Kathmandu: A candlelight vigil was observed at Maitighar Mandala on the evening of March 13 in mem­ory of those killed in the recent US-Bangla plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport. The event organizer, Sakshyam Foundation Nepal, an organization of health practitioners, expressed condolenc­es for the bereaved family members, and wished eternal peace to the departed souls. Doctors, nurses and health workers attended the vigil.

 

Foundation Chairman Dr CK Singh said the deaths of many students returning home after completing their medical studies in Bangla­desh was an irreparable loss to the country. The foundation demanded that the government provide proper treatment to the injured.

 

Fifty-one persons died in the crash, while 21 others are receiving treatment at differ­ent hospitals in Kathmandu. Similarly, students from Nepal Law Campus organized their own candlelight vigil on the same day. RSS