Nepal to Abolish Monarchy
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Nepal's major political parties have agreed to abolish the world's last Hindu monarchy as part of a deal to bring former communist rebels back into the government
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Nepal's King Gyanendra is counting on a highly loyal army to keep his hold on the throne after seizing power, suspending civil rights and enforcing emergency rule in the Himalayan state, analysts say.
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Nepal's unpopular King Gyanendra marked his 61st birthday on Saturday as former Maoist rebels organized rallies demanding an end to the beleaguered monarchy.
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Nepali King Gyanendra named two former royalist prime ministers as deputies of his ruling council, state radio said on Monday, in a move seen as further tightening his grip on power in the troubled Himalayan kingdom.
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The government came a step closer to abolishing the monarchy that has ruled this Himalayan nation for centuries on Wednesday when the leading party announced its support for declaring Nepal a republic, officials said.
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Nepal's government will hold talks with Maoists on Wednesday to try to persuade the former rebels to rejoin the government and support a historic election to decide on the future of the monarchy.
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Nepal's PM vows to amend the constitution to meet key demands of protesters from the southern plains.
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[World News]: Kathmandu, Dec. 23 : Nepal&#39;s King Gyanendra today cancelled his proposed eleven-day visit to India after news of the demise of former Indian Prime Minister PVNarasimha Rao was received here.
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Nepal's media is subjected to a six-month ban on articles critical of King Gyanendra's state of emergency.
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The leader of Nepal, King Gyanendra, unexpectedly dissolved the government and claimed absolute power Tuesday, justifying the moves as necessary to restore peace and democracy in the face of a Maoist insurgency that has spread to nearly every corner of the picturesque Himalayan nation.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra called for the success of a fragile peace process in the Himalayan nation on Monday, his first public comments since being forced to cede political power in April.
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Nepal's army vowed on Friday to strike decisively to force Maoist rebels fighting to topple the monarchy to begin peace talks just days after the king sacked the government, arrested political leaders and seized power.
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Political parties in Nepal will hold protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule, says an aide to the sacked PM.
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Maoist rebels, fighting to topple Nepal&#39;s constitutional monarchy, cut off all land routes to the Himalayan kingdom&#39;s capital on Wednesday, disrupting food and supplies to the city of 1.5 million people.
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Nepal&#39;s King Gyanendra today put off his visit to India in view of the demise of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. The King&#39;s 11-day visit, which was scheduled to begin today, has been postponed, informed the Royal Palace Press Secretariat.
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Nepali King Gyanendra sacked the government and assumed power on Tuesday, saying the leadership had failed to hold elections or to restore peace amid an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.
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Nepal came under mounting international pressure Monday over its king's dismissal of the government and suspension of civil liberties earlier this month.