Overview

• Talks between Gen Z representatives and the army are gridlocked over who should lead a transitional administration, with names including Sushila Karki, Kulman Ghising, Balendra Shah and Harka Sampang and no consensus emerging.
• Security remains under the Nepal Army’s control with curfews and limited relaxations in Kathmandu Valley, and an army spokesperson says stakeholder discussions continue.
• Officials report 34 deaths and more than 1,300 injuries from this week’s unrest following the fall of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
• Police and border forces say over 15,000 inmates escaped from more than 25 prisons during the turmoil, eight prisoners have died in clashes, and dozens have been detained near the India–Nepal frontier.
• Gen Z volunteers launched cleanup drives in Kathmandu as key services cautiously restart, with the Supreme Court set to resume from Sunday, banks reopening on limited hours, immigration easing exit rules, and security forces seizing 97 looted weapons and neutralising eight IEDs.