KATHMANDU: Tourism Minister Adhikari’s mortal remains has been airlifted to Pokhara. His body was taken to Tribhuvan International Airport from where it was flown to Pokhara.
Earlier, all the seven bodies including that of Adhikari had been been kept at Tundikhel where thousands of heartbroken people paid their last respects to the departed souls.
As per the cabinet’s decision, the Adhikari’s body will be cremated with state honor today.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwor Pokharel is taking part in the final rites for Adhikari, representing the government.
Secretariat members of the Nepal Communist Party, Bamdev Gautam and Narayan Kaji Shrestha are also are also attending the funereal ceremony of Adhikari. As announced at Tundikhel, Gautam and Shrestha will drape the party’s flag over the body of late Adhikari while Minister Pokharel will drape a national flag on his mortal remains.
A cabinet meeting held at Baluwatar on Wednesday evening had decided to accord state funeral to Adhikari.
Final rites for five people who lost their lives in the chopper crash on Wednesday will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat today while that of Ang Chhiring Sherpa, Managing Director of Yeti Airlines, will be held on Sunday.
Seven people, including Adhikari had died in the chopper crash that occurred in Taplejung on Wednesday.
BARDIBAS: Hundreds of locals held a torch rally at Bhangaha Municipality in Mahottari district yesterday evening protesting against rampant extraction of sand and pebbles from local Ratu river and Nadikaus area. Total 19 crusher industries are operating at the banks of Ratu river. Some of locals have accused the local representatives of providing protection to crusher operators.
A monitoring team from the District Coordination Committee had found most of the crusher industries in the area operating illegally. “The team found most of crusher industries operating illegally . But no efforts are made to remove them,” said Mukunda Dahal, vice chairperson of Bhangaha Rural Municipality.
KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwor Pokharel is leaving for Pokhara to take part in the final rites for Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari.
Secretariat members of the Nepal Communist Party, Bamdev Gautam and Narayan Kaji Shrestha are also leaving for Pokhara to attend the funereal ceremony of Adhikari. As announced at Tundikhel, Gautam and Shrestha will drape the party’s flag over the body of late Adhikari while Minister Pokharel will drape a national flag on his mortal remains.
The Adhikari’s body has been kept at Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel for condolence. His mortal remain will be airlifted to Pokhara shortly after the condolence.
A cabinet meeting held at Baluwatar on Wednesday evening had decided to accord state funerals to Adhikari.
Seven people including Adhikari had died in the chopper crash that occurred in Taplejung on Wednesday.
SURKHET: Incessant snowfall has paralyzed life in mid and far-west Nepal. Snow fall has complicated life in Dolpa, Mugu and Jumla districts. Air and land transport services in the mountainous districts of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces have been disrupted. Besides, the government offices, schools, industries and non-government offices have also been closed down due to the freezing temperature, according to Madhav Prasad Dhungana, chief district officer (CDO) of Humla who shared that two to five feet snow remains piled up in the far flung area.
The most hit hard by the snowfall and dipping temperature are children, patients, senior citizens and disadvantaged people, shared Netra Bahadur Shahim a local journalist.
KATHMANDU: Thousands of heartbroken people have gathered at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel to pay final tributes and homage to late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, and six others who lost their lives in the helicopter crash on Wednesday.
President, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Vice President, Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister, KP Oli, ministers, constitutional heads, highly-placed government officials, political leaders, businessmen, tourism entrepreneurs, and people from all walks of lives assembled at Tundikhel to pay their final tributes to the departed souls.
Adhikari’s body will be taken to Pokhara where he will be cremated with state honor, shortly. Similarly, final rites for Yubaraj Dahal, undersecretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation Authority Nepal Birendra Prasad Shrestha, Dhruba Das Bhochhibhaya, Director at CAAN, Arjun Ghimire, body guard of late Minister Adhikari and captain Prabhakar KC will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat today itself.
Bodies of seven victims of the Air Dynasty helicopter crash were airlifted to Kathmandu Thursday afternoon from the crash site in Taplejung.
The AS350B helicopter belonging to Air Dynasty was returning Kathmandu when it crashed in the Sisnekhola area at around 1:30 PM on Wednesday after carrying out a feasibility study of the proposed airport in Chuhandanda of Tehrathum district.
The government had formed a four-member probe commission led by former Secretary Yagya Prasad Gautam to investigate the chopper accident, and submit a report. Likewise, the nation observed state mourning across the country on Thursday.
KATHMANDU: Mortal remains of the seven people including Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari have been kept at Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel for condolence.
President, Bidya Devi Bhandari, Vice President, Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister, KP Oli, ministers, constitutional heads, highly-placed government officials, political leaders, businessmen, tourism entrepreneurs, and people from all walks of lives have gathered at Tundikhel to pay final tributes to the departed souls.
Thousands of heartbroken people, who gathered at Tundikhel, are all in tears.
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has paid his last tribute to late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari by draping a national flag over his mortal remains at Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel on Wednesday.
Prime Minister reached Tundikhel to pay last tributes to Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, and six others who lost their lives to the helicopter crash accident on Wednesday.
Thousands of heartbroken people are gathering at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel to pay final tributes to the chopper crash victims.
Adhikari’s body is due to be taken to Pokhara where he will be cremated with state honors shortly.
Similarly, final rites for Yubaraj Dahal, undersecretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation Authority Nepal Birendra Prasad Shrestha, Dhruba Das Bhochhibhaya, Director at CAAN, Arjun Ghimire, body guard of late Minister Adhikari and captain Prabhakar KC will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat today itself.
According to his family sources, final rites for Ang Chhiring Sherpa, chairman of Yeti Airlines, will be performed on Sunday.
Bodies of seven victims of the Air Dynasty helicopter crash were airlifted to Kathmandu Thursday afternoon from the crash site in Taplejung.
The AS350B helicopter belonging to Air Dynasty was flying back to Kathmandu after carrying out a feasibility study of the proposed airport in Chuhandanda of Tehrathum district. It crashed at Sisnekhola area at around 1:30 PM on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU: The final rites for late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari who died in the Air Dynasty crash is being performed today.
Similarly, final rites for Yubaraj Dahal, undersecretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation Authority Nepal Birendra Prasad Shrestha, Dhruba Das Bhochhibhaya, Director at CAAN, Arjun Ghimire, body guard of late Minister Adhikari and captain Prabhakar KC will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat today itself.
Similarly, the final rites for Ang Chhiring Sherpa, chairman of Yeti Airlines, will be performed on Sunday, according to his family sources.
The hospital has already handed over the bodies to their respective families.
The bodies will be kept at Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel for condolence before being taken to the respective directions for final rites. However, the body of Adhikari will be to taken to his home district, Kaski where he will be cremated with state honor.
KATHMANDU: The postmortem on seven mortal remains including that of Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari has been over. It had started at the Department of Forensic Medicine at TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj at 2 pm yesterday.
It took around 11 hours to carry out the postmortem, Rijen Shrestha, chief of the department, told Khabarhub.
According to him, the bodies will be handed over to their respective families at 7 am today.
“We started conducting postmortem at 2 pm on Thursday. It was over at 1 am today,” Dr Shrestha told Khabarhub, adding, “The hospital will hand over the bodies to their respective families at 7 am. The police, then, will take them to Tundikhel for condolence.”
KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has passed a condolence motion on the demise of its central committee member and Minster for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, who died in a helicopter crash in Taplejung on Wednesday.
A meeting of the party secretariat held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar paid tribute to the seven deceased and extended condolences to the bereaved families.
The party also decided to keep condolence book at the party office in Dhumbarahi for three days. Likewise, the party has also decided to organize a condolence assembly at party headquarters on March 7.