The temperature has been increasing for the past week, and according to locals, a similar heat was recorded also occurred 12 years ago.

Visitors can see the five spinning wheels at the centre of Namche Bazaar, situated 3,440 meters above sea level.

It is not mandatory to hire a guide for trekking in the Everest region, the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality says.

Khumjung Secondary School in one of Solukhumbu’s remotest villages conducts classes in English language.

At an interaction held on International Women’s Day, residents of the Solukhumbu village shared their grievances on the impact of climate change on their daily lives including reduced harvests owing to less rainfall and low soil fertility.

The event will see participation of 40 international runners apart from about two dozen home athletes.

Violent clashes, mainly over disputes regarding vote counting, have been reported post-election at several places.

Local authorities are yet to bring the inferno under control despite deploying a helicopter to deal with the fire that has spread across difficult terrain.

This is the second such accident in Solu Khola (Dudh Koshi) Hydroelectric Project site in Solukhumbu in a month. Earlier two people were killed and one was injured in a similar accident.