Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- An eight-hour curfew has been imposed in the Simara airport area of Bara District in the Southern plains of Nepal following a clash between the Gen-Z group and the CPN-UML cadres.

The District Administration Office, Bara, from Wednesday mid-day imposed curfew after a clash between Gen-Z youths and the CPN- UML supporters.

"The curfew covers 500 meters on both sides of the Gandak canal- Pathlaiya road section and 500 meters around Simara airport," the order reads. Flights to and from Kathmandu through Simara have been halted.

The clashes began after Gen Z youths demonstrated when they learned UML leaders were arriving in Simara. UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel and leader Mahesh Basnet were scheduled to trave...