Nepal Normal Now

June 15, 2001
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Kathmandu, June 15: Nepal was normal Friday after an overnight announcement by a powerful investigation commission that Crown Prince Dipendra started a carnage at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace June 1 killing or injuring 14 members of the royal family and relatives, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, officials said.

“There have been no reports of untoward incidents anywhere in the country today,” a government insider said. Life in the capital was normal Friday. Businesses closed suddenly Thursday evening fearing violence coinciding with the release of a report by a two member commission headed by Chief Justice Keshab Prasad Upadhaya investigating the tragedy.

King Gyanendra ordered the immediate release of the report after it  was submitted to him by Upadhaya and Speaker of the House of Representatives Taranath Ranabhatt. Maoists fighting for a communist state in the kingdom have alleged a conspiracy in the shoot-out considered one of the most gruesome in world history. The commission took seven days to  complete the 200 page report.