POKHARA: Former princess Himani Shah was seen paragliding for about 45 minutes in Pokhara today.
Himani arrived in Pokhara on a private tour on Thursday. The paragliding trip began from Sarangkot and she landed in Khapaundi on the banks of Fewa Lake.
Brazilian pilot Wildes Antonioli was with the former princess during the flight. Antonioli said Himani attained a height of 3,250 meters. Himani said it was her maiden paragliding flight and it was a sublime experience.
Himani, who came to Pokhara with her family, has been staying in Fishtail Lodge. The lodge source said Himani had been staying with her kids. After the paragliding trip, Himani had food in Boomerang Restaurant at Lakeside.
Meanwhile, the security persons pounced on THT lensman Krishnamani Baral after he clicked Himani in mid-flight. They took him to Lakeside from Khapaundi and deleted the photos. However, the photos were restored from memory card using recovery software.
Several organisations protested the deletion of photos taken at a public place. “Since Himani is now a commoner, the act of deleting photos taken at a public place is condemnable,” Jha said.
Kaski chapter of FNJ and The Himalayan Times branch of FNJ have condemned the incident.
When contacted, Nepal Police and Nepali Army officials said they knew nothing about Himani’s Pokhara trip. However, a source said 8-10 security personnel have come from Kathmandu to provide security to the ex-princess.
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Posted on: 2009-05-24 23:53:18
I dont agree on this coz if u say her as a commoner than why the journalist is making clips and making reports of a commoner doing paragliding…lots of common and normal people are doing paragliding but the journalist doesnt make it news…so if you are making Himani doing paragliding a news then she is above than commoner and she have rights of her privacy….journalists taks abt press freedom and behave like this…I sud think of reading THT if it stand for its side only…
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