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KATHMANDU: An abandoned puppy rescued from a rubbish dump in India  has trekked to Everest  Base Camp, becoming what is believed to be the first dog to tackle the peak, his owner said Wednesday. Former professional golfer Joanne Lefson  told  AFP she adopted the 11-month-old dog, called Rupee, in the mountainous Indian town of Leh last September and decided to take him on a trip to the camp at 5,364 meters. The pair began “Expedition Mutt Everest 2013” in the Himalayan town of Lukla on Oct. 14, intending to raise awareness about the plight of homeless dogs and promote pet adoption. They finished the record-making feat 13 days later, describing it as “one giant leap for dog-kind” on Facebook. “I am so proud of Rupee. I thought I might have to carry him on some days, but instead, he took the lead and pulled me along,” Lefson said. When she first saw the puppy, she said, he was dehydrated and close to death: “He was really skinny, he looked like he h...

In a shocking incident, a video recorded during the counting of ‘hundi’ collection at a famous temple in the district allegedly revealed that an official pocketed over Rs.1 lakh. According to a reliable source in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, the hundi collection at Sri Saduragiri Sundara Mahalingam Temple was counted by the department staff on August 21. As per the department’s directive, the entire counting process has to be videographed. An employee engaged in the counting later complained to the higher-ups that an official embezzled the money. The officials conducted an inquiry and examined the video clipping which allegedly revealed that an official took a bundle of 1,000 rupee notes and another of 500 rupee notes from the ‘hundi’ collection even as the counting was in progress. Based on the complaint, an inquiry had been ordered, the source said. When contacted, Joint Commissioner (HR & CE) Muthu Thiagarajan said, “An inquiry ordered by ...