"two decades"

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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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21 November 2025

The historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after being retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location

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21 November 2025

Locals carry the historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after it is retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol carries the historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after it is retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol carries the historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after it is retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol carries the historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after it is retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

Locals pose with the historic toran above the right-side window of the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after it is retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

The historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after being retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location

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21 November 2025

The historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after being retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location

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21 November 2025

Locals attach the historic toran to its original place above the right-side window of the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after retrieving it from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

Locals attach the historic toran to its original place above the right-side window of the main entrance of Kumari House in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after retrieving it from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location.

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21 November 2025

The historic toran of the right-side window above the main entrance of Kumari House is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 21, 2025, after being retrieved from the Barakat Gallery in London. The carved wooden toran, stolen from Kumari House two decades ago, is welcomed back with traditional music and rituals before being reinstalled in its original location

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