Nuwakot: Ward Chair of Tarakeshwor rural municipality-6, Narayan Prasad Rimal, passed away today. He was 44.
According to National News Agency Nepal, he breathed his last while undergoing treatment for fever and pneumonia at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu. Rimal had undergone surgery for gallstone two months ago and had been suffering from fever and pneumonia for a week.
Rimal was elected as the ward chair during the 2074 BS local elections, representing the CPN (UML). In response to his passing, Tarakeshwor rural municipality declared a public holiday, mourning the loss of Rimal.
The local government has also decided to lower the official flag to half-mast to honor the deceased ward chair.