Curfew hits Pokhara too

Noting that curfew enforced in Pokhara had hit the tourism industry hard,
tourism entrepreneurs have called on the government to either reduce
curfew hours or alter the curfew timings.

A trekking guide, Basu Dev Parajuli, said the curfew had barred the
tourists from savouring the beauty of Pokhara.On the first day of curfew,
most tourists were seen leaving restaurants even finishing their food.
Curfew was enforced in Pokhara with effect from Tuesday between 9 pm and 4
am.

The curfew has affected employees of hotels and restaurants, who have to
work odd hours, the most, tourism entrepreneurs said.Shops, hotels,
restaurants and other businesses have to be closed by 8 pm because of
curfew, central vice-president of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists
(FNJ), Gangadhar Parajuli, said at a programme organised here today.gone
down by 1.21 per cent compared to previous fiscal year, thanks to weak
agricultural growth rate, low capital formation and dismal performance of
non-agricultural sector.