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Nepal tourism appoints son of Edmund Hillary to promote Everest mission

Nepal tourism appoints son of Edmund Hillary to promote Everest mission Published on : Saturday, May 30, 2015 After the Earthquake Nepal’s Everest missions has taken a back seat as people are weary to scale the peaks in fear of avalanches. The Nepal government on May 28, 2015 observed the international Everest Day marking the conquest of the world’s highest peak by Edmund Hillary and Tanzing Norgey Sherpa 62 years ago. The day was observed with intentions of reviving tourism in the country. In a bid to call back tourists the Nepalese Tourism Minister Kripasur Sherpa appealed to international tourists to visit the country. He assured them that there are still many safe and beautiful places which include heritage and cultural sites along with trekking trails that have remained intact despite the devastating earthquakes. The minister looked for support from the private sector. He felt that together the public and private sector can rebuild the losses that Nepal has met w...

Best way to help nepal

They will never be the same, but they will definitely be better. Nepal was, is and will always remain the leading adventure destination of the world! April 25, 2015 was undeniably a black day for the people of Nepal. The earthquake claimed over 8,000 lives; left more than 15,000 people injured; turned houses and heritage sites into rubble and brought thousands of people under the open sky. For those who had the narrowest escape; the fear and the near-to-death experience will, forever remain in their hearts and minds and haunt for months and years to come by. The pain and the grief caused by the loss is inevitable. In such a scenario, picking oneself up and moving on towards the normal lifestyle is very much difficult and challenging. However, despite all the hardships and the challenges, people have to bounce back to normalcy and life has to go on. For this to happen, the people of Nepal need your aid; not in cash or kind, but in the form of jobs. Wondering how? It’s easy. Come,...

Nepal Earthquake: BBC journalist on Everest when quake hit - BBC News

Two large quakes in short time span, one after another is rare

The Great Earthquake on April 25 shook all of us. As of yet, the death toll has climbed to 7,000 and the extent of the damage is expected to be in the billions. In Kathmandu, though many have moved back into their homes, continuing aftershocks have contributed to an environment of fear. Rumours still swirl of another impending big quake. There is no need to panic, cautions Deepak Chamlagain , a seismologist who has been researching earthquakes in the Himalayan region for close to 15 years. Pranaya SJB Rana spoke to Chamlagain, who was resident disaster management expert at the New Delh-based Saarc Disaster Management Centre, about the possibilities of another big quake striking soon, the implications of the continuing aftershocks, and the preparatory measures we need to take for the future. The question that has been on everyone’s mind since the Great Earthquake seems to be: what are the possibilities of another big quake striking Nepal in the coming weeks and months? The p...