People broke the law impose by Royal government

At least three persons were killed and over 50 injured when security personnel opened fire at pro-democracy activists, who were organizing demonstration in Kalanki area, Kathmandu, defying curfew orders imposed by the government.

Doctors at the Kathmandu Model Hospital have confirmed the death of three protestors who died on the way to the hospital. Over four dozen injured protestors have been brought to the hospital. The identity of the dead protestors is yet to be established.

Police fired several live rounds, rubber bullets and teargas shells to disperse the agitators and charged batons injuring several protesters. Human rights monitors on the scene told that security personnel also barred Red Cross volunteers from treating the injured persons on the spot.

A huge rally from Kirtipur also joined the protestors at Kalanki. Demonstrations and police-protestors clashes are going on in Syuchatar, Dhungaadda, and Balkhu areas.

Defying the government-clamped curfew, thousands of protestors have demonstrated at various places in Katmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur since early Thuursday morning. Policed also opened fire at protestors in Satdobato and Gwarko of Lalitpur.

Police opened fire at protesters in Gwarko area of Lalitpur at least 8 protestors were seriously injured in the firing. Many others are reported injured. They were taken to health posts in the surrounding villages with the help of villagers.

In Gongabu, a huge mass of thousands had gathered outside the Ring Road area from early in the morning. Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC and Nepali Congress-Democratic leader Prakash Saran Mahat were leading the protest rally. Similarly, thousands of protestors have gathered at Chabahil defying the curfew and are chanting pro-democracy slogans.

Clashes between security men and protestors are going on in Chabahil and Chuchchepati areas where over 35 thousands protestors said to be presentThousands of protestors took out a protest rally and demonstration in Budhanilkantha area also.

However, no major demonstrations were seen in the main streets and markets of Kathmandu except some sporadic protest rallies and demos at Anamnagar, Ghattekulo, Buddhanagar and Battisputali. There is massive deployment of security forces along the major streets. Likewise, 20 protestors were injured in Patan when they clashed with riot police.

Similarly, police shot at protesters at Satdobato. However, details of casualties in the incident were not immediately known.Tens of thousands of pro-democracy activists are organizing demonstrations in various parts of the capital defying curfew orders.(Update in 6.30 pm )

Defying curfew, hundreds of people came out on the last point of the street where the government has impose curfew in Kathmandu today to participate in a pro-democracy demonstration, marking the start of the third week of a general strike called by the opposition parties.

Preliminary reports from Kathmandu say that people in several places including Buddhanagar, Bhaktapur, and Hattigauda have defined curfew. In the areas around Ring Road, people are marching to defy the curfew. The processions are taking place mainly in the suburban areas such as Bhaisepati, Satdobato, Chabahil, Kalanki, Gongabu, Kirtipur.

Main while Around one hundred thousend protesters have gathered in kalanki and same as in chabahil . Security personal have blocked Ring road area . source said police open fire in kalanki area and 4 are seriously injured . Helicopter was flying in the sky and the ambulance was running in kalanki . There is a serious fear of repression from security forces as no "curfew pass" is issued to media.

The Royal Government has imposed an 18-hour curfew from 0200hs this morning.

This morning Prime Minister's Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy Karan Singh hold talks with King Gyanendra to convey India's strong concerns over the prevailing situation as all underpin the importance for initiating dialogue immediately with the political parties to take forward the process of reconciliation. Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, an old Nepal hand, will join Singh in the talks.