गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Search for ‘missing’ plane continues: CAAN Nepal Search for ‘missing’ plane continues: CAAN KathmanduPati May 29, 2022 KATHMANDU – Search has been intensified for a Tara Air’s Twin Otter plane with call sign ‘9 NAET’ that lost contact while en route to Jomsom of Mustang from Pokhara, Kaski late this morning. According to the Search and Rescue Coordination Center, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the plane that had left Pokhara for Jomsom at 9:55 am had lost its contact with the Jomsom Tower at 10:07 am from Ghodepani. As the Center said, a helicopter of Fishtail Air was send to the site for the search operation, the adverse weather aborted the efforts, forcing the chopper to fly back to Jomsom. It said, helicopters are on standby in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Jomsom airports for the search efforts and the aerial search for the plane will be resumed once the weather permits. The Nepali Army and the Nepal Police squads have already left for the site to undertake the search efforts. A total of 22 people: 13 Nepali, four Indian and two Germans and three crew members are onboard the plane. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Nepal’s child marriage rate falls to 28% but 2030 goal… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Ninth grader Sakshat sings rap song against caste-based discrimination Chinese NGO Helps Flood Victims in Sindhupalchowk Disaster Relief Action in Nepal Lessons from Spanish Flu and SARS for COVID-19 Nepal, China hold virtual meeting to discuss fight against coronavirus, review implementation of agreements Narayani River sees highest-ever water level Huawei Launches a Range of New Products Powered by HarmonyOS 2 Nearly 100 devices to support HarmonyOS 2
