India, Sept. 9 -- LUCKNOW A round-the-clock high alert was sounded on Tuesday in all UP districts bordering Nepal, which is in the grip of a major crisis, with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli offering his resignation in the face of massive anti-government protests, officials said.

Uttar Pradesh shares its border with Nepal across seven districts - Shravasti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Siddharthnagar, and Maharajganj.

UP director general of police, Rajiv Krishna, put the police on high alert and instructed that enhanced patrolling, strengthened surveillance and deployment of additional police force be ensured along the border to deal with any contingency, according to an official statement.

A special control room was s...