Nepal Gen Z Protest

Nepal Gen Z Protest

Former Nepal prime minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal KP Sharma Oli gestures while being taken to a hospital from the District Police Range after his detention by police, who are investigating whether he was negligent in preventing dozens of deaths during the Gen Z protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 28 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Nepal's ex-PM Oli arrested over deaths during Gen Z protests

A total of 76 people were killed in ​two days of unrest.

Nepal's President Ram Chandra Paudel, administers the oath of office to newly appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah, popularly known as "Balen", after a landslide victory in parliamentary election by his party, in the presence of Outgoing interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Chairperson of National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal, at "Shital Niwas", the presidential building in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 March 2026. REUTERS

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