GERMAN NATIONAL DEAD IN EVEREST REGION Kathmandu, 14 June: Police said that a German national died at Lukla of Chaurikharka in Solukhumbu district on Friday, RSS reports from Solokhumbu... The deceased has been identified as Thomas Frank Achim Hartel (56) according to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sudan Singh Basnet. His passport number is CIVBV9W10. Thomas, who was in Tengboche on Thursday, came to Lukla by helicopter to return to Kathmandu after he fell sick. He fell down on the way while he was going to airport from a hotel to fly to Kathmandu at 9:00 am, and died on the way to hospital for treatment, said Police. Nnnn CPN MAOIST SEIZES LAND IN BANKE Kathmandu, 14 JuneL CPN Maoist Friday seized what was described as 29 bighas of government land in Banke. The party said the land has been transferred to the name of . Poonam Sharma and Gyani Bista, and Urmila Devi Verma The land owners were relatives of UCPB Maoists. nnnn