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KATHMANDU, June 19: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended condolences in the demise of senior neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota.

KATHMANDU, June 19: ​Dr Upendra Devkota, a towering figure in the field of medicine in Nepal who was instrumental in institutionalizing neurosurgery as a distinct medical discipline in the country, died on Monday at Neuro Hospital, Bansbari. He was 65.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he was stunned by the news of demise of senior neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Senior Neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota has passed away while undergoing treatment at Neuro Hospital, Basbari on Monday. He was 63. Devkota had been suffering from gallbladder cancer.

GORKHA, June 9: Senior Neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota, who has been undergoing treatment for Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) at Neuro Hospital, Bansbari, was airlifted by a helicopter to his birthplace Gorkha as per his wish on Saturday.

GORKHA, June 9: There was a huge crowd of locals, neighbors, relatives and well-wishers gathered at the ancestral home of Senior Neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota at Pandit Gaun in Gorkha district since early morning on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Senior Neurosurgeon Dr. Upendra Devkota has been airlifted to his home town Gorkha. Devkota has been taken to his birth place as per his wish.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Nepalese Neuro Surgeon Society has conferred honorary chair title of the Society on senior Neurosurgeon Prof Dr Upendra Devkota today.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Supported medical equipment and doctors, Dr. Upendra Devkota will be flying to his hometown, Pandit Gau of Gorkha after the ailing neuro surgeon expressed his desire for the visit.

KATHMANDU, May 31: Ailing senior neuro-surgeon Dr Upendra Devkota has been felicitated with Dr Bal Ram Joshi Knowledge and Science National Award.

KATHMANDU, May 5: President Bidya Devi Bhandari visited the Neuro hospital in Bansbari today to inquire about the health condition of senior neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota, who is undergoing treatment of gall bladder cancer.

LONDON, Dec 27: Speaking to Republica Online, Dr. Upendra Devkota said that his health had improved significantly. While undergoing regular checkup in Nepal, Devkota suffered from jaundice in his liver and had gone to London three weeks ago.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Senior advocate Khim Lal Devkota has said that the delay in the endorsement of National Assembly ordinance is due to the political reason rather than any constitutional or legal barrier.

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota, who is revered as the greatest poet in the Nepali literature, was remembered amidst a program here Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has appointed Nepali journalist, Chiranjibi Raj Devkota, as the Honorary Tourism Ambassador to Victoria State in Australia.

KATHMANDU, June 19: Lyricist Chudamani Devkota released his latest album ‘Spandan’ at Union House in Anamnagar on Sunday. Eleven different singers including Deepak Kharel, Sapana Shree, Swaroop Raj Acharya and Ram Krishna Dhakal have contributed to the album.