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Grim task of identifying the dead begins after Nepal plane crash

Rescue teams have recovered 68 bodies after a Yeti Airlines passenger plane crashed with 72 people on board near Pokhara, Nepal, as search efforts ended for the day. Authorities said the grim process of identifying the dead was underway, hours after the plane went down in the Seti River Gorge as it travelled from Kathmandu to its destination Pokhara on Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Ramyata Limbu…

Dozens killed in Nepal passenger plane crash

Warning: This report contains images some viewers may find distressing. Nepal’s prime minister says the full force of the army and police has been deployed to the site of the country’s worst air crash in decades. At least 68 of the 72 people on board the plane have been confirmed dead. The plane was flying from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara when it crashed. Pokhara…

Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal

At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when an aircraft crashed in western Nepal’s Pokhara, according to an army spokesman. “We expect to recover more bodies,” Krishna Bhandari told Reuters news agency. The plane crashed on Sunday between the old and new Pokhara airports in central Nepal, according to media reports. “There are 68 passengers on board and four crew members … Rescue is…

Former communist rebel leader Prachanda becomes Nepal’s new prime minister

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Former communist insurgent leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed Nepal’s new prime minister for a third time on December 25, 2022. The Maoist communist party leader will lead the new government for the first half of the five-year term, after which his coalition partner from the Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist will take over the post, according to…

‘The Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj ordered released from Nepal prison

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been ordered released from a Nepal prison on December 22, 2022, due to his health condition and good behaviour. The 78-year-old has served 19 of his 20-year life sentence. The French national, nicknamed ‘the serpent’, is linked to the killings of over 20 Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and…

What’s behind caste violence in Nepal? | Witness Documentary

Sona Khatik, a young Nepalese journalist, investigates stories on sexual violence against Dalit girls. As she reports on one girl’s death, she reflects upon her own life. She knows first-hand how violence is entrenched in the lives of Dalit women. But she is not afraid to challenge those in power, hold them to account and bring about change. And in the fight against discrimination, Khatik…

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