Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated ...

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KATHMANDU: Nepal's former king Gyanendra Shah was welcomed back to Kathmandu on Sunday (Mar 9) by thousands of supporters who have been staging pro-monarchy demonstrations in the Himalayan republic.

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

Observed at 10:45, Saturday 22 March BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Nepal Time (Asia/Kathmandu, GMT+5:45) unless otherwise stated.

Former King Gyanendra Shah of Nepal received an enthusiastic welcome from supporters in Kathmandu, urging for the reinstatement of the monarchy amid political instability and economic dissatisfaction.

Former King Gyanendra Shah of Nepal waves upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ...

Gyanendra, 77, returned to Kathmandu from Pokhara after visiting religious places in different parts of the country. Hundreds of loyalists riding motorbikes carrying Gyanendra's picture and ...

Three years ago, Kathmandu was caught in the crossfire of Washington-Beijing tensions over the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a multi-million American grant for Nepal. While the United ...