Everest rescuers abandon recovery of Indian climbers’ bodies
Kathmandu: Nepali rescuers abandoned plans to retrieve the bodies of two Indian climbers missing on Mount Everest on Monday, hoping instead to bring them down next year, an expedition operator said.The two men — identified as Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh — were near the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain on 21 May when they lost contact with the rest of their team.Rescuers found Nath’s body last Friday near the South Col, located at an altitude of 8,000 metres and marking the beginning of the “death zone”.
Ghosh’s body was also spotted the same day on the Balcony — a mid-way stop between the South Col and the summit, before strong winds forced back rescuers, Wangchu Sherpa of Trekking Camp Nepal told AFP.With the short window for climbing on the mountain now closing and bad weather setting in, rescuers said they could not recover the corpses.”Rescue workers have called off their operations to bring back the dead bodies of Indian climbers Goutam Ghosh and Paresh Nath because of bad weather,” Sherpa said.
“We hope to recover (them)… next season.”
The cause of their deaths has not been established. But the “death zone” is notorious for its difficult terrain and thin air, as low levels of oxygen raise the risk of altitude sickness.The missing climbers were part of a team of four, one of whom — Subhash Pal — died after falling ill on Sunday while the fourth member, a woman, was rescued and taken to hospital.Subhash Pal was the third mountaineer to die on Everest this season after an Australian and a Dutch climber succumbed to altitude sickness. All three bodies were transported to Kathmandu last week.
Some 400 people, including more than 150 foreigners, have summited Everest this season after two consecutive years of deadly disasters that led to almost all attempts being abandoned.Hundreds fled Everest last year after an earthquake-triggered avalanche at base camp killed 18 people.Only one climber reached the top in 2014 after an avalanche killed 16 Nepali guides that year.Despite the risks and recent disasters, Everest’s allure remains undimmed, with Nepal issuing 289 permits to foreigners for this year’s spring climbing season.
Mountaineering is a major revenue-earner for the impoverished Himalayan nation.The successful summits this season is expected to boost the industry, which was left reeling after an earthquake last year killed almost 9,000 people nationwide.
Rajamouli son’s new venture ‘Circuit’
SS Karthikeya, son of Tollywood’s numero uno director SS Rajamouli, is well known for his multifaceted talents. Karthikeya has worked in the production and direction departments of his father’s mega productions, Eega and Baahubali.Apart from this, Karthikeya floated his own production house named Showing Business and associated with the promotional and publicity aspects of high-profile films such as Baahubali, Manam and Akhil and made trailers for these films and even produced short films.
Now, Karthikeya has ventured into a newer platform to satisfy the businessman’s urge inside him. Baahubali producer Shobu Yarlagadda revealed that Karthikeya has started his new restaurant called Circuit at Whitefields in Kondapur.
Rajamouli’s family and Baahubali team visited the restaurant to try out what Karthikeya had to offer. Apparently, Prawn pulao and Rava dosa at Circuit seem to be a hit with food lovers already.
Will Andarivadu Chiru Become Kondarivadu?
In a desperate bid to gather support for his Kapu reservation agitation, former MP and Kapu crusader Mudragada Padmanabham has been meeting several key leaders in Hyderabad, including speaking to Pawan Kalyan over the phone.On his Hyderabad visit, Mudragada met top leaders like APCC Chief Raghuveera Reddy, film star and Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP Chiranjeevi, filmmaker and former Congress’ Union Minister Dasari Narayana Rao and YSRCP Botsa Satyanarayana etc and got their support.
Chiru said that he will fully support Mudragada’s aspirations and his agitation. With this, Chiru, who is being hailed as Andarivadu thanks to his humongous fan base, may stare at a threat of being labeled as Kondarivadu.
Some sections of Mega fans are unhappy with Mudragada distancing Chiru from other castes by convincing him to lend his support to the Kapu reservation stir. As if his support was not enough, Mudragada also requested Chiru to participate in the Kapu stir which is due in August.
Highest Paid Heroine in Telugu!
If grapevine is to be believed, Anushka Shetty is currently the highest paid actress in T-town. After two big hits Baahubali, Rudhramadevi, Sweety is being paid a whopping Rs 2.5 Crore for her next Bhagmati, say sources in the know. Unfazed by her previous dud Size Zero, production house UV Creations has come forward to pay hefty pay cheque to Anushka for this movie.
Unlike previous reports that the movie would be a period drama, the latest is that the movie is a modern day thriller. Ashok, of Pilla Zamindar fame, is helming the project.
The film will have an ensemble cast. Buzz is that Baahubali star Prabhas would be seen in a significant role in the movie. This is not all. The movie is said to be comeback film of Bollywood actress Tabu in Telugu cinema. Tabu has been roped in to play Anushka’s mother. And Malayalam actor Jayaram would be seen as baddie.
It’s learnt that director Ashok has prepared a tight-script. The film would roll onto floors once Anushka gets free from her Baahubali 2 schedule. Producers are also contemplating to dub the film in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam. Let’s wait and see.
Tamannah to enter Baahubali shoot
Rajamouli’s family member in to Hotel business
Interesting inspiration for Flyover film!
Megastar not ready for comeback
Fans poking in to actress personal life
The other day, Actress Priyamani announced her engagement with her long time beau, Mustufa Raj. She also posted a beautiful picture of the couple from the event. But the events that happened later did not impress her. Some fans of her were upset with marrying a Muslim and Some did not like the groom looks etc.
Finally fed up with all those comments, she postponed a tweet of disappointment later. “Fed up of so much of hatred and negativity with regards to the engagement news that I shared this morning hoping that everyone would be a part of my new journey and bless me with ur kind messages..but I’m appalled by so much of negative reactions!Grow up you people!!!ITS MY LIFE..and I’m NOT answerable to any one apart from my parents and my fiancé! (sic),” she wrote later in the evening.
Probably fans need to behave properly before poking nose in to her personal life. Mustafa heads an event management company which is involved in Indian Premiere League (IPL). The couple happened to meet an IPL match and have been dating since then. In fact, they have holidayed together in several places including the US. She had told media that it was Mustafa’s honesty and sense of humour that she found attractive.
Young Hero turns a Chef
Nithin and Trivikram Srinivas’ latest offering, A..Aa is all set for a grand release on June 2nd as Telangana formation day special. The US Premieres will happen on June 1st. The Overseas distributor had announced that he is planning a whopping 200+ Premieres for the film in USA which is on par with Mahesh Babu’s Brahmotsavam.
On the other side, it is said that Nithin will be seen as a Chef in the film. The role will have lot of family attachment and responsibilities. Nithin had pinned high hopes on this film to make it big at the box office and propel him to the star league. Already the promotions are hitting the top.
Samantha and Anupama Parameshwaran are the heroines. Nithin will be seen as Anand Vihari while Samantha will be Anasuya Ramalingam in the film. Trivikram’s close friends, Harika and Haasini creations is producing this youthful entertainer. They previously produced Trivikram’s Julayi and S/O Satyamurthy. Mickey J.Meyer is the music composer.
