KATHMANDU, Sept 6: The Maoists continued their agitation over the appointment of Indian priests at the holy Pashupatinath temple on Sunday morning. [break]
The protesters demonstrated at Chabahil, Jayabageshwari, Gaushala and Tilganga completely affecting the vehicular movements on the Kathmandu Ring-road for two hours from 9 a.m.
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The police arrested five protesters in the morning.
The agitators have demanded that the priests be appointed through open competition from among both Nepali and Indian nationals as provisioned in the new regulations.
The newly appointed Indian priests entered the temple amid a function held under a tight security chain Saturday morning.
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