Nepal PM Oli quits as anti-corruption protests spiral – Reuters

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, Reuters reported citing his aide.

The move came as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban, according to Reuters. 

Oli's government lifted the social media ban after protests turned violent. 

"The PM has quit," Oli's aide Prakash Silwal told Reuters.

Earlier on Tuesday, Oli had called a meeting of all political parties, saying violence is not in the interest of the nation and "we have to resort to peaceful dialogue to find solutions to any problem".

But anger against the government showed no signs of abating, as protesters gathered in front of parliament and other places in the capital Kathmandu, in defiance of an indefinite curfew imposed by authorities, according to Reuters.