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Dozens of pro-democracy activists arrested

Police have taken into custody dozens of leaders and pro-democracy activists from protest rallies of the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) for defying prohibitory orders on Friday, the second day of the four day long general strike of the SPA.

The protestors carried out protest rallies from different parts of the valley including Ason, Chhetrapati, New Baneshwore, Koteshwore, Chabbhil, Tripureshwore and Balaju.

According to CPN-UML, police arrested more than two dozen party cadres including central committee members Asta Laxmi Shakya and Krishna Gopal Shrestha from different parts of the valley.

Likewise, Nepali Congress (Democratic) has said that police arrested nearly a dozen party cadres from Friday's protest rallies in the capital.

Protestors burnt one taxi in Sorakhutte area and one motorcycle in Patan, while the protestors vandalized three taxis in Chabbhil area.

Students and police clashed in front of various campuses of valley from early morning. Police used tear gas shells to disperse protestors in Patandhoka area.

Reports say the SPA have carried out rallies calling for the restoration of democracy in the country from various parts of the country on Friday.

Over 400 pro-democracy protesters and journalists were arrested while dozens others were injured on the first day of the four-day nationwide general strike called by the seven-party alliance (SPA) on Thursday.

Details are still awaited. nepalnews.com pb Apr 07 06