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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 [...]
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: [...]
Betrayal of the Gurkhas
Thousands of Gurkha veterans marched on Parliament yesterday where many handed back their hard-earned military medals in protest at their “betrayal” by Britain.
The renowned Nepalese troops have a proud association with the Army dating back 200 years.
But they are angry at rules which pay younger veterans the same pensions as British-born soldiers while those who [...]
