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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