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Metropolis Act on the anvil
(ht 21/12/2003)
Kathmandu Valley to have more bus-stands
(kp 21/12/2003)
Govt initiative for black topping valley
by-lanes (kp 16/12/2003)
Squatters refuse to be relocated,
by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 16/12/2003)
MC announces deficit budget of Rs 2.76 billion,
by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 09/12/2003), KMC budget passed without discussion
(ht 09/12/2003)
Elevating the urban life in Nepal:
Elevators, by Mukunda Dahal (kp 07/12/2003)
Patan: thinking outside the
square: Residents are pitching in to conserve their collective heritage,
by Sraddha Basnyat (nt 05/12/2003)
Pay parking playing mess in Kathmandu
(kp 04/12/2003), Motorists’ ire over illegal fee
(ht 04/12/2003), Some ways to make Kathmandu a better metropolis,
letter by Yadav Khanal (pr 04/12/2003), Illegal parking goes on in City
(ht 09/12/2003)
Sthapit’s ambitious plan to resettle 12,000 squatters
(ht 30/11/2003)
Digital mapping programme of KMC in limbo
(kp 27/11/2003)
Lekhnath municipality in dire need of facelift,
by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 26/11/2003)
Madhyapur to have more settlements
(ht 24/11/2003)
Valley mayors promise facelift
(ht 23/11/2003)
Crackdown on green belt encroachers
(ht 22/11/2003)
KMC forms committee to probe KVMP works
(kp 15/11/2003), KMC to probe mapping project controversy
(ht 16/11/2003)
Govt, local bodies encroach ponds
(Himalayan Times, 09/11/2003)
Population of Pokhara rising at highest rate
(Rising Nepal, 30/10/2003)
Sort it out
(Himalayan Times, 21/10/2003)
Pressure On Cities:
The large number of displaced person are seeking refuge in urban areas, putting strain on their inadequate infrastructure,
by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 12/09/2003)
Kathmandu’s malignant urban tumour,
by Maarten Post (Nepali Times, 05/09/2003)
Green revolution:
A cleaner and greener Kathmandu, one tree at a time, by Sophia Pande
(Nepali Times, 08/08/2003)
Urbanization:
Unplanned And Haphazard, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 01/08/2003)
See also ‘We Can Feel The Pressure Of Population Growth Rate In Urban Areas’,
interview with Purna Kadariya, director general of Department of Urban Development and Building Construction
This is how Valley’s digitisation scheme went haywire,
by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2003)
Unchecked migration may affect urbanisation
(Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2003)
Haphazard constructions portend ill for Valley,
by Sangeeta Rijal (Kathmandu Post, 20/06/2003)
Urbanisation increases pollution
(Himalayan Times, 17/06/2003)
Valley sees sharp rise in number of new houses
(Himalayan Times, 11/06/2003)
Squatter settlements adding more to blackening of waters,
by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 18/05/2003)
Valley mapping project comes to a close
(Himalayan Times, 25/04/2003)
Preserving Kathmandu:
From Ugly Human Intervention, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal,
05/04/2003)
High time to address problem of urbanisation
(Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2003)
Most cities economically dependent
(Himalayan Times, 23/03/2003)
Urbanisation eroding rivers
(Himalayan Times, 17/03/2003)
Over 850 Kathmandu streets to get names
(Himalayan Times, 07/03/2003)
Govt meddling, power struggle hit KVMP
(Himalayan Times, 13/02/2003)
Diligent hands from abroad clean neglected Tundikhel,
by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 03/02/2003)
Urbanisation invades ancient Hadigaon
(Himalayan Times, 28/12/2002)
Urban
decelopment: Sudden Stillness, by Niraj Poudyal (Spotlight,
27/12/2002)
Housing finance, a paradigm shift,
by L D Mahat (Kathmandu Post, 25/12/2002)
New by-laws on building construction on anvil in Valley,
by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2002)
KMC plans to give city a makeover
(Himalayan Times, 06/12/2002)
Population and urbanisation:
Control and development should go together with urbanisation, by Keshav Singh Sijapati
(Space Time Today, 28/11/2002)
Metric
Addressing System: City Solace, by Niraj Poudyal (Spotlight,
01/11/2002)
KVMP local project comes to standstill
(Kathmandu Post, 10/10/2002)
See also New KVMP team expands programmes
(Kathmandu Post, 13/10/2002)
Guidelines issued for house construction
(Space Time Today, 06/10/2002)
See also Lack of government policy hampers housing planning
(Space Time Today, 08/10/2002)
Cities and space, a pressing problem,
by Jeevan Raj Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2002)
The only culture of Kathmandu Valley—rent culture,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 21/08/2002)
Shrinking Tundikhel,
by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 16/08/2002)
Historic town of Gorkha gets a facelift,
by Ishwori Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 12/08/2002)
3rd phase of valley mapping starts
(Kathmandu Post, 12/08/2002)
KVMP adds bus stops along Budhanilkantha road
(Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2002)
Chamati being developed into residential area
(Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2002)
Insurgency triggers rise in rents
(Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2002)
Dhobikhola Controversy,
by Somesh Verma (Midweek Post, 25/07/2002)
See also We will not displace a single household from the area,
interview with Padam Sundar Joshi (Midweek Post,
25/07/2002)
Focus on developing Bhaktapur as cultural city
(Kathmandu Post, 13/07/2002)
Tundikhel getting a high fence, but locals worry,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 13/07/2002)
Melamchi to turn into municipality
(Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2002)
KMC announces Dhobikhola link-road
(Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2002)
Lekhnath to be a garden city of seven lakes in 30 years,
by Amrit Bhadgaule (Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2002)
Urban
Housing: New Apartments On The Block
(Spotlight, 31/05/2002)
Kathmandu:
Capital's Soul Lost In A Concrete Jungle, by Sanjaya Dhakal
(Spotlight, 26/04/2002)
Including article on "Keshav Sthapit: Maverick Mayor"
Mr Establishment:
Get out of the way, Kathmandu’s mayor is on a rebuilding spree, by
Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 23/04/2002)
VDCs in Lalitpur to obtain municipality status soon
(Kathmandu Post, 15/04/2002)
Effect of land-use changes in Kathmandu Valley,
by Madhav Narayan Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 13/04/2002)
Simikot to be developed into systematic township
(Kathmandu Post, 08/04/2002)
Bandh withdrawn, but cadres went ahead,
by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 07/04/2002)
KMC finally gets to manage city landmarks,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 07/04/2002)
Land being re-surveyed in west Kathmandu
(Kathmandu Post, 06/04/2002)
KMC eastern sector to have new systematic house numbers
(Kathmandu Post, 04/04/2002)
New dust bins in Kathmandu streets
(Kathmandu Post, 21/03/2002)
Municipal Loans:
Go For Selective Approach, by Rup Khadka (Rising Nepal, 20/03/2002)
Kathmandu in the clutches of local clubs
(Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2002)
KVMP
and the changing face of Kathmandu, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu
Post, 24/02/2002)
I Have Plans For Every Inch Of
Kathmandu (Spotlight, 08/02/2002)
Interview with Keshav Sthapit, mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)
May it last long,
by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 12/01/2002)
Bouddhanath lost in a concrete jungle
(Kathmandu Post, 26/12/2001)
Public private partnership for municipal service,
by G P Gorkhaly (Kathmandu Post, 06/12/2001)
Better Prospects In Store For Kathmandu Valley,
by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 05/12/2001)
Urbanisation: Mounting Problems,
by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 03/12/2001)
Dhulikhel shows small is bountiful,
by Alok Tungbahangphey (Nepali Times, 16/11/2001)
Urbanisation at an unforgiving price..,
by Samyam Raj Gautam (Sunday Post, 04/11/2001)
A complete picture of Kathmandu,
by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 04/11/2001)
Not so freaky anymore on Freak Street,
by Alok Tumbahangphey (Nepali Times, 02/11/2001)
KMC ward profile to be published
(Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2001)
The future of human settlement,
by Sameer P Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 07/10/2001)
Urban
development and housing policy, by Sameer P Shrestha (Kathmandu Post,
26/09/2001)
Maladies Of Urban Growth In Kathmandu Valley:
Regulatory Framework Essential, by Shanker K.C. (Rising
Nepal, 03/09/2001)
KMC for new house numbers
(Kathmandu Post, 02/09/2001)
Cities, class and marginalisation,
by Jeevan Raj Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2001)
Postmen familiarised with new house numbering
(Kathmandu Post, 17/08/2001)
Problems and potentials with an urbanizing Nepal,
by Erik Bryld (Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2001)
KMC facing uphill task re-naming streets,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 04/08/2001)
The Valley’s Big Three
ask: what can we do for our cities? by Ramyata Limbu (Nepali Times,
03/08/2001)
Archeology Dept threatens action against non-traditional houses,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2001)
KMC begins assigning new house numbers
(Kathmandu Post, 14/06/2001)
See also Numbering houses
(Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2001)
Kathmandu-Thimphu share experiences in city building,
by Bishal Rai (Kuensel, 28/04/2001)
City management in Nepal,
by Shizu Rana (Kathmandu Post, 28/04/2001)
Mayor’s dreams: Coming and going,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 27/04/2001)
Kathmandu City: A perfect case of ‘visual pollution’,
by Seema Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 25/04/2001)
Making of a planned Kathmandu Valley,
by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 15/04/2001)
What, if the government-owned buildings are illegal ?
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 30/03/2001)
History blown to the winds, for few more coins to gain,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 06/02/2001)
Kathmandu
Municipality: Optimizing Choice, by Akshay Sharma
(Spotlight, 26/01/2001)
A house for all seasons: Suburbs reflect changing tastes,
by Tashi D. Thinley (Shakya) (Kathmandu Post, 09/01/2001)
Kathmandu Valley Urban Development: Effects Of Infrastructure Facilities,
by Lekha Raj Bhandari (Rising Nepal, 17/12/2000)
Media uproar halts illegal construction at Rani Pokhari,
by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 15/11/2000)
See also Stop encroachment
(Kathmandu Post, 16/11/2000)
Keeping Kathmandu Clean,
by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 01/11/2000)
Capital's houses to get new numbers
(Kathmandu Post, 01/11/2000)
Too many vehicles
(Nepali Times, 27/10/2000)
Relocation of industries from Kathmandu not imminent,
by Prem Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 27/10/2000)
ADB, HMG in talks to relocate industries out of the Valley
(Kathmandu Post, 05/10/2000)
Efficient Urban Management: An Urgent Need,
by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 30/09/2000)
Kathmandu
can be saved (Nepali Times, 27/09/2000)
Greater
Kathmandu: Will It Work?, by Bhagitath Yogi (Spotlight, 22/09/2000)
Urban
Development: Greater Kathmandu, by Akshay Sharma
(Spotlight, 01/09/2000)
Good urban governance stressed
(Rising Nepal, 11/07/2000)
Random Urbanisation, Polluted Cities,
by Netra Subedi (Rising Nepal, 24/06/2000)
Modern
Death of an Antique City, by Suman Subba and Dikshya Thakuri (Sunday Post, 09/04/2000)
Urban
Housing Mobilising Private Sector, by Shanker KC (Rising Nepal, 04/04/2000)
Urban
Management Challenges Exist, by Naresh Prasad Shrestha (Rising Nepal, 26/03/2000)
Urbanisation
of Pokhara poses a threat to tourism, by L.B. Thapa (People's Review, 3 February 2000)
HMG
to allocate budget for model municipalities (The Rising Nepal, 26 January 2000)
The
growth of Kathmandu valley, by Shanker K.C. (The Kathmandu Post, 22 January 2000)
Civic
bosses pander to the wealthy blissfully ignorant of the needy, by Gopal Devkota (The
Kathmandu Post, 16 January 2000)
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