Overview

• Talks on an interim setup stretched for about nine hours at Army headquarters without agreement, with the military coordinating security and urging protest groups to join dialogue.
• Hami Nepali’s proposal of former chief justice Sushila Karki gained public backing from Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah, yet other Gen‑Z networks opposed her and insisted parliament be dissolved first.
• President Ramchandra Poudel has not acted on calls to dissolve the House, as reports note the constitution does not give him direct authority to do so.
• Casualty reports from the crackdown vary, with at least 20 protesters killed and more than 1,000 injured reported in recent days as unrest continues.
• Law and order deteriorated sharply with coordinated prison attacks: more than 25 facilities were breached and roughly 15,000 inmates escaped, including thousands from major jails in Kathmandu and Lalitpur.