No EtO found in majority of MDH, Everest samples, says FSSAI officialFSSAI confirms no ethylene oxide in MDH and Everest spices after testing; orders nationwide inspections. Spices Board mandates EtO testing ...
22 May, 2024, 12.23 AM IST
Deadly aircraft crashes common in mountainous NepalSix people were killed in a helicopter crash in central Nepal. The chopper, which departed from Solukhunvhu district, home to Mount Everest...
11 Jul, 2023, 01.51 PM IST
Nepal plane crash: flight attendant dies without fulfilling her promise to familyA total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the aircraft. Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, includ...
16 Jan, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
No stranger to tragedies: A timeline of air crashes in NepalNepal's air transport sector has been plagued by accidents due to poor maintenance, insufficient training and lax standards. On Sunday, at ...
16 Jan, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
Deadly aircraft crashes common in mountainous NepalMountainous Nepal, where at least 40 people were killed on Sunday when a plane crashed in the tourist town of Pokhara, has a history of dea...
15 Jan, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Missing Indian mountaineer dies after climbing Mt EverestThe body of Ravi Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, was spotted by rescuers after 36 hours of intense search.
22 May, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
Everest moved 3 cm but height not affected by Nepal quakesThis is contrary to reports by Europe's Sentinel-1A radar satellite that world's tallest peak may have shrank about 2.5 cm after the quake.
15 Jun, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar first to identify Everest as highest mountain peakIndian mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar was probably the first person to identify that Mount Everest was the world's highest pea...
01 Jun, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
Nepal earthquake: I feared that ground would open up and swallow us, says mountaineerMoments after earthquake jolted Nepal, climbers of Mt Everest saw avalanches rushing down from three sides with no place to hide, recounts ...
04 May, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
Mount Everest not officially closed to climbers, Nepal says"The govt will not officially announce the closure because we have given the permit to climbers," Tulsi Prasad Gautam of Nepal's tourism de...
04 May, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Nepal earthquake stirs debate on overcrowding and commercialisation of EverestThe deaths from avalanche at the Everest Base Camp have brought the spotlight back on over-commercialisation. The old debate will now be re...
03 May, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
India promises help to Nepal till normalcy returns; death toll may cross 10,000, fears premier Sushil KoiralaIndia has intensified efforts in interior Nepal after chopper sorties over the past two days have given a grim picture of the damage.
29 Apr, 2015, 04.50 PM IST
Nepal earthquake: 61 climbers rescued by Army's expedition teamSingh immediately detailed two senior officers to proceed to Kathmandu and coordinate Indian Army's relief efforts in synergy with Nepalese...
26 Apr, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
22 climbers dead in quake-triggered avalanche on Mt EverestOver 60 climbers were injured and hundreds of foreign adventurers, hikers and guides at the base camp were feared missing when the avalanch...
26 Apr, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
17 climbers dead in quake-triggered avalanche on Mount EverestA mountaineering team of Indian Army who were hiking on Everest were also safe, an Indian army spokesman said.
26 Apr, 2015, 01.47 PM IST
Earthquake: BSNL to charge local rates for calls to Nepal for 3 daysTelephone calls made on BSNL network to earthquake-hit Nepal for the next three days will attract only local call rates, the state-owned co...
25 Apr, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
Indian climbers on a record-breaking streak at Mount EverestA number of Indian climbers today celebrated their record-setting expeditions to the world's highest peak.
28 May, 2013, 08.41 PM IST