The most complete factual overview of the 2025 Nepal “Gen-Z protests” — including major buildings burned, Bhat-Bhateni branches attacked, media offices damaged, and houses targeted.
⚠️ Important: Authorities have not published any verified list of celebrities or journalists who burned buildings. Most fires were caused by crowds of unidentified protesters, and investigations are ongoing.
Major government buildings burned or attacked
Singha Durbar
- Administrative headquarters of Nepal’s government.
- Parts of the palace complex and ministerial offices burned during the riots.
Supreme Court of Nepal
- Adjacent court buildings were set on fire during the protests.
Rashtrapati Bhavan (Sital Niwas)
- Official residence of the President of Nepal.
- Protesters ransacked and burned parts of the complex.
Prime Minister’s Residence (Baluwatar)
- Demonstrators set fire to buildings inside the residence compound.
Federal Parliament Building
- The parliament complex was stormed, looted, and burned during the uprising.
Political Party Offices
- Headquarters of Communist Party of Nepal (UML) burned.
- Headquarters of Nepali Congress vandalized.
Media organizations attacked
- Kantipur Media Group: Protesters set fire to multiple buildings at its Kathmandu headquarters.
- Annapurna Media Network: Offices damaged during riots.
Bhat-Bhateni supermarkets burned: Bhat‑Bhateni Supermarket 21 of 28 stores were vandalized. 12 branches were completely burned.
Completely destroyed branches included:
- Naxal
- Maharajgunj
- Boudha (Chucchepati)
- Koteshwor
- Baluwatar warehouse
- Pokhara
- Chitwan
- Hetauda
- Birtamod
- Damak
- Biratnagar
- Dharan
Some branches burned for days and suffered heavy looting before fires destroyed them.
Private businesses and corporate properties burned
Examples of businesses attacked during the unrest:
- Marwari Sewa Samiti Tower in Battisputali.
- Golyan Tower in Baneshwor.
- Corporate Tower in Gairigaun.
- Chandragiri cable-car base station.
- Maulakali cable-car station.
- Banks, restaurants, and offices inside these buildings were destroyed.
Homes of politicians burned
Several political leaders’ residences were attacked:
- House of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
- House of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
- House of Prakash Man Singh.
- House of former President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
- House of Jhala Nath Khanal.
- House of Prachanda (Chitwan)
Casualties and Damage
- 76 people killed during the protests and aftermath.
- Over 2,000 injured.
- Hundreds of buildings destroyed across Nepal.
Key context of the Gen-Z protests : The demonstrations began after anger over corruption, unemployment, and a social-media ban. Initially peaceful rallies turned into riots after police shootings of protesters.
✅ Summary
The protests resulted in large-scale destruction including:
- Major government buildings (Singha Durbar, parliament, Supreme Court).
- Presidential and prime-minister residences.
- Political party headquarters.
- Media organizations.
- Dozens of private businesses.
- Many Bhat-Bhateni supermarkets
However, no credible investigation has confirmed that celebrities or reporters were the ones setting these fires.
