Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

Two Indian climbers die on Mt Kanchenjunga



KATHMANDU: Two Indian climbers died at Mt Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain. They breathed their last above IV while descending from the summit.

Biplab Baidya (48) and Kuntal Karar (46) died after they were unable to continue their descent from near the summit. They suffered from  altitude ailments, hypothermia and snowblindness, Peak Promotion Pvt. Ltd reported.

They were the part of a five-member team of West Bengal climbers.

Similarly, Rodrigo Vivanco, a climber from Chile has gone missing from above Camp IV of Mt Kanchenjunga since last evening.

Publish Date : 16 May 2019 11:37 AM

Today’s News in a Nutshell

KATHMANDU: Khabarhub brings you a glimpse of major developments of

Four elephant calves born at Chitwan breeding centre this fiscal year

CHITWAN: The Elephant Breeding Centre in Khorsor, Sauraha has welcomed

Youth network campaign launched to build alternative political force

KATHMANDU: A nationwide youth network formation campaign has been launched

Opposition parties criticize government’s policy and programme with mixed reactions

KATHMANDU: Opposition parties in Parliament have expressed mixed reactions and

Madhesh Commission struggling with limited budget, submits over 300 recommendations

KATHMANDU: The Madhesh Commission is facing operational challenges due to