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Kavre, January 22

Three weeks after the agitating side padlocked Dhulikhel-based Kathmandu University, there is no sign that the lockout will end anytime soon.

The agitators — KU Lecturers’ Association and KU Employees’ Association — however, issued a joint statement yesterday and announced a halt to the scheduled additional protest programmes.

“We’ve decided to halt additional protest programmes declared earlier after the administration informed that it would address our demands at the special meeting scheduled for next week, but there hasn’t be any decision to end the lockout, so far,” said KU Employees’ Association Chairperson Surendra KC, adding the lockout wouldn’t end until their demands were met.

The agitating side had padlocked the Dean’s Office, Examination Controller’s Office, Technical Training Centre and Administrative Building on January 1 to pressure the university administration to fulfil its demand.

Before starting the protest, it had

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