The government imposed an 8-hour long curfew from 12:00 this afternoon in Kathmandu as angry protests snowballed in the capital against Friday’s royal address.

Issuing separate public notices, local authorities in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts clamped shoot-to-kill curfew orders.

The seven opposition political parties which have been organizing nationwide general strike since the last 17 days are engaged in separate meetings at the moment to finalize their formal position over the royal address and the ongoing movement. nepalnews.com mk Apr 22 06