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Indian climber pulled from crevasse in Nepal improving

An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days in a 980-foot-deep Nepalese crevasse is recovering in a Kathmandu hospital but his condition is still critical

The Independent UK

Last remaining Gurkha Victoria Cross recipient dies in Nepal aged 83

Rambahadur Limbu was awarded Britain’s highest military honour in 1966 for an act of gallantry

The Guardian - UK

Family joins rescued Indian climber being treated in Nepal

An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days trapped in a 980-foot-deep crevasse on Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th-highest mountain, has been joined by his family at a hospital in Nepal where he is receiving treatment

The Independent UK

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Indian climber rescued from depths of Annapurna crevasse in Nepal

Rescuers hauled an Indian mountaineer up 200 metres (656 feet) from the depths of a crevasse three days after he plunged into it on Mount Annapurna in west Nepal, hiking officials said on Thursday, in a rare example of a successful high-altitude rescue operation.

Reuters

The race to protect people from dangerous glacial lakes

An estimated 15 million people are threatened by floods that happen when glaciers melt rapidly. Nepal's Himalayan communities are on the front lines.

WEKU

British family's death certificate struggle after son dies in Nepal plane crash

Ruan Crighton from Brentwood, Essex, was one of 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines Flight 691 from Nepalese capital Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara when it crashed

Daily Mirror

Nepal's president flown to Indian capital for medical treatment

Nepal's President Ram Chandra Paudel was flown on Wednesday to the Indian capital of New Delhi to seek advanced treatment for chest and abdominal problems at a premier government hospital, officials said.

Reuters

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Legendary Irish climber Noel Hanna to be laid to rest in Co Down

The 56-year-old died after ascending the world’s 10th highest peak in Nepal on Monday

Irish Mirror

Noel Hanna: Mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest 10 times dies during expedition in Nepal

Tributes to climbing ‘legend’ who scaled Mount Everest 10 times

The Independent UK

Irish climber dies climbing Mount Annapurna in Nepal

Noel Hanna, a 10-time Everest summiteer from Dromara, Co Down, died at Camp IV after he returned from the Mount Annapurna summit point on Monday night

Dublin Live

Irish climber dies, Indian missing on Nepal's Annapurna

An Irish climber has died and an Indian climber is missing after falling into a crevasse in two separate incidents on Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th highest mountain

The Independent UK

Three Nepali sherpa climbers go missing on Everest

Three Nepali sherpa guides are missing on Mount Everest after an avalanche swept down and buried them in a crevasse on Wednesday, a Tourism Department official said.

Reuters

India rejects China's attempt to rename disputed places

In this week's show we see how Indian officials are furious after China renamed 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a disputed Himalayan border region under Indian control, which Beijing considers part of southern Tibet. Next, we head to Nepal, which is home to the "most dangerous runway in…

France 24

Families mourn ‘devastating’ suicide rates among Nepal’s migrant workers

Almost 12% of Nepali migrant workers who die abroad, mainly in the Gulf and Malaysia, take their own lives

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Australian tourist dies in Nepal while trekking

An Australian man has died while trekking in a remote Nepalese region popular among tourists wanting to visit Mt Everest.

Reuters

Nepal PM names new finance minister amid economic woes

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday named centrist politician and economic expert Prakash Sharan Mahat as finance minister, a presidential statement said, as the country tackles falling revenue collection and high interest rates.

Manchester Evening News

Family behind much-loved Didsbury institutions bringing fabulous bao buns and sticky wings to Deansgate

Suki Suki is from the family behind The Great Kathmandu and Nemaste Nepal

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Denim jacket, mask, no turban; Amritpal Singh spotted on Delhi streets

Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh, who is on the run for more than a week after escaping from Punjab, has been spotted roaming on the streets of Delhi, as shown in a CCTV footage. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BBC Punjabi’s account withheld in India ‘in response to legal demand’

BBC Punjabi’s Twitter account was withheld in India today even as the police continues its search for Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh. Visitors from India to the Twitter handle can only see a message saying the account has been “withheld in India in response to a legal demand”.

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Department of Immigration, Nepal government issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

The Department of Immigration, Nepal government has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India who could flee to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport, the Himalayan Times reported. Read further on…

Reuters

Nepal's aviation body suspends two controllers after flights avert mid-air collision -PTI

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two employees of the air traffic controller department for "carelessness", the aviation body's spokesperson Jagannath Niroula told India's Press Trust of India (PTI) on Sunday.

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Amritpal Singh still on the run; Home Ministry asks BSF, SSB to be alert at border posts

International Borders with Nepal, Pakistan among others have been put on high alert considering the possibility that 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh might escape country. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Nepal's PM secures vote of confidence in Parliament

Nepal’s communist prime minister has secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, enabling him to continue as long as he has the backing of his new coalition partners

Glasgow Live

Glasgow mum to trek Himalayan mountains in memory of son she lost at birth

Amanda Trainer is taking on a mammoth challenge in Nepal alongside her partner Steven Waye after she lost her son, Romeo, in 2016 and he lost his sister, Leah, in 2006.

Dynamite News

Nepal: Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav sworn in as Vice-President

Nepal's newly elected Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav on Monday took oath of office in a special ceremony in Kathmandu. Read further on Dynamite News:

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