KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Central Committee member and the party’s Kaski district in-charge Krishna Thapa passed away in Pokhara on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Thapa collapsed while attending a party meeting on Thursday afternoon. Although he was rushed to Manipal Teaching Hospital, doctors pronounced him dead at 3:37 pm.
According to eyewitnesses, Thapa collapsed after addressing a meeting of the Kaski-1 Coordination Committee at the party office.
Thapa had previously served as mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City.
Published On: 12 Mar 2026
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