How Kathmandu burned and politics crumbled
Nepal has the potential for real transformation, but within the republican constitution, towards a genuine New Nepal.
Updated At : 05:55 AM Sep 12, 2025 IST
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WHAT happened between 11 am on September 8 and 8 pm on September 9 in Kathmandu — and across Nepal — was unthinkable and cataclysmic. The largest peaceful protest by Gen Z against a ban on 26 apps turned predictably violent after the police shot dead 30 youths and wounded over 1,000 persons. The previous 'andolans' included the Kot massacre (1846), the Nepal Army allegedly shooting hundreds of protesters attempting the storming of Narayanhiti Palace during the movement for multiparty democracy, and the peaceful Jan Andolan (2006) for republicanism.
