New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Sushila Karki, Nepal's Interim Prime Minister In her first public comments, said, "We have to work according to the thinking of Gen Z. What this group is demanding is an end to corruption, good governance and economic equality." Referring to protesters killed as "martyrs", she announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to each, plus free funerals, treatment of injured and assistance to disabled. According to Chief Secretary Eaknarayan Aryal, at least 72 people were killed and 191 injured in two days of protests.

With elections scheduled in March 2026, how much corruption cleanup Karki can achieve only time will tell; especially high and mighty politicians like KP Sharma Oli and his predecessors, given the sluggish pace of l...