"UML welcome program"

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12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal, who is adorned with garlands, during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal, amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony is held at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, take part in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal, who is adorned with garlands, during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal during a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony takes place at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, participate in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981818

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal, who is adorned with garlands, during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal during a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony takes place at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, participate in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981820

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Home Minister Bamdev Gautam welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal, amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony takes place at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, participate in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981821

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal, amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony takes place at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, participate in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12976942

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (center) attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976943

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (center) attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976941

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976948

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976949

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976950

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976953

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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#12976955

10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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10 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a program to welcome back the communist leaders who separated a few years ago amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 10, 2025. Ram Kumari Jhakri and other leaders who did not join the unification of 10 leftist groups return to the CPN-UML. They return to the UML through the ''Ghar Farka Rastriya Abhiyan'' (Return Home National Campaign) conducted by the UML at the City Hall in Kathmandu. Along with Jhakri, former lawmaker Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisan), CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Pitambar Timilsina, Arjun Rai, Nawaraj Paudel, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, and other leaders who did not join the unification return to the UML. They are welcomed by UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

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