Five
dozen development projects left
incomplete in Salyan : Lack of budget,
contractors’ negligence and corruption
complaints are cited as the reasons
behind the delays in construction,
by Biplab Maharjan (kp 26/11/2024)
How Dhulikhel Paved Way
For Development, by Meenraj Panthee
(rn 14/11/2024)
Lumbini: Focus on
petty projects leaves multi-year
projects in limbo (ae 14/11/2024)
Road
connection transforms a Jumla local unit
: Improved access brings health,
education and market opportunities to
residents of Patarasi Rural Municipality,
by DB Budha (kp 30/10/2024)
29 water supply
projects completed in Tanahu and
Nawalpur (kh 13/10/2024)
1,742 houses built
for the poor in Jhapa under safe housing
program (kh 10/08/2024)
Give Priority To Rural
Development, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
06/08/2024)
Lumbini
infrastructure: Billions in investment
yield little : Economists see the
development as cascading failure—the
breakdown of parts that leads to the
failure of other parts, by Sangam
Prasain and Sanju Paudel (kp 31/07/2024)
Climate change,
road, and hydropower construction hit
Annapurna Region hard : Local
representatives say hydropower projects
are being built within the Annapurna
Conservation Area without proper
consideration of the local environment
and biodiversity, by Krishna Mani
Baral (ae 26/07/2024)
The ‘Tilottama
Model’ of local development, by
Narayab Aryal (ae 15/07/2024)
Residents
of Khoriya settlement in Siraha are
deprived of basic facilities and
services : The village does not have
roads, water supply and electricity.
Villagers say they feel ignored by
authorities, by Binay Aazad (kp
09/06/2024)
Cycling
for livelihood: Can Kathmandu survive without
cyclists? Kathmandu municipality considers that
getting rid of hawkers and street food vendors
makes the city “clean”, by Tara Lal Shrestha
and Bidhya Shrestha (kp 10/03/2024)
Save
Lumbini Struggle Committee calls for mobilizing
income generated from the Lumbini area for local
development (rep 14/02/2024)
Local
approaches to ending landlessness : Many
commissions were formed in the past to resolve
the issue, but none could offer a reasonable
solution, by Jagat Deuja (kp 16/07/2023)
Local
units flooded with funds for schemes directed by
centre : Federal government’s motives questioned
as budget for projects where local units have a
say has been slashed, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/07/2023)
KMC's
ambitious plans, policies : Aims to create 5,000
jobs, set up affordable pharmacies (ht
23/06/2023)
Big
chunk of foreign assistance of PLGSP remains
unspent (rn 22/06/2023)
Two
model towns to be developed in Mid-Hill Highway
(kh 16/06/2023)
First
sustainable development experimental village in
Nepal : China Foundation for Rural Development
launched the program in Kathmandu’s Tarakeshwor
Municipality (nlt 03/06/2023)
Development,
the Bhaktpur Way! Bhaktapur Municipality has set
a new model of development by blending tradition
with innovation for vibrant growth, by
Upendra Lamichhane (rep 21/05/2023)
Work
underway to lay electric cables on main highway
of Bharatpur, by Basanta Dhungana (rep
27/04/2023)
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) |