Nepal PM's wife passes away: Sita Dahal, wife of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakmal Dahal, passed away this morning. 69-year-old Sita Dahal, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease, has been reported to have passed away this morning at 8:33 local time while undergoing treatment in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu's Narvik Hospital has issued a statement saying that Sita Dahal, who was suffering from progressive super nuclear palsy, Parkinson's, diabetes, and hypertension for a long time, was put on oxygen. But he passed away this morning after having a cardiac arrest.
A long-time patient of Parkinson’s disease, Sita Dahal is survived by her husband and three children.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences.