President Ram Baran Yadav conferred the honor as per Article 152 of the Interim Constitution. [break]
The final rites of late Singh were also performed with state honors on Wednesday.
Singh, who was suffering from kidney, bone and neuro-related problems, breathed his last while under going treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Wednesday.
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