The government has continued the day-time curfew of the capital, Kathmandu, for the third day on Monday as well.

Issuing separate public notices, the district administrations of Kathmandu and Lalitpur announced 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. curfew on Monday as well, citing possible violence and loss of property during agitations being carried out by the seven opposition political parties.

The government imposed daytime curfew from Saturday, the day of major showdown of the Seven Party Alliance (SPA). The government imposed 13 hours long curfew on Sunday.

The curfew orders have been clamped within the Ring Road area and parts of Kirtipur. However local authorities lifted day-time curfew in Bhaktapur district.

The regular curfew hours, 11:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m., first announced on Wednesday, will remain effective, according to the notices.

However, protesters defied the curfew orders and staged demonstrations in several places and courted arrests. Saturday’s meeting of the SPA decided to continue the four-day long general strike that concluded on Sunday. nepalnews.com pb Apr 10 06