Nepal

Yogi Adityanath’s Photo At Pro-Monarchist Rally Sparks Controversy In Nepal

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Kathmandu: A controversy erupted in Nepal after photographs of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were displayed at a pro-monarchist rally organised here to welcome former king Gyanendra Shah. As soon as Gyanendra, 77, landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport from Pokhara on board the Simrik Air helicopter on Sunday after visiting religious places in … Read more

NDTV Explains Nepal’s ‘Return Of The King’ Movement. A Hindu Monarchy Again?

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New Delhi: 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 had killed over 16,000 people. The Hindu-majority nation was reborn as a federal, secular republic. On Sunday, thousands … Read more