Over dozen opposition activists arrested from protest rally

Over one dozen activists of the seven agitating political parties were arrested as police intervened into a protest rally taken out at New Road, a restricted area in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon.

Riot police started charging batons, used water canons and fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters soon after they gathered at New Road, chanting anti-government slogans and demanding immediate release of detained leaders and civil society activists.

At least 10 protesters were injured in scuffle with the police, according to our correspondent on the site. A tear gas shell fired by the police smashed the windowpanes of a house near Peepalbot.

Shops in New Road area remain closed at the moment while sporadic protests still continue. nepalnews.com mk/rh Jan 24 06

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