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| Kathmandu is halted by shutdown | Kathmandu is halted by shutdown |
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| Life in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, has come to a virtual halt during a shutdown called in protest at two killings. | Life in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, has come to a virtual halt during a shutdown called in protest at two killings. |
| The bodies of two youths were discovered this week, a month after they were kidnapped. | The bodies of two youths were discovered this week, a month after they were kidnapped. |
| The killings have been blamed on the youth wing of the governing Maoist party. They deny responsibility. | |
| Shutdowns, known as bandhs, have returned to the city as the atmosphere becomes more politically charged. | Shutdowns, known as bandhs, have returned to the city as the atmosphere becomes more politically charged. |
| Nearly all vehicles are off the streets in Kathmandu, except for a few motorbikes. | Nearly all vehicles are off the streets in Kathmandu, except for a few motorbikes. |
| They and and taxis bold enough to be seen on the roads risk retaliation from activists. | They and and taxis bold enough to be seen on the roads risk retaliation from activists. |
| All schools and most businesses are closed. | All schools and most businesses are closed. |
| Motorbikes outside one college had some of their petrol siphoned out of them. | Motorbikes outside one college had some of their petrol siphoned out of them. |
| The closure is in reaction to the death of two youths, Nirmal Pant and Pushkar Dangol, whose bodies were found buried just outside the Kathmandu valley. | The closure is in reaction to the death of two youths, Nirmal Pant and Pushkar Dangol, whose bodies were found buried just outside the Kathmandu valley. |
| Eyewitnesses say they were kidnapped a month ago by members of the Young Communist League (YCL), the youth wing of the Maoist party which now leads the government after ending its decade-long insurrection. | Eyewitnesses say they were kidnapped a month ago by members of the Young Communist League (YCL), the youth wing of the Maoist party which now leads the government after ending its decade-long insurrection. |
| Its leadership has denied involvement in the killings and points out that before the incident there were political clashes between youth wings of rival parties, which saw one Maoist activist killed. | Its leadership has denied involvement in the killings and points out that before the incident there were political clashes between youth wings of rival parties, which saw one Maoist activist killed. |
| There have however been other incidents in the past year in which the former rebel party admitted to kidnappings and later killings by its members. | There have however been other incidents in the past year in which the former rebel party admitted to kidnappings and later killings by its members. |
| The protests come as the Maoists' central committee is engaged in a heated debate about whether it can support the current parliamentary-style system which brought it to power. | The protests come as the Maoists' central committee is engaged in a heated debate about whether it can support the current parliamentary-style system which brought it to power. |
| The committee is considering the introduction of what it calls a People's Republic - a not fully defined concept which has nevertheless aroused strong criticism from other parties. | The committee is considering the introduction of what it calls a People's Republic - a not fully defined concept which has nevertheless aroused strong criticism from other parties. |