ROLPA, Aug 24: Bimala Pun, 20, is not celebrating Teej this year. Actually, it’s been five years since the  Garigaun local has squelched her passion for singing and dancing with abandon during the Teej season. The reason why she has skipped all Hindu festivals, which she in fact greatly enjoys, is her conversion to Christianity.

BIRATNAGAR, May 7: Kuga Takahiro, 42, a Japanese national died of altitude sickness in Solukhumbu on Sunday.

SOLUKHUMBU, Feb 26: A Japanese national has died due to altitude sickness.

1 dies of altitude sickness

October 27, 2017 18:50 pm

CHARIKOT (Dolakha), Oct 27: A man died after suffering acute altitude sickness during a trekking trip in the Rolwaling area in the district on Friday.

Tourist dies of altitude sickness

October 12, 2017 19:17 pm

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 12: A British national on Thursday died after suffering from altitude sickness at Pasang Lhamu rural municipality-4 in Solukhumbu district, the police said.

One dies of altitude sickness

October 3, 2017 11:12 am

SOLUKHUMBU, Oct 3: A man died after suffering acute altitude sickness during a trekking trip in the Mera Base Camp at Mahakulung rural municipality in Solukhumbu district on Monday.

Kylie Jenner, the fashion model and younger half-sister of Kim Kardashian, was forced to use an oxygen mask after suffering difficulty breathing during a trip to the Peruvian city of Cusco, high in the Andes.

Briton dies of altitude sickness

December 27, 2016 15:56 pm

SOLUKHUMBU, Dec 27: A female British tourist died as a result of altitude sickness at Khumjung-7 of Solukhumbu.