Former Nepalese King Gyanendra and his family must pay overdue electricity bills of about $1 million or face power cuts in their palaces and homes.

Ousted Nepal King Gyanendra and his family have moved out of their sprawling Kathmandu palace -- the final act of the Himalayan nation's 240-year-old monarchy.

KATHMANDU: Fate ordained that he would become king twice against all odds and fate ordained that Gyanendra, the last king of Nepal, would cause his 239-year-old ruling dynasty to lose its crown, sceptre and throne.

Nepal's newly elected Constituent Assembly ended the country's 240-year monarchy Wednesday and gave King Gyanendra 15 days to vacate the royal palace.

Nepal's Maoist party claimed security forces shot and killed seven of their activists as the Himalayan kingdom prepared to vote.