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Adverse weather affected the flights at Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.

According to TIA's General Manager Jagannath Niraula, adverse weather and subsequent low visibility issues have affected both domestic and international flights.

Niraula said that flights to Pokhara have been canceled and those to Janakpur and Simara have been delayed.

Towards international service, a flight by Air China has been diverted back. It was scheduled to land at TIA at 10:55 am today. Some international flights were made to be on hold.  

Buddha Air's information officer Dipendra Kumar Karna confirmed the cancellation of the Kathmandu-Pokhara flight while the flight towards Bharatpur Airport was delayed.

The Buddha's air flight to Surkhet this morning was diverted to Pokhara owing to the adverse weather that generally affected the domestic services at TIA on Tuesday.

At present, the country is under the influence of monsoon wind.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, presently the monsoon trough is positioned slightly northward, triggering partial to general rainfall across the country. 

Presently, light to moderate rain with thunder is taking place in some parts of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim Provinces and a few places in the rest of the provinces.

Heavy rain has been forecast at one or two places of the Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashim Provinces.

Domestic flights at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have been affected today owing to adverse weather. The adverse weather and low visibility affected the flights schedule to Pokhara and Bharatpur.

TIA General Manager Jagannath Niraula, however, said that international flights are continuing.  Flights to other domestic airports in the hilly areas have also been disrupted.

Buddha Air's Information Officer Dipendra Kumar Karna also confirmed that they are waiting for the weather to be cleared to operate flights on the Pokhara and Bharatpur routes. 

Currently, there is an influence of a monsoon wind across the country.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the monsoon trough is positioned slightly northward from the average location, triggering the partial to general rainfall across the country.

There remain chances of heavy rainfall at a few places in the Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and at one or two places in the rest of the provinces today.

Police have arrested a foreign national with 6.24 kg of cocaine from the Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.

A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau nabbed a national of Latvia, Ivars Valters, from the arrival area of the TIA.

The cocaine was hidden inside a suitcase, said Police Spokesperson Dan Bahadur Karki.

Further investigation into the case is underway.

was underway after taking permission to extend his remand from the District Court Kathmandu on drug case.

Meanwhile, two persons were held with 15.500 milligrams of brown sugar, Rs 40,000 and three mobile sets from New Bus Park in Kathmandu. 

They are Pawan Kumar Mehata (24) of Rajbiraj Municipality-9 and Anil Pariyar (27), of Triyuga Municipality-7 in Udaypur.

Similarly, Dharmendra Singh (33) of Golbazaar Municipality-6 and Anil Sah (33) of Mirchaiya Municipaity-5 in Siraha were arrested with 640 mg of brown sugar and two mobile sets from their rented room at Narephant of Kathmandu.

An aircraft belonging to the Turkish Airlines has overshot in course of its landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu.

According to flight radar, the plane, which was scheduled to land at 6:10 am today, landed 20 minutes after overshoot.

The airport office said the aircraft overshot due to 'missed approach'.

According to an air traffic controller (ATC), the aircraft overshot after an 'unstable approach'.

An aircraft belonging to Saurya Airlines crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.

According to a source, the plane skidded off the runway while flying to Pokhara from Kathmandu this morning.

The aircraft caught fire after the incident.

Firefighters and security personnel are trying to extinguish the fire.

Further details are yet to come. 

An Indian national has been arrested with 855 grams of gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Airport Security Police Office apprehended Sharif Ahmed Abdul Gafur (35), who arrived in Kathmandu on a Fly Dubai flight, with the precious yellow metal during a regular security check.

He has been handed over to the airport customs office for further investigation.  

Police have arrested two Pakistani nationals with nearly Rs 10 million in foreign currency from the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Yasin Ahmed (31) and Mohammad Adnan Lakhani (48), who arrived in Kathmandu from Dubai, were arrested with 500, 000 Danish kroner.

The seized foreign currency is worth Rs 954,3000.

Police said the duo were apprehended with the foreign currency during a regular security check.

They have been kept at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala.

A contingent of 30-Armed Police Force (APF) personnel, under the command of an inspector, has been deployed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to oversee customs checks.

The mobilization of the Armed Police Force (APF) in customs affairs aims to ensure effective customs checks and enhance security, said Dr Tokraj Pandey, the chief customs administrator of TIA.

"The decision to involve the APF in customs checks comes in response to the finance ministerial-level request and the decision of the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister. The APF personnel are working in five shifts on a daily basis to conduct customs checks at the airport," he added.

The move to seek direct supervision and involvement of the APF in customs duties is expected to improve airport security and facilitate more effective service delivery.

Police have arrested a Sri Lankan national with 1.3 kg of illegal gold from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Sunday.

Kanthimathi Kavaskar (54) was arrested with 1.3 kg undeclared gold this morning, according to TIA security chief Deputy Inspector General of Police, Arjun Chand.

He came to Kathmandu on the flight FZ 573 of the FlyDubai at 1 am today.

The contraband was concealed within her inner garments.

Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.