Tara Air plane crash: 10 bodies brought to Kathmandu (With photos)
The bodies of 10 persons, who lost their lives in Tara Air plane crash, have been brought to Kathmandu via Pokhara from Kowang Village in Thasang-2 of Mustang.
A Nepali Army chopper brought the bodies to Kathmandu at 6:30 pm today.
The bodies will be taken to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) from the Tribhuvan International Airport.
The aircraft, which took off for Jomsom from Pokhara at 9: 55 am on Sunday, lost contact with the air traffic control office at 10: 10 am.
The plane was found crashed at Sanosware in Mustang district of Nepal on Monday.
There were 22 people including two German nationals, four Indians and 13 Nepali nationals on board the ill-fated aircraft when the incident occurred. No one survived the incident.
According to the Civil Aviation Office, Pokhara, the deceased have been identified as Indian nationals Vaibhavi Bandekar, Ashok Kumar Tripathy, Dhanush Tripathy and Ritika Tripathy, Nepali nationals Indra Bahadur Gole, Purushottam Gole, Raj Kumar Gole, Basanta Lama, Ganesh Narayan Shrestha, Rabina Shrestha, Rashmi Shrestha, Rojina Shrestha, Prakash Sunuwar, Makar Bahadur Tamang, Ram Maya Tamang, Suku Maya Tamang and Tulusa Devi Tamang.
The identities of the German nationals, however, are yet to be ascertained.
India creating obstructions to build international airport in Nijgadh: Nepali lawmakers
Lawmakers have said that India is conspiring not to build Nijgadh International Airport.
Speaking at the International Committee of Parliament on Monday, some lawmakers spoke about the international conspiracy, while others said India is against the construction of airport.
Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal suggested the government draw the attention of the Indian government regarding the current obstructions in the construction of the airport
“India is building international airports in Raxual and Kushinagar to prevent the construction of Nijgad international airport. So Nepal government should talk with Indian side about it,” Nepal said.
Lawmaker Deepak Prakash Bhatta said there have been obstructions in the construction of the airport to make Nepal a client state. In the meeting, other lawmakers stressed the construction of the airport removing all difficulties.
Nepse plunges by 50.33 points on Monday
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 50. 33 points to close at 2,173.44 points on Monday.
Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 10. 33 points to close at 422. 74 points.
A total of 3,456,529 units of the shares of 227 companies were traded for Rs 1. 33 billion.
Meanwhile, Balephi Hydropower Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 9. 99 percent. Likewise, Nepal Investment Bank Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 9. 99 percent.
At the end of the day, the total market capitalisation stood at Rs 3.09 trillion.
Government forms five-member commission to probe Tara Air plane crash
The government has formed a five-member commission to probe the Tara Air plane crash at Sanosware in Mustang district of Nepal that claimed the lives of 22 people including three crew members.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Monday formed the Commission under the headship of senior Aeronautical Engineer Ratish Chandra Lal Suman.
Captain Dipu Jwarchan, Senior Maintenance Engineer Upendra Lal Shrestha, Senior Meteorologist Mani Ratna Shakya and Joint Secretary at the Ministry Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane are the other members of the commission.
The plane with call sign 9N-AET, which went missing over Mustang sky on Sunday, was found crashed on Monday morning. The wreckage of the aircraft was found scattered at Sanosware in Mustang district this morning.
There were 22 people including two German nationals, four Indians and 13 Nepali nationals on board the ill-fated aircraft when the incident occurred.
The plane had taken off for Jomson from Pokhara at 9: 55 am yesterday.
According to the Civil Aviation Office, Pokhara, the deceased have been identified as Indian nationals Vaibhavi Bandekar, Ashok Kumar Tripathy, Dhanush Tripathy and Ritika Tripathy, Nepali nationals Indra Bahadur Gole, Purushottam Gole, Raj Kumar Gole, Basanta Lama, Ganesh Narayan Shrestha, Rabina Shrestha, Rashmi Shrestha, Rojina Shrestha, Prakash Sunuwar, Makar Bahadur Tamang, Ram Maya Tamang, Suku Maya Tamang and Tulusa Devi Tamang.
The identities of the German nationals, however, are yet to be ascertained.
Newly elected KMC Mayor Balen Shah takes oath of office and secrecy
Newly elected representatives in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City took the oath of office and secrecy amidst a program in the Capital on Monday.
Rajkumar Khatiwada, chief returning officer in Kathmandu, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mayor Balen Shah, Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol among others.
Mayor Shah, an independent candidate, took the oath in both Nepali and Nepal Bhasa.
Later, Shah administered the oath to other elected representatives including Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol.
The local elections were held on May 13.
Nepal plane crash: All 19 passengers, crew dead, officials confirm
All the 22 people including three crew members died when an aircraft of Tara Air crashed at Sanosware in Mustang district of Nepal, police said.
A team of Nepal Army and Nepal police personnel, who reached the incident site, are collecting the bodies.
Local Sumit Gauchan of Thasang Rural Municipality-3, who is at the incident site, said that no one was found alive.
“Twelve bodies have been found so far. Security personnel with the help of locals are searching for others,” he said.
The plane with call sign 9N-AET, which went missing over Mustang sky on Sunday, was found crashed on Monday morning. The wreckage of the aircraft was found scattered at Sanosware in Mustang district this morning.
There were 22 people including two German nationals, four Indians and 13 Nepali nationals on board the ill-fated aircraft when the incident occurred.
The plane had taken off for Jomson from Pokhara at 9: 55 am yesterday.
According to the Civil Aviation Office, Pokhara, the deceased have been identified as Indian nationals Vaibhavi Bandekar, Ashok Kumar Tripathy, Dhanush Tripathy and Ritika Tripathy, Nepali nationals Indra Bahadur Gole, Purushottam Gole, Raj Kumar Gole, Basanta Lama, Ganesh Narayan Shrestha, Rabina Shrestha, Rashmi Shrestha, Rojina Shrestha, Prakash Sunuwar, Makar Bahadur Tamang, Ram Maya Tamang, Suku Maya Tamang and Tulusa Devi Tamang.
The identities of the German nationals, however, are yet to be ascertained.
A team of nine persons, who had gone to pluck yarsagumba, and a team of local youths led by Sumit Gauchan found the aircraft today.
4 killed in Udayapur truck accident
Four persons died in a truck accident at Bhadaure in Katari Municipality-14 of Udayapur district on Monday.
The truck (Na 2 Kha 8297) carrying the cement of Miksu Solu Hydropower was heading towards Solukhumbu from Hetauda of Makwanpur when the incident occurred at around 2:30 am today.
According to Inspector Mohan Thapa of the District Police Office, Udayaour,driver Sujit Ghalan (35) of Simara-1, Bara, assistant driver Nitesh Khadka (25), Anuj Lama (17), Rajan Tamang (35) died in the spot.
According to a preliminary investigation of the police, the incident occurred after the driver fell asleep.
Police said that they are looking into the case.
Wreckage of plane with 22 on board found in Nepal mountains
The wreckage of a plane carrying 22 people that disappeared in Nepal’s mountains was found Monday scattered on a mountainside, the army said. There was no word on survivors, Associated Press reported.
The Tara Air turboprop Twin Otter was on a 20-minute flight Sunday when it the lost contact with the airport tower while flying in an area of deep river gorges and mountaintops just before it was scheduled to land.
The army said the plane crashed in Sanosware in Mustang district close to the mountain town of Jomsom where it was heading after taking off from from the resort town of Pokhara, 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Kathmandu.
An aerial photo the army posted on Twitter of the crash site showed parts of the aircraft scattered around the mountainside, according to the Associated Press.
No other details were given.
The search for the plane had been suspended due to bad weather and darkness Sunday night but resumed Monday.
According to tracking data from flightradar24.com, the 43-year-old aircraft took off from Pokhara at 9:55 a.m. (04:10 GMT) and transmitted its last signal at 10:07 a.m. (04:22 GMT) at an altitude of 12,825 feet (3,900 meters).
