KATHMANDU : Sita Dahal, the wife of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has passed away on Wednesday.
The Norvic Hospital issued a statement this morning declaring her death at 8:33 AM.
Dahal had been battling Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare neurological disorder, along with Parkinsonism, Diabetes Mellitus-II and Hypertension.
She was admitted to the Norvic Hospital after her health condition detoriated.
According to YCL in-charge Ram Prasad Sapkota, Dahal’s body will be kept at the party central office Parisdanda, Koteshwar from 11 am to 1 pm to pay the final tributes.
The funeral rites will be held at Pashupati Aryaghat today afternoon, Sapkota said.
