KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The District Administration Office (DAO), Bara, reimposed a curfew in Simara on Thursday after renewed clashes between CPN-UML cadres and Gen-Z activists near Simara Airport. The curfew came into effect from 1 PM and will remain in force till 8 PM, as per the DAO, Bara.
Tensions had first flared on Wednesday following reports of UML leader Mahesh Basnet’s planned arrival.
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A curfew was initially enforced on Wednesday afternoon, but unrest resumed soon after it was lifted on Thursday.
Meanwhile, police have arrested two UML ward chairpersons—Dhan Bahadur Shrestha of Jeetpursimara-2 and Kaimoddin Ansari of ward 6—on charges of assaulting Gen-Z youths during the clashes.
