"People have been barred from coming out of their houses from 11.30 a.m. to control further loss," Prem Prakash Uprety, Chief District Officer in Dhankuta, told Efe news agency. Local officials told Efe that at least three people were injured in clashes in that province and acts of vandalism reported in Dhankuta after the government named Biratnagar as the provincial capital. Dilli Ram Sharma, a spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, told Efe that the government's decision is still not final. So it's better people wait for the final decision by the assemblies rather than indulging in protest," Sharma said. Nepal concluded historic General Elections last month which put an end to 18 years of legislative interregnum and made way for a new bicameral parliament approved in the constitution of 2015.

Source: bd News24 January 18, 2018 15:22 UTC