KATHMANDU, April 23 -- Nine months after CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli proposed awarding former President Bidya Devi Bhandari a national honor, the party finally honored her during the diamond jubilee celebration of the CPN-UML on Monday.

The National Convention Representatives Council meeting of the CPN (UML) that concluded on Sunday decided to honour the former president with the 'Republic Pride Honour' as a recognition of individuals who have made significant contributions to the country's democratic and communist movements, said UML Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokharel.

Amid discussions about Bhandari's potential return to politics following the end of her tenure as the president in March 2023, UML Chairman Oli had expressed in a program ...