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KATMANDU, Nepal – King Gyanendra (search) announced a 10-member Cabinet dominated by his own supporters on Wednesday, one day after he dismissed Nepal's government, declared emergency rule and ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A television cameraman was among two people who died on Friday when supporters of Nepal 's former king clashed with police during a rally in the capital to demand restoration ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring ...
Almost 17 years ago, Nepal's King Gyanendra Shah "bowed to the inevitable" and stepped down from the throne, handing over a crown made of "yak's hair and emeralds", said The Times. After ...
Nepal's ruling coalition demands the arrest of former king Gyanendra Shah following deadly violence in a pro-monarchy protest. PM K P Sharma Oli accuses Shah of inciting unrest, while multiple ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal clashed with riot police on Tuesday in Kathmandu. Supporters of the former King Gyanendra, who was ...
Pro-monarchists welcome Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra to Kathmandu. Thousands of supporters attend pro-monarchy rally at the airport as former king returns to the capital from the country’s west.
KATHMANDU, March 15 -- Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has accused former King Gyanendra of looting the country, asserting that the monarchy contributed nothing but self ...
Former Nepal King Gyanendra Shah’s passport was seized by the Himalayan country’s government as he’s been accused of spurring pro-monarchy protests in Kathmandu. Although the temporary ...
Former King Gyanendra Shah of Nepal waves upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Niranjan Shrestha/AP. Kathmandu, Nepal AP — ...
As of February 1 2005 King Gyanendra joined a club of the South Asian of dictators along with Pakistan, Burma (Myanmar), Bhutan and Maldives; he might have excelled other dictators in the region ...