Gurkha
soldiers’ case should be taken to int’l court if
unheeded by British govt: Dr. Narayan Khadka
(kh 03/03/2024)
British
Gurkha ex-servicemen protest in Kathmandu
(kh 07/02/2024)
GAESO
requests UK govt to solve issues related to
Gorkha soldiers (rep 02/02/2024)
Nepali
leaders raise Gurkha pension issue with visiting
British army chief : Gen Sanders says the UK is
serious about addressing the demands raised by
the Gurkha veterans (kp 31/01/2024)
Gurkha
veterans share doubts ahead of September talks :
For years Gurkha soldiers fought wars for
Britain, but despite promises of equal pensions
and rights, their pleas for fairness remain
unaddressed (kp 29/08/2023)
‘Decisive’
talks on Gurkha veterans’ demands in September :
The ex-Gurkhas have been agitating for equal
pension and post-retirement benefits on par with
British counterparts (kp 21/04/2023)
Gurkha
veterans memo UK PM Sunak seeking redressal of
their pension issues : The next meeting of Nepal
and British governments with representatives of
the agitating ex-Gurkhas is scheduled for April
19 (kp 04/04/2023)
Why
are the Nepali Gurkhas so Glorious, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep 14/02/2023)
UK-Nepal
govt level talks on November 3 (rep
01/11/2022), First
round tripartite meeting discusses ex-Gurkha
issues in London (kh 04/11/2022), Tripartite
talks on equal benefits for ex-Gurkhas end
inconclusively : While the parties have agreed
to sit for talks again, no date has been fixed,
by Ail Giri (kp 04/11/2022)
Ex-Gurkha
soldiers’ fight for justice to continue with
tripartite talks : The 1947 deal between Nepal,
Britain and India outlines equal pay, pension
and perks for Nepalis in the forces, by Anil
Giri (kp 20/10/2022)
Tripartite
Agreement on Gurkha Recruitment has lost
relevance, by Rajaram Bartaula (rep
06/09/2022)
British
Gurkha soldiers in Britain should be given
Nepali citizenship: MP Dahal (rep
22/07/2022)
British
Minister and Nepali Ambassador meet on
ex-Gurkhas issue (kh 22/06/2022)
Gurkhas
submit 16-point demands to British PM (ht
18/06/2022)
Digital
activism and youth involvement in the Gurkha
Justice Campaign, by Kamana Rai (rec
10/06/2022)
British
government forms talks team to discuss demands
of Gurkha veterans : Gurkha soldiers who retired
before 1997 have been protesting putting forth
different demands including pensions on par with
their British counterparts (nlt 03/06/2022)
Nepal
loses millions of foreign currency as pension of
British Gurkha soldiers is remitted to Indian
central bank, by Chiran Sharma (rep
30/04/2022)
Gurkha
justice campaign : Unfortunately, the Gurkhas
seem to have ignored the fact that division
leads to demise, by Mulbir Rai (kp
15/04/2022)
Nepal
forms talks team to hold dialogue with UK over
Gurkha veterans’ demands : Gurkha veterans have
been protesting for long putting forth different
demands including an equal pension on a par with
their British counterparts (nlt 02/03/2022),
Embassy
begins homework for talks on Gurkha issues
(rep 06/03/2022)
New
immigration rules in UK to benefit British
Gurkha Army (nlt 25/02/2022)
Plight
of the Singapore Gurkhas : Gurkhas retired from
the Singapore Police Force are forced to live in
dire economic conditions, by Om Gurung (kp
29/12/2021)
Gurkhas'
campaign for equal rights: Will the UK govt
relent?, by Ramhari Poudyal and Prerana
Poudyal (ht 21/09/2021)
Ex-British
Gurkha army activist Gurung hospitalized (kh
18/08/2021)
UK
opposition party expresses solidarity for
ex-Gurkhas’s hunger strike (kh 11/08/2021)
Why
the Gurkhas are once again staging a hunger
strike in the heart of London, by Tim I
Gurung (rec 30/07/2021)
Ex-Gurkhas
launch relay hunger strike (kh 22/07/2021)
UK
government expresses readiness for holding
dialogue with ex-Gurkhas (kh 29/05/2021)
British
Gurkhas threaten legal action for their rights
(ht 07/04/2021)
Diary
of a Nepali soldier in France : Writings and a
khukri of an unknown World War I Gurkha soldier
surface in Germany after 107 years, by Shree
Bhakta Khanal (nt 04/12/2020)
India
to recruit fewer Nepalis in army? Country’s
COVID count set to cross two lakh; Proposal to
enlist non-Gurkhas in Gurkha Rifles okayed
(ht 11/11/2020)
Nepal
officially proposes a review of the 1947
tripartite agreement with Britain on Gurkha
soldiers: The agreement allows the recruitment
of Gurkhas into the British and Indian armies
but the government has long been asking for a
review in the changed present context, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/02/2020), Gurkha
ex-servicemen serve March 15 deadline to Nepal,
UK govts (rep 17/02/2020)
Ex-Gurkhas
threaten to hinder Gurkha recruitment process
(ht 04/01/2020)
Nepal
seeks review of Gurkha recruitment deal with
Britain (ht 15/12/2019)
Ex-Gurkhas
serve ultimatum for dialogue (ht 07/12/2019),
British
Gurkha ex-servicemen issue Feb 15 deadline for
dialogue (rep 07/12/2019)
National
conference of ex-Gurkhas concludes with Kathmandu
Declaration (ht 07/11/2019), Ex-Gurkhas
to mount int’l campaign for pay parity,
compensation (rep 07/11/2019)
Girl
Gurkhas: Recruitment of women into the British
Gurkha Brigade is on hold, but women who trained
remain hopeful, by Monica Deupala (nt
26/07/2019)
Agitating
Gurkhas defer protests after British letters
(rep 02/07/2019)
Guardians
of the empire: The British Gurkha connection is
one of the enduring strands in the close bond of
friendship between Nepal and the UK, by PB
Shah (kp 19/06/2019)
Oli
proposed review of 1947 tripartite pact in a
meeting with Theresa May, foreign minister says.
The statement from the British prime minister’s
office makes no mention of a review of the
treaty that allows Gurkha recruitment, by Anil
Giri (kp 13/06/2019), Oli
for revising Gurkha recruitment pact: Puts forth
the proposal during his talks with British Prime
Minister Theresa May in London, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 13/06/2019), ‘Gurkhas
a vital link for boosting Nepal-UK relations’
(ht 14/06/2019)
Gurkha
ex-servicemen start fresh protests over delay in
forming talks team to address pension parity
issues (rep 31/05/2019)
Ex-Gurkhas
stage demonstrations (ht 02/05/2019)
Gurkha
veterans serve July 1 deadline to address demands,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/03/2019)
Gurkha
veterans
reject pension hike offer of the UK government:
‘The announcement does not meet our demands and
does not make us equal to the British nationals
working in the UK army,’ a former Gurkha officer
said, by Anil Giri (kp 09/03/2019)
Who
wants
to be a Gurkha? Women: On the race to become the
first batch of women to join the British Gurkha
regiment under the British Armed Forces, by
Asmita Manandhar (kp 19/02/2019)
UK
govt has not kept its word: Ex-British Gurkha
soldiers (rep 18/02/2019), British
minister arriving to discuss Gurkhas’ demands,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/02/2019), Ex-Gurkhas
threaten to disrupt recruitment process (rep
21/02/2019), Ex-Gurkhas
seek expeditious talks from Nepal, UK governments
to address their demands, by Anil Giri (kp
22/02/2019), Ex-Gurkhas
seek implementation of tripartite report (ht
22/02/2019), ‘UK
govt will address Gurkhas’ grievances’ (ht
23/02/2019), Compensation
for Gurkha disparity not immediately possible: UK
minister, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 23/02/2019)
Cold
comfort: Ex-Gurkhas and their families would go
back to Nepal if there was cheaper and better
health care, by David Saddon (nt 08/02/2019)
Gurkha
Grandparents: Despite free health care, elderly
ex-Gurkhas and their families in UK ache for home,
by Sikuma Rai (nt 25/01/2019)
Speaker
emphasises honour and facilities to British Gurkha
soldiers (kp 23/01/2019)
Forwarding
equal footing: All British Gurkhas must be treated
on an equal basis to their British counterparts,
by Chandra Laksamba (kp 19/12/2018)
Manufacturing
courage: The history of Gorkhas is a case study of
colonial mindsets and Nepali rulers’ failures,
by Amish Mulmi (kp 16/11/2018)
Gurkha
forum raises equal rights pitch: GAESO urges Nepal
and British governments to form talks panel soon
(kp 02/11/2018)
Gorkhalis
for
America: If Gorkhalis can protect the American
President in Singapore why can’t they do the same
in the White House?, by Aditya Man Shrestha
(rep 14/08/2018)
A
military-migrant economy: Families enable
ex-Gurkhas to continue global private security
work, by Amanda Chisholm (nt 22/06/2018)
Ex-British
Gurkha panel puts 11-point list of demands (kp
09/05/2018)
Lahure
becoming scarce in Dharan, by Rohit Rai (rep
26/04/2018)
British
govt ‘working on Gurkhas’ issues' (kp
14/02/2018)
Old
soldiers,
new battles: Gurkhas fought for the British in
various wars, now they are fighting for equal
rights, by Naresh Rai (kp 18/08/2017)
9th
Gorkha
Rifles bicentenary marked with fanfare: The 9th
Gorkha Rifles has distinguished itself in many
battles including the two world wars (kp
06/02/2017)
Defeating
the
undefeated: Gurkhas’ campaign for equal pensions
will likely continue regardless of whether Nepal
can or will help their cause, by Chandra
Laksamba and Krishna Adhikari (kp 24/10/2016)
Gurkhas
lose
equal pension petition: According to the current
rule of the British government, only those Gurkhas
who served after 1 July 1997 are eligible for
equal pension, by Nabin Pokharel (kp
16/09/2016)
House
committee
wants diplomatic talks to resolve ex-British
Gurkha issues, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
11/05/2016)
Dying
for
others: The royal tour has revived a debate in
Nepal to redefine Nepal-UK relations that allows
Gurkha recruitment, by Om Astha Rai (rep
25/03/2016)
GAESO
president
accuses Britain of enslaving Nepalis: GAESO
President Gurung says Prince Harry meeting former
Gurkha servicemen in Pokhara would be a
hypocritical move (kp 21/03/2016)
Gurkha
Army
completes quake mission in Nepal (kp
20/07/2015)
A
subdued joy for British Gurkhas (kp
07/02/2015)
‘Under
30
can apply for UK residency', by Nabin Pokhrel(kp
17/01/2015)
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