Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- A wave of violent protests swept across the country on Tuesday, leaving public as well as private properties in ruins. Demonstrators hit the streets defying curfews and torched public properties in all seven provinces.

The unrest, fueled by anger over the brutal murders of 19 people in police action on Monday, saw provincial headquarters and major towns turn into battlegrounds as protesters set fire to government buildings, offices of political parties, and homes of prominent leaders.

In Koshi province, the violence began early in the morning as demonstrators stormed government and political offices from Biratnagar to Kakadbhitta. The Koshi Provincial Assembly building, Chief Minister's Office, Internal Revenue Of...