Pro-monarchy protests in Kathmandu are growing, with thousands calling for the return of King Gyanendra amidst ...

Police used tear gas and batons against supporters of Nepal’s former king during a protest in the capital to demand ...

Nepal abolished its monarchy in 2008, but growing public frustration with the government has sparked calls for its return.

In a major blow to Nepal’s development efforts, as many as 34 USAID projects worth Rs46.12 billion ($329,429,516) have been permanently terminated, according to multiple media reports coming from the ...

Nearly seventeen years ago - on May 28, 2008, to be exact - Nepal abolished a 239-year-old Hindu monarchy, with Gyanendra Shah as king, and brought the curtain down on a decade-long civil war that ...

The monarchy that ruled Nepal for centuries came to an unfortunate and tragic end. One of the most prominent symbols of this era is the Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu, a historic royal residence ...

Nepal's former King Gyanendra Shah on Sunday ... Dozens of riot policemen were guarding the Narayanhity Palace Museum, the erstwhile royal palace of the former king, as there were rumours that ...

An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah blocked the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport as he arrived from a tour of western Nepal. “Vacate the royal palace ...

This is what is fuelling these calls in Nepal, which was the last Hindu kingdom till 2008, when it became a secular republic. Listen to Story "Come back king, save the country", "we want monarchy", ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former King Gyanendra Shah of Nepal waves upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu ...

Large crowds have greeted Nepal’s former king in the capital ... “Vacate the royal palace for the king. Come back king, save the country. Long live our beloved king. We want monarchy ...