Lieutenant-Colonel Lalbahadur Pun, who has died aged 88, was awarded an MC in 1965 during the Confrontation with Indonesia; ...
Former British Gurkha soldier Hari Budha Magar has made mountaineering history, becoming the first double above-knee amputee ...
A book titled Warriors from the Himalayas, written by Gordon Elsden, was unveiled at an event held at British Gurkhas Nepal ...
Gurkhas who relocated to a new military base have celebrated their biggest festival at their new home for the first time. Over the summer, 70 of the Gurkha Parachute Squadron moved from Maidstone in ...
MPs joined with veterans to honour the Gurkhas who served and laid down their lives in the British Armed Forces. Gurkha soldiers from Nepal have served in the British Army for more than 200 years, ...
These warriors could be regarded as Britain's mercenaries: good money and adventure are major attractions. But ask almost any Gurkha soldier, and he is also likely to talk of history and upholding a ...
Nepal’s Gurkha soldiers have a well-deserved reputation worldwide for uncommon valour and loyalty. However, what happened in Hawaii in 1986 and the long struggle for fair pay and pension shows that ...
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Wrapped in white and with their heads shaven, retired Ghurkha soldiers sat cross-legged on the stems of dried rice plants for three days of symbolic and traditional mourning, ...
A British court struck down immigration restrictions placed on Gurkha veterans who served in the country’s armed forces, handing a significant victory to a group whose service dates back nearly 200 ...