Kathmandu, Sept. 15 -- A day after police killed 19 young protesters and injured more than 400, the government has lifted its controversial ban on social media platforms.

The Cabinet had decided late Monday to revoke the ban, which had sparked widespread unrest and triggered nationwide demonstrations led by Generation Z youths.

Following Monday's Cabinet meeting, Communications Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung had said the process for restoring social media would start immediately.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned following a wave of violence that saw protesters vandalise Parliament, torch leaders' residences, and storm government offices. Demonstrations spread across multiple cities after Monday's bloody crackdown in Kat...