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6 December 2025

Ishwar Pokharel, Senior Vice-Chair of the CPN-UML, interacts with party cadres and supporters at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 6, 2025. Pokharel prepares to compete for the top post, challenging KP Sharma Oli in the upcoming general convention scheduled for December 13-15. While challenging Oli for the top post in the party, Pokharel also stresses the need to reinstate the two-term leadership limit in UML's statute and to enforce clear standards on party discipline, auditing, and organizational autonomy. The CPN-UML central committee meeting held earlier in October decides to hold its 11th general convention in the second week of December. The meeting at the time also passes the political report presented by party chair KP Sharma Oli.

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6 December 2025

Ishwar Pokharel, Senior Vice-Chair of the CPN-UML, interacts with party cadres and supporters at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 6, 2025. Pokharel prepares to compete for the top post, challenging KP Sharma Oli in the upcoming general convention scheduled for December 13-15. While challenging Oli for the top post in the party, Pokharel also stresses the need to reinstate the two-term leadership limit in UML's statute and to enforce clear standards on party discipline, auditing, and organizational autonomy. The CPN-UML central committee meeting held earlier in October decides to hold its 11th general convention in the second week of December. The meeting at the time also passes the political report presented by party chair KP Sharma Oli.

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6 December 2025

Ishwar Pokharel, Senior Vice-Chair of the CPN-UML, interacts with party cadres and supporters at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 6, 2025. Pokharel prepares to compete for the top post, challenging KP Sharma Oli in the upcoming general convention scheduled for December 13-15. While challenging Oli for the top post in the party, Pokharel also stresses the need to reinstate the two-term leadership limit in UML's statute and to enforce clear standards on party discipline, auditing, and organizational autonomy. The CPN-UML central committee meeting held earlier in October decides to hold its 11th general convention in the second week of December. The meeting at the time also passes the political report presented by party chair KP Sharma Oli.

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6 December 2025

Ishwar Pokharel, Senior Vice-Chair of the CPN-UML, interacts with party cadres and supporters at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 6, 2025. Pokharel prepares to compete for the top post, challenging KP Sharma Oli in the upcoming general convention scheduled for December 13-15. While challenging Oli for the top post in the party, Pokharel also stresses the need to reinstate the two-term leadership limit in UML's statute and to enforce clear standards on party discipline, auditing, and organizational autonomy. The CPN-UML central committee meeting held earlier in October decides to hold its 11th general convention in the second week of December. The meeting at the time also passes the political report presented by party chair KP Sharma Oli.

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6 December 2025

Ishwar Pokharel, Senior Vice-Chair of the CPN-UML, interacts with party cadres and supporters at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 6, 2025. Pokharel prepares to compete for the top post, challenging KP Sharma Oli in the upcoming general convention scheduled for December 13-15. While challenging Oli for the top post in the party, Pokharel also stresses the need to reinstate the two-term leadership limit in UML's statute and to enforce clear standards on party discipline, auditing, and organizational autonomy. The CPN-UML central committee meeting held earlier in October decides to hold its 11th general convention in the second week of December. The meeting at the time also passes the political report presented by party chair KP Sharma Oli.

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6 June 2025

Passengers wait to board a train at the Srinagar railway station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which launches in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

A decorated Vande Bharat Express train is pictured at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 6, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which is launched in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

A man takes a selfie near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 6, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which is launched in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

A girl sits inside a coach of the Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025, ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which is launched in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

An Indian policeman stands guard near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which launches in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

Indian Paramilitary Soldiers patrol near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which launches in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

An Indian policeman stands guard near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which launches in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

A decorated Vande Bharat Express train is at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 6, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which is launched in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

Indian policemen guard near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which is launched in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

Indian policemen guard near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which is launched in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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6 June 2025

An Indian policeman stands guard near a decorated Vande Bharat Express train at the Srinagar railway station ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 06, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two Vande Bharat Express trains to Indian Kashmir from Katra in the Jammu region and back, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through rail for the first time in its history. Modi also inaugurates key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crore (approximately 46,85,610 Euros), including the Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest railway bridge, and the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in challenging terrain. This train route passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge before reaching Kashmir. It marks the first time in history that the region is directly connected to New Delhi by train. The new service significantly boosts tourism and trade in the area. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir following Operation Sindoor, which launches in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that kills 26 tourists. The Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is brokered by the United States and comes into effect on May 10.

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