Overview

• Officials reported 72 dead and 191 injured after violent demonstrations in Kathmandu on Monday and Tuesday.
• Sushila Karki, a former Supreme Court chief and the first woman to head the government, said her interim cabinet will leave within six months with polls slated for 5 March 2026.
• The youth-led movement denounced elite corruption and a reported social-media blackout following a police crackdown.
• The upheaval prompted the resignation of KP Sharma Oli, and Karki’s selection followed talks involving Army Chief Ashok Raj Sigdel and President Ram Chandra Paudel.
• Security remains fragile as roughly 12,500 prisoners who escaped during the unrest are still at large, soldiers have eased their presence in the capital, and Karki has begun meetings at Singha Durbar.