Quicktakes

Nepal plane crash

KATHMANDU: A twin-engine domestic airline hit a communication tower on its approach to the Capital today, killing all 15 on board including seven Indian passengers, police said. The plane bound for Kathmandu from the resort town of Pokhra in Western Nepal was carrying 10 passengers and five crew members.

Naxals kill cop

HYDERABAD: Naxalites of the banned People8217;s War Group shot dead a police constable at Parkal town in Warangal district, AP, last night. Police said, three armed Naxals of the Parkal dalam snatched an AK-47 from the constable and fired at him.

Pak arms dump

JAMMU: Indian troops have retaliated by destroying a Pakistani ammunitiondump in Turtuk sub-sector, Kargil. A Defence spokesman told UNI on Sunday that the dump was destroyed in Siari in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after Indian troops retaliated to unprovoked heavy firing and shelling by Pakistanis.

Orissa DGP stays

NEW DELHI: The EC tonight rejected Orissa Govt8217;s proposal to shift Dilip Mohapatra, DGP, in the wake of his reported controversial remarks on slaying of Catholic priest on Thursday last.