Queen Komal’s condition improving

June 5, 2001
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Kathmandu, June 5: The condition of Queen Komal recovering from a shoot-out at the Royal Palace Friday night in improving, latest health report issued by attending doctors said.

Princess Komal, the wife of King Gyanendra, was declared Queen Monday night after the crowning of Nepal’s new King. Princess Shova’s condition is also progressing satisfactorily, the announcement said; she is the youngest sister of the King.

The condition of Kumar Gorakh Shamshere Jung Bahadur Rana, the husband of late Princess Shruti, is stable and improving. Mrs. Ketaki Chester, cousin of the King,  is undergoing reconstructive surgery to cover up the tissue loss in her left shoulder, doctors said.

Meanwhile, a 12 hour curfew has been slapped for the second successive day in the capital and Lalitpur following another round of violence, police said. The curfew will be slapped from noon Tuesday.