Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli addresses the “Summit of the Future” in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Sept. 22, 2024. David Dee Delgado/Reuters
KATHMANDU—Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban.
Oli’s government lifted the ban after protests intensified on Monday, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament. Nineteen people were killed and more than 100 injured in the unrest.
