Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Taxi drivers attend a protest demanding for increase of taxi fares


Taxi drivers attend a protest demanding for increase of taxi fares because of oil price rise, in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. In Dec. 26 2007, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) hiked the price of petrol from 73.50 rupees (1.16 dollars) to (now price) 80.12 rupees (1.27 U.S. dollars) per liter. More than six thousand taxies driver participants in the protest rally.
Jan, 9, 2008.
Photo @ Bimal Gautam

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