India, Sept. 13 -- Nepal's parliament was dissolved on Friday, just hours after former chief justice Sushila Karki took the oath as the country's interim Prime Minister in the wake of deadly anti-government protests.

The election for a new government is set for March next year.

"On the recommendation of the prime minister, the parliament has been dissolved. The election date is March 5, 2026," Kiran Pokharel, press advisor to the president, told AFP.Karki was sworn in on Friday as the country's PM to lead a six-month transition to elections, after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government. The previous prime minister quit on Tuesday as parliament was set ablaze.

"I, Sushila Karki... take an oath in the name of the country a...