Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Ex-PM Koirala's funeral tomorrow, Govt declares public holiday

Government has declared a national holiday tomorrow to mourn the demise of NC President and former PM Sushil Koirala. Nepali Congress said its leader and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala‘s funeral will be carried out in Kathmandu tomorrow.Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala passed away at 12:50 am on Tuesday. Family source said that he breathed his last at his residence in Maharajgunj. Koirala’s private doctor Dr Kabirnath Yogi said that Koirala died of cardiac arrest after he developed pneumonia in bronchitis’ infection due to change in the weather. Koirala had shown symptoms since three months and was using three types of antibiotics. “Everything was normal till Monday evening, the amount of oxygen being administrated to him was increased,” Yogi said, “He had a normal meal yesterday evening. All of sudden, Koirala’s health deteriorated and he breathed his last at 12:50 am.” Koirala had served as Nepal's 37th prime minister from February 10, 2014 to October 10, 2015.