Royal Family Of Nepal - Shah dynasty

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The Kings with the information ministers, 29-8-2005

From Terra

[rchainho]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2...ent_3440763.htm
Nepali king expresses condolence over US hurricane disaster

http://in.today.reuters.com/news/ne...ia-214639-1.xml
Nepal party drops constitutional monarchy pledge
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's largest political party on Thursday dropped a 60-year-old written pledge to uphold constitutional monarchy, seven months after King Gyanendra seized complete power in the impoverished Himalayan kingdom.

http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue263/editorial.htm
Seeing enemies everywhere
The palace is so fixated on the past it can’t see a future with a political party that has consistently stood for reconciliation with the monarchy. The Nepali Congress is still regarded by royal hardliners as the most resistant roadblock to a powerful kingship.

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=50502
Indian leaders urge King to reinstate democracy

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pagelo...pstories/main1
Crown Prince opens DNPWC silver jubilee function Personalities contributing to conservation honoured
KATHMANDU, Aug. 31: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev inaugurated the silver jubilee function of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) Wednesday. Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah was also present at the function.

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/200...p16/news01.php
Monarchy risks writing itself out of Nepal’s future: ICG

[mandyy]

30th birthday of Crown Princess being observed
http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/200...t01/news03.php

[rchainho]

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/200...v11/news12.php

Crown Prince gives away prizes

[mybags]

The King and Queen are on a trip from November 12 - December 2 that will take them to Bangladesh, Tunisia, Burundi, Nigeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

[mandyy]

King Gyanendra of Nepal in Army uniform attends Army Day in Kathmandu, 26 February 2006. The King reviewed two recently-formed battalions and new military hardware in the capital as the army predicted victory against Moaist rebels.

#2: King Gyanendra of Nepal and Queen Komal
#3: Crown Prince Paras (L) and Princess Hemani

Photos from Getty images

[mandyy]

#1:AFP
#2-4: AP
#5: Reuters

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Crown Princess Himani with her daughter Purnika at Royal Nepal Golf course in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, 11 March 2006. Her husband Crown Prince Paras, the only son of King Gyanendra, participates in the Pakistan Ambassadors Cup Golf Tournament. The seven political parties and maoists are demanding a Constituent Assembly which shall decide about the future of Monarchy

from aap

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Crown Prince Paras accompanied by Crown Princess Himani is embarking on a visit to Austria on the invitation of Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Wolfgang Schusel. Crown Prince Paras is scheduled to address a programme to be organised at Zoo Schonbrunn on 22 March

from getty

[mandyy]

Photos from July of 2005
South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun poses with Nepalese Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah at the presidential house on July 15, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Nepalese Crown Prince Paras is in Seoul on a four day visit.
From Getty images

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Nepal King calls for general elections


Friday, April 14, 2006 (Kathmandu):


Nepal's King Gyanendra has promised general elections in the Himalayan kingdom next year.

The move is being seen as the first step towards restoring democracy in a country that has witnessed nothing but violence over the last year.

It is also being considered a victory of sorts for students, activists and the seven-party opposition alliance in the country that has been fighting for democracy.

http://www.ndtv.com/template/templat...86888&callid=1

[Toledo]

Boy for girl in royal tragedy
April 13, 2006
Poornima Joshi...Devyani Rana, whose name must figure in any mention of the Kathmandu palace massacre, is ready to get married.

...Five years after Crown Prince Dipendra, said to be driven by love for Devyani, killed the king and queen and five other members of his family in an incident that shocked the world...

...Devyani, who belongs to the Rana clan that ruled Nepal till 1951, also has Congress connections. The late Madhavrao Scindia was her mother Usharaje’s younger brother.

[Toledo]

Nepal parties reject king's offer

Nepal's main political parties have rejected an offer by King Gyanendra to participate in talks which the king says could pave the way for elections.


Nepalis describe protest chaos

Violent clashes between police and anti-monarchy protesters are continuing across Nepal as thousands of people defy the curfew.

King Gyanendra, it's time to bow down
By Dhruba Adhikary

...King Gyanedra, who ascended the throne in the aftermath of a mysterious palace bloodbath in June 2001, which took the life of Birendra, initially said that he wanted to play a "constructive role" in the political sphere.

After a coup attempt 14 months ago, he unveiled a roadmap he said would put Nepal on track to democracy in three years. His subsequent steps, however, went in the opposite direction, and his ambition to appear to be the head of a powerful monarchy led him to where he is now.

The formation of an all-party interim government would be a good start.

[Margrethe II]

Quite the serious issue.

If HM the King cannot come to be seen as a uniting figure instead of the power hungry autocrat, then another coup d'état shall no doubt be viewed as the likely & only alternative, in which case the Nepalese monarchy may, some time very soon, find itself associating greatly with its deposed counterparts.

And considering the last overthrow from constitutional to absolutism was executed in 2005...Its looking pretty gloomy.

"MII"

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Nepal's Devyani Rana, once the girlfriend of crown prince Dipendra who shot dead nine members of his family and himself in a spectacular regicide in 2001, will marry into an Indian political dynasty, reports said

from yahoo/ap

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Nepal opposition declares economic war on king

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060417...t_060417081422

[purple_platinum]

Originally Posted by Margrethe II

Quite the serious issue.

If HM the King cannot come to be seen as a uniting figure instead of the power hungry autocrat, then another coup d'état shall no doubt be viewed as the likely & only alternative, in which case the Nepalese monarchy may, some time very soon, find itself associating greatly with its deposed counterparts.

And considering the last overthrow from constitutional to absolutism was executed in 2005...Its looking pretty gloomy.

"MII"

I sincerely the monarch would seriously consider & do what's best for the people, not himself. The Nepalese people has suffered enough from his regime.

ps. i hope i'm not too political, but this is as far as i could comment..

[Hereditary Mapmaker]

Unfortunately, the current monarch and his heir both seem to have very little concern for anything beyond their own agenda. If the monarchy in Nepal fails, it could be because there is no one suitable who can command the respect and admiration of the people (like King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother were able to do in England).

Originally Posted by purple_platinum

I sincerely the monarch would seriously consider & do what's best for the people, not himself. The Nepalese people has suffered enough from his regime.

ps. i hope i'm not too political, but this is as far as i could comment..

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Nepal's king caves in to opposition and calls for new prime minister

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's King Gyanendra caved in after two weeks of pro-democracy protests and asked the opposition to name a new prime minister in a speech to the nation

"We return the executive power of the country to the people," he said on state-owned Nepal televison on Friday.
"We request the seven-party alliance to recommend a name for the post of prime minister who will have the responsibility to run the government."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060421...g_060421135152

Image from yahoo/ap

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King Gyanendra, right, swears in Girija Prasad Koirala, left, as prime minister during a ceremony at Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu on Sunday, April 30, 2006. Koirala, president of Nepal's Congress Party, will lead a new all party government which is expected to resolve Nepal's ongoing political crisis

from polfoto