final moments before a plane crashed while attempting to land in Pokhara, Nepal, on Sunday.... Rescuers

International Airport and was headed toward Pokhara, Nepal’s second biggest city and a Himalayan

in the center-west of India, was en route to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, from Pokhara, a popular

the morning when it was flying from Nepal's Pokhara to Jomsom in Mustang district.... " We are

" We could not make any progress.... It could be anything." The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal( CAAN) also said a team was headed to that area.... In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed on landing and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board....

Its weather can change suddenly and airstrips are typically located in mountainous areas that are hard to reach.In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed on landing and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board.( Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Writing by Krishna N. Das; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Kenneth Maxwell)....

China agreed to provide loans to build the airport more than a decade ago.... Nepal tapped China CAMC Engineering, the construction arm of a state-owned conglomerate, Sinomach, as the contractor. The airport has failed to attract any regular international flights, raising concerns about whether it will generate enough revenue to repay loans to its Chinese lenders.... He declined to say who filed the complaint....

Join our Whatsapp channel Nepal’s veteran communist politician KP Sharma Oli, returning as the country’s prime minister this year for a fourth time, sought to kick-start infrastructure projects with Beijing this week amid a pivot away from India’s sphere of influence. Oli arrived in China on Monday for a four-day visit, his first to a foreign country since his July swearing-in, and breaking tradition by not making New Delhi, with which Kathmandu has centuries-old ties, his initial port of call.

KATHMANDU-Nepali police fired water cannons and tear gas on Oct 20 at thousands of protesters loyal to a former deputy premier once seen as a rising political star, as he appeared in court on charges his supporters say are politically motivated. Rabi Lamichhane faces charges of fraud and organised crime related to the alleged embezzlement of funds from a financial cooperative prior to his entry into politics, a case that has garnered national attention. Lamichhane rejects the charges, which his

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger This post has been read 5834 times!... KUWAIT CITY, March 12: With a view to sharing information on the tourism of Nepal, the Embassy of Nepal, Kuwait organized an interaction program entitled ‘Destination Nepal: Nature, Culture and Adventure’ with travel agents, tour operators and media representatives in Kuwait City recently.... He added that residents of Kuwait have been looking for a secured, viable and fascinating tourist destination in the nearby