FGN31 NEPAL-OLI-LD-RESIGN ****Nepal PM Oli resigns; country reels under massive protests Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday in the face of massive anti-government protests with the demonstrators attacking private residences of several top politicians, including President Ramchandra Paudel, and vandalising the parliament.**** FGN40 NEPAL-SECURITY CHIEFS-APPEAL ****Chiefs of Nepal’s security agencies jointly urge protesters to resolve crisis through dialogue Kathmandu: The Nepali Army and chiefs of other security agencies issued a joint appeal on Tuesday, urging protesters to restrain and resolve the crisis through dialogue.**** FGN37 NEPAL-OLI-PROFILE ****K P Sharma Oli: Rebel leader-turned politician fails to provide political stability to Nepal Kathmandu: Veteran politician K P Sharma Oli, who wrecked many governments in the past, kindled hopes for much-needed political stability in Nepal when he assumed power for the third time in 2024, but that proved to be short-lived due to his own actions.**** FGN39 NEPAL-INDIA-EMBASSY ****India issues emergency contact numbers for its nationals in Nepal Kathmandu: India on Tuesday issued emergency contact numbers for its nationals in Nepal, asking them to contact in case of any emergency or need for assistance.**** FGN8 NEPAL-SOCIALMEDIA-BAN ****After violent protests, Nepal govt lifts ban on social media Kathmandu: The Nepal government has withdrawn its earlier decision to ban social media sites after violent protests by youths that left at least 19 people dead and over 300 others injured.**** FGN7 US-NAVARRO-INDIA ****BRICS nations ‘hate each other’, act like ‘vampires’ in trade with US: Trump aide Navarro New York/Washington: The BRICS alliance will not last since the member nations “all hate each other”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said, likening their trade practices to “vampires” exploiting the United States.**** FGN22 LANKA-COURT-EX-PREZ ****Sri Lanka Parliament set to strip privileges of former presidents Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ruled that the bill to withdraw presidential privileges extended to former presidents and their widows can be approved in Parliament by a simple majority.**** FGN32 NEPAL-INTERNET-FREEDOM ****Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom Kathmandu: Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech.**** PTI SKS ZH ZH