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Gurkha victory in settlement rights
Bowing to public and political pressure, Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government has announced a major policy u-turn that will allow nearly 40,000 veteran Gurkha soldiers the right to settle in Britain. The tough Nepalese fighters have been a part of the British army for nearly 200 years and 43,000 lost their lives in the two [...]
Gurung re-elected as GAESO president
Padam Bahadur Gurung has been re-elected as the President of Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen’s Organization (GAESO). The 2nd National Convention of the association of former Gurkha servicemen of the British Army concluded in the capital city Tuesday electing Krishna Kumar Gurung and Kul Pratap Pun to the post of Vice-President, Mahendra Lal Rai [...]
We are for settlement right to all ex-Gurkhas: Major (Retd.) Dewan
Chairman of the British Gurkha Welfare Society (BGWS), a major Gurkha organisation in UK, Major (Retd.) Tikendra Dal Dewan has reiterated that BGWS is in favor of settlement right to all ex-Gurkhas irrespective of when they got retired.
Major Dewan said that 292 petitions filed by the BGWS on behalf of ex-Gurkha soldiers seeking settlement rights [...]
Gurkhas’ joy at legal victory
The High Court in London, Tuesday, ended the two-year legal battle of former British Gurkha soldiers by ruling in favour of them. Gurkha war heroes have won the right to stay in Britain after the Government was ordered to recognise its ‘debt of honour’ to them.
Veterans wept with joy and bellowed the traditional war cry [...]
Actress Lumley marches with the Gurkhas
Actress Joanna Lumley has taken part in a protest march with Gurkhas who are fighting for the right to settle in Britain.
The Absolutely Fabulous actress led Gurkhas and their families to the Royal Courts of Justice in London for a test case being brought by five veterans and a widow.
Ms Lumley said before the hearing: [...]
