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Nepal counts cost after deadly protests

At least 72 people were killed in two days of anti-corruption protests

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Losses from last week's protests in Nepal were estimated at 25 billion rupees ($177 million), with more than 2,000 workers affected.

Nepal's parliament dissolved, elections set for March

Interim PM appointed as Nepal prepares for 2026 elections

Army personnel stands guard near Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, after it was set ablaze by protesters, in Kathmandu on September 12, 2025.

Watch: First Lady of Nepal offers $1m to protesters

Sushila Karki becomes Nepal’s first female interim prime minister

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Nepal ex-chief justice Sushila Karki to be next PM

Karki to be sworn in on Friday after deadly protests ousted government

Sushila Karki has been appointed the next prime minister of Nepal.

Who is Sushila Karki — the woman tipped to lead Nepal

Judicial legacy and independence put Karki at the centre of country’s upheaval

Sushila Karki, Nepal’s first female chief justice, is a frontrunner to head the interim government.

From Discord to Bitchat: How online outrage shook Nepal

Social media bans, corruption anger and #NepoKids memes ignite country’s uprising

Demonstrators carry an injured victim (C) during a protest outside the Parliament in Kathmandu on September 8, 2025, held to condemn the government over social media prohibitions and corruption.

Hundreds seek to leave Nepal as army steps in

Residents of the capital left wondering who is in charge of the administration

Army personnel stand guard along a street during a curfew imposed to restore law and order in Kathmandu on September 11, 2025.

Video: Nepal minister chased into river by protesters

Incident came just hours after demonstrators set fire to parts of the parliament building

Protesters gather outside the parliament building in Kathmandu.

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