Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead.

Youth-led protests this week forced the prime minister's resignation, left dozens dead, and prompted a nationwide curfew that has since been lifted.

Anti-government protests in Nepal on Monday, which followed a ban on social-media apps, were met with deadly force by riot police. Reacting to that violence, demonstrators returned the next day, burning many government buildings and forcing the prime minister to resign.

Grieving families of protesters killed by police in Nepal are expressing anger at authorities for not addressing their concerns

Nepal’s government has faced violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms, leading to police use of deadly force and the resignation of the prime minister

Young protesters in Nepal who forced the resignation of prime minister KP Sharma Oli this week have turned to cleaning Kathmandu ’s streets after days of violent unrest left the capital littered with debris.

Nepal is in turmoil. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepped down this week after protests against corruption and a controversial social media ban spiraled into the country’s worst unrest in decades. At least 22 people were reportedly killed as police used tear gas, water cannons, and live rounds on demonstrators in Kathmandu and other cities.

As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one of the world's poorest countries.

At least 19 people have been killed in the protests and more than 200 others were admitted to the hospital due to injuries, according to Nepal's Civil Service Hospital.

Nepal’s gen Z-led protest movement has erupted into one of the country’s most intense uprisings in recent years. What started as a peaceful protest o