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Passenger Plane In Nepal With 22 People On Board Along With 4 Indians Missing: Report

New Delhi: According to media reports citing airline officials, a small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians.

According to preliminary reports, the Tara Air 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft was travelling from Pokhara, a tourist destination 200 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu, to Jomsom, 80 kilometres northwest. At 9:55 a.m. local time, the aircraft was reported to have lost contact.

โ€œThe aircraft was seen over the sky of Jomsom in Mustang district and then had diverted to Mt. Dhaulagiri after which it hadnโ€™t come into contact,โ€ Chief District Officer Netra Prasad Sharma was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

The plane was carrying four Indians and three Japanese nationals. According to State Television, the remaining passengers were Nepalese citizens, and the plane had 22 passengers, including the crew.

With fluctuating weather and airstrips in hazardous highland settings, Nepal, home to the worldโ€™s highest peak, has a history of mishaps on its huge domestic air network.

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โ€œModi Cannot Be Compared To Nehruโ€: Bommai

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Karnataka: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday asked the Congress leader to specify if he was a Dravidian or Aryan,the move came after  Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiahโ€™s โ€œAryanโ€ taunt at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),the former chief minister was reacting to the inclusion of chapters on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Hedgewarโ€™s speech in revised Kannada school textbooks for class 10.

Siddaramaiah had said, โ€œRSS people โ€“ Are they native Indians? We donโ€™t want to debate such things. Do Aryans belong to this country? Are they Dravidians? We will have to get to the roots.โ€

โ€œLet Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah first declare whether he is a Dravidian or Aryan,โ€ said Mr Bommai.

Siddaramaiyah had also made a statement saying โ€œPM Modi cannot be compared to former PM Nehruโ€, replying to which Bommai lashed out at his rival saying โ€œYes it is true. (PM) Modi cannot be compared to Nehru because Nehru failed to take any tough action when China attacked India and the country lost a chunk of its territory to China.โ€

โ€œBut (PM) Modi stood strong and acted tough when China tried to violate Indian borders. He did not compromise with Pakistan. He has preserved Indian unity and integrity. PM Modi has made India stronger. He certainly cannot be compared with Nehru,โ€ he added.

Karnataka assembly elections are scheduled for next year, Karnataka has witnessed 3 Chief Ministers in the last four years.

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