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1 week, 5 days ago

Why Nepal’s Gurkha fighters want to join India’s army again

Change of rules in Indian Army hiring scheme has affected young men in Nepal who are training to join armies worldwide. I was impressed by their ‘free, fair and transparent’ selection process, making me aim to join the British Army.” “Before training for the British Army, I had a dream to join the Indian Army. But young men like Shishir …

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4 weeks ago

View from the Himalaya: PM Oli’s China visit was a diplomatic tightrope walk

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli walked a diplomatic tightrope, navigated geopolitical tension, addressed several constituencies – internal and external – and flew out of Beijing with a satisfactory deal after his December 2-5 visit to China. Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli visited China from December 2-5 Though a small step, the blueprint could set a larger …

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Is Nepal's Oli risking his coalition government with Chinese deals for nothing?

Firstpost

Oli’s China-centric policies under the Belt and Road Initiative risk plunging Nepal into debt for poorly planned projects– something that his coalition partners and regional allies are opposed to Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has chosen to align the Himalayan nation closely with China. Or is Oli jeopardising his fragile coalition government and the nation’s long-term stability for lofty …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Book Review| Weena Pun’s ‘Kancchi’: A Captivating Tale of a Mother’s Search for her Missing Daughter in Nepal

The Hindu

Published : Nov 27, 2024 10:28 IST - 5 MINS READ One dark November morning in 1995, Maiju surreptitiously escorts her 16-year-old daughter down the slippery, rain-drenched slopes of Torikhola in Nepal to help her catch a bus to her aunt’s house in Pokhara. “The age apsaras are when they are sent to lure wise old sanyasis out of their …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

View from the Himalayas | Saurya flight crash: What plagues Nepal’s civil aviation sector

Hindustan Times

The government of newly elected Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli faced its most serious crisis on Wednesday, when a Saurya Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 18 people on board. Here’s the broader context More than 90% of fatal air crashes in Nepal since 1962 are classified as CFIT, or Controlled Flight into Terrain, …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal Plane Crash: Pilot Lone Survivor, 18 Killed As Flight Plummets During Take-off

News 18

The pilot was rescued from the burning wreckage and 18 others aboard a Saurya Airlines plane were killed when it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday. #WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu. Details awaited pic.twitter.com/tWwPOFE1qI— ANI July 24, 2024 #WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal plane crash: 18 killed as Saurya Airlines aircraft carrying 19 people crashes in Kathmandu | Latest updates

Hindustan Times

Nepal plane crash updates: At least 18 people were killed after a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, July 24. Army personnel and other officials stand around the debris of a Saurya Airlines plane after it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. Nepal …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

WATCH: Moment before Nepal plane crashed in Kathmandu airport, killing 18; pilot survives

India TV News

At least 18 people were killed after a small plane caught fire after skidding off the runway while taking off from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, media and officials said. According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the 9N-AME/CRJ 200 call sign aircraft of Saurya Air crashed at 11:11 am on Wednesday while taking off from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pokhara. …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese Ambassador asks Nepali journalist to apologise for exposing higher interest rates on Chinese loans

Op India

Recently, the Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, courted major public embarrassment after a Nepali journalist refused to yield to his pressure. https://t.co/lulZX8pz9O pic.twitter.com/x1DJhQxPnC — Sidhant Sibal June 1, 2024 Notably, the row erupted after Taksar News chief editor Gajendra Budhathoki revealed that Nepalis were misled about the details of Chinese loans to Pokhara Airport. It is 5 percent.” पोखरा …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Nepal entangled in Chinese debt trap over Pokhara airport deal: Report

Op India

In the shadow of the magnificent Himalayas, Pokhara, Nepal’s scenic paradise, welcomed a Sichuan Airlines flight from China in June, marking a momentous occasion for the city. In a troubling incident, Zhu Zhanfeng, the project site manager for the contractor, boasted about the airport’s adherence to the “Chinese standard,” the New York Times reported. The Chinese Embassy in Nepal declared …

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1 year, 5 months ago

View from the Himalayas | What will come of China's best laid plans?

Hindustan Times

The year 2023 marks 10 years since China launched One Belt One Road, now known as the Belt and Road Initiative. But even among the South Asian BRI members, there are notable differences, with Pakistan, China’s ‘all-weather friend,’ being by far the biggest BRI investment destination under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Though China’s infrastructure engagement in Nepal has followed a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Nepal rejects China's claim, says Pokhara International Airport is not BRI project

Op India

Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud on Tuesday rejected the claims of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal that an airport had been built under the Belt and Road Initiative in Nepal. FM Saud rejected the claims while addressing the International Relations and Tourism Committee stating the BRI project hasn’t been put into action in Nepal. Earlier this week, China’s statement that …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Nepal helicopter crash: Himalayan nation is notorious for poor air safety | 5 incidents

Hindustan Times

Six people, including five Mexican tourists and a Nepali pilot, died in a helicopter crash in Nepal's Mount Everest region on Tuesday, according to aviation authorities. 2023: Yeti Airlines Crash in Pokhara - In January 2023, a tragic accident took place when a Yeti Airlines flight crashed near the central city of Pokhara. 2018: US-Bangla Airlines Crash near Kathmandu - …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Adipurush Dialogue Row: After Kathmandu, Screening Of All Hindi Movies Banned In Nepal's Pokhara Prabhas Kriti Sanon Manoj muntashir

ABP News

New Delhi: All Hindi films, including 'Adipurush', were banned in the Nepal capital Kathmandu and the tourist town of Pokhara on Monday following a controversy over its dialogues, including the mention of Sita as "India's daughter". Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah on Sunday said no Hindi film will be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue "Janaki is …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kathmandu, Pokhara ban screening of Hindi movies amid 'Adipurush' dialogue row

India Today

All Hindi films, including "Adipurush," were banned in Nepal's Kathmandu and Pokhara, following a controversy surrounding certain dialogues in the movies. Amid the row, Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah declared that no Hindi film would be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue "Janaki is a daughter of India" in "Adipurush" is removed, not only in Nepal but …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Pokhara crash pilots may have shut down engines by mistake, preliminary probe report says

Firstpost

Kathmandu: The Yeti Airlines aircraft which crashed in Nepal last month killing 71 people, including five Indians, lost thrust and fell after the propellers of both engines went into a feathered position, according to a preliminary probe report which lead investigators to suspect human error behind the deadly crash. It is rare for the propellers of both engines to come …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Did Pilot Error Cause Jan 15 Nepal Plane Crash? Here's What Preliminary Probe Shows

News 18

It has been learnt from the preliminary examination that the “propeller feathering” might have been the cause of the ATR plane crash in Nepal on January 15 that killed 72 people near the Pokhara international airport. Problems of runway 12 According to Premnath Thakur, head of Tribhuvan International Airport Civil Aviation Authority, the crashed plane was supposed to land at …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal: Search Continues for Lone Missing Person After Crash That Killed 71

News 18

The search for the lone missing person in the Nepal plane crash intensified on Friday, Nepal Army officials said, as the postmortem of the remaining victims continued here at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. A Yeti Airlines aircraft with 72 people on board, including five Indians, plunged into a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara on January 15. Nepal …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for lone missing person

The Hindu

The search for the lone missing person in the Nepal plane crash intensified on Friday, Nepal Army officials said, as the postmortem of the remaining victims continued here at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. A Yeti Airlines aircraft with 72 people on board, including five Indians, plunged into a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara on January 15. Nepal …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Failure to deploy full flaps may have caused Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal's Pokhara: Report

The Hindu

The pilots of the Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Nepal's resort city of Pokhara may have failed to fully deploy the wing flaps while attempting to land, leading to a stall, a media report said on Thursday. On January 15, a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed into a gorge near the newly-built airport in Pokhara, killing 72 all on board, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Uttar Pradesh families still waiting for bodies

Live Mint

On January 19 in the resort city of Pokhara, Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited with the mourning families of those who perished in the Yeti Airlines jet crash. The prime minister sent his sympathies to the families and instructed the hospital staff to hurry up the identification of the remains, make the procedure scientific and quickly return the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: What led to killing of 72 people in one of the deadliest plane crashes in Pokhara I DETAILS

India TV News

Nepal plane crash: The pilots of the Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Nepal's resort city of Pokhara may have failed to fully deploy the wing flaps while attempting to land, leading to a "stall", a media report said on Thursday. Notably, the report came nearly four days after a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed into a gorge near the newly-built …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for last missing person

Deccan Chronicle

Kathmandu: The search for the last missing person in the Nepal plane crash resumed on Wednesday after rescuers on Tuesday pulled out one more body from the crash site where a Yeti Airlines aircraft carrying 72 people, including five Indians, had plunged in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara. The search for the missing person started early …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl reveals shocking reason behind vow to never fly Yeti Airlines to Pokhara

India Today

On January 14, a tragic aviation accident occurred involving a Yeti Airlines flight. Although the exact reason behind the crash has not been ascertained yet, Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl has shared a shocking anecdote behind his vow to never travel to Pokhara again by flight. The Snapdeal co-founder Bahl reposted the news about Yeti Airlines crash in Pokhara, Nepal on …

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Why Nepal’s Gurkha fighters want to join India’s army again

View from the Himalaya: PM Oli’s China visit was a diplomatic tightrope walk

Is Nepal's Oli risking his coalition government with Chinese deals for nothing?

Book Review| Weena Pun’s ‘Kancchi’: A Captivating Tale of a Mother’s Search for her Missing Daughter in Nepal

View from the Himalayas | Saurya flight crash: What plagues Nepal’s civil aviation sector

Nepal Plane Crash: Pilot Lone Survivor, 18 Killed As Flight Plummets During Take-off

Nepal plane crash: 18 killed as Saurya Airlines aircraft carrying 19 people crashes in Kathmandu | Latest updates

WATCH: Moment before Nepal plane crashed in Kathmandu airport, killing 18; pilot survives

Chinese Ambassador asks Nepali journalist to apologise for exposing higher interest rates on Chinese loans

Nepal entangled in Chinese debt trap over Pokhara airport deal: Report

View from the Himalayas | What will come of China's best laid plans?

Nepal rejects China's claim, says Pokhara International Airport is not BRI project

Nepal helicopter crash: Himalayan nation is notorious for poor air safety | 5 incidents

Adipurush Dialogue Row: After Kathmandu, Screening Of All Hindi Movies Banned In Nepal's Pokhara Prabhas Kriti Sanon Manoj muntashir

Kathmandu, Pokhara ban screening of Hindi movies amid 'Adipurush' dialogue row

Pokhara crash pilots may have shut down engines by mistake, preliminary probe report says

Did Pilot Error Cause Jan 15 Nepal Plane Crash? Here's What Preliminary Probe Shows

Nepal: Search Continues for Lone Missing Person After Crash That Killed 71

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for lone missing person

Failure to deploy full flaps may have caused Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal's Pokhara: Report

Nepal plane crash: Uttar Pradesh families still waiting for bodies

Nepal plane crash: What led to killing of 72 people in one of the deadliest plane crashes in Pokhara I DETAILS

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for last missing person

Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl reveals shocking reason behind vow to never fly Yeti Airlines to Pokhara