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Nepal's Manang Air Helicopter Crashes, Injuring Pilot
Pilot Prakash Sedhai, who was the only person in it, sustained injuries, the officer said, adding that the injured pilot had been airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment.
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When Weather Gets Chilly, Parineeti Chopra's 'Evening Essential' Is A Desi Kadha
Parineeti Chopra was recently spotted in Lukla, Nepal where she is setting up for the shoot of an upcoming movie.
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15 Indians Stranded Near Mount Everest, Sushma Swaraj Comes To Their Aid
Close to 15 Indians are reportedly stranded in a region in Nepal, considered the gateway to the Everest region. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has intervened after some of the Indians sought her help on Twitter. The Indian embassy in Nepal said flights from Lukla, where there is a small mountain airstrip, are cancelled due to bad weather.
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1 Dead In Cargo Plane Crash Near Mount Everest
A cargo plane crashed Saturday as it was trying to land at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the two other crew members on board, officials said.
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Nepal Earthquake Tough Test for 'World's Most Dangerous Airport'
Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff.
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Nervous Return to Everest a Year After Deadly Avalanche
In the Himalayan town of Lukla, excitement mingles with fear as mountaineers make their way up to Everest a year after an avalanche killed 16 guides and triggered an unprecedented shut-down of the world's highest peak.
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Four injured in helicopter crash near Mount Everest
Police say a helicopter crashed while attempting to land near Mount Everest, injuring all four people on board.
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Nepal says pilot error likely cause of plane crash
Nepal said Saturday an error by a "panic-stricken" pilot likely caused the crash of an Everest-bound plane that killed all 19 on board. The twin-propeller Sita Air plane had just taken off on Friday from Kathmandu and was headed to the town of Lukla, gateway to Mount Everest, when it plunged into the banks of a river near the city's airport around ...
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Police hand over black box in Nepal plane crash
Police on Saturday handed over the black box data recorder of a plane that crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital killing all 19 people on board to authorities probing the accident.
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19 killed as plane crashes minutes after take-off in Nepal
A passenger jet carrying 19 people, mainly foreigners, towards an airport in the shadow of Mount Everest crashed on Friday on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital, police said, killing everyone on board.
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Stranded Everest trekkers rescued as fog lifts
Hundreds of foreign trekkers stranded up to a week left the Mount Everest region Monday as fog and mist lifted and flights resumed at the area's only airport. As the visitors waited for the weather to clear, hotels in the village of Lukla were full and food supplies were running low. People slept in tents and hotel dining rooms. Some even walked do...
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Nepal's Manang Air Helicopter Crashes, Injuring Pilot
Pilot Prakash Sedhai, who was the only person in it, sustained injuries, the officer said, adding that the injured pilot had been airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment.
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When Weather Gets Chilly, Parineeti Chopra's 'Evening Essential' Is A Desi Kadha
Parineeti Chopra was recently spotted in Lukla, Nepal where she is setting up for the shoot of an upcoming movie.
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15 Indians Stranded Near Mount Everest, Sushma Swaraj Comes To Their Aid
Close to 15 Indians are reportedly stranded in a region in Nepal, considered the gateway to the Everest region. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has intervened after some of the Indians sought her help on Twitter. The Indian embassy in Nepal said flights from Lukla, where there is a small mountain airstrip, are cancelled due to bad weather.
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1 Dead In Cargo Plane Crash Near Mount Everest
A cargo plane crashed Saturday as it was trying to land at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the two other crew members on board, officials said.
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Nepal Earthquake Tough Test for 'World's Most Dangerous Airport'
Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff.
-
Nervous Return to Everest a Year After Deadly Avalanche
In the Himalayan town of Lukla, excitement mingles with fear as mountaineers make their way up to Everest a year after an avalanche killed 16 guides and triggered an unprecedented shut-down of the world's highest peak.
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Four injured in helicopter crash near Mount Everest
Police say a helicopter crashed while attempting to land near Mount Everest, injuring all four people on board.
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Nepal says pilot error likely cause of plane crash
Nepal said Saturday an error by a "panic-stricken" pilot likely caused the crash of an Everest-bound plane that killed all 19 on board. The twin-propeller Sita Air plane had just taken off on Friday from Kathmandu and was headed to the town of Lukla, gateway to Mount Everest, when it plunged into the banks of a river near the city's airport around ...
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Police hand over black box in Nepal plane crash
Police on Saturday handed over the black box data recorder of a plane that crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital killing all 19 people on board to authorities probing the accident.
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19 killed as plane crashes minutes after take-off in Nepal
A passenger jet carrying 19 people, mainly foreigners, towards an airport in the shadow of Mount Everest crashed on Friday on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital, police said, killing everyone on board.
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Stranded Everest trekkers rescued as fog lifts
Hundreds of foreign trekkers stranded up to a week left the Mount Everest region Monday as fog and mist lifted and flights resumed at the area's only airport. As the visitors waited for the weather to clear, hotels in the village of Lukla were full and food supplies were running low. People slept in tents and hotel dining rooms. Some even walked do...
