On July 11, 2008, the then King Gyanendra held a press conference at Narayanhiti Palace to announce his abdication and formally returned the royal crown – symbolising it as the people's heritage – to ...

The same happened on 9 March in Nepal, when former King Gyanendra Shah landed in Kathmandu from Pokhara. People shouted slogans in his support and carried a procession, igniting a fresh wave of ...

Locals share their inside knowledge of what to see, eat, drink and buy in the Nepalese capital city Until the formation of ...

"Come back king, save the country", "we want monarchy", and "vacate the royal palace for the king" chants filled the air in ...

Pro-monarchist groups in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, staged a mass demonstration on Friday, demanding the reinstatement of ...

In Nepal's iconic world heritage site Kathmandu Valley, the Nine-Storeyed Basantapur Palace complex that once lay in ruins ...

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 ...

The recent surge in pro-monarchy sentiment is a regressive response to democratic disillusionment. The government must move swiftly to hold accountable those responsible for the recent violence, ...

But many Nepalis have grown frustrated with the republic, saying it has failed to bring about political stability and blaming it for a struggling economy and widespread corruption. Nepal has had 13 ...

The commission investigating the palace killings of almost the entire Nepalese royal family has been given a four-day extension to complete its investigation, sources close to the prime minister's ...

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 for ...

An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah on Sunday gathered near the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport as he arrived from a trip to western Nepal. “Vacate the royal ...