KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The tradition of the recruitment of Gorkha Soldiers locally known as 'Lahure' in Nepali society is about two hundred years old. Nepalis currently working abroad are, in one way or another, giving continuity to the same Lahure tradition.
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organization (GAESO) has asked the British government, and specifically General Sir Patrick Sanders, chief of army staff of Britain, who is on a visit to Nepal to address the long-standing inequalities faced by Nepali Gorkha soldiers.
The Indian Embassy in Nepal celebrated the 77th Independence Day on Tuesday by felicitating widows and next of kin of deceased Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces and disbursing their dues worth NPR 53.3 million