A scholar of South Asian religions explains what ... In spring 2006, people took to the streets for three weeks, grinding Nepal to a standstill. King Gyanendra capitulated to the insurgency.

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of ...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Nepal on Thursday, demanding the restoration of the monarchy and the ...

Amid frustration with the political status quo and lackluster economic situation, thousands of Nepalis are calling for the ...

"The people who are very much [of a] religious mind, they will spontaneously blow up these churches and mosques. The fight between the religious communities... is not going to stop. It has been ...

He also condemns terrorist attacks in the name of religion. Kathmandu (AsiaNews) - "The situation of the country has changed. Although about 80 per cent of the people in Nepal are Hindu ...

Modern nationalism thus meant a unified Nepal that erased ethnic, regional and religious differences in ... The nation was grieving and traumatized, and people found the new King Gyanendra to ...