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पुस्तक समीक्षा माइकल हफमान । सन् २०१८ । द पार्सियल रेभोलुशन : लेबर, सोसल मुभमेन्ट्स एण्ड द इन्भिजिबल ह्याण्ड अफ माओ इन वेस्टर्न नेपाल

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Lal, Abha. 2019. After Years of Media Trial, a Stunning Verdict in the Tikapur Case. Available at www.recordnepal.com/wire/afteryears-of-media-trial-a-stunning-verdict-in-the-tikapur-case/; accessed October 7, 2019.