Normal life of the valley and other parts of the country were affected on Sunday, the second consecutive day, due to the protests organized against the government’s decision to hike the prices of the petroleum products.
Students and other general people took to the streets against the price hike demanding immediate withdrawal of the decision.
The demonstrators blocked the road in various parts of the capital by burning tyres. The traffic movement of the valley largely affected due to protest.
Protestors torched a Nepal Telecom motorcycle with registration number BA 1 MA 1063 at Kupondole chowk, around 9 in the morning today. Similarly, protestors vandalised a taxi with registration number BA 1 JA 3653 and a microbus with registration number BA 1 JA 8082 at Sohrakhutte and Jawlakhel respectively.
At least ten people were hurt in a clash that took place in Jadibuti area of Bhaktapur.
According to radio reports, the clash occurred when a group of people, in a police van, got off the van and attacked people who were burning the effigies of Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Hridayesh Tripathi protesting the recent price hike in petroleum products after organizing a protest rally from Pepsikola.
Reports quoted protestors as saying that the vigilantes beat the protestors with iron rods.
Likewise, police had to use minor force to disperse the protestors surrounding the NOC central office at Babar Mahal protesting the price hike.
Police also lobbed teargas shells at Kalimati to disperse the protestors vandalizing the Mali Oil Store. The counter and the pump were damaged by the protestors.
Six students were hurt at Amrit Science College during the clash with police while protesting against the price hike in the Thamel area.
The demonstrators blocked the road in various parts of the capital by burning tyres. The traffic movement of the valley largely affected due to protest.
Protestors torched a Nepal Telecom motorcycle with registration number BA 1 MA 1063 at Kupondole chowk, around 9 in the morning today. Similarly, protestors vandalised a taxi with registration number BA 1 JA 3653 and a microbus with registration number BA 1 JA 8082 at Sohrakhutte and Jawlakhel respectively.
At least ten people were hurt in a clash that took place in Jadibuti area of Bhaktapur.
According to radio reports, the clash occurred when a group of people, in a police van, got off the van and attacked people who were burning the effigies of Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Hridayesh Tripathi protesting the recent price hike in petroleum products after organizing a protest rally from Pepsikola.
Reports quoted protestors as saying that the vigilantes beat the protestors with iron rods.
Likewise, police had to use minor force to disperse the protestors surrounding the NOC central office at Babar Mahal protesting the price hike.
Police also lobbed teargas shells at Kalimati to disperse the protestors vandalizing the Mali Oil Store. The counter and the pump were damaged by the protestors.
Six students were hurt at Amrit Science College during the clash with police while protesting against the price hike in the Thamel area.
Maitidevi, Lainchaur, Chabhil, Gangabu, Kalimati, Baneshwor, Koteshwor, Patan, Satdobato and Bhaktapur areas remains tense.
Earlier in the morning, UML affiliated All Nepal National Free Student Union closed the roads for one hour in front of Tri Chandra Campus, Pashupati Campus, Ascol, Saraswoti Campus, Ratna Raya Laxmi Campus, Nepal Commerce Campus, Patan Multiple Campus and others.
According to reports, traffic movement also came to a halt in major cities of the country in Dolakha, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Chitwan and Bhairahawa. However, there was no report of violence so far.
A board meeting of the state-owned petroleum supplier NOC decided to raise the prices (per litre) by 25.1 percent on petrol, 10.95 percent on diesel, 23.21 percent on kerosene, 38.87 percent on aviation fuel and 11.31 percent on cooking gas.
Meanwhile a delegation of the UML affiliated ANNFSU submitted a memorandum to the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Hridayesh Tripathi, putting forth its four-point demand on Sunday.
According to chairman of ANNFSU Khim Lal Bhattarai, the demands include withdrawal of decision to hike price of petroleum products, 50 percent discount in petroleum products for students, announcement of relief package for the people under the poverty line and 50 percent discount in transportation fare for students.
Earlier in the morning, UML affiliated All Nepal National Free Student Union closed the roads for one hour in front of Tri Chandra Campus, Pashupati Campus, Ascol, Saraswoti Campus, Ratna Raya Laxmi Campus, Nepal Commerce Campus, Patan Multiple Campus and others.
According to reports, traffic movement also came to a halt in major cities of the country in Dolakha, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Chitwan and Bhairahawa. However, there was no report of violence so far.
A board meeting of the state-owned petroleum supplier NOC decided to raise the prices (per litre) by 25.1 percent on petrol, 10.95 percent on diesel, 23.21 percent on kerosene, 38.87 percent on aviation fuel and 11.31 percent on cooking gas.
Meanwhile a delegation of the UML affiliated ANNFSU submitted a memorandum to the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Hridayesh Tripathi, putting forth its four-point demand on Sunday.
According to chairman of ANNFSU Khim Lal Bhattarai, the demands include withdrawal of decision to hike price of petroleum products, 50 percent discount in petroleum products for students, announcement of relief package for the people under the poverty line and 50 percent discount in transportation fare for students.
In pokahara , a huge demonstration got to vandelize the claim of oil.
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