Just hours after the government lifted the ban on social media, which triggered violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces, fresh student-led protests flared up across Nepal on Tuesday morning.
The fresh demonstrations come as students defied curfew in Kathmandu and other regions. The protesters vandalised the residence of former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' at Khumaltar in Lalitpur and demonstrated in front of former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba's house at Budhanilkantha in Kathmandu.
Protesters also set the private residence of Minister for Communication, Information and Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung in Sunakothi, Lalitpur, on fire on Tuesday morning, as the nationwide Gen Z–led protests against corruption entered Day 2, according to a report by The Himalayan Times.
Since Monday, three ministers, including home minister, agriculture minister and health minister, have resigned while demonstrators call for Prime Minister KP Oli's resignation.
Meanwhile, as protests flared up, India issued an advisory for its citizens in Nepal urging Indians living there to exercise caution and follow the guidelines issued by authorities.
During the Gen-Z protests against the social media ban by the government, at least 19 people have been killed while over 300 have been injured.
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