Buses barred from entering the capital

April 5, 2006
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In a bid to prevent activists from taking part in the capital-centred demonstrations of the agitating parties, the local administration in Charikot, Dolakha, instructed bus owners to stop plying their vehicles on the Dolakha-Kathmandu and Ramechhap-Kathmandu routes from Tuesday afternoon, reports said.

Security personnel stopped passenger buses at Satdobato in the evening, report quoted officials at the Arniko Transport Committee, Dolakha, as saying.

According to reports, hundreds of passengers have been stranded after the buses were stopped mid-way.

Security personnel have beefed up checking of vehicles carrying goods to ensure no passengers were onboard.

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Dhadingbeshi after forces barred their vehicles from heading to Kathmandu. The local administration, Mahottari, also barred buses from plying to Kathmandu from Jaleshwor.

Likewise, the local administration in Baglung, Parbat, Kaski and Myagdi districts of western Nepal have also ordered transport entrepreneurs not to ply long-route passenger bus services that connect to Kathmandu, as well as major cities in the country, from Wednesday, according to reports.

Meanwhile, local administration in Pokhara has impounded dozens of transport vehicles, with a view to operate them during the upcoming general strike called by Seven Party Alliance (SPA). The administration has also warned of stern action against businessmen pulling down shutters during the strike. nepalnews.com pb Apr 05 06