26 September 2026
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From September 2025 to now

Timeline: from the Gen Z uprising to now

From the social media ban to the commission reports and the new government’s controversies — in date order.

  1. Government blocks 26 social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube and X

    Justified as non-registration with the ministry. It came amid the "Nepo Kids" trend about politicians’ children’s lifestyles.

  2. Police open fire on Gen Z protesters

    Protest around Maitighar–New Baneshwor. 19 killed in a single day.

  3. PM Oli resigns; widespread arson

    Social media ban lifted. Parliament and many government and private buildings set on fire. Army deployed.

  4. Sushila Karki becomes interim prime minister

    Nepal’s first woman PM. House dissolved; elections set for 5 March 2026.

  5. Controversy over PM secretariat appointment

    The wife of the PM’s chief personal secretary is appointed to the secretariat. The Nepal Gen Z Front calls it nepotism.

  6. 2,642 live rounds in two days

    Police’s own records show 2,642 rounds of live ammunition fired on 8–9 September.

  7. 45 declared martyrs

    Government declares 45 of those killed as martyrs.

  8. Human Rights Watch report

    Finds unlawful use of force against protesters.

  9. General election

    Landslide for RSP. Balen Shah defeats KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5.

  10. Karki Commission submits report

    Handed to then Prime Minister Sushila Karki.

  11. Karki Commission recommendations made public

    Recommends action against Oli, Lekhak and ex-IGP Khapung under Sections 181–182 of the National Penal Code.

  12. Balen Shah appointed prime minister

    Nepal’s 40th PM, at 35. Sudan Gurung becomes home minister.

  13. Oli and Lekhak arrested

    In an investigation linked to 8 September. Kathmandu District Court grants five-day custody the next day.

  14. Oli and Lekhak released on Supreme Court order

    Court says custody is not needed for the investigation, which continues.

  15. Labour Minister Deepak Kumar Sah dismissed

    Removed by the PM on RSP’s recommendation over his wife’s appointment to the Health Insurance Board.

  16. Home Minister Sudan Gurung resigns

    After questions over financial dealings and his asset declaration.

  17. Over 1,200 officials removed by ordinance

    Ordinance removes major public appointees named before 26 March.

  18. NHRC report made public

    Names Oli, Lekhak and Prithvi Subba Gurung as human rights violators; recommends further investigation of Rabi Lamichhane and others.

  19. Sudan Gurung reinstated as home minister

    After a government-formed probe reportedly found nothing unusual.

  20. A week of appointments questioned for nepotism

    Tribhuvan University Service Commission, Pashupati Area Development Trust, Gorkhapatra, Election Commission and more.

Sources & evidence

  1. Wikipedia — 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests en.wikipedia.org
  2. Kathmandu Post — 2,642 rounds of live ammunition fired over two days: Police (26 Sep 2025) kathmandupost.com
  3. Kathmandu Post — 45 who died in Gen Z movement declared martyrs (4 Nov 2025) kathmandupost.com
  4. Human Rights Watch — Nepal: Unlawful use of force during ‘Gen Z’ protest (20 Nov 2025) hrw.org
  5. Wikipedia — Balen Shah en.wikipedia.org
  6. Kathmandu Post — Karki-led commission submits report (8 Mar 2026) kathmandupost.com
  7. Kathmandu Post — Karki commission’s recommendations explained in 10 points (25 Mar 2026) kathmandupost.com
  8. Kathmandu Post — Court remands Oli, Lekhak to five days in custody (29 Mar 2026) kathmandupost.com
  9. Kathmandu Post — Oli, Lekhak released following court order (9 Apr 2026) kathmandupost.com
  10. The Himalayan Times — Labour Minister Deepak Kumar Sah dismissed thehimalayantimes.com
  11. Kathmandu Post — Home minister Gurung resigns after scrutiny over financial dealings (23 Apr 2026) kathmandupost.com
  12. Kathmandu Post — New government strikes down most major appointments made prior to March 26 (3 May 2026) kathmandupost.com
  13. Radio Nepal — NHRC makes its report on Gen Z movement public (27 May 2026) radionepalonline.com
  14. Kathmandu Post — Sudan Gurung returns as home minister (9 Jun 2026) kathmandupost.com
  15. Nepal News — From ‘choose the capable’ to choosing their own: RSP’s anti-nepotism pledge crumbles english.nepalnews.com
  16. Kathmandu Post — Karki government finds itself mired in controversies (25 Nov 2025) kathmandupost.com