Court acquits ex minister Shahi, NMA Prez Sherpa over Airbus wide-body purchase scam The Special Court has acquitted the then Minister of culture Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Bahadur Shahi and the former board director of Nepal Airlines Corporation Nima Nuru Sherpa in a wide-body aircraft purchase scam. Nepal 06 Dec, 2024
CIAA files charge sheet against 32 for involvement in NAC wide-body scandal The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against 32 individuals, including former minister for tourism, culture and civil aviation Jeevan Bahadur Shahi and Sugat Ratna Kansakar, then managing director of Nepal Airline Corporation (NAC), for their alleged corruption in the procurement of two Airbus A30-200 back in July 2018. Nepal 05 Apr, 2024
Nepal Airlines finalising evaluation of three grounded planes for sale Following the questions raised at the Parliament regarding the grounding of MA 60 and Y12E planes belonging to the Nepal Airline Corporation, the NAC has clarified that the corporation is in the final stages of evaluating the aircraft for sale after receiving lukewarm interest from airline companies to lease them. Business 31 May, 2023
Gautam Buddha International Airport begins operation with domestic flights The second international airport of Nepal — Gautam Buddha International Airport — considered a national pride project built in Lumbini, formally came into operation today with domestic flights taking off from the new airport. Nepal 22 Apr, 2022
Scores of tourists stranded in Mugu due to flight suspension Many domestic tourists visiting Mugu district have been stranded as flights from and to the district have been suspended due to rain since October 18. Nepal 23 Oct, 2021
EDITORIAL: Monsoon irony Instead of agriculture, the government’s priority lies somewhere else – on multi-billion-rupee mega infrastructure projects What an irony that farmers should be demanding water to irrigate their farms in the midst of the monsoon season. Irate... 11 Sep, 2019
Incessant rainfall obstructs transport services in Bhojpur Bhojpur, July 27 Transport service has been affected due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Bhojpur. Air service in the district was halted for a week due to adverse weather conditions. It resumed today. Many passengers were... Travel 28 Jul, 2019
PAC fails to endorse panel report on NAC�s aircraft deal Kathmandu, January 4 Due to objection from lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) during the Public Accounts Committee meeting, the House panel today failed to endorse the report on Nepal Airline Corporation’s wide-body aircraft... Travel 05 Jan, 2019
Minister Shahi underscores air safety at ICAO assembly KATHMANDU: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has said that air safety would be strengthened in Nepal. Addressing the ongoing 39th General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in... 02 Oct, 2016
Air passengers up in Bhojpur BHOJPUR: Airline passengers have increased in Bhojpur district of eastern Nepal. Nepal Airline Corporation (NAC) Bhojpur branch has informed that the passengers for Biratnagar and Kathmandu have increased in the district. Nayan Puri, Head of... Travel 31 Aug, 2015
EU envoys advise PM KATHMANDU: Ambassadors from various countries of the European Union today met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and suggested him to make the aircraft-purchase for Nepal Airline Corporation, a transparent process. According to Rajan Bhattarai, foreign... Horoscopes 19 Sep, 2009
IN BRIEF SC vacates stay orderKATHMANDU: Allowing the Nepal Airline Corporation to continue its Boeing repair process, the Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated its stay order that directed the NAC to stop the process of repairing and overhauling of its Boeing... Horoscopes 06 Dec, 2007
