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Kathmandu — Two Indian mountaineers died while descending Mount Everest during a spring season marked by unprecedented crowds and long summit queues. The expedition company Pioneer Adventures identified the climbers as...
Kami Rita Sherpa, the veteran Nepalese mountaineer who this month set a new record with his 32nd summit of Mount Everest, has called on authorities to cap and better regulate ascent permits as crowds multiply on the...
Former Supreme Court justice of Nepal Hargovind Singh Pradhan died in Dharamsala on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 96.
Three Indian climbers were among a record 274 mountaineers who reached the summit of Mount Everest from Nepal's side in a single day, officials said. The group topped out on the 8,848.86-metre peak on Wednesday, setting...
Kathmandu — Opposition parties in Nepal on Thursday stormed the well of the lower house and disrupted the first parliamentary meeting, demanding Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah step down for failing to be...
Kathmandu, May 20, 2026 — Nepal police said an Indian national was among three people arrested on Tuesday on charges of drug trafficking.
Kathmandu, May 20, 2026 — Tensions in Nepal’s House of Representatives escalated as the opposition Shram Sanskriti Party pressed for Prime Minister Balendra Shah to appear in Parliament, while Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal...
Kathmandu, May 19 (ANI) — Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma has formally taken office as Nepal’s 33rd Chief Justice after his appointment and oath of office. President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed Sharma following his...
Lhakpa Sherpa, nicknamed the “Mountain Queen,” has extended her own record by becoming the first woman to summit Mount Everest 11 times. At 52, she reached the peak again on May 17 at 9:30 a.m., according to Nepal’s...
Kathmandu — A dispute has erupted between members of Nepal’s legislature and the acting head of the Supreme Court over the appointment process for the country’s next Chief Justice. The confrontation intensified after...
Veteran Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa made history on May 17, 2026, when he reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 32nd time. The 56-year-old topped out at 8,849 metres at 10:12 a.m., a feat confirmed by the...
Kathmandu — The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has dismissed reports claiming new travel restrictions for Indian visitors to Nepal, calling the coverage misleading and factually incorrect. The NTB said there are no new rules...
