News and Updates

A seven-member team of Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is embarking on an exploration trip to Khaptad National Park in the far-western region on Friday. According to a press statement issued on Wednesday, the team comprises of photographer, cartographer, report writer, TV crew and local media persons along with ...

Ram Kumar Rajbhandary and Ang Dami Sherpa have won the men’s and women’s race in the 11th Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon held in the Everest Region on May 29. Rajbhandary won the race in 3 hours 59 minutes and 45 seconds, while Ang Dami, who is a grandma of 1, mother ...

One of Australia’s leading indigenous figures, singer Yunupingu, has died at the age of 56. The lead singer of Yothu Yindi died at his home in the Northern Territory after suffering from kidney disease. Yunupingu was a significant cultural figure whose music helped bridge the divide between white and black ...

Kathmandu, 01 May: Though the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has stressed on the need to change the policy and introduce strict rules to monitor illegal activities in the mountains, people in the sector said that it is impossible to change the policy. “It is quite difficult to ...

KATMANDU, Nepal: The oldest person to climb the world’s highest mountain says he’s heading for the hills. Yuichiro Miura, who reached the top of Mount Everest at the age of 80 last week, said Sunday that he will not attempt any more climbs of the world’s highest peak — even ...