Birgunj, April 14 -- Despite lifting the curfew imposed since Saturday evening, the District Administration Office in Parsa has maintained a prohibitory order in major parts of Birgunj on Monday, restricting public gatherings, processions, and assemblies amid heightened tensions following Saturday's violent clash.

The restricted areas span from Bypass Road in the east to Sirsiya Bridge in the west, Gandak Chowk in the north, and Shankaracharya Gate in the south.

The curfew, initially imposed at 7:30pm on Saturday after violence erupted during a religious procession, was in place until Sunday midnight.

The unrest in the Chhapkaiya area began when unidentified individuals reportedly pelted stones at a religious march near Shreeram Hall C...