Kathmandu, Dec. 13 -- The 11th general convention of the CPN-UML was formally inaugurated on Saturday afternoon at Sallaghari, Bhaktapur, with party chair and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli hoisting the party flag through a remote control.

Leaders from various political parties including acting vice-president of Nepali Congress Purna Bahadur Khadka, Nepali Communist Party leader Dev Gurung, Rastriya Prajatantra Party chair Rajendra Lingden, Nepal Communist Party's General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplab', Nagarik Unmukti Party chair Ranjita Shrestha among leaders from several other parties have attended the inaugural event to extend greetings from their respective parties.

The party has claimed the gathering to be its largest ...