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 Foreign Minister Dr. Rana in Chengdu Weather to remain fair across the country US says China releases three ‘wrongfully detained’ Americans Foreign Minister Rana off to China Minister Paudel for securing optimum benefits from limited resources Road accident in Bhaktapur: One dead, another critical Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities3 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system6 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey