Saturday, May 8, 2010

Nepal's Nationwide Strike Over ..... For Now

Nepalese police use tear gas to dispel crowds of protesters. Photo AFP

Despite End of Maoist Strike Nepal's Crisis Continues -- Voice of America

Nepal's Maoists have lifted a general strike that crippled commerce for a week in the Himalayan nation. Life on the streets began returning to normal Saturday, but the political crisis enveloping the country is far from over.

The shutters came up on street-front shops of Nepal's capital Saturday.

Nepal's business community estimates the forced shutdown cost the country's already weak economy about one quarter of a billion dollars.

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More News On Nepal

Maoists End Strike in Nepal -- New York Times
Nepal's streets lively after crippling strike ends -- AP
Life limps back to normalcy in Nepal -- Xinhuanet
Maoists call off strike after six days -- BBC
Nepal Maoists end unpopular strike -- Al Jazeera
Maoists end nationwide strike in Nepal -- AFP

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