Bhadra Sharma

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bhadra Sharma |Daisuke Wakabayashi

4 hours agoBen Ayers takes a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of gear shops, cafes, and an outdoor climbing wall Where do Mount Everest climbers buy gear in Kathmandu? It’s no secret that most Everest hopefuls arrive in Nepal with jackets, boots, harnesses, sleeping bags, and other …

3 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Bhadra Sharma |Daisuke Wakabayashi

In a 36-page report released on Thursday, a parliamentary committee’s investigation into the airport in Pokhara found that China CAMC Engineering Co., the construction arm of a state-owned conglomerate Sinomach, failed to pay taxes, did not finish the project to specification, and used poor quality construction, all because of corruption and a lack of oversight Bhadra Sharma, Daisuke Wakabayashi Published 19.04.25, 05:27 AM Pokhara in Nepal.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Bhadra Sharma |Daisuke Wakabayashi

A Nepali investigation blamed lawmakers and officials for looking the other way. The $216 million airport receives only one international flight a week. A government inquiry into a new $216 million international airport in Nepal's second-biggest city found that "irregularities and corruption" by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Bhadra Sharma

At least two people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Nepal on Friday as protesters calling for the restoration of the monarchy in the Himalayan nation clashed with security forces, officials said. The protesters are calling for the return of Gyanendra Shah, the last royal ruler of Nepal before the monarchy was dissolved in 2008 in favor of a secular republic. They are demanding a constitutional monarchy that declares Nepal a parliamentary democracy with a Hindu identity.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Bhadra Sharma |Mujib Mashal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Help may at last be on the way for the Nepali Sherpas who carry heavy loads for foreign climbers through treacherous sections of the world’s tallest peak. When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies will test drones that can ferry loads as heavy as 35 pounds in the high altitudes, bring back ladders used to set the climbing routes, and remove waste that is typically left behind.