Sangay Sherpa

KATHMANDU, May 30: Nepal has recorded a number of unfortunate plane crashes among other significant incidents in its aviation history. A total of 20 accidents have occurred inside the country’s airspace since 2006 resulting in a total of 222 fatalities, excluding the recent plane crash of Tara Air o...

KATHMANDU, May 14: An all-black expedition team (Full Circle Everest Expedition) led by Philip Henderson has successfully made it to the summit of Mt Sagarmatha, 8848.86 meters on Friday.

Exploiting the full potential of adventure tourism in Nepal is a sure-shot way to prosperity for the country, provided that we just do not talk the talk but also walk the walk. That said, it’s good to see the local and provincial governments taking the initiatives of their own to promote tourism in...

KATHMANDU, March 25: The Foreign Minister of People’s Republic China and State Councilor Wang Yi, who is arriving in Kathmandu at 4PM today on a three day official visit  is set to meet Prime Minister Sher Bahadur on Saturday, according to a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine has left the whole world on high alert. With the world just recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict has again affected businesses and industries not only in both the countries but also in entire Europe.

KATHMANDU, March 2: Two expedition teams from Nepal that had set out for the Everest region to introduce a commercial route to the summit of Mt Cho Oyu from the Nepal side have been forced to turn back after encountering unfavorable conditions yet again in their final push for the summit.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: A team of 10 Nepali mountaineers who left for a summit push at Mt Cho Oyu early today have pulled back from their mission after encountering unfavorable weather conditions on their way up.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The government has justified its decision to make it mandatory for people to carry vaccination cards to avail public services in order to accelerate its campaign to vaccinate every citizen against COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: A team of 10 Nepali mountaineers is set to head to the Everest region to ascend Mt Cho oyu in winter and introduce a commercial route to its summit from the Nepal side.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has paid over Rs 13 billion to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for the procurement of crude oil. The NOC, which states that it has no savings left,  had no other option but to ask the Nepal government for money to pay the IOC.