Chopper with 7 people aboard goes missing in Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 8 : A domestic helicopter of Altitude Air airline with seven people on board went missing in central Nepal on Saturday, officials said.
The chopper, en route from Samagaun of Gorkha district to Kathmandu, went out of contact with the air traffic control tower at 8.05 a.m, the Kathmandu Post reported.
There were six passengers including a Japanese tourist and five Nepalis on board, said Nima Nuru Sherpa, Managing Director at Altitude Air Pvt Ltd.
Though some local media reported about the possible crash in Dhading district, 50 km away from Kathmandu, the authorities could not confirm as the search and rescue operation was underway.
Tribhuvan International Airport General Manager Rajkumar Chhetri said that the helicopter was supposed to land in the capital at 8.18 am.
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Belagavi: Goods vehicle topples on road as driver loses control; 25 MGNREGS workers injured
Belagavi: In an accident that occurred near Hosur village, Hukkeri taluk, on Thursday, more than 25 people, identified as labourers, were injured as the goods vehicle they were traveling in toppled on the road.
The workers, learned to be Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) labourers, were traveling from Hidkal village to Yamakamamaradi in Hukkeri taluk for work when a motorbike came in front of the vehicle suddenly. As a result, the driver lost control over the goods vehicle, which toppled on the road.
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The injured labourers were shifted to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) in Belagavi city and are receiving medical treatment.
