Overview

• Student demonstrations in Kathmandu over a government block on 26 unregistered social‑media platforms escalated within a day as armed individuals joined.
• Government offices, party headquarters and commercial sites were attacked or set on fire across districts, with new arson reported in Chitwan.
• Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has resigned, the Nepal Army is deployed, and the army chief met Gen‑Z representatives overnight to prepare talks with the president.
• A deadly confrontation at Banke’s regional prison and juvenile home led to armed police firing, five deaths and mass escapes, with more than 200 detainees and inmates on the run.
• Tribhuvan International Airport has suspended flights pending review, and India’s Uttar Pradesh placed four border districts on high alert and opened helplines for stranded citizens.