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| Curfew clamped in four districts in south Nepal |
| 2007-01-26 |
| (Xinhua) -- Nepal imposed curfew on four districts in the south while the situation across Nepal's south plains worsened on Thursday. Local government of Siraha, Dhahusa, Parsa and Morang districts issued the curfew orders Thursday. Madhesi People's Rights Forum's (MPRF, also called the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum) in a statement issued Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's appeal for talks, but insisted on "non-violence and peaceful protests." However, MPRF activists continued to vandalize public properties, hence the local administrations imposed the curfews. In Lahan, Siraha district, some 150 kilometers southeast of thecapital city of Kathmandu, the curfew was from 7 a.m. (0215 GMT) to 6 p.m. (1215 GMT). In Birgunj, Parsa district, 95 kilometers south of Kathmandu, local government clamped a curfew from 1:30 p.m. (0745 GMT) to 10 p.m. (1615 GMT). In Biratnagar, Morang district, around 240 kilometers southeast of Kathmandu, the district administration imposed curfew from 4 p.m. (1015 GMT to 10 p.m. (1615 GMT). In Janakpur, Dhahusa, some 130 kilometers to Kathmandu, the district administration set the curfew from 10 a.m. (0415 GMT) till 5 p.m. (1115 GMT). The violent demonstrations led by MPRF began on last Friday. The Forum claimed that one of its members was shot dead by a cadre of the Communist Party of Nepal (formerly known as guerrilla). Clashes later broke out between MPRF members and policemen, claiming the lives of four people. Madhesi people are people in Nepal with Indian origin. |
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