गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ 18 people dead in Saurya Airlines air crash in Kathmandu Politics 18 people dead in Saurya Airlines air crash in Kathmandu KathmanduPati July 24, 2024 KATHMANDU – A total of 18 people have died in the Saurya Airlines plane crash in Kathmandu today morning. The Pokhara-bound airplane with call sign 9 N AME met with an accident during the takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport. There were 19 passengers on board the plane including crew members. The plane skidded off the runway and fell into a ditch on the east side of the runway. The dead bodies of 18 people onboard ill-fated plane that were scattered all over were retrieved, said SSP Dambar BK, the security officer deployed at the Airport. Preparations are underway to take those retrieved dead bodies to the Teaching Hospital at Maharajgunj, shared SSP BK. One of the pilots of the plane has been rescued alive, he added. The aircraft that was flying to Pokhara with staffers and technician for maintenance crashed accidently. Domestic flights at TIA have been affected in the wake of the crash. Write your comments RELATED NEWS MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Innovation Ministry gets down to business after getting leadership Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… RSP appoints Hikmat Jung Karki to party’s Central International Relations… Nepal explains UK’s role in border row with India All-party meeting underway at Singha Durbar Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Mohammed Zahidur Rahman: Countries need to have strong policies to sustain development CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain
