Pro-monarchy protesters hurl stones at the office of Annapurna Post
Pro-monarchy protestors hurled stones at the office in Annapurna Post in Tinkune on Friday.
They started throwing stones at the office of Annapurna Post after police dispersed them from Tinkune.
Later, they vandalized and set ablaze a house in Tinkune.
A clash ensued after police intercepted the protesters from crossing the prohibited area. Security personnel also fired teargas shells to take the situation under control.
Pro-monarchy supporters, police clash in Tinkune, some injured
Some pro-monarchy supporters were injured in a clash with security personnel at Tinkune.
The clash ensued after the royalists tried to cross the prohibited area.
Meanwhile, police have fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob and take the situation under control.
After police fired teargas canisters, the protesters have starting pelting stones at the security personnel.
Police lob teargas shells as royalists try to cross prohibited area in Tinkune
Tension ran high in Tinkune after the royalists tried to cross the prohibited area.
Security personnel fired tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters and to take the situation under control.
Police have barred the entry of pro-monarchy supporters from Tinkune Bridge to Baneshwor.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party, which has been advocating for the reinstatement of monarchy, has staged a demonstration today. Durga Prasain is leading the protest.
Security beefed up in Kathmandu
Nepal Police have tightened the security in view of two different mass rallies scheduled today in Kathmandu Valley.
Spokesperson at the Nepal Police Headquarters, Deputy Inspector General Dinesh Kumar Acharya said that security has been tightened and made effective at the different places where rallies would be taken out and protest assembly is scheduled.
A large number of security personnel have been deputed at main thoroughfares of the Kathmandu Valley and other security personnel are kept on ready position to curb any untoward incident.
The Socialist Front Nepal has been organizing an assembly at Exhibition Road in support of the republic while the group in favor of monarchy is holding another rally and mass assembly at Tinkune today.
People in favor of republic and monarchy have started gathering at their determined places, taking out rally from different places of the Valley.
Vehicles have been barred from plying the roads at Tinkune and Baneshwor.
The road from Ratnapark to Bhadrakali, Exhibition Road, Bhrikutimandap has been completely shut, disrupting the traffic.
Traffic went haywire in various places of Kathmandu after the Socialist Front built a stage on the main road in Bhrikutimandap.
