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Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge
by Paavan Mathema - September 13, 2025 - 4:56pm
Nepal's capital on Saturday took a step back towards normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a curfew eased and an interim prime minister sworn into office.
Nepal protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits
by Paavan Mathema - September 10, 2025 - 12:54pm
Nepali demonstrators set parliament ablaze on Tuesday while the veteran prime minister quit, as a "Gen Z" protest movement sparked by a ban on social media overtook the Himalayan nation.
As ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its ghosts
by Paavan Mathema - June 30, 2024 - 4:45pm
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain.
Nepalis demand safeguards a decade after deadly Everest disaster
by Paavan Mathema - April 15, 2024 - 7:14pm
Ten years ago, Nepali mountain guide Dawa Tashi Sherpa was fighting for his life after being hit by an avalanche on Everest which was then the deadliest disaster on the world's highest mountain.
At least 132 dead in Nepal earthquake
by Paavan Mathema - November 4, 2023 - 6:09pm
At least 132 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts.
Nepali climber claims new speed record for world's 14 highest peaks
by Paavan Mathema - October 29, 2019 - 2:30pm
A Nepali mountaineer on Tuesday smashed the record for summiting the world's 14 highest peaks, racing up all "8000ers" in just seven months, according to a post on his social media accounts. 
Everest 'traffic jam' survivor calls for tougher rules
by Paavan Mathema - May 28, 2019 - 8:45am
Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the...
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