- On Aug 12 2017
President honours Sherpa with National Youth Award
President Bidya Devi Bhandari honoured Phurba Tenzing Sherpa, a record Mount Everest summiter, with the National Youth Award on the occasion of International Youth Day. During a program organised by the the National Youth Council, President Bhandari awarded Sherpa with a purse of Rs 100,000 for or making valuable contributions to the country’s mountaineering industry. Sherpa, who was born in Dolakha district in 1988 ,has ascended theRead more