The general effect of the strike by the Netra Bikram Chand (Biplava) -led CPN (Maoist) was seen on November 16. Although government offices were fully operational, schools and some private offices were closed. According to the Nepal Police, fewer public vehicles were operating. According to police, 140 protesters were arrested across the country since the morning of the strike. Of them, 22 have been arrested from Kathmandu Valley. Those arrested are under the control of the Nepal Police.