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Buddha Air Crashed - 18 people Died
Updated on 25/09/2011
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Kathmandu: Ten Indian nationals were among 18 people killed on Sunday when a small plane carrying them crashed at Kotdanda hills in Lalitpur district near the Nepalese capital while returning from a mountain flight.
The Beach Aircraft (BHA 103), which crashed at 7.30 am local time, belonged to the private Buddha Air airline and had a total of 19 people aboard, including a three-member crew.
One Nepalese passenger survived miraculously, according to an official at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
A total of 18 people, including 10 Indians, were killed in the crash, the official said.
The passenger, who escaped the crash, was rescued from the accident site located 25 km east of the capital and admitted to hospital.
Apart from 10 Indians and three crew, the plane had three foreigners, whose identities were yet to be established, and three Nepalese passengers aboard, according to the Rescue Coordination Centre, Tribhuvan International Airport, under the CAAN.
The aircraft, which had taken tourists to view Mount Everest and other high peaks, crashed at Kotdanda hills in Lalitpur district when it was returning to Kathmandu.
The Indian nationals killed in the crash were identified as Pankaj Mehta, Chhaya Mehta, H D Nagraja, S Nagraja, I Nagraja, L Nagaraja, D Talosubrisum, D P Talosubrisum, Nagraja Talosubrisum and P Talosubrisum. |
Nepal is in process to make free visa for Nepal Tourism Year 2011
Updated on
15/11/2010
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Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign
In a bid to bring in more visitors during Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has proposed the government to waive visa free for foreign visitors at least during the campaign period. Nepal has set a target to welcoming at least one million foreign tourists in 2011. More than half a million foreign visitors had visited the country in 2009. According to Tourism Ministry sources, the proposal has been forwarded to the Finance Ministry to incorporate it in the budget for fiscal year 2010/11. The sources further informed that the proposal to introduce visa-free regime was worked out by the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 National Coordination Committee. It is learnt that the Finance Ministry officials are positive about introducing free-visa regime in 2011. The government collects around Rs 200 million as revenue from visa fee. As a part of attracting more visitors to the country, the government has already offered free visa to Everest summiteers for two years. |
Nepali women eye seven summits
2010-07-06
News from TAAN Official Site
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Everest Women Seven Summits Eco-Action, a nine member team of women, is scheduled to begin the first international leg of a mission to climb seven of the highest peaks of seven continents from July, 2010.
The team has already climbed Mt Everest, the tallest peak on earth. The main objective of the expedition will be to highlight impacts of climate change and global warming in the Himalayas. Sailee Basnet, coordinator of the expedition said, the estimated cost of the expedition is $1.3 million. The women expect to complete the expedition by the end of 2011.
The seven summits includes Mt. Kosciuszko (Australia), Mt. Elbrus (Europe), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Vinson Massif (Antarctica), Aconcagua (South America), Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania), and Denali (North America).
Asha Kumari Singh, Chunu Shrestha, Maya Gurung, Ngabang Phuti Sherpa, Nimdoma Sherpa, Pema Diki Sherpa, Pujan Acharya, Shailee Basnet, and Usha Bista are in the team. |
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