Kathmandu, April 12 -- The District Administration Office (DAO) in the Parsa district of Nepal has imposed a curfew in Birgunj city following a clash during the Hanuman Jayanti procession.

The curfew has been imposed from 6:30 pm on Saturday till noon of Sunday, as per the notice released by the DAO. The incident occurred after unidentified individuals reportedly pelted stones at the religious parade near Shreeram Hall Chowk in Chapkaiya-3.

"The local administration office has issued a curfew order in the main market area of Birgunj from 6:30 PM today till 12 noon tomorrow," SP Gautam Mishra confirmed to ANI over the phone.

The procession had started from Ghantaghar and was heading south, following the route of previous years when the ...