PM Deuba reaches OM Hospital to take stock of ailing leader Nidhi

KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba visited the Chabahil-based Om Hospital this morning to take stock of health condition of Nepali Congress leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, who has been hospitalized since Monday after he complained of a sudden stomach pain.

Rahul Pathak involved in Nidhi’s treatment briefed the PM that Nidhi was diagnosed of severe gastritis, according to PM’s press coordinator Govinda Pariyar.

According to journalist Ramaji Dahal, leader Nidhi underwent a successful endoscopy this morning and doctors suggested rest for some days. RSS