Hill town restaurants in outlying districts: 8 o'clock closing in the hill towns of Nepal
Due to the security situation, local restaurants and businesses close at around 7:30 pm in order to observe an informal curfew at 8 pm in many hill towns and villages. Everybody wants to be home by 8 pm. After 8 the security forces may interrogate and hold people until certain of their identity and purpose of being out late. They will also have a considerably tighter grip on their guns. Especially for the sake of the locals; restaurant staff and others observe this informal curfew in order not to put them at risk.
