KATHMANDU, July 30 -- The mountaineering activities that had been suspended by the government for nearly five months have resumed from today.

The government has opened mountain peaks across the country for climbers and the Department of Tourism (DoT) has started issuing permits starting Thursday. "The cabinet meeting last week had decided to resume the mountaineering activities and the decision is being implemented from today," said Mira Acharya, director of DoT. "Mountains are open for this year's autumn season."

Acharya informed Republica that the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is still discussing the quarantine modality for international visitors who come to Nepal for mountaineering purposes. "We are yet to get clear...