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OPINION
Left hand knows not what right does!
Binod P Bista

Nepal possesses a unique character personifying extremes of everything. The Kingdom of Nepal was governed by a communist government in the middle of 1990s under a democratic set up. The Nepali civil society, among others, glorified this event and even saw it as a solution

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DEBATING DEVELOPMENT
The Depression
Immanuel Wallerstein

The depression has started. Journalists are still coyly enquiring of economists whether or not we may be entering a mere recession. Don’t believe it for a minute. We are already at the beginning of a full-blown worldwide depression with extensive unemployment almost everywhere. It may

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NEWS
INTERVIEW
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The fearless, lone fight for justice


Vicky Subirana, 48, the Spanish lady who devoted the past 19 years of her life to the underprivileged children in Kathmandu, was determined to make her case heard; and after struggling for seven months, resorted to sitting for a hunger strike where she spent her days and nights at the Mandala, Maiti Ghar, Thapathali, Kathmandu from Sep 05 to Sep 11. She was forced to end her strike after she fainted several times and was finally rushed to a hospital. She was interviewed by Spanish journalists, Edgar and Jonas Casanova Bachs who work for Pura Magia Producciones (puramagiaproducciones@yahoo.com) after the strike. Excerpts of the interview

How do you feel after the hunger strike? I feel a bit weak, not having consumed anything for seven days, read more...

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