Virpadak for two pilots who saved 11 lives

KATHMANDU: The government has decided to honour pilot Dinesh Neupane and his co-pilot Santosh Rana, who saved lives of 11 passengers by sacrificing their lives as Air Kasthamandap aircraft they were flying crash-landed in Kalikot district, on Friday. Education Minister Giriraj Mani Pokhrel told THT that Monday’s Cabinet meeting took the decision to posthumously award Virpadak to the two brave pilots.