Saturday, April 22 2006 13:13 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kathmandu: Nepal's royal Government today (Apr 22, 2006) imposed a new eight-hour curfew in the capital where the pro-democracy protestors have been demonstrating against King Gyanendra's rule for over two weeks.

The announcement of the new curfew by the state-run NepalTelevision came as the opposition seven-party alliance's general strike entered the 17th day today.