Nepalis have given the thumbs-down to their forest minister Deepak Bohora’s lofty plan to hold a cabinet meeting in the lap of Mt Everest, calling it an unnecessary ploy. The minister, whose wish to allow hotels to run as usual in the core area of a national park in southern Nepal has also been shot [...]

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA (AP) Nepal’s Cabinet will hold a meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the threat from global warming, which is causing glaciers to melt in the Himalayas, an official said Monday. The Cabinet will meet at the Everest base camp later this month, just ahead of an international climate change conference next month [...]

By Jay Hargett Check www.tsa.gov and your airline’s Web site to figure out how you’ll need to divide your gear among carry-ons and check-through bags. Note that restrictions on lithium batteries were imposed on January 1, 2008. Before you leave the house It’s assumed that you’d have an itinerary, either from your travel agent or [...]

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