गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ CPN-UML registered with Election Commission, election symbol ‘Surya’ Politics CPN-UML registered with Election Commission, election symbol ‘Surya’ KathmanduPati August 19, 2020 File Photo Kathmandu: The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) has formally registered with the Election Commission. A meeting of the commission on Wednesday decided to register the UML, said spokesperson Raj Kumar Shrestha. The CPN-UML, headed by Sandhya Tiwari, has decided to use the symbol of a sun rising from a hill for the elections. “Today’s commission’s meeting has decided to register the UML Sandhya Tiwari as its chairperson,” said Shrestha in an interview with Kathmandu Pati. “The party will be given a certificate of its registration publishing it in the newspapers.” An application had been filed with the commission for the party’s registration under the chairmanship of Tiwari, who is from Morang, on July 27. Write your comments RELATED NEWS BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Iran says US must end pressure before talks resume Rubio says US must maintain strategic ties with Pakistan Iran rejects Uranium transfer until US meets demands Economic hardship and housing crisis drive Europe protests Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Now more than ever, support the IT sector Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Another ‘tension’ for PM Oli: Less work, more worry! Over 2,000 Nepal Police personnel infected with coronavirus Six Members Nominamted to National sports council Nine important facts about Koshi Barrage of Nepal