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Kathmandu, Amidst jubilation from hundreds of people who lined up before the Narayanhity royal palace to witness the final exit of deposed monarch Gyanendra, the last king of Nepal bowed out of the palace, handing it over to the state along with his crown
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Kathmandu, More than a month before Nepal’s new lawmakers formally abolished the country’s 239-year-old monarchy, a priceless crown went under the hammer at an auction in London’s Bond Street.(contd...)
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Kathmandu, Stripped of his crown and asked to leave the palace by next week, Nepal’s deposed king Gyanendra had fortune smile on him for the first time since the fall of his government, with the ruling parties, including the Maoists, agreeing to let him
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Kathmandu, After putting up an impassive front ahead of the assembly meeting that will Wednesday end Nepal’s 239-year-old reign of the Shah dynasty, the royal family Tuesday showed first signs of jitters as the ruling parties finally agreed that a presi
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Kathmandu, After having approached the UN, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Nepal s King Gyanendra, yesteryear s crime mastermind Charles Sobhraj has now appealed to radically different quarters for justice - the former Maoist guerrillas. (contd...)
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Kathmandu, Nepal s Maoists, who are fighting an election after nearly two decades, finally reached simple majority in the first phase of the crucial poll held this month, with their jubilant chief Prachanda saying he himself would lead the new government.
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Kathmandu, With Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas edging towards majority after last week's election and uncertainty over the fate of Girija Prasad Koirala s coalition government, Nepal s share market began suffering jitters triggering a dip in stock pri
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Kathmandu, Nepal s army, the bete noir of the Maoist guerrillas during the 10-year armed insurgency, Tuesday said it was ready to work under the Maoists after the former rebels looked poised to head the government following an imminent landslide victory i
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Kathmandu, As reports of fresh Maoist conquests started pouring in and the former guerrillas were headed for majority in Nepal’s crucial constituent assembly election, rebel supremo Prachanda met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in the capital Sunda
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Kathmandu, Nepal s former Maoist guerrillas, who had fought a 10-year savage war to overthrow the monarchy, tasted victory Friday with trends in Kathmandu valley showing them poised to become the second largest party, after Prime Minister Girija Prasad Ko