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Kami Rita Sherpa created history by climbing Mt Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday. The 53-year-old climber stood atop the world’s highest peak at 8: 30 am today, Yuwaraj Khatiwada, Director of the Department of Tourism, said. The permanent resident of Thame in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district and currently residing in Kathmandu, Kami Rita broke his own record by climbing Mt Everest for 27^th time today. Khatiwada said that the expedition was going on in full swing and the number of expedition groups making it to the top of Mt Everest today could not be ascertained owing to lack of communications with the climbers inching towards the summit. He said that there was a high prospect of many mountaineers reaching atop Everest by this evening. "Some 'good news' could be broken by this evening," he said. Imagine Nepal Treks and Expedition Company's Director Mingma Gyalzen Sherpa said that over 100 mountaineers including Kami Rita have climbed Mt Everest so far this spring while as many were on a summit push bid today. "Kami Rita’s latest ascent has spread a message to the world that the mountaineering sector of Nepal is safe," asserted Khatiwada. Kami Rita, who first set his feet atop the Everest on May 13, 1994, has climbed many mountains over 8,000 meters at home and abroad over 39 times till date. Meanwhile, Pasang Dawa Sherpa is trailing Kami Rita and ascended Everest for the 26th time this spring. A record number of climbers are attempting to scale Mt Everest this spring as Nepal issued the highest number of the Everest climbing permits in history for the season since the first successful ascent of the Everest on May 29, 1953. The Department issued 478 permits for 44 groups for this season.  

The government on Wednesday decreased the fare of long-route public vehicles. The Department of Transport Management slashed the fare of long-route public vehicles after the Nepal Oil Corporation decreased the price of diesel. Issuing a notice today, the Department said that the fare of public vehicles has been adjusted automatically based on the fuel price. The fare of public vehicles has been reduced by 3.20 percent. Similarly, the fare of goods carrier vehicles operated in the hilly route has decreased by 4.19 percent and that of the goods carrier vehicles operated in Tarai routes by 4.65 percent.    

A toddler died after being hit by a jeep in Hetauda of Makwanpur on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as two-year-old Samar Lo of Simaltar. The jeep (Pradesh 03-001Cha 1597) hit him this morning. Critically injured in the incident, he breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Hetauda Hospital. Police said that they have impounded the vehicle and arrested its driver for investigation.  

Two Polish nationals have successfully climbed Mt Dhaulagiri. Mt Dhaulagiri (8,167 meters) is the seventh highest peak in the world. With this, the peak recorded the first climbing of this season. According to Seven Summit Trek's managing director Thaneswor Guragai, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereria stood atop the summit at 7: 30 am on Tuesday without the help of Sherpa guides. According to the Department of Tourism, 24 males and 11 females have taken permission for the Dhaulagiri expedition in this season and the Seven Summit has facilitated the expeditions of 26 climbers. Dhaulagiri that lies in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality- 4 in Myagdi observed the first climbing on May 13, 1960 by Austrian Kurt Diemberger, German Peter Diener, Swish Ernst Forrer and Albin Schelbert  and Sherpa guides Nawang Dorje and Nima Dorje.