Live ammunition used against Nepal protesters, forensics show

At least 33 of the demonstrators killed during anti-corruption protests in Nepal this month were struck by “live bullets” fired from “high-velocity firearms”, the medical institute that conducted the postmortem examinations told Reuters.The findings were described by a member of the forensic medicine department of the Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine. An institute spokesperson subsequently […]

Cars Set On Fire, Shops Looted As Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protest Turns Violent

Kathmandu: Authorities in Nepal have over 100 people as the government investigates the deadly violence that occurred during a protest march organised by the supporters of the former king Gyanendra Shah, seeking the restoration of the constitutional monarchy in the Himalayan country. Parts of Kathmandu on Friday witnessed a tense situation after pro-monarchy protesters pelted […]