Water
as lifeline: Residents around Kulekhani power plants
hope for better economic prospects : While interacting
with the delegation of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for
Freedom and Liberation International, elected
representatives of the local municipality shared the
benefits as well as the problems faced by people in
Kulekhani (nlt 19/03/2023)
Forum
constituted for integrated development of KTM Valley
(kh 12/03/2023)
Federal
project left in limbo in Karnali districts : The federal
government in fiscal year 2019-20 had announced plans to
build one hospital each in all local units of Karnali
but the project has fallen flat, by Biplab Maharjan
(kp 28/02/2023) [One of the many
failures of the then Oli government, which continued
under his successors Deuba and Dahal!]
The
story of a hidden village : Lukeko Gaoun in Lalitpur
district stands as a metaphor for Nepal's hinterlands
located far from the corridors of power, by
Gopikrishna Dhungana (ae 20/02/2023)
Arghakhanchi
villages fail to curb migration, by Prem Narayan
Acharya (ae 08/02/2023)
Construction
of 19 mega projects in limbo in Myagdi (kh
05/02/2023)
Masterplan
for Ktm valley development underway (kh 23/12/2022)
Khaptad
awaits physical infrastructure development, while
visitors shorten trip (kh 07/12/2022)
Beni
initiates implementing pride projects of Rs 90 million (kh
07/12/2022)
Town
Development Fund to help expand electric bus service in
Kathmandu (nlt 04/11/2022)
Road
brings huge upheaval to hill district : Chauki Bazaar in
Tehrathum used to be full of travellers in the past but
is now a shell of a town, by Chandra Karki (kp
30/10/2022)
A
Tibetan refugee leads a Mustang village towards
accessible education : Tenzin Chomphel first came to the
village of Ghiling in upper Mustang in 1959. Little did
he know then that decades later, his life’s work would
be to see the village prosper, by Marissa Taylor (kp
03/09/2022)
EU
envoy inaugurates sanitation and hygiene facilities at
major ground crossing points of Far Western Province
(rep 20/07/2022)
Changunarayan
Municipality to launch Mahadevkhola multidimensional
project (kh 12/07/2022)
Finnish
Foreign Ministry says WASH project in Nepal was a
success (nlt 11/06/2022)
15
local levels selected for infra support in Karnali
(ht 03/06/2022)
Sagarmatha
Next opens in Everest region : At Sagarmatha Next,
visitors can witness the journey of mountain waste, from
trash to beautiful art and design products (kp
01/06/2022)
Insights
from Tilotamma Municipality on environmental governance,
by Shuvam Rizal (rec 17/05/2022)
Construction
of around 500 development projects halted in Banke
(rep 29/04/2022)
Lumbini
Master Plan nears completion, by Laxman Paudel (rn
21/04/2022)
Education
incentive: Scholarships for daughters-in-law : In
Makawanpur, Raksirang Rural Municipality has rolled out
a scholarship scheme for daughters-in-law to uplift the
socio-economic status of the local residents, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 20/04/2022)
Rapid
migration leaving Tehrathum villages empty : Shortage of
water and a lack of modern agriculture methods and
irrigation facilities are main reasons behind the high
migration rate, by Chandra Karki (kp 11/03/2022)
Local
levels told to identify site for integrated settlement
(ht 09/03/2022)
Funds
shortage impedes completion of Murma Model Village in
Mugu : Karnali government started a programme to turn
the remote village into a model village but failed to
fund the project, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
07/03/2022)
Taking
it slow in Khokana : Khokana is one of the last
remaining traditional Newa towns in Kathmandu Valley,
but this could change soon, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
12/02/2022)
Govt
to launch prosperity programmes in high hilly,
mountainous regions (ht 03/02/2022)
Women
light the World (kh 01/02/2022)
‘One
house, one tap’ campaign benefits Tanahun villagers :
Several drinking water projects are underway with an
objective of supplying water to each household in
Ghiring Rural Municipality, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp
06/01/2022)
Panel
to prepare working procedure on mobilising user groups :
Ministry circular to stop the involvement of user groups
in development activities invited criticism from local
governments. New working procedures are expected to
resolve the standoff, by Prtithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/12/2021)
'Implement
projects through users' committees' (ht 19/12/2021)
Revolving
fund of Rs 10 mln set up for agriculture and education
(kh 03/12/2021)
How
women leadership changed the face of this rural village
in Bajhang : The women of Khori spearheaded a movement
wherein development projects took off and social evils
slowly disappeared with the men looking in from the
periphery, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 01/12/2021)
Local
units angry after consumer groups barred from
procurement : Government defends its decision citing
irregularities in procurement and substandard work by
such groups, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/11/2021)
Lampata,
the last northern village of Bajura remains neglected,
by Prakash Singh (ht 08/11/2021)
Tinkune
park got a facelift. And it was neglected : Its derelict
condition shows how city authorities have failed to pay
attention to the prime property, by Anup Ojha (kp
26/10/2021)
29
local levels of Karnali basin implement drinking water,
sanitation projects (kh 26/10/2021)
Construction
of overhead bridge in New Baneshwor completed two years
later than scheduled deadline, by Himal Lamsal (rep
24/10/2021)
Shikaribas
residents demand relocation : The village surrounded by
forests of Parsa and Chitwan national parks does not
have basic infrastructure and facilities. The village
children have to walk up to 14 kilometres to reach
the nearest school, by Shankar Acharya (kp
21/10/2021)
Byas
integrated Madi River project: 26 plans with investment
of Rs 26 billion (kh 11/10/2021)
Yangma
residents deprived of even basic services : The remote
village in Taplejung does not have health, education and
communication services, by Ananda Gautam (kp
20/09/2021)
CICs
Increasing Access To Local Service Delivery : DCA has
been providing the necessary support to operate the
center. One staff is dedicated to work there in
coordination with Palika and its IT focal person for
technical support (sp 28/08/2021)
Coronavirus
pandemic limits KMC performance on infrastructure
projects to 50 percent (kh 24/05/2021)
Gadhimai
takes a leap in development (ae 29/04/2021)
Langtang
copes with quake and Covid : Six years after deadly
avalanche, survivors endure the Covid-induced collapse
of tourism, by Kunda Dixit (nt 23/04/2021)
Helambu
becomes forerunner in delivering health, governance and
transparency (rep 22/04/2021)
Nepal’s
local development: The great divide, by Dinkar Nepal
(26/03/2021)
Infrastructure
changing the face of Lumbini, by Laxman Pokharel (ae
19/02/2021)
695
local units set to implement various projects (ht
29/01/2021)
After
House dissolution, questions raised over local
infrastructure programme, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 21/01/2021)
Expediting
Local Development, by Khilendra Basnyat (rn
04/01/2021)
Locals
protest China-sponsored project in Damak : Say
compensation paid for their land inadequate (ht
01/01/2021)
Tapping
Local Resources For Development, by Khilendra
Basnyat (rn 25/12/2020)
As
tourism dips, Ghorepani folk utilise leisure on
facilities : Local residents have been working to
construct community buildings and drinking water and
road projects, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 24/12/2020)
Residents
of remote Sindhupalchok villages living without basic
facilities : The villages are cut off from even the most
basic facilities such as roads, electricity, health
services and schools, by Anish Tiwari (kp
22/12/2020)
Baglung
local unit working to improve conditions so that people
don’t leave : Rural settlements were connected to road
networks a few years ago but that has not stopped people
from moving out; Investment on development projects has
increased in recent years, by Prakash Baral (kp
12/12/2020)
Federal
government to co-finance development projects in
provinces, local levels : Project with a minimum cost of
one billion rupees for province, 500 million rupees to
be co financed; project must be completed within five
years (rep 10/12/2020)
Park
construction budget of the municipalities freezes : KMC
planning to allocate Rs 10 million each again, by
Sabina Karki (rep 04/12/2020)
Growing
locally : The state must create opportunities for people
willing to invest in local enterprises (kp
10/11/2020)
1,874
thatched-roof houses to be replaced with zinc roof
houses in Kaski (rep 30/10/2020)
New
provisions on parliamentarians' fund will encourage
irregularities, experts say : With a new working
procedure coming into effect, there is high risk of
lawmakers choosing their own people as consumer
committee members to spend the funds, critics say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/10/2020)
Construction
of over two dozen development projects incomplete in
Okhaldhunga : The authorities should also check the
quality of the construction work rather than only
focusing on meeting the deadline, people’s
representatives say, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp
14/10/2020)
Mass
migration leaves Dhankuta villages empty of people,
by Rameshchandra Adhikari (kp 10/10/2020)
Construction
of bridges in Khotang left incomplete : Development
activities have not gained momentum in the district due
to delay in the bridges’ construction, by Dambar
Singh Rai (kp 28/09/2020)
How
an organization is planting seeds of empowerment in
rural Chepang villages of Makwanpur, by Aditi Baral
(rep 13/08/2020)
Development
projects in Gulmi face a number of obstacles: Projects
such as bridge and road constructions in the district
have been in limbo for years, b y Birendra KC (kp
10/03/2020)
Local
ingenuity and development: The true purpose of a federal
system is to adopt local and context-specific solutions
that work to better the lives of the people (kp
10/03/2020)
Tembathan
is 110km from Kathmandu but feels like a world apart:
The three villages in the Jugal Rural Municipality do
not have the most basic infrastructures—not even a phone
network, by Anish Tiwari (kp 29/02/2020)
Jumla
continues to be neglected, by Dhan Bahadur Budha
(rep 16/02/2020)
Burtibang
along the Mid-Hill Highway among other nine proposed
modern towns in disarray: According to the proposed
modern town plan, the construction of roads, bus park,
schools, colleges, hospitals, electricity, and water
supply among other infrastructures should be prioritised,
by Prakash Baral (kp 13/02/2020)
Development
turns into curse in Bajura (ht 28/01/2020)
A
women-run cooperative is turning a Lamjung village into
a ‘model agriculture village’: The cooperative, which
focuses on organic vegetable farming and animal
husbandry, has 11 women in its management committee,
by Aash Gurung (kp 05/01/2020)
Local
governments to get India’s aid as conditional grant from
Kathmandu: Since the scheme was renewed in 2017, no new
agreement has been signed to implement projects,
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
29/12/2019)
Development
projects affected (ht 29/12/2019)
Tansen’s
‘pride projects’ in limbo: While a few projects started
so far are moving at a snail’s pace, the majority of the
pride projects are yet to be initiated, by Madhab
Aryal (kp 27/12/2019)
Rural
development programme in Dang (ht 14/12/2019)
Bardibas’
pride project fails to take off: Vegetables planted in
‘Model Agro Village’ has started to dry up, leaving
farmers in despair, by Sunita Baral (kp 13/12/2019)
Jajarkot
has little progress to show for in the first five months
of the running fiscal year: Acute shortage of human
resource in every department has led to a lull in the
productive spending of the development budget, by
Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 12/12/2019)
Rhododendron
capital under-equipped for Visit Nepal 2020: Teenjure,
Milke and Jaljale, spread over three districts,
Tehrathum, Sankhuwasabha and Taplejung, is one of the
designated areas for Visit Nepal Year 2020, by
Chandra Karki (kp 23/11/2019)
eople
in Khotang say their elected leaders lack vision and
waste budget in inconsequential projects: Local units
across the district are concentrating on projects that
have no positive impacts on people's living standard,
by Dambar Singh Rai (kp 19/11/2019) [Symbolic?]
Local
units in Jajarkot prioritise road construction over
other sectors: Genuine and sensitive issues are being
ignored because most local units equate development with
roads, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 13/11/2019)
Development
of planned towns in the hills fails to gain momentum:
The government had a design to build such towns in 10
places nine years ago. Till date, it has little to show
for work, by Chandra Karki (kp 01/11/2019)
Tilottama
Shows The Way, by Mukti Rijal (rn 17/10/2019)
Suspension
bridges help link Tehrathum villages with headquarters:
Every year, the District Coordination Committee receives
around 10 to 12 demands for suspension bridges, by
Chandra Karki (kp 14/10/2019)
Karnali
Corridor: Gateway to development and prosperity, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 14/10/2019)
Galkot
Municipality leaves pride project incomplete: The
Baglung municipality had enlisted the Malma-Righa link
road as its pride project in its annual budget last
fiscal year, by Prakash Baral (kp 11/10/2019)
Despite
being a voice of sustainable development, Bajhang CDO
relieved of duties and transferred to Morang: The
transfer came into effect after local lawmakers made
frequent trips to the Home Ministry seeking his transfer,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 03/09/2019)
In
far-west villages, development projects are aplenty but
not enough people to benefit from them: Locals say there
are nepotism and political favouritism in handing over
development projects, by DR Panta (kp 29/08/2019)
Federal
government’s reluctance to devolve power is reflected in
small development projects: Unitary mindset and
politicians’ interest in road and bridge projects are
defeating the purpose of federalism, experts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/08/2019)
Developing
The Karnali Region, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
22/08/2019)
DPR
of Gosaikunda Integrated Development Project prepared,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 29/07/2019)
Tehrathum
villagers desert rural areas in search of greener
pastures: Drinking water shortage, wild animals menace,
food scarcity, lack of education and health facilities
is driving migration in the area, by Chandra Karki
(kp 12/07/2019)
Development
projects bring happiness to Damauliya denizens (ht
27/06/2019)
The
roads less traversable: Bidya Sundar Shakya is all about
image and not about implementation (kp 25/06/2019)
Development
projects empower Dadeldhura women: Many believe that the
quality of work delivered by women is better than that
of men, by Pant (kp 19/06/2019)
Chitwan
and Tanahun join drive to replace thatched roofs with
galavanised zinc sheetsLocal units in the two districts
are distributing cash as well as zinc sheets to
villagers, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 12/06/2019)
Worry
over lack of coordination as state and local governments
gear up for budget: Local government representatives say
more discussions required to avoid duplication of
projects and resources, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/06/2019)
‘Distribution
of projects for development unfair’, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 22/05/2019)
Local
units in Doti set to miss deadline for project selection
process, again, by Mohan Shahi (kp 17/05/2019)
Remote
Dolpa gets first ever bakery, by Bishnu Prasad
Devkota (rep 13/05/2019)
Disease,
hunger
and chronic poverty kill people in Humla: Doctors on the
ground say living conditions are terrible in the
district, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/05/2019), Humla
forgotten: Push for double digit growth means nothing
when places like Humla are left behind (kp
06/05/2019)
Taking
it
slow in Mulkot: Day temperatures in Mulkot are above 30
degrees, but if you’re looking for a new place to
explore, the town’s weather will be the last thing on
your mind, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 03/05/2019)
Popular
markets in Parbat, Baglung desserted, by Chhabilal
Tiwari (rep 02/05/2019)
Once
underdeveloped, Rolpa on the path to prosperity, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 14/04/2019), Most
roads in Rolpa constructed without DPR and IEA report,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 14/04/2019)
Staff
shortage at local units hits development works in
Makwanpur, by Pratap Bista (kp 05/04/2019)
Majority
of development projects in Dadeldhura yet to take off,
by Pant (kp 01/04/2019)
Representatives
unaware of development plans in their areas, by
Chandani Kathayat (kp 25/03/2019)
Three
settlements
in Kailali depend on India for livelihood: Around 180
families are living without transportation and
electricity facilities, by Mohan Budhair (kp
18/03/2019)
Bhujung,
a tourist destination in Lamjung, declared ‘cleanest
village’, by Kisan Sangeet Nepali (rep 18/03/2019)
‘Ek
Ghar, Ek Syau Bagaicha’ campaign in full swing, by
DB Budha (rep 16/03/2019)
Thabang
losing its traditional beauty to 'modernization', by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 16/02/2019)
Forgotten
city
revived: Until a few years back, Bandipur had no tourist
appeal and was a virtual ghost town. Now the city offers
a unique atmosphere that transports the travellers back
to less modern times, by Taylor Mason (rep
16/02/2019)
Over
Rs
6b released to local units to implement lawmaker-led
projects: Rs40million allocated to 164 out of 165
constituencies as conditional grant, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/01/2019) [Local
development projects are not the task of elected
legislators! This is a very special form of corruption
by the hands of the elected political elite!]
A
matter of change: Small amounts of money and intentional
development approaches can transform societies, by
Niraj KC (kp 06/01/2019)
An
old market eagerly waits for the Postal Highway, by
Yuvaraj Bibash (rep 27/12/2018)
So
near, yet so far: Story of a village untouched by
development, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 20/12/2018)
Can
Kathmandu
ever be a cycling city? With temperate weather and a
small size, Kathmandu should be a perfect cycle city.
Instead, cycling here is difficult, dangerous and even
lethal, by Bibhu Luitel (kp 15/12/2018)
Developing
Lumbini would ‘propel Nepal to peace and prosperity’
(kp 09/12/2018)
Jiri
developing infrastructures to woo tourists, by
Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 29/10/2018)
Government
launches Tarai prosperity programme (kp 24/10/2018)
Bishnu,
Bikas and Limi: For the periphery to develop, the centre
must not hold, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 05/10/2018)
Local
Infrastructure
Development Partnership Programme: Guideline allows MPs
to execute 20 projects in single constituency; The
working procedure goes against the budgetary provision (kp
24/09/2018)
Over
the
hills and far away: Limi valley is full of ironies and
opportunities where its biggest potential lies in
tapping the Chinese market, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
21/09/2018)
Follow
in
Chandannath’s footsteps: Hopefully more municipalities
sensibly compete with each other to attract investment;
A nation of 29 million with a Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) of $24 billion, for a per capita income of
$800-plus, Nepal needs development, by Paban Raj
Pandey (kp 19/09//2018)
Prosperity
programme:
21 Tarai districts to get Rs 5 million each; The
government has allocated Rs2.03 billion to implement the
programme which will go tothe local units as a
conditional grant (kp 31/08/2018)
Nepalganj
gets moving, by Kunda Dixit (nt 31/08/2018)
Birganj
waits for the boom: History, geography and economy make
this strategic border city an important hub, by Anil
Chitrakar (nt 24/08/2018)
A
game changer: New international airport will be crucial
to the tourism and economic development of Pokhara,
by Sagar Gurung (kp 21/08/2018)
Redefining
Rolpa’s image: No longer remote, by Dinesh Subedi
(rep 19/08/2018)
District
budget worth Rs1.75 billion frozen, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 11/08/2018) [related to Parsa district]
Constituency
projects to follow old model: Lawmakers can execute
projects of Rs 1 million in their constituencies, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/08/2018) [This
opens the door to corruption and contradicts the ideal
of a controlled development policy, which the Oli
government allegedly wants to achieve with its National
Integrity Policy!]
Diktel
succeeds in completing 95 percent projects (rep
01/08/2018)
Sustainable
development: What are Valley’s priorities?, by
Kripendra Amatya (ht 01/08/2018)
Rs
545 million frozen in Udaypur, by Maheshwor Chamling
Rai (rep 22/07/2018)
Constituency
Development Programme: Govt mulls limiting local units’
share to 20-30 percent; This is a revised format of the
constituency infrastructure and the constituency
development programmes (kp 12/07/2018)
Birendranagar
Municipality launches 'one home, one woman employment'
campaign, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 02/07/2018)
Bhattarai
slams govt for neglecting development projects in Gorkha,
by Narhari Sapkota (rep 01/07/2018)
MPs
divided over handing ongoing projects to local levels
(rep 29/06/2018) [Federalism misunderstood or simply not wanted?]
Lessons
from
Narayanghat: The cities that have received government
attention and funding have fared worse than cities
developed by entrepreneurs, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
22/05/2018)
Industrialists
urge govt to promote Bhairahawa, by Madhav Dhungana
(kp 12/05/2018)
“Our
land is us, we are our land”: The people of Khokana have
had enough of a state that doesn’t value their way of
life, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 04/05/2018)
Only
one-third of development budget spent in Kailali (ht
22/04/2018)
People’s
reps intensify monitoring (ht 11/04/2018)
Developmental
divertissements:
If the level of the civic culture is measured by the way
human waste is handled, none of Nepal’s settlements is
fit to be called an urban center, by CK Lal (rep
09/04/2018)
Achham
towns, villages losing their charm to migration, by
Khamma Khatri (rep 13/03/2018)
Makwanpur
self-sufficient in meat, egg production (ht
12/03/2018)
7
in 10 Sankhuwasabha local units lack bank, by
Dipendra Shakya (kp 20/02/2018)
Delayed
construction hits backward communities (ht
14/02/2018)
Janakpur residents obstructing development project,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 29/01/2018)
Karnali
2.0: The picturesque region is rich in resources that
makes one optimistic about its future, by Jaya Jung
Mahat (kp 28/01/2018)
Jumla
rural municipality on path to prosperity, by DB Buda
(rep 22/01/2018)
Ten-year
Karnali
Development Plan hangs in the balance: One year on, it
awaits endorsement of Karnali Development Council headed
by the PM, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 17/01/2018)
Indigenous
development model stressed (ht 16/01/2018)
Writ
against govt implementation of CISP, CDP, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 10/01/2018)
Half
the population in Dadeldhura deprived of electricity
(ht 10/01/2018)
Govt
mulls urban development plan for 185 municipalities
(ht 09/01/2018)
Walking
through
poverty: The living condition of people in Madhes is no
different to how it was some 50 years back. The same
straw and mud dwellings and dirt roads pervade the
region, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 08/01/2018)
NPC
finds local levels putting all budget on infrastructure
(rep 06/01/2018)
Development
activities fail to pick up pace, disappoint Rautahat
residents (ht 05/01/2018)
Rajbiraj-13
residents without drinking water, electricity (ht
01/01/2018)
Govt
phases out donor-funded social programmes (kp
31/12/2017)
Siddharthanagar
turning
into modern industrial city: The municipality has
observed the construction of large-scale
infrastructure like an international airport, trade
highways and a bevy of luxury hotels, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 23/12/2017)
Five-year
master plan mooted for extensive development of
Sarangkot (ht 16/12/2017)
Cranes
replace cranes in Buddha's birthplace: Nepalis are proud
about Lumbini, but not outraged about its development,
by Om Astha Rai (kp 15/12/2017)
Guideline
aims to uplift living standards (ht 14/12/2017)
NPC
to categorise all 293 municipalities into five groups,
by Sabin Mishra (ht 02/12/2017)
Goods
trickle back into villages as quake-hit trails restored
(kp 09/11/2017)
Intensive
urban development project begins in Biratnagar (ht
24/10/2017)
Back
to the village: A campaign to improve incomes in rural
areas is needed to reverse migration trends, by PC
Wasti (kp 17/10/2017)
Phase
II work on climate smart villages to begin next month
(ht 18/08/2017)
‘No
extension
of India’s Small Development Project deal’: Federal
system bars local units from taking funds directly from
bilateral or multilateral donors (kp
05/08/2017)
Village
of doctors now deserted (ht 01/08/2017)
Development
At Local Level, by Prem Khatry (rn 25/07/2017)
Development
continues
to remain a far cry for remote village in Bajura (ht
14/07/2017)
Mahottari's
LDO busy spending surplus budget in eleventh hours
(rep 12/07/2017)
Delayed
polls
to hinder dev works in Province 2, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/07/2017)
Breath
of
fresh air in Syangja: Visionary local leadership will be
the catalysts to allow Nepal to pick itself up, by
Dinkar Nepal (rep 07/07/2017)
Why
Local Planning Is Poor?, by Mukti Rijal (rn
06/07/2017)
Development
budget
freeze in far-west worries PM Deuba (ht 04/07/2017)
Development
work
gaining momentum in Tanahun (ht 01/07/2017)
Bliss
of
Karnali: Myths and realities, by Padam Bhandari (ht
30/06/2017)
KMC
approves
Rs2.25m each for ward development (kp 21/06/2017)
The
deep
south: Janakpur is bustling once again, but there are
political issues that need to be resolved, by Deepak
Chaudhary (kp 21/06/2017)
Parties
vow
to make Biratnagar metropolis a mega-city (ht
21/06/2017)
Land
pooling
projects gaining momentum in Kathmandu Valley (ht
17/06/2017)
MPs’
Fund & Local Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
15/06/2017)
Linking
tourism
to improving Karnali people’s livelihood stressed
(ht 11/06/2017)
Karnali
youths stage protests in Kathmandu demanding adequate
budget for road connectivity, by Pooja Chauhan (rep
11/06/2017)
Develop
Lakeside,
say entrepreneurs (ht 06/06/2017)
Lack
of political coordination affecting Siddharthanagar's
development aspirations, by Rekha Bhusal (rep
03/06/2017)
Govt
to
build 1,000 houses for marginalised communities (kp
11/05/2017)
Budget
for local units: Constituency Development Fund to be
discontinued, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 17/05/2017)
Cabinet
endorses
govt plan of developing new town (kp 10/05/2017)
Capital
expenditure
increases in Tanahu, by Prakash Baral (kp 26/04/2017)
A
journey of courage: ‘Mugu is 100 years behind Kathmandu. There
are still many places with no roads, electricity or
telephones’, by Tinusha Ghimire (rep 13/03/2017)
Langtang
coming back to life, by Ram Hari Gajurel (rep 01/03/2017)
Defying
Odds, Chitlang On The Move, by Prem Khatry (rn 21/02/2017)
Equality
Foundation
takes computer study to Panchthar schools, by Shahiman Rai
(kp 20/02/2017)
Chitwan,
Parsa
lag in budget expenditure: Chitwan has received a budget
allocation of Rs3.6b for this fiscal year, but it has
been able to spend only Rs882m so far, by Shiva Puri
and Shankar Acharya (kp 20/02/2017)
Chitlang:
Looking Desperately For Light, by Prem Khatry (rn
14/02/2017)
Normalcy
gradually
returning to quake-hit Langtang (ht 04/02/2017)
Report
submitted
on Karnali development (kp 04/02/2017)
Bheri
Babai
could see budget cut to fund petty projects: Budget
being transferred to election constituencies of home,
irrigation ministers: Officials, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 24/01/2017)
Holi
city
Janakpur on the cusp of new era, by Shyam Sundar
Shashi (kp 07/01/2017)
Budget
crunch
leads to neglect of some areas in Birgunj (ht
06/01/2017)
MPs
spending
funds for unproductive purpose (kp 02/01/2017)
Tatopani
coming
back to life: Locals showed great resilience after quake
to bring back normalcy, by Anish Tiwari (kp
01/01/2017)
Mohanyal
VDC
worse off than other far-flung areas (ht 25/12/2016)
Remote
comer
of Nepal’s remotest district Humla, the last district
not yet connected by road, is closer to China than
mainland Nepal, by Bharat Bandhu Thapa (nt
23/12/2016)
Constituency
Infrastructure
Development Program: Road projects major recipient of
funds, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 15/12/2016)
Deals
on
only 30 of 1,000 development projects inked in Kavre
(ht 27/11/2016)
On
Langtang’s
roads, by Elisa Ritter (ht 19/11/2016)
Constituency
infrastructure
dev special program: Govt extends deadline for lawmakers
to submit proposals, by Gyan P. Neupane (15/11/2016)
[The coordination of local
development money by members of the non-inclusive
legislative opens the door to corruption extension and
further exclusion of disadvantaged sections of society!]
Notes
from Jumla bazaar, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
04/11/2016)
MPs
to
be allowed to pick electoral district for CDP (ht
02/10/2016)
From
un-uniform
development...: Western mountain districts improve while
east-central Tarai stagnates, as Nepal’s development
remains uneven, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 02/09/2016)
MoI
launches
$68 million project in eastern Nepal (ht 31/08/2016)
Local
development:
mplementation of Constituency Development Programme has
been discouraging in terms of community participation,
by Keshav P. Bhattarai (kp 28/08/2016)
Back
to
the village: If rural infrastructure is developed,
youths will have no reason to migrate to the cities,
by David Kainee (kp 04/08/2016)
Rich
district,
poor district: Huge horizontal disparities in revenue
collection pose a challenge to development, by Khim
Lal Devkota (kp 02/08/2016)
Story
of Rukum: There are reasons to believe that Rukum’s
nightmare is over with the war and all it has is a
bright future, by Devendra Gautam (rep 20/07/2016)
Golden
Thousand
Days ineffective (ht 06/07/2016)
Development
works in newly-formed municipalities largely futile,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 02/07/2017)
VDC
officials
challenge data on poverty in Bajura, by Krishna Oli
(rep 07/06/2016)
‘Budget
for
Karnali nothing more than window dressing’: Locals say
state discriminated against them again, failed to bring
cheers (kp 05/06/2016)
Jhapa
losing
fertile farmland to rampant urban development, by
Parbat Portel (kp 04/06/2016)
Locals
of
5 VDCs benefit from ‘food for work’: Food for work
programme runs various development projects in villages
(kp 12/05/2016)
VDCs
fail
to carry out dev works: 41 out of 91 VDCs in Saptari
have not even collected the first instalment of the
development budget, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp
08/04/2016)
Only
20
pc development budget spent in Ramechhap (ht
08/05/2016)
Report
finds
anomalies in CDC programmes (ht 01/05/2016)
PM
seeks
private sector’s support in rural development (ht
11/04/2016)
Katrin
Hagen
in Jajarkot to fulfill father’s dream, by Janak KC
(rep 02/04/2016)
Making
do:
For millions of people in the rural regions, collecting
fuelwood or other materials for cooking continues to be
a daunting task, by Deepak Adhikari (rep 26/03/2016)
Contradicting
the
‘prosperous Jhapa’ image, by Raju Adhikari (rep
12/03/2016)
Locals
ask
govt to seek Chinese aid, by Ananda Gautam (kp
10/03/2016)
Karnali
blues:
The government interventions in Karnali are mostly of a
palliative nature with short-term benefits, by
Jagannath Adhikari (kp 09/03/2016)
KDDC
authorises
local bodies to implement ‘small’ projects: LDO Gopal
Kumar Adhikari pledges to take development programmes in
the newly created municipalities, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 03/03/2016)
Rs
5
billion programme for Tarai districts launched: Rs 164
million has been allocated for the programme this fiscal
year, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 20/01/2016)
Planned
meeting
of Pancheshwar Dev Authority put off, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 05/01/2016)
Local
Development Planning: Strict Adherence To Process Needed,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 31/12/2015)
Dhading
folk
construct foot trails, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp
11/12/2015)
MoFALD
signs
performance contract with three DDCs (ht 28/10/2015)
Recently
declared
municipality lacks infrastructure (kp 04/10/2015)
Up
in
the hills: Salakpur is not only a top producer of
cardamom but also a potential tourism spot, by Sony
KC (kp 27/09/2015)
Local
development
ministry sets new policy for transfer of its employees
(ht 25/09/2015)
Tanahun
sans
LDO for months (ht 18/09/2015)
Bajura
plagued
by telling poverty (ht 14/09/2015)
Lahan
folk
await basic amenities, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp
10/09/2015)
Integrated
development
plan for settlements mooted for Bajura (ht
06/08/2015)
Even
more
secluded sanctuary: The earthquake and monsoon have made
Tsum Valley more difficult to reach, by Rinzin Norbu
Lama (nt 24/07/2015)
Nutrition
project
budget about to freeze (ht 15/07/2015)
Dozens
of
projects run by Ministry of Peace in a state of limbo in
Doti (ht 12/07/2015)
Gulmi’s
rural
population dwindling, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp
11/07/2015)
Projects
at
end of fiscal rouse suspicion (ht 08/07/2015)
Fiscal
year
nears end, but projects are yet to begin, by Laxmi
Gautam (ht 27/06/2015)
A
Forgotten land: Contrary to this bleakness, Bajura
region is also full of potentials, by Shrijan
Bahadur Malla (rep 19/06/2015)
Solar
lamps
benefit Chepang kids, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
17/06/2015)
Location,
change
and development: winners and losers, by Jagannath
Adhikari (kp 25/04/2015)
Govt
mulls
‘special’ development package in border districts,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/04/2015), Wait
and
see: A targeted development plan for border districts,
if mooted, will need local buy-in (kp 16/04/2015)
BRB
releases
plan to develop Gorkha, by Sudip Kaini (kp
15/04/2015)
House
panel
recommends actions to develop Karnali (kp
09/04/2015)
‘Disparity
in
budget for mid-Tarai’ (ht 06/04/2015)
Govt
partners
with IFC to develop greater Pokhara region (ht
30/03/2015)
Forgotten
after
the
war: Even with the end of the Maoist revolution, the
government has done nothing to improve the condition of
the people in Rukum and Rolpa, by Durgalal KC (kp
14/03/2015)
Consolidating
dispersed
settlements planned: Government mulls pilot project in
Bajura where human development index is lowest, by
Rupak D. Sharma (ht 12/03/2015)
Mandan,
Deupur
to be developed as green villages, by Raj Kumar
Parajuli (ht 06/03/2015)
‘Government
delay’
leads to KVDA budget crunch (kp 28/01/2015)
Women's
Cooperatives A National Pride, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(rn 23/01/2015) |