KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Republica's sister newspaper Nagarik daily associate editor Bishwamani Pokharel has been bereaved of his father who passed away on Saturday.
Pokharel's father Tej Prasad Pokharel was 90.
He was known as a mango farmer in Rupnagar of Saptari district. He played a key role in initiating commercial mango farming five decades ago.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters.
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