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Broom brings boom: How one remote Nepali village has found the road to harmony and prosperity, by Naresh Newar (nt 17/05/2013)
Room with a view: Fallacy of development, by Bishal Thapa (rep 14/05/2013)
Saving programme benefits women, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 09/05/2013)
LDOs warned against staying away from work (ht 07/05/2013)
KMC violating the law in its programmes: MoFALD has sought clarification on activities of the country’s only metropolis (ht 23/04/2013)
Development fund slashed by 46 pc, 58 municipalities to be affected (ht 20/04/2013)
Dolpo locals seek share in tourism revenue: Want income to be invested for local development (ht 30/03/2013)
Dev projects bring changes in locals’ lives (kp 24/03/2013)
Rules of engagement: Nepal’s
donors are hesitant to work with the government on local development
because of lack of accountability and political will, by Naresh Newar (nt 15/03/2013)
In Banke, villages are built by local people themselves, by Rajendra Nath (kp 14/03/2013)
Pokhara urban poor all set to get 279 houses (kp 11/03/2013)
Kalikot folk demand road, hydro project, by Tularam Pandey (kp 09/03/2013)
Dolpo folks demand separate service centre (ht 06/03/2013)
Revolutionary street: EE It’s a hard knock life for of Krantitole the residents, by Douglas B. Jennings (kp 02/03/2013)
Out of the woods: Old Padampur has shown how both conservation and development can be achieved, by Narayan Pd. Dhakal (kp 27/02/2013)
Innovating
a new Nepal: Mahabir Pun needs help to scale up his award-winning work
in a remote Myagdi village to the national level, by Kunda Dixit (nt 22/02/2013)
Jhapa rendezvous, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 20/02/2013)
Survey paints grim picture of far-west (ht 10/02/2013)
Team from PMO inspects Tanahun district activities (kp 08/02/2013)
A far-west side story: Nepal’s backwater is slowly beginning to rebuild and rebrand itself, by Puja Tandon (nt 08/02/2013)
The
Dolpali dilemma: In the absence of the government’s commitment to
boosting essential health services in the region, some Dolpalis are
found taking matters into their own hands, by Aparajita Acharya (kp 02/02/2013)
Energy-efficient technologies to better rural lives, by Pragati Shahi (kp 29/01/2013)
Non-performing local bodies to lose grants (kp 28/01/2013)
Dolakha households to be indoor smoke-free by 2016 (kp 25/01/2013)
Big-city bothers: Biratnagar was home to more than 500 industries which generated revenue as well as employment opportunities, by Mukesh Dhungana (rep 21/01/2013)
Sthapit to move Supreme Court against dismissal (kp 19/01/2013), Sthapit seeks legal redress for his dismissal (kp 22/01/2013), SC stays Sthapit's ouster (nn 25/01/2013)
Hometown story: Letter from Damak, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 16/01/2013)
Forest income helps people get electricity, by Madhav Aryal (kp 14/01/2013)
Jai Jamin! Securing village land rights will make a world of difference in the country, by Michael Rosenkrantz (kp 13/01/2013)
Valley Dev Authority chief Sthapit may get the sack, by Samik Kharel (kp 07/01/2013)
Karnali, far west regions accorded least priority (ht 07/01/2013)
Into the Far West, by Barbara Adams (kp 05/01/2013)
Communities near ex-PLA camps benefiting (ht 28/12/2012)
The town less travelled: While Ilam excels at most development indicators, it has fallen behind on tourism, by Trishna Rana (nt 14/12/2012)
Ten new cities to be developed in the country (nn 09/12/2012)
DPM team finds 88 KMC officials playing hooky (kp 22/11/2012)
Road to Karnali: Problems of Karnali stem from skewed policies rather than the harsh terrain and climate, by Prawash Gautam (kp 13/11/2012)
Saptari symptoms: Politicians in collusion with bureaucrats have embezzled billions meant for local development, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/10/2012)
Modern life comes to Nepal Himalayas, by Frankie Taggart (rep 12/10/2012)
Govt forms Far-Western Region Development Commission (nn 11/10/2012), Cabinet gives nod to far-west development commission (ht 12/10/2012)
Funds for Tarai development go down the drain (ht 24/08/2012)
Nepal: Mountain dwellers neglected (rep 15/06/2012)
Drinking water project inoperative for 21 years, by Lila Baral (kp 30/05/2012)
On Tikapur and its diverse residents (rep 11/05/2012)
Just five years from now Kathmandu will be sexy, interview with Keshav Sthapit (rep 05/05/2012)
Misappropriation thrives in unrepresented local bodies (kp 01/05/2012)
Reflections From East Nepal Terai: From Green To Grey, by Prem Khatry (rn 30/04/2012)
Indian leader Singh floats idea of Buddhist circuit, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 28/04/2012)
Changing face of Karnali, by Om Astha Rai (rep 28/04/2012)
Govt’s plan for 75 model VDCs fails (ht 17/04/2012)
Local development project likely to get extension (ht 15/04/2012)
Future for a forgotten district: Contending with a tormented past, Kalikot works to reinvent itself, by Anurag Acharya (nt 13/04/2012)
UNESCO objects to Dahal’s Lumbini plan (ht 18/03/2012)
Nembang-led Lumbini panel dysfunctional, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 11/03/2012)
GIS-based Municipal E-Plan, Today’s Need, by Rajendra P. Sharma (rn 06/01/2012)
Government drafts criteria for model villages, by Gani Ansari (rep 01/03/2012)
PAF extends operations to 10 more districts (kp 23/02/2012)
Ideal Settlement Project delayed: Frequent political interference slows down its completion, by Adarsh K.C. (ht 20/02/2012)
Migrant workers aid Myagdi development, by Ghana Shyam Khadka (kp 07/02/2012)
Dev projects in Lamjung hit contract hurdle, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 05/02/2012)
LDO’s absence leaves: Rs 250m budget unspent, by Aman Koirala (kp 24/01/2012)
Rebuilding Lumbini, by Khem Raj Khanal (rep 22/01/2012)
Forestry plan brings cash to poor Nawalparasi village (kp 26/12/2011)
Buddhists to protest govt decision (kp 07/12/2011)
Lumbini panel gears up for int’l meet in March (kp 06/12/2011)
Korea to send 143 experts for peace city project, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 05/12/2011)
Kaligandaki ‘A’ spurs local development in remote Syangja, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 29/11/2011)
Promising changes in Bishumati corridor area, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 28/11/2011)
Surging grants from govt, donors sans accountability, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 22/11/2011)
Confronting realities in Jumla, by Sunjuli Kunwar (rep 09/11/2011)
Lumbini, UN And Renewed Expectations, by Prem Khatry (rn 08/11/2011)
Govt requests APECF to help develop Lumbini: Seeks assistance as per Nepal’s laws, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/11/2011)
Syangja: leapfrogs in road, electricity (kp 07/11/2011)
Govt okays $2m Korean offer for Lumbini development, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 05/11/2011)
Broader Lumbini development plan on horizon, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/10/2011), Dahal-led Lumbini dev committee to visit NY (rep 26/10/2011), Dahal leaving for United States: To hold talks with UN Secy Gen Ban on Lumbini development (kp 27/10/2011), Maoist chairman Dahal to visit US to meet UN Secy Gen over Lumbini's development (nn 29/10/2011), Greater Lumbini Master Plan: A Herculean task ahead, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 31/10/2011), Dahal to ask Ban to head int'l committee on Lumbini, by Purna Basnet (rep 04/11/2011), UN secy gen agrees to lead Lumbini dev efforts : Ban Ki-Moon to visit Nepal early next year, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/11/2011)
The revolition in Rukum, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 22/10/2011)
People's housing programme: Directly elected lawmakers to be appointed coordinators (kp 23/09/2011)
Locals to bar tourists from entering Upper Mustang, by Dilip Poudel (rep 26/08/2011), Protesting Mustang folks warn of barring tourist entry (kp 29/08/2011)
Far West folks protest budget allocation, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 07/08/2011)
Govt kept in the dark on $3 billion Lumbini project, claim officials, by Anil Giri (kp 28/07/2011)
Parties devour 35 pc of dev pie: Funds meant for targeted groups being misused (ht 27/07/2011)
Pro-Poor Local Governance: Reaching Out To The Out Of Reach, by Rekha Shrestha Sharma (rn 22/07/2011)
Govt plans model village in every district (ht 16/07/2011)
Irrigation facility built in 32 years (kp 14/07/2011)
Politics & development: Case of Janakpur, by Anand Jha (rep 19/06/2011)
Making Rural Development Inclusive, Participatory, by Rekha Shrestha Sharma (rn 30/05/2011)
GHTDP launched in Solukhumbu to promote tourism in the region (nn 30/05/2011), GHTDP to boost tourism in Solukhumbu (rn 31/05/2011), Great Himalaya Trail starts in Solukhumbu: Lower Solukhumbu is extremely rich in its heritage (ht 31/05/2011)
75 pc development budget unused in Dolakha (ht 13/05/2011), Dev work budget likely to be frozen, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 15/05/2011)
Patriotic youth help in village development, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 05/05/2011)
‘Spend local development budget fully’ Minister directs officials (ht 26/04/2011)
Feeding the Karnali: The Karnali can feed itself if its unique food resources are harnessed, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 15/04/2011)
Lofty plans fail to change Jajarkot, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 25/02/2011)
Net helps Myagdi man buy buffalo online, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 19/02/2011)
The
importance of discourse: The discussions on serious social issues
taking place in urban as well as rural settings are helping Nepalis, by Bhawana Oli (kp 05/02/2011)
Political meddling hinders Kapilvastu housing project, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 05/02/2011)
Poor performance likely to cost Pokhara dear (ht 04/02/2011)
A default state: The far-west isn't "far", it is being denied resources, by Bibhav Acharya (nt 28/01/2011)
Progress for whom? Chitwan,
the valley of forests, has given way to parcelled plots, growing
urbanisation, extension of telephone lines, and expansion of roads, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 18/01/2011)
Silent revolution: Great things are happening in rural Nepal unknown to the media fixated on politics, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 29/12/2010)
NPC clarifies budget allocation for districts (kp 23/12/2010), Kailali gets record-high budget of Rs 16 billion (ht 23/12/2010)
Far-West folks pave roads of change with own hands, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 17/12/2010)
From
drudgery to development is the new story of Far-West: Water supply to
homes has given opportunity to locals to think and work for income
generation, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 11/12/2010)
Death by degrees: The decline in living conditions in my hometown of Tandi, Chitwan in the last 20 years looks glaringly normal, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 12/10/2010)
Dharan municipality's land pooling project: Terminal Row, by Sita Mademba (sp 08/10/2010)
Govt bodies flouting regulations (ht 26/08/2010)
Mechinagar Municipality: Resource Drain, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 20/08/2010)
Women must benefit from REDD: Experts (kp 14/08/2010)
Ministry fails to keep tab on local projects (ht 03/07/2010)
Pragatinagar's progress: Pragatinagar lives up to its name, by Rubina Mahato (nt 25/06/2010)
Parties ‘gobble up’ Sarlahi dev budget, by Aman Koirala and Rajesh Mishra (kp 08/06/2010)
One for all, all for one: Each of us has a role to play in making the local community a better place to live in, by Simone Galimberti (kp 08/06/2010)
On Seriousness Of Village Poverty, by Tatsuo Mizuno (sp 16/04/2010)
Living for tomorrow despite woes galore, by Balkrishna Basnet (kp 15/04/2010)
Biogas a boon for rural Kailali folk, by Pragati Shahi (kp 15/04/2010)
Development work in jeopardy, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 12/04/2010)
Parties resort to defunct law to get hold of funds (ht 10/04/2010)
Plan formulation concept goes topsy-turvy, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 07/04/2010)
Village on the move: My village is witnessing unplanned and unorganised developments; trickle-down rather than bottom-up changes, by Pramod Mishra (kp 31/03/2010)
MoLD yet to disburse sanctioned budget (ht 20/03/2010)
Koseli Ghar to upgrade livelihood (rn 16/03/2010)
Money matters: Most rural households and women do not have access to formal financial institutions, by Prativa Subedi (kp 02/03/2010)
Fund goes down drain in Bajura (kp 19/02/2010)
Pokhara-Lumbini fast-track a priority (ht 06/02/2010)
LDO's absence stalls local development works, by Bharat Ingnam (ht 06/02/2010)
Buddha is witing: The Lumbini Masterplan was made in 1978, little else has been done since, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 27/01/2010)
Rural upheaval: Urbanisation is changing relations between and within Nepali communities, by Suvayu Dev Pant (nt 22/01/2010)
The fruitless trees of Karnali, by Phuntsok Dorjee (kp 16/01/2010) |