|
Where do the children play? The song could be set in present-day Kathmandu—it would not look out of place, by Sabin Ninglekhu Limbu (kp 01/05/2019)
Crowded
Kathmandu’s few remaining open spaces are steadily encroached upon:
Khula Manch housed thousands after 2015 earthquake. Now, there is space
barely for half a dozen families, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/04/2019), Government
loses large swathes of land to enchroachers: 66,000 square metres of
seven government offices encroached upon by individuals for private
housing and other purposes, auditing body says, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/04/2019), After
public outcry, authorities demolish illegal structures: But people who
had rented the sheds built at Khula Manch paying hefty amounts of
money say they have been left in the lurch, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/04/2019)
Parks and recreation: The government needs to pay serious attention to the public parks and urban landscaping, by Umed Pun (kp 24/03/2019)
Kathmandu metropolis to review its faulty building code, by Anup Ojha (kp 16/02/2019)
Four years after renovation, Ratna Park is filthy once again, by Alisha Sijapati (kp 11/01/2019)
Making city livable: Public discourse a must, by Devendra Nath Gongal (ht 13/11/2018)
Understanding urban safety: The way cities are designed can prevent or expand violence against women and men, by Barsha Chitrakar (kp 04/11/2018)
Urban development 2.0 : It’s high time city officials woke up to smell the coffee, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 28/09/2018)
East – West City: Nepal’s Tarai is turning into one endless elongated metropolis, by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt 21/09/2018)
Creating safe cities: Focus on open spaces, by Biranchi Poudyal (ht 21/09/2018)
Haphazard urbanisation: We have replicated the lack of planning, squalor and chaos of Kathmandu all over Nepal, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 11/09/2018)
The future is urban: Development has focused on rural areas for decades; it is now time to go urban, by Saurav Raj Pant (kp 19/08/2018)
First things first: Basics like transportation system and drainage needs to be fixed before we talk about smart cities, by Dinesh Malla (kp 03/08/2018)
Sustainable development: What are Valley’s priorities?, by Kripendra Amatya (ht 01/08/2018)
Save open spaces around the country (rep 30/07/2018)
Govt plans to build 15 new cities in ‘high hills' (ht 25/07/2018)
Preserving Hanuman Dhoka: Heritage activists file contempt cases (kp 20/07/2018)
Parks, not parking lots: Exemplary community effort to restore open space gives hope for a greener Kathmandu, by Duksangh Sherpa (nt 20/07/2018)
Smart city initiatives: Nepal urgently needs a city development strategy to solve urban housing problems, by Keshav Bhattarai (kp 20/07/2018)
Urban concerns in Kathmandu: The newly elected government needs to pay attention to developing open spaces in the city, by Sushila Ghimire (kp 17/07/2018)
Urbanisation eats up fertile fields in Kailali, by Mohan Budhayer (kp 18/07/2018)
The
city of woe: Kathmandu is failing to ensure its citizens access to
food, housing, transportation, education, health care, and other basic
necessities, by Udaya R. Wagle (rep 18/07/2018)
Smart Cities: Daydream or Reality?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 05/07/2018), Smart City Operation: Challenges and Possibilities, by Keshav Bhattarai (rn 09/07/2018)
Living in an unjust city: Democracy is measured by the state of the sidewalk, not the number of wide roads, by Prashanta Khanal (kp 01/07/2018)
Various bodies continue occupying Khula Manch space, by Biken K. Dawadi (rep 01/07/2018)
DPR for four smart cities in valley within next year (ht 28/06/2018)
Quest for smart cities: Learn from ancient towns, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 15/06/2018)
An endless quest: Kathmandu is an enigmatic Shangri-La that holds different meanings for different people. by Abhi Subedi (kp 10/06/2018)
Fading dream of ‘smart cities’, by Devendra Basnet (rep 23/05/2018)
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)
Remaking
Kathmandu: Dwindling water supplies, pollution and changing local
climate are all indicators that Kathmandu valley is nearing its
carrying capacity, by Taylor Sienkievicz (rep 14/05/2018)
What will become of Kathmandu?, by Sumana Shrestha (rep 06/05/2018)
Reinventing
Kathmandu: Kathmandu is no more like Kathmandu that we saw back then.
The city is expanding but it lacks character, quality, and, most of
all, beauty, by Devendra Nath Gogal (rep 11/04/2018)
Placemaking in Valley: Redefining public places, by Niharika Mathema (ht 02/04/2018)
KMC to plant 3,000 trees in city (ht 28/03/2018)
Kathmandu Metropolis set to slap Rs23m fine on View Tower builder, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/03/2018)
Urban-planning fiasco: Citizens of Kathmandu should pressurise planners to preserve and create open spaces, by Prawash Gautam (kp 25/02/2018)
Urbanisation eats into Kanchanpur’s arable land, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 18/02/2018)
Kathmandu lessons: Kathmandu’s downfall has many lessons to offer in selection and planning of provincial capitals, by Prawash Gautam (kp 11/02/2018)
Ministry rues poor investment in urban infrastructure, housing (ht 11/02/2018)
NUDS proposes complete waste collection coverage for urban areas (ht 22/01/2018)
Urban
awakening: Most of the urban growth in Nepal is happening at the cost
of fertile farmlands. Cities are using peripheral land for urban
related purposes (ht 22/01/2018)
Govt mulls urban development plan for 185 municipalities (ht 09/01/2018), Urban
planning: While sustainability should be the approach while
implementing the urban development plan, policy makers must focus also
on developing regenerative cities (ht 10/01/2018)
KVDA selects consultant for two satellite cities in valley (ht 08/01/2018), Govt
set to hire consultant for ‘smart city’ plan: The authority has
allotted 10,000 ropanis from Gundu to Balkot, Changu Narayan areas in
Bhaktapur for developing ‘smart city', by Anup Ojha (kp 09/01/2018)
Building
Kathmandu: Tens of thousands of labourers flock to Kathmandu from all
parts of Nepal and beyond, driven by opportunities to earn, by Marty Logan (nt 05/01/2018)
Housing becoming unaffordable for the urban poor, says report: 42 per cent households live in rental housing in urban areas (kp 03/01/2018)
Replicating chaos: The unplanned development of Kathmandu has been replicated all over the country, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 02/01/2018)
Detailed project report of three mega cities soon (ht 01/01/2017)
Developing Smart Cities, by Bakmukunda Regmi (rn 30/12/2017)
Save Kathmandu: Time to invest in other cities, by Vikash Raj Satyal (ht 28/12/2017)
Rural-to-urban migration to remain high (ht 25/12/2017)
Pollution, unplanned development making life difficult in city (ht 18/12/2017)
Urbanisation leading to loss of cropped area (ht 15/12/2017)
Managing
street entrepreneurs: For assimilation of street vendors in urban
planning, spaces must be viewed as multi-functional areas, by Biranchi Poudyal (kp 12/12/2017)
Planning of open spaces in urban areas crucial (ht 11/12/2017)
Better Kathmandu (rep 02/12/2017), Losing our bearings: Kathmandu Valley is turning into a grotesque concrete jungle with construction of more houses and buildings, by Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (rep 02/12/2017)
Smart cities: Facts to consider, by Rajan Subedi (ht 27/11/2017)
Lesson
for Nepal: What can Nepal learn from Chinese urbanization? Planned
urbanization was at the core of almost everything in China, by Nick Maddock and Gloria Xiecun Li (rep 15/11/2017)
Metropolis in decline: Once-grand Kathmandu has been ranked as the fifth most polluted city in the world, by Kabi Adhikari (kp 10/11/2017), Sounding the alarm: Delhi’s smog is a warning for all countries and cities in Asia where the pollution level is high, by Shyam KC (kp 10/11/2017)
KMC plans green islands in city (kp 05/11/2017)
‘Expedite development of satellite cities' (ht 26/10/2017)
Plan
to make Thamel walk-only zone receives positive response: The move is
aimed at controlling air and noise pollution and to ensure
safety of the pedestrians, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/10/2017)
Prisoners of Kathmandu: The city has become a sponge that soaks in cultures, individuals, parties and spiritual questions, by Abhi Subedi (kp 15/10/2017)
New city plans move forward (kp 13/10/2017)
Smart cities: New generation, by Pradip Khatiwada (ht 11/10/2017)
The right steps: Kathmandu requires a bold vision to achieve a model of development where benefits are equitably apportioned. by Madhab Mathema (kp 10/10/2017)
Right of way: Just fifteen years ago, Kathmandu was a walkable city. Today, it has passed the point of no return, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 07/10/2017)
Govt to soon select firms to prepare DPR of planned smart cities (ht 07/10/2017)
Experts stress need for safer reconstruction in urban areas (ht 21/09/2017)
Authorities demolishing illegal structures (ht 03/09/2017)
KMC to demolish Bagh Durbar to construct new office building (ht 02/09/2017)
Call for more open spaces in Kathmandu (ht 31/08/2017)
Nepal’s smart city dream, by Keshav Bhattarai (rep 06/08/2017)
Think twice, it’s not alright:
Kathmandu is fast turning into a city that cannot be walked. In
the winters, it is dust and smoke; in the summers, it is the rains. And
when you cannot walk a city, you cannot really know it, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 05/08/2017)
Diminishing public space: Not just Tundikhel, every inch of public space that is at risk of disappearing deserves reinvention, by Urmi Sengupta (kp 24/07/2017)
Uninhabitable Kathmandu, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 22/07/2017)
Plan
unveiled to make KMC a smart city (ht 15/07/2017)
Designing
a city without designing buildings, by Bijaya K. Shrestha (ht
15/07/2017)
SDG
11 : Cities for all; We should harness the transformational power of
urbanisation for sustainable development, by Lajana Manandhar (kp
11/07/2017)
Parking
vehicles in Capital not a walk in the park: Shrinking parking areas in
expanding city concern many, by Anup Ojha (kp 02/07/2017)
Ratna
Park collects Rs10m in entry fees (kp 30/06/2017)
Fragmentation
of Tundikhel: Open spaces and fields are among the irreplaceable needs
of sprawling cities like Kathmandu, by Shyam KC (kp 30/06/2017)
Govt
to select consultants for
smart city master plans: Bid documents submitted by various cos
interested in preparing the master plan for smart cities are being
evaluated (kp 25/06/2017)
Urban
development: Undue pressure, by Santosh Gautam ((ht 23/06/2017)
Landowners’
protest halts Tinkune park construction (kp 11/06/2017)
Lungs
of Kathmandu: Resources should be channelled towards existing green
spaces instead embarking on unfeasible new projects, by Bhawana
Upadhyay (kp 04/06/2017)
Elusive
decentralisation: Instead of turning Kathmandu into a mega city, we
should develop cities elsewhere, by Prashanta Khanal (kp 25/05/2017)
Govt
to develop four satellite cities (ht 19/05/2017)
Affordable
housing key to sustainable urban development (ht 18/05/2017)
Cabinet
endorses govt plan of developing new town (kp 10/05/2017)
(Not
so) Open Spaces, by Looza Mahaju (kp 22/04/2017)
Govt
sets award for greenery promotion (ht 19/04/2017)
Satellite
cities: Plan to build new town moves forward, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
15/04/2017)
KMC
to construct park at Tinkune (kp 13/04/2017)
NUDS
lays emphasis on physical planning aspect (ht 06/04/2017)
Kathmandu
third most expensive city in SA (ht 28/03/2017)
Pace
of urbanisation rapid in Nepal, says report (ht 26/03/2017)
Govt’s
urban strategy aims to create desirable living conditions (ht
15/03/2017)
Over 15 new cities in the
pipeline, by Ram Hari Gajurel (rep 07/03/2017)
No
land for tree plantation campaign, says KMC (ht 06/03/2017)
Satellite
city plan likely to be passed by March, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
23/02/2017)
NA
building at Tundikhel attracts public criticism, by Anupm Ojha (kp
10/02/2017)
Fate
of Oriental II, Park View apts to be decided by mid-March, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 01/02/2017)
Ranipokhari
to become recreation site (kp 25/01/2017)
Kathmandu
promenade: The city was never daunting and had no magnanimity as such,
but it emerged from walking, by Abhi Subedi (kp 22/01/2017)
Ministry tells Valley
municipalities to enforce building code, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep
21/01/2017)
Digital
technology: Data-driven urban development, by Pradip Khatiwada (ht
18/01/2017)
Stick
to code: Due to lack of adequate open spaces in the city areas many
died from crumbling buildings in the recent earthquakes (ht
17/01/2017)
Kathmandu
to be transformed into ‘smart city’ (ht 03/12/2016)
Relocation
of squatters in Valley in limbo (ht 27/11/2016)
Kathmandu
view tower: KMC to scrap contract with Jaleshwor, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/11/2016)
KVDA
gets UN aid to make Valley green (kp 10/11/2016)
Learn From Delhi,
by Shyam KC (kp 09/11/2016)
New
provisions of house rental agreement enacted (ht 06/11/2016)
Dante’s
Inferno: Crises brought about by rapid urbanisation can only be managed
through right application of technology, by Bimal Pratap Shah and
Shyan Kirat Rai (kp 30/10/2016)
Walls
are closing in: With an environmental impact assessment for the
proposed 12-storey Kathmandu View Tower still in waiting, locals are
questioning if the development project should have even come this far,
by Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 08/10/2016)
Pvt
sector urged to maintain high quality in urban infrastructure (ht
30/09/2016)
Far-west
municipalities constantly failing to attain open defaecation free status
(ht 15/09/2016)
30
parks built around 28-km Bagmati corridor (kp 12/09/2016)
Wide
open spaces, by Smriti Basnet (nt 29/07/2016)
City
2.0: There is a need to ‘re-think’ cities in order to make urbanisation
a positive and productive transformation, by Manish Pokharel and
Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 24/07/2016)
‘Road,
house map criteria flouted’ (kp 18/07/2016)
Plight Of Kathmandu,
by Uttam Maharjan (rn 07/07/2016)
Space
and the city: More open spaces need to be identified, protected and
conserved not only in Kathmandu but also in other cities, by
Jitendra Bohara (kp 05/07/2016)
KMC
comes up with ‘one ward, one park’ plan, by Anup Ojha (kp
03/07/2016)
What
of green fields? Not shielding open spaces from urban encroachment has
deprived children of all-round development, by Shyam KC (kp
01/07/2016)
Haphazard urbanization
hits paddy production, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 29/06/2016)
Govt
fails to relocate squatters in Valley, by Pramod Kumar Tandan (ht
24/06/2016)
Mega
cities planned for all 7 provinces, by Anil Giri (kp 21/06/2016)
Space
and the city: Managing urbanisation does not seem to be a concern in
the country; While the government is converting villages
into municipalities at a rapid pace, it also needs to look
at strong governance structures in these municipalities,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 21/06/2016)
Govt
starts work on ‘Satellite City’ (kp 17/06/2016)
Municipalities
in name only, by Raju Adhikari (rep 14/06/2016)
Jhapa
losing fertile farmland to rampant urban development, by Parbat
Portel (kp 04/06/2016)
Six
new parks to be constructed in Kathmandu (rep 26/05/2016)
Better Upbringing,
by Shyam KC (rn 03/05/2016)
Chaotic
Kathmandu: It was Rip Van Winkle-level of shock to learn that there are
20 municipalities in the valley, by Hemant Arjyal (rep 26/04/2016)
A
city divided: Last year’s earthquake—that
forced most Kathmandu’s residents to live in tents and makeshift tarp
shelters—has not helped the city empathise with the deplorable
conditions of its squatter communities, by Alisha Sijapati (kp
16/04/2016)
Street
smart: Planned cities in the mid-hills should not repeat the mistakes
of car-centric Kathmandu, by Dristy Shrestha (kp 14/04/2016)
KMC
plans to phase out slaughterhouses in Valley: Authorities propose
importing packaged meat to deal with the problem of slaughterhouse
wastes, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 11/04/2016)
Making
it through the storm: Sustainable urbanisation is essential to protect
cities against future natural disasters, by Shova Kumari Yadav and
Ajaya Dixit (kp 28/03/2016)
Urban
development Determinants and devices, by Girish P. Pant (ht
21/03/2016)
Digitisation
of building blueprints underway (kp 17/03/2016)
Construction
of Kathmandu View Tower to commence today, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
13/03/2016)
Building
better cities:
There is still a looming possibility that if building codes continue to
be ignored, as they have been in the past due to both corruption and
laxness, Kathmandu will not fare well in the next big one, by
Sophia L. Pandey (kp 13/03/2016)
Kathmandu
dreams: In 2030, many of Kathmandu's five million-plus residents will
live in residential zones on the outskirts of the old Ring Road;
Kathmandu will have transformed into an energy-plus city, by Ujwal
Thapa and Raj Maharjan (rep 08/03/2016)
Life
in metro: Problems define life in the metro; Water shortage, fuel
crisis, inflation and black-marketing suffocate us, by Durga Gautam
(rep 29/02/2016)
MoFALD
preparing plan for urban areas (ht 22/02/2016)
KMC,
DoR resume demolition drive (kp 21/02/2016)
Redesigning
our cities: Newar cities offer important insights in the context of
climate change mitigation and sustainability, by Dristy Shrestha
(kp 21/02/2016)
Dev
coordination in Capital remains idle, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
11/02/2016)
Urban
regeneration in core city areas: KMC offers integrated zero-cost
accommodations to residents of old, shaken neighbourhoods, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp 03/02/2016)
Metropolis
to chalk out environment mgmt policy and action plan (kp 17/01/2016)
A
journey into Thamel: There has been a growing interest in Thamel, its
past and its mystery, by Abhi Subedi (kp 10/01/2016)
City
planners mull greater metropolis: The efforts are in line with
administrative structures of big metropolises around the world like New
York City and London, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 08/01/2016), Valley
municipal chiefs agree on forming a single mega city: Municipal chiefs
bring out a 10-point ‘Godavari Declaration 2015’, urging political,
legal and legislative provisions for restructuring different
administrative units, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 10/01/2016), Valley
to be developed as metro city soon (ht 13/01/2016)
Real
state sector: KVDA okays more than 200 projects, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 13/12/2015)
KMC
launches online tool for efficiency, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 07/12/2015)
Renovated
Ratna Park receives 106,734 visitors in four months (kp
01/11/2015), Valley’s
Ratna Park to have child, disabled-friendly toilets (kp 03/11/2015)
Symposium
on urban safety begins (ht 30/10/2015)
Balaju
park wears a deserted look, by Anup Ojha (kp 23/09/2015)
Govt
declares 26 new municipalities, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
19/09/2015)
Illegal
settlement sprawl risks up: Mainly attributed to lack of post-quake
urban planning, by Thomas Bogaty (ht 15/09/2015)
KMC
forms technical committee to study ground coverage, floor area ratio
(ht 08/09/2015)
Art
and the city: Demolition of traditional structures in Kathmandu in the
name of urban planning will be tantamount to cultural suicide, by
Devendra Nath Gongal (kp 02/09/2015)
City
And Security Concerns, by Prem Khatry (rn 25/08/2015)
A
blueprint for the heart
of the city: The denizens of Ason and the surrounding areas want to
rebuild their locality with the help of the KMC. The plan calls for
replacing older standalone houses with integrated housing blocks,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 22/08/2015)
Kathmandu
among cities where liveability has improved the most (ht 19/08/2015)
‘Conserve
open spaces’ (kp 16/08/2015)
Shangri-La:
If society’s ethics are not aligned with the deep constraints of our
planet, it will eventually find itself in an irreversible environmental
change that is hostile to our species, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp
16/08/2015)
Space
and the city: The re-opened Ratna Park should serve as an example for
existing parks (kp 11/08/2015)
Lalitpur
parks to upgrade greenery (kp 09/08/2015)
Valley
greenery excites residents, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/08/2015)
Rs
10 million allotted for urban regeneration, by Thomas Bogaty (ht
04/08/2015)
KMC
seeks help from public to revive greenery in the Valley, by Thomas
Bogaty (ht 03/08/2015)
Big
cities: Urban development requires combined efforts of government and
residents (kp 28/07/2015)
Unplanned
growth harming urban evnironment: Govt (kp 21/07/2015)
KMC
dumps budget for rooftop farming (ht 20/07/2015)
Experts
stress better urban planning to develop liveable cities (ht
19/07/2015)
Govt
has plans galore for develpment of capital (ht 18/07/2015)
Way
to planned urbanisation, by Sujata Awale (ht 18/07/2015)
KMC
to develop three parks as revenue source, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/07/2015)
KMC
to create more open spaces in Kathmandu (ht 16/07/2015)
Encroachment
on Bagmati continues: 4,000 structures built from Gokarna to Chobhar
(ht 12/07/2015)
Green
Kathmandu project: Delay in road reconstruction hampers KMC campaign,
by Thomas Bogaty (ht 10/07/2015)
Ratna
Park re-opens after renovation, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/07/2015)
Livable
cities: High-rises can accomodate large numbers of people per acre but
they undermine livability and destroy social fabric of cities, by
Prashanta Khanal (rep 22/06/2016)
KMC
mulling over urban regeneration targeting core areas of city, by
Thomas Bogaty (kp 16/06/2015)
Lesson
of the earthquake: Remodelling Kathmandu, by Megharaj Adhikari (kp
28/05/2015), Space
to breathe: Great Quake must change the way we plan and develop our
cities (kp 29/05/2015), Demolishing
Kathmandu to rebuild it: Nepal lacks proper technology, equipment and
technicians for large scale demolition of earthquake-damaged
infrastructure, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 29/05/2015)
Our
primary focus will be on public safety: KVDA (ht 27/05/2015)
Cities
of the future: The earthquake is an opportunity for the govt to
transform devastated cities into smart ones, by Chang-Hak Choi and
Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 17/05/2015)
Creation
of new municipalities: Challenges for sustainability, by Suman
Kumar Karna (ht 30/04/2015)
Challenges
aplenty in Nepal’s urbanization, by Kishore Thapa (rep 24/04/2015)
Control
The Chaos, by Shyam K.C. (rn 21/04/2015)
Entrepreneurs
in Pokhara Lakeside constructing tall buildings illegally, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 20/04/2015)
Ratna
Park opening delayed by two weeks (kp 16/04/2015)
Visual
pollution: Kathmandu and Lalitpur’s billboards are a public safety
threat; they need regular inspection, by Sophia K. Tamot (kp
07/04/2015)
Dispute
over compensation delays Tinkune park project, by Anup Ojha (kp
01/04/2015), Tinkune
Green Park construction in limbo (ht 24/04/2015)
Rural
municipalities, by Kai Weise (ht 28/03/2015)
Metropolis
all set to start rooftop garden training (ht 22/03/2015)
Park
turns into hangout place for drunks, drug users, by Anup Ojha (kp
20/03/2015)
Thamel,
Durbarmarg to open 24 hrs soon (kp 17/03/2015)
Kathmandu
faces faecal sludge mgmt challenge (kp 17/03/2015)
20-year
plan sought for Valley (ht 07/03/2015)
A
concrete chaos, by Zahra Sen (kp 21/02/2015)
Valley
authorities plan new parks, open spaces (kp 12/02/2015)
KVDA
to Finish 11km corridor by next year (kp 10/02/2015)
Bright
lights, big cities: Nepal urgently needs an urban development strategy
that will steer urbanisation away from good quality agricultural land,
by Keshav Bhattarai (kp 10/02/2015)
City
beautification projects: Valley authorities unable to look after
newly-planted trees (kp 05/02/2015)
Ratna
Park getting ready to welcome visitors from March (ht 05/02/2015)
2,806
new houses built in 18 months, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 05/02/2015)
Sandikharka
declares moratorium on plotting, by Birendra KC (kp 05/02/2015)
Perks
of parks: For a fertile valley surrounded by forested hills, Kathmandu
suffers from absence of green space, by Aashis Raj Joshi (rep
31/01/2015), Longing
for green: Historical records show many urban dwellers preserve
heritage and historic remains to make city architecture and landscape
close to nature, by Keshav Bhattarai (rep 02/02/2015)
Cities
without addresses: The marked absence of street addresses in Kathmandu
points to a persistence of traditional dwellings, by Gérard Toffin
(kp 26/01/2015)
Housing
development takes over paddy fields: Fertile fields along the main
highway and auxiliary roads in Morang, sunsari and Jhapa can be seen
left uncultivated for residential development, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 24/01/2015)
Municipality
withoutproper infrastructure: Locals say they are yet to see development
(ht 18/01/2015)
Experts
warn against unplanned urbanization, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
17/01/2015)
Old
infrastructures pose challenge to 'new Birgunj', by Ritesh Tripathi
(rep 15/01/2015)
Managing
urbanization: Urban location is assumed to be an engine for economic
growth and possibly the only development mantra for poverty alleviation,
by Keshav Bhattarai (rep 12/01/2015)
My
city of ruins: I don’t feel the same about this city anymore, by
Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana (kp 10/01/2015)
City
beautification: Govt delay to release funds affects work, say
authorities (kp 08/01/2015)
KMC
plans fee to enter Ratnapark (kp 26/12/2014)
KMC
to landscape Ranipokhari (kp 21/12/2014)
Fund
crunch hits Kamalpokhari renovation (kp 03/12/2014)
Can
capital maintain its spick-and-span look? City appears squeaky-clean,
but denizens wonder whether this will remain so even after Summit
(ht 27/11/2014), Summit
goes, and so do the plants? (kp 29/11/2014), KMC
to deploy teams to catch ‘rowdy pedestrians’: Says maintaining
cleanliness, greenery its top priority (kp 30/11/2014)
Bhaktapur
authorities fail to pull down illegal buildings (kp 23/11/2014)
The
beautification charade: Unless the public demands development that is
more than cosmetic fixes, superficial work, like that for the Saarc
Summit, will continue, by Manish Gyawali (kp 23/11/2014)
Ratna
Park renovation in full swing Once completed, KMC will charge Rs 10 per
person as entrance fee (ht 23/11/2014)
Cleaning
up Janakpur: Officials need to clean up their act, not just tidy up the
town for the Modi visit, by David Seddon (nt 21/11/2014)
Making
the city green: How to approach it, by Pragyan Bhattarai (ht
14/11/2014)
Time
For Eco-Friendly Cities, by Reagan Bhandari (rn 07/11/2014)
On
the sidelines: Efforts to beautify Kathmandu should continue beyond the
SAARC Summit (kp 07/11/2014)
Lawmakers
against haphazard housing (kp 07/11/2014), Haphazard
urbanisation in Valley concerns House sub-committee (ht 07/11/2014)
KMC
Keeping cattle off the streets (kp 31/10/2014)
Park
along Bagmati river corridor (kp 21/10/2014), Not
so green Valley: City officials must fight negligence to ensure the
longevity of urban parks (kp 22/10/2014), Urban
palimpsests: Conservationist measures have had little effect on the
chaos that prevails in Kathmandu Valley today, by Gérard Toffin (kp
22/10/2014)
City
beautification drive picks up pace, by Samik Kharel (kp
14/10/2014), City
Hall facelift for 18th Saarc Summit ‘almost complete’ (kp
14/10/2014), Maitighar
decked up for SAARC (kp 16/10/2014)
NRNA
to invest in Bagmati corridor park construction: NRNA President Sesh
Ghale says the associationis keen to work with govt to build similar
parks (kp 11/10/2014)
Offering
low-cost housing to urban poor, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2014)
City
to get more parks, traffic islands (kp 16/09/2014)
‘Ktm
Walks’ to promote walking, cycling (ht 11/09/2014)
Govt
plans social spots in city, by Nirmala Adhikari (kp 09/09/2014)
House
panel to study bases of municipalities (kp 08/09/2014), House
panel tells govt to identify areas for urban development (rep
08/09/2014)
KMC
resumes drive to remove hoarding boards (kp 07/09/2014)
KVDA
to invite bids for city beautification (kp 05/09/2014)
Transforming
cityscape: Armed with green-ways, public parks and solar-powered street
lights, authorities plan to change Kathmandu for good, by Samik
Kharel (kp 26/08/2014), Kathmandu
needs immediate infra overhaul, interview with Yogeshwar Krishna
Parajuli (kp 26/08/2014
Heart
of the city: Over the years, Tundikhel has shrunk rapidly, even as
Kathmandu is in want of more open spaces, by Shyam K.C. (kp
22/08/2014)
Dhobikhola
corridor section gets railings, pavements (kp 20/08/2014)
Urban
nightmare: City centers across Nepal are replicating the chaos, mayhem
and unplanned development of Kathmandu, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
19/08/2014)
As
urbanisation gains pace, ‘Greater Birgunj’ mulled, by Bhushan Yadav
(kp 17/08/2014)
Lack
of fund impedes plan to beautify metro, by Samik Kharel (kp
11/08/2014), City
calls: Kathmandu needs a face-lift for itself, not only because
foreigners are visiting (kp 13/08/2014)
Shelter
for all: We need a mechanism to control further squatting and to
maintain supply of housing for all urban poor, by Raja Ram Chatkuli
(rep 06/08/2014)
Tree
plantation for a clean, green capital (kt 27/07/2014)
The
costs of life in the capital, by Roshani Dhamala (rep 18/07/2014)
Sick
city: There is a need to remodel Kathmandu into tourist spot, by
Sharad Shrestha (rep 17/07/2014)
Jungles
out there: Town development in Nepal (rep16/07/2014)
Pokhara
to be metropolis in 20 years (ht 14/07/2014)
Urban
chaos: the threat to the health and well-being of residents from
unplanned urbanisation has become very real, by Chandra Mani Bimoli
(kp 06/07/2014)
Authorities
at work to redefine cityscape, by Samik Kharel (kp 02/07/2014)
Concerns
growing over haphazard urbanisation of Kathmandu Valley (ht
21/06/2014), Haphazard
urbanisation engulfs the valley, by Sujata Awale (ht 28/06/2014)
Proposition
to develop Capital into ‘smart city’ (kp 17/06/2014)
KMC
to develop infrastructure in Kathmandu for SAARC Summit (ht
12/06/2014), Elusive
Park at Tinkune (rep 12/06/2014)
Narayanchaur,
Kamalpokhari to undergo major redevelopment (kp 11/06/2014)
KMC
to host exhibition for rooftop garden promotion (kp 25/05/2014)
Govt’s
plan to establish 10 new towns in limbo (ht 24/05/2014)
Govt
plans to give Dhobikhola stretch a major facelift (kp 23/05/2014)
Dharan
to be transformed into eco-friendly town, by Rohit Rai (rep
21/04/2014)
Haphazard
urbanization risks showdown between industries and residents: Locals
have taken to the streets many times demanding solution to the
constantly rising air and noise pollution, by Upendra Yadav (rep
17/04/2014)
A walk
in the city, by Roshani Dhamala (rep 04/04/2014)
Until
the dust settles: Driving schools are making the most of Tinkune
triangle’s unresolved legal battle, by Weena Pun (kp 08/02/2014)
Urban
greenery losing pace: There is a need for implementation of land-use
planning and strategies for the retention of a set percentage of green
and open space in cities, by Pragati Shahi (kp 04/02/2014), Turning
grey places into green spaces: Small trees to be planted along
footpaths in Lainchaur and Lazimpat-Maharajgunj, by Samik Kharel
(kp 04/02/2014), Missing
green: Maintaining greenery in the city is as important as planting new
trees (kp 05/02/2014)
Valley’s
air quality degrading (kp 09/01/2014), Urbanisation
affecting public health: Experts ring alarm bells as air pollution gets
worse in Kathmandu Valley (ht 09/01/2014)
Green
is the colour: Urban forestry must be promoted simultaneously with the
ongoing road widening, by Rahul Karki and Rajesh Bista (kp
08/01/2014)
|
