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File - Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Everest route open for Spring 2026 season after fixing team summits

Everest route open for Spring 2026 season after fixing team summits

Mount Everest's climbing route is now open for the Spring 2026 season after an 11-member rope-fixing team led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa reached the 8,848.86-metre summit at approximately 10:25 am on Wednesday, the Expedition Operators' Association Nepal (EOAN) announced.
Mount Everest's climbing route is now open for the Spring 2026 season after an 11-member rope-fixing team led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa reached the 8,848.86-metre summit at approximately 10:25 am on Wednesday, the Expedition Operators' Association Nepal (EOAN) announced.
Nepal 13 May, 2026
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Five bridges on Bheri Corridor left incomplete for six years

Five bridges on Bheri Corridor left incomplete for six years

Construction of several bridges along the Bheri Corridor road project remains stalled for years, even as significant progress has been made in road development along the Jajarkot–Dolpa section.
Construction of several bridges along the Bheri Corridor road project remains stalled for years, even as significant progress has been made in road development along the Jajarkot–Dolpa section.
Nepal 12 May, 2026
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Death toll reaches 5 on Everest, Makalu massif

Death toll reaches 5 on Everest, Makalu massif

The death toll across Nepal's spring climbing season has reached five, with three fatalities recorded on Mt. Everest and one each on Mt. Makalu and Makalu II, as a record number of climbers press toward summit bids on the world's highest peaks.
The death toll across Nepal's spring climbing season has reached five, with three fatalities recorded on Mt. Everest and one each on Mt. Makalu and Makalu II, as a record number of climbers press toward summit bids on the world's highest peaks.
Nepal 11 May, 2026
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Poetry echoes beneath the Everest during Sagarmatha Darshan Yatra-2083

Poetry echoes beneath the Everest during Sagarmatha Darshan Yatra-2083

What began as a challenging trek to the foothills of the world’s highest peak evolved into a unique blend of literature, patriotism, culture and mountain tourism as participants of the “Sagarmatha Darshan Yatra-2083” carried poetry to the lap of Mount Everest Base Camp.
What began as a challenging trek to the foothills of the world’s highest peak evolved into a unique blend of literature, patriotism, culture and mountain tourism as participants of the “Sagarmatha Darshan Yatra-2083” carried poetry to the lap of Mount Everest Base Camp.
Nepal 11 May, 2026
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National College, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung convene workshop to empower youth for climate action

National College, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung convene workshop to empower youth for...

A group of university students stepped into the shoes of government officials, business leaders, and farmers to negotiate a future that includes rhinoceros survival, dying mango crops, and vanishing glaciers—all in a single, high-stakes debate.
A group of university students stepped into the shoes of government officials, business leaders, and farmers to negotiate a future that includes rhinoceros survival, dying mango crops, and vanishing glaciers—all in a single, high-stakes debate.
Nepal 11 May, 2026
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Sankhuwasabha climber sets Makalu record with ninth ascent, targets Everest to complete three-peak spring sweep

Sankhuwasabha climber sets Makalu record with ninth ascent, targets Everest to...

Sankhuwasabha-born mountaineer Lakpa Sherpa, widely known as Makalu Lakpa, summited Mt. Makalu (8,485m) for a record ninth time at 5:00 am on May 2, becoming the climber with the most ascents of the world's fifth-highest peak while simultaneously advancing an ambitious three-peak campaign within a single spring season.
Sankhuwasabha-born mountaineer Lakpa Sherpa, widely known as Makalu Lakpa, summited Mt. Makalu (8,485m) for a record ninth time at 5:00 am on May 2, becoming the climber with the most ascents of the world's fifth-highest peak while simultaneously advancing an ambitious three-peak campaign within a single spring season.
Nepal 11 May, 2026
FILE - Mount Pumori, center left, looms in the background as a mountaineer negotiates Khumbu Icefall to descend to Everest Base Camp, in Nepal, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Pasang Rinzee Sherpa, File)

Everest claims second life as Nepali climber dies in Icefall amid record-breaking spring

Everest claims second life as Nepali climber dies in Icefall amid record-breaking...

The Spring 2026 Everest climbing season claimed its second life on Sunday when Bijay Ghimire Bishwakarma, a veteran climber and Youtuber from Solu Dudhkunda Municipality of Solukhumbu district, died in the Khumbu Icefall while ascending from Base Camp toward the high camps.
The Spring 2026 Everest climbing season claimed its second life on Sunday when Bijay Ghimire Bishwakarma, a veteran climber and Youtuber from Solu Dudhkunda Municipality of Solukhumbu district, died in the Khumbu Icefall while ascending from Base Camp toward the high camps.
Nepal 10 May, 2026
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Over 5,100 suggestions submitted to PMO's public portal for budget, policy inputs

Over 5,100 suggestions submitted to PMO's public portal for budget, policy inputs

​​​​​​​The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers’ newly launched public suggestion portal has received 5,119 submissions by Sunday morning, reflecting strong public engagement ahead of the government’s policy and programme announcement on Monday.
​​​​​​​The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers’ newly launched public suggestion portal has received 5,119 submissions by Sunday morning, reflecting strong public engagement ahead of the government’s policy and programme announcement on Monday.
Nepal 10 May, 2026
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Manaslu marks 70 years since first ascent with statue unveilings, honours in Samagaun

Manaslu marks 70 years since first ascent with statue unveilings, honours in Samagaun

Nepal on Saturday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Manaslu (8,163m) with a platinum jubilee ceremony in Samagaun, Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality-1, Gorkha, honouring the legacy of the Japanese-Nepali team that first reached the summit on May 9, 1956.
Nepal on Saturday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Manaslu (8,163m) with a platinum jubilee ceremony in Samagaun, Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality-1, Gorkha, honouring the legacy of the Japanese-Nepali team that first reached the summit on May 9, 1956.
Nepal 10 May, 2026
Climbers crossing Hillary step as they ascend towards Everest summit. Courtesy: Pasang Rinzee Sherpa

Everest spring season sees record 492 permits, Rs 1.07bn in royalties

Everest spring season sees record 492 permits, Rs 1.07bn in royalties

Mount Everest has recorded its highest-ever number of spring climbing permits this season, with the government issuing permits to 492 mountaineers for the world's tallest peak, according to figures released by the Department of Tourism on Friday.
Mount Everest has recorded its highest-ever number of spring climbing permits this season, with the government issuing permits to 492 mountaineers for the world's tallest peak, according to figures released by the Department of Tourism on Friday.
Nepal 09 May, 2026
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Traffic resumes along Narayanghat-Mugling road section

Traffic resumes along Narayanghat-Mugling road section

The Narayanghat-Mugling road section, which was blocked from early morning today following a dry landslide near Tuinkhola of Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-5 in Chitwan district, resumed for traffic a while ago.
The Narayanghat-Mugling road section, which was blocked from early morning today following a dry landslide near Tuinkhola of Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-5 in Chitwan district, resumed for traffic a while ago.
Nepal 08 May, 2026

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