NPL: 15.55%
EPS: -1.02
P/E Ratio: -186.27 (Data taken from chukul.com)
Dis. EPS: -26.82
Net worth per share: 140.92

प्रभु बैंक २४ करोड घाटामा, १५ दिन लगाएर ‘ऋण म्यानेज गर्दा’ पनि एनपिएल १५.५५ प्रतिशत, छैन उठ्ने छनक !

This article highlights:

• राष्ट्र बैंकले साउन १५ गतेसम्म उठेको ब्याजलाई पनि असार मसान्तको आम्दानी देखाउन पाउने सुविधा दिँदापनि, हदैसम्म एभरग्रिनिङ गर्दा पनि, अरु बैंकबाट फरक प्रयोजनका लागि लिएको ऋणको रकमलाई कर्जा सक्रिय देखाउन ब्याज उठाए पनि, २५ प्रतिशत हाराहारीको एनपीएल अनेक गरेर म्यानेज गर्दा पनि प्रभु बैंकको एनपीएल १५.५५ प्रतिशत पुगेको छ ।
• करिव ५० करोड घाटामा गएको बैंकको घाटा कम देखाउन हदैसम्म प्रयास गरेको बैंक अन्ततः २४ करोड मात्र घाटामा देखाउन सफल भएको छ ।
• यता बैंकमा बिग्रिएको ऋणका फाइल पनि थुप्रै छन् । तर, बैंकभित्र बिग्रिएका ऋणहरु उठ्ने छनक समेत देखिएको छैन । स्वयम् बैंककै कर्मचारीले समेत बिग्रिएका ऋण उठ्ने सम्भावना साह्रै कम भएको बताएका छन् ।

Image 2: Arrest of CEO & top-officials a while back.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has launched its After Market Order (AMO) facility on TMS, giving investors the option to place limit orders outside the regular trading session of 11 AM to 3 PM.

AMO orders can be placed within a 15% range above or below the previous day’s closing price. Orders falling within the 3% pre-open price range will automatically be forwarded to the exchange during the pre-open session.

The system will also check the buyer’s collateral and the seller’s share availability in their Demat account. AMO orders will remain valid for one trading day and will be automatically cancelled if they are not executed.

The feature could particularly benefit investors who are busy during regular market hours, although order modification and cancellation remain somewhat cumbersome.

PS: Naasa Securities (B58) had already introduced it 3 months before NEPSE did it.

गोरखाको एक तस्बिर, जसले देशको अवस्था झल्किन्छ-

ग्यास खोज्दै नागरिक घण्टौँ लाइनमा बस्नुपर्ने अवस्था छ। सरकार भन्छ—भारतबाट ग्यास निर्वाध आइरहेको छ। तर बजारमा ग्यास खोज्दा नपाइने, पाए पनि लामो लाइन बस्नुपर्ने बाध्यता छ। आखिर समस्या कहाँ छ? गोरखा बजारमा हालै देखिएको एउटा तस्बिरले यही प्रश्नलाई झनै गहिरो बनाइदिएको छ।

एक आमा ग्यासको सिलिण्डर बोकेर घर फर्किंदैछिन्। त्यही सिलिण्डरमाथि उनको सानो बच्चा बसेको छ। हातमा ग्यास, सिलिण्डरमाथि सन्तान—र मनमा होला, अब घर पुगेर चुलो बल्नेछ भन्ने आशा। यो दृश्य एउटा आमाको मात्र होइन, चुलो बाल्न संघर्ष गरिरहेका हजारौँ नेपाली परिवारको तस्बिर हो।

सिलिण्डरको लाइनमा उभिएका मानिसहरूका हातमा खाली भाँडा मात्रै छैनन्, उनीहरूसँग दैनिक जीवन चलाउने बाध्यता छ। अनि सिलिण्डर बोकेर घर फर्किंदै गरेकी ती आमाको साथमा केवल बच्चा छैन—घरको भान्सा, परिवारको जिम्मेवारी र अभावसँग जुध्ने साहस पनि छ। गोरखाको यो एउटा तस्बिरले देशभरको पछिल्लो सास्ती बोलिरहेको छ— ग्यास आयो कि आएन भन्नेभन्दा ठूलो प्रश्न, जनताको चुलो कहिले सहजै बल्छ भन्ने हो।

OC: Rajkumar Magar (Haramtari, Gorkha, Sudan's constituency)

Using Right to Information, Sagar Joshi inquired Nepal Ausadhi Limited, where they clarified the profits in NAL wasn't the magic of 4 months. In fact, it was profitable since 2081 itself not from F/Y 82/83

Let's discuss what you think.

Source: https://www.sharesansar.com/newsdetail/how-did-the-mutual-funds-perform-in-ashad-a-complete-analysis-of-multiple-factors-2026-08-03

S.N	Mutual Fund	Symbol	NAV as of Ashad	NAV as of Jestha	Price Change	% Change
1	NMB Hybrid Fund L-II	NMBHF2	10.48	10.56	-0.08	-0.76%
2	Citizens Mutual Fund - 2	CMF2	10.06	10.17	-0.11	-1.08%
3	NIC Asia Dynamic Debt Fund	NADDF	9.98	10.1	-0.12	-1.19%
4	NMB 50	NMB50	10.45	10.6	-0.15	-1.42%
5	Nepal Life Samriddhi Lagani Yojana	NSY	9.67	9.82	-0.15	-1.53%
6	MBL Equity Fund	MBLEF	10.85	11.02	-0.17	-1.54%
7	Global IME Balance Fund-I	GIBF1	11.78	11.97	-0.19	-1.59%
8	RBB Mutual Fund 1	RMF1	10.27	10.44	-0.17	-1.63%
9	NMB Saral Bachat Fund - E	NMBSBF	10.59	10.77	-0.18	-1.67%
10	Reliable Samriddhi Yojana	RSY	11.16	11.35	-0.19	-1.67%
11	RBB Mutual Fund 2	RMF2	10.85	11.05	-0.2	-1.81%
12	NIBL Samriddhi Fund - 2	NIBSF2	9.75	9.93	-0.18	-1.81%
13	NIC ASIA Balanced Fund	NICBF	10.13	10.32	-0.19	-1.84%
14	Nabil Balanced Fund - 2	NBF2	10.37	10.57	-0.2	-1.89%
15	Sanima Flexi Fund	SFF	10.29	10.49	-0.2	-1.91%
16	NI 31	NI31	10.13	10.33	-0.2	-1.94%
17	RBB Focus 40	RBBF40	9.95	10.15	-0.2	-1.97%
18	Himalayan 80-20	H8020	12.37	12.62	-0.25	-1.98%
19	Nabil Balanced Fund III	NBF3	10.26	10.47	-0.21	-2.01%
20	Laxmi Unnati Kosh	LUK	10.18	10.4	-0.22	-2.12%
21	Garima Subarna Yojana	GSYA	9.63	9.84	-0.21	-2.13%
22	NIBL Growth Fund	NIBLGF	9.76	9.98	-0.22	-2.20%
23	NMB Sulav Investment Fund - II	NSIF2	11.66	11.93	-0.27	-2.26%
24	NIC Asia Flexi Cap Fund	NICFC	10.05	10.3	-0.25	-2.43%
25	Machhapuchchhre SIP Yojana	MSIP	11.29	11.58	-0.29	-2.50%
26	NIBL Sahabhagita Fund	NIBLSF	10.03	10.29	-0.26	-2.53%
27	NIC Asia Select-30	NICSF	9.55	9.8	-0.25	-2.55%
28	HLI Large Cap Fund	HLICF	8.73	8.96	-0.23	-2.57%
29	Sunrise Bluechip Fund	SBCF	9.82	10.08	-0.26	-2.58%
30	Sanima Growth Fund	SAGF	10.54	10.82	-0.28	-2.59%
31	Citizens Super 30 Mutual Fund	C30MF	10.53	10.81	-0.28	-2.59%
32	Kumari Sabal Yojana	KSY	10.29	10.57	-0.28	-2.65%
33	Prabhu Systematic Investment Scheme	PSIS	10.57	10.86	-0.29	-2.67%
34	NIC Asia Growth Fund 2	NICGF2	10.12	10.4	-0.28	-2.69%
35	Sunrise Focused Equity Fund	SFEF	10.45	10.74	-0.29	-2.70%
36	Sanima Large Cap Fund	SLCF	10.08	10.36	-0.28	-2.70%
37	Siddhartha Equity Fund	SEF	10.36	10.65	-0.29	-2.72%
38	Citizens Sadabahar Yojana	CSBY	9.97	10.25	-0.28	-2.73%
39	Global IME Samunnat Yojana -II	GBIMESY2	9.93	10.22	-0.29	-2.84%
40	Sunrise First Mutual Fund	SFMF	10.16	10.46	-0.3	-2.87%
41	NIC ASIA Equity Linked Investment Scheme	ELIS	9.58	9.87	-0.29	-2.94%
42	Mega Mutual Fund - 1	MMF1	9.48	9.78	-0.3	-3.07%
43	Siddhartha Systematic Investment Scheme	SSIS	10.69	11.03	-0.34	-3.08%
44	Shubha Laxmi Kosh	SLK	10	10.34	-0.34	-3.29%
45	Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme-2	SIGS2	10.85	11.22	-0.37	-3.30%
46	Citizens Santulit Yojana	CSY	9.38	9.71	-0.33	-3.40%
47	Kumari Sunaulo Lagani Yojana	KSLY	11.65	12.08	-0.43	-3.56%
48	NIBL Stable Fund	NIBLSTF	9.45	9.8	-0.35	-3.57%
49	Nabil Flexi Cap Fund	NFCF	10.21	10.6	-0.39	-3.68%
50	Laxmi Value Fund-II	LVF2	9.93	10.31	-0.38	-3.69%
51	Muktinath Mutual Fund 1	MNMF1	10.22	10.62	-0.4	-3.77%
52	Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme 3	SIGS3	11.44	11.9	-0.46	-3.87%
53	Kumari Dhanabriddhi Yojana	KDBY	12.26	12.79	-0.53	-4.14%
54	Prabhu Select Fund	PSF	13.04	13.62	-0.58	-4.26%
55	Kumari Equity Fund	KEF	11.44	11.95	-0.51	-4.27%
56	Prabhu Smart Fund	PRSF	14.03	14.77	-0.74	-5.01%
57	Garima Samriddhi Yojana	GSY	9.96	10.49	-0.53	-5.05%

Title: आमा पूर्णकुमारीले सोधेकी थिइन्, ‘निर्मल, आमाबुबा स्याहार्न गाह्रो हुन्छ भनेर हिमालमा मर्न हिँडेको हो ?’

TLDR (Gemini):

• Historic Legacy: Famous for his record-breaking 6-month, 6-day speed ascent of all 14 world peaks over 8,000m, featured in his book Beyond Possible and Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. He was also known for taking the viral 2019 Everest "traffic jam" photo.
• Sacrifices & Struggles: He risked everything for his dream—quitting a 15-year career in the British Gurkhas and Special Forces, mortgaging his home, and seeking sponsorships despite initial rejections.
• Emotional Bond with His Mother: His mother feared for his safety and once emotionally asked if he was going to die in the mountains to escape caring for his aging parents. Tragically, when he finally bought her a house in Kathmandu in 2020, she passed away just two hours before he landed to welcome her.

Full read:

Five years and seven months ago, news of the success of a 10-member team led by Nirmal Purja on a mountain expedition in Pakistan brought joy to Nepal and the rest of the world. That happiness was delivered on January 16, 2021, by the first-ever winter summit of Mount K2, the second-highest peak in the world.

On Friday, however, news involving another 10-member team led by Nirmal Purja on a mountain expedition in Pakistan left Nepal and the world stunned. As the death of world-renowned climber Nirmal Purja in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak was confirmed on Saturday, the global adventure tourism community was plunged into grief. News of the death of Purja, a British citizen of Nepali origin, has dominated global media headlines.

Nirmal Purja’s records were not limited to mountain climbing alone; he also set records by sharing the stories of his mountaineering journeys. He successfully completed a whirlwind conquest of all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters. While that record was later broken, he accomplished in 6 months and 6 days what previous climbers had taken nearly eight years to achieve. Both his book Beyond Possible, which chronicles that journey, and the Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible created a major sensation.

These records brought global recognition not only to Purja himself, but also to Nepali mountains, Nepali Sherpas, and Nepal's adventure tourism. In 2019, Purja had already captured widespread international attention. He further expanded his profile by publishing a famous photograph of a "traffic jam" on Mount Everest.

Purja, who began his mountaineering journey in 2012 with a successful climb of Khumbu's Lobuche East, brought his storm of steps in the Himalayas to a permanent halt 14 years later on Pakistan's Broad Peak.

His climbing steps are no longer on the mountains, but they will remain in history forever. Purja's late mother, Purna Kumari, had always feared that he would lose his life in the mountains.

According to Purja’s book Beyond Possible, before setting off on his campaign to climb all 14 of the world’s peaks over 8,000 meters, his mother had told him at their home in Chitwan: "Nirmal, your mother and father are old now. Did you go to die in the mountains yourself because caring for your parents feels too difficult?"

His mother's words left Purja deeply emotional. This occurred at the very time he had pledged his house in the UK to take out a £65,000 loan with the goal of scaling all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters.

By then, he had already resigned from his 15-year career serving in the British Gurkha regiment and later the Special Forces. To raise approximately £750,000 required for the expedition, he had appealed to various companies for sponsorship.

He even wrote a handwritten letter to British billionaire Richard Branson, pleading for support. However, he received no reply, largely because Purja was virtually unknown at the time he wrote it.

Regarding his decision to write to Branson, Purja explained in Beyond Possible: "Part of the reason I wrote that letter was so that if I failed to secure the funds later, I wouldn't live with the regret of thinking, 'If only I had written to him.'"

There is another story reflecting Purja's deep emotional connection with his mother. Born in Dana, Myagdi, in August 1983, Purja moved to Ramnagar in Chitwan when he was four years old, where his mother lived. It was Purja's dream to earn good money, buy a house in Kathmandu, and bring his mother to live there. That dream was shared by both Purja and his wife, Suchi.

That dream came true in 2020. Purja and Suchi traveled to Kathmandu from the UK to welcome his mother to their new home. However, as soon as they landed in Kathmandu on February 25, they received devastating news. They were told, "Your mother passed away just two hours ago."

https://shilapatra.com/detail/191622

Purushottam Yadav, the translator.

Like Ganesh Nepali case, the needle is pointed towards local level when the questions were asked.

Tldr: James Karki (Personal Secretary to Home Minister)

• Deployment: Flown overnight from Kathmandu to Biratnagar aboard a chartered Nepali Army Skyvan along with security personnel and six drones to negotiate with locals.
• Refusal to Go to the Ground: Instead of visiting the incident site, he summoned local representatives to the Chief District Officer’s (CDO) office in Biratnagar.
• Failed Dialogue: Local leaders reported he "talked big" and lacked the demeanor needed for negotiation. His presence enraged locals, who demanded an actual government minister, causing talks to break down.
• Drone Duty: Unable to conduct talks, Karki spent Wednesday and Thursday flying and monitoring drones over Dewanganj and Kaptanganj while the army aircraft remained parked on standby.
• Costly Blunder: Chartering the army Skyvan to send a PA ended up costing the Home Ministry over Rs 877,380 (plus waiting allowances and airport fees) for zero practical result, while delaying a political resolution and allowing clashes to escalate to neighboring districts.

TLDR:

• The Incident: Tensions and clashes broke out in Dewanganj, Sunsari, leaving 3 dead and 56 injured across Sunsari and Siraha, spreading to other Terai districts.
• Mismanaged Response: Security agencies advised political dialogue, but the Home Ministry initially relied on technical measures (flying drones) and sent a proxy instead of an official representative.
• Resolution: Tensions only subsided after Home Minister Sudhan Gurung personally traveled to Sunsari to sign a 7-point agreement with the victims' families.

Detailed:

KATHMANDU: On the evening of July 28 (Tuesday), an emergency meeting of the Central Security Committee was underway at the Ministry of Home Affairs. The sole agenda of the meeting was: How to control the clash that broke out between local groups in Dewanganj, Sunsari?

Continuous curfews, their violations, and escalating clashes were increasing pressure on Home Minister Sudhan Gurung. He was calling security meetings multiple times a day. During the meeting, Gurung told security officials, “The situation must be calmed down by any means necessary. Whether by sending a helicopter or flying drones?”

Following that directive, a Skyvan of the Nepali Army was flown overnight from Kathmandu to Biratnagar on Tuesday. Home Minister’s Personal Secretary, James Karki, was also aboard the Skyvan alongside security personnel. Gurung had given him the responsibility of reaching Dewanganj and engaging in dialogue with the locals.

However, Karki could not reach the incident site. On Wednesday, he called the locals for talks at the District Administration Office. During that time, he arrived in Biratnagar with six drones.

“He called us for talks at the Chief District Officer’s office instead of being on the ground. We went, but he did not demonstrate the character suited for negotiation; he just talked big,” says Bechan Prasad Mehta, Chairman of Dewanganj Rural Municipality. “After that, he didn’t even come to the place where the incident occurred.”

Outside the Chief District Officer’s office, locals questioned Karki, asking, “Where is the Home Minister?” According to Mehta, if an official representative of the government had gone for the talks, the locals could have been reasoned with. However, after the minister sent his PA, the locals became even more enraged. When they demanded the Home Minister’s own presence, the security apparatus was unable to facilitate talks between Karki and the locals.

Karki did, however, participate in a meeting with Sunsari’s Member of Parliament, the Chief District Officer, and the heads of security agencies. He even signed off on the decisions of that meeting.

Even though talks with the locals could not take place, Karki and two other members of the minister’s secretariat spent all of Wednesday and Thursday busy monitoring the Dewanganj and Kaptanganj areas by flying drones.

Skyvan stays in Biratnagar for two days

According to Home Ministry sources, the Skyvan that carried Karki remained in Biratnagar on Wednesday. The aircraft returned to Kathmandu only on Thursday evening. Around that same time, Home Minister Gurung reached Biratnagar via a regular commercial flight.

“There is a question about how appropriate it was to charter an army Skyvan just to send a PA. But since the Home Minister instructed it, the Sky van was prepared,” says a Home Ministry official. “Because a PA was sent, no talks took place in Sunsari. The Home Ministry now has to bear the expense of using the army’s aircraft for no good reason.”

Even with the PA on the ground, talks failed to materialize. As tension began spreading from Sunsari to other districts, Home Minister Gurung himself took the initiative for dialogue on Thursday evening.

As Gurung was heading to Sunsari for negotiations, Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the nation. After the government initiated political efforts, overnight negotiations took place between the deceased’s families and the Home Minister in Dewanganj.

On Friday morning, a seven-point agreement was reached between the government and the victimized party. With the agreement in Sunsari, the anger that had spread to other districts gradually began to subside. “When the public did not get an official representative of the government, tension kept escalating,” says Mehta. “Once the official representative of the government arrived and conducted talks, the situation calmed down.”

According to the Home Ministry official, political initiative was primarily required to resolve the Dewanganj incident. However, the Central Security Committee’s analysis indicates that the government initially overlooked this, causing the incident to spread to Siraha, Dhanusha, and Parsa.

The seven-point agreement reached between the government side and the deceased’s families.

While sending PA Karki to the field, Home Minister Gurung remained at the ministry attending Security Committee meetings. In the meetings, officials from the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, and the National Investigation Department advised that the incident should be resolved through political dialogue rather than technical measures.

The Home Ministry official notes that only after the impact of the incident spread to Siraha and resulted in the death of another person did the Home Minister become ready for dialogue.

According to him, due to Home Minister Gurung’s decision, the Nepali Army’s Skyvan was used for two days, and the Home Ministry will have to bear that cost.

Flight Fare Alone At Rs 877,380

Chartering aerial vehicles from the Nepali Army is expensive. According to the Army, the charter rate for the Skyvan is Rs 438,690 per hour. According to Military Spokesperson Rajaram Basnet, this rate went into effect on July 17.

The Army’s Skyvan flew for approximately two hours from Kathmandu to Biratnagar and back from Biratnagar to Kathmandu. At this rate, chartering the Skyvan to send the Home Minister’s PA as a negotiator cost Rs 877,380 in flight charges alone.

“Regarding the charter fee, whichever party charters it must bear the cost,” says Basnet. “Depending on national needs, an aircraft may sometimes be held over. Such matters are managed by the Civil Aviation Department.”

According to the Military Aircraft Paid Flight Procedure, 2020, expenses other than the charter fee must also be borne by the chartering party. The procedure mandates high-altitude allowances of Rs 5,000 per landing stall for the flight crew, a risk allowance of Rs 25,000 per flight, and a hazardous work allowance of Rs 25,000 per flight.

In cases where the wait time exceeds two hours, an extended allowance of Rs 5,000 per hour must be paid. If the flight crew needs to stay overnight, food and lodging expenses must also be covered by the chartering party.

Similarly, navigation, landing, communication, rest, and security fees must be paid separately to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Therefore, the total expenditure the Home Ministry will have to bear for deploying the Skyvan appears to be well over Rs 877,380.

No meeting details

Although the protests in Sunsari spread to other districts in Madhesh, the Ministry of Home Affairs appeared officially active only from Thursday onward.

After Home Minister Gurung reached Sunsari for talks, positive results began to emerge. Although a curfew remains in place in Sunsari, it has been relaxed. Tensions in Siraha and Dhanusha are also gradually cooling down.

Following the deaths of two people in Sunsari and one in Siraha, security meetings have been held continuously at the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to Information Officer of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Rama Acharya, security meetings started taking place on July 27. However, she lacks details on how many times the meetings took place. “Meetings are being held, but I cannot confirm how many times,” she says.

The Peace, Security, and Crime Control Division is led by Ministry of Home Affairs Spokesperson and Joint Secretary Anand Kafle. The control room under that division is configured to remain active 24 hours a day. Acharya leads the control room.

Yet, even five days after the incident, she was unable to provide details regarding the human and material losses in Sunsari, Siraha, and Dhanusha. The Ministry of Home Affairs could not even provide official details regarding the deceased and the injured. “Details are coming in; we are verifying them,” says Acharya.

Three dead, 56 injured

According to Nepal Police, three people have died in Sunsari and Siraha. The local administration provided details stating that 24-year-old Om Prakash Mehta and 22-year-old Jay Prakash Mehta of Dewanganj Rural Municipality-3, Kaptanganj, passed away. 15-year-old Ganesh Yadav of Aurahi Rural Municipality-2, Siraha, also died.

In the incident, 56 people were injured, including 31 civilians and one Deputy Superintendent of Police from Nepal Police.

“Currently, demonstrations have stopped. Monitoring via drones and deployment of security personnel are being carried out in the border region,” says Police Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General of Police Abhi Narayan Kafle.

The series of security meetings concluded that there was a security lapse in the Sunsari incident. The meetings concluded that security agencies failed to perform satisfactorily in information gathering and analysis.

The analysis of the meetings also indicated that taking the incident lightly and failing to attempt timely containment led to increased human and material losses.

“Currently, security personnel are being deployed, social harmony is being promoted, political consultations are being held, and discussions with religious leaders are ongoing,” says Police Spokesperson Kafle. “Regular monitoring has also commenced along the border checkpoints.”

According to him, new individuals arriving from the border area have been placed under surveillance. Drone monitoring has also been kept active. Kafle states that since the investigation into the Sunsari incident is ongoing, perpetrators cannot be specified until the report is released.

Senior Officers in Terai districts

After uncomfortable situations arose in the Terai districts, Police Headquarters deployed senior police officers to various provinces and districts.

According to Police Spokesperson Kafle, Additional Inspector General of Police Siddhi Bikram Shah has been deployed to Banke, Uma Prasad Chaturvedi to Kapilvastu, and Ishwar Karki to Sunsari. Deputy Inspector General of Police Dinesh Kumar Acharya has been deployed to Siraha and Abhi Narayan Kafle to Saptari.

Senior Superintendent of Police Gopal Chandra Bhattarai has been sent to Sarlahi, Somendra Singh Rathore to Parsa, Deep Shamsher Rana to Rautahat, Nabaraj Adhikari to Chitwan, Krishna Prasad Pangeni to Mahottari, and Hobindra Bogati to Bara. Similarly, Gyanendra Prasad Phuyal has been deployed to Morang, Bhubaneshwar Tiwari to Dhanusha, and Amarendra Bahadur Singh to Madhesh Province.

The deployed officers will manage security arrangements according to unfolding developments, evaluate the effectiveness of personnel and resource deployment, and issue necessary policy directives. They have also been entrusted with responsibilities including security plan implementation, information gathering, and analysis. https://english.nepalnews.com/s/politics/the-costly-choice-to-send-a-pa-instead-of-the-home-minister/

सुनसरी घटनामा ‘देश बनाउने टोली’का दुई स्वकीयले पनि अपनाए वालेन्द्रकै शैली

TLDR:

• Missing on Broad Peak: Nirmal "Nims" Purja is reported missing on Pakistan’s Broad Peak following a deadly avalanche, sparking global concern and prayers for his safe return.
• 14-Year Mountaineering Career: His journey in high-altitude climbing spans 14 years, beginning with a trek to Everest Base Camp and the summit of Lobuche East in 2012.
• "Project Possible" Milestone: In 2019, he shattered previous records by scaling all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in an astonishing 6 months and 6 days.
• Historic K2 Winter Ascent: He led the legendary first-ever winter ascent of Mount K2 in January 2021—an iconic milestone where his team famously sang the Nepali national anthem at the summit.
• Global Media Sensation: His groundbreaking feats inspired the bestselling memoir Beyond Possible and the hit Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.
• Overcoming Early Adversity: Born into a modest family in Dana, Myagdi, he successfully overcame severe childhood illnesses, including tuberculosis and asthma.
• Elite Military Service: After failing his first attempt, he enlisted in the British Gurkhas and made history as the first-ever Gurkha soldier to join the elite Special Boat Service (SBS).
• The Ultimate Personal Gamble: Facing a massive funding shortfall for his 2019 project, he remortgaged his house in the UK to kickstart his record-breaking expedition.

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News of British-born Nepali climber Nirmal Purja going missing on Pakistan's Broad Peak has now stunned the global adventure tourism sector. On social media, many have wished for his safe well-being. However, after the bodies of four people, including famous climber Pur Bahadur 'Yukta' Gurung, were found among the 10 missing in an avalanche, many are expressing extra concern about what Purja's condition might be. The concern and interest of mountain lovers and the climbing community around the world is about Purja's condition.

Nirmal Purja's 14-year mountain journey and that record unbroken by anyone

Counting from the date in 2012 when he climbed Lobuche East peak after reaching Everest Base Camp, Nirmal Purja has completed 14 years since starting his mountain career. For the first time, he reached the Everest region with a guide named Dorje Khatri. The time he has spent climbing mountains above eight thousand meters is 12 years. In 2014, Purja climbed Dhaulagiri, a massive mountain he had seen directly since childhood while in Myagdi. Having reached Everest Base Camp in 2012, he made his first successful summit in 2016. A year after that, he went with a climbing team of British Gurkha soldiers and climbed again. In 2019, however, he ran a project called 'Project Possible' to set a world record. That was his project to set the record for the fastest climb of all 14 mountains in the world above eight thousand meters. It was also successful. Before that, an ascent that Korean climber Kim Chang-ho took nearly eight years to complete, Purja finished in just 6 months and 6 days. He made his very first ascent from Annapurna in Gandaki province, where he was born. He reached the summit on April 14, 2019. The very last summit was Shishapangma in China, where he reached on October 29. Due to this historical climb, his book of climbing stories 'Beyond Possible' ran grandly. The documentary made about him by Netflix, '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible', also ran so as to create a sensation in the global market. Thus, it really became like 'Nothing Is Impossible', that is, nothing is impossible. The record of 6 months and 6 days set by Purja was broken in four years. Norwegian climber Kristin Harila and Nepali climber Tenjen Lama Sherpa broke the record by climbing in 92 days in 2023. Someone else may break this record in the future. But Nirmal Purja also has an unbreakable record. Under his leadership on January 16, 2021, the story of the first winter ascent of Mount K2 in Pakistan became a story that no one can break. Even when all the mountains in the world had already been climbed in both summer and winter seasons and decades had passed since mountain climbing began, while no one made that record, Nirmal Purja's team made it. Making it even more emotional, at the summit, the climbers sang the Nepali national anthem 'Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka We Are One Garland Nepali...'. This video was not limited only to the mountain community and climbing circle, but was also shared on social media by Indian leader Rahul Gandhi.

The journey from Dana of Myagdi through Ramnagar of Chitwan from the UK to the world

As mentioned in the book 'Beyond Possible', which has the story of Nirmal Purja, he was born on July 25, 1986 (Saun 9, 2043 BS) in Dana of Myagdi. When he was four years old, his family migrated and came to Ramnagar of Chitwan. Purja studied at the school there. When he was nine years old, he contracted TB disease. Later asthma too. Overcoming all these hardships, he failed to be recruited into the British Gurkha army in 2002. Even when he climbed Everest in 2016, 'HAPE' troubled him. But Purja did not lose heart. He joined the Gurkha army in 2003, and on other climbs, he did not have to suffer 'HAPE' like on Everest. That is why in his book he called himself an 'antibiotic human'. Purja, who failed once in the Gurkha army and succeeded only on the second attempt, made himself successful in the Special Forces for the first time on behalf of the Gurkha army in 2009. Those who are proficient in all three fields—sea, land, and air—are taken into the Special Boat Service. He also became the first Gurkha soldier to go there. However, the 2012 Everest ascent increased his mountain love more than his Gurkha soldier love. In 2018, he left his job and made time to climb mountains. In 2019, by mortgaging his home in the UK, he raised 65 thousand pounds for 'Project Possible' even though his total proposed budget was 750 thousand pounds. Ultimately, he was successful from fundraising to climbing. Born into a normal Magar family in Dana of Myagdi, he created an identity as a world-famous climber and a historic climber of Mount K2. Having defeated diseases like TB and asthma to become a Gurkha soldier, Purja, who also defeated 'HAPE' to set mountain records, is prayed for by many that he makes a new win again and returns safe and sound, currently missing in Pakistan.

Source: https://shilapatra.com/detail/191550