The main palace in Nepal's capital lowered the flag of the country's royal family Thursday, a day after lawmakers, led by former communist insurgents, abolished the monarchy that had reigned over ...

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Nepal's national flag -- the only one in the world with a triangular shape -- should be changed to reflect the new socio-political reality in the nascent republic, the Maoists have demanded.

KATHMANDU, May 29: Nepal basked in its rebirth as a republic on Thursday, lowering the royal flag at Kathmandu’s main palace a day after the 239-year-old monarchy was abolished and the king ...

Nepal’s national flag -- the only one in the world with a triangular shape -- should be changed to reflect the new socio-political reality in the nascent republic, the Maoists have demanded.