KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayankaji Shrestha has been discharged from the hospital today.

Shrestha, who was receiving treatment at the Sahid Gangalal Heart Centre in local Bansbari, has been discharged after recovering, according to Home Ministry spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.

The Ministry has expressed gratitude to the team of doctors, including Dr. Maskey, and nurses involved in the DPM's medical treatment, as well as the Sahid Gangalal National Heart Centre family, including the Centre director.

DPM Shrestha was admitted to the hospital on December 5 and underwent angioplasty. A team of physicians, including Dr. Arun Maskey, was involved in his treatment.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal National Assembly Chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, former President Bidya Devi Bhandari, among other dignitaries, had visited DPM Shrestha at the hospital and wished him well.