Monthly Archives: September 2003

Diary of a strike

Sep 20, 2003 – 9:07

After the end of the ceasefire between the Maoists and the government, the Maoists called for a three-day bandha across Nepal.
All shops, offices, and schools are to close and all public transportation is to halt during a bandha.
Bandhas in Birganj are typically not observed and most shops remain open; however, most bus services pause since [...]

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Danger, Will Robinson

Sep 15, 2003 – 8:28

While I don’t usually use words like peaceful to refer to Birganj, I must say that last night’s triade of bombings in my hometown came as a surprise. Two of the bombs were at offices to the north of Birganj proper.
One, however, was located not far from Shripur.
I can’t remember when exactly, but last [...]

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