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Nepal's anti-graft body files corruption case on Chinese company over cons
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Nepal's anti-graft body, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has filed a corruption case against 55 defendants, including the Chinese company, over the construction of Pokhara International Airport.
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Nepal: Activists protest at China-built Pokhara Airport, denounce BRI as i
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A group of protestors comprising locals and activists protested in front of China-built Pokhara International Airport, denouncing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a tool to intervene in the Himalayan nation.
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Nepal asks China to convert Pokhara airport loan into grant to ease financ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced on Tuesday that diplomatic efforts have been initiated with China to convert a loan for Pokhara International Airport to a grant as it failed to garner income, instead piled up more debt.
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Nepal probes quality and cost concerns in China-financed Pokhara airport a
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As per The New York Times, the project, managed by China CAMC Engineering, a subsidiary of Sinomach, has faced criticism, with accusations of inflated costs and substandard construction that compromised the airport's quality.
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Pokhara Airport may become Nepal's Hambantota: Expert calls for stern govt
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Nepal's newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport built with Chinese help has come under scrutiny and a foreign policy expert called for stern government actions before it turns out to be Nepal's Hambantota.
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Nepal engulfed in China's debt trap over Pokhara airport deal: NYT Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The airport's construction was part of China's grand ambitions, aligning with President Xi Jinping's signature infrastructure campaign, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which promised substantial investments in infrastructure projects worldwide.
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Chinese-built Pokhara Airport fails to take off: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Under China's Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing built the Pokhara international airport in Nepal in January but since it came into operation, there are no signs of the airport receiving any international flights, The Annapurna Express reported.
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Nepal's Pokhara Airport faces hurdle due to payload issues
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A preliminary report shows that narrow-body jets like the Airbus A320 and A319 have payload issues due to obstacles near the airport, which is a 25-minute hop from Kathmandu.
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Nepal plane crash: 16 bodies recovered, PM Prachanda 'deeply saddened'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A total of 16 bodies have been recovered from the site of the crash of a passenger aircraft in Nepal's Pokhara, the spokesperson of Nepal Army confirmed on Sunday.
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Passenger aircraft crashes on runway of Pokhara Airport in Nepal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
An aircraft with 68 passengers, and three crew members on board crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday.
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Nepal's new Pokhara airport on China's BRI radar: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahead of the inauguration of Nepal's new Pokhara airport, in a surprise announcement on Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu tweeted, "This (Pokhara airport) is the flagship project of the China-Nepal Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation."
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Aircraft with 22 people on board makes emergency landing in western Nepal
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 4 (ANI): A passenger aircraft en route to the mountainous district of Mustang made an emergency landing at Pokhara airport minutes after take-off on Sunday, airport officials confirmed.
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