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Nepal bids farewell to Kancha Sherpa, the last living member of Everest's
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Sherpa was part of the expedition team led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. He spent his final days in his ancestral home in Namche Bazaar, the gateway to Everest.
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From drawing faces to drawing bowstrings: Payal Nag's inspiring Para-Arche
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
When Sheetal Devi won India's first medal in archery at the Paris Paralympics without hands, the world was amazed. Everyone wondered how this was possible, and she became a star overnight, as per a release from SAI Media.
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New Zealand High Commission celebrates 70th Anniversary of Sir Edmund Hill
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
It was on May 29, 1953, seventy years ago that Hillary, a beekeeper from South Auckland and Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, became the first humans on earth to conquer the Everest summit.
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Everest Day observed in Siliguri; condolences expressed over deaths in exp
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation expressed condolences over the deaths of the mountaineers during the mountain expeditions in this month, on the occasion of the 66th Everest Day in Siliguri.
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Paralympian Deepa Malik named for New Zealand Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowshi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been named as the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister's Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019.
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