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Nepal Plane Crash Kills 15 [02:16]
A small plane owned by a private company crashed in northwest Nepal on Monday, killing 15 people including 13 Indians. The Dornier aircraft owned by private Agni Air company was carrying 18 passengers and a crew of three on a flight from the resort town of Pokhara to Jomsom when it crashed while landing at the mountain airstrip. Among those killed are 13 Indians and two Nepalis. Six survivors had been taken to a hospital in Pokhara and the condition of at least one of them is critical. Two Danish tourists were among those rescued. Jomsom, about 125 km (79 miles) northwest of Kathmandu, is a gateway for trekking in the region where Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th highest mountain, is located. In September last year, 19 people returning after viewing Mount Everest were killed when their plane crashed in bad weather near Kathmandu. It was not immediately clear what caused crash. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountain peaks, including Mount Everest. Tens of thousands of hikers and foreign tourists go to Mount Everest and other trekking routes to see the lofty Himalayan peaks every year. Tourism, a key source of earning for impoverished Nepal, accounts for nearly four percent of the gross domestic product and employs tens of thousands of people. The bodies of 13 Indian pilgrims who died in a plane crash in northern Nepal will be handed over to their relatives on Tuesday after the process of postmortem is completed. The bodies were airlifted to Kathmandu on ...
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Janakpur Tour (जनकपुर दर्शन यात्रा) [09:27]
athmandu has often been by some as a flawless jewel in a unique setting. No other place in the world has the concentration of culture, art and tradition that exists in the Kathmandu valley (1300m.). Kathmandu is the crossroads for the many ethnic groups of Nepal and for visitors from all over the world every year. Nestled in the central hills of Nepal, Kathmandu is at once medieval and modern. The Kathmandu valley sprawls at the junction of two sacred rivers, Bagmati and Bishnumati. Just cross the Bagmati River to the south is Patan, on ancient city of temples, while Bhadgoon with its thousands of homes and temples shrines lies six miles to the east. More then two hundred years ago these three cities housed the Royal places of three different kingdoms that divided the valley palaces surviving today. Janakpur is more commonly Janakpurdham, is a city in Nepal which is situated in Tarai and 300m. from sea level. Janakpurdham is the administrative headquarters of the Dhanusa District of the Janakpur Zone and has a population of approximately 85000. The city is located about 400 km south-east of Kathmandu valley, 20 km from the Indian border at 26° 42' 44" N, 085° 55' 18" E Janakpurdham has a major tourists industry due to its significance in the Hindu religion.
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Nepal Bandh Day Two... Kathmandu [04:35]

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Nepal Banda 2069 Jestha 8 [01:20]
Day two
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How to descend from Meso Kanto La Pass (5100m) in Nepal: human sleigh [01:10]
Sliding down from the heights of Meso Kanto La Pass in Nepal after visiting Tilicho Lake: very steep snow slope, proved easier to descend on one's bottom than by carefully walking/slipping/sinking thigh-deep into snow... Marcus Sorensen is accompanied by the two sherpas Syange and Dorchi. At the bottom, they all changed into dry socks, and enjoyed the higher oxygen pressure in the air!
Tags: Nepal, Himalayas, Meso Kanto La, Annapurna, snow