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10 Indians killed in plane crash near Kathmandu
19 die in mishap that occured when aircraft was on way back from trip around Mt Everest
Bad weather in the region hampers rescue efforts
Kathmandu, September 25
Ten Indians were among 19 people killed today when a small plane carrying them crashed and broke into pieces at Kotdanda hills near the Nepalese capital while returning from a sight-seeing trip around Mount Everest.

Nepalese police personnel are seen at the crash site of Buddha Air plane in Lalitpur near Kathmandu. — Reuters

Amidst mounting tension, Pak recalls Hina Khar from US
Kayani meets army top brass
Islamabad, September 25
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today asked Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to cut short a visit to the US amid strained ties with Washington. Gilani asked Khar, who was representing Pakistan at the UN General Assembly in New York, to return to the country immediately, TV news channels quoted official sources as saying.

Ahead of poll, parties trying to cash in on clemency for Bhullar
Chandigarh, September 25
With the row over clemency for Devinderpal Singh Bhullar hotting up, all major political parties in Punjab, where Assembly elections are due early next year, are using the issue to outscore each other.

Pranab meets PM, says PC a valued colleague
New York, September 25
In an unusual meeting on foreign soil forced by the raging 2G controversy back home, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had an hour-long meeting here today to sort out issues, after which Mukherjee said he would have to take "expert opinon" on the Finance Ministry note that made some controversial comments about P Chidambaram.

Irregularities in ex-servicemen’s schemes
Defence Minister AK Antony orders further investigation
New Delhi, September 25
An inhouse inquiry of Defence Ministry has detected irregularities in the resettlement of ex-servicemen, prompting Minister A K Antony to refer the case to Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under Corporate Affairs Ministry for further investigations.

Job fears: NRIs heading back home
New Delhi, September 25
Growing economic uncertainty may slow down hiring activities in a host of sectors, but the IT space is likely to remain unaffected and the NRIs returning home due to the gloom in the Western markets might emerge as an attractive talent pool, experts believe.

India’s first bamboo museum to open doors
Dehradun, September 25 The country’s first ‘bamboo museum’ is all set to be ‘formally’ inaugurated at the Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT) in Palampur (Himachal Pradesh). The museum will house a workshop and a laboratory. It will also display bamboo products. The bamboo museum which has come up at Palampur in Himachal Pradesh. — A Tribune photograph