One dead in violence in southern Nepal; curfew imposed in three districts bordering India
Janakpur, July 30 -- One person was killed in south-eastern Nepal's Siraha district, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in three districts bordering India as tensions continued to spread following clashes between two groups in eastern Nepal.
According to a notification, the curfew has been imposed in Janakpur, Siraha and Saptari districts.
The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old Ganesh Yadav of Siraha district. Several others were seriously injured in police firing. Some protesters were also seen lying injured on the streets during the unrest.
The violence comes as tensions that began in Nepal's Kaptanganj, Dewanganj Rural Municipality of Sunsari, on Sunday night continued to spread across Madhesh Province, resulting in g...
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