bajhangi girl to reach the peak of the highest mountain in the world Sagarmatha or Everest. The 26-year-old successfully climbed the mountain on May 17 with the help of Pioneer Adventure Company. Rokaya was atop Mt Sagarmatha with…
Read More »International Sagarmatha Day being observed
Kathmandu: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called the attention of the entire body concerned to ensure necessary provisions for the safety of climbers and for maintaining the purity and cleanliness of the mountains. In her message of best wishes on the occasion of the 16th International Sagarmatha (Mt Everest)…
Read More »German climber missing near Kanchenjunga summit
Kathmandu: A reputed German climber Luis Stitzinger has gone missing near the Kanchenjunga summit since May 25. The expedition operator Amical Alpin said Luis Stizinger has not come in contact since May 25 after he scaled the Kanchenjunga summit without using supplemental oxygen. The search operations have been initiated to…
Read More »Everest expedition death toll reaches 12 and 5 still missing
Kathmandu: A Canadian climber Petrus Albertyn Swart has died above camp IV on Everest on May 25 taking this season’s Everest expedition death toll to 12, while 5 climbers are reported still missing, according to the expedition operating agencies. Those still missing include two Nepali climbers and three foreigners who…
Read More »Hungarian climber Suhajda Szilard missing from Hillary Step
Kathmandu: As the momentum for the Everest expedition gets accelerated and over 500 domestic as well as foreign climbers continue to triumph over the highest peak in the world, the reports of missing climbers are also trickling in day by day. In this series of events, a Hungarian climber, Suhajda…
Read More »NAC flights to Sydney from June
Kathmandu: The national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation, has secured slots at the Sydney Airport of Australia. Sydney Airport has given permission and slots to NAC for two flights in a week—Thursday and Saturday. After receiving the permission for the flights from Sydney Airport, the NAC submitted the necessary document…
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NMA Introduces Revised Curriculum for Professional Mountaineering Training
Kathmandu: The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has introduced a revised curriculum for its Professional …
