Police, protestors clash in Biratnagar; dozens of teargas canisters fired

Published On: March 28, 2023 03:00 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

BIRATNAGAR, March 28: A clash is taking place at Rote Chowk in Biratnagar between protestors and the police. The protestors are up in arms against the naming of Province 1 as Koshi Province.

Our Biratnagar-based correspondent Chuman Basnet said that the police have fired dozens of teargas shells to disperse the protestors.

The Koshi Province Re-nomination Joint Struggle Committee is holding protests and agitation programs in the province today.

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