and deployed the military Nepal Army to protect threatened species such as rhinos and tigers. The role of the force, which still guards the national parks, remains controversial: proponents credit ...

The military relationship between Nepal and India is deeply rooted in history. It dates back to the Treaty of Sugauli in 1815, which allowed the British to recruit Gorkhas into their army.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh met the two per cent of young Nepalis who passed the gruelling selection process to join the Brigade of Gurkhas.

Amid concerns about overcrowding on Everest and climbers queuing in dangerous conditions to reach the summit, the Nepalese army in 2019 began conducting an annual clean-up of the mountain ...

In the 1970s, Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The region is the natural habitat of the iconic greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros ...

The Duke of Edinburgh told new Gurkha recruits to be proud of being a “soldier in the British army but a son of Nepal” as he attended their attestation ceremony. Did you know with a Digital ...

The Duke of Edinburgh told new Gurkha recruits to be proud of being a “soldier in the British army but a son of Nepal” as he attended their attestation ceremony. Edward and his wife Sophie met ...

“Finally, always remember, you are a soldier in the British army, but you are a son of Nepal. Be proud of both.” The Duchess of Edinburgh meets Gurkhas during the attestation parade (Yui Mok ...