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2025 Gen Z protest in Nepal (Detailed Timeline)

Timeline


***** Sep 8 Wed (Day 1 of protest) [२३ भदौ २०८२, सोमवार]*****

11am: GenZ started protests throughout the country. 

*19 youths and 422 injured throughout the country during the Gen Z protest. 17 youths killed in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu and 2 youths killed in Itahari, Sunsari. (link)

8:00PM: Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak (Nepali Congress) resigned. 

8:25PM: Government meeting, decided to form a 15 membered committee to investigate. Decided not to lift the ban on social media. (link)

*The government decided to lift the ban on social media late at night. (link)

*The UN,  US and 6 other embassies criticized the excessive use of force in peaceful protest. 

*Massive reaction from Nepali diaspora worldwide. Protests erupted in the USA and throughout the world among Nepali diaspora. 5,000 Nepali's gathered in Dallas, TX.


****** Sep 9 Thu (Day 2 of protest) [२४ भदौ २०८२, मंगलवार]*****

*Curfew imposed multiple cities in the countries including Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Birgunj, Itahari, Bharatpur. Protests continued from morning despite curfew focusing on leader's residences and government & political party offices. Protests erupted in various parts of Kathmandu valley, and in Biratnagar, Hetauda, Birgunj, Janakpur, Dhalkebar, Lahan, Bardibas, Kalaiya, etc. Two protesters were killed today in Kathmandu.

*morning: All schools and colleges are closed indefinitely. Transportations unions called for a nationwide transportation strike indefinitely. All movie theaters are closed. 

10:20AM: Agriculture minister Ramnath Adhikari (Nepali Congress) resigned. Protesters set fire on Communication Minister Prithivi Gurung (UML) house. Protesters attacked and put fire on residences of Prachanda (Khumaltar).

10:30AM: Protesters set fire to the Harisiddi Police office. 

10:50AM: NC and UNL party offices were vandalized in Sarlahi. 

11:00AM: Ex Chief justice Shushila Karki, and artist Manoj Gajurel came to the street in solidarity.

11:30: Protesters attacked Madhesh pradesh chief minister's office and Sankhu Police office in Kathmandu. They also attacked the far west province chief minister's office. Protesters attacked residences of leader Raghubir Mahaset (Janakpur), Law minister Ajay K Chaurasiya (Birgunj). 

11:35 Protesters attacked CPN UML headquarter at Sanepa and set fire on Sher B Deuba's house. 

11:40: Protesters set fire on Arju Deuba's house in Dhangadhi. Protesters set fire on ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak's house.

11:50:  Protesters vandalized FarWest Chief minster office.

11:55: Protesters set fire to the Kirtipur Municipality office. Protesters vandalized Nepali congress party head office in Sanepa.

12:00PM: Protesters vandalized Gagan Thapa's house at Ratopul. Prime minister KP Oli called for an all party meeting at 6pm. Protestors set fire on Kantipur media house at Thapathali. 

12:10PM: Protesters set fire to police beat in Basundhara and Sheshmati, Kathmandu.

12:15PM: Protesters set fire to police beat in Lokanthali. Drinking water minister Pradip Yadav (MJF) resigned.

12:20PM: police opened fire on protesters in Birtamode, Jhapa. 2 protesters were seriously injured. 

12:30PM: Protesters set fire to the Balkumari police office. Protesters set fire on energy minister Dipak Khadka's house. ANNFSU (UML) president Sujan Kadariya resigned. NSU (NC) started their own protest at TriChandra college. 

12:40PM: Protesters set fire on leader Surendra Pandey's vehicle, house vandalized. Protesters set fire on Energy Minister Dipak Khadka's house. 

12:50PM: Protesters set fire on Minister quarters in Bhaisepati Lalitpur and residence of KP oli in Balkot. Top leaders and ministers being evacuated in helicopters. 

12:55PM: Protesters set fire on KP Oli's personal residence in Balkot. 

1:05PM: Protesters set fire on President Ramchandra Paudel's personal house in Bohoratar. CPN UML party office set on fire in Surkhet. 

1:10PM: Protesters set fire on Gagan Thapa's house in Ratopul. 

1:15PM: Protesters set fire to Pokhara Metro office. 

1:20PM: Tribhuvan International Airport closed. Protesters set fire to Hilton hotel, Naxal. 

1:30: Madhesh Province chief minister Satish Kumar Singh resigned. 

1:35PM Health minister Pradip Paudel resigned.  Protesters set fire on Police beat at Maharajgung, Ratopul, Kalopul, etc. Protesters set fire on party offices of UML, NC, and Maoists in Surkhet. 

1:50PM: Protesters entered Singha Durbar. PM oli said to be leaving for Dubai. Ex King Gyanendra said a solution should be found from inside the country. Youth & Sports minister Tejulala Chaudhari resigned. Protesters set fire to the Nepal Telecom office in Birgunj. 

1:55PM: all staff of TU Teaching hospital went on the street in solidarity. 

2:05PM: all 20 members of parliament from Rastriya Swatantra Party resigned. Protesters set fire on Ex VP Nanda B Pun's house. 

2:10PM: Protesters set fire on UML leader Shankhar Pokharel's house.

2:15PM: Protesters set fire on Singha Durbar Main Gate.

2:25PM: Protesters burn down CPN Maoists headquarter in Perisdanda. Protesters set fire on Prachanda's daughter Ganga Dahal's house. 

2:30PM: Protesters entered and set fire on Parliament House in New Baneshwor where 17 protesters were shot dead yesterday. (link1)

2:30PM: Prime Minister KP Oli resigned. All 42 members of federal and state legislature from Rastriya Prajatantra Party resigned. Protesters set fire on Koshi Pradesh Sabha in Biratnagar.

2:50PM: President accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Oli. 

3:15PM: Protesters set fire to the Supreme Court of Nepal in Kathmandu. At this point protesters seized all 3 three parts of the government.

3:22PM: Protesters set free Ravi Lamichhane from central jail. Balen requested protesters to calm down. All prisoners from Nakhkhu jail escaped. 

3:25PM: Chief secretary, home secretary, Chief of Army, Police, APF, and NIA jointly requested the protesters to calm down and find a peaceful solution. 

3:30PM: Protesters set fire to the Special Court.

3:35: Protestors sieged Baluwatar, the official residence of the prime minister. KP Oli left Baluwatar and went to an undisclosed location. 

4:05PM: Protesters set fire on Presidential Palace Shital Niwas.

4:30PM: Protesters set fire on ex-president Bidhya Bhandari and deputy PM Prakashman Singh's residence. 

5:20PM: Protesters set fire on Damak View Tower. 

5:30PM: 3 Protesters died in Nijamati hospital. 3 policemen were killed in Koteshwor. 

5:55PM: Protesters looted Bhat Bhateni store in Naxal and then set it on fire. 

6:00PM: Nepal Army appealed to exercise restraint and prevent the situation from becoming more complicated.

6:05PM: President Ramchandra Paudel appealed to GenZ protesters to come to talk.

6:10PM: Protesters attacked and looted the Bhat Bhateni store in Biratnagar. 

6:20PM: Protesters set fire to the Sadak Bibhag (Dept of Road) office in Babarmahal. 

6:30PM: Protesters vandalized NC leader Mohan Basnet's house in Balkot. 

6:50PM: Protesters set fire on CIAA head office in Tangal. 

7:00PM: Protesters set fire on Prachanda's residence in Chitwan. 

9:00PM: Chief of Nepal Army Ashok Raj Sigdel released a video message and called protesters for a talk. The army along with other security forces assume responsibility for safety after 10PM. 

10PM: About 3300 prisoners, including Top Bahadur Rayamaji, escaped from Sundhara Central Prison. Prisoners escaped from Nakhkhu Prison came along and helped them to escape. 

Night: Nepal Army arrested 21 people involved in looting in various parts of Kathmandu during the night. 5 people were arrested trying to loot Rastriya Banijya Bank in Baneshwor. 


****** Sep 10 Fri (Day 3) [२५ भदौ २०८२, बुधवार]*****

8AM: about 250 detainees escaped from the Juvenile Detention Facility in Biratnagar. 

10:00AM: Nepal Army issued a curfew order throughout the nation. UN chief secretary António Guterres requested peace for all parties. 

10:00AM: Supreme Court postponed all the hearings indefinitely. All documents of cases including paper and computer servers have been destroyed during the fire yesterday.  

10:30AM: Prisoners from Dillibazar prison set fire to the prison building and demanded to be released. They moved to different locations. 

11:30AM: youths started to clean up the Baneshwor area with brooms and plastic bags. 

12:00PM: protesters returned about 2 dozen arms to the Army. It was looted from Nepal police yesterday. 

1:30PM: Prisoners from Kabhre district prison set fire to the prison building and demanded to be released. 

3:30PM: about 72 detainees escaped from the Juvenile Detention Facility in Hetauda. 14 were taken back into custody. 58 at large. 

6PM: about 15 GenZ representatives took part in hours long discussion with the Army Chief in Army High command as for the preparation before the formal talk with the President. As there is no centralized command among Gen Z protestors, there are said to be differences between themselves during the discussion. Some supported a republic system with better version of democracy and some other supported return of King and abolition of federalism and secularism. 



Burn down public office buildings on Sep 9

KATHMANDU VALLEY

Federal Parliament House (New Baneshwor), Singha Durbar (central complex for PM office, multiple ministries, and various offices), President House Shital Niwas, Supreme Court of Nepal, Prime Minister’s official residence (Baluwatar), Minister Quarters in Bhainsepati, Kathmandu District Court, Various Police stations, 

Kantipur Media, Hilton Hotel

HETAUDA

हेटाैंडाकाे प्रदर्शन नियन्त्रण बाहिर, मन्त्रालय र नेताका घरमा आगजनी – Online Khabar

Bagmati Pradesh Sabha Secretariat, Physical infrastructure ministry, water & energy ministry, labor & employment ministry, agriculture ministry, CIAA office, Hetauda Sub-metropolitan city office, NC party office, CPN UML party office, personal residence of Chief minister Indrabahadur Baniya. 

GANDAKI - POKHARA

गण्डकीका मन्त्री विन्दुकुमार थापाको भवनमा थप एक महिलाको शव भेटियो – Online Khabar

Pokhara High Court, Kaski District Court (link)

Minister Bindukumar Thapa & his brother Dhruba Thapa's house and Anshubhara & Bagaicha resorts (2 dead bodies burnt also found out next day), houses of mayor Dhanraj Acharya, leader Rajib Pahari, hotel Sarobar of Bharat Pahari’s, Barpipal resort of Jitu Gurung. 

KOSHI PROVINCE

कोशी प्रदेशसभा भवन जलेर नष्ट, खोजीखोजी सरकारी कार्यालयमा आगजनी – Online Khabar

ध्वस्त भयो कोशीको प्रदेश सभा, आगोले नभेटेका सामान चोरी (तस्वीरहरू) – Online Khabar

Buildings in Biratnagar burn down are Koshi Provincial Assembly Building, Chief Minister’s office, Provincial Governor's Office and residence, ministries for Internal affair, Health, Social development, Industry & agriculture, Tourism & Forest, District Administration office, Treasury office (कोलेनिका), Post Office, Biratnagar Metropolitan City office, Internal revenue dept, Office of controller of the examinations, District & Appeal courts, District Malpot Office, District Forest Office.

Damak View Tower, Damak Bhatbhateni Supermarket

Mechinagar Municipality office. 

SUDUR PASCHIM

जले सुदूरपश्चिमका सबै प्रमुख सरकारी कार्यालय – Online Khabar

Provincial governor's office, Pradesh Sabha Secretariat, internal affairs ministry, social development ministry, land & agriculture ministry, UML Kailali party office, Nepali congress party office.

Treasury office (कोलेनिका), City development & housing office, CTEVT provincial office, Malpot office, Napi office, District Administration office, Arju Deuba’s personal residence in Dhandaghi-4

KARNALI PRADESH 

जेनजी आन्दोलन : कर्णाली प्रदेश सभा जलेर ध्वस्त (तस्बिरहरू) | Nepal's first 24-hour updated news portal - Ratopati

Provincial Assembly Building. 

AIRPORT vandalized 

Bhairabawa Airport

Gautam Buddha International Airport

PRISON ESCAPE 

Nakhkhu Jail (All prisoners along with Ravi Lamichhane, Sanjaya Takla)

Sundhara Prison: About 3300 prisoners, including Top Bahadur Rayamaji, escaped.

Kapilvastu Prison (More than 400 prisoners escaped) 

Tanahun prison at about 8PM with the help of GenZ protesters. 

Kaski Prison (500+ prisoners escape with the help of GenZ protesters.)

Sudurpaschim: Prisoners from all District prisons except Bajura escaped. 1400+ prisoners from 8 district prisons escaped with the help of Gen Z protesters. Kailali Prison (700+ prisoners escaped with the help of GenZ protesters and took part in the protest.)


DEATH

Sep 8: 19 (17 near BICC, 2 in Itahari)

Sep 9: 8 (2 shot and killed at Kalimati: Arjun Bhatta & Dipak Saud)

5:30PM: 3 Protesters died in Nijamati hospital. 3 policemen were killed in Koteshwor. 

Sep 10: 4 (3 - one each burnt dead body found in Ganda Dahal’s house, Gandaki Pradesh Minister Bindukumar Thapa’s house, and his brother Dhruba Thapa's house.)

Dev Kumar Subedi 30 (got shot at Kalimati on Sep 9) (link)


#GenZ #NepoBaby


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