Friday, February 20th, 2026

Ekata’s body to arrive following DNA verification



KATHMANDU: The body of Ekata Adhikari, who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash Sunday, will be brought to Nepal only after DNA verification, according to her kin.

Ekata was the lone Nepali national on board the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft that crashed near the town of Bishoftu, killing all 157 people.

Ekata, 28, who originally hails from Gorkha district, was working with the United Nations World Food Program based in Ethiopia.

According to family sources, she was unmarried and had visited her family in Nepal two months ago. She was working with Nepal-based WFP before she left for Ethiopia seven months ago.

Her parents are in California with her other two daughters.

Publish Date : 12 March 2019 07:29 AM

Today’s News in a Nutshell

KATHMANDU: Khabarhub brings you a glimpse of major developments of

Tiger census concludes in Chitwan and Parsa National Parks

CHITWAN: The tiger census in the Chitwan–Parsa National Park Complex

NC rule from 2046 to 2051 BS was ‘golden era,’ asserts President Thapa

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Gagan Kumar Thapa has said

Home Minister urges voters to participate confidently in upcoming election

KATHMANDU: Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has urged voters to

Awareness campaign urges fair and fraud-free elections (Photos)

KATHMANDU: Citizens were urged to ensure a fair and fraud-free