Hi friends, Let kurakani shows the latest happening in Nepal. Continue your latest messages about latest news of Nepal and Nepalese....... Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4224855.stm Nepal's King Gyanendra has sacked the country's government and announced he is taking over direct power. He says this is because the cabinet had failed to fulfil its mandate including the restoration of peace. A state of emergency has been declared. Phones lines have been cut, the airport shut, and armed vehicles are on patrol. Some 10,000 people have been killed in a nine-year-long Maoist insurgency in Nepal with the rebels controlling vast stretches of the countryside. In the first international reaction, India says the development constitutes a serious setback to the cause of democracy in Nepal. "The latest developments in Nepal bring the monarchy and the mainstream political parties in direct confrontation with each other," a foreign ministry spokesman said. House arrests There are unconfirmed reports that soldiers have surrounded the prime minister's residence and the homes of other government leaders - effectively placing them under house arrest. "The king has staged a coup and taken over the country's administration and other powers into his own hands," Sujata Koirala, of the Nepali Congress party told AFP. A new cabinet will be formed under my leadership King Gyanendra The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu says the move has plunged Nepal into fresh uncertainty. King Gyanendra dismissed the elected government in 2002 and has since appointed a series of prime ministers. The incumbent, Sher Bahadur Deuba, was himself reappointed last June, two years after King Gyanendra sacked him for failing to contain a Maoist insurgency. The rebels recently failed to respond to a 13 January deadline set by Mr Deuba to hold peace talks. New cabinet "I have decided to dissolve the government because it has failed to make necessary arrangements to hold elections by April and protect democracy, the sovereignty of the people and life and property," the king said in his announcement. He added that a new cabinet would be formed under his leadership, which would "restore peace and effective democracy in this country within the next three years." King Gyanendra argued the government had failed to restore peace with the Maoist rebels. NEPAL IN CRISIS June 2001 - Gyanendra is crowned king following royal massacre July 2001 - Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes prime minister following Maoist violence Oct 2002 - King Gyanendra sacks Deuba and assumes executive power June 2004 - Deuba reappointed prime minister in place of Surya Bahadur Thapa Feb 2005 - Deuba sacked, king assumes direct power He accused the country's fractious political parties of behaving selfishly and of giving no thought to the Nepali people and the welfare of the country. He himself, he added, was committed to democracy and multi-party rule. Maoist threat Our correspondent says there had been speculation of a royal takeover for weeks, as violence and political instability increased in Nepal. Analysts say with fears growing over the rebels' increased strength, supporters of the king felt he should formally takeover to deal directly with the crisis. The rebels want to replace the country's constitutional monarchy with a communist republic. King Gyanendra assumed the throne in dramatic circumstances in 2001 after his brother, King Birendra, was killed in a palace massacre.