Lumbini: Two tuskers, which the Nepal government gifted to the Qatar government, were flown to Qatar on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The elephants namely Khagendra Prasad and Rudrakali were sent to Qatar via a cargo chartered flight of the Qatar Airways on Wednesday. The elephants were taken to Bhairahawa from Sauraha, Chitwan via road on Monday before the departure to Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gifted elephants were sent to Qatar from the Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport via Boeing 777 F Freighter Cargo aircraft under the Flight Number QR 8824 of the Qatar Airways at 5.00 pm this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, the Nepal government had decided to gift a couple of elephants to Qatar during the Nepal visit by Qatar’s King Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on 23-24 April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudrakali and Khagendra Prasad who were reared in the Sauraha-based Elephant Reproduction and Training Centre were chosen for gift to Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Female Rudrakali is seven years old while the male Khagenra Prasad is of five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tuskers were handed to the Qatar government as the gift at Bhairahawa Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secretary at the Ministry of Forest, Rajendra Prasad Mishra handed over the elephants to the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Qatar Embassy, Khalifa Almari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the occasion, Secretary Mishra expressed the confidence that the handover of elephants as gift would further deepen the Nepal-Qatar diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy, Almari extended happiness and gratefulness to Nepal for the gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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