Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu – A newly constructed school building for Shree Mahendra Secondary School, located in Safebagar Municipality of Achham District, was officially handed over to the school management on Saturday. The building was constructed with financial assistance of NPR 32.4 million (approx. 3.24 crore) from the Government of India under the ‘Nepal–India Development Cooperation’ program. The building was jointly handed over by Lalit Bahadur Kunwar, Chief of the District Coordination Committee, Achham; Rajendra Bahadur Kunwar, Mayor of Safebagar Municipality; and Suman Shekhar, First Secretary at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu. The event was attended by political representatives, government officials,...

Bajura – A foundation stone was laid for the construction of an Agricultural Promotion Center in Muktikot, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality–5, Bajura. The center will function as a food collection and distribution hub. The ceremony was jointly conducted by the Chairperson of the rural municipality, Mr. Bharat Bahadur Rokaya, and the Counselor of the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, Mr. Avinash Kumar Singh. The facility is being built with a financial grant of NPR 31.41 million under the Government of India’s ‘Nepal–India Development Cooperation’ initiative. It will include structures such as a grain storage unit, distribution desk, and record...

Kathmandu – In a landmark achievement, 37-year-old Pemba Sherpa from Solukhumbu has become the first kidney transplant survivor in the world to successfully summit Mt Everest. He reached the top of the world’s highest peak at 9:30 AM on May 14, as confirmed by Pemba Gelje Sherpa, Managing Director of Expeditions High Mountain Treks. Pemba underwent a kidney transplant in 2022 after being diagnosed with kidney failure in 2020 upon returning from Japan. “Both my kidneys had failed, and my father, Ang Gyaljen, donated one of his kidneys without hesitation,” he shared. The recovery took nearly 30 months. Determined to...