Kathmandu, Feb. 14 -- The Gurkha veterans, who have been agitating for years for pay and pensions on par with those of British nationals who served in the British Army, have issued a fresh ultimatum, setting the end of March as the deadline to address their demands.

On January 16, Krishna Bahadur Rai, chief coordinator of the British Gurkha Satyagraha United Struggle Committee, wrote to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, asking him to fulfil their demands by March 31.

If not, Rai warned, they would be compelled to resume protests and strikes in both Nepal and the United Kingdom. Rai stated that they were compelled to issue a new ultimatum due to the lack of progress in political and diplomatic dialogue on Gurkha grievances between Nep...