TAPLEJUNG, Dec 6: Transport services on the Mechi Highway have been halted on Tuesday after the dispute over transport fares in public vehicles operating on the highway remained unresolved.
The passengers are left in the lurch due to the strike, jointly called by All Nepal National Independent Students´ Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), Nepal Students´ Union, All Nepal National Free Students´ Union (ANNFSU) and Limbhuwan Students´ Organization. [break]
The talks held over the last two days among representatives from the local administration, political parties and the Mechi Transport Association had failed to resolve the distpute.