Nepalese authorities lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas on Saturday as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that killed at least 51 people and collapsed the government.
In the capital, Kathmandu, and neighboring Lalitpur and Bhaktapur areas, officials told people they could move around freely while markets reopened and traffic returned on the streets.
The massive demonstrations began on Monday over a social media ban and quickly turned violent, with protesters attacking government buildings and police opening fire.
On Friday, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was named interim prime minister by President Ram Chandra Poudel, who also dissolved parliament and set elections for March 5. The most recent legislative elections were held in Nepal in 2022.
Karki, 73, was sworn later on Friday. She was known for her stand against corruption in the government.
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