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Constituent Assembly Chairman and CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Subash Nembang has been cremated with state honors at Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal draped the body of Nembang with the national flag and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli with the party flag at Aryaghat.

Nembang’s sons Mingso and Suhang Nemang lit the funeral pyre.

Before his funeral pyre was lit, Nembang was accorded a guard of honor by a contingent of Nepal Army.

Nepal government ministers, senior leaders of various political parties, relatives, family members and well-wishers were present at the Aryaghat.

Prior to last rites were performed, the funeral procession was marched to Pashupatinath temple via Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Narayangopal Chowk, Dhumbarahi, Chabahil and Gaushala.

His body was kept at the party headquarters in Chayasal till 1 pm on Wednesday for final tributes. Then the mortal remains were taken to his Baluwatar-based residence.

The government has declared a public holiday today to mourn the demise of a key architect of Nepal’s new constitution.

The government has also decided to fly the national flag at half-mast in all the government offices and Nepali missions abroad to mourn the demise of Nembang.

Nembang was rushed to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital after he suffered a heart attack at 1:40 am on Tuesday. But doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. He was 71.

The funeral procession of Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman and CPN-UML leader Subash Chandra Nembang has begun.

His last rites are to be performed shortly at the local Pashupati Aryaghat with state honors. The funeral procession began from his residence in Baluwatar.

Nembang passed away on Tuesday due to a cardiac arrest. He was 71.

Constituent Assembly Chairman and CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang will be cremated with state honors on Thursday.

Party Publicity Department Secretary Gagan Bista said that Nembang will be cremated with state honors at the Pashupati Aryaghat at 11 am today.

The mortal remains of Nembang were kept at the party headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur for final tributes till 1 pm on Wednesday. Then the body was taken to the Baluwatar-based residence.

The government has announced a public holiday today to mourn the death of a key architect of Nepal’s new constitution.

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The government has also decided to fly the national flag at half-mast in all the government offices and Nepali missions abroad to mourn the demise of Nembang.

Nembang succumbed to a heart attack at 1:40 am on Tuesday while receiving treatment at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. He was 71.

The CPN-UML has made arrangements for paying tributes to its Vice-Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang within the party central office from 9 am to 1 pm today.

The leader passed away on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest at the age of 71.

According to UML Publicity Department Secretary, Gagan Bista, the mortal remains of the leader will be kept within the party central office at Chyasal in Lalitpur till 1 pm today before taking the body to his residence in Baluwatar.

There, family members, his relatives, and friends will pay their respects to the late leader.

The last rites of the UML leader have been scheduled for 11 am tomorrow.

In honor of the late leader, the party has decided to fly the party flag at half-mast for three days.