गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ PM pays tributes to former Speaker Dhungana Nepal PM pays tributes to former Speaker Dhungana KathmanduPati November 18, 2024 KATHMANDU – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has offered respects to former Speaker Damannath Dhungana, laying the national flag over his mortal remains. The PM reached Sano Gaucharan at local Gyaneshwar today and offered his last respect. On the occasion, PM Oli described former Speaker Dhungana as a multi-dimensional personality with a unique identity and principles in Nepal’s parliamentary practice. “It is necessary to walk on the path the former Speaker has shown, as he was successful in leaving behind a unique influence in the nation’s parliamentary practice,” he said. A meeting of the Council of Ministers convened this morning decided to cremate the former Speaker’s body with state honours. Deputy Prime Ministers and other members of the Council of Ministers have also reached Sano Gaucharan to pay their last respect to the former Speaker, who passed away at Frontline Hospital, Baneshwar. He was 83 and had been suffering from liver-related ailment for some time. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Nirmal Purja, world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer killed in Pakistan avalanche Nimsdai transformed global mountaineering beyond records and summits Govt and Hindu organizations sign 13-point agreement Nepal partially eases curfew in Siraha’s Golbazar area 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 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020