Trash Mountain: Abandoned tents add to detritus on Mount Everest Kathmandu, June 24 After every party it’s time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away... Travel 25 Jun, 2019
Abandoned tents, human waste piling up on Mount Everest KATHMANDU: After every party it’s time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything... Travel 24 Jun, 2019
Scientist warns of Everest dangers from pollution, melting KATHMANDU: Mount Everest and its surrounding peaks are increasingly polluted and warmer, and nearby glaciers are melting at an alarming rate that is likely to make it more dangerous for future climbers, a US scientist who spent weeks in the Everest... Art & Culture 05 Jun, 2019
Live video talk with NatGeo expedition from Mt Everest on April 12 KATHMANDU: The World Bank Group in association with the National Geographic Society is all set to hold a live video interaction with a NatGeo expedition team from Mt Everest on April 12. The interaction will be broadcasted from the WB Headquarters... Travel 29 Mar, 2019
Baker Perry to lead NatGeo team on Mt Everest; John All returns for climate research KATHMANDU: Scientists from the western world have returned to Mt Everest this season to carry out researches in the high Himalaya region. There would be at least two groups of scientists who will not only be standing atop the roof of the world... Travel 27 Mar, 2019
US scientists to climb Everest, collect data on climate KATHMANDU: A team of American scientists flew to the Mount Everest region Wednesday to study how pollution has impacted the Himalayan mountains and glaciers that are melting due to global warming. The team led by John All of Western Washington... Women 27 Mar, 2019
Cut off from the world, an Indian island remains a mystery NEW DELHI: For thousands of years, the people of North Sentinel Island have been isolated from the rest of the world. They use spears and bows and arrows to hunt the animals that roam the small, heavily forested island, and gather plants to... Horoscopes 23 Nov, 2018
Indian island police struggle to get body of American NEW DELHI: Indian authorities were struggling Thursday to figure out how to recover the body of an American who was killed after wading ashore on an island cut off from the modern world. John Allen Chau was killed last week by North Sentinel... Women 23 Nov, 2018
American missionary killed by tribe on remote Indian island Remote island is home to pre-Neolithic tribe Dead man was explorer and Christian evangelist Police chief says he died in "misplaced adventure" PORT BLAIR: An American self-styled adventurer and Christian missionary has been killed... Women 22 Nov, 2018
Nepal to host 5th Sustainable Summits Conference in 2020 KATHMANDU: Nepal is all set to organise the fifth edition of the sustainable summits conference in 2020, according to stakeholders. A meeting of the SSC board has recently decided to invite the world leaders from the mountaineering fraternity in... Travel 29 Jun, 2018
Everest litter worries Khumbu folks Namche Bazaar, May 29 Piles of trash on the high camps of Mt Everest have left the locals of Khumbu region very fearful of the adverse impact on their health and environment in the near future. Downstream communities, which have already... Travel 30 May, 2018
Trump turns to Washington lawyer to navigate legal, ethics issues WEST PALM BEACH:/WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Friday chose Washington insider Donald McGahn to be his White House counsel, giving him the job of untangling potential conflicts of interest that the New York businessman's presidency... Women 26 Nov, 2016
