Security personnel sent from land route to search for missing aircraft
A team of Nepal Army and Nepal Police has been sent from the land route to search for the missing Tara Air aircraft due to bad weather.
The Nepal Civil Aviation Authority said that the security personnel have been deployed from the land route to search for the aircraft which went out of contact from Ghorepani of Mustang on Sunday morning.
The plane had taken off for Jomsom from Pokhara at 9: 55 am.
There were 22 persons including three crew members on board the aircraft.
According to the Civil Aviation Office, Pokhara, there were two German nationals, four Indians and 13 Nepali nationals in the aircraft.
Chopper deployed to search for missing aircraft returns to Jomsom due to bad weather
A chopper of Fishtail Air deployed to search the missing Tara Air's Twin Otter aircraft returned to Jomsom owing to bad weather.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that the aircraft was seen diverted to Mount Dhaulagiri from Lete and it went out of contact since then.
“A helicopter of Fishtail Air had gone to the area to search for the missing aircraft. But it returned to Jomsom due to adverse weather,” an official at the Civil Aviation Authority said.
The plane had taken off from for Jomsom from Pokhara at 9: 55 am today.
Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the concerned authorities to expedite the search operation.
There were 22 persons including three crew members on board the aircraft.
Meanwhile, a Nepal Army helicopter has just left for Lete, Mustang to search for the aircraft.
Tara Air aircraft carrying 22 people goes missing
A Tara Air aircraft which had taken off for Mustang from Pokhara has gone out of contact.
The plane with call sign 9N-AET had taken off for Jomson from Pokhara at 9: 55 am.
An official at the Civil Aviation Authority, Pokhara said there were two German nationals, four Indians and 13 Nepali nationals in the aircraft.
There were 22 persons on board including three crew members.
2 killed in Morang motorbike accident
Two persons died in a motorbike accident at Bhaunee in Belbari Municipality-10 of Morang district on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as bike rider Rajesh Dhimal (25) and pillion rider Anil Chaudhary (24) of Sundarharaicha Municipality 11, Morang.
Police said that the incident occurred when the two-wheeler (Ko 10 Pa 3599) heading towards west from east hit either a parked truck or a tractor last night.
Police said that they have impounded both the vehicles and arrested their drivers for investigation.
Critically injured in the incident, the duo were taken to the Birat Nursing Home and Biratnagar Hospital in Biratnagar.
Chaudhary breathed his last during the course of treatment at around 9: 30 pm yesterday while Dhimal died at around 6 am on Sunday.
Police said that they are looking into the case.
