KATHMANDU: A Kathmandu district level cadres’ orientation program of the Oli faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has started in the Kathmandu Valley.

The Kathmandu District Committee of the Oli faction is organizing the orientation program at Nepal Academy in the capital.

Prime Minister Oli, leaders Ram Bahadur Thapa alias Badal, Ishwar Pokharel, and Krishna Gopal Shrestha will address the gathering.

As the Prime Minister is attending the program, the participants were not allowed to wear black masks, hats, gloves, and other items. It is also forbidden to carry a water bottle.

Earlier, the Oli faction had organized a Sudurpaschim level cadres’ gathering on Wednesday.