Various programmes were organised in Kaski to mark the third death anniversary of the then Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, today.
Minister Adhikari had died in a helicopter crash on February 27, 2019 in Taplejung district.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) tweeted today, extending tributes to the late leader.
वि.सं. २०७५ साल फाल्गुण १५ गतेका दिन ताप्लेजुङको सिस्नेभिरमा घटेको दु:खद हेलिकोप्टर दुर्घटनामा परि दिवंगत हुनुभएका व्यक्तित्वहरू प्रति आज दोस्रो बार्षिक पुण्य तिथिको अवसरमा हार्दिक श्रद्धा-सुमन अर्पण गर्दछौं !!! pic.twitter.com/x1H34DR0GY
— Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (@hello_CAANepal) February 27, 2021
In a tweet, CAAN director general Rajan Pokhrel expressed tributes to the then minister and others who were killed in the crash.
Minister Adhikari, government senior office bearers: CAAN deputy general director Birendra Prasad Shrestha, director Dhruba Das Bhochibhaya, under-secretary at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Yubaraj Dahal, Yeti Airlines managing director Aangchhiring Sherpa, Adhikari's bodyguard Arjun Ghimire and pilot Prabhakar were killed in the crash involving the Air Dynasty helicopter 9N AMI AS350 B3 at Sisnebhir of Phungling.
