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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Old-age home to be set up (kp 06/05/2008)

Senior citizens in dire straits, finds survey (ht 04/05/2008)

Elderly hope for a better life after election (ht 05/04/2008)

Grannies find a way to cheer up (kp 23/08/2007)

Is old age a crime?, by Phanindra Gadtaula (kp 11/04/2007)

National conference of senior citizens to be held in Nepal (pd 29/03/2007)

A peaceful death is all they hope for, by Phadendra Gadtaula (kp 05/03/2007)

Beer bottles keep elderly's life on (kp 03/04/2006)

Legislation on senior citizens in offing (samn 27/01/2006) [There is no legislation possible without parliament!!]

Problems Of Elderly Population, by Nirakar Poudel (sp 08/07/2005)

Law for care of elderly citizens on the anvil (kp 14/01/2005)

Geriatric Act (kp 27/10/2004)

Senior citizens have reasons to smile, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 26/10/2004)

Loneliness hits old home denizens harder during Dashain days, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 17/10/2004)

Pension As A Lifeline, by Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 11/10/2004)

Elderly demand separate property rights law, by Sangeeta Rijal & Archana Parajuli (kp 02/10/2004)

Ageing & Development New Challenges, by Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 02/10/2004)

Woes of elderly people in Deukhuri Valley (rn 05/06/2004)

Woeful tales of the old and forsaken, by Sweta Malla (ht 27/03/2004)

Design better policies for the elderly, by Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 02/02/2004)

Senior citizens (kp 22/01/2004)

Elderly citizens receive allowance (kp 04/01/2004)

MoU signed on construction of old-age home in Devghat (Kathmandu Post, 17/10/2003)

Issues and problems of ageing, by Ishwar Raj Mainali (Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2003)

Elderly home in dire straits (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2003)

Pashupati Briddhashram struggles to maintain services to the elderly, by Saurav Jung Thapa & Caesar Rana (Kathmandu Post, 17/07/2003)

Elderly people fail to avail of medical grant, by Pratap Bista (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2003)

Elderly couple takes to begging after expulsion from Briddhashram, by Jitendra Shah (Kathmandu Post, 28/05/2003)

Elders crush stones to eke out a living (Kathmandu Post, 17/04/2003)

Ready to send parents to commercial old age care centres?, by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 05/04/2003)

Sense of insecurity among elderly people need to be alleviated (Kathmandu Post, 26/02/2003)

Asylum seeking elders on the rise, by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 29/12/2002)

Some grievances of the elderly, by Radha Krishna Joshi (Kathmandu Post, 26/11/2002)

Psychology Of Old Age, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Spotlight, 11/10/2002)

Mainstreaming elderly in development, by Jhabindra Bhandari (Space Times Today, 08/10/2002)

Ageing with Grace in Centre, by Usha Shrestha (Sunday Post, 28/04/2002)

The World Assembly on ageing, by Prem Lal Chitrakar (Kathmandu Post, 23/04/2002)

Govt to take elderly’s plight to the world assembly, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 03/04/2002)

Invisible Sufferers, by U. Shrestha (Sunday Post, 17/03/2002)

Problems And Challenges Of Ageing, by Jhabindra Bhandari (Rising Nepal, 06/03/2002)

Poverty and hunger stalk them even in their 60s (Kathmandu Post, 10/02/2002)

Elderly people living miserable life: study (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2002)

Oldies, who are waiting for death, by Sachin Shrestha (People's Review, 24/01/2002)

Home for elderly to be constructed (Kathmandu Post, 08/01/2001)

Status of the elderly, by Prem Lal Chitrakar (Kathmandu Post. 14/11/2001)

Elderly people return home empty-handed, by Rajeeb Tamrakar (Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2001)

Ousted parents find solace at Pashupatinath, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 21/09/2001)

Govt announces policy on senior citizens (Rising Nepal, 22/07/2001), see also editorial Policy on Senior Citizens (Rising Nepal, 23/07/2001)

Grandeur-of-age finds no place in nuclear families, by Pragya Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2001), see also editorial Homes For Seniors (Rising Nepal, 28/03/2001)

Elders tour country with satisfaction (Rising Nepal, 15/12/2000)

New Strategies For Aged People, by Prem L. Chitrakar (Rising Nepal, 02/10/2000)

Blues of elderly people, by Usha Shrestha (People's Review, 04/05/2000)

Bishranti Mandir A safe haven, by A.A. Ghimire & Shiromani Dawadi (Sunday Post, 20/02/2000)

Plight of the elders, by Uday Lama (The Rising Nepal, 11 January 2000)

Law to protect elders stressed (The Kathmandu Post, 13 December 1999)

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