Mourning Nepalis hope protest deaths will bring change | International

KATHMANDU, Sept 13, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Grieving families of those killed in Nepal's anti-corruption demonstrations say they hope the deaths will not be in vain, as the protesters' choice of interim prime minister took charge Saturday. Among the dead was 30-year-old Santosh Bishwakarma, one of at least 51 people killed in two days of chaos this week -- the worst unrest since the end of a decade-long civil war and the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. His widow Amika, also 30, her eyes swollen with grief, recalled his "ultimate dream" to "die having contributed to the nation". Santosh was shot dead on Monday during the first wave of protests, led by the youth-driven "Gen Z" movement. A temporary social...