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 Memo handed to PM Oli demanding prompt grant amount to… Six police personnel rescuing pilot from danger awarded Drivers dead as two trucks collide head on NCB and Department of Passports sign MoU on crime control Road accidents in Karnali: 112 killed in a year Airplane accident has caused irreparable loss to nation: Chairman Dahal 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 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar4 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident5 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities6 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around India-Nepal Bilateral Dialogue is the only way forward: Dr. Nihar Nayak International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 Prime Minister Oli’s confidante Prem Kumar Rai recommended as CIAA Chief Commissioner Indian RAW Chief Goel meets Prime Minister Oli after coming to Nepal from Bhutan CDO of Kanchanpur transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs