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Kathmandu: Former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) PL Singh has passed away. He was 87. According to the family sources, Singh breathed his last today while undergoing treatment.

The Nepali Congress leader Singh had been under treatment for stomach-related issues.

His body will be kept at his residence, Chakisibari, Kathmandu up to 11.00 am today and then at the Nepali Congress central office, Sanepa, for two hours, it is informed.

His last rites will be performed today itself.

Meanwhile, The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has declared a mourning holiday today on the demise of former Mayor PL Singh.

KMC’s assistant spokesperson Dhruba Kumar Kafle said that the KMC has decided to close all non-essential services of the central office and all the ward offices to mourn the passing away of former mayor Singh. On his efforts, the Kathmandu Municipality was declared a metropolitan city in 2052 BS.