NC leader Tirtharam Dangol no more

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) leader and former State Minister for Health Tirtharam Dangol passed away last night. He was 77.

A family source confirmed that leader Dangol, who are receiving treatment for prostate cancer and kidney related ailments, died at KMC Hospital based in Sinamangal, Kathmandu.

During his political journey, Dangol served as the treasurer and district committee president of the Nepali Congress in Kathmandu, and also the deputy mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

Leader Dangol leaves behind his wife.

Nepali Congress leader Bhimsen Das Pradhan said the dead body of Dangol will be kept at the NC Central Office from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm to pay tribute and will be cremated at Teku Dovan this afternoon.