KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The wreckage of a plane carrying 22 people that has been missing since Sunday in Nepal's mountains was located today, a Nepal army official said. There was no word on survivors.

It is a popular route with foreign hikers who trek on the mountain trails and also with Indian and Nepalese pilgrims who visit the revered Muktinath temple. Nepal has had a spotty air safety record.

KATHMANDU: Authorities have decided to reopen Muktinath Temple in the district of Mustang following a long hiatus of almost ten months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The famous Muktinath temple, a holy place of pilgrimage for Hindus and Buddhists, situated in Mustang, has been opened from Sunday. It was closed due to Covid-19 pandemic since last April.

In 2014, a Nepal Airlines plane flying from Pokhara to Jumla crashed, killing all 18 on board. In 2018, a US-Bangla passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed on landing in Kathmandu, killing 49 of ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The wreckage of a plane carrying 22 people that has been missing since Sunday in Nepal's mountains was located today, a Nepal army official said. There was no word on survivors.

In 2014, a Nepal Airlines plane flying from Pokhara to Jumla crashed, killing all 18 onboard. In 2018, a US-Bangla passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed on landing in Kathmandu, killing 49 of ...