Nepal Protest LIVE Updates: ExChief Justice Sushila Karki Likely To Be Sworn In As Interim PM Today

The demonstrations by thousands of protesters were sparked on Monday by a short-lived government ban on social media, drawing a police crackdown in which officers opened fire.

Nepal Protest Amid escalating nationwide protests led by Nepals Gen-Z against corruption, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is likely to be sworn in as the Interim Prime Minister as early as Friday afternoon.

A day earlier, Kulman Ghising, the former chief of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), who rose to prominence for ending the countrys notoriously long power cuts through drastic energy sector reforms, had emerged as a frontrunner for leading the interim government in the country.

The demonstrations by thousands of protesters were sparked on Monday by a short-lived government ban on social media, drawing a police crackdown in which officers opened fire. The protests began in Kathmandu and other major cities, including Pokhara, Butwal, and Birgunj.

Thirty-four people have been killed and over 1000 injured in clashes with security forces during the anti-corruption demonstrations across the country.

High-Level Meeting Scheduled At Presidents House Amid Nepal Protests A high-level meeting between Nepals Army Chief, Ashok Raj Sigdel, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut and the CPN (Maoist Centre) leaders will take place at the Presidents House on Friday. Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel is also expected to take part in the meeting.

Death Count From Gen Z Protests In Nepal Climbs To 34 The death count from the ongoing Gen Z protests in the Kathmandu Valley has climbed to 34, as reported by The Himalayan Times, citing data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal.

According to The Himalayan Times, over 1,368 people have been injured amid the protests across the country. Currently, 58 patients remain at the Trauma Centre, 48 at Civil Service Hospital, 35 at Kathmandu Medical College, 25 at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, and 26 at Birendra Military Hospital.

Latest Visuals From Outside Of Sital Niwas In Kathmandu Latest visuals from outside Sital Niwas, the Nepali Rashtrapati Bhawan in Kathmandu. During the protests, the presidential palace was vandalised and set on fire by anti-corruption protesters.

Nepal Protests: Former King Gyanendra Shah Appealed For Peace Amid political turmoil in the Himalayan country, former King Gyanendra Shah appealed for peace and calm and said, The recent violence, arson, and vandalism during public demonstrations, which caused significant human and material losses, have deeply saddened us. No system or ideology is greater than civic freedom.

Sand Artist Sudharshan Pattnaik Creates Sculpture For Peace In Nepal Amid the ongoing protests in Nepal, sand artist and Padma Shri Awardee Sudharshan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of praying for peace in Nepal, in Odishas Puri beach on Thursday.

I have good relations with Indian leaders: Nepal Ex-Chief Justice Sushila Karki Former Chief Justice of Nepal, Sushila Karki also spoke about Nepals longstanding relationship with India and expressed her admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In an interview with News18, Karki emphasised the closeness between the two neighbouring countries. There is a lot of respect and love for India. India has helped Nepal a lot, she said.

Speaking about PM Modi, she added, I have good relations with Indian leaders. I especially want to say, main Modi ji ko namaskar karti hoon (I greet Prime Minister Modi). I have a very good impression of Modi ji.

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