King Prithvi Narayan Shah's legacy extends far beyond the walls of Gorkha; he bestowed upon us the invaluable gift of a collective identity as Nepali citizens. His lifelong commitment to the cause remains eternally etched in history, shaping the foundation of our nationhood.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari said that the basis for keeping intact national dignity and sovereignty was laid by the unification bid initiated and led by the late king Prithvi Narayan Shah.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Rabindra Mishra, the former chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party, has joined the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). Mishra joined RPP Kathmandu during an event on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Former Chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party Rabindra Mishra is joining Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) today.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and a group led by Bibeksheel Sajha Party's former Chairman Rabindra Mishra are set to merge on Wednesday.

TAIPEI, Oct 10: Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday, in a strong riposte to Beijing.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that his party won’t unify with any other political party.

KATHMANDU, August 25: The CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Met Mani Chaudhary has claimed that their party will be the largest political party in the country within the next four months.

If Nepal was defeated in the battle of Sindhuli, unification would not have been possible. The British would make Kathmandu Valley their colony, a point to access Tibet and China, which might as well have become the British colony later on.

Few kilometers away from Kathmandu on the hill of Makawanpur district stands a palace, also called a castle and a fort. It has a lot to communicate to us about our history and heritage, which I am going to write in this article.

KATHMANDU, March 8: The Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (united) and Rashtriya Prajatantra Party have announced unification between the two parties.

NUWAKOT, Jan 2: A unification torch rally is to be organized along the ancient route from Gorkha to Kathmandu via Nuwakot used by late king Prithvi Narayan Shah and the Gorkha troops during the unification campaign of Nepal.

LAHAN, Dec 29: With the Upendra Yadav's Samajbadi Party (SP) quitting the government, the issue of a merger between Yadav's party and the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal has been a matter of hot discussion in the political circles.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Saturday finalized the names of chairpersons and secretaries to command the six metropolitan cities.

ILAM, May 21: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Senior Leader Jhalanath Khanal has assured that all the backlogs with regards to party unification process would be cleared by mid-June this year.

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KATHMANDU, April 22: The Nepal Communist Party has concluded its lower level party unification. The unification comes 11 months after the then parties – CPN-UML and Maoist Center’s merger.

ILAM, April 3: Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has completed its merger process in Ilam district after a hiatus of unification of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) of integration at central.

BUTWAL, March 30: General Secretary of Nepal Communist Party (Revolutionary-Maoist) Mohan Baidya on Saturday ruled out possibility of his party's unification with the semi-underground Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party.

KATHMANDU, March 21: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwor Pokhrel has said the Nepal Communist Party ( NCP)’s unification process at local levels was taking more time than expected as a consensus could not be forged for same.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Friday dissolved the taskforce formed to develop a modality for merger of party's lower committee and sister wings, saying that the taskforce had failed to carry out given tasks two and a half months after its formation.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Friday dissolved an intra-party taskforce formed to finalize the party's much-delayed unification process in local levels and sister wings.

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leaders continue to remain divided over plans to dissolve a high-level unification taskforce after it failed to finalize the merger of lower committees and sister wings within the given deadline.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: An intra-party task force formed by the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to resolve the disputes surfaced in the party and take forward the stalled unification process has failed to accomplish the given task within the given deadline.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: Another unification bid initiated by the three breakaway factions of the right-wing Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) was spoiled following differences over the unified party’s election symbol and political stand over the issue of monarchy.

KATHMANDU, Oct. 6: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Kamal Thapa has said that unification of RPP with other parties having similar background to RPP will take place soon.

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KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Secretariat meeting has decided to entrust the two chairs of the party to develop the proposal for organizational unification of the unified party.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Communist Party of Nepal Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday said unity between two big communist parties (CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Center) is uncommon and multi-dynamic.

KATHMANDU, May 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the unification between two communist parties has created a base for stability, peace, good governance and prosperity in the country.

KATHMANDU, May 19: Prime Minister and chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli has said the party unification has created a viable condition for development and prosperity.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Until just two days ago, it was not clear whether unification of the two major communist parties—CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center)—would take place as stated by the top leaders of the parties in the past. Even the second-rung leaders of the parties were not sure the party unification process would happen so quickly.

KATHMANDU, May 17: The party unification coordination committee meeting held at Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar has finalized the unification bid. The meeting held between the chairs of CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Centre) on Wednesday had forged consensus in principle to finalize the bid.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Both the party chairpersons looked excited on the day of the party unification between the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center).

KATHMANDU, May 17: Both the chairpersons of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have jointly planted a sapling of Ginkgo Biloba on the premises of Baluwatar, a plant that survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagashaki during the Second World War.

KATHMANDU, May 17: The ruling CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have reached a 'breakthrough' in talks aimed at forming a unified communist party, leaders from the two sides said.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Chairpersons of UML and Maoist Center, KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have stated that the party unification was a ‘work in progress.’

KATHMANDU, May 15: CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has advised CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal not to be in a dilemma on the party unification.

KATHMANDU, May 4: CPN (Maoist Center) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has insisted that no further delay should be made in uniting the party and CPN (UML).

KATHMANDU, May 1: Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stated that the party unification between CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) will be announced on May 5.

KATHMANDU, April 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the party unification between CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) is inevitable.

KATHMANDU, April 22: Chairperson of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reiterated that there will be dignified party merger.

KATHMANDU, April 19: The proposed unification between the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) will be given final shape once the remaining disputes are resolved, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, April 17: CPN (UML) general secretary Ishwor Pokhrel has said the party and CPN (Maoist Center) which are in the process of unification have no debate over an idea of taking up 'sun' as the election symbol of 'united' party.

KATHMANDU, APRIL 17: The CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have agreed to make a last-ditch effort to unify the two left parties on April 22 as previously agreed.

KATHMANDU, April 16: CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that he was active to fulfill the responsibility of taking the party unification to its conclusion.

BAGLUNG, April 15: At a time when speculation is rife that the unification between the ruling CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) could be delayed by a few weeks due to growing difference between the two parties, CPN Maoist (Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the two parties will be formally united on April 22, the date set by the merger coordination committee for the announcement of the party unification.

CHITWAN, April 12: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the next meeting of the task forces of the two parties for party unification would finalize all issues in order to announce party unification on April 22.

KATHMANDU, April 12: CPN (UML) vice-chairman Bhim Rawal has said that discussions still remain regarding the leadership management for the unification of the UML and the CPN (Maoist Center).

KATHMANDU, April 10: Leaders of the CPN (Maoist Center) have said that the planned unification between their party and the CPN-UML could be delayed by a few weeks, or even a few months, due to widening distrust between the two sides.