The District Administration Office, Bara, imposed a curfew in the Simara airport area on Wednesday after clashes broke out between Gen Z youths and UML supporters. Chief District Officer Dharmendra Kumar Mishra issued the order.

The curfew covers 500 metres on both sides of the Gandak canal–Pathlaiya road section and 500 metres around Simara airport. Mishra said the two groups were still confronting each other and the situation had not stabilised.

Flights to and from Kathmandu through Simara have been halted. “The situation is not normal. We are trying to bring it under control,” Mishra said.

The clashes began after Gen Z youths demonstrated when they learned UML leaders were arriving in Simara. UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel and leader Mahesh Basnet were scheduled to travel through the airport to attend a programme in Parwanipur, prompting the protests.