SOCIETY
27-year-old pilot also dead
27-year-old pilot also dead
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Pravakar KC, 27, was the pilot of the Airbus AS350 helicopter of Air Dynasty Heli Services that met with an accident in Taplejung district on Wednesday afternoon.
Feb 28, 2019
WORLD
Pak airspace to remain closed today; blackout in several cities, administrative emergency...
Pak airspace to remain closed today; blackout in several cit...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: All international and domestic flights operations across Pakistan stand suspended on Thursday, country's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said.
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Rainfall, snowfall affects rescue operation at Suketar
Rainfall, snowfall affects rescue operation at Suketar
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Efforts to airlift the bodies of those killed in yesterday’s helicopter crash has been affected after rainfall and snowfall at Suketar.
Feb 28, 2019
WORLD
Britain, US and France ask UN to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammad leader Masood Azhar
Britain, US and France ask UN to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammad...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28: The United States, Britain and France proposed on Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, which said it attacked an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir.
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Heavy snowfall shuts down schools in Mugu
Heavy snowfall shuts down schools in Mugu
MUGU, Feb 28: Most schools in Mugu remained closed on Wednesday following the sudden drop in temperature due to heavy snowfall since Tuesday.
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
People in remote areas of Banke prefer going to Indian hospitals
People in remote areas of Banke prefer going to Indian hospi...
BANKE, Feb 28: A few days ago, Shyam Kumari Chaudhary of Khayarbhatti in Banke district fell critically ill. Her settlement lies in the middle of a jungle, with no road connectivity. So her husband Nanda Kishor could not think of taking her to Nepalgunj for treatment. However, he made her sit on the...
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
MPR to install 150 CCTV cameras with Rs 30m provided by KMC
MPR to install 150 CCTV cameras with Rs 30m provided by KMC
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Metropolitan Police Range (MPR), Kathmandu, has said that it has set the target of installing 150 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) in the current fiscal year with the budget of Rs 30 million provided by the metropolis on Wednesd...
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
‘Stakeholders were aware of vulnerable status of AIBT’
‘Stakeholders were aware of vulnerable status of AIBT’
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: It has been learnt that stakeholders in Nepal had been sending students to the Australia Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT) despite being aware that the institute was in critical state under the L3 category, which means which means it performed bad in last consecutive thr...
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Snow blankets Tribhuvan Highway; vehicular movement obstructed
Snow blankets Tribhuvan Highway; vehicular movement obstruct...
HETAUDA, Feb 28: The transport service between Kathmandu and Hetauda has come to a halt since early this morning due to incessant rainfall with snow.
Feb 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Seven including tourism minister die in helicopter crash
Seven including tourism minister die in helicopter crash
TAPLEJUNG, Feb 28: A helicopter crash in Taplejung district on Wednesday afternoon claimed the lives of all seven people on board, including Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari.
Feb 28, 2019