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)