When King Gyanendra of Nepal was a boy, he was sent to school in Darjeeling in neighbouring India. A story from his time there sheds light on the character of the man who this week sacked the entire government of Nepal and seized back the absolute power of a medieval king.

Jawaharlal Nehru, the prime minister of a newly independent India, was to make an official visit to Darjeeling, and one of the stops on his itinerary was at the school. Gyanendra and the other young Nepali princes were told they would have the honour of presenting the visiting dignitary with a flower. But Gyanendra refused. "I won't do it," the precocious prince is said to have told the headmaster. "I am higher than he."

The man who this week seized back absolute power in Nepal is a man who believes in royalty, who believes that from his birth he has been "higher" than other people.

When Prince Charles came to Nepal in the late 1970s for some space to think about whether he should marry a young blonde called Lady Diana Spencer, it was Prince Gyanendra who took the English prince under his wing, playing host and devising the "royal trek", a route below Machhapuchhre mountain where Charles walked and meditated on his decision.

May be we should invite Prince Charles one more time ,however this time let the Maoists take him for royal trek, meditate and help him decide to re-marry...hah ha haha

Gyanendra was born into royalty, but he was born into a royal dynasty in trouble, and at the age of four he played his part in restoring its power. It was to become a common thread through his life. The dynasty Gyanendra helped to save was not just one of kings - it was a dynasty of gods.
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Then there is Gyanendra's hated son. So unpopular is Paras that at first Gyanendra did not dare name him as crown prince and heir, but waited until he had been on the throne a few months, and then rushed the announcement out during a holiday when there were no newspapers to report it.In 2000, Paras allegedly killed a popular singer while drunk at the wheel. Half a million Nepalis signed a petition calling for him to be prosecuted. But Nepali royals cannot be prosecuted without the king's permission, and he has never faced trial.

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Just a few months ago, Britain, the US and India, who have been backing the Nepalese army against the Maoists, warned Gyanendra not to dismiss the government. By going ahead, he appears to have called their bluff, banking that, faced with a choice between him and the Maoists, the West and India will just have to accept his palace coup.

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Some say the king wants direct talks with the Maoists. Others say he is planning a new offensive against them. If he fails, what happened this week could turn out to be academic. Unless someone finds a way to stop their advance, it may be the Maoists, not Gyanendra, who decide the fate of Nepal.
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India is putting pressure on Nepal?s King Gyanendra to back down from his ?royal coup? but may be forced to back him, fearful of a Maoist rebel victory in the Himalayan nation, analysts and military officers said on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sir, I wonder at your condemnation of King Gyanendra?s ?coup? in Nepal (leading article, February 2). While it is reasonable to be alarmed at the removal of a Government in a nation still unused to democracy, perhaps a strong government set above fragile factions is the best means of combating the Maoist insurgency in Nepal and ensuring the long-term future of democratic government.
As Western governments have recently been keen to point out, democracy is sometimes best defended by apparently illiberal means, especially where it is threatened by armed opponents. As King Gyanendra is committed to restore democratic government in due course, I venture to suggest that the Nepalese people may find themselves able to enjoy the fruits of democracy more securely in future as a result of this action.



Yours sincerely,
ALEX LEE,
The Dower House,
83 West Avenue, Handsworth Wood,
Birmingham B20 2LY.
February 2.

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Political System:
Multiparty parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Monarchy is the symbol of national unity. The Prime Minister is the elected representative of the people in the House of Representatives (Lower House of Parliament) having the majority of the House. The country has independent judiciary and free press.

- http://www.nepembassy.org.uk/nepal_fact_file.html
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Name Address City Phone
Akhil Nepal Sarbapachhiya Rajnaitik Yekata Party Koteshvior Kathmandu 977-1-4473406
Bahuian Janta Dal P.O. Box: 4213 Gyaneshwor Kathmandu 977-1-4413053, 977-1-4415893
Green Nepal Party P.O.Box NO: 890, Kalikasthan Kathmandu 977-1-4411730
Janabadi Morcha Nepal Dhobidhara, Putalisadak Kathmandu 977-1-4412418
Janata Dal Kalimati Kathmandu 977-1-4272784
Janawadi Morcha, Nepal Indrachowk, Itumbahal Kathmandu 977-1-4211033, 977-1-4412418
National Democratic Party Naxal Kathmandu 977-1-4423722, 977-1-4417341
National Democratic Party (Chand) Maitighar Kathmandu 977-1-4223044, 977-1-4223089
National Democratic Party (Thapa) Naxal Kathmandu 977-1-4437057, 977-1-4437058
National People's Front Mahaboudha Kathmandu 977-1-4224226
Nepal Communist Party (Burma) Dillibazar Kathmandu 977-1-4414997
Nepal Communist Party (ML) Bag Bazar Kathmandu 977-1-4223827, 977-1-4252950, 977-1-4231957
Nepal Communist Party (United) Dillibazar Kathmandu 977-1-4430869
Nepal Communist Party(UML) P.O.Box No. 5471, Madan Nagar, Balkhu Kathmandu 977-1-4278081, , 977-1-4278082 Website
Nepal Janabadi Moacha New Road Kathmandu 977-1-4222101
Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party Golmadi Bhaktapur 977-1-6610944
Nepal Prajaparisad Battisputali Kathmandu 977-1-4471616
Nepal Rastdya Lokatantdk Dal P.O. Box: 5234 Paknajol Kathmandu 977-1-4412129, 977-1-4415016
Nepal Rasthya Jana Yuba Prajatantra Party Dillibazar Kathmandu 977-1-4417470, 977-1-4227617
Nepal Rastriya Congress Lazimpat Kathmandu 977-1-4411090, 977-1-4417835
Name Address City Phone
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Tripureshwor Kathmandu 977-1-4228419
Nepal Workers?& Peasant? Party Golmadi Bhaktapur 977-1-6610974, 977-1-6610026
Nepali Congress BhansarTole Kathmandu 977-1-4227747, 977-1-4226761
Panchayat Prajatantra Party Golkopakha, Thamel Kathmandu 977-1-4419991
Praja Parisad Battisputali, Ktm. Kathmandu 977-1-4471616
Rastdya Janata Padsad Dillibazar Kathmandu 977-1-4415150
Rastriya Janata Party (Nepal) New Plaza, Putalisadak Kathmandu 977-1-4410295
Rastriya Prajatantra Party P.O.Box: 5465 Naxal Kathmandu 977-1-4417341, 977-1-4411597
Rastriya Prajatantra Yekata Panchayat Party Gyaneshwor Kathmandu 977-1-4412414
Sadbhawana Samajbadi Dal Maitidevi Kathmandu 977-1-4416145
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal P.O. Box: 113 Patandhoka Lalitpur 977-1-5527600
Samyukta Prajatantra Party Nepal Naxal Kathmandu 977-1-4412420
Social lnsai Party Kalimati Kathmandu 977-1-4270261
United People's Front (SJM) Nepal Koteshwar Kathmandu 977-1-4479159

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जुन दिन माओवादीहरूले सदरमुकामबाट सम्सा?झै अर्घर्ाा?चीका निमित्त प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी र स्थानीय विकास अधिकारी अपहरण गरे, त्यही दिन प्रधानमन्त्री शेरबहादुर देउवा भने विराटनगरमा सञ्चारकर्मीसामु चुनावको घोषणा गर्ने बताउ?दै थिए ।

त्यसयता बितेका दर्ुइ साता उनले त्यही शैलीमा दर्जनौ?पटक विभिन्न र्सार्वजनिक समारोहमा उही कुरा दोहोर्?याउ?दै भनेका छन्, "चा?डै नै चुनावको घोषणा हुनेछ ।" पुस मसान्त अर्थात् सरकारले निर्धारण गरेको समयसीमाभित्र माओवादी वार्तामा नआएपछि देउवाको चुनाव गराउने अभिव्यक्ति बाध्यताको उपज थियो । किनकि सत्तामा रहिरहने हो भने उनले कि शान्तिप्रक्रियाको थालनी, होइन भने चुनावी प्रक्रियाको सुरुवात गर्न सक्नर्ुपर्छ, जुन राजा ज्ञानेन्द्रले नियुक्तिका बखत उनलाई दिएको 'म्यान्डेट' मै उल्लेख थियो । त्यसकारण माओवादीलाई शान्ति वार्तामा ल्याउन असफल भएपछि देउवाले चुनावमा जाने कुरालाई प्रमुखता दिएका हुन् ।