Thehilalayantimes.com reports that police arrested a member of the gang that stabbed an Indian youth and robbed him of Rs 20,000 and a mobile phone near Swayambhu Chowk of the Capital on Friday evening. The suspect has been identified as Suprit Thulung (32) of Sitapaila. According to police, four to five persons including Thulung had knifed 18-year-old Mohammad Simhawat, who hails from Bettiah of the Indian state of Bihar, and robbed him of his belongings at around 8:30 last night. The victim is currently residing in Pingansthan, Gaushala. Read article
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Thehimalayantimes.com reports that police said three Indian citizens including Ranabir Singh were allegedly robbed of INR 25,000 in cash by the staff of Maitidevi-based Potala Dance Restaurant on late Thursday night. According to the police, the staffers robbed the trio at around 10:30 pm while they visited the restaurant to have some foods. Read article
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According to a report from thestar.com.my, the unfavourable weather condition is delaying the rescue mission for two Malaysian Everest climbers, one of whom is critically ill and the other confirmed dead. “The evacuation process is on the way but the weather condition is not favourable to move the young trekker’s body and another person who […]
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The Washington Post reports that a Spanish climber has died on the world’s seventh highest mountain after falling and surviving for three nights without food or water, his family said Monday. Juanjo Garra, 49, died on Dhaulagiri mountain in the Himalayas after rescue attempts failed to bring him down to an altitude where helicopters could […]
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According to thehimalayantimes.com, some 17 American tourists were robbed here at Hangdeva VDC while returning from the district headquarters at 12 pm last night. Some cash and camera sets were looted by the robbers. Read article
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According to chinadaily.com, thirty climbers from China, 24 male and 6 female have been registered to scale various summits this spring but two of them have already died, officials said on Wednesday. Li Xiaoshi, 58, from Taiwan, died while attempting the 8,516-meter-tall Lhotse Mountain. and Liu Xiangyang, 46, from Yunnan province, died while attempting the […]
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The Himalayan times reports that an Austrian tourist has been injured due to a fall at Sundar Peak at Namche in course of paragliding. Martin Silagi was injured after he fell in a crevasse at Sunasr Peak while paragliding in the area, the District Police Office, Solukhumbu stated. The accident took place at 6 p.m. […]
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