Nepal crash highlights: Search ops come to halt on day 2; 3 of 72 aboard still missing

A domestic airlines plane crashed with 72 on board in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday.

Rescue workers recovering the body of a victim of a passenger plane that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal on Sunday. (AP)

Nepal Army on Monday confirmed that none of the passengers was rescued alive in the aircraft accident that occurred on Sunday. Till now, at least 68 out of 72 people on onboard the plane have been confirmed dead. ...Read More

 

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• Jan 16, 2023 06:31 pm IST

  Nepal plane crash: 3 bodies still missing, search ops come to halt for day 2

  Nepal plane crash: 3 bodies still missing, search ops come to halt for day 2, reports ANI, citing Nepal Army.

• Jan 16, 2023 01:29 pm IST

  ‘Was washing clothes when…’: Eyewitnesses recount narrow escape near aircraft crash site

  Eyewitnesses of the Nepalese passenger plane crash have said that they had a close shave as the Yeti Airlines plane, with 72 onboard, including five Indians, crashed near their settlement and a bomb-like blast was heard, reported PTI. 

Jan 16, 2023 11:57 am IST
'Compensation should be given,' says village head on death of four youths of Ghazipur
Mourning the death of four men from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur in the aircraft crash in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday, the village head of Alawalpur appealed for due compensation to the bereaved families as 'their economic condition is not good'. "It is a heart-rending incident. All the youth were very good-natured. Entire village is mourning. Bereaved families should ger compensation, as their economic condition is not good," he was quoted by news agency ANI. Read full story
Jan 16, 2023 11:12 am IST
Black box of crashed aircraft found
Nepal plane crash: Black box found day after aircraft with 72 aboard crashed, reports ANI, citing official.
Jan 16, 2023 10:40 am IST
Authorities revise death toll to 66 from 68 after recount
Authorities revised the death toll down to 66 from Sunday’s 68 after a recount early Monday morning, said Tek Bahadur K.C., a senior administrative officer in Kaski district. 
Jan 16, 2023 09:52 am IST
UP man who died visited Pashupatinath Temple for son's birth
One of five Indians who died in the plane crash in Nepal's Pokhara Sunday was a 35-year-old liquor store owner from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district, who had gone to pray at the famous Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Read full story
Jan 16, 2023 09:10 am IST
Pokhara: Search and rescue operation resume
Search and rescue operation resume at the accident site in Nepal's Pokhara. 
Jan 16, 2023 08:58 am IST
Nepal plane crash: 4 missing, witness heard man ‘crying for help, but…’ | Top 10
At least 68 people were confirmed dead in the plane crash in Nepal, the worst air crash in three decades in the small Himalayan nation. Officials said they had retrieved the remains of 68 people onboard a 72-seater passengers aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines before they had to call off the search operation for the day. Read full story
Jan 16, 2023 08:34 am IST
Weather conditions hamper search and rescue operation
Weather conditions hamper the search and rescue operation. Operations are yet to resume, a day after the aircraft crash at Pokhara airport which claimed 68 lives as per the latest toll.
Jan 16, 2023 02:59 pm IST
Crashed Yeti Airlines aircraft previously owned by Kingfisher Airlines
The crashed ATR-72 Nepalese passenger plane was previously used by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, according to Cirium Fleets data. Read full story