Nepal Prime Minister Oli has resigned: Officials

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday resigned from his post following massive Gen Z protest in the country after governments social media ban officials saidOli stepped down shortly after hundreds of demonstrators entered his office shouting antigovernment slogansHours before his resignation the demonstrators set on fire the Nepalese leaders private residence in Balkot demanding accountability for Mondays fatalitiesAt least 19 people were killed during the violent protests on Monday against the governments ban on social media sitesFollowing the protests the government revoked the ban last nightThe development comes a day after Nepals Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak stepped down from the post following deadly protestsin two decadesAs per sources Lekhak submitted his resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during the emergency cabinet meeting held at the official residence on Monday eveningEarlier the protesters set ruling party offices PM Olis house in Balkot and buildings in Janakpur on fire as violent protesters in Kathmandu continued on TuesdayAs per The Himalayan Times demonstrators gathered near Prime Minister KP Sharma Olis private residence in Balkot demanding accountability for Mondays fatalities During the protest demonstrators set fire to the residenceThe central office of the Nepali Congress in Sanepa was vandalised on Tuesday afternoon The Himalayan Times reportedProtesters have also vandalised the homes of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in BudhanilkanthaProtesters have attacked political party office of the CPNUML in Chyasal LalitpurProtesters broke windows threw stones and set fire to the building as part of demonstrations against corruption following the death of 19 protestors on MondayAccording to reports police deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd Although authorities stated that security forces had been instructed to exercise restraint and that no live ammunition was authorized there were reports of gunfire and bullet injuries as per The Himalayan TimesThe Tribhuvan International Airport TIA has been fully closed following escalating demonstrations The Nepali Army has been deployed to provide security at the airport the ANI reportedOn Monday the Rupandehi District Administration Office about 270 kilometres from Kathmandu had imposed curfew in Butwal and Bhairahawa from 4 pm to 10 pm on Monday following similar protests in the citywith PTI and ANI inputs