The helicopter was carrying 22 people, most of them tourists, when it disappeared from radar on Saturday. 

​The helicopter was carrying 22 people, most of them tourists, when it disappeared from radar on Saturday.  

President Droupadi Murmu acknowledged the Supreme Court’s key role in increasing public trust in the judiciary. Speaking at the National Conference of District Judiciary, she pointed out the ongoing challenge of case backlogs. She urged coordinated action among judiciary, government, and police to address these challenges and highlighted the pressing need for timely justice, particularly for the marginalized.

On December 24, 1999, the Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi was hijacked and flown to several locations before landing in Taliban-controlled Kandahar, Afghanistan