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Rautahat DAO imposes curfew in Gaur as protests continue

Rautahat DAO imposes curfew in Gaur as protests continue

By THT Online

Smoke from tear gas shells that security personnel fired at demonstrators shrouds the road, at BP Chowk in Gaur, Rautahat, on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Photo: THTnn

RAUTAHAT: The Rautahat District Administration (DAO) has imposed curfew in the  district headquarters, Gaur, effective from 11 am on Tuesday. The prohibitory order was issued as the cadres and supporters of agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front continued their protests in various parts of the district, including Gaur, from the early morning today. A teenage protester was killed in police firing during a violent protest in Gaur on Sunday.