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The Nepal Army has been deployed to stop the chaos, arson, and looting being spread in the name of royalists.

According to a military source, Nepal Army personnel have been deployed to control chaos, looting, and arson spread by the pro-monarchy supporters in the Tinkune area today.

Nepal Army has deployed its personnel and vehicles in various parts of Kathmandu to take the situation under control.

The pro-monarchy protesters hurled stones and attempted to set fire the office of Annapurna's Media Network.

A journalist died during the protest of royalists in Tinkune on Friday.

Avenues TV journalist Suresh Rajak died in a fire set by the pro-monarchy protesters at a house in Tinkune this afternoon, police informed.

Avenues TV Editor Shiva Dahal said that Rajak died in a fire set by royalists at a private house in Tinkune.

He had been working as a camera person at the Avenues TV for the past five years.

According to Dahal, Rajak was filming a video of the protesters sitting on the roof of the house set on fire by the protesters.

Nepal Police spokesperson DIG Dinesh Kumar Acharya confirmed that a body has been recovered from the house that caught fire.

The body has been sent to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for postmortem, he added.

Similarly, Sabin Maharjan (29) of Kirtipur lost his life in the clash, police informed. 

A person died and 30 others injured in a clash between pro-monarchy protesters and police personnel on Friday.

Organizing a press conference this evening, the Home Ministry said that 15 protesters and 15 security personnel were injured the clash.

The deceased has been identified as Sabin Sharma (29).

Sharma, who was injured in the clash breathed his last during the course of treatment, the Home Ministry informed.

A curfew has been clamped in the Tinkune area after the pro-monarchy protesters turned violent and resorted to vandalism and arson.

The District Administration Office, Kathmandu imposed curfew from 4:25 pm to 10 pm to prevent untoward incidents, Chief District Officer Ashok Kumar Bhandari informed.

According to him, the curfew has been clamped from Gaushala Airport, Gairidhara, Tinkune to Koteshwor, from Koteshwor to Jadibuti Bridge, from Koteshwor to Balkumari Bridge, from Baneshwor Chowk to Shankhamul Bridge, and from Gaushala Chowk to New Baneshwor Chowk via Old Baneshwor.

Likewise, curfew has been imposed in the Balkumari Bridge towards Lalitpur, Jadibuti Bridge towards Bhaktapur, Sinamangal Chowk and Tinkune Bridge areas.

Earlier, the pro-monarchy protesters had set fire to a house in Tinkune.

Police said that protesters have attempted to set fire to party offices, media houses and government offices in the area.