Kathmandu, Sept. 10 -- As Nepal's cooking gas shortage continues to disrupt daily life, students in Kathmandu took their cooking pots to the streets, turning the entrance of Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus into a makeshift kitchen to protest the crisis.

In a symbolic demonstration, students cooked rice and Gundruk-aloo (fermented leafy greens and potatoes) curry over firewood outside the campus in Kathmandu. After preparing the meal, they sat together at the gate and shared the food, drawing attention to the difficulties faced by students and the wider public amid dwindling LPG supplies.

"The government is not able to make cooking gas available for the people. Prices of daily essentials are skyrocketing, and it is not able to control them. The...