BHAKTAPUR: The District Administration Office (DAO) Bhaktapur has issued an indefinite curfew order effective from 8:30 am Tuesday.
The order prohibits all movement, gatherings, rallies, demonstrations, assemblies, meetings, and sit-ins within designated areas of Madhyapur Thimi, Suryabinayak, and Bhaktapur municipalities.
Areas under curfew include:
- Jadibuti–Radheradhe–Balkot Nikosera and Pepsi Cola areas
- Jadibuti to Sanga along the Araniko Highway (200 meters on either side), and from Manohara Bridge in Pepsi Cola to Nikosera Chowk
- Kaushaltar to Balkot Chowk via Rose Village up to Chardobato Chowk
- Radheradhe Chowk to Nikosera Chowk
- Bakhabazar to Chardobato Chowk via Nepal-Korea Friendship Hospital
- Sallaghari to Nagarkot area via Kamalbinayak and Kharipati
- Chyamasingh to Nala via Tathali (up to Kavre district border)
- Duwakot Mode to Nepal Engineering College area
- Dekocha to Changu Narayan temple area
Authorities said the curfew order was necessary to maintain peace and security amid ongoing unrest linked to youth-led demonstrations.
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