Media: Nepal protests spill over to India border amid youth-led "Zoomer Revolution"

Protests have intensified across Nepal, spreading to the border with India where checkpoints have been blocked and police posts set alight, according to broadcaster India Today.

The unrest, driven largely by young demonstrators, has been branded the “Zoomer Revolution” following the government’s decision to ban several major social media platforms. The New York Times reports that the demonstrations have become increasingly violent, with government buildings set ablaze.

Clashes between protesters and security forces have left at least 22 people dead and hundreds injured. The turmoil has already triggered high-level resignations, including Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, though their departures have done little to ease tensions.

In the capital, Kathmandu, demonstrators have blocked roads, burned tyres and paralysed traffic around government and parliamentary districts. Crowds numbering in the tens of thousands have stormed offices and confronted police, forcing the authorities to deploy army helicopters to airlift ministers to secure locations.

The prominence of young faces in the protests has drawn international attention, with journalists dubbing the uprising Nepal’s “Zoomer Revolution.”

By Aghakazim Guliyev