The Gen Z protests in Kathmandu against corruption and the social media ban have left 14 dead, with many others injured. Hospitals are struggling to manage the large number of patients, and authorities say the identities of several deceased and injured people are yet to be confirmed.
Protests erupted outside Kathmandu Parliament against Nepal's ban on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, turning violent as police fired on demonstrators. Nine people died, and protestors vandalised the Parliament gate, with witnesses accusing authorities of indiscriminate firing and suppress
Nepal Police said, "Nine people have lost their lives as protest turned violent in Kathmandu as people staged a massive protest against the ban on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media sites, leading to clashes between police and protesters."
The Kathmandu district administration office (DAO) declared the curfew from 12:30 PM to 10 PM on Monday. The Kathmandu Post reported that later restrictions were extended to cover the residences of the president, prime minister, and vice-president and Singha Durbar.
A Gen Z protester has reportedly died and several others have been injured as nationwide demonstrations against government corruption and the recent social media ban intensified, particularly in Kathmandu's New Baneshwor and Damak in Jhapa district on Monday, as reported by The Himalayan
Massive protests led by Generation Z demonstrators erupted in Kathmandu on Monday against corruption allegations against the government and the recent ban on several major social media platforms, The Kathmandu Post reported.
The CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) has expressed serious disagreement with the agreement between India and China to use Nepal's Lipulekh for trade.
"Some cases involve girls with terror links, religious conversions, some cases have also come up that people change their names on social media, convert them. Some babas were arrested, including those hiding here for years, disguising themselves, or concealing their crimes. People with serio
Scores of Nepali journalists took to the streets against the social media ban in the capital Kathmandu imposed by the government since last week. The Gen-Z has also called for a nationwide protest on Monday against the exact cause.
The chariots hoisting the three living goddess and god made their way through the sea of devotees who waited for hours to take their blessings and have a sight. It is one of the rarest events where the living goddess and the gods would make a public appearance in the former royal palace befo
Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is on an official visit to Nepal, where he addressed the India-Nepal Judicial Dialogue on jurisprudence and reforms. The visit also saw the first Joint Working Group meeting following the April 2025 MoU between the two Supreme Courts.