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Soaring fuel prices in Nepal lead to violent clashes between student protesters and police | South China Morning Post

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Around a hundred students protested in the Nepali capital against fuel price hikes on June 20, 2022. Police in Kathmandu reportedly fired tear gas to disperse the protest that broke out after the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation raised fuel prices. The country’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said the …

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