"GenZ-led protests"

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10 October 2025

A Nepali eligible voter records biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016 by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former chief justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847027

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters record biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847030

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters record biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847036

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters stand in queue to get their biometrics done at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Prime Minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim Prime Minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12785874

23 September 2025

MAHABIR PUN, founder of the National Innovation Center, officially takes charge as Nepal's Minister for Education, Science, and Technology under the interim government led by Prime Minister SUSHILA KARKI in Nepal, on September 22, 2025. His appointment aims to reform the education and technology sectors and respond to youth-led demands following nationwide protests.

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#12785875

23 September 2025

MAHABIR PUN, renowned innovator and founder of the National Innovation Center, officially takes charge as Nepal's Minister for Education, Science, and Technology under the interim government led by Prime Minister SUSHILA KARKI in Nepal, on September 22, 2025. His appointment comes as part of efforts to reform the education and technology sectors and address youth-led demands following nationwide protests.

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#12785876

23 September 2025

MAHABIR PUN, founder of the National Innovation Center, officially takes charge as Nepal's Minister for Education, Science, and Technology under the interim government led by Prime Minister SUSHILA KARKI in Nepal, on September 22, 2025. His appointment aims to reform the education and technology sectors and respond to youth-led demands following nationwide protests.

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#12785877

23 September 2025

The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology is pictured at Keshar Mahal, Lainchaur, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 22, 2025, after it relocates from Singha Durbar following protest-related damages. The move coincides with Mahabir Pun taking charge as minister under the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki.

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#12755888

14 September 2025

A ransacked and torched police station remains damaged during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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#12755893

14 September 2025

A ransacked and torched police station remains damaged during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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#12755896

14 September 2025

A ransacked and torched police station remains damaged during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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14 September 2025

A ransacked and torched police station remains damaged during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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#12755906

14 September 2025

A ransacked and torched police station remains damaged during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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#12755889

14 September 2025

People repaint the charred gate of a police station damaged during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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#12755897

14 September 2025

Nepal Police inspect a destroyed police station set on fire during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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#12755898

14 September 2025

Nepal Police inspect a destroyed police station set on fire during Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 14, 2025.

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