http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/King_GyanendraFind stories, videos, and photos about King Gyanendra from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:09:43 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/King_Gyanendra14433Find stories, videos, and photos about King Gyanendra from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813728,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813728,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNepal's deposed king gave up his crown of peacock feathers, yak hair and jewels on Wednesday and left his palace foreverWed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/nepal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/nepal/index.html#cnnSTCTextNepal's newly elected leadership changed the country from a monarchy to a republic just before midnight Wednesday, a historic move that ended about 240 years of autocratic rule in the country.Wed, 28 May 2008 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809842,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809842,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNepal's king will have 15 days to leave the palace after his centuries-old throne is abolished, officials said Wednesday, hours before they were expected to declare the country a republicWed, 28 May 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nepal.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nepal.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers were searching through the night Tuesday for hundreds of people who fell into a river after a footbridge collapsed during a religious festival in Nepal.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/nepal.rebels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/nepal.rebels/index.htmlThe Nepalese government and Maoist rebels reached an agreement shortly after midnight Wednesday that would allow the rebels to join an interim parliament and government by the end of November, a key government negotiator said.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/nepal.king/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/nepal.king/index.htmlNepal's parliament on Saturday took action to further strip King Gyanendra of power, with lawmakers unanimously endorsing a regulation saying the king has no say in passing bills, according to a parliament spokesman.Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/nepal.king/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/nepal.king/index.htmlNepal's King Gyanendra has been stripped of much of his power and privileges by the parliament that he recently reinstated, leaving the king a ceremonial monarch.Thu, 18 May 2006 13:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/nepal.recall/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/nepal.recall/index.htmlNepal's new government has recalled 12 ambassadors who were appointed by King Gyanendra and revoked all royal appointments to government corporations and state-owned institutions, the Home Minister announced Sunday.Sun, 07 May 2006 23:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nepal.parliament/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nepal.parliament/index.htmlNepalese politicians have returned to Parliament for the first time in four years following weeks of bloody protests and political turmoil that eventually forced the king to hand power back to elected officials.Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/nepal.future/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/nepal.future/index.html"After the tedium of strikes and curfew-fever, come and relax by our infinity pool, feast on fresh organic food and enjoy fantastic walks in the peaceful rural hills."Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/nepal.parliament/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/nepal.parliament/index.htmlAfter three weeks of protests and political turmoil, Nepal now has a new prime minister, and the Himalayan nation's parliament is set to reconvene Friday for the first time in four years.Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/nepal/index.htmlNepal's communist rebels have declared a three-month cease-fire one day before parliament is set to reconvene after weeks of bloody protests.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/nepal.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/nepal.protests/index.htmlNepal's seven-party opposition alliance called off a massive protest planned for Tuesday, replacing it with a "victory rally" following the king's decision to restore democracy in the Himalayan kingdom.Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nepal.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nepal.protests/index.htmlCelebrations have replaced protests in the streets of Nepal in the hours after King Gyanendra announced he was reinstating the parliament he dissolved in 2002, giving in to demands of an alliance of seven political parties that launched protests three weeks ago.Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nepal.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nepal.protests/index.htmlNepalese authorities have announced another daytime curfew in the capital, one day after Maoist rebels attacked government buildings in the eastern part of the country.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nepal0450/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nepal0450/index.htmlMembers of the seven political parties that launched massive protests against the absolute rule of Nepal's King Gyanendra were meeting Saturday to begin the process of forming a new government, one day after the king vowed to return political power to the people.Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nepal/index.htmlHeavy rain and a strong police presence doused a protest Saturday by about 200,000 marchers who headed toward the palace in another show of opposition to the absolute rule of Nepal's King Gyanendra, who vowed to return political power "to the people" the day before.Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/nepal/index.htmlKing Gyanendra of Nepal told his nation Friday that he would return political power to the people, an apparent concession in the face of massive protests that have paralyzed the tiny Himalayan kingdom.Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/nepal.1354/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/nepal.1354/index.htmlPolice have opened fire on pro-democracy activists on the outskirts of Kathmandu, killing three people and injuring at least 100 others, police sources told CNN, as protests against King Gyanendra entered their third week.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/nepal/index.htmlA small group of pro-democracy protesters have returned to the streets of Nepal's capital, one day after police killed three when they opened fire on a crowd.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/nepal.king.gyanendra/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/nepal.king.gyanendra/index.htmlNepal's King Gyanendra came to throne in troubled circumstances -- the June 1, 2001 massacre of Nepal's royal family in which his brother, then-King Birendra, was slain by Birendra's son Dipendra in a drunken rage.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/nepal/index.htmlActivists are vowing to go ahead with plans for massive street protests in Kathmandu Thursday, despite an 18-hour government curfew that came into effect at 2 a.m. (8:15 p.m. Wednesday GMT) and a threat to shoot violators.Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/nepal.king/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/nepal.king/index.htmlUnder pressure to step down from power, Nepal's King Gyanendra early Friday vowed for "no delay in dialogue" with the country's political parties.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/nepal.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/nepal.protests/index.htmlPolice in Nepal have arrested 25 journalists and five human rights activists as pro-democracy demonstrations calling for the country's king to step down stretched into a week.Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/nepal.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/nepal.protests/index.htmlNepal security police have opened fire on protesters in the Nepalese capital -- injuring dozens -- on the sixth day of demonstrations calling on the country's king to step down from power.Tue, 11 Apr 2006 04:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/nepal.sunday/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/nepal.sunday/index.htmlNepalese police shot and killed a protester Sunday in the Banepa region when pro-democracy protesters tried to storm a police post, a government official said.Sun, 09 Apr 2006 14:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/nepal/index.htmlA woman who was watching violent pro-democracy protests from her apartment in Katmandu died Sunday, one day after she was accidentally shot in the chest by police, a hospital doctor said.Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nepal.arrests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nepal.arrests/index.htmlPolice have arrested at least 75 party officials in the second day of protests called by political parties opposed to King Gyanendra's rule, government officials said.Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/nepal.rebels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/nepal.rebels/index.htmlFifteen Maoist rebels and six Nepalese soldiers died in an armed confrontation that occurred in a remote area south of Kathmandu, according to the United Defense Forces.Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/nepal.arrests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/nepal.arrests/index.htmlMore than 200 activists and opposition party members were arrested across Nepal on Saturday as they organized pro-democracy rallies, the parties said.Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/nepal.rebels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/nepal.rebels/index.htmlNepal's army claims Maoist rebels have abducted about 90 high school students from their classrooms last week.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/nepal.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/nepal.violence/index.htmlMaoist rebels have killed three police officers and abducted 20 others in the town of Diktel in eastern Nepal, police said.Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/nepal.killings/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/nepal.killings/index.htmlThirty-seven Maoist rebels have been killed as security forces repelled a series of major attacks in Nepal's southern district, a Royal Nepal Army official said Tuesday.Tue, 10 May 2005 15:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/nepal.govt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/nepal.govt/index.htmlNepal's King Gyanendra has lifted a state of emergency that he imposed on February 1 after seizing control of the governmentSat, 30 Apr 2005 04:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/nepal.arrest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/nepal.arrest/index.htmlFormer Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been arrested at his home in Kathmandu, a spokesman for his party, the Nepali Congress-Democratic, has told CNN.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 23:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/nepal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/nepal/index.htmlA day after his release from a 59-day house arrest, former Nepalese prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Saturday dismissed speculations that his Nepali Congress party would join the Maoist rebels in opposing monarchy.Sat, 02 Apr 2005 14:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/nepal.arrests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/nepal.arrests/index.htmlMore than a hundred political party workers were arrested in Nepal on Monday for staging anti-king protests, said Nepali Congress, one of the five parties opposing King Gyanendra's takeover of absolute power on February 1.Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/nepal.editor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/nepal.editor/index.htmlNepal's police have summoned the editor of the country's largest circulating newspaper Kantipur to appear at a local police post in the capital Kathmandu Thursday morning.Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/nepal.rebels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/nepal.rebels/index.htmlFormer Nepal prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was freed Friday, 40 days after King Gyanendra assumed power, dismissing Deuba's government and placing a number of political party leaders in house arrest.Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/nepal.protest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/nepal.protest/index.htmlNepal remains gripped by political tension, with rebels helping to break more than a hundred prisoners out of jail, and police quashing a protest in the capital Kathmandu.Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/nepal.govt.reaction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/nepal.govt.reaction/index.htmlLeaders from around the world have condemned the decision by Nepal's King Gyanendra to dismiss the government and declare a state of emergency.Wed, 02 Feb 2005 03:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/nepal.govt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/nepal.govt/index.htmlKing Gyanendra says he has dissolved the government of Nepal and has declared a state of emergency as he takes control of the Himalayan kingdom.Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/nepal.attacks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/nepal.attacks/index.htmlHundreds of Maoist rebels have stormed a police station in Nepal overnight, sparking a three-hour gun battle that killed nine police officers and left an undetermined number of rebels dead, according to police.Mon, 05 Apr 2004 02:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/nepal.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/nepal.conflict/index.htmlSecurity forces in Nepal shot to death seven Maoist rebels Friday in the central district of Dhading, some 20 miles west of the capital, government sources said.Sat, 20 Mar 2004 00:38:00 EST