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- Nepali Congress will not join the government
The main Opposition Nepali Congress will not join the Maoist-led government but would cooperate with the administration on the basis of merit, a senior leader of the party said. 'There is no truth in the reports that Nepali Congress is considering the
- Dhan Kumar Rai, Dubbed the Nelson Mandela of Bhuta
The expulsion of Dhan Kumar Rai, dubbed the Nelson Mandela of Bhutan byNepals media for his long imprisonment, comes after the coronation of anew king and Bhutans well-publicised plans of reform and modernisation. Rai, who arrived in Kathmandu for
- Gurkha soldier killed in accident in Afghanistan
A Gurkha soldier from Lamjung district was killed when the vehicle he was travelling in struck an explosive device in Helmand district of Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said. Krishna Bahadur Dura (36), who was killed on Saturday, was the second Nepali
- Gurkha killed in Afghan blast is named
A NEPALESE Gurkha killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was named yesterday as Colour Sergeant Krishnabahadur Dura. The 36-year-old died when the Warrior vehicle he was in struck an explosive device in the Musa Qala district of Helmand Province on
- MoD names Afghan death Gurkha
A British Army soldier who died after his patrol came under a bomb attack in Afghanistan has been named. Nepalese Gurkha, Colour Sergeant Krishnabahadur Dura, 36, from 2nd Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles, died when the Warrior vehicle he was travelling
- Nepalese Gurkha killed in Afghanistan named
A Nepalese Gurkha killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has been named as Colour Sergeant Krishnabahadur Dura. The 36-year-old, from 2nd Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles, died when the Warrior vehicle he was travelling in struck an explosive device
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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A maoist insugency, launched in 1996, has gained traction and is threatening to bring down the regime. Ten members of the royal family, including the king and queen, were massacred in a family dispute in 2001. In October 2002, the new king dismissed the prime minister and his cabinet for "incompetence" after they dissolved the parliament and were subsequently unable to hold elections because of the ongoing insurgency. The country is now governed by the king and his appointed cabinet until elections can be held at some unspecified future date.
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AFP - A Gurkha soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was identified by the Ministry of Defence Monday.
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