गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ CA Member Basnet no more Nepal CA Member Basnet no more KathmanduPati May 12, 2023 KATHMANDU – Constituent Assembly (CA) Member and Nepali Congress leader Purushottam Basnet has passed away at his residence in Siphal in the Capital City this morning. He was 78. Born at Likhupike Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district, Basnet was jailed for nine years for his struggles for democracy in the country. He was unmarried. Basnet was the invitee central committee member of the NC after the People’s Movement-II. He was also the treasurer of BP Koirala Memorial Trust. Executive Director of Trust Rajendra Parajuli said Basnet’s body would be kept at Pashupati area this afternoon for tributes and the final rites would be performed today itself. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Finance minister urges diaspora investment to boost economic growth Nabil bank wins Nepal’s best commercial bank award Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Senior Citizens Minister Shrestha vows to raise elderly allowance to Rs 5,000 a month Suzuki Dzire In a New Premium Avatar Kathmandu-Hetauda tunnel way construction on priority President Bhandari begins two-day official visit to Bangladesh Names of ambassadors to Germany, Belgium and Pakistan approved Petrol tanker truck plunges into Trishuli CAN categorizes cricketers and signs contracts
