Former Nepal PM Sushil Koirala dies aged 79
Former Nepal Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala (79) passed away at his residence on Tuesday morning. Koirala was suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and succumbed to the disease. He was elected Prime Minister of Nepal in February 2014 and was also credited with promulgating the new constitution of Nepal in September last year.