Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmund Hillary, will lead a trek to Everest Base Camp this November for the last time, marking the end of more than five decades of high-altitude guided trekking, the Himalayan Trust has announced.
As the dust settles on the busiest climbing season Mt Everest has ever seen, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has wrapped up its Spring 2026 cleanup campaign with a staggering 90,329 kg of waste hauled off the world's highest mountain, and a clear signal that Everest rangers will remain at the centre of its strategy going forward.
Lhakpa Sherpa's historic 11th ascent of Mount Everest has now been formally recognized by Guinness World Records, with the official certificate arriving by mail this week.
Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmund Hillary, will lead a trek to Everest Base Camp this November for the last time, marking the end of more than five decades of high-altitude guided trekking, the Himalayan Trust has announced.
As the dust settles on the busiest climbing season Mt Everest has ever seen, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has wrapped up its Spring 2026 cleanup campaign with a staggering 90,329 kg of waste hauled off the world's highest mountain, and a clear signal that Everest rangers will remain at the centre of its strategy going forward.
Lhakpa Sherpa's historic 11th ascent of Mount Everest has now been formally recognized by Guinness World Records, with the official certificate arriving by mail this week.
The Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, has been closed to visitors from Friday following the detection of bird flu infections among animals housed within the zoo premises.
Nepali-British adaptive mountaineer Hari Budha Magar, the first double above-knee amputee to complete the Seven Summits, has been honoured with the prestigious Guinness World Records ICON title.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, widely known as Céline Nha Nguyen, has made history as the first and only Vietnamese woman to complete the Seven Summits challenge, conquering the highest peak on every continent.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and the Nepal Mountain Guide Instructors' Association (NMIA) jointly awarded certificates of completion to participants and instructors of the 17th High Mountain Rescue Training (HMRT).
Madhesh Province has long been the first thing millions of Indian visitors see when they cross into Nepal — the open border, the shared language, the familiar temples and festivals.
International tourist arrivals grew two percent in the first quarter of 2026, with 307 million people travelling internationally between January and March, about six million more than the same period last year, even as the Middle East conflict cast a shadow over global travel demand, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer published by UN Tourism.
The Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) and the Aeronautical Society of Nepal (AeSN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the unified development, safety, and modernisation of Nepal's aviation sector, the two organisations announced.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has welcomed the announcement of daily direct flights between Pokhara and Dubai by flydubai, set to commence from September 23, 2026, calling it a major breakthrough for international air access to Nepal's tourism capital.
Six major Nepali tourism associations hosted a high-level lunch meeting with European Union ambassadors and heads of mission at The Dwarika's Hotel in Kathmandu on May 26
As the dust settles on the busiest climbing season Mt Everest has ever seen, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has wrapped up its Spring 2026 cleanup campaign with a staggering 90,329 kg of waste hauled off the world's highest mountain, and a clear signal that Everest rangers will remain at the centre of its strategy going forward.
The Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, has been closed to visitors from Friday following the detection of bird flu infections among animals housed within the zoo premises.
South Korea has pledged USD 12 million in grant assistance to support a major climate-resilient rice initiative in Nepal's western Terai, marking KOICA's largest bilateral project in the country and one of the biggest ongoing international cooperation programmes in Nepal's agriculture sector.
A drier-than-normal monsoon is forecast across parts of the Hindu Kush Himalaya this year — but scientists are warning that lower rainfall will not translate into lower risk, with intense rain bursts, rising temperatures, and shrinking water reserves combining to make the 2026 season potentially more dangerous, not less.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has placed heritage conservation, cultural promotion, and tourism development at the heart of its policy and programme for fiscal year 2083/84 (2026/27), unveiling a wide-ranging agenda that includes an international film festival, homestay promotion in historic settlements, UNESCO intangible heritage listings, and the restoration of the city's ancient water infrastructure.
The BBC has broadcast a video interview of Dawa Sherpa, the Sherpa guide who survived seven days alone in Everest's death zone, filmed inside the intensive care unit of HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu without the knowledge or consent of his family or hospital authorities, drawing sharp condemnation from his wife and raising serious questions about the broadcaster's adherence to its own editorial standards.
The installation of the world’s highest automatic weather station had made headlines globally in 2022, but it turned out to be rubbish in just four years.
On the occasion of World Protein Day, health experts and officials in Nepal are calling on the public to ignore persistent myths about the poultry industry and recognize chicken and eggs as safe, affordable, and vital sources of protein.
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has heightened nationwide preparedness measures after Nipah virus cases were reported in neighbouring countries, while confirming that no infection has been detected in Nepal to date.
Nepal Mountaineering Association’s executives have been elected to different positions at the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme (UIAA).
Nepali-origin scholar based in Australia, Dr. Ashish Bista, has been recognized by the World Book of Records, London, with seven world records for postgraduate and professional academic achievements.
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