INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 10The curfew that had been enforced in Nepalgunj for over a week
has been lifted as of today.
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Curfew relaxed in Nepalgunj
Assistant Chief District Officer Topendra Bahadur KC stated that the district administration made
this decision considering the recent improvement in the town's situation, which has now returned to normalcy.The District Administration
Office in Banke had issued a curfew order in Nepalgunj last Tuesday due to growing social unrest in the town
It was implemented starting from 1:00 pm on October 3 in response to religious tensions reportedly stemming from a social media post
targeting the Muslim community.
On October 5, the daytime curfew was relaxed as the situation improved, but the nighttime
curfew had remained in effect.Meanwhile, the Banke police administration has introduced a special security plan for the Dashain and Tihar
Deputy Superintendent of Police Narayan Dangi mentioned that passenger help desks have been established at the bus parks in Kohalpur and
Nepalgunj.Similarly, similar facilities have been set up at the Jamunah checkpoint to facilitate the return of Nepali nationals from India
for the festivals.To prevent any fraudulent activities targeting passengers, police surveillance has been intensified in and around the bus
park areas and up to nearby railway stations in India.Plainclothes police officers have been deployed for this purpose
Additionally, heightened surveillance has been put in place in Narainapur, which shares a border with India.
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