PM Oli calls emergency Cabinet meeting

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called an emergency Cabinet meeting on Monday.

Two people have been confirmed dead and hundreds were injured during the Gen Z protest today.

Prime Minister Oli called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers at 6 pm in Baluwatar today to discuss this issue.

Gen Z youths have taken to the streets against corruption and ban on social media.

They have continued the protest across the country including Kathmandu.

20yo man dies as police open fire during Gen Z protest in New Baneshwor

A 20-year-old man, who was injured in police firing during the Gen Z protest in New Baneshwor, has died.

The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet. 

He breathed his last during the course of treatment, Hospital Employees Union Chairman Santosh Dhimal said.

 

Protester dies in police firing in New Baneshwor

A person died of bullet injuries in a clash between Gen Z protesters and police personnel in New Baneshwor on Monday.

Police opened fire after the protest went out of control.

The protester, who was seriously injured in the incident, breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Civil Hospital.

 

Three journalists injured in Gen Z protest in New Baneshwor

Three photojournalists were injured during Gen Z’s protest in New Baneshwor on Monday.

The injured have been identified as Naya Patrika photo journalist Dipendra Dhungana, Nepal Press photo journalist Umesh Karki, and Kantipur Television journalist Shyam Shrestha.

They are undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital in New Baneshwor.

Earlier, police had opened fire to disperse the mob.

Journalists Dhungana and Karki were injured by bullet shrapnel. Journalist Shrestha was hit by a rubber bullet in the arm.