Nepal shut the Pashupatinath Temple and deployed the Army as violent protests over a social media ban left 22 dead and 500 injured. PM Oli resigned, ministers quit, and India raised border vigilance while urging peace and stability.
The trio, Subedar Ullas Kulkarni, Colonel Shivanarayan Mishra and Dr. Sahebrao Kasav, all above 60 years of age from Nashik in Maharashtra, set out on the expedition on November 24 from Ram Janmabhoomi at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
