The authorities in Nepal have cut off all telephone lines again on a day of planned pro-democracy protests. The same move was made when King Gyanendra staged a royal coup two weeks ago for what the authorities said were security reasons. Meanwhile, the United States has said it would suspend military aid if the king does not restore power to an elected government soon. The US, European Union and India have recalled their envoys from Kathmandu. Telephones adopted a constant busy tone as they had for a week after the royal takeover, while mobile lines have been cut off all along.