Balendra Shah, once a rapper and now Kathmandu's independent mayor, has become a national symbol of change for Nepal's Gen Z protestors

The Nepalese Army has extended a curfew in the Kathmandu Valley until 6 am (0015 GMT) on Thursday as violent protests plunged the capital into chaos. Billowing dark smoke was rising over the cloudy monsoon sky on Wednesday from government buildings and private offices set ablaze.

Protesters started a fire outside a police station in Kathmandu on Tuesday, September 9, after at least 19 people demonstrating against a proposed social media ban died in clashes with police the previous day.

This morning, we received information about a jailbreak in Birgunj, and the situation has been tense overall,’ explained one security officer on why movement has been restricted.

Police in Kathmandu open fire on anti-government protesters, killing 8 and injuring several more, Nepal's media report

Flights resumed at Kathmandu airport, drawing crowds of stranded migrant workers and tourists amid curfews and unrest

Indian tourists in Kathmandu are stranded amid unrest following the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. Cancelled flights have left many, including Gauri K from Chennai, stuck in hotels. Despite a curfew,

TBS spoke to Professor AKM Mazharul Islam, a faculty member of the Department of Anthropology at SUST, who is in Nepal right now

Nepal's army deployed patrols on the streets, as the Himalayan nation reeled from its worst unrest in decades. The prime minister quit and politicians' homes were vandalised, and government buildings and parliament were torched.

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.