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Archive Development General 2001-2003


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2004

2001-2003

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current events

Reform programme, by Ken Ohashi, World Bank country director for Nepal (ht 22/12/2003)

Negligence of treaties to hit development process (ht 22/12/2003)

Nepal’s four-pronged poverty reduction strategy is targeted to poor, by Shankar P. Sharma, Vice chairman, NPC, Nepal (tg 17/12/2003)

Affluence Checking Poverty Alleviation (rn 13/12/2003)

Political turmoil disrupts development works (kp 02/12/2003)

Govt to announce high priority construction projects soon (kp 02/12/2003)

Nepal’s entry into PRGF okayed, by Prem Khanal (kp 16/11/2003)

Nepal At The Cross-roads, by Matthew Kahane (Spotlight, 14/11/2003)

Govt unveils development road map (Himalayan Times, 07/11/2003)

PM headed team formed to oversee mega projects (Kathmandu Post, 22/10/2003)

Nepal giving a poor chase to the millennium goals, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2003)

Vision for development, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 02/10/2003)

Give serious consideration (Kathmandu Post, 02/10/2003)

WB to drop dry-port project, by Milan Mani Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 17/09/2003), Dry port politics (Kathmandu Post, 20/09/2003), ICD likely to be operational soon: Nepal to resolve railway issue with India, by Milan Mani Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2003)

“Very Little Can Happen Without Peace”, interview with David Wood, chief of the Department for International Development (DFID) in Nepal (Spotlight, 08/08/2003)

The problems that Expatriate-workers face Nepal, by Rajeeb Satyal (Telegraph, 06/08/2003)

Environment at the cost of development?, by Bed Mani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 29/07/2003)

Development in Nepal is necessary for peace to be both sustainable and democratic, by David Wood, Head of DFID Nepal (Telegraph, 23/07/2003)

Slow rise in Nepal’s HDI: UN (Himalayan Times, 22/07/2003), Sliding index (Himalayan Times, 23/07/2003), Key Points of the HDR with respect to Nepal (Telegraph, 23/07/2003), One-point slip (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2003), 143rd in HDI (People's Review, 24/07/2003), HDR 2003: Mixed Results (Spotlight, 25/07/2003)

Further development depends on renewed peace (Kathmandu Post, 22/07/2003)

Nepal needs help for self-help, interview with Sukhwinder Singh, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative for Nepal (Nepali Times, 18/07/2003)

Development Priorities must adequately focus on Occupation of majority of people, by Bishwa Keshar Maskay (Telegraph, 04/06/2003)

Actions speak louder than words, by Khadga Basnet (Kathmandu Post, 25/05/2003)

‘Violence pushed country back to 17th century’ (Kathmandu Post, 13/05/2003)

Development model for Nepal, by Durga Pokhrel (Himalayan Times, 09/04/2003)

Building durable peace, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (Himalayan Times, 03/04/2003)

Social Capital: Basis Of Development, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 18/03/2003)

Participation=democracy=development, by Henning Kracher (Nepali Times, 14/03/2003)

Development works gaining momentum after ceasefire (Himalayan Times, 05/03/2003)

Sustaining Development, by Laxmi Bahadur Vaidya (Rising Nepal, 01/03/2003)

Poverty: National And International Perspectives, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal, 18/02/2003)

Mountain development, by Khilendra Basnyat (Space Time Today, 06/02/2003)

CAS progress report hails reform efforts (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2003)
See also WB’s merit to technocrats triggers blame-game (Space Time Today, 30/01/2003), Poor governance restricting Nepal's development: WB (Rising Nepal, 30/01/2003)

Micro finance lends support to rural economy, by Indra Adhikari (Rising Nepal, 29/01/2003)

Development in limbo (Himalayan Times, 25/12/2002)

Participatory Development, by Jhabindra Bhandari (Rising Nepal, 18/12/2002)

Growth And Utilisation Of Trained Manpower, by Jai Narayan Jha (Rising Neüpal, 17/12/2002)

Donors ask Govt to address root causes of violence (Kathmandu Post, 07/12/2002)

Broad-based growth: Reality or reverie ?, by Mukunda Prasad Paudyal (Kathmandu Post, 19/11/2002)

Collective Efforts Needed Micro-Finance: A Powerful Tool To Combat Poverty, by Laxmi Bahadur Vaidya (Rising Nepal, 01/11/2002)

Imbalanced Development: A Serious Problem, by Jai Nayayan Jha (Rising Nepal, 09/10/2002)

Dimensions Of Poverty: Interventions Rquired, by Nishith Koirala (Rising Nepal, 04/10/2002)

Promoting Construction Projects, by Raj Kumar Bhattarai (Rising Nepal, 10/09/2002)

The Johannesburg Summit: What Nepal Can Learn, by Nirmala Sharma (Rising Nepal, 04/09/2002)

Report bills Maoist insurgency an emerging threat, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2002)

Development, Poor And Poverty An Analysis, by C. D. Bhatta (Rising Nepal, 29/08/2002)

Failure Of Development Projects: Some Clues, by Bimal Khatiwada (Rising Nepal, 20/08/2002)

UNDP’s HDR riddle, by Madhukar SJB Rana (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2002)
See also part 2 (16/08/2002)

Nepal-Info Database-2002 launched (Telegraph, 31/07/2002)

HDR 2002 shows significant progress in HDI, GDI (Kathmandu Post, 25/07/2002)
See also Nepal makes marginal progress in HDI (People's Review, 01/08/2002), Signs Of Positive Growth, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 02/08/2002)

Fight hunger to reduce poverty, by Samba Dev Pant (Kathmandu Post, 09/07/2002)

Relationship between International organizations / donors and local partners needs fundamental change, by Rajeeb Satyal (Telegraph, 26/06/2002)

Nepal fails to obtain development goals (People's Review, 13/06/2002)

MDG Progress Report paints bleak picture (Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2002)
See also Millennium Development Goals: An Agenda For Action (Spotlight, 14/06/2002)

Needs limiting options, by Ken Ohashi (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2002)

Poverty eradication: Need for new thinking, by Roop Jyoti (People's Review, 06/06/2002)

SMEs for poverty reduction, by Sanjay Prakash (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2002)

Country paper on sustainable development by June (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2002)

Off-farm Activities For Sustainable Development, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 14/05/2002)

Voluntary Sector In Nepal: A Positive Assessment, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 14/05/2002)

Education, economy and government, by Shikhar Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 03/05/2002)

Identifying The Needs Of The Poor, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Spotlight, 26/04/2002)

Poverty Alleviation Programmes: Make It Meaningful for Poor, by Dinesh B. Malla (Rising Nepal, 24/04/2002)

Development should not be to serve others, by Naresh Sampati Shakya (People's Review, 28/02/2002)

Proven international initiatives and internal policies, by Binod P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 27/02/2002)
See also part 2 (28/02/2002)

Poverty Alleviation In Nepal : Approaches And Strategies, by Narayan Khadka /Spotlight, 22/02/2002)
See also Human Development, Poverty Reduction And Good Governance, by Henning Karcher (Spotlight, 22/02/2002)

Nepal Development Forum Meeting Message Of Political Stability, by Chiranjibi Paudyal (Rising Nepal, 21/02/2002)

How long can govt afford self-deception? by Satyendra Timilsina (Kathmandu Post, 11/02/2002)

Standing At The Crossroads Of Destiny, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 08/02/2002)

Good Governance & Poverty Reduction, by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 06/02/2002)
See also Nepal Human Development Report 2001 Bad governance to blame for high poverty (People's Review, 07/02/2002), NHDR 2001: Governance And Poverty Reduction (Spotlight, 08/02/2002)

RNA’s contribution to development works (Kathmandu Post, 06/02/2002)

Accelerate reform process, focus on decentralisation (Kathmandu Post, 04/02/2002)
Interview with Henning Karcher

Planners conjure dream Nepal by 2027 (Kathmandu Post, 04/02/2002)

Poor governance blamed for failed human development (Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2002)

Nepal elected CIRDAP Chairman (Kathmandu Post, 15/01/2002)

Nepal's development dilemmas revisited, by Shyamak Krishna Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 13/01/2002)

Abrupt ISDP suspension mars development, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 10/01/2002)

Participatory Monitoring And Evaluation Focus On People’s Participation (Rising Nepal, 27/12/2001)

One-third of dev budget for security (Kathmandu Post, 24/12/2001)

Indigenous Knowledge: Key To Sustainable Development, by Poshendra Satyal Pravat (Rising Nepal, 17/12/2001)

Sustainable development (Sunday Post, 25/11/2001)

Planned Development Process: Development Priorities Of The Tenth Plan, by Shiva Ram Neupane (Rising Nepal, 20/10/2001)

Development Planning: Focus On Decentralised Process, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 09/10/2001)

Poverty Alleviation: Economic Growth With Human Face, by Shanker KC (Rising Nepal, 30/09/2001)

Sustainable Network Management: A Landmark In Participatory Development, by Jhabindra Bhandari (Rising Nepal, 29/09/2001)

Human Development Issues In Developing Countries, by Deepak R. Joshi  (Spotlight, 28/09/2001)

IMF concerned over sluggish reform (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2001)

Poverty alleviation programmes in Nepal, by Bhaskar Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2001)

Watershed Development Projects: Coordinated Action Lacking (Rising Nepal, 19/09/2001)

Public Auditing: Making Sure Stakeholders’ Voices Are Heard, by Dhruba Gautam (Rising Nepal, 27/08/2001)

Attaining development vision for Nepal, by T R Basyal (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2001)

Development projects without locals, by Jeevan Raj Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 21/08/2001)

Development Administration In Nepal: Multidimentional Approach Essential, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 

Fighting Poverty Technologically, by Krishna Sharma (Rising Nepal, 02/08/2001)

The Poverty Monitoring System: An Effective Tool For Development, by Dhruba Gautam (Rising Nepal, 23/07/2001)

Making New Technologies Work For Human Development, by Alessandra Tisot (Spotlight, 20/07/2001)

Sustainable development and production scheme, by Kalyan Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2001)

Nepal jumps to 129th rank in HDI ladder, by Utpal Raj Misra (Kathmandu Post, 11/07/2001)
See also HDR-2001 released Nepal ranked at 129th position (Rising Nepal, 11/07/2001), HDI-2001 Shows Nepal’s Improvement, by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 18/07/2001), Human Development Report 2001:
Glimmers of Hope, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 20/07/2001)

Decentralised Development The Late King’s Vision, by Gandhi Raj Kafle (Rising Nepal, 05/07/2001)

IIIrd LDC Conference: Appeal For Global Cooperation, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 18/05/2001)

Least Developed Countreis: Common Concerns, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 06/04/2001)

Development: As A Political Agenda, by Gandhi Raj Kafle (Rising Nepal, 25/03/2001)

Psychoanalysis of Nepal’s development problem, by Fr Charlie Law (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2001)

Political Commitment Is Necessary To Curb Corruption (Spotlight, 16/02/2001)
Interview with Ingrid Ofstad, Norway's ambassador to Nepal

Sustainable Development: Some Essential Conditions, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 23/01/2001)

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