Civic leader and former minister Prof. Dr. Mathura Prasad Shrestha was bid farewell on Tuesday. Minister of Health and Population Padam Giri and Minister of Foreign Affairs Vimala Rai draped the national flag over the body of late Shrestha and paid their respects at Aryaghat in Pashupati.
Dr. Shrestha passed away at Annapurna Hospital at 4.30 am on Monday morning. Shrestha was the health minister in the interim government of 2047.