Protests in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu were initially triggered by a ban on social media, but quickly expanded to include issues of wider corruption, lack of economic opportunities and police violence against demonstrators.

With institutions burned to the ground and the army in control, Gen Z protesters are pushing for an anti-corruption crusader to be appointed as the country’s interim leader.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one of the world's poorest countries.

Meanwhile, Nepal police said over 15,000 prisoners had escaped from two dozen jails during the protests. While 1,455 of them had been re-arrested and sent back to jail, 12,852 remained on the run, spokesperson Vinod Ghimire said. The president described Kirk as a "martyr for truth and freedom."

First, there are the migrant workers who leave families behind to work as cooks, domestic help, security guards, or in low-paid jobs across Indian cities. They remain Nepali citizens, move back and forth, lack Aadhaar (India's biometric identity card) and are often denied basic services. That is why sometimes they are called seasonal migrants.

As Nepal reels from violent Gen-Z protests and a leadership vacuum, technocrat Kulman Ghising — hailed for ending power blackouts — has emerged as a people’s choice to head the interim government, overshadowing former Chief Justice Sushila Karki.

The Delhi-Kathmandu bus service, a symbol of India-Nepal ties, is disrupted in Nepal due to student protests against government policies and corruption. The protests led to the resignation of Nepal's Prime Minister.

On September 9, 2025, in Raniban, Kathmandu, Nepal, @yoboigucci2 shared a video taken from a distance showing the residence of Nepal’s president, Ram Chandra Poudel, on fire with thick smoke rising into the sky.

LUCKNOW: Amid the ongoing unrest in Nepal, a batch of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh faced tense moments when miscreants attacked their bus near Kathmandu Thursday morning, looted their belongings and left several of them injured.

Kathmandu: The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in the Kathmandu Valley has climbed to 31, The Kathmandu Post reported, citing officials from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, where the deceased have been brought for postmortem examinations.

Nepal is in a state of turmoil in wake of GenZ protest that led to the fall of the KP Sharma Oli-led government. Now all the stakeholders including agitators, Army are now holding consultations to choose their interim leader.