Bara, Nov. 20 -- Authorities in Bara, a district in Madhesh Province, clamped a curfew in Simara and its vicinity on Wednesday after clashes broke out between Gen Z protesters and the CPN-UML activists. The UML senior party leaders were scheduled to arrive in the area for a youth mobilisation event of the party.

Police fired teargas canisters after the confrontation escalated near Simara Airport, forcing the airport to halt operations.

The UML had been preparing for days to hold its 'Youth Awakening Campaign' in Parwanipur on Wednesday. General Secretary Shankar Pokharel and central leader Mahesh Basnet were scheduled to fly from Kathmandu and land at Simara around 10:30am before addressing the function.

According to local authorities,...