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Wed, 08/12/2010 - 19:36 — Mo

Nepalese students anger over fuel price rise

Protests over fuel prices have  caused chaos in recent days

Students protest over fuel prices Kathmandu, 22 June 2008

 

KATHMANDU: All Nepal National Free Student Union(ANNFSU)  have staged demonstration on the diffrent colleges of kathmandu  Wednesday morning, protesting the state-owned company’s recent decision to hike prices of petroleum products.     

Students enraged by the decision of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to increase the price of petroleum products held a protest demonstration at Chabahil area yesterday, demanding the withdrawal of the decision.

Vehicular movement at Chabahil including Maharajgunj and Tinkune area was

affected due to the demonstration, said the Traffic Police Division, Ramshah path.

A string of protests has ensued after the NOC decided to increase the prices of kerosene Rs 3, petrol Rs 4, diesel Rs 3and cooking gas Rs 75 on Monday. A day earlier, students of Pashupati Multiple Campus in Chabahil had taken to the street and torched a government office vehicle demanding that the government roll back the price hike.

Suwas Thapa
(NEPAL)   

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