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Topic: Nepal

In 15 years, China’s training courses for Nepal’s civil servants has increased 4,000%

After Pakistan, China has turned its focus on Nepal, where Mandarin has become a 'compulsory' subject in schools, raising concerns for India.

Mandarin now a compulsory language in Nepal’s schools as China foots the bill

With China’s assurance to Nepal that it will pay for teachers’ salaries, many private schools have included Mandarin as a mandatory subject.

India, Pakistan need to move on for sake of SAARC, BIMSTEC no alternative: Nepal envoy

The SAARC Summit has been on hold since 2016, when India and 5 other nations boycotted it after the Uri attack on an Army camp. Nepal never boycotted the summit.

Three Indians ‘fake’ Everest summit climb, Nepal launches inquiry

Vikas Rana, Shobha Banwala & Ankush Kasana of Haryana have been asked to furnish proof of reaching the peak of Mount Everest.

At one point I thought I would die, says Mumbai man who survived Everest ‘traffic jam’

ThePrint speaks to Parth Upadhyay, 24, of Maharashtra, one of the climbers photographed in last month's viral photo of the Everest 'traffic jam'.

Trail to Everest is littered with bodies. But no one will say who is actually responsible

Neither the people stuck in 'traffic jam' at Mount Everest nor the travel firms bothered to look back and learn from the incidents of 2012.

Mount Everest’s deadly toll has a commercial solution

Nepal should invite private sector to help manage Everest and other peaks. More commercialisation, not less, is the best route to promoting safety.

Everest tourism is causing a mountain of problems every year

Nepal government does not really grasp what’s going on in the Himalayan peaks and must do more to make the mountainside sustainable.

Sherpa from Nepal summits Mt Everest for 23rd time & breaks his own record

Kama Rita Sherpa bettered his world record after he climbed Mt Everest for the 23rd time.

Himalayan fossil of adolescent’s jaw may explain how Tibetans, Sherpas master mountains

The new finding is the first Denisovan specimen found outside of the Denisova cave in Siberia and is dated at 1.6 lakh years old.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.