Seven students unions affiliated with different political parties Sunday organized nation-wide protests against the recent hike in prices of POL products, student representatives said.

They continued to demand a 50 percent slash in kerosene prices as government prepares to distribute subsided cooking fuel through ration cards.

In Kathmandu, the students protested by carrying gas cylinders and empty fuel containers. The students, on the fourth day of the protests, vowed to continued demonstrations; they plan to disrupt traffic nationwide in front of campuses Tuesday. nepalnews.com br April 6