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Nepal King shows flexibility, but curfew continues MIL/Agencies, Apr 21, 2006. Katmandu - Nepal's Royal government on Friday imposed a daytime curfew in the capital as pro-democracy demonstrations in the Himalayan Kingdom continued for the 16th day.The curfew was clamped from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, as per announcement relayed o n state-run radio of Nepal. Demonstrators in various parts of Kathmandu burnt tyres and chanted anti-king slogans protesting crackdown by the Army and police in which at least five persons were killed and 150 injured. Shortage of essential commodities has also hit normal life with prices of essential commodities soaring even as the Seven-Party alliance seeking restoration of democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom has vowed to continue with the agitation. Citizens of Kathmandu observed a half-an-hour blackout in the evening yesterday to oppose the suppression and demand democracy. A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy Karan Singh, the king has shown flexibility and shall soon make an 'announcement' to help defuse the crisis. Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudyal also confirmed it. Ram Chandra Poudyal said, "given the way the movement has snowballed both in agenda and dimension, there is no way we can make do with token steps. Election to the Constituent Assembly is a must." Nepali Congress Democratic leader Minendra Rijal said: "Aspirations of the people are least likely to be addressed until and unless the future of monarchy is put to ballot.
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