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Public condolence event for chopper crash victims being held at Tudikhel
Published On: March 1, 2019 10:01 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, cabinet ministers and leaders from ruling and opposition parties paid final tributes to Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others who died in the Air Dynasty crash in Taplejung on Wednesday.
Locals blame cloud, strong winds for chopper crash
Published On: March 1, 2019 07:00 AM NPT By: Khagendra Adhikari
TAPLEJUNG, Mar 1: After the crash of an Air Dynasty helicopter in Taplejung, killing seven including Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari, locals know about the weather and terrain of the area have guessed the cloud and strong wind as the reason behind the accident.
Crash points again to lapses in air safety
Published On: March 1, 2019 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Wednesday's deadly helicopter crash at Sisnebhir, Taplejung in which seven people including Minister for Culture, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari were killed has pointed to serious lapses in air safety and security, bringing to the fore the urgency to include environmental hazards in safety assessment.
Recovering the bodies was an ordeal: Maj Chaulagain
Published On: March 1, 2019 06:30 AM NPT By: Khagendra Adhikari
TAPLEJUNG, Mar 1: A salvage team led by Major Chiranjivi Chaulagain of the Nepal Army had to spend a cold Wednesday night near the site of the helicopter crash as they were still trying to retrieve three of the bodies when darkness fell.
Public condolence event for chopper crash victims today
Published On: March 1, 2019 06:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: A public condolence ceremony scheduled for Thursday to pay final tributes to those killed in the Air Dynasty crash in Taplejung has been postponed to Friday morning after the ongoing autopsy process was prolonged.
Int'l flights affected as Pakistan closes its airspace
Published On: March 1, 2019 06:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Several international flights connecting Kathmandu with various Gulf destinations including Turkey were forced to re-route after Pakistan closed its airspace on Wednesday amid rising tension with India.
Winter rain stops but hills partly cloudy till Saturday
Published On: March 1, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: The winter rain and snowfall that started from Tuesday night ended Thursday. However, the western and eastern hills will be partially cloudy till Friday and Saturday, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DoHM).
Gorkha tightens the screw on river extraction
Published On: March 1, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota
GORKHA, Mar 1: The District Coordination Committee (DCC) of Gorkha has made an attempt to stop the rampant extraction of construction materials from its rivers. Following complaints from various quarters about the use of heavy equipment in the extraction, the DCC has fixed time for such activities.
NCP to hold tribute ceremony to commemorate late Adhikari
Published On: February 28, 2019 09:07 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to hold a tribute ceremony to commemorate late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari at its central party office, Dhumbarahi on March 7.
Two bodies identified as postmortem continues
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:12 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Two mortal remains among those killed in Air Dynasty chopper crash have been identified in the course of postmortem at TU Teaching Hospital. They are Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and his bodyguard Arjun Ghimire.
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