KATHMANDU, Nepal — Supporters of Nepal’s deposed royal family rallied in the capital on Sunday demanding the restoration of the monarchy ahead of March elections. It was the first rally by supporters ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal clashed with riot police on Tuesday in Kathmandu. Supporters of the former King Gyanendra, who was removed ...

When a king arrives, his people bow. 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 ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring him ...

NEW DELHI, India, May 18 -- Nepal's newly reinstated parliament gave overwhelming approval Thursday to a plan that would strip King Gyanendra of all but ceremonial powers, revoking his control of the ...

Almost 17 years ago, Nepal's King Gyanendra Shah "bowed to the inevitable" and stepped down from the throne, handing over a crown made of "yak's hair and emeralds", said The Times. After "widespread ...

It took more than two centuries for his ancestors to build up the royal firm, but King Gyanendra of Nepal has just about wrecked the business in seven disastrous years. He came to the throne in 2001 ...

Nepal’s Parliament has stripped King Gyanendra of his veto power over the legislature, the latest measure to curtail his authority after he was forced to give up absolute rule, officials said Sunday.

KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's Parliament stripped King Gyanendra of his power to veto legislation, the latest step to curtail his authority and turn him into a figurehead. The new law endorsed by ...