Ballots after bullets
On 5 March, nearly 19 million citizens of Nepal will vote to choose a new House of Representatives.
On 5 March, nearly 19 million citizens of Nepal will vote to choose a new House of Representatives.
The main challenge remains: some parties want a new prime minister appointed without dissolving parliament, while the Gen Z-led protest movement favors dissolving it.
When different groups arrived with their own candidates, they refused to accept each other’s recommendations. The arguments quickly turned into physical clashes near Sundhara.
The turmoil in Kathmandu on Monday is more than a story of street protests. It is a reminder of how central digital freedoms have become to the fabric of modern society, and how easily governments misjudge the consequences of curbing them.
Amid the ongoing protest in Nepal, IndiGo has announced the resumption of its scheduled operations to Kathmandu, along with special relief flights aimed at assisting stranded passengers.
Rapper-turned-politician and Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah has issued a public appeal urging calm and patience as Nepal prepares for a transition into an interim government-led regime.
Nepal's Gen Z protesters have said they took to the streets of the country over the past two days not to primarily demonstrate against the social media ban but to press for youth leadership to lead the country.
In Kathmandu and several other cities, protesters stormed government buildings, vandalised political offices, and set fire to the private residences of leaders.
Air India and IndiGo cancel flights to Kathmandu as Nepal witnesses massive anti-government protests, leading to PM KP Sharma Oli’s resignation. Violent demonstrations caused deaths, injuries, and widespread property damage.
The resignation of Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli came after the country was rocked by second day of violent protests, with reports coming in of vandalism and clashes from several parts of the country. The violence witnessed on Monday resulted in at least 19 deaths and more than 300 people were also injured, mainly in the capital Kathmandu and surrounding towns.
