With Nepal in the grip of a second wave of coronavirus, primary school children in Stevenage have written to their MP or the prime minister, imploring them to step in and help.
'We view these as internal matters of Nepal to be dealt by them under their own domestic framework and democratic processes,' said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Shashwat Pant
April 4, 2021
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Bierling with Hawley at her apartment. Photo: Karin Steinbach
It is that time of the year for Billi Bierling, the managing director of the Himalayan Database. With Nepal’s mountaineering season commencing, Bierling and her small team have a lot on their plate. Meeting climbers before their expedition, talking to agencies and finding out who is coming to climb what mountain in the Himalayas is an everyday affair for Bierling.
She joined the institute in 2004 because she has a love for the mountains, but little did she know that the Himalayan Database, which she joined help the late Elizabeth Hawley, would become such a major part of her life.