Overview

• Cabinet revoked the blockade of 26 platforms — including Facebook, X and YouTube — with access restored on Tuesday morning, according to officials and reporters.
• Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli submitted his immediate resignation after a night crisis session, following days of youth-led demonstrations over censorship and corruption.
• Police confronted crowds near the parliament with tear gas and water cannons, and rights groups reported live fire, leaving at least 19 people dead and hundreds injured.
• An open-ended curfew was ordered in the capital as unrest persisted, with arson reported at the homes of senior politicians and parts of the parliament complex.
• Tribhuvan International Airport temporarily shut due to smoke from nearby fires, while the government announced inquiries and international bodies urged prompt, transparent investigations.