Overview

• The army-backed curfew and prohibitory orders in Kathmandu ended at 5 a.m., though soldiers remain deployed as a precaution.
• Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as interim prime minister after K.P. Sharma Oli resigned during the crisis.
• Karki’s selection followed a consensus that included Gen‑Z groups and was reached in the presence of President Ram Chandra Paudel and Army Chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel.
• Police say the unrest left 51 people dead and about 1,700 injured after protests over social‑media restrictions escalated into arson and attacks on state and party offices.
• Authorities are tallying damage, with the hotel industry reporting losses of more than 25 billion Nepali rupees, and police have asked the public to share videos to identify rioters.