The statement from the president, Ramchandra Paudel, said Ms.... Karki, 73, was appointed as an official substitute for K.P. Sharma Oli, the elected prime minister who fled his office during the explosive protests.... Since Monday, more than 50 people have been killed in a wave of violence marked by police abuses and enormous property destruction after the government banned social media. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like....

KATHMANDU: Nepali TikTok creator Manjita Manandhar was caught off guard when the Himalayan nation banned the popular social media platform last week for disturbing “ social harmony and goodwill ”.... StarPicks PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF URBAN WORKSPACES Rajib Subba, an expert on cyber security, said the ban had affected many people for whom the app was" a social medium of livelihood, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and advocacy".... There are about 2.2 million TikTok users in Nepal, sai