Overview

• Police said a bus of pilgrims returning from Kathmandu’s Pashupatinath Temple was pelted with stones, its windows smashed and belongings looted, leaving several injured.
• Indian officials arranged airlifts from Kathmandu to Delhi for stranded passengers, as Andhra Pradesh authorities reported roughly 200 Telugu nationals stuck in the country.
• Border security was tightened across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, with restricted crossings and identity checks, while limited relief convoys including fuel tankers and ambulances entered Nepal from Panitanki.
• Curfews remained in place in multiple cities as protests over a social media ban and corruption continued, with reported death tolls ranging from at least 30 to 34 and more than 1,000 injured.
• The political crisis deepened after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned, and Gen-Z protest leaders publicly backed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki for an interim prime minister role.