Police, street vendors clash in Kalanki

Police have arrested at least half-a-dozen street vendors from Kalanki in the capital Wednesday morning in their effort to remove shops from footpaths.

As the police started removing the shops, the vendors attacked in response. The clashes that followed resulted in injury of a few vendors. Two hours of scuffle between the two sides forced vehicular movement to halt for almost two hours.

The police have informed the street vendors to remove their shops from sidewalks. The initiative was taken to ease the traffic congestion and the trouble pedestrians have been facing due to the shops.

Shops on the sidewalks in many other busy areas like Ratnapark, Jamal and Bagbazaar were also removed today.

The valley traffic police office has set up an 80-member team to remove street vendors and construction materials from roadsides. Warnings have been issued that violation of warning will result in seizure of the goods and legal punishment. nepalnews.com ia Oct 15 08

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