On the first day of advance ticket booking at Gongabu Bus Park for the upcoming Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath festivals, over 24,000 individuals have reserved their seats to travel to their hometowns.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) recently announced a decision that mandates all microbuses and jeep services to operate exclusively from the New Bus Park starting June 16 in order to address perennial traffic congestion in Kathmandu. Upon closer examination, it becomes evident that this new measure is unlikely to address the core problem. Instead, it will not only worsen the existing problem of traffic congestion but also impose insurmountable hardships on ordinary passengers, rendering the decision taken by Mayor Balen Shah far from pragmatic.
Nepal Police on Wednesday rounded up a total of 10 people for their alleged involvement in the arson and looting incident of Monday when a protest by transport workers turned violent.
1952 Protesters affiliated with a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party march during a general strike against the appointment of dozens of officials to constitutional bodies, saying due process of law was not fulfilled, in Kathmandu on Thursday. Reuters
Kathmandu, February 4
Normal life was paralysed across Nepal on Thursday during a nation-wide general strike called by the Nepal Communist Party s splinter faction-led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to oppose the appointment of office bearers and members of various constitutional bodies by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led caretaker government.
Major markets, educational institutions, offices and factories were shut down while transport services were disrupted during the strike.
Nepal: Normal life paralysed during general strike; 157 protesters arrested Updated Feb 04, 2021 | 16:31 IST
Nepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, known for his pro-China leanings, in a surprise move dissolved Parliament, amidst a tussle for power with Prachanda. Nepalese demonstrators chant slogans against prime minister Khadga Prassad Oli during general strike in Kathmandu, Nepal | Photo Credit: AP
Kathmandu: The normal life was paralysed across Nepal on Thursday during a nation-wide general strike called by the Nepal Communist Party s splinter faction-led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to oppose the appointment of office bearers and members of various constitutional bodies by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led caretaker government.