Strike in the east

PHIDIM: Life in the eastern hilly districts continued to be affected on the second day today due the general strike called by Limbuwan Struggle Committee.

While marketplaces and educational institutions remained shut due to the bandh in Ilam, Taplejung, Terhathum and other districts, vehicular movements have come to a grinding halt due to the bandh.

According to the police, no untoward incident has been reported during the shutdown so far. The Limbuwan Struggle Committee has called for the shutdown  in the districts demanding that the nine districts east of the Arun River be declared a separate Limbuwan state.