US EditionNepalese army moves to restore order after protest violence intensifies
The army enforced a nationwide curfew and arrested 26 individuals amid protests triggered by a social media ban and systemic corruption, with over 30 deaths reported, officials said.
- Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister to quit in the worst violence to hit the nation in two decades.
- The army warned that "vandalism, looting, arson, or attacks on individuals and property in the name of protest will be treated as punishable crimes".
- The demonstrations, called the 'protest of Gen Z', began after the government blocked social media platforms, citing companies' failure to register and submit to government oversight.
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Nepal's army has regained control of the capital Kathmandu after two days of renewed unrest.
The demonstrations led by Generation Z against corruption and nepotism have caused at least 23 deaths and hundreds of wounded. In flames institutional buildings, resigning ministers and curfew imposed by the army as the political crisis worsens.Since last Friday Nepal has been overwhelmed by...
Nepal: On Wednesday, the army regained control of the capital Kathmandu after two days of riots that forced the Prime Minister to resign.
On the ground in Nepal: Empty streets under tight army watch
Reporting from Lazimpat Road, usually one of Kathmandu’s busiest stretches, The Hindu’s Health Editor Ramya Kannan describes a city transformed. On Tuesday night, protesters set fire to garbage heaps and staged “victory marches,” but by Wednesday afternoon, army pickets and checkpoints had replaced the crowds. Locals hurried to buy bread and eggs before shops pulled down their shutters again, bracing for another night under curfew.
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