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Nepal’s
Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa awarded the Guinness World Record
for installing high-altitude weather station on Everest
(rep 27/04/2023)
Damien
Foundation Nepal awarded Dirga Rana Samundra Bam Gold
Medal : The Belgian I/NGO has been supporting TB and
Leprosy control projects since 2017 (nlt 31/03/2023)
Dr
Ruit honored with prestigious Isa Award (ae
22/02/2023)
Nepal’s
first Governor Rana passes away (kh 05/02/2023), Himalaya
Shumsher, first governor who formalised Nepal’s economy,
dies at 95 : Rana is credited with developing country’s
banking system, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/02/2023), Himalaya
Shamsher Rana: The governor who made Nepali currency the
legal tender in Tarai, by Pushpa KC (nlt 10/02/2023)
Buddha
Air founder Surendra Bahadur Basnet no more : Basnet was
also a two-time minister and former justice of the
Supreme Court during the Panchayat period (nlt
25/12/2022)
Gagan
Pradhan: The man who introduced coffee culture in Nepal
(ae 15/12/2022)
Anuradha
Koirala : One woman’s mission to free Nepal from human
trafficking (ae 03/11/2022)
Anthropologist
Om Gurung dies of cancer : Gurung had spearheaded the
fight against the state induced social exclusion,
cultural discrimination and political domination against
indigenous people and other marginalised and
disadvantaged groups of Nepal (kp 18/10/2022)
The
saga of an unsung hero : The story of Kulababu narrates
the struggles of an entire generation of professionals,
by CK Lal (kp 28/09/2022) [on Kulanand Lal Das]
Kanchha
Sherpa: Shoulder to shoulder with Tenzing and Hillary.
The last survivor of the first successful Mt Everest
expedition (ae 21/07/2022)
Dr.
Man Bahadur KC : Heart Mender, by Keshab Poudel (sp
22/04/2022)
Dhruba
Kumar obituary : A towering scholar, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 22/03/2022)
‘Satya
Mohan’, a book on a true giant of history, launched :
The biography on the centenarian, a cultural institution
in his own right, is a vivid account of his perspectives
spanning the Rana regime to the current pandemic, by
Anup Ojha (kp 19/03/2022)
Durga
Ghimire: The pioneering savior of trafficked girls :
Ghimire, the activist working to rescue and rehabilitate
trafficked girls in Nepal since 1990, opens up about her
struggles, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 18/12/2021)
The
accidental archiver : On his journey to become a sports
photojournalist, Shyam Chitrakar accidentally curated
possibly the largest—and most probably the only—sports
archive in the country, by Drishna Sthapit (kp
17/12/2021)
Sonia
Awale: ‘Writers and journalists must be patient’, by
Tom Robertson (rec 25/11/2021)
Panday:
Nepal’s First Media Bibliographer, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 04/09/2021)
Meet
Muni Bahadur Shakya, a pioneering Nepali computer
scientist : From programming the first computer able to
read Devanagari to developing low-energy desktops that
are used in telemedicine, Shakya’s contributions are
manifold, by Aishwarya Baidar (rec 24/08/2021)
Tek
Bahadur Khatri: An Early Media Historian, by Harsha
Man Maharjan (rn 03/04/2021)
New
eyes and ears : There is much to do before Nepali
society appreciates the likes of Sapana Roka Magar,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 03/12/2020)
Journalist
Gokarna Gautam, who gave voice to the voiceless, dies aged
31 (kp 20/11/2020)
Dixit's
Contribution In Media Research, by Harsha Man Maharjan
(rn 07/11/2020)
It’s
heartbreaking to write about the death of a columnist :
Sukhdev Shah always had a national outlook, rather than
regional, on many political issues, one reason why he may
not have been appreciated much by Madheshi intellectuals
and activists, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 13/10/2020) [on
the death of Sukhdev Shah]
Snow
leopard Ang Rita Sherpa passes away at 72 (ht
21/09/2020), Nepal's
mountaineering legend Ang Rita Sherpa passes away (rep
21/09/2020), ‘Snow
Leopard’ Ang Rita Sherpa passes away, by Eak Raj
Bastola (kh 21/09/2020), Ang
Rita Sherpa, who climbed Everest 10 times without bottled
oxygen, dies at 72 : The ‘Snow Leopard’ first reached the
top of the world in 1983 and the last time in 1996. In
1987 he became the first person to climb the mountain in
winter without bottled oxygen, by Sangam Prasain (kp
22/09/2020), Legendary
Ang Rita Sherpa passes away, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht
22/09/2020), Mountaineering
legend Ang Rita Sherpa to be laid to rest with state honor
(rep 22/09/2020)
The
silent skies: Remembering Ang Tshiring Sherpa, 1964-2019,
by Lisa Choegyal (nt 14/08/2020)
Grishma
Bahadur Devkota’s Magnum Opus, by Harsha Man Maharjan
(rn 04/04/2020)
Pradip
Pariyar selected for the World Economic Forum’s Young
Global Leaders Class of 2020: Pariyar, a social activist
and executive director of Samata Foundation, joins global
leaders like the prime minister of Finland, Pakistani and
Bhutanese ministers, and an Olympic gold medallist (kp
12/03/2020)
Durga
Nath Sharma, journalist behind the popular world affairs
show, is dead at 72: Sharma was a veteran journalist with
stints in Radio Nepal, Gorkhapatra and Nepal Television,
but his enduring legacy will be the Bishwo Ghatana
programme, by Samiksha Baral (kp 06/02/2020)
Shiva
Regmi’s Contributions In Media Research, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 01/02/2020)
Legacy
of Dor Bahadur Bista: The academic height Bista gained
within Nepal and in educational institutions he visited in
other countries around the world is enviable for many who
are in the academia today, by Ram Bahadur Chhetri (rep
21/01/2020)
Senior
journalist Kasajoo passes away (ht 27/11/2019), Vinaya
Kasajoo: A Believer In Media Power, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 07/12/2019)
Final
rites of senior journo Gurubacharya performed (ht
24/11/2019)
Manjushree
Thapa: The content of democracy is social, psychological,
emotional: The Nepali-Canadian writer talks about
citizenship, her writing and the Nepali political class’s
Panchayati hangover, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp
10/11/2019)
Nepal
Rastra Bank unveils coins to commemorate historian Satya
Mohan Joshi: Joshi, who turned 100 in May this year, is
not pleased with Minister Khatiwada for keeping the event
attendees wait for an hour, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/09/2019)
Dr
Sanduk Ruit: ‘You can make history in this country’: The
pioneering eye surgeon speaks about how he got into eye
care, his work with cataracts and his infamous trip to
North Korea, interview with Pranaya SJB Rana (kp
25/08/2019)
Remembering
a scholar extraordinaire: The greatest contribution of
Naya Raj Pant and his students was awakening their
countrymen to the realization that they could carry out
research competently enough on their own, by Mahesh
Raj Pant (rep 10/08/2019)
Business
icon Prabhakar Rana passes away, by Arpana Ale
Magar (ht 01/06/2019), End
of an eraPrabhakar Rana, a business icon, leaves behind a
legacy, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 04/06/2019), Remembering
Prabhakar Rana, by Siddhartha Thapa (rep 12/06/2019)
In
his own tongue: A new documentary on Kancha Sherpa, the
last surviving member of the first summit of Everest,
brings focus to how mountaineering has affected the Sherpa
community, by Jemima Deki Sherpa (kp 29/05/2019)
Journalist
Pushkar Lal Shrestha dies (kp 18/04/2019)
Industrialist
Diwakar Golchha passes away (kp 11/04/2019),
A
‘courageous’ industrialist no more (ht 11/04/2019)
Ang
Tshiring
Sherpa: Aviation pioneer and hospitality entrepreneur:
Sherpa owned, among other things, one of the leading
airline companies in the country, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
28/02/2019), Noted
tourism entrepreneur dead in Taplejung chopper crash,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 28/02/2019)
Kul
Man Ghising: The man who gave us light, by Deepak
Adhikari (kp 16/02/2019)
Dor Bahadur Bista, the Unforgettable, by Prem Khatry
(rn 22/01/2019)
Undying
persistence: To remember Professor Kamal Prakash Malla,
return to his work, by Abhi Subedi (kp 25/11/2018),
A
professor par excellence: Remembering Kamal P Malla,
by Suwarn Vajracharya (ht 29/11/2018)
Anti-untouchability
activist Badi receives BBC honour, by Arjun Shah (kp
22/11/2018)
The
defence rests: Kusum Shrestha who played a lead role in
the law profession passed away last week, by Bipin
Adhikari (kp 19/11/2018)
Tribute
to Bhola Dahal: Bhola changed people’s lives. Thousands
of kids were able to return to homes after fighting the
war, by Michael Shipler (rep 28/10/2018) [on Bhola
Dahal]
Nepali
private media pioneer, NRM chairman Hemraj Gyawali
passes away (rep 14/10/2018)
First
Radio Nepal singer leaves artistic legacy (kp
01/09/2018) [on the death of Hari Prasad Rimal]
Enduring
importance of Darnal: Suvash Darnal was an ardent and
effective spokesman against caste discrimination, by
Carl Gershman (kp 28/08/2018)
Achyutananda:
Meet Nepal’s forgotten aviator; Profile of a Nepali
scientist whose life remains cloaked in mystery and who,
accounts claim, built and flew a flying machine even as
the country remained largely isolated from the outside
world, by Prawash Gautam (kp 18/08/2018)
Darnal
Award selects Baitadi activist (kp 10/06/2018) [on
Saraswati Nepali], Dalit
woman bags Darnal Award for social justice (rep
12/06/2018)
Caregivers
shift Dr Devkota to his ancestral home (kp
10/06/2018) [on Upendra Devkota], Pioneer
neurosurgeon Dr Devkota no more (kp 19/06/2018), Renowned
neurosurgeon Devkota passes away, by Sabitri Dhakal
(ht 19/06/2018), Dr
Devkota cremated with full state honours at Pashupati
(kp 20/06/2018), In
memoriam: Dr. Upendra Devkota (rep 20/06/2018), Upendra
Devkota’s lives, by Kunda Dixit (nt 22/06/2018), Lessons
from Dr. Devkota’s Life, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
23/06/2018), A
new lease on life: With Dr Devkota’s passing, all those
who, like me, have benefitted from his gift have lost a
true treasure, by Jyotsana Simha (kp 07/07/2018)
Fearless
leader: GP Koirala led Nepal’s changeover from
authoritarian rule to democratic governance, by
Suresh C. Chalise (kp 10/04/2018)
That
last hug: Granddaughter remembers Dor Bahadur Bista on
his 90th birthday anniversary, by Hima Bista (rep
18/01/2018)
The
risk taker, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 31/12/2017) [on
Swarnim Wagle]
Bhuwon
Ratna Sthapit, 63: His ideas changed the way agriculture
scientists had been working in Nepal, inspiring a whole
new generation to involve farmers in their research
(nt 06/10/2017)
The
shining subaltern: DB Parihar overcame caste barriers to
struggle for Nepal’s and India’s freedom, by Dinkar
Nepal (nt 18/08/2017)
Baldev
Ram, who fought for Dalits and landless people, dies at
67, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/08/2017)
Ang
Rita
bestowed Guinness honours (kp 27/06/2017)
Education
in
her blood: Nepali becomes first female South Asian dean
at a university in the United States, by Sean
Shoemaker (nt 23/06/2017) [on Shabnam Koirala-Azad]
Nepal's
sole bone marrow transplant doctor, by Bishnu Prasad
Aryal (rep 07/06/2017) [on Dr Bishesh Poudyal]
Who
will
lead the charge? The man who was to have led the
campaign for the restitution of Nepal’s looted statuary
is no more, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 02/06/2017) [on
Sukra Sagar Shrestha]
Tourism
industry
icon Shrestha passes away: Shrestha joined the tourism
industry in 1968 by establishing Himalayan Travel and
Tours (kp 31/05/2017)
Hydropower
expert Hari Man Shrestha passes away, by Bishnu
Belbashe (rep 29/04/2017)
Ang
Rita Sherpra in critical condition, by Khilak
Budhathoki (rep 14/04/2017), 10
times Everest summitter Ang Rita shifted to general ward
(rep 18/04/2017)
A
serious Swiss: Toni Hagen knew from his country’s
experience that Nepal would benefit from democracy and
decentralisation, by Lisa Choegyal (nt 14/04/2017)
Nakarmi,
who
designed ground breaking water mills, dies at 71, by
Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 21/02/2017)
The
spirited generation: Every change since 1950 has merely
been repeated attempts at rekindling the spirit that was
snuffed out in the winter of 1960 by a deceitful king,
by C.K. Lal (rep 13/02/2017) [in remembrance of Soorya Lal
Amatya who died in early February 2017]
From
hut
to putt: Story of Pratima Sherpa, Nepal’s first female
golf star (ht 27/01/2017)
[But the state denies her Nepali
citizenship!!]
Mira
Rai is the 2017 Adventurer of the Year, by Mary Anne Potts
(rep 27/01/2017), Rai
is
NatGeo People’s Choice Adventurer 2017 (kp 28/01/2017)
Former
King
of Mustang passes away (ht 17/12/2016) [on the death
of Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista], Last
king
of Mustang dies at 86; Final wish to son: Never migrate
from the district, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
17/12/2016), Presence
and
absence: Mourning the loss of King Jigme Dorje Palbar
Bista, by Sienna Criag (nt 23/12/2016)
Pushpa
Basnet
is CNN Superhero: Five past CNN heroes were shortlisted
for the CNN Superhero award set up to celebrate 10 years
of CNN heroes (kp 13/12/2016), Pushpa
Basnet: From CNN Hero to Superhero (rep 13/12/2016)
Thundu
Sherpa,
46: On Monday morning as the earth shook, the diametrically
opposed worlds of mountaineering and horology lost a legend,
by Michael Kobold (nt 02/12/2016)
Former
bonded
labourer wins N-Peace Award (kp 17/11/2016) [on Basanti
Chaudhary]
Rai
nominated
for Nat Geo adventurer award (kp 05/11/2016)
French
govt confers "Knight of the Legion of Honour" on Ang Norbu
Sherpa (rep 27/10/2016)
Nepal’s
most
popular Buddhist nun is a musical rock star (ht
13/10/2016)
Chamar
receives
Darnal Award, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 16/08/2016) [on
Raksha Ram Chamar], Together
we
stand: The Darnal award to Chamar shows the marginalised
of the hills and the Madhes have a common agenda to
pursue, by Pramod Mishra (kp 18/08/2016)
A
consummate democracy activist: Suvash knew that real change
would require activist institutions of civil society capable
of collective action, by Carl Gershman (kp 16/08/2016) [on
Suvash Darnal]
Service
above
all else: Dr Moin Shah was a firm believer in community-based
medical education and urged doctors to come out and serve the
society they practiced in, by Manish Gautam (kp
06/08/2016)
Remembering
Dr.
NN Sinha, by Peter J. Karthak (rep 29/07/2016)
Adams’
body
to be kept at Nepal Academy for tribute: Cremation in the
afternoon at Pashupati Aryaghat (kp 25/05/2016), Final
rites
of Adams performed: Nepal, for her, was a second home where
she dedicated her life in social work, tourism and environment
conservation (kp 26/04/2016)
Pasang
Lhamu
bags National Geographic honor for her relief efforts (rep
06/02/2016)
Pioneer
industrialist
Chaudhary passes away (ht 05/02/2016) [on the death of
Lunkaran Das Chaudhari]
Nepali
appointed
professor at Oxford (ht 01/02/2016)
The
one
who never gives up (ht 24/01/2016) [on Bhadra Man
Tuladhar]
Man
who
pioneered Nepali anthropology, by Subhash Ghimire and Guna
Raj Luitel (rep 18/01/2016) [on Dor Bahadur Bista who
disappeared 20 years ago]
Last
of
country’s car porters dies, by Pratap Bista (kp
13/01/2016)
Breaking
barriers:
A Nepali mountaineer-turned-relief worker is in the race to
win NatGeo’s Adventurer of the Year, by Tsering Dolker
Gurung (nt 27/11/2015)
Micro
credit
pioneer Pant passes away (kp 09/09/2015)
World’s
shortest,
Dangi dies at 76 (kp 05/09/2015)
Philanthropist
Shrestha
donates properties worth Rs 100 million, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 20/08/2015) [on Maiyadevi Shrestha]
Pluto’s
mountains
named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa: Nepal’s first landmark in
the solar systemm, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 19/07/2015)
Looking
for
Dor Bahadur Bista: Kesang Tseten’s new documentary
investigates the disappearance of Nepal’s foremost
anthropologist 20 years ago, by Kunda Dixit (nt
17/04/2015)
Rs
1.5m
cash to first Olympian Baidya (kp 27/02/2015)
Social
worker
Adams recovering, say doctors (kp 25/02/2015)
The
Kathmandu
essayist: Our reading culture cannot progress in the absence
of Kamal Prakash Malla, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
13/02/2015)
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