The government has continued the day-time curfew of the capital, Kathmandu, for the fourth day on Tuesday as well to avoid any untoward incidents during the protest programmes of Seven Party Alliance (SPA).

Issuing separate public notices on Tuesday, the district administrations of Kathmandu and Lalitpur announced curfew from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday as well, citing possible violence and loss of property during agitations being carried out by the SPA. Local administrations imposed day-time curfew from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday

The curfew orders have been clamped within the Ring Road area and parts of Kirtipur.

The government imposed daytime curfew from Saturday, the day of major showdown of the SPA. The government imposed 13 hours long curfew on Sunday and reduced it to 7 hours on Monday. The local authority of Bhaktapur lifted the day-time curfew imposed in its jurisdiction from Monday.

However, protesters defied the curfew orders and staged demonstrations in several places and courted arrests. nepalnews.com pb Apr 11 06