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Sons of soil shut down Kathmandu valley

Nearly two dozen people were injured as skirmishes broke out between riot police and protesters here Monday. A community that has been residing in the Kathmandu Valley for more than 1,500 years shut down the capital and 10 more districts, demanding an autonomous state for themselves and the scrapping of a reviled urban development plan.1:30 PM on June 01