KATHMANDU, March 5: The last rites of teenage student from Chitwan, Shalin Pokharel, who was found dead in her school dormitory, were performed on Tuesday. Pokharel was cremated at Pashupati Aryaghat today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 26: Last rites of senior captain Prakash Kumar Sedhai, who died in the course of treatment following a helicopter crash, were performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, July 12: The mortal remains of Sita Dahal, wife of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, have been cremated at Pashupatinath Aryaghat.

KATHMANDU, April 29: Hundreds gathered in Nepal on Friday to pay their respects to the only remaining Gurkha recipient of Britain's Victoria Cross, who died last week at the age of 83.

KATHMANDU, July 12: The famous climber and the youngest Mt. Everest summiteer Shambhu Tamang was cremated at Swayambhu on Monday with state honors. Tamang was also among the founder member and an advisor at the Nepal mountaineering association (NMA).