Thursday, January 19, 2006

Whole day curfew on friday

Kathmandu, Jan 19 – District administration authorities have imposed curfew orders in certain areas of valley from 8 am to 6 pm, with effect from Friday. According to a notice issued by Home Ministry on Thursday night, the day curfew will be effective within Ring Road of Kathmandu Metropolis and Lalitpur Sub-metropolis. The curfew will be enforced by armed police and the army, and they will have permission to shoot people breaking it. "In the event of an emergency, residents can call the police and get permission to go outside," statements said. The night curfew has already been imposed for the last three days and it will remain effective from 9:00 pm till 4:00 am today in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and some parts of Bhaktapur.

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