Nepal's capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world. Experts say that widespread wildfires, fuelled by an ...

Yesteryear: Chicken dinner served by farmer to jail crew in 1925; Redmond airport to gain extra money for repairs in 1975; Big honors for a small town's big tree in 2000 ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flagged off an Indian Army-led expedition to Mt. Everest, comprising 34 climbers. Additionally, a joint Indo-Nepal expedition team, which aims to scale Mt.

Sharma also explained that this year's exceptionally low precipitation had left forests dry and more prone to fire. "This year, precipitation was exceptionally low, with hardly any rainfall, leaving ...

The Himalayan nation sees a spate of wildfires annually, usually beginning in March, but their number and intensity have ...

The summit route to Ama Dablam (6,812m) has officially opened for the Spring 2025 climbing season. This follows the successful completion of rope fixing by the 8K Expeditions Rope Fixing Team under ...

NGIMA Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 170cm, 68kg native of Nepal's ...

French climber Vadium Druelle was rescued after falling into a crevasse on Annapurna in the Himalayas. He was transported via ...

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Dwarika Prasad Ghimire, Sherpa was working at the Everest Base Camp, located in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality. On the evening of March 30, ...

Misled by a confusing Nepal government website, a recent expedition summited a different peak than the one they planned to ...

Locals share their inside knowledge of what to see, eat, drink and buy in the Nepalese capital city Until the formation of ...

Difficult conditions have forced three Nepalese to abort their attempt at the first ascent of 6,186m Khayang Peak near ...