Overview

• Soldiers are patrolling Kathmandu and enforcing curfews and prohibitory orders, while Tribhuvan International Airport has reopened and international flights are operating.
• Nepal’s health ministry says 30 people have been killed and 1,033 injured since the unrest began, with parliament, the Supreme Court and top leaders’ residences among sites set on fire.
• Army officials say talks with protest representatives will continue to pick an interim leader; Sushila Karki is the leading contender, though some protesters oppose her, and Mayor Balendra Shah has endorsed her.
• Local media and home ministry sources report thousands of prisoners escaped from multiple jails; troops have moved to secure key facilities and re-arrest escapees at some border points.
• India has advised citizens to defer travel, opened helplines and increased border patrols, as stranded tourists return through crossings such as Panitanki and airlines prepare additional flights.