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The District Administration Office, Kaski has enforced prohibitory order within Pokhara Metropolitan City from 11 am to 5  pm today. 

Assistant Chief District Officer Shiva Prasad Lamsal said the order has been imposed in line with the recommendation of the District Security Committee taking into consideration the emergence of situation due to Gen Z protests of late. 

The administration has notified that gatherings of more than five people, sit-ins, processions, and demonstrations are prohibited in the specified areas where the order has been in force. 

During the restriction, the essential services, including ambulances, hearses, fire engines, and vehicles carrying healthcare workers, security personnel, media personnel, food, fuel, milk, vegetables, water, and medicines will be allowed to operate. 

Additionally, it is stated in the announcement that employees of public institutions, including government offices, banks, and financial institutions, can access their offices by showing their identity cards. 

It has been confirmed that two people died in a fire during a protest in Pokhara last Tuesday. Likewise, protesters have caused damage by setting fire to more than three dozen government offices. 

Likewise, an indefinite prohibitory order has also been imposed in Baglung. The District Administration Office enforced the order in accordance with Sections 6 (a) and (b) of the Local Administration Act, 2028. 

Chief District Officer Kumar Singh Gurung has issued the order until further notice. The order applies to all areas within Baglung Municipality wards 1, 2, 3, and 4; Galkot municipality wards 3, 5 and 6; Jaimini municipality 1, Dhorpatan municipality 1, 2 and 3 and around Mid Hill Highway in Badigad Rural Municipality. 

As many as 92 inmates, who escaped from the prison and police posts in various places of the district during the Gen Z protests on September 9, have not yet come to contact, the District Police Office Jhapa said. 

The absconding inmates included 36 from the Anarmani Area Police Office, 51 from the Damak Area Police Office and five from the Jhilmil Area Police Office. 

According to Jhapa Police Spokesperson Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, search for the prisoners who escaped from the jails is on as they have not yet come to contact. 

The protesters had set ablaze and vandalized the police offices in Damak, Birtamod, Jhilmil, and Kakadbhitta in the district. 

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has resumed its regular services today. 

According to TIA General Manager Hansharaj Pandey, the flights both towards domestic and international services were resumed on Wednesday (September 10) evening. 

The TIA Management Office has coordinated with the security forces to facilitate the movement of passengers. 

However, the airport is currently not in a position to increase the number of regular flights.

In light of the ongoing prohibitory order in the Kathmandu Valley, passengers are required to carry valid identity cards while traveling to the airport.

To assist tourists and guests, the Nepal Tourism Board has arranged a shuttle bus service to take them to their respective destinations.

Dipendra Kumar Karna, Information Officer at Buddha Air, confirmed that flights have been fully regularized since this morning. Airlines have been instructed to prioritize the travel of passengers who were stranded both at TIA and in other locations.

The airport was closed on September 9 following disruptions caused by the Gen Z demonstrations. A meeting of the TIA Security Board on Wednesday resolved to resume operations starting at 3:30 pm the same day.

Passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines before heading to the airport. 

TIA normally  operates daily from 6 am to 1 am.

On the domestic front, 21 airlines, including 12 helicopter operators, conduct over 250 flights daily. Internationally, 30 airlines, including three Nepali carriers, operate approximately 100 flights per day from the airport.

Residents of Nepal’s capital rushed to buy groceries Thursday morning when the army briefly lifted a curfew it imposed to quell violent protests that toppled the country’s government, as confusion set in about who would govern the Himalayan nation, Associated Press reported.

Nepal army, which took control of the capital Tuesday night after two days of protests that burned government buildings and businesses, lifted the curfew for four hours Thursday morning. People rushed to buy rice, vegetables and meat, while others took the opportunity to pray at Hindu temples.

Armed soldiers were guarding the streets, checking vehicles and offering assistance to those in need.

It remained unclear who would take control of the government as the search for an interim leader continued, according to Associated Press.

The District Administration Office (DAO), Morang, has issued a prohibitory order across the district to maintain peace and public order. 

The DAO made the announcement today through an official notice, which also states that the curfew that remains in effect from 6 pm to 6am since September 9 shall be continued.

According to Chief District Officer (CDO) Indradev Yadav, the prohibitory and curfew orders have been in place since September 9, following the recent incidents arising with Gen Z demonstrations. 

Lately, no untoward incidents have taken place in the district.

Nepal Army squads have been deployed and are presently patrolling streets and residential areas to ensure public safety and security.

The Tribhuvan University will resume classes only after October 28.

In a notice issued today, the TU has stated that due to unusual circumstances regular classes were not possible at the moment and hence it will resume after Chhath festival.

 “Due to the unusual circumstances prevailing across the country, it has been decided to close all classes scheduled to be held under Tribhuvan University in September to be compensated from the upcoming winter vacation,” reads a statement issued by the TU management.

The curfew imposed in the district has been lifted. According to Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal, the curfew imposed since Wednesday has been lifted and prohibitory order has been enforced.

The prohibitory order comes into effect from 6 am today. According to him, banks and financial institutions in the district headquarters will operate until 1 pm, while government offices have been opened. 

The security agencies of the country have urged one and all not to engage in any activity that could disturb the law and order situation in the country, which is gradually moving towards normalcy.

The security forces, deployed to maintain law and order in the country, have drawn the attention of all sections of society not to engage in any activities that could disrupt the situation being handled by them.