Kathmandu: An avalanche swamped climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and eight others missing. Many of the climbers were French or German.
KATHMANDU: In encouraging news on the wildlife front, Nepal has witnessed a jump in tiger population over the last two years during which the numbers of the wild cat went up from 155 to 176.
The study estimates the health benefits to individuals from a reduction in current air pollution levels to a safe level in the Kathmandu metropolitan and Lalitpur sub-metropolitan areas of Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
Rescuers dug through mud and debris on Monday searching for bodies after a flash flood swept through west Nepal killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens missing, police said.
Not even 25 per cent of the brick kilns in the Kathmandu Valley are environment-friendly, pointed out the participants in a programme in the capital on Thursday.
Air pollution parameters have soared up in the Kathmandu Valley on an unprecedented scale in recent times. Dry climate and unplanned urbanisation is adding fuel to the fire.
Kathmandu Valley along with several parts of the country felt mild tremors on Wednesday afternoon after an 8.6 magnitude quake struck the western Aceh province in Indonesia.
