Export of hydropower to Bangladesh through India will commence soon, says Nepal PM. Prachanda also called for resolving the border dispute through diplomatic channels.
Expeditions hiring sherpas must take out life insurance for them, but pay out is just about $11,300. Kami Rita wishes the amount to be increased to about $38,000.
Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala said, Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached 29,032-feet summit by traditional southeast ridge route, following his 27th climb last week.
Four women and one man were missing since Tuesday when an avalanche hit their camp at Byas village while 7 others escaped, said Darchula district official.
Paudel, 78, spent five days this month in the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, after complaining of a chest problem.
Noel Hanna scaled 26,545-feet Annapurna peak in west Nepal and died overnight. An Indian climber, who fell into lower reaches of Annapurna, has been missing since Monday.
Nepal's imports from China fell to $1.84 billion in 2022, while exports totalled $5.39 million, down from $8.37 million in the same period, official data showed.
Prachanda’s support for Ram Chandra Paudel of Nepali Congress has put ruling coalition in flux with deputy prime minister and three other ministers resigning. 3 parties have quit alliance too.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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