Magnitude-7.9 Earthquake Hits Nepal

Magnitude-7.9 Earthquake Hits Nepal

Magnitude-7.9 Earthquake Hits Nepal

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Nepal To Measure Everest To Close The Chinese Argument

Mount Everest

By STAFF Writer
July 20, 2011

NEPAL NEWS – To close the bracket of argument with China over the exact height of the world’s tallest mountain, the government of Nepal has ordered a new survey to re-measure the height of Mount Everest.

Presently the measured height of Everest is designated as 8,848m (29,029ft). But China and Nepal have had a long argument over the exact height this mountain.

The Chinese have stated to measure the mountain from its rock height, whereas Nepal said it should be measured by its snow height – which is four meters higher.

Last year both the countries came to a common conclusion that the height of the mountain should be designated as 8,848m. However, later on while border talks between two countries Chinese officials stuck their minds on rock height.

Nepal government spokesman Gopal Giri said they wanted to clear the confusion and ended the row of China. He said Nepal was equipped with modern technology and resources, so they could measure it themselves.

It is noted that the first time Nepal government has taken initiative to measure the height of the Everest.

Three stations with global positioning system will be set-up at three different locations and the estimate time to measure the peak would take two years.


After the first ascend of the peak by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1953, many mountaineers keep climbing this peak, but the exact height of the peak has been in disagreement ever since the first measurement was taken in 1856.

India conducted a survey in 1953 and the height of 8,848 was broadly accepted by all. However, later on due to climatic changes and a few other disputes, many analysts had expressed disagreement over the height.


Many geologists say the mountain would be much higher than the current accepted height because India is gradually pushed beneath China and Nepal due to shifting continental plates.

The US National Geographic Society accepted the figure of 8,850m measured by an American team used GPS technology to measure the height of Mount Everest. Nepal has not officially accepted the figure.

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July 20, 2011 | 0 comments

Nepal Sadhus Banned For Selling Mariwana In Pashupatinath Temple

By BOB Goswami

NEPAL NEWS – The mystic wanderers, popularly called sadhus have been banned from selling cannabis to tourists at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Thousands of sadhus have gathered during the festival Shivaratri at the temple where they traditionally smoke cannabis to celebrate the festival of Lord Shiva.

This year authorities have ruled out the selling of cannabis in the temple and announced that selling drugs would cause eviction from the temple. Since last week the plain clothes police personnel mixed with sadhus to check whether anyone selling drugs.

About 20 sadhus have already detained and evicted from the temple. They have been moved to an area outside the city.

Sadhus are men who renounce the world and travel extensively, living mostly in caves, forests and temples - see their use of the drug as receiving a blessing from him. It is believed that the Lord Shiva himself enjoys cannabis.

Thousands of sadhus have traveled far from India to celebrate Shivaratri, the famous Hindu festival at the revered Pashupathinath temple. The temple authority said they didn’t have any objection to the sadhus smoking cannabis for their own worship. However, they ensured that the drug was not sold on the temple premises.

PADT Member Secretary Sushil Nahata said that over the years the drug became prevalent on the temple premises and commercialized. He further added that the use of drugs arguably spoilt the essence of the festival.

He added: "Any sadhu arrested with large quantities of the drug will be sent to jail."

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March 03, 2011 | 0 comments