At least half a dozen vehicles belonging to different media organisations were vandalised during the first day of the three-day general strike in Nepal.
The strike called by Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities representing various ethnic groups including Newars, Tharus, Muslims and other minority groups brought life to a virtual stand still in major cities across Nepal including Kathmandu.
Transportation services were halted, educational institutions shut and markets were closed, as the ethnic groups enforced the strike to demand identity based federal states in the new constitution.
The agitating groups had promised to spare vehicles belonging to press, red cross, human rights groups, drinking water corporation and tourists.
Some agitators also burnt copies of The Kathmandu Post for not publishing their news and being 'biased' against the agitating ethnic groups.
As the Broader Madhesi Front has also extended support to on Sunday's closure, the most of the Terai districts in southern Nepal were also affected by the strike.
The general strike was called to demand the names and territory of various federal states and guarantee of rights and representation of indigenous nationalities in the new constitution.
The strike called by Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities representing various ethnic groups including Newars, Tharus, Muslims and other minority groups brought life to a virtual stand still in major cities across Nepal including Kathmandu.
Transportation services were halted, educational institutions shut and markets were closed, as the ethnic groups enforced the strike to demand identity based federal states in the new constitution.
The agitating groups had promised to spare vehicles belonging to press, red cross, human rights groups, drinking water corporation and tourists.
Some agitators also burnt copies of The Kathmandu Post for not publishing their news and being 'biased' against the agitating ethnic groups.
As the Broader Madhesi Front has also extended support to on Sunday's closure, the most of the Terai districts in southern Nepal were also affected by the strike.
The general strike was called to demand the names and territory of various federal states and guarantee of rights and representation of indigenous nationalities in the new constitution.