Nepal's prime minister resigns, after 19 victims in violent protests for corruption and the ban on social media

Oli's government lifted the ban on social media after the protests became violent, killing 19 people and wounding more than 100 others after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to protesters trying to attack parliament on Monday, Telegraphy reports Perskopi broadcast.

The riots are the worst in decades in the poor Himalayan country between India and China and has struggled with political instability and economic uncertainty since the protests led to the removal of his monarchy in 2008.

“The prime minister has resigned”, Oli's deputy, Prakas Silwal, told Reuters, a move that plunges the country into a new political uncertainty.

Earlier Tuesday, Oli had called a meeting of all political parties, saying violence is not in the interests of the nation, and “we should head to peaceful dialogue to find solutions to any problems”.

But the anger against the government showed no signs of the reduction, as protesters gathered in front of parliament and other seats in the capital, Katmandu, in opposition to an indefinite siege imposed by authorities.

Protesters set tires on several streets, threw stones at police personnel with riot equipment, and chased them on narrow streets, while some watched and filmed clashes on their mobile phones while heavy black smoke rose in the sky.

Hundreds of people from several towns located near the India-Nepal border had started marching towards Kathmandu to support protesters, one of the protesters told Reuters on the phone.

Witnesses also said protesters were setting fire to the homes of some politicians in Kathmandu, and local media reported that several ministers “were getting out for safe ground” from military helicopters.