KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 8
The Lalitpur District Administration Office (DAO) has issued a prohibitory order restricting mass meetings, gatherings, and protests in certain areas, effective from 6:00 PM today.
The DAO, in a notice, stated that various groups and factions have been staging demonstrations in the Kathmandu Valley with different demands, and such events could lead to violence and riots, disturbing public peace and security. Hence, the prohibitory order has been issued against mass meetings, gatherings, and protests in designated areas.
The order will be enforced in the area around the UN House in Pulchowk and the Justice Residence within a 200-meter radius-east towards Iranmode on the main road, west towards the National Library, north towards the Internal Revenue Office, and south towards the National Human Rights Commission, within the boundaries of the National Cooperative Development Board.
It will also cover the area around the new minister's residence in Bhainsepati-east towards the Bhainsepati–Bungmati road, west towards CG Housing, north towards the Bhainsepati housing entrance, and south towards the slope leading to Itani.
Similarly, the area around the central office of the Nepali Congress party in Sanepa-from Sanepa Chowk to Indrayani Temple-has been declared restricted for such activities until further notice.
"Effective from 6:00 PM today, until further notice, any kind of gatherings, rallies, meetings, sit-ins, and similar activities-other than the movement of the general public and vehicles-are prohibited. Those who violate this order will face action as per existing laws," the notice states.
(With inputs from Rastriya Samchar Samiti)
