Nearly six months after a wave of unprecedented youth-led protests and the deaths of 77 people forced Nepal's then prime minister to quit, people began voting on Thursday (March 5) in a general election that will choose a new parliament in the Himalayan nation.<br /><br />Voting started at 7am local time and closes at 5pm, with counting scheduled to start soon after.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mrv8sdpd<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
