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Demonstrators gather near the parliament during a protest against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Live ammunition used against Nepal anti-graft protesters, forensics show

An institute spokesperson subsequently verified the account, marking the first official confirmation that live ammunition was used during the unrest, in which 74 people were killed and over two...

Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki addresses as President Ram Chandra Paudel applauds while attending the Constitution Day at the Army Pavilion in Tundikhel, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 19, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Nepal interim PM vows to fix 'failure' that led to deadly Gen Z protests

Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki speaks with the media in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 30 January 2019. File Photo: Reuters

Former chief justice Karki takes oath as Nepal's first female leader after unrest

File photo of Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki. Photo: Collected

Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition

A protester waves a national flag as vehicles burn during a protest against a social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

13,000 prisoners escape from jail as violent protests rock Nepal

Photo: UNB

Bangladesh envoy attends swearing-in of Nepal's interim PM

When youth are denied meaningful participation in policymaking, they are pushed into the streets as their only viable political space. Photo: TBS

Why Nepal's 'nepo kids' infuriated Gen Z, triggered firestorm of protests

Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks on during the launch of her autobiography "Nyaya" at a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

From Nepal's first female chief justice to interim head, the rise of Sushila Karki

Smoke rises from the Parliament complex following fire set up during a protest against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, during a curfew in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Nepal unrest: Bangladeshi tourists stuck in Pokhara say ‘situation calm but uncertainty remains’

Representational image of a Biman aircraft. Photo: Collected

Biman’s Dhaka-Kathmandu flights suspended amid Nepal restrictions

File photo of Nepal Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel. Photo courtesy: PTI

Who is Ashok Raj Sigdel, Nepal Army chief stepping in to calm violent Gen Z protests?

Prisoners burn furniture and other items outside the Dilli Bazaar jail as they try to breakout, following protests against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests triggered by a social media ban which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters

What's next for Nepal after 'Gen Z' protests forced its prime minister to quit?

Smoke rises during a protest against the killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, during a curfew in Kathmandu, Nepal, 9 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

'Everything is completely shut down': SUST professor stranded in Kathmandu recounts chaos