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Former British Gurkha soldier Hari Bahadur Budha Magar, who lost both legs above knee during a war in Afghanistan in 2010, scaled Mt Everest on Friday. The Public Relations Committee said that Magar stood atop the world’s highest peak yesterday. With this, he also set a world record by becoming the world's first double above-the-knee amputee to scale the 8,848.86-metre peak. He climbed Everest with the help of artificial legs. So far, two climbers with below-knee amputations have reached the summit of Everest. But Budha Magar is the first person who successfully scaled the world’s highest peak despite losing both legs above the knee. According to Public Relations Officer Him Bista, a team of magar stood atop the world’s tallest peak at 3 pm. Magar, who joined the British Army in 1999, was born in Mirul, Rolpa in 1979.  

An earthquake has occurred in East Rukum on Sunday. According to the National Seismology and Research Center Lainchaur, Kathmandu, an earthquake measuring 4.1 in the Richter scale with its epicenter around Hukam Gaon in East Rukum took place at 2:59 am today. Earlier, an earthquake of the same magnitude had occurred on May 4 with its epicenter in Bajura district.  

A person, who was collecting yarsagumba at Kunti in Byas Rural Municipality-1 of Darchula district, died after being hit by a stone that fell from the hill. Bir Singh Yetwal, 42, of Chhangru village died on the spot, Inspector Gyanendra Bahadur Singh, who is also the Information Officer at the District Police Office, Darchula, said. Another Yarsa collector Pushkar Yetwal was injured in the incident and he is receiving primary health care service at home, police said.  

The Birgunj Metropolitan City has collected Rs 360 million in revenue in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year under 26 different headings. Birgunj is the only Metropolitan City in Madhesh Province. Chief of Revenue Section at the Metropolitan City Manoj Kumar Karn said that Rs 140 million was collected from the property tax, Rs 50 million from house rent tax and Rs 22 million from business registration fees among others. Likewise, Rs 27 million was collected from government property tax and Rs 20 million from other service fees. The revenue under the heading of housing registration is not likely to reach Rs 200 million this year though the fees under the same heading collected Rs 470 million last year, Karn added.