Nepal mulls using retired Gurkhas in peacekeeping role
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Nepal's government, Maoists and the United Nations may use retired Gurkhas, famed worldwide as professional soldiers, to monitor a ceasefire and move forward a peace process, the UN said.
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Nepal's multi-party government and Maoist rebels said they were set to sign a landmark peace accord on Tuesday that would declare a formal end to a decade-old civil war which has killed thousands.
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The shock dismissal of the Nepalese government by King Gyanendra may fan a Maoist revolt wracking the kingdom that could spill into neighbouring India, analysts say.
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India and Nepal were close to finalising a treaty on Wednesday for faster extradition of terror suspects to help tackle a Maoist insurgency in the Himalayan kingdom that is threatening to spill into India.
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LONDON: Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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KATHMANDU: Nepalâs ruling coalition expressed hope on Wednesday for peace talks to end eight years of war as the capital returned to normal after Maoist rebels who control much of the countryside lifted a blockade.
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Politicians from the Indian and Pakistan-controlled areas of Kashmir are taking part in an international conference held in Nepal on the future of the disputed Himalayan territory.
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Maoist activists in Nepal called for an end to the recruitment by Britain and India of Nepali youth for their legendary Gurkha regiments.
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[World News] London, Sep 30 : Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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Nepal's human rights commission said on Thursday it had found what may be a burial or cremation site of civilians who disappeared during the country's decade-long war against Maoist rebels.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal  - 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 leader of Nepal's Maoists - former rebels about to join government - is to address a public rally in Kathmandu.
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Ethnic unrest in southern Nepal that has blighted the country's fragile peace process has to be tackled before crucial polls to decide Nepal's political future, the United Nations said.
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Nepal's government will likely seize land owned by King Gyanendra, who recently lost most of his power and his command over the army, a Cabinet minister said Sunday.
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Four Nepalese former Gurkhas working for a UK security firm have been killed inside the Green Zone in Baghdad. London-based Global Risk Strategies confirmed that 15 workers had also been injured in Thursday&#39;s incident in the Iraqi capital.
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Nepal's new government said on Thursday it wanted peace talks with Maoist rebels but clamped down on dissent, banning all criticism of the king's decision to assume power for three years.
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Gurkha soldiers from Nepal serving in the British army are to receive full pensions, the Sun newspaper reported Thursday.