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An emergency meeting of the Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress has endorsed the condolence motion on the demise of party leader and Constituent Assembly member Pradeep Giri. The meeting also decided to lower the party flag half-mast and not to conduct official functions for the next three days—August 21, 22 and 23—NC Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel said. The meeting has also decided to close all the party offices on Monday. The party has also decided to hold condolence meetings in all districts, municipalities and VDCs on September 1. Leader Giri, who had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years, passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he breathed his last during the course of treatment at 9: 30 pm. Last rites of Giri will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu today.

The CPN (Maoist Center) has finally finalized the names of the office bearers, nine months after the general convention. The Standing Committee meeting held on Saturday approved Narayankaji Shrestha as senior vice-chairman, Krishna Bahadur Mahara as vice-chairman and Dev Gurung as general secretary. Leaders Barshaman Pun, Pampha Bhusal, Janardan Sharma, Girirajmani Pokharel, Shakti Basnet, Matrika Yadav and Haribol Gajurel have been appointed as the deputy general secretary. Similarly, Dinanath Sharma, Chakramani Khanal, Devendra Paudel, Lilamani Pokharel, Ganesh Shah, Hitman Shakya, Hitraj Pandey, Dilaram Acharya, Ram Karki have been nominated as secretary and Shreeram Dhakal has been appointed as treasurer. Party Vice-Chairman and spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that the office bearers have been selected only for a special convention. The meeting formed a 17-member committee to draft the manifesto for the upcoming elections. Senior Vice-Chairman Narayankaji Shrestha has been appointed as the coordinator. Dev Gurung, Barshaman Pun, Janardan Sharma, Girirajmani Pokharel, Lilamani Pokharel, Shakti Basnet, Ganesh Sah, Parshuram Ramtel, Amrita Thapa, Hari Rokka, Jaki Hussain, Krishna Chaudhary, Parshuram Tamang, Bhima Dhungana and Jagat Simkhada are the members of the committee. The meeting has also decided to conduct training in all the seven provinces.

A meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for today has been postponed. Parliament Secretary Gopal Nath Yogi said that the meeting was postponed due to the death of Nepali Congress leader Pradeep Giri, a noted socialist thinker. The next meeting will be held at 1 pm on Monday. There is a parliamentary tradition that the meeting should not be conducted after the demise of a member of the House of Representatives until the final rites are performed. Leader Giri, who had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years, passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he breathed his last during the course of treatment at 9: 30 pm. His body will be kept at the party office in Sanepa, Lalitpur from 11: 30 to 2 pm for final tributes. Last rites of Giri will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu on Sunday.  

Nepali Congress leader Pradeep Giri, a noted socialist thinker, passed away on Saturday. He was 75. Also a member of the Constituent Assembly, he had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he breathed his last during the course of treatment at 9: 30 pm. His body will be kept at the party office in Sanepa, Lalitpur from 11: 30 to 2 pm for final tributes. Last rites of Giri will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu on Sunday.