Local authorities in Kathmandu and Lalitpur on Monday withdrew the night curfew effective within the Ring Road and relaxed the ban on public gatherings and rallies.
Issuing separate public statements, the district administrations offices (DAO) of Kathmandu and Lalitpur announced the withdrawl of curfew orders with effect from today while the notice issued on January 16, prohibiting rallies inside Ring Road areas, has been withdrawn with effect from Tuesday.
The Kathmandu DAO, however, stated that the prohibitory orders effective in parts of Kathmandu before January 16 will remain in effect.
Citing possible Maoist infiltration in a planned mass meeting of the seven agitating political parties last Friday in Kathmandu, the local administrations had clamped night curfew from January 16 onwards.
Daylong curfew orders were imposed on Friday, effectively thwarting the parties’ mass gathering.