The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has called for a cultural parade from Bhrikutimandap to Ratnapark in celebration of Republic Day starting at 10am (local time).
The protesters demanded release of Rabindra Mishra and Dhawal Shamsher Rana, two amongst dozens arrested after March 28 violence that left two people dead with dozens injured.
The violent clash which started with the ramming of vehicle, breaking a barrage of Police by Durga Prasai, a pro-monarch businessman resulted in arson, stone pelting and firing by police as it progressed. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a right-wing pro-monarchist, also the fifth la
The Socialist Front, comprising opposition parties like CPN-Maoist Center and CPN-Unified Socialist, will rally in favor of the republic at Bhrikutimandap, while a group led by Durga Prasai will push for the restoration of the monarchy at Tinkune, near the airport.
In various protests held in Kathmandu, dozens of protesters skirmished with Nepal police near the parliament as they attempted to break the restricted area. Later in the evening, the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) burned the effigy of Prime Minister KP Sharma O
The teachers, led by the National Teachers Federation (NTF), demanded further amendments to the bill, claiming it fails to address their concerns and is not justifiable in the current context.
Speaking to ANI, Mool Pravah Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj Bhubaneswar president, Rekam GC said, "Her body was taken to the airport from AIIMS this morning. The body will be taken from here to Delhi and then to her village (in Nepal) via Gorakhpur. Her last last rites will be performed i
Rajendra Mahato, a Madhesh-based leader and former minister who launched the "National Liberation Movement" along with his followers scuffled with security forces near the administrative center, demanding the end of the restriction order.
One more protestor injured in the clash with Nepali police succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll in Lalitpur's Balkumari clash to two, as per the police.
The Balkhu area, a main traffic intersection in the inner ring road of Kathmandu in the early hours of Wednesday witnessed clashes between the Yuwa Sangh- Youth wing of the opposition CPN-UML and the pro-monarch supporters led by businessman Durga Prasai.
The protesters held placards and shouted slogans calling for accountability and non-interference from any front as the police continues their investigation.