गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Former Vice-Chair of NPC dies Nepal Former Vice-Chair of NPC dies KathmanduPati November 26, 2020 KATHMANDU – Former Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) Dr Rabindra Kumar Shakya has succumbed to Covid-19 at the age of 76. Shakya, who was receiving treatment at Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur, died early this morning today. The late Shakya had led the NPC while Khilraj Regmi was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. He had also served as chief economic advisor to then Minister for Finance Dr Ramsharn Mahat. Shakya had begun service in the bureaucracy as a section officer at the NPC. Then Chairman of the Council of Ministers Regmi remembered the late Shakya as an honest and committed expert in the economic sector. After he contracted coronavirus on November 5, Shakya was admitted to Global Hospital on November 10. He was later taken to Mediciti Hospital with further complications. He was also suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, according to family sources. Shakya is lived by a wife, three sons and a daughter. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Mohammed Zahidur Rahman: Countries need to have strong policies to sustain development CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain