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32 bodies trapped in a three hundred meter deep gorge; 34 sent to hospital
Published On: January 15, 2023 05:31 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 15: The Yeti Airlines plane that met with an accident in Pokhara on Sunday morning has fallen into the Seti River gorge that flows through Pokhara. This gorge is considered to be dangerous for anyone to venture because of the steep cliffs on both sides of the gorge. The river that flows deep down the gorge is not easily visible from above.
Rescue of Yeti aircraft passengers underway (Photo Feature)
Published On: January 15, 2023 12:24 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARAM Jan 15: A Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara has crashed. The plane flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed near the old airport during landing.
Yeti Airlines plane crash: 8 bodies recovered from the crash site (Update)
Published On: January 15, 2023 12:01 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plane has crashed in Pokhara. Eight dead bodies have been found from the accident site.
Yeti Airlines plane crashes in Pokhara
Published On: January 15, 2023 11:38 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plane has crashed in Pokhara.
Pokhara airport served 0.9 million passengers in 2022
Published On: January 15, 2023 11:10 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 15: Pokhara Airport served nearly one million air passengers throughout last year. In the year 2022, a total of 883,536 air passengers traveled via Pokhara’s domestic airport. Among them, 81,176 passengers were foreigners.
No place for ‘solo’ paragliding in Pokhara
Published On: January 11, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: The solo flights of paragliding, which have been closed for almost three months, have not yet resumed. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the regulatory body of the aviation sector of the country, banned solo paragliding flights in Pokhara from October 16 last year. Although CAAN said that it will find a new place as soon as possible and open solo flights, it is yet to give the green signal.
First ascent of Mount Manaslu in winter after two and a half decades
Published On: January 9, 2023 11:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 9: After almost two and a half decades, Mount Manaslu has been successfully climbed for the first time in the 'winter season'. Six Nepali Sherpas and one foreigner completed the ascent of Manaslu (8163 m), the eighth highest mountain in the world.
Paragliding to resume from Mandredhunga in Pokhara
Published On: January 7, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 6: Due to the opening of the Pokhara Regional International Airport, paragliding activities that previously took place from Sarangkot for two and a half decades have been relocated to Mandredhunga, which is 5 kilometers west of Sarangkot. Paragliding has been suspended in Sarangkot since January 1 after the international airport came into operation.
PRIA: Can it earn Rs 1.5 billion a year to avoid loss?
Published On: January 5, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 5: Pokhara's old airport earned Rs 115.9 million in the last fiscal year. This income is the highest due to the addition of flights after the decline in corona infection. But the flights from the old airport have been diverted to the new international airport from January 1.
Inauguration of Pokhara International Airport (Photo Feature)
Published On: January 1, 2023 02:56 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 1: Pokhara International Airport has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Top leaders of other political parties have also come to Pokhara along with the PM.
People of Pokhara gather around PRIA for inauguration
Published On: January 1, 2023 02:18 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 1: The Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) is coming into operation officially from today. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is inaugurating the airport. Top leaders of other political parties have also come to Pokhara along with the Prime Minister
CAAN to allow paragliding in Pokhara with some conditions even after new airport comes into operation
Published On: December 30, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 30: Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) is coming into operation from January 1, 2023. There are concerns everywhere about the future of paragliding in the sky of Pokhara once the newly-built airport comes into operation.
CAAN bans paragliding from Sarangkot after Pokhara Int’l Airport comes into operation
Published On: December 28, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 28: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to ban paragliding from Sarangkot starting from January 1 after the Pokhara Regional International Airport comes into operation. Paragliding, which is one of the major attractions of Pokhara, will be allowed only from Mandredhunga, which lies about 5 km west of Sarangkot.
Pokhara's zipline is the 'tallest' and 'steepest' in the world
Published On: December 26, 2022 10:00 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 26: The zipline operated in Pokhara has received the world's tallest and steepest zipline award. Official World Record (OWR), an organization that studies and awards the products of world's adventure activities, has given the award of 'tallest' and 'steepest' to the zipline operated by HighGround Adventure Nepal.
Airline companies making business plan for Pokhara Regional Int’l Airport
Published On: December 23, 2022 03:15 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 23: Pokhara Regional International Airport will officially come into operation on January 1, the first day of the English New Year 2023. As preparation for the operation of the airport, private sector airline companies Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines landed their ATR-72 aircraft at Pokhara Regional International Airport for the first time on Thursday. The aircraft also conducted test flights. The residents expressed their happiness saying that this has fulfilled a four-decade-long dream of operating an international-level airport in Pokhara . The airline companies say that they are preparing for commercial flights after the demo flights on Thursday.
ATR-72 aircrafts of Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines make successful landings and take offs at at Pokhara International Airport (Photo feature)
Published On: December 22, 2022 07:15 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 21: Pokhara International Airport will be officially operational from January 1. As a part of the preparation for the same, the private sector airlines, ATR-72 aircrafts belonging to Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines landed at Pokhara International Airport for the first time on Thursday.
Pokhara’s Old Airport to Remain Functional as CAAN Prepares to Launch Int’l Airport
Published On: December 22, 2022 08:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 22: Pokhara Regional International Airport is coming into operation from January 1.
Pokhara International Airport: First flight on Pokhara-Varanasi route
Published On: December 20, 2022 10:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 20: Buddha Air, a leading private sector airline company of Nepal, is all set to operate the first flight from Pokhara Regional International Airport on January 1, when the newly-upgraded airport will come into operation. Buddha Air has prepared its flight schedule for the first flight from Pokhara to Varanasi of India on the first day of the English New Year (January 1, 2023).
Pokhara police nab woman who socialized with home-alone elderly women and robbed them of their cash and jewelry
Published On: December 17, 2022 08:15 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 17: The police have arrested a woman on the charge of stealing jewelry and cash from elderly women by tricking them in many ways. According to the Kaski Police, Tika Shrestha, 34, of Modi Rural Municipality-6, Parbat, who currently lives in Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality-4 Ganesh Tole, was arrested with the stolen goods
Paragliding to be allowed in Pokhara skies three hours a day
Published On: December 14, 2022 02:45 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 14: After the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) comes into operation from January 1, it is not yet certain what will happen to the paragliding flights in the skies here. However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is going to reduce the time so that paragliding continues in the skies of Pokhara even for only three hours a day.
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