Sunderland soldier taking on Everest in support of gurkha comrades - Sunderland Echo
27 May 2012, 11:47 pm
A FORMER soldier is going that extra mile for the gurkha soldiers he fought alongside. Ken Mason is gearing up to hit new heights when he sets off on his expedition to Mount Everest in October – the second of a trio of trips in aid of the cause.

Clubbing together for Dover Diamond Jubilee 'village' - thisiskent.co.uk
27 May 2012, 1:07 am
Acts include the world-famous White Helmets Motorcycle display team, the Tigers Parachute team and the gurkha Kukri Knife displays. Massed bands committed to performing include the Band of the Brigade of gurkhas, The Band of the Royal Engineers and Kohima Band.

gurkhas club together for MoD request - gethampshire.co.uk
24 May 2012, 8:13 am
Now a group of campaigners who fight for gurkha rights, including several gurkhas from the Aldershot and Farnborough communities, have sent a request to the MoD to find out full details of what it is costing the UK to cater for the large numbers of Nepalese families.

Shristi, 23, is crowned Miss Nepal - Cornish Guardian
24 May 2012, 1:54 am
Shristi Shrestha, whose parents own the gurkha restaurant in Falmouth, beat 15 other competitors to take the coveted title at the contest in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. The 23-year-old, who attended Falmouth School's sixth form for a short time ...

gurkha cop jailed 9 months over Clarke Quay brawl - Straits Times
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
A group of off-duty gurkha police officers were clubbing in Clarke Quay when they got into a scuffle with another group of partygoers. The fight, apparently started when the gurkhas tried to befriend a woman from the other group, landed a ...

Off-duty police officer jailed for causing grievous hurt - Straits Times
23 May 2012, 4:25 am
An off-duty gurkha police officer and several colleagues were clubbing at Clarke Quay when he caused serious hurt to a man. Raj Kumar Ligal, 24, a Nepalese, was jailed for nine months on Wednesday after pleading guilty to grievously hurting Mr ...

For Queen and country, Diamond Jubilee celebration begins in style - Daily Telegraph
20 May 2012, 3:10 am
First came the Navy, representing ships, submarines and the Fleet Air Arm, then the Army, led by the Household Cavalry, and with the gurkha Rifles drawing rousing cheers, and then the RAF, which had already put in a sneak appearance with a fly-past of Typhoons.

Shimla, India: The queen of hills - Daily Telegraph
16 May 2012, 10:10 am
Now there are Sikh women up from the Punjab parading in sparkling holiday best with their husbands and children, Hindu holymen with ash-daubed foreheads and orange robes as well as some of the town's sizeable population of Tibetan refugees, and gurkha ...

Suicide bombers kill 7 after Obama leaves Afghan capital - in.news.yahoo.com
14 May 2012, 2:13 am
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which involved a car bomb and insurgents disguised as women on the eastern outskirts of the capital, killing seven people, a gurkha guard and six passers-by, and wounding 17. The insurgency also claimed ...

Nepal's fierce gurkha soldiers find themselves under siege - Stars and Stripes
12 May 2012, 2:08 am
KATMANDU, Nepal - Deo Man Limbu sat in a veterans hall lined with pictures of old soldiers and reflected on his years of service, his battles and his dreams. The retired major with Britain's legendary gurkhas faced the Argentines in the 1982 Falklands War ...