Nepal’s government lifts social media ban after deadly protests

Protesters burn tyres violating the curfew orders in Kathmandu (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

Nepal’s government has lifted its ban on social media platforms, a day after police opened fire on mass street protests against the ban, killing 19 people.

The district administration ordered an indefinite curfew in the capital and schools were closed. A curfew was also imposed in other cities too.