Nims Purja again plays foul in mountains, circulates fake message about Everest, tarnishing Nepal's image The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation is all set to take stern legal action against celebrated mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja after he aired a fake video message about Mt. Everest. Nepal 27 May, 2024
Over 670 people died in a massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety The national government meanwhile is considering whether it needs to officially request more international support. World 26 May, 2024
Nepal draws global attention with int'l expert dialogue on climate change impact Highlighting the urgency, Nepal called upon the international community to address climate change repercussions on the Himalayas and downstream areas. Kathmandu 22 May, 2024
Kami Rita Sherpa scales Mt Everest for 30th time breaking own record Legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa has scaled Mt Everest for the second time in the season, breaking his own record of most successful ascents of the highest peak. Nepal 22 May, 2024
Elite Iranian climber Andrew Aziz set to conquer Denali in pursuit of world record Andrew Aziz, one of Iran’s elite and best high altitude climbers, is preparing to set a world record for Iran by summiting Denali, the highest peak in North America to become the first Iranian man to ever complete mountaineering challenge the Seven Summits. Nepal 20 May, 2024
Record holder climber Nima Rinji Sherpa meets Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar in India Record-holding climber Nima Rinji Sherpa met with Indian cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma, among others, in Mumbai, India. Nepal 18 May, 2024
Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 67 people while 20 are missing Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 67 people dead and another 20 missing. World 16 May, 2024
Roland Hunter achieves new 'Fastest Known Time' from Lukla to Everest Base Camp Seasoned runner Roland Hunter has set a new record for the fastest known time (FKT) from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Nepal 16 May, 2024
Burn injuries: Awareness can prevent many of them Now that we are in the summer, almost no day passes without news related to fires that are savaging rural and semi-urban local communities alike. Opinion 16 May, 2024
Disintegration of JSP: An example of party's political downfall As predicted, the Janata Samajbady Party-Nepal (JSP-N) has withdrawn its support to the current coalition, primarily of the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML), the Maoist Central (MC) and the Rastriya Swatantra Party. Opinion 16 May, 2024
Scott, Shayna become first American deaf couple to scale Makalu With an aim of amplifying global awareness about the deaf and hard of hearing community, the US-based deaf couple successfully scaled Mt Makalu this morning. Nepal 14 May, 2024
THT makes it to Everest summit Armed with the banner of The Himalayan Times, legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for 29th time, leading the world record of most ascents on the world's highest peak. Nepal 14 May, 2024
