What is Catalonia? Catalonia is a semi-autonomous region in north east Spain with a distinct history dating back almost, 1000 years. Catalonia consists of four provinces-Barcelona, Girona, LIeida and Tarragona . The capital and largest city is Barcelona , the second-most populated municipality in Spain. The wealthy region has about 7.5 million people, with their own language, parliament, flag and anthem. Catalonia also has its own police force and controls some of its public services. Area of the Country: 32,114 square km Population: 7.5 million Capital: Barcelona Provinces: Barcelona, Girona, LIeida and Tarragona Language: Catalan President: Carles Puigdemont Source:BBC Struggle for Independence: Catalan self-determination-referendum outlawed by Spain, was held on 9 th November, 2014.The referendum shows, 92% citizens of Catalan are in favor of a independent and sovereign country. On 1 ...
14/03/18: Editorial he fire that engulfed Mirpur slum on March 12 is said to have gutted 1,000 shanties leaving thousands with nothing but the clothes on their backs. These are people from the lowest income groups who lost all their meaningful possessions and literally have no place to go. We are glad to learn that there were no casualties reported beyond the primary treatment for burns but that is hardly any consolation to the local residents who called the slum their home. The charred remains of homesteads are where thousands of people are milling about selling what little they have been able to retrieve to pay for food, but that can hardly be a solution. Although the fire brigade responded timely, there is little the service could do given the narrow lanes in slums like this. Last year, we reported on the blaze at Kalyanpur slum and how difficult it was for firefighters to get to the source of the blaze due to navigability problems in slums in general. Precious hours we...