Nepal spar: U’khand steps up vigil in border areas, many state govts set up helplines

AS nationwide restrictive orders and curfew were imposed in Nepal in view of deadly protests, several states in India launched special cells to assist their residents stranded in the violence-hit country besides stepping up vigil along the border.

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India on Tuesday had said it is closely monitoring the unfolding developments in Nepal and hoped that all issues will be resolved through peaceful means. Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli resigned in the face of the spiralling anti-government protests, with the demonstrators attacking the private residences of several high-profile leaders, headquarters of political parties and vandalising Parliament.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said as many as 200 Telugu people are stranded in Nepal.

A tourist from Karnataka said many Indians are stranded in Kathmandu.

Gauri K, who had gone on a Kailash-Mansarovar expedition with her sister, said she was stuck along with a large number of Indians at a hotel.

"Today we had a flight, but due to unrest in Kathmandu, all airline companies have cancelled their services. I am now held up in this hotel," Gauri, a Chennai resident working in Bengaluru, told PTI over phone from Kathmandu.