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Press evaluation:
Background:

Gurkhas and the city: What the Gurkhas have done in Dharan deserves emulation elsewhere, by Ram Narayan Kandangwa (kp 25/04/2012)

Jingo all the way: There is no real difference between working in armies and working in the private sector in foreign countries, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 11/04/2012)

For Empire and Friends: Plights of British London Gurkhas in Britain, by Govinda Rariyar (rep 06/04/2012)

Govt moves toward ending Gurkha recruitment, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 18/03/2012), Un-feathered cap: Ending Gurkha recruitment, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 28/03/2012)

Maoist Nepal to end Gurkha tradition, by Dhruba Adhikary (sp 27/01/2012)

Under foreign flags: The parliament’s report calls for ending Gurkha recruitment, will it happen?, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp 09/01/2012)

British army Gurkha dies 18 months after Afghan blast (rep 04/01/2012)

Gurkhas demand retention of citizenship in the new constitution (nn 29/12/2011)

UK govt axe falls on 140 Gurkha personnel (kp 02/09/2011)

Ex-servicemen for continuity of Gorkha recruitment (rep 25/08/2011)

Right to settle: Policy shift on Ex-Gurkhas is not without costs (kp 02/08/2011)

Resettlement Woes: Senior Gurkhas find it difficult to adjust to a new environment in the United Kingdom, by Bhagirath Yogi (sp 01/07/2011)

UK to reduce size of Gurkha brigade (kp 05/03/2011)

The land of the brave, by Nabin Kumar Chhetri (kp 01/04/2011)

UK announces 9.6 pc hike in ex-Gurkha servicemen pension (rep 31/03/2011), Minimal increase in Gurkhas’ pension (kp 31/03/2011)

Retired Singapore Police gurkhas charge government of being apathetic (ht 26/01/2011)

Abandoned octogenarian ex-Gurkhas get Care Home (nn 17/11/2010)

The scale-back: The Nepali state does not have much to lose even if the British stopped taking in Nepalis, by Dipak Thapa (kp 11/11/2010)

British Gurkha veterans again lose pension battle (nn 13/10/2010), Gurkhas vow to continue pensions battle (nn 15/10/2010)

Debt yoke on UK Nepali expats (kp 02/10/2010)

Gurkhas’ hopes go up in smoke: Pension fine, but denied place in the sun, by Nabin Pokharel (kp 26/09/2010)

Gurkha cut plan ‘rude shock’, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 31/08/2010)

Stop exporting fighters, by Kesh B. Malla (rep 24/08/2010)

Death of Gurkhas brings grief to villages (ht 16/08/2010)

White paper on Gurkha's rights (kp 07/08/2010)

Chalise meets UK minister: Duo dwells on bilateral relations, Gurkha related issues (ht 30/07/2010)

British Court of Appeal hears Gurkha pension case (nn 29/07/2010)

A New Controversy: The Supreme Court asks the government to review part of the 200-year-old legacy of Gurkha recruitment, by Bhagirath Yogi (sp 16/07/2010)

Deceased Gurkha soldier from Kaski, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 15/07/2010), Family was in dark about Afghanistan deployment, by Shiva Sharma (kp 16/07/2010)

Globe-trotting Gurkhas: In addition to Britain, Gurkha soldiers have served a number of other countries too, by Ram Narayan Kandangwa (kp 03/05/2010)

Millions gone missing from GAESO kitty (kp 19/04/2010)

Final betrayal: And the Gurkhas lived…unhappily ever after, by Tej Singh (nt 02/04/2010)

UK to deploy Gurkhas in war-torn Afghanistan, by Anil Giri (kp 26/03/2010)

GAESO under UK govt scanner, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 13/03/2010)

UK barren lands for many a Gurkha veteran (ht 16/02/2010)

History of discrimination: The Gurkhas contributed to protecting the British Empire, and see what they got, by Ram Narayan Kandangwa (kp 05/02/2010)

Gurkhas lose UK court battle (ht 12/01/2010), Gurkhas lose court battle for equal pension (nn 12/01/2010), UK ruling saddens Gurkha veterans (ht 13/01/2010), Devil in the detail (kp 18/01/2010), Setback: Gurkhas failed to be ‘third-time lucky,’ but insist that their fight will continue, by Bhagirath Yogi (sp 22/01/2010)

NC upbeat about ex-Gurkhas demand for dual citizenship (ht 03/01/2010)

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