Three Indians died on Mount Everest due to hours-long "traffic jam", just days after expedition leaders and the Nepal government claimed overcrowding on the world's tallest mountain was not a worry.

Three Indian climbers died due to traffic jam on Mt. Everest

A total of 3,000 kg of solid waste has been collected from the Mount Everest region since the beginning of the Nepal government-backed Sagarmatha Cleaning Campaign on April 14, a leading daily of the Himalayan country has said.

Sagarmatha campaign: 3,000 kg garbage collected from Mount Everest in 15 days

The Nepal government has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, according to a media report. The government has asked the people to refrain from keeping or carrying Indian bank notes higher than Rs 100 denomination as it has not legalised them, The Kathmandu Post quoted Minister for Information and Communications Gokul Prasad Baskota as saying.

Nepal bans higher denomination Indian currency notes 

Modi's visit to Nepal comes a little more than a month after Prime Minister Oli visited India.

PM Modi begins his Nepal visit on Friday, to focus on building trust

However, a concrete decision is yet to be made