Kathmandu, April 10 -- The announcement had come early.

At a press conference on April 1, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung, who also serves as the government spokesperson, announced that the government had decided to provide free medical treatment to those injured during the violent pro-monarchy protest at Tinkune, Kathmandu on March 28. The decision had been made by an emergency meeting of the Cabinet held on the same day as the protest.

However, when the Post on April 2 visited Kathmandu Medical College (KMC), Sinamangal, where eight protest victims were being treated, several expressed doubts over whether the government would cover the full cost of their treatment.

A week later, when the Pos...