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Nepal opens Everest to climbers after deadly earthquake

Nepal opens Everest to climbers after deadly earthquake

Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki will be attempting Everest (south side) this autumn, which opens to climbers for the first time this season after the earthquake. Nearly four months after Nepal was shook by twin earthquakes that claimed 19 lives on Everest and 9000 overall, Nepal's tourism ministry has

Landslide in Nepal kills at least 20

Landslide in Nepal kills at least 20

Reports suggest heavy rain in Kaski and Myagdi district of western Nepal caused a landslide, killing 20 people and destroying more than a dozen houses. Death toll may rise. Incessant rainfall in Kaski and Myagdi district of western Nepal triggered a landslide killing at least 20 people, according to Reuters.

Yoga helps kids recover from earthquake trauma in Nepal

Yoga helps kids recover from earthquake trauma in Nepal

An Indian yoga practitioner travels to Kathmandu and imparts the practice to earthquake-traumatized kids of a monastery, and discovers it helped them recover. Months after a major earthquake claimed over 8000 lives and injured more than 19,000 across various districts of Nepal, several big and small outfits reached out

Nepal govt prepares action plan for recovery of tourism industry

Nepal govt prepares action plan for recovery of tourism industry

The plan that will cost millions includes repair of damaged trekking trails and creating alternate trekking routes in Manaslu and Langtang region. Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has created a Tourism Recovery Action Plan including immediate, mid-term and long term reconstruction programs for the

Nepal shall overcome...

Nepal shall overcome...

Despite the Himalayan nation still recovering from recent events, there is hope for its trekking and tourism industry that has withstood everything from insurgencies to calamities, says travel writer and Nepal aficionado Shikha Tripathi Years ago, on my first solo trek, I sat nervously in a little 20-seater plane as

Quake update: Rescue service on; many climbers still missing on Everest

Quake update: Rescue service on; many climbers still missing on Everest

While mountaineers are being airlifted, several are still missing on the world's tallest peak. Uncertainity over Everest climbing season continues on the south side, it is likely being called off on north (China) side. A day after a major earthquake and subsequent avalanche hit Everest, heli services of

UPDATE: Death toll rises to 19; 61 injured and many missing on Everest as earthquake hits Nepal

UPDATE: Death toll rises to 19; 61 injured and many missing on Everest as earthquake hits Nepal

Sources claim that an avalanche triggered by a deadly earthquake has killed at least 19 people at south side of Everest base camp, with 61 injured and several climbers missing. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake has claimed thousands of lives across Nepal. At least 19 people are feared dead after an