Students' protest affects traffic in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, July 7: Students´ demonstrations in several college areas on Tuesday morning brought about obstruction in vehicular movement throughout the capital. The area of Trichandra Campus is still tense while Putalisadak and Thapatahli just became normal after students ceased the stir.



Core areas of the capital, Ratnapark and Putalisadak, once messed with obstruction, disturbs the traffic of the entire city.



Students of Nepal Student Union (NSU) have been agitating in protest of the Sunday shootout and vandalism at Trichandra College allegedly by the members of All Nepal National Free Students Union ( ANNFSU) and Youth Force. The brawl regarding a tender at the college turned nasty with gunfire and assault with weapons leaving 10 NSU members injured.



The two injured NSU members on Monday filed a complaint with the police against six persons blaming them for attack. They are Youth Force valley incharge Ain Badadur Mahar, Nayan Bantawa, Purushottam Kadariya, Samik Baral, Chiran Gaire and Bikash Adi. Meanwhile, ANNFSU calling on press Monday claimed that none of its memers were involved in the incident and that NSU itself vandalized the college.

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