Police fire five rounds of teargas shells to open highway
BANEPA, Jan 2: Police had to fire five rounds of teargas shells to open the highway for traffic today after the locals blocked it in protest against the death of a person in a road accident in Kavrepalanchok.
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Police on Sunday afternoon fired several rounds of rubber bullets in a clash with protesters at New Baneshwar in Kathmandu.
Various political parties, including CPN (Maoist Center), and their sister organizations have been staging protests in the capital as the government prepares to ratify the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC), a $500 million American grant assistance.
Police also fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd as the protest intensified.
As protests erupted in the streets of Kathmandu, the government on Sunday tabled the MCC agreement in parliament.
Spokesperson of the District Police Office, Prateek Bista, said that tear gas and aerial fire had to be used to bring the situation under control. The situation became tense after angry locals blocked the highway demanding action against the driver of the truck and compensation to the family of the deceased, while vandalizing and setting fire to the truck.
DOTI, Jan 18: A protest by locals in Deepayal, Doti took a violent turn, prompting police to fire 13 tear gas canisters to disperse the irate mob, on Thursday.
