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October 22, 2008 · 2 Comments

If the Thamel section of Kathmandu looks unusually quiet to you, well, according to Rajneesh Bhandari, it is. Business is way down, especially for tourists, and not for lack of them. The police, Bhandari says, are enforcing an 11 p.m. curfew, citing crime as the reason.

If the Thamel section of Kathmandu looks unusually quiet to you, well, according to Rajneesh Bhandari, it is. Business is way down, especially for tourists, and not for lack of them. The police, Bhandari says, are enforcing an 11 p.m. closing time, citing crime as the reason. Owners of local businesses, not surprisingly, disagree.




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