The government imposed 7-hour long day-time curfew in the valley on Monday as well as the pro-democracy activists continued their protest against the royal proclamation demanding restoration of total democracy.

Issuing separate public notices, local authorities in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts clamped shoot-to-kill curfew orders from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. on Monday.

This is the fifth consecutive day the local authorities clamped down day-time curfew in the valley.

The government imposed 11-hour long day-time curfew on Sunday.

However, the pro-democracy activists defied the curfew orders and organized demonstrations in various parts of the capital during the curfew time.

King Gyanendra in the royal proclamation on Friday said he had returned the executive power to the people as per the Article 35 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal and asked the agitating seven-party alliance to recommend a name for the Prime Minister.

However the SPA termed the proclamation as a ploy of the King to weaken the movement of the SPA and decided to continue the ongoing pro-democracy movement. nepalnews.com pb Apr 24 06