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Shanghai-Kathmandu-Shigatse inaugural charter flight lands in Kathmandu

STORY: Shanghai-Kathmandu-Shigatse inaugural charter flight lands in Kathmandu SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu 2. various of Chinese tourists arriving at Kathmandu STORYLINE: The Shanghai-Kathmandu-Shigatse cross-border charter flight landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Saturday evening with an aim of promoting tourism. The inaugural charter flight operated by Himalaya Airlines carried onboard a total of 105 tourists from Shanghai. During the 12-day trip, they will visit Kathmandu, Chitwan, Bandipur and Pokhara in Nepal before entering China's Shigatse via the Kerung border point. Following the inaugural flight, the organizer is aiming at operating one or two cross-border tourism charter flights to Xizang per month depending on weather conditions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas

STORY: China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:53 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Chinese emergency relief materials at Nepal 2. various of unloading of Chinese emergency aid 3. various of the handover ceremony STORYLINE: A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song attended the handover ceremony. Shrestha noted that China has always supported Nepal in its economic development, and provided assistance in the time of crisis and need, such as during the 2015 earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are pleased to say that we h

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas are unloaded at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song attend a handover ceremony of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas are unloaded at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha speaks during a handover ceremony of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas are pictured at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers transport Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-AID

(231108) -- POKHARA, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas are unloaded at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Nov. 8, 2023. A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). TO GO WITH "China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas" (Xinhua/Yi Aijun)

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NEPAL-MOUNTAIN RANGE-LANDSCAPE

(230625) -- POKHARA, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Annapurna range is seen on a flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu in Nepal, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-MOUNTAIN RANGE-LANDSCAPE

(230625) -- POKHARA, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Annapurna range is seen on a flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu in Nepal, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-MOUNTAIN RANGE-LANDSCAPE

(230625) -- POKHARA, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Annapurna range is seen on a flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu in Nepal, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Dragon boat racing adds joy, boosts Nepal-China friendship

STORY: Dragon boat racing adds joy, boosts Nepal-China friendship DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon boat event STORYLINE: The tranquil Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara was transformed into a lake of joy on Friday morning as eight dragon boat teams competed fiercely against each other during the first Nepal-China dragon boat race festival. Mt. Machhapuchhre, not seen easily during this season, was clearly visible along with the Annapurna range, adding color to the boat racing. Each of the eight teams comprised one drummer, one cox and 10 rowers, and among the eight teams were four Nepali teams, two Chinese teams, one team from Singapore and one team involving both Nepali and Chinese nationals. The rowers, to the rhythm of the drum beats and braving the scorching sun, rowed hard their dragon-shaped boats to the finish lines in unison, sparking waves now and then. The spectators, either on the bank or in the boats, wa

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NEPAL-POKHARA-CHINA-DRAGON BOAT RACE FESTIVAL

(230623) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of dragon boat racing teams compete during a Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival in Pokhara, Nepal, on June 23, 2023. The tranquil Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara was transformed into a lake of joy on Friday morning as eight dragon boat teams competed fiercely against each other during the first Nepal-China dragon boat race festival. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Dragon boat racing adds joy, boosts Nepal-China friendship

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NEPAL-POKHARA-CHINA-DRAGON BOAT RACE FESTIVAL

(230623) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a dragon boat racing team compete during a Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival in Pokhara, Nepal, on June 23, 2023. The tranquil Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara was transformed into a lake of joy on Friday morning as eight dragon boat teams competed fiercely against each other during the first Nepal-China dragon boat race festival. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Dragon boat racing adds joy, boosts Nepal-China friendship

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NEPAL-POKHARA-CHINA-DRAGON BOAT RACE FESTIVAL

(230623) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a dragon boat racing team compete during a Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival in Pokhara, Nepal, on June 23, 2023. The tranquil Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara was transformed into a lake of joy on Friday morning as eight dragon boat teams competed fiercely against each other during the first Nepal-China dragon boat race festival. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Dragon boat racing adds joy, boosts Nepal-China friendship

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NEPAL-POKHARA-CHINA-DRAGON BOAT RACE FESTIVAL

(230623) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of dragon boat racing teams are ready to compete during a Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival in Pokhara, Nepal, on June 23, 2023. The tranquil Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara was transformed into a lake of joy on Friday morning as eight dragon boat teams competed fiercely against each other during the first Nepal-China dragon boat race festival. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Dragon boat racing adds joy, boosts Nepal-China friendship

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Tibetan cultural performance staged in Nepal's Pokhara

STORY: Tibetan cultural performance staged in Nepal's Pokhara DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performance STORYLINE: Artists from Nyingchi in China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Thursday staged a special performance in Pokhara, a popular tourist destination in Nepal. Featured dances and songs listed as intangible cultural heritages were performed by Tibetan artists. Nepali dancers also joined the performance, saying that they enjoyed dancing with the Chinese artists, as they learned about each other's culture. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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WeChat Pay of China launched in Nepal

STORY: WeChat Pay of China launched in Nepal DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony STORYLINE: WeChat Pay, a mobile payment service run by China's tech giant Tencent, was launched on Thursday in Pokhara, a popular tourist destination in Nepal. Tencent is joining hands with Nepal's NMB Bank Limited to bring WeChat Pay service to the South Asian country. "I firmly believe that this collaboration will set new avenues for safe, secure and convenient cross-border merchant payments for Chinese tourists in Nepal," Guru Prasad Poudel, an executive director from Nepal Rastra Bank, the country's central bank, said at the launch ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song said that it is the right time and "full of great significance" to launch and promote WeChat Pay in Nepal. He spoke of an increasing number of Chinese tourists going overseas year by year and "the favorable prospects of the Chine

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NEPAL-POKHARA-WECHAT PAY-LAUNCH

(230622) -- POKHARA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song addresses the launch ceremony of WeChat Pay in Pokhara, a popular tourist destination in Nepal, June 22, 2023. WeChat Pay, a mobile payment service run by China's tech giant Tencent, was launched on Thursday here. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal

STORY: 1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1) various of the arrival 2) various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A Sichuan Airlines charter flight touched down at Nepal's Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday, making it the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal. Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and his delegates were aboard the charter flight, which took off from Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The plane was greeted with a water salute after landing. Sudan Kirati, Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song welcomed the delegates and other passengers at the airport. The Pokhara International Airport, constructed by a Chinese company, went into operation on Jan. 1. Addressing the arrival ceremony, Timilsina said that the charter flight showed the i

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230622) -- POKHARA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song delivers a speech during the arrival ceremony at the Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of nepal since its inauguration in January. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230622) -- POKHARA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina delivers a speech at the arrival ceremony at the Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of nepal since its inauguration in January. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230622) -- POKHARA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sudan Kirati, Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, delivers a speech at the arrival ceremony at the Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of nepal since its inauguration in January. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230621) -- POKHARA, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sichuan Airlines charter flight is greeted with a water salute after arriving at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal since its inauguration in January. TO GO WITH "1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal" (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230621) -- POKHARA, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sichuan Airlines charter flight is greeted with a water salute after arriving at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal since its inauguration in January. TO GO WITH "1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal" (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230621) -- POKHARA, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger aboard a Sichuan Airlines charter flight is welcomed with a garland after arriving at the Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal since its inauguration in January. TO GO WITH "1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal" (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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1st Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival to be held in Nepal

STORY: 1st Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival to be held in Nepal DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. promotion video STORYLINE: A Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival is to be held for the first time in the South Asian region from June 23 to 24 in Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city. During the two-day festival co-hosted by Pokhara Tourism Council and Overseas Chinese Association of Pokhara, a total of eight teams involving 120 Nepalis and Chinese will compete on Pokhara's Phewa Lake, a popular tourist attraction in Nepal. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board Dhananjay Regmi voiced his appreciation of efforts by the Chinese embassy to bring Chinese tourists to Nepal. "The dragon boat competition will not only bring Chinese tourists to Nepal, it will also mark the commencement of international flights to the Pokhara International Airp

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-DRAGON BOAT RACE-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230609) -- KATHMANDU, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, addresses a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2023. A Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival is to be held in Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city, on June 23-24. The event, the first of its kind, is aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-DRAGON BOAT RACE-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230609) -- KATHMANDU, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xin, counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, addresses a press conference in Kathmandu June 8, 2023. A Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival is to be held in Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city, on June 23-24. The event, the first of its kind, is aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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71 bodies recovered at Nepal's plane crash site with last missing one to be confirmed

STORY: 71 bodies recovered at Nepal's plane crash site with last missing one to be confirmed DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. "We have found one more body in the Seti River," Guru Datta Dhakal, assistant chief district officer of the Kaski district where the ATR-72 aircraft crashed, told Xinhua. "So the total number of bodies recovered has reached 71." A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. A total of 69 bodies had been recovered by Monday evening with the 69th found in the Seti River, and both black boxes of the ill-fated plane were retrieved on Monday. The 70th body was re

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230117) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are seen at the crash site of a passenger plane near Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 17, 2023. With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230117) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry a body at the crash site of a passenger plane near Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 17, 2023. With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230117) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the crash site of a passenger plane near Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 17, 2023. With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230117) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the crash site of a passenger plane near Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 17, 2023. With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230117) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the crash site of a passenger plane near Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 17, 2023. With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230117) -- POKHARA (NEPAL), Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the crash site of a passenger plane near Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 17, 2023. With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PLANE CRASH-VICTIMS-TRANSFER

(230117) -- POKHARA, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry the remains of victims in a Yeti Airlines plane crash accident onto trucks in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 17, 2023. The victims' remains will later be transfered to Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard, and 69 bodies had been recovered by Monday evening. Many body parts were found at the crash site and the search is continuing for the two people who are still missing. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PLANE CRASH-VICTIMS-TRANSFER

(230117) -- POKHARA, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Relatives of the victims in a Yeti Airlines plane crash accident wait for the remains of their beloved to be loaded onto trucks in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 17, 2023. The victims' remains will later be transfered to Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard, and 69 bodies had been recovered by Monday evening. Many body parts were found at the crash site and the search is continuing for the two people who are still missing. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PLANE CRASH-VICTIMS-TRANSFER

(230117) -- POKHARA, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Relatives of the victims in a Yeti Airlines plane crash accident wait for the remains of their beloved to be loaded onto trucks in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 17, 2023. The victims' remains will later be transfered to Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. A Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard, and 69 bodies had been recovered by Monday evening. Many body parts were found at the crash site and the search is continuing for the two people who are still missing. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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1 more body, black boxes found at plane crash site in Nepal

STORY: 1 more body, black boxes found at plane crash site in Nepal DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: The rescue operation was halted on Monday evening as one more body and the black boxes were recovered earlier in the day at the crash site of a passenger plane in central Nepal, officials said. "We have wrapped up the rescue operation for today," said Brig. Gen. Krishna Prasad Bhandari, spokesperson of the Nepal Army. "The recovery of one additional body, the flight data recorder and the flight voice recorder is our achievement today," Bhandari told Xinhua. The plane, operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines, crashed on Sunday into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard. A total of 69 bodies had been recovered by Monday evening and 41 victims had been identified, said a statement issued by the Civil Aviati

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-PLANE CRASH-VICTIMS-REMEMBRANCE-LAMP LIGHTING

(230116) -- KATHMANDU, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A lamp lighting ceremony in remembrance of victims of a plane crash is attended by college students in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 16, 2023. The plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board, when it went down into the Seti River gorge on Sunday, and 68 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-PLANE CRASH-VICTIMS-REMEMBRANCE-LAMP LIGHTING

(230116) -- KATHMANDU, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A lamp lighting ceremony in remembrance of victims of a plane crash is attended by college students in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 16, 2023. The plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board, when it went down into the Seti River gorge on Sunday, and 68 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PLANE CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230116) -- POKHARA, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The wreckage of an ATR-72 aircraft of Nepal's Yeti Airlines is pictured at the crash site in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 16, 2023. Two black boxes of a crashed passenger plane and one more body were retrieved on Monday at the crash site in central Nepal, bringing the death toll to 69, a local official said. The plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board, when it went down into the Seti River gorge on Sunday, and 68 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PLANE CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230116) -- POKHARA, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site where an ATR-72 aircraft of Nepal's Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 16, 2023. Two black boxes of a crashed passenger plane and one more body were retrieved on Monday at the crash site in central Nepal, bringing the death toll to 69, a local official said. The plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board, when it went down into the Seti River gorge on Sunday, and 68 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-PLANE CRASH SITE-RESCUE

(230116) -- POKHARA, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site where an ATR-72 aircraft of Nepal's Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 16, 2023. Two black boxes of a crashed passenger plane and one more body were retrieved on Monday at the crash site in central Nepal, bringing the death toll to 69, a local official said. The plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board, when it went down into the Seti River gorge on Sunday, and 68 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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68 bodies recovered from plane crash site in Nepal

STORY: 68 bodies recovered from plane crash site in Nepal DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plane crash site 2. various of the rescue operations STORYLINE: According to Nepali officials, the search and rescue operation was halted on Sunday night for four people still unaccounted for after a local passenger plane crashed on Sunday in central Nepal. A total of 68 bodies had been recovered after the plane carrying 72 people crashed in the Pokhara region, and the effort to search for the remaining four people is set to continue on Monday. The airplane of Yeti Airlines carrying 68 passengers and four crew members crashed when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The Nepali cabinet has declared a national mourning on Monday for the victims and decided to form a committee to probe the cause of the accident. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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36 bodies recovered from crashed passenger plane in Nepal

STORY: 36 bodies recovered from crashed passenger plane in Nepal DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash site STORYLINE: At least 36 dead bodies have been recovered after a local passenger plane with 72 people onboard crashed in the Pokhara region in central Nepal on Sunday, a local official said. The bodies were brought out from the wreckage and the fire has been put off, Tek Bahadur K.C, chief district officer of the Kaski district, told Xinhua from the crash site. The ill-fated ATR-72 plane from Yeti Airlines was flying to Pokhara from Kathmandu and crashed just a few minutes before landing, Jagannath Niroula, spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, told Xinhua. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members, including 15 foreigners, Niroula said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INAUGURATION

(230102) -- POKHARA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pokhara International Airport is pictured in Pokhara, Nepal, Dec. 31, 2022. As Pokhara International Airport, a national pride project of Nepal, was inaugurated on Sunday, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal laid emphasis on its contribution to national and regional development. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-POKHARA-INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INAUGURATION

(230102) -- POKHARA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Buddha Air flight is saluted with water cannon when it lands at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan. 1, 2023. As Pokhara International Airport, a national pride project of Nepal, was inaugurated on Sunday, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal laid emphasis on its contribution to national and regional development. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)