Pokhara: The District Administration Office, Kaski has enforced a prohibitory order within Pokhara Metropolitan City from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm today. Assistant Chief District Officer Shiva Prasad Lamsal stated that the order has been imposed in line with the recommendation of the District Security Committee due to the emergence of situations caused by recent Gen Z protests. 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.
According to National News Agency Nepal, 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 during the restriction. Additionally, employees of public institutions, including government offices, banks, and financial institutions, can access their workplaces by showing their identity cards.
It has been confirmed that two people died in a fire during a protest in Pokhara last Tuesday. Protesters have also caused damage by setting fire to more than three dozen government offices. 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.