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.