Raksha bandhan

KATHMANDU - As soldiers of the Nepal Army aided by police began to hunt for mangled and badly burnt bodies in a village Tuesday after a private aircraft exploded mid-air, killing all 14 people on board, including six foreign tourists, the government ordered a probe into the accident.

KATHMANDU - Soldiers of the Nepal Army aided by police began to collect scattered and badly burnt body parts in a village Tuesday after a private aircraft exploded in mid-air, killing all 14 people, including six foreign tourists, on board.

KATHMANDU - The festival of Raksha Bandhan, when sisters pray for the long life of their brothers, turned into stark tragedy in Nepal Tuesday as all 14 people on board a private aircraft, including seven foreign tourists, were killed in a crash near Kathmandu.