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Nepal sees deadliest protests in 20 years; 19 killed amid social media ban unrest

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  Nepal sees deadliest protests in 20 years; 19 killed amid social media ban unrest Kathmandu [Nepal], September 8 (ANI): Nepal witnessed its deadliest day of protests in two decades on Monday, as security forces opened fire on demonstrators across multiple districts, leaving at least 19 people dead. The fatalities, including a 12-year-old child, mark the highest single-day toll since the 2006 movement that overthrew King Gyanendra and ended the monarchy. In response to the escalating violence, the Nepali cabinet convened an emergency meeting Monday evening and formed an investigation committee tasked with examining the causes of the unrest. The committee has been given 15-day time to prepare the report and submit it, looking into the aspects of how the situation escalated and the possible factors behind it. TOR (Terms of Reference) has been drafted accordingly, a source told ANI. The protests, which drew thousands of youths, were initially sparked by public outrage over rampant co...

Srinagar: Cowardly act of terrorists, hand grenade thrown at security forces, two injured including a policeman

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According to the information, two people were brought to the hospital, who got shrapnel in the hand grenade explosion. Both the injured are stable. A civilian and a policeman were reported injured in a grenade attack by terrorists near Alimasjid Idgah in Srinagar on Wednesday evening. Sources said that the suspected terrorists hurled a hand grenade towards a police party which exploded on the road. Two people, including a policeman, were injured in the blast. According to information received from hospital sources by India Today, two people were brought to the hospital, who were shrapnel in the hand grenade explosion. He said that both the injured are stable. The injured have been identified as Ejaz Nabi Bhat of Srinagar and Sajjad Ahmed Bhat, a policeman from Narwara Idgah. Earlier on Monday night at around 8 pm in Srinagar, terrorists shot dead a salesman working in a Kashmiri Pandit shop in Bohri Kadal area. The deceased person has been identified as Mohammad Ibrahim, a resident of ...