KING Gyanendra dismissed Nepal’s government and imposed a state of emergency yesterday, cutting off his Himalayan nation from the rest of the world as telephone and internet lines were severed, flights diverted and civil liberties severely curtailed.

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A plan to build a monument on the site of Nepal’s royal massacre in 2001 has enraged archaeologists and museum officials, it was reported today.

Thousands of security personnel were deployed throughout India to prevent any militant attacks during national day celebrations today as millions of people, including Russia’s president, watched a military parade in the capital.

An official week of mourning ended in Nepal today as investigators raced against their deadline for unravelling the royal family’s massacre in the Narayanhiti palace.

An eyewitness to the massacre of Nepal’s royals described today the 90secs of horror when the drunken crown prince gunned down his family.

Police in Nepal have shot and wounded 14 curfew breakers as the Himalayan kingdom still attempts to come to terms with the royal massacre.

Police in Nepal have shot and wounded at least 14 people, doctors said today, and some 450 others have been arrested for violating a curfew.

The Nepalese capital was still under curfew and in turmoil tonight - with hundreds of tourist trapped in a kingdom that does not trust its new ruler.

A curfew was imposed in Katmandu in advance of King Dipendra’s funeral today.

Prince Gyanendra took the throne as Nepal’s new king today, hoping to rebuild a monarchy shattered by the massacre of the royal family.

Prince Gyanendra has been named as Nepal's new king, hours after his nephew Prince Dipendra died in hospital.

Nepal's acting king says the deaths of eight members of the royal family were due to an accidental shooting.

The shooting massacre of eight members of Nepal’s royal family was an "accident", the country’s acting king claimed today.

The massacre of eight members of Nepal's royal family was down to "accidental" automatic weapon fire, it has been claimed.

Nepal's Crown Prince Dipendra has been named king while on life support, and his uncle Prince Gyanendra is acting king.

Nepal's crown prince has opened fire in the royal palace, killing the king, queen, a prince and princess, and four others before shooting himself.

Eyewitnesses of Crown Prince Dipendra’s massacre of his parents and seven other royals during a family dinner told government investigators in Nepal that the prince went on the rampage because of his parents’ opposition to his choice of bride.

Investigators appointed by Nepal’s new monarch to investigate the royal family massacre were racing today to complete it on time.