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September 12, 2013 11:32

Normal life came to a standstill today in Nepal's capital and eastern parts of the country due to a strike called by 33-party alliance led by CPN-Maoist, demanding to postpone the November 19 election.

Owing to the strike, transportation service has come to a grinding halt and academic institutions, major markets, and most of the factories have been shut down in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts of Kathmandu valley and about a dozen districts in eastern Nepal.

However, tourist buses, ambulances and vehicles belonging to the press were allowed to operate during the strike.

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