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Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed

KATHMANDU: Nepal's army said on Monday it had located the crash site of a plane that went missing with 22 people on board during cloudy weather on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Western climbers rush to Himalayan peaks as Nepal reboots tourism

Ukraine’s Antonina Samoilova unfurled her country’s flag on Mount Everest earlier this month as Nepal opened its mountains to foreign climbers and set up a new airport to boost its lifeline tourism business which went into deep freeze during the pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

Nepal Air flight goes missing in bad weather with 22 people onboard after taking off from tourist town

The plane lost contact with the control tower five minutes before it was due to land at Jomsom after taking off from the tourist town of Pokhara, 125 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu.

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Passenger plane vanishes moments after take-off with 22 people on board

The small aircraft is carrying 19 passengers and three crew members disappeared on Sunday morning as it flew over a remote mountain range in Nepal.

Daily Record

Nepal: Rapper Balendra Shah becomes new Mayor of Kathmandu

A Nepali rapper Balendra Shah has been elected as the mayor of the capital city Kathmandu. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

World's shortest teenager named as 18-year-old from Nepal measuring 2ft 4.9in

Dor Bahadur Khapangi measures a height of 73.43cm (2ft 4.9in) and was given a Guinness World Records certificate during an awards ceremony in Kathmandu on Monday

Daily Mirror

Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more

Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by activities unchanged for generations as it looks to boost a vital part of an economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and soaring import bills.

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Irishman found dead at Nepal hotel swimming pool

Local police reportedly responded to the discovery of the man's body, which was found at the pool on the first floor of the Hotel Manang in Kathmandu, on Wednesday afternoon just after 3pm

Dublin Live

North Queensland couple relive their 1980s romance by restoring Top Deck tour bus

After crossing paths in Pakistan while on a backpacking adventure, Paul and Roz Willcocks now plan to enjoy their golden years on the same four wheels.

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RTE Fair City's Ryan Andrews tells of scramble to charter private helicopter to get out of Kathmandu Airport

The actor is attempting to climb Mount Everest with former Big Brother star Marc O'Neill and pals

Irish Mirror

China and Nepal study feasibility of cross-border power grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric power, officials said on Saturday.

Reuters

Nepal Airlines to resume Mumbai-Kathmandu flights

After two long years, Nepal Airlines Corporation has decided to resume its Mumbai-Kathmandu flights. The flights are set to resume from March 27 onward. This will add yet another flight to Nepal-India route at this time, as the government in India has allowed the resumption of scheduled international flights from…

The Times of India

Airlines bullish on Kolkata, international flights get ready for take-off

KOLKATA: Air India is reintroducing its flights to Kathmandu, launching flights to Hong Kong and increasing frequency to Dhaka. AirAsia India is set to connect Bagdogra with Bangkok. In addition, it has plans to introduce flights to Kathmandu, Dhaka and Abu Dhabi from other airports in the region.

The Times of India

Nepal parliament debates U.S. grant amid protests

Nepal's parliament began debating a U.S. infrastructure grant of $500 million which, critics say, undermines the Himalayan nation's sovereignty as protesters opposed to the proposed funds clashed with police, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.

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Nepali police clash with protesters opposed to U.S. aid grant

Nepal's parliament postponed on Thursday debate on $500 million in U.S. aid that critics say undermines sovereignty as protesters opposed to the proposed funds clashed with police outside the assembly, officials and witnesses said.

Reuters

Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects

Police in Kathmandu fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme that was set to be presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal's capital said.

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