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Unrest killed at least 14 people and injured dozens in Nepal's capital on Monday, state TV said, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at a social media shutdown and corruption, Reuters reported.

Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police and ferrying the injured to hospital on motorcycles.

"The police have been firing indiscriminately," one protester told the ANI news agency. "(They) fired bullets which missed me but hit a friend who was standing behind me. He was hit in the hand."

More than 50 people were injured, Nepal Television said, according to Reuters.

There was no official confirmation of the deaths and injuries and Reuters could not independently verify the figures.

Ekram Giri, a parliamentary spokesperson, said some protesters had entered the premises but not the main building, and had been driven out by police.

Organisers of the protests, which spread to other cities in the Himalayan country, have called them "demonstrations by Gen Z". They say the protests reflect young people's widespread frustration with the government and anger over its policies, Reuters reported.

The death toll in the Gen Z protest in New Baneshwor has reached 14.

The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed the number of deaths.

The Ministry has informed six died at the National Trauma Center, two at the Civil Hospital, three at Everest Hospital, two at KMC, and one at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

According to the Ministry, around 200 injured people are being treated in various hospitals.

Similarly, the Ministry said that 20 are in critical condition.

At least nine Gen Z protesters killed in a clash with police in New Baneshwor on Monday.

Hospital sources said that six people died at the National Trauma Center, two at the Civil Hospital, and one at the KMC Hospital.

Among the 40 people, who were injured during the Gen Z protest, being treated at the Trauma Center, one is in critical condition. The health condition of 15 injured is normal.

Similarly, 10 injured people are being treated at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.

Police fired water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets after protests in Baneshwor turned violent.

Some security personnel were also injured during the protest.

The Gen Z youths have been protesting against corruption and ban on social media.

In the wake of Gen Z demonstration unleashing anarchy, the Nepal Army has been mobilized in the curfew-imposed areas including New Baneshwor of Kathmandu.

The Nepal Army personnel were mobilized after the Kathmandu administration-imposed curfew in a bid to tame the protest and the local security committee requested for additional support.

Spokesperson of the Nepal Army, Rajaram Basnet, informed that a contingent of Nepal Army was mobilized in the curfew-clamped areas upon the request of the local security committee in view of an anarchic demonstration that tried to enter the Parliament building.

The Gen Z demonstration began from Maitighar this morning.

The protesters breached the restricted area of New Baneshwor which houses the Federal Parliament building. The protestors committed arson and vandalism at the gate of the building, prompting Nepal Police to open blank firing and making dozens of tear gas shells.  

Over 30 police personnel including a Deputy Superintendent of Police and an Inspector have been injured in the clash, while dozens of protestors received injuries.

Meanwhile, the Kathmandu District Administration has extended curfew in the district.