The Latest Breaking News from Gyanendra Shah

In an unprecedented move, the newly formed govt led by PM Balendra Shah in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to investigate the assets of people who held public offices from 2006 to the fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country's post-monarchy political and…

Thousands rallied for Nepal's former king, Gyanendra Shah, demanding monarchy restoration outside Kathmandu airport. Supporters chanted slogans and offered flowers, despite prohibitory orders. This resurgence follows economic distress and political instability, with pro-monarchy groups aiming to influence upcoming March elections. Many Nepalis express frustration with the republic's unfulfilled promises.

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal's capital

The country officially abolished the monarchy in 2008, two years after King Gyanendra Shah was ousted.

Dozens of royalists injured in clashes with police fuelled by political instability and economic discontent

Police used tear gas and batons against supporters of Nepal’s former king during a protest in the capital to demand restoration of abolished monarchy

Nepal police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people gathered in Kathmandu demanding the restoration of the monarchy, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the area.

‘I was in the protests that took away monarchy, but I was mistaken’

Gyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7, 2024. Twenty years ago, his birthday would have been a Nepalese national holiday. Indeed, when I first traveled to Nepal in 2001, the nation prided itself on being the “world’s last Hindu kingdom.” Every rupee note…