Stateless people: Nepal citizenship law lifeline to “hundreds of thousands” in limbo
EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how long awaited reform will give stateless people access to jobs, education and healthcare…
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75 per cent of ice by 2100 – report
Reuters Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75 per cent of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report. A team of international scientists has found that […]
Nepali sherpa saves Malaysian climber in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue
Kathmandu, NepalReuters A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Ngima Tashi Sherpa walks as he carries a Malaysian climber while rescuing him from the death zone above camp four […]
From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees ‘no future’ in Nepal
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, a Nepali Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest for a record 28 times, poses for a picture at his rented apartment in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 28th […]
Essay: 70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted
YANA WENGE, Dr ADELE DORAN and MICHAL APOLLO, in an artike first published on The Conversation, warn of the dangers the increasing numbers of those looking to climb the world’s highest peaks bring with them…
Nepali sherpa scales Everest for 28th time as toll on peak reaches 11
Kathmandu, NepalReuters A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali […]
‘Death zone’ queues feared on Everest as Nepal grants record climbing permits
Kathmandu, NepalReuters A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the “death zone” to the summit of the world’s tallest peak. Overcrowding and high numbers of relatively inexperienced climbers were cited as key factors […]
South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides – UN
New Delhi, IndiaReuters South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday. There were 290 million child brides in the region, accounting for 45 […]
Amid crisis in ruling coalition, Nepal elects third president
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Amid a bitter crisis in its ruling coalition, Nepal on Thursday elected a social democrat as its third president since the Himalayan nation ended a centuries-old monarchy. The election of Ram Chandra Paudel, 78, comes after a split in the communist-dominated ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former Maoist […]
Essay: Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains
CHRYSTAL ZHANG, of RMIT University in Australia, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at the challenges of the aviation industry in Nepal in the wake of the country’s worst air disaster since 1992…