For more than two centuries, the Gurkhas have built a reputation as some of the world's most respected soldiers. During World War II, extraordinary acts of courage turned them into legends, including ...

Colonel Denis Wood, who has died aged 98, was a distinguished officer of the 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Goorkhas (The Sirmoor ...

In 1914, Nepali Gurkha battalions (‘Gurks’) and Allied forces were deployed in what would prove to be a disastrous campaign to take control of the high ground of the Gallipoli peninsula in order to ...

They’ve been described as the world’s most savage soldier, yet the average Nepalese volunteer stands at just five-foot, three-inches tall. Looks are truly deceiving because the men who make the cut to ...

A group of Gurkhas have gone to court in London fighting for the right of some 2,000 of the Nepalese veterans to settle in Britain. About 20 of them, many wearing military regalia, attended a hearing ...

Hundreds of Gurkhas face being thrown out of the Armed Forces in swingeing new troop cuts, defence chiefs revealed today. The army is shedding 3,000 soldiers, the RAF is losing another 900 airmen and ...

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Ragprasad Purja (right) says he is forever grateful to Joanna Lumley Two years ago actress Joanna Lumley helped Gurkhas who retired before 1997 win the right to settle in the UK. Gurkha welfare groups ...

The Parliamentary International Relations Committee today endorsed ‘Report Related to Addressing Problems of Former British Gurkhas’ that calls for the formation of a high-level talks team to hold ...

Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years, but who are these fearsome Nepalese fighters? "Better to die than be a coward" is the motto of the world-famous Nepalese Gurkha ...