FREE
FREE FALL OF NEPAI RUPEE AGAINST DOLLAR
CONTINUES
Kathmandu, 20 Aug.: Free fall of nepali rupee
against the US dollar continued Tuesday.
The rupee was trading for Rs.102 against the U.S.
dollar
Tuesday after the Indian rupee slipped against
the greenback.
India
banned the import of luxury goods.
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NEPAL
LOSE TO INDIA
IN CRICKET UPDATE
Kathmandu, 20 Aug.:Nepal
lost to India
: India U-23 in the
group
match in the ACC Emerging Teams Cup Cricket Tournament
in Singapore n Tuesday.
Nepal was restricted to 184 runs for the loss of eight wickets in
Nepal was restricted to 184 runs for the loss of eight wickets in
50 overs. overs.
Nepal won the toss decided to field first..
Nepal won the toss decided to field first..
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FIVE MORE EIGHT THOUSANDERS OPENED FOR CLIMBS
Kathmandu, 20 Aug.: Nepal
will open five more peaks above 8,000 metres for expeditions when the autumn
climbing season begins, a tourism official said Tuesday, raising the total
number of such mountains to 13, AFP reports from Kathmandu..
Nepal currently allows climbers to scale eight mountains above 8,000 metres, including the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest.
The new peaks include three in the Kanchenjunga region and two from the Everest region. Lhotse Middle, Lhotse Shar, Kanchenjunga South, Kanchenjunga Central and Kanchenjunga West -- all measuring above 8,400 metres (27,559 feet) — will soon be open for expeditions, pending approval from the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA).
Purna Chandra Bhattarai, a senior official at the tourism ministry, said the Switzerland-based organisation, which represents climbers and mountaineers from around the world, would likely make a decision at its annual meeting in early October.
"Of course, it will increase the revenue. But we would also like to encourage people to explore and climb these other mountains, apart from the world's eight highest peaks," Bhattarai told AFP.
Bhattarai said earlier this month that Nepal plans to keep a closer eye on expeditions to Mount Everest to ensure that climbers keep the famed peak clean and to prevent rows between locals and visitors.
Experts have also warned that overcrowding on the mountain was clogging up movement and causing dangerous delays in ascents.
On May 29, Nepal marked the 60th anniversary of the first scaling of Everest, honouring the family members of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the pioneering climbers.
More than 300 mountains are open for expeditions in Nepal, where tourism is a huge source of revenue for the impoverished country.
The tourism ministry collected 35 million rupees ($344,000) in mountaineering revenues during the most recent spring season, according to Bhattarai.
Nepal currently allows climbers to scale eight mountains above 8,000 metres, including the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest.
The new peaks include three in the Kanchenjunga region and two from the Everest region. Lhotse Middle, Lhotse Shar, Kanchenjunga South, Kanchenjunga Central and Kanchenjunga West -- all measuring above 8,400 metres (27,559 feet) — will soon be open for expeditions, pending approval from the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA).
Purna Chandra Bhattarai, a senior official at the tourism ministry, said the Switzerland-based organisation, which represents climbers and mountaineers from around the world, would likely make a decision at its annual meeting in early October.
"Of course, it will increase the revenue. But we would also like to encourage people to explore and climb these other mountains, apart from the world's eight highest peaks," Bhattarai told AFP.
Bhattarai said earlier this month that Nepal plans to keep a closer eye on expeditions to Mount Everest to ensure that climbers keep the famed peak clean and to prevent rows between locals and visitors.
Experts have also warned that overcrowding on the mountain was clogging up movement and causing dangerous delays in ascents.
On May 29, Nepal marked the 60th anniversary of the first scaling of Everest, honouring the family members of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the pioneering climbers.
More than 300 mountains are open for expeditions in Nepal, where tourism is a huge source of revenue for the impoverished country.
The tourism ministry collected 35 million rupees ($344,000) in mountaineering revenues during the most recent spring season, according to Bhattarai.
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