Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokhrel paid tribute to Rashtrakavi Ghimire at his residence in Lainchaur, earlier today.

A contingent of the Nepali Army offered guard of honor to the Rashtrakavi who is also the Honorary Brigadier General of Nepali Army.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, former Minister for Defence Bhimsen Das Pradhan, high-ranking army officers, litterateurs, artists and the general public also offered final tribute to the Rashtrakavi at the Aryaghat.