Entries Tagged as 'banda'

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Resource Allocation

So, as reported in the article copied below, Kathmandu is in a condition of general road strikes. There is a great deal of hubbub about petroleum prices–basically the government can’t afford to subsidize the stuff, and it costs the same here as it does in the states. Only, most people here earn no more than [...]

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

A Plague of Strikes Upon Us!

This from today’s Kathmandu Post: A Plague of Strikes Upon Us? Kantipur Report   KATHMANDU, June 22 - At least four strikes -  Valley and Nepal bandas — in a month and many more in the making. As if the rest of the country felt left out in the Valley-only transport strike on Saturday called by [...]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

KTM is on Strike: Nobody’s Going Nowhere Today

Stayed up till 2am last night preparing for our BIG DAY of interviews. We have had this Saturday all booked up and scheduled perfectly for over a week now. We were supposed to conduct our interviews with Pragya, Manita (her mom), Shanta and her brother, Kumar, today. Saturdays are key because it is the only [...]