Eknath Shinde speaks to stranded Maharashtra tourists in Nepal

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday spoke to the Maharashtra tourists stranded in Nepal and assured them of all possible assistance to ensure their safe returnAccording to officials nearly 150 tourists from Maharashtra have been left stranded in Nepal due to ongoing violent protests led by Gen Z reported ANIMeanwhile West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also assured the tourists stuck in Nepal that the state government is monitoring the situation and arrangements will be made to bring them back soon reported ANII take the issue regarding the tourists stuck in Nepal seriously I want to tell them to wait for a while till the situation becomes normal We are monitoring the situation closely and will bring all of you back soon Banerjee said reported ANIApart from this the Ahmedabad District Administration issued a helpline number for its citizens stuck in Nepal reported ANIIn a statement Ahmedabad District Administration advised the citizens to contact the helpline number 07927560511 for assistance If any citizens of Ahmedabad district are currently on a trip to Nepal the district administration has requested their relatives to immediately inform the helpline number the press release from the Resident Additional Collector statedNotably the death toll in the September 8 protest led by GenZ in Nepal has risen to 30 the Ministry of Health and Population announced on Wednesday eveningIssuing a release the Health Ministry stated that 1033 injuries have been recorded nationwide out of which 713 injured individuals have already been discharged while 55 were referred to other facilities for further treatment reported ANIAnother 253 patients remain newly admitted The Civil Service Hospital in Kathmandu is currently handling the largest caseload treating 436 people The National Trauma Centre is caring for 161 patients and Everest Hospital is treating 109 reported ANIIn all 28 hospitals across the country are providing care to those affected the ministry added The protest under the banner of GenZ Nepal saw a spree of shooting by security forces as they tried to break into the parliament Police indiscriminately fired upon protesters with live rounds followed by tear gasOn Tuesday KP Oli resigned from his PMs post as the protests turned violent in Nepal with demonstrators torching the Parliament Building Presidents office and several other government buildingsThe protests began on September 8 after the Nepal government imposed a ban on social media apps However the ban was just a triggering point to a widespread movement that demanded an end to alleged institutionalised corruption and favouritism in governanceWith inputs from ANI