Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal's freedom fighter and political hero, who played a major role in ending the Maoists' decade-long People's War and restoring peace in the country, is no more.
The Nepali Congress president, who served as Prime Minister four times and as head of state once, died on Saturday at the age of 86. He had been suffering from chronic asthma and Common Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. His health deteriorated recently and he had to be hospitalised. He had been unconscious since morning and breathed his last at the house of his only child, daughter Sujata Koirala. Thousands of party cadres, leaders of different parties, and diplomats gathered there to pay their last respects.
His body will be kept at the Dasharath Stadium on Sunday morning for the public to pay their homage. The funeral will take place in the evening and his daughter will perform the last rites.
The government has announced a national holiday; the national flag will fly at half-mast for three days. Realising his contribution made for national reconciliation, the government had a few months ago decided to recommend his name for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Lama's envoy held in Nepal
A top representative of the Dalai Lama was detained by the Nepal Police and security beefed up in the capital to prevent anti-Beijing protests, ahead of the anniversary of the failed uprising against communist rule by the Tibetans in 1959.
Nepal is home to around 20,000 exiled Tibetans and the capital has been the scene of several anti-China protests since the unrest in Tibet last year.
Since the failed uprising against the Chinese rule on March 10, 1959, Tibetans have launched several anti-China protests in Kathmandu demanding freedom and human rights in Tibet.
Nepal police briefly detained Thinley Gyatso ahead of the 'Tibetan Uprising Day' on March 10. He was warned not to instigate anti-China agitations in the country.
"The police on Sunday took Thinley Gyatso, the representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal, in a bid to prevent anti-China rallies," said Bigyan Raj Sharma, the spokesperson of the Nepal Police.
He was taken to the district administration office in the capital where chief district administrator Laxmi Prasad Dhakal warned him not to organize anti-China rallies in Kathmandu, Sharma said, adding Gyatso has agreed to the request made by the authorities.
They, however, said they will allow the exiled community to carry out religious activities without any obstruction.
Nepal is home to around 20,000 exiled Tibetans and the capital has been the scene of several anti-China protests since the unrest in Tibet last year.
Since the failed uprising against the Chinese rule on March 10, 1959, Tibetans have launched several anti-China protests in Kathmandu demanding freedom and human rights in Tibet.
Nepal police briefly detained Thinley Gyatso ahead of the 'Tibetan Uprising Day' on March 10. He was warned not to instigate anti-China agitations in the country.
"The police on Sunday took Thinley Gyatso, the representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal, in a bid to prevent anti-China rallies," said Bigyan Raj Sharma, the spokesperson of the Nepal Police.
He was taken to the district administration office in the capital where chief district administrator Laxmi Prasad Dhakal warned him not to organize anti-China rallies in Kathmandu, Sharma said, adding Gyatso has agreed to the request made by the authorities.
They, however, said they will allow the exiled community to carry out religious activities without any obstruction.
