Kathmandu, Oct. 2 -- "...When the administration of the country began to deteriorate, the Rana family took on the responsibility of running the state and assumed the prime-ministership. It has now been 94 years since the family took over the country's administration.," read an excerpt from a speech delivered by Rana Prime Minister Juddha Shumsher on his birthday in 1941, when he addressed members of the court, government officials and the public.

During this period, whenever national events such as the Tibet War, the Battle of Lucknow and the World War of 1914 occurred, as well as during periods of peace, "our army went wherever and whenever the government ordered, faithfully serving the state and displaying bravery, thereby enhancing th...