Updated: 15 June, 2006
Nepal
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IEPE Entry on Nepal Ed Haynes
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Orders and Decorations of Nepal Christopher Buyers |
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Nepal Megan Robertson
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New Kings crowned in Nepal Prince Gyanendra has been crowned King of Nepal, the country's third monarch in four days, after his brother King Birendra and most of the royal family were killed in a palace massacre. news.bbc.co.uk 4 Jun 04 |
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Gurkha medal in London auction A Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military award for bravery, has been auctioned for £132,250 ($243,711) by the family of a Nepalese Gurkha. The money, raised in an auction in London, will be given by the family of Honorary Captain Agansing Rai to help underprivileged children in Nepal. It is believed to be the first Victoria Cross awarded to a Gurkha to be sold. Mr Rai, who died four years ago, won the medal for his action against the Japanese in 1944. news.bbc.co.uk 22 Jul 04 |
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Madan "K. C." Khatri Chhetri In 1985, he saved 36 New Zealand tourists who were stranded at Tilechu Lake for more than two weeks without provisions. For his courageous efforts, he was awarded the Gajendra Mokshya Medal. Then, in 1996, after his two successful rescue flights up the dangerous slopes of Mount Everest, he was awarded the Nepal Tara or "Star of Nepal," the highest military honor in his country. K. C. received other meritorious awards that include, but are not limited to; the Air Service Medal, the Disaster Relief Medal (5 times), the High Altitude Medal, the Service Medal, and the Janamat Medal. au.af.mil |
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HM King issues ordinances, confers medal His Majesty King Gyanendra conferred medals and honors to various individuals for their outstanding contributions in maintaining peace in the country. King Gyanendra presented the `Manya Nepaltara’ to four persons, `Prakhayat Trishakti Patta fourth’ to five persons, `Prabal Gorkhadakchinbahu fourth’ to 37, `Nepal Tara fifth’ to eight and `Gorkhadakshinbahu fifth’ to 342 individuals. Similarly, he presented `Prakhyat Trishakti Patta’ to one person, `Prabal Gorkhadakshinbahu fourth’ to 19, `Nepaltara fifth’ to two and `Gorkhadakchinbahu fifth’ to 341 security personnel posthumously.kantipuronline.com 3 Sep 05 |
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King confers medals on individuals King Gyanendra conferred medals and honors to various individuals for their outstanding contributions in maintaining peace in the country. The King presented the Manya Nepaltara to four persons, Prakhayat Trishakti patta fourth to five persons, Prabal Gorkhadakchinbahu fourth to 37, Nepal Tara fifth to eight and Gorkhadakshinbahu fifth to 342 individuals. Similarly, he presented Prakhyat Trishakti Patta to one person, Prabal Gorkhadakshinbahu fourth to 19, Nepaltara fifth to two and Gorkhadakchinbahu fifth to 341 security personnels posthumously. The king had conferred such medals and honors an April 14. 20005 as well. kantipuronline.com 2 Sep 05 |
Medals presented Members of Secretariat and Management Committee of the Parliamentary Secretariat Deputy Speaker Chitra Lekha Yadav and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Ram Prit Paswan jointly gave away the ‘Janapad Long Service Medal’ to 25 employees serving incessantly for 25 years and ‘Janapad Service Medal’ to 24 employees serving for 15 years. gorkhapatra.org.np 8 Sep 05
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Majesty confers decorations, medals His Majesty King
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev decorated Her Royal Highness Princess Prearana
Rajyalaxmi Devi Singh with the Jyotirmaya Subikhyat Trishaktipatta
(First) conferred on the occasion of the auspicious 59th birthday of His
Majesty. His Majesty decorated Kumar Raj Bahadur Singh with the Suprasidda
Prabal Gorkha Dachhin Bahu (First). His Majesty the King conferred
medals and titles on 398 distinguished personalities serving different
sectors of the country including civil service, police service, social
service, sports, art, education, medicine, justice, business and music.
Those receiving Suprashiddha Prabal Gorkha Dakshinabahu (First) are
former Chief Justice Hari Prasad Sharma and Principal Chief Secretary in the
Royal Palace Service, Pashupatibhakta Maharjan. His Majesty the King
bestowed the Gaurabmaya Supradipta Birendraprajatantra Bhaskar (Second)
on Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, Inspector General of Police,
Shymabhakta Thapa and Inspector General of Armed Police Force, Sahabir Thapa.
Those receiving the Subikhyat Trishaktipatta (Second) include
Minister for Information and Communications, Tanka Dhakal, member of Raj
Parishad Standing Committee, Kamal Shah, Chief Secretary in the Royal Palace
Service, Sudan Prasad Pokharel, chief section officer of Department of
National Investigation, Deviram Sharma, Nabaraj Gurung of Okhaldhunga and
former chairman of Marawadi Sewa Samiti, Chirinjibi Lal Agrawal. Those
receiving Prashiddha Prabal Gorkha Dakshinabahu (Second) are Chief
Justice Dilip Kumar Poudel, Assistant Minister for Finance Dr. Rup Jyoti
member of the Raj Parishad Standing Committee, Ganesh Bahadur Gurung. His
Majesty conferred Lalmohar on three personalities, Suprashiddha Prabala
Gorkha Dakshinabahu (First) on three persons, Supradipta Birendra
Prajatantrabhaskar (Second) on three persons, Subikhayat Trishaktipatta
(Second) on six persons, Prashiddha Prabala Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Second) on
fifeen persons, Supradipta Birendraprajatantra Bhaskar (Third) on
nine persons, Bikhyat Trishaktipatta (Third) on nineteen petrsons, Suprabal
Gorkha Dhakshin Bahu (Third) on 54 persons, Pradipta
Birendraprajatantra Bhaskar (Fourth) on 5 persons, Prakhyat
Trishaktipatta (Fourth) on 52 persons and Prabala Gorkha Dhakshinbahu
(Fourth) on 229 persons. gorkhapatra.org.np 21 Oct 05
Nepal - Four employees of Gorkhapatra conferred medals Four employees of the Gorkhapatra Corporation were among those who were conferred with medals by His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. His Majesty conferred Gyanu Man Malla, general manager of the Corporation, with Suprawal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Third. Similarly, Kishore KC, chief reporter of Gorkhapatra daily, and Sachin Pokharel, Sunsari correspondent of the daily, were conferred with Prawal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Fourth. Newspaper distributor Buddha Shrestha was conferred with Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Fifth. gorkhapatra.org.np 21 Oct 05
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HM confers Mahendra Vidya Bhushan medals King Gyanendra conferred various persons with the Mahendra Vidya Bhushan medals to mark the 31st Education Day. A total of 168 persons were conferred with the medals including eighty persons with the Mahendra Vidya Bhushan ‘A’ Class for achieving Doctorate in various subjects from various universities at home and abroad, 57 persons securing highest marks in Masters level with class ‘B’ and 31 persons securing highest marks in Bachelor level with class ‘C’. A total of 3,641 persons have been conferred with the medals so far including 1,632 in class A, 1012 in class B and 997 in class C, since the medals were given away for the first time in 1960. nepalnews.com 25 Feb 06 |
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Gurkhas, the Bravest of the Brave When thinking of the "best of the best" in military terms, a handful of global names come to mind. Among those are the Gurkha soldiers, the brave troops from Nepal's isolated hills who bolster the forces of the British and Indian armies. Two Gurkhas, Kulbir Thapa (France 1915) and Karna Bahadur Rana (Palestine 1918), were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry. Another Victoria Cross was presented to lance Corporal Ram Bahadur Limbu for heroism in Sarawak in 1965. During World War II, the warriors' strength was expanded to 45 battalions, seeing action in Iraq, Persia, Cyprus, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia: 10 Victoria Crosses were awarded. In 1947, with Indian independence, the Gurkha regiments were divided: six of the 10 became the Indian Gurkha Rifles: the remaining four -- the 2nd, 6th, 7th and 10th -- remained the British Brigade of Gurkhas. Since 1948, as a result of a signed agreement by Great Britain, India, and Nepal, Gurkhas serve in the militaries of both the United Kingdom and India. english.ohmynews.com 27 Mar 06 |
