Pursuing
People-centric Development Model, by Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn 29/11/2023)
Contractors
to discuss green development as builders from countries
gather in Kathmandu : Nepal ranks 10th among nations
most affected by climate change, according to the Global
Climate Risk Index 2021 (kp 22/11/2023)
Reasons
Behind Low Capital Spending, by Chandra Mani
Adhikari (rn 10/11/2023)
Nepal
among the lowest in South Asia in HDI : With the HDI
value of 0.602, the republic stands second lowest in per
capita income in the region, with only Afghanistan
ranking lower, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/11/2023)
NPC
starts holding provincial level discussion for 16th Plan
(kh 06/11/2023)
Govt
prepares work procedure to assess progress of projects
worth over Rs 1 billion (rep 30/09/2023)
Poor
development spending means low foreign loan uptake :
Nepal met 50 percent of its foreign loan target in the
fiscal year 2022-23, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/09/2023)
Int'l
conference on 'Indigenous-led Research and Development'
held (ht 28/09/2023)
16th
five-year plan being prepared to bring back migrant
workers (rn 16/09/2023)
Nepal's
Development Aspirations and the Road to Net-Zero
Emissions by 2045, by Subash Pandey (rep 10/09/2023)
Why
Big Projects
Fail In Nepal,
by Shristi
Kuikel (rn
01/09/2023)
Melamchi
Project: A
Spectacle of
Nepal's Flawed
Development
Model (rep
27/08/2023)
A
way out for landlocked developing countries : The review
meeting in Bangkok this week presents a chance for
Euro-Asia’s LLDCs to rally global support, by Rabab
Fatima (kp 23/08/2023)
Nepal's
Journey To LDC Graduation, by Aarati Neupane (rn
05/08/2023), Cost
of LDC graduation : Nepal may face economic
consequences, including loss of international support
provided to the LDCs, by Gokarna Awasthi (kp
10/08/2023)
78
projects submit self-monitoring report (rep
04/08/2023)
16th
periodic plan: Good governance, social justice and
prosperity in focus (kh 01/08/2023), Approach
Paper of 16th Periodic Plan approved (rep
02/08/2023)
My
trip to New Zealand: Lessons for Nepal’s agri-business
and agri-tourism : Like in New Zealand, Nepal can
showcase its farming practices rooted in traditional
culture by adopting a storytelling approach. This would
not only enhance the overall tourist experience but also
extend the positive image and reputation of Nepali farms
and farming, by Manoj Sharma (nlt 24/07/2023)
Misguided
modernity in Madhesh : Change in consumption patterns is
partly attributable to higher income due to remittance,
by CK Lal (kp 05/07/2023)
Planned
development of Nepal: In search of transformation,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 27/06/2023)
NPC
gears up for 16th five-year plan (ae 26/06/2023), NPC
initiates preparation for 16th five-year plan (ht
28/06/2023)
Foreign
direct investment pledges down 25 percent : Experts have
attributed the steep drop to policy instability and
bureaucratic hassles, by Krishana Prasain (kp
22/06/2023)
Delay
in construction projects prompts cancellation of
contracts (rep 11/06/2023)
Why
development projects in Nepal are seldom completed on
time : Poor budget implementation raises questions over
the projects announced for the upcoming fiscal year as
well, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/06/2023)
National
Planning Commission gets full shape (rep 04/06/2023)
Data
speaks for itself: Nepal is progressing a lot more now
than in the past : Several development indicators show
Nepal is doing much better in education, GDP,
infrastructure, tourism, life expectancy and many more.
Here is a case-by-case description, by Nirmal Kandel
(nlt 29/05/2023)
Nepal
asks US for continued privileges after graduation :
Nepal will lose the trade preferences it has been
receiving after it graduates to developing country in
2026, by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/05/2023)
Green
bonds for greening Nepal : They finance climate and
environmental projects and support sustainable
development, by Hari Gopal Risal (kp 19/05/2023)
Project
developers can now lend and borrow explosives : Projects
that have involved Chinese companies are particularly
facing the shortage of explosives due to India’s
reluctance to supply them, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 18/05/2023)
State-owned
construction company may be hired to complete unfinished
projects : Formation of a new company after the demise
of a similar one due to political intervention raises
questions, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/05/2023)
Development
Needs Pragmatic Approach, by Lokdeep Thapa (rn
28/04/2023)
Govt
to revoke projects worth over Rs 20 billion that have
not started work as of Q3, citing the shortfall in
revenue collection (rep 23/04/2023)
IBN
approves investment of Rs 167.59 billion for big
hydropower projects (rep 14/04/2023)
Provincial
pride projects in Gandaki in limbo : Political
instability, lack of coordination between federal and
provincial governments, budget crunch, and the pandemic
are cited as the reasons, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp
10/04/2023)
Development
partners urge Finance Minister for effective
implementation of projects (rn 05/04/2023)
Low
revenue collection takes huge toll on mega
development projects : Govt heavily slashes
budget allocated for development projects, makes
fund transfer to meet recurrent liabilities
(rep 28/03/2023)
Nepal’s
Low-Prioritized Development Pillars, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep 17/03/2023)
Prospects
and pitfalls of end of Nepal’s LDC status :
There is uncertainty around Nepal’s graduation
into the ranks of ‘developing countries’ on
November 24, 2026, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 12/03/2023), Don’t
delay graduation : The year 2026 can be a
turning point in Nepal’s journey to becoming a
self-sustaining economy (kp 13/03/2023)
Nepal
fails to achieve growth target set by 15th Plan
: The country could not achieve the higher
economic growth target set by the 15th Plan due
to political instability and the Covid-19
pandemic (ae 08/03/2023)
LDC
graduation in challenging times (ae
07/03/2023)
How
scientific knowledge can contribute to Nepal’s
socio-economic development : Socio-economic
problems prevalent in Nepali society cannot be
solved effectively and efficiently in the
absence of scientific innovation, by Gaurav
Ojha (nlt 04/03/2023)
Graduate
from LDCs (04/03/2023)
MCC
project cost may go up (ae 03/03/2023), MCC-funded
power lines could hit land hurdle : Around 45 percent of
the 315-km transmission line will use private land,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/03/2023)
National
Pride Projects In Sorry State, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 21/02/2023)
Banking
on project bank : Around 2,000 development
projects in the country have ended in failure.
It is not clear who is responsible for this
situation, by Gopikrishna Dhungana (ae
07/02/2023)
Utilising
Remittances For Development, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rn 04/02/2023)
Nepal
progresses in hunger reduction, climbs 81st rank
on 2022 hunger index (kh 28/01/2023), State
of hunger in Nepal, in the world : Though Nepal stands
at a moderate level of hunger, countries in South Asia
in general face the highest level of hunger and the
global hunger situation remains grim, says the 2022
Global Hunger Index (nlt 29/01/2023)
Work
halted due to lack of construction materials,
increasing Nepal’s financial liability by Rs 15
million a day, by Himal Lamsal (rep
27/01/2023)
Five
Major Lessons for Development Sector in 2022,
by Sudarshan Neupane (rep 23/01/2023)
Shortage
of construction materials hits development
projects hard (ae 17/01/2023)
Development
projects suffer from funds crunch as government
revenue takes hit : Prime minister questions
poor revenue collection, dismal development
spending in 30-point directive to secretaries,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/01/2023),
Fixing
Nepal’s low and slow development spending
(rep 05/01/2023)
Seven
decades of development: Political,
socio-economic reality, by Saroj Bhattarai
(ht 04/01/2023)
NPC
sets new standard on determining national
priority projects (ae 29/12/2022)
A
comprehensive overview on prospects of growth
and development in Nepal : How can Nepal
formulate a realistic yet inspirational economic
plan for the next five years to grow Nepal’s
economy and create job opportunities for Nepali
youths?, by Sameer Khatiwada (nlt
05/12/2022)
Brain
Gain For Development, by Bhupa P Dhamala (rn
30/11/2022)
Construction
of new dry ports slows down : The Rasuwa dry port being
constructed near the Nepal-China border is only 35
percent complete in three and a half years, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 23/11/2022)
Festivals
and elections cause labour shortage at construction
projects : Among the affected is Tamor Corridor Road
Project in east Nepal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/11/2022)
Focus
On Infrastructure Development, by Pankaj Thapa (rn
19/11/2022)
Development
Takes A Backseat, by Modnath Dhakal (rn 18/11/2022)
Nepal’s
graduation from LDC : Difficulties lie ahead as Nepal
braces for transition to a developing country, by
Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 09/11/2022)
'Make
development environment-friendly' (rn 27/09/2022)
Human
Development Report Calls For Green, Inclusive Growth,
by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 16/09/2022)
There
is a plan to upgrade Nepal to a developing nation by
2026: PM (rep 14/09/2022)
Nepal
slightly improves in HDI ranking: UNDP report (kh
13/09/2022), Nepal
moves one spot up in Human Development Index, ranks
143rd (kp 13/09/2022)
Leveraging
Nepal’s untapped potential, making the world a better
place : First day of Kantipur Conclave was jam-packed
with insights on nation’s pressing issues (kp
11/09/2022)
Diaspora
Engagement Vital For Development, by Arati Neupane
(rn 03/09/2022)
Beyond
graduation : People want the country to 'actually'
graduate from LDC status, not just on paper, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp 18/08/2022)
National
pride projects get dear as deadline extends (kh
14/07/2022), Both
cost and time of national pride projects increase
(rep 14/07/2022), National
pride projects' cost goes up (ht 15/07/2022)
Government
sets record in rush spending at end of fiscal year : On
Saturday, despite being the weekend, it paid out a
whopping Rs14.72 billion, setting a record for the
highest one-day capital expenditure, by Pawan Pandey
(kp 12/07/2022) [This testifies
to a lack of interest on the part of the responsible
politicians and administrators in a structured and
rational development policy!]
Govt
repeats late spending trend as fiscal year comes to a
close : Rs 52 billion spent as development expenditure
in past 25 days; Rs 15 billion spent on Saturday alone
(kh 10/07/2022) [Nepal
politicians will never change unless they are replaced
in their entirety by a responsible, younger and socially
inclusive generation! Otherwise, the personal power
struggles of failed top politicians who are not really
interested in the development of the country will
continue endlessly!]
Complexities
and challenges of Nepal’s development : The
government needs to engage every key development
stakeholder in the process of planning
development projects. Close coordination amongst
the key stakeholders is essential, by
Sabeena Sharma (nlt 04/07/2022)
Capital
expenditure at less than 40 per cent (ht
01/07/2022), Only
41.62 percent of capital budget spent as 12 days remain
in this fiscal (kh 05/07/2022)
“Projects
such as BRI should be executed striking strategic
diplomatic balance and national interest” (kh
11/06/2022),Experts
for weighing viability, transparency and national
interests while selecting foreign funded projects
(nlt 12/06/2022)
Scope
of private blended finance : The strategy is to attract
commercial capital to projects that contribute to
sustainable development, by Achyut Wagle (kp
24/05/2022)
Contractors
stop work complaining about high prices of materials :
The work stoppage may impact the country’s economy at a
time when all economic indicators are not performing
well, industry insiders say, by Pawan Pandey (kp
11/05/2022)
Significance
Of Timely Capital Spending, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 07/05/2022)
Over
3,500 projects affected as construction entrepreneurs
mark 10th day of strike (rep 04/05/2022)
Contractors
launch ‘construction holiday’ starting from today
(rep 24/04/2022), Construction
entrepreneurs put off protests as govt calls them for
talks (kp 29/04/2022)
Debunking
the Low Capital Expenditure Practice : What Engineers
Say!, by Pradip Kumar Kafle (rep 15/04/2022)
Nepal’s
Mal-Development: Where And How Did We Go Wrong?, by
Dipak Gyawali (sp 08/04/2022)
Deputies
drive development in rural Nepal : Nepal’s female deputy
mayors and chiefs vie for top local government positions
in May's local election, by Laxmi Basnet (nt
01/04/2022)
Set
dev priorities : Nepal has failed to reap benefits from
China because of its inability to select development
priorities (ht 25/03/2022)
How
Nepal’s public procurement process is hindering quality
outcomes : It is immensely important for Nepal to do
away with the anti-competitive practice that has
afflicted infrastructure development in the country,
by Ayushma Maharjan (nlt 14/03/2022)
MCC
story has been the best ‘lesson learning’ for all,
by Yogendra Prasad Lamichhane (kh 10/03/2022)
Meeting
our commitments : New view towers, built to encourage
tourism, don’t fit into the economic worries of the
hills, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 03/03/2022)
Amid
concerns about delays, ADB’s Nepal chief visits road
project sites : Says further delays are unacceptable,
and everyone involved must work together (kp
17/02/2022)
Finance
Ministry records problems facing national pride projects
(kh 12/02/2022), NPPs
Share Only 24% Of Capex As Execution Challenges Remain
The Same : NPPs share only 24% of Capex as execution
challenges remain the same, by Ajay Chhetri (rn
15/02/2022)
National
pride projects made little to no progress in first half
of current FY, by Himal Lamsal (rep 11/02/2022), Construction
of airports listed as national pride projects slow in
first half of 2021/22 (rep 11/02/2022)
FDI
in first five months of current FY increases by 49.6
percent; Govt’s capital expenditure stands at 13.44
percent (kh 16/01/2022), Govt’s
capital expenditure stood only 13.44 percent in the
first half of current FY, less than last year’s 14.4
percent (rep 16/01/2022)
Nepal’s
Graduation From LDC, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
11/01/2022)
Nepal's
graduation from LDC: Its impact on textile exports,
by Prakash Jha (ht 05/01/2022)
Taking
Nepal forward with MCC, by Deepak Rauniyar (rep
30/12/2021), MCC
project choices: To be or not to be, by Gaurav
Shamsher JB Rana (ht 30/12/2021)
Shifting
Development Culture, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
25/12/2021)
Financial
education for a prosperous Nepal : Nepal needs a
national plan and a consensus to achieve the steps
necessary to build a financially literate society,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 20/12/2021)
Partial
human development : For a number of reasons, certain
groups do better than others but we are not being told
by how much, by Deepak Thapa (kp 16/12/2021)
Social
Innovation for Nepal, by Rajesh Poudel (rep
13/12/2021)
World
Bank report underlines reforms to support fiscal
federalism, green growth in Nepal : The report also
stresses the importance of strengthening investment
processes and fiscal policies for green growth (kp
07/12/2021), WB's
Public Expenditure Review report launched (ht
07/12/2021), World
Bank’s report underlines reforms to support fiscal
federalism, green growth in Nepal : While federalism is
helping bring policymaking closer to the people, it has
also increased fiscal spending and exacerbated by the
Covid-19 pandemic led to a sharp rise in fiscal deficits
and public debt, report finds (nlt 07/12/2021) [see
WB
report]
Graduation
From LDC Status, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
03/12/2021)
The
Triangle Conference: Righting the
government-academia-business mismatch, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 25/11/2021)
UNGA
endorses Nepal’s graduation from Least Developed Country
category : The five-year transition period is provided
on an exceptional basis mainly in the context of the
Covid-19 pandemic, which would normally be for three
years (nlt 25/11/2021), Nepal
to be upgraded from LDC category : With the preparatory
period of five years, Nepal will graduate to a
middle-income developing country by December 2026
(kp 26/11/2021), Making
Nepal a middle-income developing nation: Opportunities
and challenges (ht 28/11/2021), Nepal’s
graduation to developing country hinges on political
stability : Experts stress taking measures at reducing
the cost of doing business by improving the country’s
infrastructure connectivity and human resources, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/11/2021), LDC
graduation : Parties must have a common vision of
development so that policies remain the same regardless
of change of government (ht 29/11/2021), Development
paradox : Can we rise up to the challenge of being
classed as a developing country? (kp 30/11/2021)
Finance
Minister sees need of simplifying development laws
(kh 18/11/2021)
Inconsistent
policy : The decision to halt the projects shows policy
inconsistency and sends a wrong message to would-be
investors in Nepal's infrastructure (ht 15/11/2021)
Positive
Narratives On MCC, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
26/10/2021)
Participatory
Approach To Development, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
26/10/2021)
Development
paradox : Nepal reduced poverty with open economy and
trade but lagged in maintaining growth, by Bijendra
Man Shakya (kp 25/10/2021)
Human
resources, budget crunch in technical evaluation of
development projects (kh 22/10/2021)
Pursue
Sustainable Development, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
12/10/2021)
Resilient
Development : Nepal Government and Development Partners
Join Forces on Nepal’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive
Development (sp 08/10/2021)
Developing
country, here we come : Nepal’s graduation from LDC
status is imminent, and the private sector seems to have
stage fright, by Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 06/10/2021)
Why
Planning Fails in Nepal?, by Sambisha Godi (kh
28/09/2021)
Bheri
Babai project delayed due to damage : Hit by flood, the
multi-basin irrigation-cum-hydropower project located in
Surkhet is slated to be ready only in 2024, by
Krishna Prasad Gautam and Harihar Singh Rathore (kp
22/09/2021)
Selection
of undeserving projects is one of the main causes of
slow capital expenditure: Finmin Sharma (rep
19/09/2021)
Building
back stronger with nature ; Investments in forestry,
ecotourism and organic agriculture could help in
resilient recovery from the pandemic, by Lily
Shrestha and Nabin Bhattarai (rep 14/09/2021)
Nepal
as a self-confident, educated, skilled and prosperous
democracy, by Bipin Adhikari (ae 26/08/2021)
After
the Melamchi disaster : Planners need to realise and
accept that the era of megaprojects in Nepal is over,
by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 12/08/2021)
Central
planning versus federalism : The National Planning
Commission is a relic of the centralised planning era of
Panchayat, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/08/2021)
Public
Procurement Monitoring Office to monitor procurement
process online : Office will be able to see whether the
officials involved in public procurement are qualified
enough to assess bids, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/07/2021)
Bishwo
Nath Poudel sworn in as NPC Vice Chairman (kh
29/07/2021)
Only
60 Per Cent Of Development Budget Spent In This FY
(rn 15/07/2021)
FCAN
concerned over halt of their payment (kh 14/07/2021)
Anomaly
in development: Big projects missing deadline (kh
05/07/2021)
Economic
growth target unchanged for the next three years despite
the pandemic : Target of 6.5 percent for 2021-22 may be
met if situation normalises given the negative growth
last fiscal year, but double digit growth after that is
impossible, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/06/2021) [A political way to
raise unrealistic hopes!]
‘Proposal
to graduate Nepal from LDC status to be presented for
endorsement’ (kh 14/06/2021)
Making
The Net 2030 Truly Real, by Simone Galimberti (rep
04/06/2021)
Concise
development encyclopedia of Nepal : Concise development
encyclopedia of Nepal, by Prabhu Budhathoki (kp
29/05/2021) [a book review]
Over
6,000 infrastructure projects affected by COVID-19
pandemic, by Himal Lamsal (rep 23/05/2021)
Social
Dimensions Of Development Projects, by Udbodh
Bhandari (rn 12/05/2021)
Nepal
likely to lose another year of development work :
Construction projects held up as pandemic disrupts
labour supply and delivery of equipment, contractors say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/05/2021)
Nepal
receives 182 billion FDI from 53 countries (kh
22/04/2021) [Some
of the countries are considered leading money laundering
states!]
Needed:
Practical Dialogue On Development Practices, by
Namrata Sharma (rn 07/04/2021)
Highly-proclaimed
People’s Housing Program goes sluggish : 31 percent
budget and 30 percent construction in 11 years, by
Sabina Karki (kh 31/03/2021)
Only
20 percent budget spent in eight months, by Shivaraj
Bhatta (ae 26/03/2021)
Rite
of passage : Nepal is excited by the prospect of moving
up from the LDC status, but dreads losing the benefits,
by Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 21/03/2021)
Nepal’s
debt nearly triples in the last five and half years :
Experts, however, say the country still has room for
borrowing needed for development but insist that there
should be productive use of the borrowed funds, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/03/2021
UN
recommends for Nepal’s graduation from LDC category
(rep 27/02/202), Nepal
needs strategy, robust trade deals to graduate from poor
club, experts say : As the United Nations recommends
Nepal’s graduation from least developed country after
2026, challenges are of sustained growth since nation
will lose existing support, by Anil Giri (kp
28/02/2021), Graduating
wisely : We need a solid post-graduation plan to enjoy
the perks of becoming a developing country (kp
01/03/2021), Nepal's
Graduation From LDC, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
02/03/2021)
Sustainable
community development: People's participation is a must,
by Pushpanjali Malla (ht 24/02/2021)
Initiating
development projects after poll notice is abuse of
resources, analysts say : Week-long plan of laying
foundations of five industrial estates begins even as
progress of ongoing projects is poor; Oli has warned
of agitation if the court decides against
dissolution of Parliament, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 23/02/2021)
National
pride projects spend less than 10 percent of allocated
budget, by Himal Lamsal (rep 15/02/2021)
Adopt
Common Approach To Development, by Kushal Pokharel
(rn 13/02/2021)
Nepal’s
roadmap for green recovery from Covid-19, by Prakash
Paudel (rep 10/01/2021)
Human
Development In Post-COVID Era, by Kushal Pokharel(rn
26/12/2020)
LDC
graduation requires transition strategy, report says :
While graduation will hurt exports to markets like EU,
it will send a positive message to the world about
Nepal’s development prospects, experts argue, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/12/2020)
Investment
Board Nepal expedites final approval process of four
mega projects worth Rs 150 billion (rep 17/12/2020)
Pandemic
could hit goal of graduating to developing country
status, report says : Human development report stresses
enhanced roles of provincial, local governments to
minimise development gaps; The report also casts doubt
on Nepal achieving United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals by 2030, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/12/2020) [see Nepal
Human Development Report 2020]
Construction
work gains pace on stalled development projects :
Construction companies claim project works were delayed
due to prolonged lockdown, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp
09/12/2020)
Nepal’s
infrastructure development aspirations build pressure on
its existing green cover : Legal provisions that trees
felled must be replenished by planting more trees may
not be implemented, experts say, as big projects will be
undertaken in the coming years, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 04/12/2020)
Financing
sustainable development : The discourse has moved beyond
growth rates to social and economic satisfaction, which
remain dismal, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 04/12/2020)
Government
considers extending deadlines for all construction
contracts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/12/2020)
Development
projects may not pick up pace this fiscal year,
contractors fear : The construction sector was already
in the pandemic doldrums, and now contractors worry
about resource shortages., by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 23/11/2020)
Rani
Jamara project warns contractor of legal action : The
contractor completed over 95 percent of works but hasn’t
shown up at site for a year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 11/11/2020)
Solution
for sustainability: Youth entrepreneurship, by
Shradha Pal (ht 11/11/2020)
हाम्रो
नेपाल किन बनेन ? [Why didn't our Nepal come into
being?], by Peshal Acharya (ns 11/11/2020)
Correcting
the course : We must build our opportunities but not at
the cost of the environment and people (kp
30/10/2020)
Harvesting
our souls in a reset world : Nepal needs to set a new
developmental narrative by giving weightage
to continuity and change, by Atul K Thakur (kp
08/10/2020)
Contract
extensions of construction works fail to yield
results : Contractors want their deadlines to be
extended by another year after the winter season
begins., by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/10/2020)
Covid-19
pandemic delays dozens of projects that were on their
final lap : Apart from time and cost overruns for the
private and state projects, the impact will also
be on the country’s economy which could incur losses
worth billions of rupees., by Sangam Prasain and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/09/2020), Work
must go on : The government must allow infrastructure
projects to resume construction work (kp 02/09/2020)
Implementation
of projects under Investment Board is drawn-out process
: The new Act will further inhibit the board’s
functioning that is already throttled by rigmarole of
bureaucracy, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 25/08/2020)
Plan
to call bids for all projects by mid-August fails:
Officials cite incomplete preparatory works, uncleared
past liabilities, and restrictions on movement due to
Covid-19 as reasons for delay, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/08/2020)
The
IFC is looking to scale up investment in Nepal,
interview with Wendy Werner, country manager of
International Finance Corporation (kp 31/07/2020)
Nepal
among countries to significantly reduce their
multidimensional poverty level: Oxford study (rep
21/07/2020) [see UNDP
report]
Construction
deadline of all projects extended by six months (ht
17/07/2020)
Development
In Turbulent Time, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 11/07/2020)
Rethinking
Needed In Development Priority, by Rahul Karki (rn
02/07/2020)
Nepal
Investment Board approves seven projects worth Rs 185.43
billion: The 44th meeting of the board chaired by Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday also decided to grant a
survey licence to Risen Energy Singapore for the
development and operation of two separate, and Nepal’s
largest, 125MW solar power projects (kp 21/06/2020)
Capital
spending dismal at fag end of fiscal: Only 31 per
cent development budget spent; Average expenditure in
previous years 60pc (ht 17/06/2020)
Lockdown
is relaxed but construction projects unlikely to resume
due to rainy season: The lockdown period coincided with
the time when construction projects usually gather
momentum, contractors say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp ¹4/06/2020)
The
Covid-19 pandemic will lead to fall of HDI across the
globe, says UN: An assessment by UNDP shows Nepal will
have challenge in attaining SDGs (kp 22/05/2020)
Effect
of COVID-19 pandemic on development goals (ht
17/05/2020)
Workers
return to construction projects as virus restrictions
are relaxed: The government has announced that
development projects can recommence by following safety
standards, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 14/05/2020)
Understanding
poverty: It is not only bad governance but a failure to
attract foreign capital and to stop cartels from forming
that has hampered development, by Niraj KC (kp
11/05/2020)
How
the pandemic will disrupt project lifecycle: Nepal can
lose investments from FDI source countries for they are
highly likely to hold back their overseas investment
decisions. Investment proposals and negotiations with
investors are going to drop, by Prabhakar Ghimire
(rep 05/05/2020)
Government
extended deadline of sick projects by a year, but
contractors say Covid-19 has stalled all works: Public
contractors say they need yet another deadline extension
of at least six months to complete the projects, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/04/2020)
Govt
should only focus on priority projects: WB (ht
23/04/2020)
Construction
works at Bheri-Babai continues despite lockdown, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 12/04/2020)
Spending
on low priority projects halted: Finance minister under
pressure to manage resources to combat novel coronavirus
(ht 04/04/2020)
National
Planning Commission endorses 15th periodic plan (ht
03/03/2020)
Sick
projects will not get budget from next fiscal (ht
02/03/2010)
Despite
completion of one third of sick projects, progress in
troubled government contracts remains dismal: As many as
1,202 projects with a combined contract value of Rs86.44
billion continue to be sick, corruption watchdog’s
latest report shows, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/02/2020)
Cost
overrun of NPPs surges by Rs 283 billion: NPC report
(ht 13/02/2020)
Ministries
asked to submit details of projects (ht 04/02/2020)
In
development and poverty alleviation, every dollar
counts: Nepal needs to invest more in data-oriented
policy prescription and project evaluation, by Astha
Wagle (kp 27/01/2020)
Sunkoshi-Marin
project gets national pride status (rep 24/01/2020)
Counting
what counts in Nepal: The state of the toilet at
Kathmandu airport is a better indicator of progress than
the Human Development Index, by Anil Chitrakar (nt
24/01/2020)
Downsides
of development: Nepal has no excuse but to deliver on
development. What we need to care about, however, is the
quality and sustainability of development, by
Dwaipayan Regmi (rep 21/01/2020)
Big
projects required to get water conservation compliance
(rep 07/01/2020)
Province
5 pride projects left in limbo: The capital expenditure
is just seven percent in the first quarter of the
current fiscal year, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp
05/01/2020)
Challenges
Of Inclusive Development, by Kopila Rijal (rn
03/01/2020)
PM’s
10-yr Rs 131-billion agri projectspent just over 5% in
three years, by Shree Ram Subedi (rep 30/12/2019)
NPC
finalises 654 projects to receive special grants (ht
29/12/2019)
Creating
possibilities for Nepal: Building Inter-country Water
Supply Management System connecting Mechi and Mahakali
rivers will help harness Nepal’s precious river
resources, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 24/12/2019)
How
will Nepal develop in the next decade? Can we achieve
double-digit growth and middle-income status, attain the
Sustainable Development Goals and have universal health
coverage by 2030?, by Sonia Awale (nt 20/12/2019)
EU,
IOM Nepal to launch project on mainstreaming migration
into development (rep 11/12/2019)
Nepal
moves up in Human Development Index but still lags
behind in South Asia. Nepal’s human development index of
0.579 indicates that people are living longer, are more
educated and have greater incomes, according to the
Human Development Report, by Sangam Prasain (kp
11/12/2019) [see
UNDP report on Nepal], Gender
inequality continues to plague Nepal: The country has
made progress in areas such as life expectancy but there
is still a long way to go before it attains gender
equality (kp 12/12/2019), Ending
inequalities: Most of the countries in South Asia are
way ahead of Nepal, making it more and more difficult to
catch up with them (ht 12/12/2019)
Marching
towards ‘Asare Bikash’ again: Developmental works snail
paced as four months of the fiscal year pass, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 24/11/2019)
Nepal
does need to focus on economic growth, but not at the
cost of a better quality of life for all: It is better
to have an evenly distributed low per capita income
without people living in the slums, by Jagadish
Prasad Bist (kp 20/11/2019)
Capital
expenditure only 6% in first four months (rep
20/11/2019), Poor
capital spending: The government’s inability to spend
the money allocated for public capital expenditure means
it is snatching away people’s jobs instead of creating
them (ht 21/11/2019)
Nepal
hasn’t been able to adapt to a changing world: Think
tanks can play a significant role in helping countries
like Nepal deal with the changes, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 19/11/2019)
10
national pride projects in pipeline: They are in
addition to the 22 that are yet to be completed, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 19/11/2019)
Project
implementation getting tougher due to high compensation
cost for land acquisition: Prime Minister Oli expresses
concern over growing demand for compensation, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/11/2019)
Protests
against project delays (rep 17/11/2019)
Nepal
govt to invest in young people, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
14/11/2019)
Technical
faults in projects: Unskilled manpower to blame, by
Govind Prasad Lamichhane and Uttam Neupane (ht 04/11/2019)
MoF
seeks details of stalled, incomplete, defunct projects
(ht 19/10/2019)
Structural
reforms in Nepal’s neighbouring countries have brought
immense changes: The Himalayan nation can learn a few
lessons and develop its own narrative of development,
by Bishal K. Chalise (kp 16/10/2019)
Development
expenditure 4.3pc in Q1: Till mid-Oct govt spent just Rs
17.7bn of allocated Rs 408bn (ht 15/10/2019) [The incompetent and corrupt
politicians and administrators will never change!],
Dismal
spending: Failure to spend capital expenditure will mean
no economic growth and no new job creation in the
country (ht 16/10/2019) [This
is a special form of crime and corruption by the highest
circles of politics and administration!], Only
4.41% capital spent in Q1 of FY2019/20 (rep
20/10/2019), Government
records poor capital expenditure in the first quarter:
Spending totalled Rs18.37 billion out of the Rs408
billion budget as of mid-October, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 22/10/2019)
Research
and development: Time to have a robust plan, by
Bishwo Bandhu Pokharel (ht 04/10/2019)
Nepal
to host Sagarmatha Sambaad in April: The theme for the
first-ever multi-stakeholder dialogue is ‘Climate
Change, Mountains and Future of Humanity, by Anil
Giri (kp 19/09/2019)
Ambiguous
regulation puts nearly 1,500 contracts at termination
risk: The Public Procurement Regulation has a provision
of extending deadlines of expired contracts, but it does
not specify which project gets extension, officials say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/09/2019)
Why
plans fail in Nepal: Misplaced orientation at fault,
by Mukti Rijal (ht 13/09/2019)
Construction
delay: Poor planning to blame, by Uttam Neupane (ht
11/09/2019)
Implementation
of APMD on Population & Development: Govt report
stresses building data collection, analysis capacity,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 03/09/2019)
Government
plans to create a bank of ‘game-changer’ projects: The
Social Welfare Council aims to attract funds from national
and international organisations, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/09/2019)
What
ails development in Nepal?: Absence of vision and core
competence, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 14/08/2019)
No
more cash on the nail: The government’s decision to grant
mobilisation advance to contractors only after they
commence work is much-needed (kp 12/08/2019)
Hiepe
stresses social protection for economic development
(ht 23/07/2019)
Follow
lagal provisions: While Nepal welcomes foreign
investment, it must be borne in mind that there are
rules and regulations to follow here just as in the land
of the investors (ht 23/07/2019)
Only
dismal progress is seen in KP Oli’s dream projects
(rep 21/07/2019)
Expediting
development: Removing foreign investment related
barriers in small and medium enterprises should be
immediate priority. This will attract private investors
and open new avenues of investment, by Kedar Neupane
(rep 21/07/2019)
Capital
spending at 73 pc in 2018-19: Experts urge enhancing
capacity of bureaucrats, contractors (ht
17/07/2019)
Nepal’s
development model has increased our
dependency, interview with Dinesh Paudel (rep
16/07/2019)
Population
and development Ensuring rights and choices, by
Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 11/07/2019)
Govt
yet to spend almost 50pc of development budget for
2018-19 (ht 10/07/2019)
Govt
to establish construction firm within next week (ht
05/07/2019), Govt
opens own construction company (ht 15/07/2019), A
futile move: The govt move to form the NICC is another
futile exercise at turning the clock back as it will
give birth to institutional corruption (ht
16/07/2019)
The
last-minute rush: Development or deception?, by
Devendra Basnet (rep 01/07/2019)
Around
2,500 contractors to get last deadline extension: As per
the regulation, those failing to complete the work
within a year will have their contracts terminated,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/06/2019)
Lack
of integrated approach mars development works: There has
been no coordination among various government
agencies when it comes to development works being
carried out in the Valley, by Arjun Poudel (kp
17/06/2019) [The most
non-integrated development projects are those run by the
FPTP MPs under the so-called pork barrel fund that has
the only meaning the safeguard the future re-election of
these non-inclusively nominated MPs!]
Government
amends procurement regulation allowing contractors to
bid in projects beyond their scope Latest
amendment removes the provision introduced barely a
month earlier to discourage contractors from
occupying multiple projects at a single time, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/06/2019)
Officials
say tough public procurement regulation should not
affect projects nearing completion: Contractors organise
a rally in Kathmandu demanding changes in the regulation,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/06/2019)
Project
management How it can eradicate poverty, by Simón
Dhungana (kp 06/06/2019)
Genetic
analysis can guide Nepal’s development, by Brook
Milligan (kp 02/06/2019)
Contractors
in firing line as parliamentary committee hints at
enforcing new procurement regulations: The new
regulations state that no contract may be extended
beyond half of the original period, preventing norm of
indefinite deadline extensions, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
01/06/2019)
Nepal’s
primitiveness is starker in its villages, where public
amenities such as drinking water supply, public
sanitation, paved streets and improved housing are
largely absent, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 29/05/2019)
Standards
for transfer of development projects finalized:
Standards define the basis for jurisdiction of projects
for three layers of government (rep 26/05/2019)
Project
selection process hindered in provinces with
Centre tight-lipped on its schemes, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 18/05/2019)
Poised
to scale new peaks: The country may be land-locked, but
its location is an asset that can be leveraged to
attract more investments, by Hans Peter Lankes (kp
17/05/2019)
Dozers
and Nepal’s development, by Anil Chitrakar (nt
17/05/2019)
Violation
of EIA report may cost up to Rs 5 million penalty
(rep 16/05/2019)
Devghat
master plan in limbo: Only 25 percent work completed in
10 years, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 16/05/2019)
Slow
capital expenditure continues to bedevil development
projects, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/05/2019)
Average
daily capital spending at Rs 41 million: Experts say
withholding payments may be an indication of corrupt
motives (rep 13/05/2019)
Planning
In Federal Set Up, by Mukti Rijal (rn 09/05/2019)
Govt’s
Priority To Development Projects, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 09/05/2019)
Migration
for development: Advance policy, institutional coherence,
by Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 06/05/2019)
Planning
for
development: Nepal’s development plan is built around
theme of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali.’ This vision
should be elaborated with specific measurable indicators,
by Kedar Neupane (rep 01/05/2019)
15th
five-year plan to help reduce absolute poverty (ht
29/04/2019), NPC
approves concept paper of 15th plan (rep 29/04/2019)
Accurate
data
needed: It is unfortunate that in this information age,
the country lacks vital data in practically all sectors,
preventing one from taking informed decision (ht
24/04/2019)
The
fallacy of false precision: Govt using obsolete
investment, growth model, by Rupak D Sharma (ht
23/04/2019)
Why
development
efforts in the country go down the drain—almost always?
There’s a serious lack of coordination among government
agencies, officials say, byArjun Poudel (kp
21/04/2019)
Prosperity
from
below: Policy makers and politicians are reluctant to
recognize, expand and lead the country toward prosperity
in a socially and ecologically sustainable manner,
by Khem Lal Bishwakarma (rep 18/04/2019)
Work
for
social good: Social workers have a great role to play in
making CSR the footprint of an organization so that it
enhances its value and impacts the community at a
far-reaching level, by Pratikshya Sharma (rep
15/04/2019)
Promises
of prosperity from Rara Lake last
year look elusive, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 14/04/2019)
After
promises
failed, secretaries told to focus on ‘flagship’
projects: It is implementation, not the addition of
loaded phrases in policies and programmes, that
matters, officials say, by Anil Giri (kp 11/04/2019)
The
15th Plan And Implementation, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
11/04/2019)
Three
projects in limbo after losing funding from financer,
by Amrita Anmol (kp 09/04/2019)
NDC
meeting to finalise concept paper of 15th periodic plan
(ht 03/04/2019), Approach
paper draft of 15th five-year plan okayed (ht
05/04/2019), NPC
estimates Rs 9.25 trillion investment for implementation
of 15th plan (rep 06/04/2019), Fifteenth
Fiver Year Plan: Reality Check, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 08/04/2019), Govt
to spend Rs 9.96 trillion in next five years: NPC
projects nearly equal amount of capital and recurrent
expenditures (rep 10/04/2019)
The
megaprojects
conundrum: Improving performance requires serious
introspection and understanding of the reasons for the
delay at the highest political level, by Naresh
Koirala (kp 19/03/2019)
Energy
tops
governments FDI priority for investment summit:
Transport and aviation are second and third priorities
in terms of project costs (rep 17/03/2019
Lumbini
Development Masterplan: 35 years on, large projects yet
to be implemented (ht 23/02/2019)
Development
Governance, by Mukti Rijal (rn 21/02/2019)
Sick
projects put government’s billions at risk: 1,848
projects with contract amount of Rs118 billion are
incomplete, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/02/2019),
Bridge
project by Pappu Construction moving at snail’s pace,
by Shiva Puri (kp 21/02/2019)
Nominated
lawmakers angry as they are not allowed to spend Rs
40m, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2019) [This
once again means that the option is predominantly for
male Tagadhari leaders only, expecially male Bahuns!
Nevertheless, development investment is not the task
of elected legislators, it only helps to promote
corruption!]
Nepal
on
the right path to development: Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough;
World Bank country director for Nepal says the group
will continue extending its support to Nepal to propel
growth (kp 18/02/2019), ‘Historic
time for Nepal as political, economic, social factors
fall into place’ (kp 18/02/2019)
Experts
question
rationale behind new government think tank: Analysts
concerned about a turf war between old and new
institutions, by Anil Giri (rep 08/02/2019)
Development
dreams: Still a far-fetched reality, by Madhavi
Singh Shah (ht 08/02/2019)
In
the name of development, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
01/02/2019)
Planning
Things in Perspective, by Prem Khatry (rn
29/01/2019)
A
game of limbo: More thoughtful deliberation must factor
into procurement and bidding (kp 23/01/2019)
Participatory
Development: Enhancing Equity and Sustainability, by
Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 19/01/2019)
Progress
of many national pride projects dismal (ht
18/01/2019)
Govt’s
capital expenditure still sluggish: Only 17.68pc of Rs
313.9 billion allocated spent in first half of fiscal
(ht 16/01/2019)
Plan
to punish contractors dropped after pressure from
higher-ups: Some companies with political connections
were under scrutiny, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/01/2019)
Fighting
inequality in Nepal: The road to prosperity (OXFAM report,
11 January 2019), Costs
of
inequality: Key among the development challenges facing
Nepal is the ever-widening income and wealth gap between
the haves and have-nots, by Cecilia Keizer (rep
13/01/2019)
Give
fairness a chance: Conflict is caused by inequality, so
inclusive development is needed to sustain peace, by
Prakash Paudel (kp 07/01/2019)
Tourism,
aviation minister rues poor implementation of projects
(rep 22/12/2018)
Reforming
Planning
Commission: Development planning is a political process.
National Planning Commission, as part of that machinery,
belongs in the Prime Minister’s Office, by Bishal
Thapa (rep 18/12/2018)
Marginal
Utility of State for the Deprived, by Kiran Dahal
(rn 15/12/2018)
Looking
inward: Nepal needs home-grown economic models for
development, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp 13/12/2018)
None
of
the national pride road projects set to meet deadline:
Citing slow works in the past decade, ministry sets new
time frame, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/12/2018)
Auditing
Development Projects, by Hari Bahadur Thapa (rn
03/12/2018)
NPC
coming up with ‘Nepal’s Long Term Vision, 2043’, by
Bishnu Tamang (rep 13/11/2018)
Mega
infrastructure projects: Government drafts law to
facilitate swift implementation, by Roshan S Nepal
(ht 05/11/2018)
Wrong
model: Development model pursued by the government is
perpetuating inequality bias, by Khilendra Basnyat
(kp 04/11/2018)
Bridging
the
gap: Public construction projects in Nepal have long
been bearing the brunt of politicisation, corruption and
systemic problems (ht 24/10/2018)
25-year
vision
to transform nation in sight: Nepal hopes to graduate to
a middle-income economy by 2030 and take another leap to
a developed country in the next 13 years, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/10/2018)
Nepal’s
human capital index laudable: Much better than India,
second only to Sri Lanka in SAsia (ht 13/10/2018)
Only
7 national pride projects minimum 50 pc complete, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 13/10/2018), Expedite
national pride projects (rep 15/10/2018)
Pathway
to
prosperity: In the 1980s, an average Chinese or Indian
was as poor as an average Nepali. Today, an average
Chinese is six-times richer and average Indian is two
and half times richer than a Nepali, by Ram C
Acharya (rep 10/10/2018)
NPI
to unveil its strategic plan (ht 10/10/2018)
‘Project
deal without funds delays works’, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/10/2018)
Developers
to be allowed to build infra at project sites on their
own: Government to share cost of such investments
(rep 20/09/2018)
New
laws to push projects (kp 19/09/2018)
Human
Devlopment Index: Nepal still trails most of South Asian
countries (kp 16/09/2018) [See values
for Nepal and corresponding notes],
Human
development ‘medium’ in Nepal, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 16/09/2018)
Oli
slams national planners for delays and lousy results
(kp 16/09/2018), PM
Oli, ministers question NPC’s role (ht 16/09/2018)
Costs
shoot up as major projects miss deadlines, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/09/2018)
NPC
tables impressive progress report of national pride
projects (rep 12/09/2018)
Investment
essentials: Despite the progress, a number of challenges
remain on our way to sustainable development, by
Mina Aryal (kp 04/09/2018)
Lackluster
progress in mega infra projects in Province 5 (rep
04/09/2018)
Learn
from
China: China is rising to superpower status in 40 years
after Deng Xiaoping initiated reforms. We have lost 30
years of post-1990 doing nothing, by Kaushal Pant
(rep 02/09/2018)
Blacklist
lacks
erring big contractors: Delays in construction works are
blamed on a single firm grabbing many contracts and then
sitting idle, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/08/2018)
NPC
gearing up to establish project bank (ht 24/08/2018)
Development
Goals And Experiences, by Mukti Rijal (rn
23/08/2018)
Global
citizens Nepalis need to tell the world that things have
changed, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 14/08/2018)
Dangerous
development: As long as our development activities
endanger lives, we cannot call it progress (kp
08/08/2018)
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)
ADB-financed
projects
continue to move at sluggish pace: Less than one-third
of contract, disbursement of annual targets achieved
(rep 03/08/2018)
Transformative
reforms: The Nepali people have to move from being
transactional to transformative, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 31/07/2018)
Path
to prosperity: Nepal should play an effective role in
regional and multilateral development forums, by
Balkrishna Bhandari (kp 31/07/2018)
Don’t
repeat the past: Infrastructural projects have been
stalled since long. It’s time to change that, by
Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp 26/07/2018)
Final
Hour Rush, or The Asare Bikash, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 16/07/2018)
Development
or dependency: Urbanisation and destruction of farmland
is taking its toll on the Valley’s landscapes, by
Swetaa Amatya Shrestha (kp 10/07/2018)
Learning
from Bihar: Madesh can takeaway from Bihar’s higher
growth rate with a policy shift, by Binay K. Mishra
(kp 06/07/2018)
Coordination
needed for mega projects, says Pun (kp 06/07/2018)
Is
globalization
working? Has the globalization been really working out?
Have the least developed countries (LDCs) like Nepal
been at the benefitting end?, by Ajaya Kusum
Adhikari (rep 05/07/2018)
Laws
to make contractors accountable on the anvil, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 01/07/2018)
Open
data for transparency: Key to economic development,
by Nayan Krishna Joshi, Bishnu Dev Pant, Sadichchha
Shrestha and Prabin Dongol (ht 29/06/2018)
Of
mountains
and imaginations: Nepal and Bhutan could build mountain
ports to make it a global hub for highlands around the
world, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 27/06/2018)
Ban
on construction materials stalls Udayapur projects,
by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 27/06/2018)
Subcontracting
major
problem in project progress, say officials: Practice of
construction firms grabbing as many contracts as
possible and subcontracting them has created a mess,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/06/2018)
No
clear strategy in big infrastructure projects: Experts;
Lack of proper utilization of limited resources a big
worry, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 20/06/2018)
The
new opium of Nepalis: It’s much easier to bind the minds
of the middle class with the imagery of a giant ship,
by Sabin Ninglekhu (kp 19/06/2018)
Communist
government moves to curtail civil liberties: Two new
policies look set to curb dissent, by Supriya
Manandhar (The Record 15/06/2018)
Nepal
pledges $30,000 to think tank (kp 13/06/2018)
Hold
fast
to reality: What kind of prosperity and development are
we aiming for? Where do quality infrastructure and
efficient human resources feature in this development
narrative?, by Meena Bhatta (rep 11/06/2018)
Over
50pc projects delayed in Capital, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/06/2018)
Government
restores practice of 3-year expenditure plans: MTEF
makes budget cycle more dynamic and aligned with
periodic plans (rep 02/06/2018)
A
story called bikas: Nepal’s narratives on development
should encompass much more than just economic growth,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 01/06/2018)
DAO
Kathmandu submits details of 596 ‘unsatisfactory’
projects, contractors, by Umesh Poudel (ht
29/05/2018)
The
prosperity agenda: Global partnership will not
materialise without our conscious and consistent efforts,
by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp 28/05/2018)
‘Govt
should ramp up development spending for economic
prosperity’ (ht 27/05/2018)
Big
contractors lambasted for non-performance and syndicates,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 27/05/2018)
Govt
mulls ‘war room’ idea for big projects (kp
22/05/2018)
Contractors
face govt action, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/05/2018)
A
wealth of meaning: How to make money in an unequal world,
by Anil Chitrakar (nt 18/05/2018)
Annual
policies, plans to have five-year vision (kp
15/05/2018)
Road
to
prosperity: Why is Nepal adamant on adopting
western-style development that has already resulted in
colonialism and two world wars?, by Sandesh Ghimire
(kp 13/05/2018)
Time
To Change: Focus For Development, by Balmukunda
Regmi (rn 07/05/2018)
IBN
begins exploring new projects (rep 30/04/2018)
Fiscal
consolidation: Addressing policy dilemma, by Krishna
Sharma (ht 26/04/2018)
Sovereign
credit rating: Why is it important for Nepal?, by
Joseph Silvanus (ht 13/04/2018)
‘Govt’s
prime focus will be to graduate Nepal from LDC status by
2022’ (ht 12/04/2018)
Development
blues:
Our development initiative is creating more dependency
and pushing for urbanization rather than developing
rural areas, by Jagat Basnet (rep 10/04/2018)
Pancheswar
project: Locals hoping PM's visit to kick start it
(rep 05/04/2018)
Human
resource matters: Educated and talented young people are
fundamental to the country’s development, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 03/04/2018)
Planning
for Prosperity, by Mukti Rijal (rn 29/03/2018), Bringing
Development on Track, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
29/03/2018)
Be
bold, Nepal: Nepal has a clear and straightforward path
to greater prosperity but achieving its full potential
requires deeper connectivity with the dynamic South
Asian economy, by Alaina B. Teplitz (rep 28/03/2018)
CDP
meeting approves Nepal’s call to withhold LDC graduation
(ht 17/03/2018), Nepal’s
bid to remain among the poorest succeeds (rep
17/03/2018), Nepal’s
Upgrading From LDC Status, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
23/03/2018)
Regional
conference on ecosystem services stresses poverty
alleviation (ht 15/03/2018)
World
Bank report calls for change in Nepal’s development
model (rep 14/03/2018) [see World
Bank report]
No
progress in Pancheshwar project in two decades, by
Rajebndra Bhatta (rep 12/03/2018)
Progress
of national pride projects remains sluggish (ht
09/03/2018)
Good
Governance and Development, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
08/03/2018)
District
HQ looks deserted as quake victims return home, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 08/03/2018)
A
return to self-sufficiency: Allure of special treatment
creates protracted dependency; it shouldn’t incentivise
a country to remain in LDC comfort zone, by Subhash
Wostey (kp 07/03/2018)
High
development
trajectory: Implementation of bold reforms backed by
Nepali industriousness would bring social, economic
transformation to proximity, by Bishow Parajuli (kp
05/03/2018)
Project
cost escalation bane of country’s development (kp
02/03/2018)
Nepal
puts LDC graduation plan on holds (ht 28/02/2018), Cabinet
puts on hold Nepal’s status upgradation in UN (kp
01/03/2018), Govt
wants Nepal to remain LDC: To request UN not to upgrade
it to developing country (ht 01/03/2018), Backward
move:
The arguments put forward to keep the country as an LDC
sound plainly absurd, devoid of any ambition to move
forward (ht 01/03/2018), Smart
move: Stimulated economic growth required for Nepal to
sustainably graduate from LDC status (kp
02/03/2018), High
annual growth needed to graduate to league of
middle-income countries by 2030 (ht 04/03/2018)
Development
projects suffer from negligence of contractors, by
Sher Bahadur KC (rep 27/02/2018)
Bam
Dev-led authority mooted in govt’s CMP, by Rewati
Sapkota (kp 22/02/2018)
Nepal
abandons LDC graduation plan (kp 19/02/2018), Between
rock & hard place: Nepal has no choice but to put
LDC graduation plan on backburner for now (kp
20/02/2018)
Rethinking
settlement:
Were some well-placed schemes for drinking water and
irrigation initiated, the exodus from the hills -
and its seen and unforeseen effects on the fertile Tarai
- might be plugged yet, by Mohan Guragain (kp
17/02/2018)
Withering
development:
Economic development packages of goods and services that
became prerequisites of prosperity and affluence have
ravaged our shared social, cultural and ecological ties,
by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 13/02/2018)
Contractors
demand
immediate release of outstanding payments: Say the delay
is hampering construction works of different projects
(ht 26/01/2018)
Stone
smuggling affecting development projects in Kailali,
by Yogesh Rawal (rep 24/01/2018)
Agenda
for
prosperity: The nation’s future in terms of prosperity
and development will depend on the proper execution of
economic decentralisation, by Hari Prasad Shrestha
(kp 23/01/2018)
Nepal
tops South Asia in inclusive development (ht
23/01/2018), Nepal
jumps 5 notches to 22nd position in inclusive
development index (rep 23/01/2018), Development
for
all: The improvement in inclusive development index just
as Nepal aims desired economic growth is a positive sign
(ht 24/01/2018)
Are
we
there yet? If Nepal takes decision for graduation, it
will change trade partnerships and fiscal financing
facilities enjoyed by the country, by Kartika Yadav
(rep 10/01/2018)
The
Age of MPI and SDGs, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn
06/01/2018)
Few
pride projects make desired progress (ht 06/01/2018)
‘CIAA
against politicisation of dev projects’ (kp
31/12/2017)
Low
investment in infrastructure will impede growth (ht
30/12/2017)
‘Procurement
related laws should be amended timely’ (ht
30/12/2017)
Safe
migration: Harnessing development potential, by
Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 27/12/2017)
Youth
in
data: Only by providing adequate opportunities to the
youths, can Nepal realize its dream of transitioning
into the middle-income country by 2030, by Bijay K.
Shahi (rep 25/12/2017)
Cringed
CapEx: Low capital spending affects the quality of our
vital energy, road and telecom infrastructures, by
Kartika Yadav (rep 20/12/2017)
Cementocracy:
Development
as a political good has resulted in an alliance between
business leaders and the political establishment, by
Dan Hirslund and Prem Phyak (kp 18/12/2017)
Ministries
fail to submit project proposals for BRI (kp
11/12/2017)
Guidelines
for declaring NPPs in offing (ht 05/12/2017)
IFC
sees $46 billion investment potential in Nepal by 2030,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 05/12/2017) [see "Climate Investment Opportunities
in South AsiaAn IFC Analysis"]
Political
Interferences In Development, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 15/11/2017)
‘Progress
in LDCs hinges on access to modern energy’ (kp
24/11/2017)
Government
fails to properly implement ADB-funded projects (kp
01/11/2017)
Understanding
resilience: Mountain communities need to practise
resilience to cope with changes for future well-being,
by Sakhie Pant (kp 29/10/2017)
It’s
getting better: Nepal may not become a developed country
soon, but many things have improved, by Dwaipayan
Regmi (kp 25/10/2017)
‘Country
has ample untapped potentials to prosper rapidly’
(kp 17/10/2017)
Bheri-Babai
project provides job to 500 Nepalis (rep 17/10/2017)
Chure
conservation
project seeking funds from non-govt donors: The
government has allocated Rs 1.91 billion to Chure
conservation programme this year, which is just 20pc of
the projected annual budget, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 14/10/2017)
‘Speed
up progress of pride projects’ (ht 13/10/2017)
Learning
from Singapore: Change has to start within the Nepali
people themselves before it can influence larger society,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 10/10/2017)
Govt
to conduct feasibility study of nine projects (ht
07/10/2017)
Stuck
in the past: The concept of development has become a
‘social organizing force’ in the Nepali socio-political
context, by Deepak Thapa (kp 05/10/2017)
Conditioned
happiness:
Nepal’s economic, social and human development has been
constrained by a lack of basic, adequate infrastructure,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/09/2017)
Looking
out: With the end of transition, Nepal needs to be able
to assert its position on the global stage, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 26/09/2017)
Nepal
And Development Perspective, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
21/09/2017)
Experts
call for integrated policy (ht 21/09/2017)
Capital
expenditure stands at 1.27pc of total allocation (ht
18/09/2017)
HIDCL
to invest Rs 36 billion in five years: Plans to mobilise
LoC from development partners (ht 17/09/2017)
Trenches
to
tunnels: Nepal Army needs to pay attention to planning,
accountability and transparency in infrastructure
building projects, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 12/09/2017)
Performance
of P1 projects improves, but still not satisfactory
(kp 09/09/2017)
Political
instability thwarts Nepal’s development goals, by
Prashanna Chitrakar (ht 08/09/2017)
NPC
decides to list all hydels under national priority
projects, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 20/08/2017)
LDC
graduation
a milestone, not a goal: Political and intellectual
discourse needed so we don’t regress after graduating to
developing country status, by Mina Aryal (kp
16/08/2017)
Ministry
of Human Capital: The next decade should focus on
managing the human side of issues, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 15/08/2017)
Political
And Bureaucratic Hurdles To Development, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 14/08/2017)
Central
level project implementation units: NRA plan falls
through as line ministries baulk, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 08/08/2017)
Gender-aware
policies needed: Nepal can’t hope to graduate from its
LDC status without reaching out to the poor, by
Subhash Nepali (kp 06/08/2017)
Govt
appoints Wagle as NPC vice-chair (ht 04/08/2017)
NPPs
recorded dismal progress last fiscal (ht 02/08/2017)
FCAN
asks govt to ensure involvement of Nepali contractors in
mega projects (rep 02/08/2017)
Sikta
irrigation project: 13 years on, nat’l pride project
still incomplete, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
01/08/2017)
Fighting
poverty:
Challenge is to deliver ‘bikas’ at the doorsteps of
extremely poor communities like Chepangs and help
transform their lives by involving them at every level,
by Bhagirath Yogi (rep 01/08/2017)
NPC
vice-chairman quits (kp 01/08/2017)
Cutting
Paths Of Prosperity, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
28/07/2017)
‘Govt
projects must finalise contracts in 1st three months’
(kp 20/07/2017), Time-bound
action plan to ramp up capex, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 20/07/2017)
NPC
recommends
formulation of Act to define nat’l pride projects,
by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 16/07/2017)
Leapfrogging
poverty, by Vidyadhar Mallik (nt 14/07/2017)
No
progress on road projects financed by Indian soft loan
(rep 09/07/2017)
Data
for development: Only disaggregated and publicly
available data will help us realize our dream of
inclusive development, by Hum Bhandari (rep
05/07/2017)
PM
asks
for progress report on projects every fortnight (kp
04/07/2017) [As a consequence,
this will put him under high pressure if he does not
immediately react on slow progress reports!]
‘Mainstream
DRR
into development planning’ (ht 29/06/2017)
Nepal
ranks
91st in Social Progress Index-2017 (kp 24/06/2017)
‘Over
300,000
households poor in 25 districts’: 18 indicators
including ownership of the house, its structure, types
of cooking fuel, water and sanitation facilities,
household size and ethnicity used to calculate poverty
level , by Manish Gautam (kp 16/06/2017)
Town
development committees redundant, scrap them: House
panel, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 13/06/2017)
Projects
financed by Indian LoC: Nepali firms should be allowed
to bid, say stakeholders, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
13/06/2017)
PAF
concerned
as World Bank funding nears end (kp 07/06/2017), No
specific program for poverty alleviation in new budget:
PAF (rep 07/06/2017)
Government
to
set up Rs 500bn fund: Aims to generfate necessary
capital for mega development projects (ht
03/06/2017)
Lawmakers
press govt to continue constituency dev funds (rep
27/05/2017) [a source for
endless corruption on a failed way to development!!]
Elusive
decentralisation:
Instead of turning Kathmandu into a mega city, we should
develop cities elsewhere, by Prashanta Khanal (kp
25/05/2017)
‘Reforms
necessary
to address tepid growth’ (ht 24/05/2017)
NPC
prepares
formula for fund distribution: A ‘scientific formula’
will allocate budget to local bodies automatically,
by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 21/05/2017)
Low
spending:
It is the government which needs to make massive
investment in infrastructure development in targeted
areas. No growth is possible unless the government
increases its spending capacity (ht 18/05/2017)
Reaping
Demographic Dividends, by Ratna Prajapati (rn
06/05/2017)
Whither
pride
project laws? Myriads of structural problems have caused
almost all of our big projects to fall behind schedule,
by Naresh Koirala (kp 01/05/2017)
Rs233.6b
sits
idle in state coffers: Slow capital spending blamed for
excessive collection of funds (kp 28/04/2017)
Think
twice
before preparing project reports, says panel (kp
14/04/2017)
Nordic
development
model: Implications for Nepal, by Santosh Gautam (ht
10/04/2017)
Govt
disregards NPC VC advice, prepares to give expressway
contract to army (rep 01/04/2017)
Cleaning
the
drainage: Nepal’s development bottleneck is largely due
to the behavioural problems plaguing our leaders,
bureaucrats and general citizens, by Bhoj Raj Poudel
(kp 24/03/2017)
Nepal
graduates
to medium human development grouping (kp 23/03/2017)
[?; see indicators]
Law
on
national pride projects sought (kp 16/02/2017)
Submit
evaluation report within six months: Development
committee to NPC (rep 16/03/2017)
NPC
seeks revision in PPP Policy to pave way for PPP Center
(rep 14/03/2017)
Home
coming:
Retired international civil servants return to a Nepal
that isn’t too keen on taking advantage of their
experience, by Smriti Basnet (nt 10/03/2017)
‘Manpower
crunch
halting development’ (ht 07/03/2017)
Poor
performances:
The government usually announces a multi-billion rupee
project without making any real assessment about the
problem of land acquisition from individuals (ht
06/03/2017)
Progress
of
NP, P1 projects dismal (ht 05/03/2017)
Spending
on
infra lowest among strategic sectors: Only 15.56pc of
allocation for infrastructure development spent (ht
05/03/2017)
Private
investments
and our duties: Nepal needs to create an
investment-friendly environment in order to prosper,
by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 02/03/2017),
Investment
Summit
from today: To be attended by around 300 foreign
delegates, including India’s finance minister and AIIB
president, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 02/03/2017), Investment
climate
in Nepal improving: Government organizing Investment
Summit after a gap of 25 years, by Kuvera Chalise
(rep 02/03/2017), Making
case
for investing in Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal, ministers
and top NC, UML leaders commit to promoting a good
business environment, by Bibek Subedi (kp
03/03/2017), ), AIIB
committed
to investing in Nepal’s infra: Chief (kp
03/03/2017), ‘Nepal
will
receive loan assistance from Asian Infra Bank by 2018’,
interview with Jin Liqun, AiiB president (kp 03/03/2017)
Stop
meddling:
The practice of wielding influence to grab a stake in
infrastructure projects should end (kp 28/02/2017)
Nepal
Investment Summit from Thursday: AIIB President, Indian
Finance Minister keynote speakers (rep 27/02/2017)
Soldier
to
shoulder: The Nepal Army is a close partner in the
development efforts of the Nepali people, by Suresh
Sharma (kp 24/02/2017)
Govt
to
cut short budget implementation process: To end practice
of seeking NPC’s permission to implement development
projects (kp 21/02/2017)
Locals
unsatisfied
with pace of construction projects (ht 20/02/2017)
Nepal
investment
summit: IBN to show 8 projects as potential ventures;
The board has selected four railway projects, a
hydropower project, a tunnel highway, an international
airport and a chemical fertilizer plant (kp
17/02/2017)
Preparation
of
NVC laboratory hits a snag (kp 15/02/2017)
Govt
appoints
seven experts to NPC (kp 15/02/2017)
Deterrent
to
investment: Policy stability is key to attracting
private investment, both foreign and domestic (kp
14/02/2017)
Development
budget
being misused, by Laxmi Gautam (ht 11/02/2017)
Rs
14.86 billion dev budget spent in last 25 days (rep
09/02/2017)
Govt
bodies
at a loss for lack of right to spend: On average, each
ministry has extended spending authority to about 80pc
projects and programmes, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
01/02/2017)
Portal
offering
official government data launched: www.nepalindata.com
offers more than 400 datasets spread over 12
sections (kp 28/01/217) [see website]
Growth
and
prosperity: Nepal should enforce economic reforms and
spend the capital budget (kp 25/01/2017)
Lawmakers
slam
government for sluggish development works (ht
24/01/2017)
Amlekhgunj
oil
pipeline named priority project (kp 19/01/2017) [This means absolutely nothing!]
Govt
unveils Immediate Implementation Action Plan (rep
19/01/2017)
Inclusive
Growth and Development Report-2017: Nepal tops regional
ranking in inclusive development index, by Kuvera
Chalise (rep 18/01/2017)
NRA
to monitor I/NGO activities from next week, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 16/01/2017)
Clarion
call
for incorporating GHT as nat’l pride project (kp
16/01/2017)
Quake-hit
in
Ramechhap demand 2nd tranche of aid, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 16/01/2017)
Timber
shortage
in Gorkha hits reconstruction progress, by Sudip
Kaini (kp 16/01/2017)
47.9
million cu ft timber needed for reconstruction (rep
16/01/2017)
Longer
the
delay in spending available funds, harder it will be to
secure new funds, interview with Govind Raj
Pokharel, new CEO of NRA (kp 16/01/2017), Ramp
up
spending: That govt hasn’t acted, despite knowing
pitfalls of low capital expenditure, is embarrassing
(kp 17/01/2017), Low
capital
expenditure: Begging for money but not having a plan to
spend it is an age-old problem in Nepal, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 17/01/2017), Govt
to
unveil action plan to ramp up capital expenditure,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 18/01/2017)
NRA
bid
to issue rebuilding grants before monsoon (kp
15/01/2017)
Reconstruction
chipping
away Bhaktapur’s heritage (ht 15/01/2017)
Nepal
8th
largest LIDC to attract investment in PPP projects
(kp 14/01/2017)
Quake
survivors
unhappy with government grant (ht 14/01/2017)
NRA
starts
data collection in Bhojpur, Khotang districts (kp
13/01/2017)
Reconstruction
Works: Moving At A Snail’s Pace, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 12/01/2017)
Leadership
change
in NRA: Govt dismisses Gyewali, brings Pokharel back,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/01/2017)
Localisation
of
humanitarian response: A lesson from Nepal’s earthquake
is that INGOs need to strengthen local actors instead of
themselves, by Subindra Bogati and Andy Featherstone
(kp 12/01/2017)
NRNA
begins
construction of housing facility in Laprak, by Sudip
Kaini (kp 12/01/2017)
Over
19,000
Bhaktapur quake-hit awaiting aid (kp 12/01/2017)
Priority
project:
Nepal needs to remove legal barriers such as difficult
taxation and unclear policies in order to encourage
foreign investment, by Binod Atreya (rep 11/01/2017)
NPC
panel
to standardise national pride project selection process
(kp 10/01/2017)
Planning
Commission
endorses 14th 3-yr plan (kp 10/01/2017)
Continued
aftershocks:
Govt has to seriously look into how it is handling
post-disaster reconstruction (kp 09/01/2017)
Govt
nod
for cost participatory projects (ht 09/01/2017)
Shortage
of
skilled workers affects reconstruction work (ht
07/01/2017)
Tired
of
the cold wait, quake survivors rebuild on their own
(kp 06/01/2017)
Getting
the
facts straight: It’s high time the government and donors
made an honest assessment of reconstruction and
resettlement works in earthquake-affected areas, by
Navin Singh Khadka (kp 06/01/2017), Learning
to
reconstruct: Volunteers from around the world are
filling the gap left by the government in helping
rebuild quake-damaged schools, by Shreejana Shrestha
(nt 06/01/2017) [Be
sure, NRA and govt will be looking for ways how to
criticise and punish these voluteers!], Owning
up
to our past: Bureaucratic insensitivities worry local
communities working to rebuild heritage sites, by
Sahina Shrestha (nt 06/01/2017)
NRA
chief
furnishes clarification: Gyewali points finger of blame
at govt agencies; Says he has fulfilled his duty within
the given jurisdiction, by Pragati Shahi (kp
05/01/2017), No
sight
of solution to thousands of landless Kavre quake
victims’ problem, by Raj
Kumar Parajuli (ht
05/01/2017), NRA
chief Gyewali blames govt for the delay, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 05/01/2017), Govt
‘decides’
to sack NRA chief Gyewali, by Praveen Dhakal (rep
05/01/2017), Govt
prepares
ground for giving NRA chief executive officer boot: Asks
Sushil Gyewali to clarify why he should not be relieved
of dutiesn CEO says he is yet to receive any letter
seeking fresh clarification (kp 06/01/2017), Gyewali
to
furnish clarification tomorrow (ht 07/01/2017), Gyewali
gets
letter that seeks to send him packing (kp
07/01/2017), No
justifiable
ground to sack me: NRA CEO Gyewali defends, by
Samipa Khanal (kp 09/01/2017), Gyewali
moves
court: Gyewali demands an interim order seeking his
reinstatement as the chief executive officer of the
National Reconstruction Authority (kp 17/01/2019)
Govt
savings
soar to Rs207b (kp 05/01/2017)
Female
contractor
busy building quake-hit village, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp 05/01/2017)
Engineers
reach
Lamjung villages to collect data of quake survivors
(kp 05/01/2017)
Tripartite
pact
signed with 87pc of registered families: NRA (kp
04/01/2017)
PM
orders
shot in the arm for national pride projects: More than
half of the schemes fail to meet 50 percent performance
target (kp 03/01/2017), PM
directs
ministries to regularly monitor P1 projects (ht
03/01/2017), Sluggish
development:
Govt should accord high priority to national pride
projects (kp 04/01/2017)
Survey
for housing grant to be complete only by February
(rep 03/01/2017), Data
collection
of quake victims in limbo (ht 03/01/2017)
Quake-hit
families
crushing pebbles for living, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp 01/01/2017)
Govt
seeks
clarification from NRA chief exec: PM’s core team is
learnt to have the perception that Gyewali subtly
defied the government’s instructions on the pretext of
legal hurdles and donor sensitivity, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 30/12/2016), Government
seeks
clarification from NRA chief over ‘lacklustre’
performance, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 30/12/2016), Govt seeks
clarification from NRA CEO again, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 30/12/2016)
Of
overhead costs and underhand expenses, by Gunjan
Upadhyay (rep 30/12/2016)
NRA
mobilises
teams to find out vulnerable settlements (kp
28/12/2016) [Please take time!
It's only 20 months since these settlements have been
destroyed!], Technical
teams
to collect data on quake victims (ht 29/12/2016)
The
Siraha model: In all future national budgets at least
half the development expenditure should be earmarked for
quick-yielding projects, by Sukhdev Shah
(28/12/2016)
NRA
staff
agree to return to work (kp 27/12/2016), Govt
increases
allowances for rebuilding technicians (kp
30/12/2016)
Yes,
we can! We need urgent structural reforms in order to
encourage investments from the general public in
productive sector, by Jaleshowar Pandey and Dinkar
Nepal (rep 27/12/2016)
One
year
of reconstruction: Staff crunch dogs NRA since birth
(kp 26/12/2016)
House
panel
directs govt to expedite IBN projects (ht
26/12/2016)
Quake
victims’
data collection begins in Khotang (ht 25/12/2016)
Return
to
work within two days, govt tells engineers: Challenged
to hand in individual resignations at
concerned offices (kp 23/12/2016)
Govt
to
collect data of quake-hit households in Lamjung: An
official at the Central Bureau of Statistics says
engineers will start digital data compilation from
December 30, by Aash Gurung (kp 22/12/2016) [Which
engineers? Those who have resigned??]
Reconstruction
woes:
Providing succour to earthquake survivors is a national
priority as well as a humanitarian imperative, by
Maina Dhital (kp 22/12/2016)
Bitter
winter
looms: Govt’s handling of reconstruction has been slow
and irresponsible (kp 21/12/2016), Construction
of
quake victims’ houses stops, by Arjun Poudel (ht
21/12/2016)
Reimagining
development:
The gap between NPC planning and implementation is
rather big. So millions of Nepalis have been denied the
right to participate in the shared national prosperity,
by Simone Galimberti (rep 21/12/2016)
NRA
engineers,
technicians resign en masse, by Pragati Shahi (kp
21/12/2016), NRA
upset
by engineers’ unsporting action (kp 22/12/2016)
Post-quake
rebuilding:
Ministry okays distribution of second tranche of aid,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 20/12/2016)
On
the brink: One and a half years is a really long time
for rebuilding. No wonder earthquake survivors feel like
it’s been ages, by Ravi Lochan Paudyal (rep
20/12/2016)
Council
of
ministers to discuss Kavre quake victims’ issues (ht
20/12/2016) [??]
NRA’s
amendment
proposal okayed (ht 19/12/2016)
Only
3637
quake victims of 94072 in Valley get first tranche,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 19/12/2016)
Poverty
alleviation:
Thani seeks more teeth for ministry (kp 17/12/2016)
Rural
reconstruction: Hope amid ruins; Government needs to
ensure that reconstruction carried on individual basis
or through I/NGOs meets safety standards, by Sandesh
Paudyal (rep 17/12/2016)
Rebuilding
staff
on warpath (kp 17/12/2016), NRA
forwards
proposal to revise technicians’ incentives: The frequent
strikes by the technical staff mobilised in
quake-affected districts have affected the
reconstruction works in rural districts (kp
18/12/2016)
Political
stalemate
‘stalled’ reconstruction process (kp 16/12/2016),
Political
stalemate
‘stalled’ reconstruction process (kp 16/12/2016)
‘Govt
ready
to partner with private sector’ (ht 16/12/2016)
800
earthquake
victims start rebuilding in Kavre (ht 15/12/2016)
Quake
victims
request second batch of aid, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 13/12/2016)
Over
445k
families received first tranche of housing aid (kp
10/12/2016)
INGOs
unable to fund Rs 300,000 quake grants for all, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 10/12/2016)
House
panel
tells govt to rise development expenditure (kp
09/12/2016), Actual
budget
spending reaches 6.5pc in first four months of FY: House
panel criticises the government for not being able
to spend the money set aside for development
projects (kp 09/12/2016), House
panel
instructs NPC to shorten project approval process
(ht 09/12/2016), Punish
heads
of projects that fail to spend: Development committee
(rep 10/12/2016)
Promises
to
keep: The pledged assistance and the need for
reconstruction should receive high priority of the
government and the political parties (ht 09/12/2016)
Building
back
Bungamati: Earthquake survivors of historic town find
that preserving heritage is expensive business, by
Astha Joshi (nt 09/12/2016)
NRA
lacks
fund to distribute second tranche of housing grant
(ht 08/12/2016)
NRA
coordination
committee urges acceleration in reconstruction works
(ht 08/12/2016)
Most
I/NGOs behind on monthly reports: NRA (ht
08/12/2016) [Deeds are more
important than reports! What are you doing, NRA?]
Reconstruction
of
health post buildings delayed, by Sudip Kaini (kp
07/12/2016)
Unstable
policies, standards, procedures hindering reconstruction,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 07/12/2016)
NRA-hired
engineers
start protest (kp 07/12/2016), Engineers’
strike
hits reconstruciton, by Sudip Kaini and Anish Tiwari
(kp 09/12/2016)
Red
Cross unhappy with govt's NGO policy on reconstruction
(rep 07/12/2016)
Crucial
investment-related
decisions put on hold: Fate of mega projects in limbo as
IBN noard meeting has not been held for many months,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 07/12/2016)
Government
overlooks
directives of Parliament’s Development Committee (ht
06/12/2016)
Sluggish
construction affects reconstruction: In lack of
building, a school operates from toilet, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 06/12/2016)
NRA
misses its self-set deadlines again: The NRA has signed
grant agreements with only 58,405 of the total 94,072
eligible victims, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
06/12/2016)
Always
the
same: The budget spent on the development projects at
the last moment makes no sense as it compromises on the
quality of work (ht 06/12/2016)
‘Nepal
hasn’t
done all that it should have done for growth’,
interview with Jeffrey D Sachs (kp 05/12/2016), Country
has
strategic opportunities, says Sachs (ht 05/12/2016),
Economist
Sachs stresses hydropower development: Says Nepal must
generate 10 GW in next 15 years for S Asia (rep
05/12/2016)
Survivors
of
quake-hit districts still waiting: Large number of
affected households in Dhading, Makawanpur, Nuwakot yet
to get housing aid, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
04/12/2016)
Quake
victims demand inclusion of genuine victims for grants:
Only 57 percent victims sign agreement due to
obstruction so far; NRA shows indifference about the
problem, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 03/12/2016)
10,600
quake-affected
deprived of housing aid (kp 02/12/2016) [related to
Makwanpur district only]
Reasons
Behind Underdevelopment, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
01/12/2016)
Needs
of
the poor: Implement findings; The poor families should
be provided identity cards that will enable them to
receive ‘social security allowance’ and ‘compulsory
health insurance’. This allowance can be used by the
poor for total health care, by Vikash Raj Satyal (ht
01/12/2016)
Quake
victims yet to recieve house construction grants, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 01/12/2016)
Govt
seeks
to boost capital expenditure, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 29/11/2016)
NPC
to
finalise 3-year plan within December: The three-year
plan has envisaged attaining economic growth of 6.5
percent in the current fiscal year; 7.2 percent in
fiscal year 2017-18; and 7.9 percent in 2018-19 (kp
27/11/2016), Beyond
rituals:
Govt should depart from ritualistic practice of framing
short-term plans (kp 01/12/2016)
Reconstruction
of
govt buildings begins (ht 27/11/2016)
NRA
picks
BFIs to distribute aid inside Valley (kp
26/11/2016), 5
days left for signing agreement with Valley quake
victims (rep 26/11/2016)
300
schools
without classrooms in Sindhupalchok, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 26/11/2016)
17,000
cu
ft timber distributed in Sindhupalchok: Few families
have started building homes due to ‘insufficient’
fundNepal receives around Rs 70 billion every
year in remittances from migrant workers who are
based in India, by Anish Tiwari (kp 25/11/2016) [!!]
PM's
promise delays second tranche of quake grant: 1,114
victims apply for second tranche, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 24/11/2016)
Quake
victims in despair as harsh winter looms, by Dhruba
Dangal (rep 24/11/2016)
Quake
victims left to shiver under temporary tents: How can we
construct quake-resistant house with Rs 50,000?: Quake
victims, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 23/11/2016)
Rebuilding
ongoing
for 12k houses: 3162 houses being reconstructed in
Nuwakot, 2143 in Dhading, 1583 in Sindhupalchok, 1214 in
Dolakha and 994 in Kavre (kp 23/11/2016), Reconstruction
of
around 12,000 homes begins (ht 23/11/2016)
53
homes
built in two months: Earthquake survivors were provided
construction materials instead of cash, by Nagendra
Adhikari (kp 23/11/2016)
Timely
release
of funds crucial to implement projects: NRA; The NRA has
estimated a budget of Rs 120.75 billion alone for the
housing aid—for the first and second phase of aid
distribution to around 7.5m households (kp
22/11/2016), Now
for
action: The NRA has spent a lot of time and energy just
in preparing the action plan. Now, it is time to put the
plan into action (ht 22/11/2016)
As
winter looms Sankhu quake victims start rebuilding
without aid, by Gyan P. Neupane and Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 22/11/2016)
NRNA
to
rebuild houses in Laprak (ht 22/11/2016) [Why
has NRNA not been allowed to do so before?]
‘Nepal
yet
to localise SDGs’: government insists works to achieve
sustainable development goals have been initiated;
Countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan
have moved way ahead in terms of localising SDGs; Among
the least developed countries, Bangladesh, Cambodia and
Laos are ahead of Nepal (kp 22/11/2016), Need
for
localising, institutionalising SDGs at national level
stressed (ht 22/11/2016)
NRA
unveils
time-bound action plan: The NRA says it will deploy 100
volunteers to each of the affected VDCs; sign agreements
with quake victims in Kathmandu Valley within 10 days
(kp 21/11/2016), NRA
to
settle complaints by Jan (ht 21/11/2016),
Quake
survivors
in Gulmi sans housing aid, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp
21/11/2016)
Govt
preparing
to show NRA chief door? Rift between Dahal, Gyewali has
widened of late, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp
18/11/2016)
6,000
quake
victims living around BP Highway not granted permits for
house reconstruction (ht 18/11/2016)
Post-earthquake
response:
The way forward, by Kedar Neupane (ht 18/11/2016)
Project
doldrums:
Many of the instructions are simply ignored; most of the
rest are implemented half-heartedly, leading to their
very slow pace (ht 18/11/2016)
Recovery
is
still a far cry in Barpak, by Sudip Kaini (kp
18/11/2016), Quake-destroyed
homestays
reopen after reconstruction, by Sudip Kaini (kp
18/11/2016)
Quake
victims in trouble as houses under construction fail to
meet standard, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep
17/11/2016)
PM
Dahal
talks to NRA chair about reconstruction delays: The
directive committee of National Reconstruction Authority
will discuss a time-bound action plan on Sunday (kp
16/11/2016), PM
dissatisfied
with NRA’s work (ht 16/11/2016),
Approaching
winter
concerns quake victims, by Anish Tiwari (kp
16/11/2016), Community
school
students still studying in temporary classrooms, by
Pratap Bista (kp 16/11/2016), Reconstruction
grant
agreement signing resumes at Raksirang (ht
16/11/2016)
Rising
recurrent
spending poses fiscal risk: ADB (kp 16/11/2016) [see
ADB
report, pp. 70-73]
Housing
aid
yet to reach needy in remote VDCs, by Kumbha Raj Rai
(kp 15/11/2016)
‘More
women
needed in all sectors for development’ (ht
15/11/2016)
Dozens
of
projects left incomplete in Rolpa, by Kashiram Dangi
(kp 14/11/2016)
A
little politics: Over-politicization of society has
hindered development initiatives in Nepal’s countryside,
by Dinkar Nepal (rep)
NRA
teams
to monitor housing aid utilisation (kp 12/11/2016)
Reduced
poverty:
Much neglected; A progressive distributional policy
together with the suitable institutional setups and
arrangements at the grassroots for ensuring exclusively
the access of poor to social and physical infrastructure
as well as financial services is also a necessity,
by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 11/11/2016)
Locals
rue
govt delay in signing grant agreement (ht
10/11/2016)
NRA
mobilises
Rs 3.57billion for housing grant in Valley: The fund
will be used to provide first tranche of Rs 50,000 to
the beneficiaries (kp 10/11/2016)
Work
delayed:
Coordination among all agencies are vital is to complete
projects on time. But this coordination in Nepal has
always been elusive (ht 10/11/2016)
Learn
From Delhi, by Shyam KC (kp 09/11/2016)
It'll
take over 3 months to address quake victims' complaints:
NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 08/11/2016)
IB
mulls
household insurance for quake grant beneficiaries
(kp 06/11/2016)
Housing
aid
signing process begins in Valley (kp 05/11/2016), Govt
to
sign grant deal with quake survivors (ht 06/11/2016)
Langtang
folk
step up rebuilding efforts, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
30/10/2016)
NRA
aid
panel meet to raise recovery funds (kp 29/10/2016) [?? You're not even able to
distribute the huge amount of money you already have at
hand!!]
Making
plans
credible: In spite of a long history of development
planning, results have consistently fallen short of
forecasts, by Tula Raj Basyal (kp 28/10/2016)
Dhurmus-Suntali
to hand over model settlement to quake victims today,
by Dhurba Dangal (rep 28/10/2016)
The
long
wait: People displaced by the earthquakes cannot be left
in limbo for much longer (kp 27/10/2016), PM
tells
NRA to pick up pace (kp 27/10/2016) [Yes,
please take govt and parties as example!]
Sindhuli
quake
victims yet to get grant (ht 25/10/2016), Shindhu
quake
victims wait for 2nd batch of aid, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 26/10/2016)
Dissected
development:
Post-earthquake recovery efforts need to be consolidated
for greater effectiveness, by Sudeep Uprety (kp
25/10/2016)
Crucial
projects
in limbo as IBN board meeting stalled, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 25/10/2016)
Common
goals: We urge every Nepali to know the SDGs and engage
in their achievement, by Valerie Julliand (rep
24/10/2016)
Timber
crisis
affecting housing reconstruction, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 23/10/2016)
At
least
900 people in Kavre yet to receive aid for rebuilding
(kp 23/10/2016)
Slow
progress
in development works criticised (ht 21/10/2016)
Quake
victims in Valley to get first tranche before Tihar:
Ministry; Around 100,000 victims in Valley may qualify
for house reconstruction grant: NRA, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 20/10/2016) [And
what about the victims in the so far untouched rural
districts?], Work
begins
to release housing aid in Valley (kp 26/10/2016)
350,000
families
still without aid (kp 19/10/2016) [Besides,
victims in many districts have not been included at all!]
Treasury
surplus
soars to Rs191b as capital spending slacks (kp
18/10/2016), Govt
expenditure
at 12.37pc: Only 3.42 per cent of total allocated
budget of Rs 311.95 billion for development works
spent in the first quarter of current fiscal year
(ht 18/10/2016), ), Spend
timely
and wisely: For Nepal, lack of money is not as big
problem as is the failure to use it (kp 19/10/2016)
'Construction
materials
banks' to open in quake-hit areas, by Gyan P.
Neupane (rep 18/10/2016)
Understanding
resilience:
Simply incorporating the term in the local lexicon
without unpacking its tenets could render the concept
meaningless, by Ajaya Dixt, Kanmani Venkasteswaran
and Ashutosh Shukla (kp 17/10/2016)
CBS
concludes
beneficiary survey in Valley, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 17/10/2016)
School
reconstruction
yet to gather pace, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
16/10/2016)
Quake
victims
yet to receive govt grant (ht 15/10/2016)
Not
working:
Constraints on effective development planning are pretty
much the same now as they were in the 1960s, by
Chandan Sapkota (kp 14/10/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
100,000 homeless families without aid, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 08/10/2016)
Integrated
settlement
for quake survivors: PM Dahal lays foundation stone,
by Sudip Kaini (kp 08/10/2016)
Fair
disbursement:
Govt needs to make sure quake victims can access aid
even without political connections (kp 06/10/2016),
Slow
progress:
It is still not clear when the NRA will conclude
agreements with the development partners for the
financial assistance they had pledged (ht
06/10/2016), Landless
earthquake victims deprived of grants, by Dhruba
Dangal (rep 06/10/2016)
Nepal
stares
at funding gap of Rs 600 billion, by Pragati Shahi
(kp 05/10/2016), NRA
has signed up only Rs 272b so far out of 938b needed:
Less than half the signed-up amount received, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 05/10/2016)
NRA
gears
up to form a panel for aid management (kp
04/10/2016)
Contractors
abandoning fully-paid-for projects, officials remain mum,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 03/10/2016)
Development
policy
credit: Negotiations stall for lack of meeting
preconditions; Delay in passing Bank and Financial
Institution Act and anti-money laundering regulations
hampers negotiations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/10/2016)
Engineers
to
distribute grant: Government has decided to authorise
engineers to distribute housing aid in those districts
which lack local bodies (kp 30/09/2016)
Cashing
in
on politics: For the moment there is only Rs 343 billion
in the kitty for reconstruction, by Shreejana
Shrestha (nt 30/09/2016), Reconstruction
grant
is Dasain allowance: Earthquake survivors are using the
first tranche of their home reconstruction grant for
everything but reconstruction, by Shreejana Shrestha
(nt 30/09/2016), NRA
warns against spending reconstruction money on Dashain
(rep 01/10/2016)
Post-quake
rebuilding:
With few takers, timbers start to decay, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 30/09/2016)
NRA
fails
to provide first instalment of grant to quake survivors
(ht 29/09/2016)
Filling
the gap: In the absence of men it’s the women who are
taking up the responsibility of rebuilding houses in
rural areas, by Ishwar Rauniyar (rep 28/09/2016)
Implementing
new
announcements: PM asks secretaries for action plan
(kp 26/09/2016), PM
not
dissatisfied with NRA, says Gyawali (ht 26/09/2016),
NRA
may
decide on additional grant today, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp 26/09/2016), PM
gives
NRA until Oct 6 to issue first housing grants (kp
27/09/2016)
Capital
expenditure
fails to pick up pace: Only 0.9 per cent of Rs 311.9
billion spent so far this fiscal year, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 25/09/2016)
Hope
against
hope: Nepal’s dream of development may materialise if
major parties agree on national goals and priorities,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 25/09/2016)
A
sustainable Nepal: nstead of relying too much on other
countries, Nepal should devise policies to foster
self-reliance, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp
25/09/2016)
Engineers
call
off strike (kp 25/09/2016)
Aid
distribution:
Over Rs18b mobilised for first tranche of cash: NRA; Of
an estimated 800,000 homes damaged in 14 districts, NRA
listed 533,182 as true beneficiaries (kp
21/09/2016), Housing
grant distribution: Local bodies told to distribute
first tranche before Dashain; he local bodies have so
far signed grant agreements only with 450,032 of house
owners (rep 22/09/2016)
Over
70
per cent quake-hit households get first instalment
(ht 19/09/2016) [But only in 11
districts and almost one and a half year after the
earthquake!], Over
150k
needy yet to get first trance of aid (kp
20/09/2016), 25
per
cent quake victims receive grant amount in Kavre (ht
20/09/2016)
Handing
over
contracts of up to Rs 1 billion to Nepalis:Provision
draws flak; Government, however, says measure will
enhance skills of Nepali contractors (kp 18/09/2016)
Lack
of
relocation plan puts victims on a slippery slope: Some
families have already started rebuilding on the same
spot where their previous houses once stood, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 18/09/2016)
Preparations
underway
to decommission Nepal Peace Trust Fund (kp
18/09/2016)
Call
to
use single women’s fund in rebuilding homes: The fund,
set up by the Women’s Ministry, has Rs40 million lying
unused for the past three years (kp 17/09/2016)
Victims
put off by red tape in grant distribution, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep 16/09/2016)
Rebuilding
aid:
Deals with households in Valley from next week; The NRA
says distribution of housing aid will start immediately
after the completion of verification of quake-hit
households (kp 15/09/2016)
Quake
victims
spend housing Aid on clothes, electronics (kp
14/09/2016) [This should not be
generalised! Top mobiles can hardly be financed by the
small amount of "housing aid" some of the victims have
got so far!]
Almost
half
of national pride projects fail to meet target (kp
13/09/2016), Full
steam
ahead: PM Dahal should keep his word about implementing
national pride projects (kp 14/09/2016)
Rebuilding
in
Okhaldhunga: Engineers go on strike; Engineer Rajendra
Dhamala says they have started the protest to mount
pressure on the NRA for appointment letter and salary
(kp 13/09/2016)
Main
contractor
to be held liable for timely implementation of projects:
NDAC (ht 13/09/2016)
Planning
body
gets full shape (kp 12/09/2016)
Earthquake
survivors
still await govt grant (ht 10/09/2016)
PM
offers
Rs 700k succour to kins of deceased migrants: Pledges to
set up seed fund for blood money and start work permit
renewal service from embassies (kp 09/09/2016),
PM’s
extra
assistance promise hard to keep: There is a funding gap
of Rs488 billion, excluding the Rs80 billion required to
provide the additional Rs100,000 per household (kp
09/09/2016) [Call it populist
propaganda!]
Nat’l
pride
projects fall short on quality compliance: NVC (kp
09/09/2016)
Govt
prepares
to up housing grant: PM Dahal reiterates government’s
commitment to help the quake-affected by increasing the
grant by an additional Rs100,000 (kp 06/09/2016), Rs
50k
cannot build a house: Quake victims, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 06/09/2016)
More
than
half of listed households get rebuilding aid (kp
04/09/2016) [one and a half year
after the earthquake some pocket money for half of the
households in a handful of districts only!]
PAF
launches
training scheme for urban poor (kp 02/09/2016)
From
un-uniform
development ...: We know what needs to be done to raise
Nepal’s Human Development Index, we just need to do it,
by Manish Jha (nt 02/09/2016)
Inconsistent
policy:
Providing Rs. 50,000 to those whose houses were not
damaged so badly and an additional Rs. 400,000 for
purchasing land at safer places on top of Rs. 200,000 is
good (ht) [Even more
important would be to include the people in all the
affected rural districts and not only a few of them
including the KTM valley!]
Crafting
a revolution: Mahabir Pun’s idea of a 50-crore hydro
fund and allocating a portion of generated revenue to an
innovation center is logical, by Raju Adhikari (rep
30/08/2016)
Quake-hit
villages of Sindhupalchowk finally start receiving
grants, by Dhurba Dangal (rep 30/08/2016)
Sindhuli
quake
victims complain against NRA (ht 29/08/2016)
Over
31 pc earthquake victims receive first tranche (rep
29/08/2016)
Reconstruction
resource
centres scrapped (kp 18/08/2016) [??]
NRA
completes
assessment of 50,000 Valley households: The NRA says it
aims to complete assessment of all affected households
in Kathmandu Valley by mid-September (kp 24/08/2016)
Grant
distribution
gathers pace (ht 22/08/2016)
Survey
in remaining 17 quake-hit districts only after a month
(rep 20/08/2016)
Building
back
better: Strengthen local efforts, by Valerie
Julliand (ht 19/08/2016)
PM
for increasing reconstruction grant to Rs 300,000,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 17/08/2016)
PM
urged to crack the whip over development projects,
by Kuvera Chalise (rep 17/08/2016)
Signing
of
housing grant agreements in limbo in Kavre (ht
13/08/2016)
Not
the
fairest of them all: For all the expenses on
reconstruction, an investment of a few million rupees
more is worth the aesthetic value, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 11/08/2016)
Housing
aid
distribution: PM asks authorities to release first
tranche by mid-Sept (kp 11/08/2016), ‘Sindhu
survivors
to get aid in a month’ (kp 11/08/2016)
Planning
Commission
VC Khatiwada quits (kp 09/08/2016)
300
quake-hit
families get animal sheds (kp 06/08/2016)
Close
to
300k families sign housing aid deal (kp 05/08/2016))
Ministries
asked
to submit programmes for approval (kp 02/08/2016)
Nuwakot
folk
uphold tradition while building quake-resistant houses,
by Krishna Thapa (kp 31/07/2016)
Necessity
of
culture: The impact of the earthquake cannot and should
not be measured in physical terms only, by Umesh
Pokharel (kp 31/07/2016)
Nepal
And SDGs, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 30/07/2016)
Builders
of
Barpak: With electrification, Barpak is back in business,
by Manisha Aryal (nt 29/07/2016)
Engineers
decry
lack of pay and work in Dolakha: Engineers deployed to
the district say that they have been without work and
pay from the day they arrived two months ago (kp
27/07/2016)
Speed
it
up: It is over a year and still many earthquake victims
are without shelters. The grant should be provided
without delay so that the homeless people can build
permanent houses (ht 27/07/2016)
CLPIU
gets
nod from NRA to utilise Rs 20 billion (ht
27/07/2016)
Housing
grant
distribution on hold since July 16, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 26/07/2016)
Quake
victims’
data collection begins in Bhaktapur (ht 25/07/2016)
[??]
NRA
gets
finance ministry’s go-ahead to spend Rs 84bn (ht
24/07/2016)
In
northern
Dhading, elderly face daunting task of rebuilding,
by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 20/07/2016)
Nepal
2030:
It’s possible for the country to become a $100 billion
economy and graduate to a middle-income country by 2030;
In villages, people who buy motorcycles, smartphones and
lots of alcohol with their own money, wait for the
assistance of some government body or NGO to build
a toilet in their house, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
19/07/2016)
Financing
infrastructure:
Being ambitious about it is okay, but it should not be
used to score political points founded on
misplaced nationalism, by Chandan Sapkota (kp
19/07/2016)
Quake
victims’
data to be collected again Bhaktapur (ht 19/07/2016)
Kavre
tremor
victims get first instalment of grant amount (ht
19/07/2016)
Post-earthquake
reconstruction:
Directive to promote local participation (kp
18/07/2016)
NRA
signs
aid agreements with 248,559 families (kp 16/07/2016)
Only
2
out of 17 ADB-funded projects making progress: Only
Melamchi Water Supply Project and South Asia Subregional
Economic Cooperation power system expansion
project have achieved good performance (kp
15/07/2016)
Plans
That Look Awesome On the Drawing Board, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 14/07/2016)
Nearly
100,000
households claim to be excluded from NRA’s beneficiary
list (ht 14/07/2016) [not
to talk about the completely excluded districts!]
Villagers
building
quake-resilient homes in Gorkha (kp 13/07/2016)
NRA
wants
more staff to expedite rebuilding: The NRA has so far
signed housing aid agreements with 223,830 families
(kp 09/07/2016)
Lengthy
grants process a big hassle for quake victims, by
Dhruba Dangal (rep 09/07/2016)
The
black
roofs of Gatlang: Once lauded as the ‘gem’ of the Tamang
Heritage Trail, Gatlang is now scrambling to
salvage what the earthquakes ruined, by Umesh
Pokharel (kp 09/07/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
Banks to disburse aid to cluster settlements (kp
08/07/2016)
Quake-hit
abandon
shelters, return to whence they came, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 04/07/2016)
NRA
endorses
complaint redressal guideline (ht 03/07/2016)
Donors
warn
of pulling plug on support programme: Express serious
concerns about quality of construction, by John
Narayan Parajuli (kp 30/06/2016), NRA
signs
aid deal with over 180k families (kp 30/06/2016),
WB
brings
housing aid deal home to govt: Reiterates grant in three
tranches after achieving ‘defined milestones’ (kp
01/07/2016) [?? Nobody can start
reconstruction of
sustainable
houses with 415€, not even in rural areas of Nepal! Even 1660€ are only an
assist-starting for families that have lost everything!], Congress
calls
for holding talks with donors, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
01/07/2016)
Dilemma
of LDCs: Nepal should have graduated in 2001; It did
not; Now the target year is 2022, but Nepal won’t be
able to graduate in that year either, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 29/06/2016)
NRA
sub-regional
offices authorised for rebuilding (kp 28/06/2016)
Army
starts
handover of community homes (kp 25/06/2016)
Nepal's
development
black hole: Why large energy and infrastructure projects
never seem to get off the ground, by Lokmani Rai (nt
24/06/2016)
NRA
flooded
with 73,187 complaints, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
23/06/2016)
Subsidised
credit
for rebuilding homes: Loans worth Rs 16.5m extended as
of mid-May (kp 19/06/2016)
Govt
treasury
surplus reaches all-time high: Sluggish capital
expenditure leaves over Rs 200 billion in state coffers,
by Mukul Humagain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/06/2016)
[Against the background of the people's sufferings
and urgend needs, this is a fundamental humanitarian
crime for which the irresponsible politicians and
administrators should stand trial!],
House
reconstruction
programme: Guthi land dwellers could miss out on aid;
The National Reconstruction Authority has
announced to distribute house reconstruction aid
to only those quake survivors who have land deeds
(kp 18/06/2016)
NA
building
safe community homes in quake-hit areas (kp
16/06/2016)
Misplaced
charity:
NC’s criticism of government irregularities in
reconstruction needs serious attention (kp
16/06/2016)
Reconstruction
aid
list: 14,000 quake-displaced in Dolakha lodge complaints,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 14/06/2016)
Local
elections
must to speed up reconstruction work, say experts
(ht 14/06/2016)
2,004
beneficiaries
get housing grant (ht 13/06/2016)
The
waiting
game: At Siru Bari, a quaint hamlet in Nuwakot ravaged
by last year’s quakes, patience is wearing thin, by
Dibesh Karmacharya (kp 11/06/2016)
Government
plans
to implement 484 projects next fiscal: Average spending
on each development project jumps by 33 per cent to Rs
1.3 billion (ht 11/06/2016)
Over
171k
households to get first tranche of housing grant (ht
10/06/2016), NRA
orders
release of first tranche to 171,677 victims (rep
10/06/2016)
944
families
get rebuilding aid in Gorkha, by Sudip Kaini (kp
07/06/2016)
NRA
signs
pact to rebuild 8,100 houses (ht 07/06/2016)
Ministries
bypassing
NPC in project selection process, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 06/06/2016)
Earthquake
resilient
construction: Masons, carpenters hone skills, by
Anup Ojha (kp 05/06/2016)
Leave
no
child behind: We should always ask whether any legal,
policy or program choice will benefit all children
regardless of who they are and where they come from,
by Dilli Guragai (rep 04/06/2016)
Plan
Performance In Nepal: Effective Implementation Needed,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/06/2016)
NRA
fails
to include all affected households: Lawmakers point out
discrepancies in the beneficiary survey conducted by the
authority (ht 02/06/2016), NRA
survey
left out many quake victims: Lawmakers, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 02/06/2016)
Development
Works At The Eleventh Hour, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
02/06/2016)
NRA
signs
pact to distribute relief funds (kp 01/06/2016), Grant
for
victims: Besides providing the grant assistance to the
victims the NRA should also provide tents and tarpaulins
to the victims so that they protect themselves from the
rains till they build their permanent shelters (kp
01/06/2016), Empty
VDC
secretary posts in quake districts slow grant pay outs,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 01/06/2016)
36,287
quake
grants inked, 1,000 victims get 1st tranche so far,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 30/05/2016)
Harnessing
people’s
power: Nepal could have a National Volunteering Week to
remind ourselves what citizens can do if they unite,
by Simone Galimberti (kp 29/05/2016)
NRA,
bankers’
associations agree on housing grant disbursement (kp
28/05/2016), Distribution
of
housing grant to earthquake survivors to start soon
(ht 28/05/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
Engineers idle for want of rebuilding aid agreement
(kp 27/05/2016)
Flawed
category:
Can the state have two definitions of family, one for
imposing tax and another for providing compensation?,
by Lokranjan Parajuli (kp 26/05/2016)
Govt
directs
local bodies to take lead: Local development officers,
chief and executive officers of municipalities and VDC
secretaries of 14 districts to take lead in data
collection, identification of victims, expert
coordination and information dissemination, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp 25/05/2016) [Why
only 14 districts? Solukhumbu, for example, has been
heavily affected by the earthquakes with many houses
being uninhabitable as officially recognised by the
government!]
There
is
hope: Cities and towns that have a large number of
development organisations have created great
rent-seeking models, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
24/05/2016)
Woe
is
us: Nepal is stuck in poverty while the rest of the
world has taken a great leap forward, by Shree
Prasad Devkota, Shiba Bagale and Shreeya Devkota (kp
24/05/2016)
Unspent
budget:
Political instability and interference both at the
planning and operational levels hinder timely completion
of projects, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 23/05/2016)
Govt
plans
to significantly raise public spending, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 22/05/2016)
House
rebuilding
aid delayed in Dolakha district, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 18/05/2016), ‘Vulnerable
groups
at exclusion risk’ (kp 18/05/2016)
Rs
410
billion to come from donors: Besides Rs91b for 2015-16,
NRA plans an additional on-budget expenditure of Rs450b
over the next three fiscal years (kp 18/05/2016)
Rs
11b
aid for 11 districts (kp 17/05/2016)
Capital
spending
at 22 percent till mid-May: Govt spending on development
work equal to about 50% of what it spent on its
employees' salary, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 17/05/2016)
[!!]
13th
three-year
plan: Most of goals unachieved (kp 16/05/2016), 13th
periodic
plan more misses than hits, by Kuvera Chalise (rep
16/05/2016)
Signing
of
grant agreement halted in Kavre villages (ht
16/05/2016)
NRA
issues
guidelines for volunteer mobilization, by Gyan P.
Neupane (rep 16/05/2016)
CPIU
releases
Rs 11bn for reconstruction purposes (ht 16/05/2016)
1,040
engineers
in quake-hit districts (kp 14/05/2016)
Post-disaster
recovery
framework: Rs 838b five-yr reconstruction plan unveiled;
‘Private houses to be constructed within two years’;
According to the Post-Disaster Recovery Framework,
500,000 households, 7,000 educational institutions, 446
health posts, 2,900 heritage sites were damaged by last
year’s quakes (kp 13/05/2016)
Shortage
of
forms halts aid agreement process (kp 12/05/2016)
Long
hibernation:
Many things to do, by Dipendra Gautam (ht
11/05/2016)
Majority
of
P1 projects likely to miss targets (ht 08/05/2016)
Engineers
reach
Gorkha to help people rebuild, by Sudip Kaini (kp
06/05/2016)
Contracts
for
development projects delayed (ht 06/05/2016)
Khumbu
locals
build houses on their owns, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp
05/05/2016)
Govt
sitting
on Rs 100 billion, unable to spend: 21 national pride
projects and 326 under priority one suffer, by
Laxman Biyogi (rep 05/05/2016)
Govt
to
form labor pool to facilitate reconstruction, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 05/05/2016)
NRNA
asked
to build model settlement in 2 years (ht 03/05/2016)
Parties
ask
cadres to help in house reconstruction (kp
29/04/2016) [Without any money
from reconstruction funds??]
Poor
show:
Nepal has not been able to make sustained progress in
bringing down the poverty rate, by Nav Raj Simkhada
(kp 29/04/2016)
Over
1,300
engineers deployed in 11 districts (kp 28/04/2016)
Quake
survivors
urge govt to rope in development partners, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 28/04/2016)
Govt
in
dark about work of most aid agencies in quake-hit
districts, by Narhari Sapkota, Nirajan Paudel,
Ramesh Khatiwada and Dhruba Dangal (rep 28/04/2016) [The government is in the dark
because it left the suffering people alone for one year!
NGOs do the work that should have been done by
government agencies!]
Dream
project
limited in paper since three decades, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 27/04/2016)
Donors
need
to reduce areas of operation: MoF (ht 25/04/2016)
Improving
the
lives of children: The year to come will be critical as
UNICEF wants to build back better and reduce disaster
risks for children, by Karin Hulshof (kp 24/04/2016)
Building
back
better? Lack proper risk assessments of settlements in
many of the worst affected areas are adding to
vulnerability of the population, not lessening it,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/04/2016)
Building
better:
We should improve rehabilitation services and build
accessible infrastructures, by Phillip Sheppard (kp
24/04/2016)
Year
of
inaction: The performance of National Reconstruction
Authority (NRA), which was established with much
fan-fare, has been disappointing, by David Kainee
(rep 23/04/2016),
Virtually
no
gov’t rebuilding a year after Nepal quake, by Binaj
Gurubacharya (kp 23/04/2016),
Forget
them
not: On first anniversary quake victims are waiting for
government support and donors are frustrated, by
Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 23/04/2016),
NRA
fails
to introduce PDRF on time (ht
23/04/2016), Landless
quake
victims missing out as Nepal rebuilds: Oxfam (ht
23/04/2016), Dolakha
locals
reconstruct quake-damaged houses with locally-available
resources, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep
23/04/2016), 319,912
households
‘real beneficiaries’: Rebuilding authority to start
signing aid agreements from tomorrow (kp 23/04/2016)
Restructuring
The National Planning Commission, by Kushal Pokharel
(rn 23/04/2016)
Loans
issued
to quake survivors in Hetauda, by Pratap Bista (kp
22/04/2016)
Barpak
born
again: The epicentre of destruction has also become the
epicentre of reconstruction, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt
22/04/2016)
Govt
forms
panel to find new IBN CEO: Is in bid to remove Radhes
Pant as the head of Investment Board Nepal in volte-face
on its four-month-old decision to let him continue in
office (kp 21/04/2016) [Another
decision mere party political reasons!], Government
announces
vacancy for IBN’s CEO (kp 24/04/2016)
Grant
distribution
to begin in 11 quake-hit districts, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 21/04/2016)
Rebuilding
works
set for expansion in 11 districts (kp 20/04/2016), Langtang
locals
unhappy with NRA, by Krishna Thapa (kp 20/04/2016)
New
law
to crack down on slow project developers, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 20/04/2016)
Go
local:
The NRA has proposed 17 different residential building
models for post-quake rebuilding. Most of these models
are defective, by Keshab Sharma (rep 19/04/2016)
Govt
plans
to invest Rs 816bn to develop transport sector (ht
18/04/2016)
Govt
unveils
ambitious plan to build roads, railways: Spending platform
for transport infrastructure (rep 18/04/2016) [Dream,
dream, dream... Ten years ago, they also promised promised
an inclusive federal republic within 2 or 3 years and now
they have reiterated the non-inclusive state!!]
Projects
stuck
midway due to lazy contractors: Emboldened by
government’s reluctance to take action for falling
behind schedule, the slowpoke contractors have been
showing little interest in completing the projects,
by Madhav Aryal (kp 16/04/2016)
Laying
Foundation
Of Airport In Pokhara, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
16/04/2016)
NRA
allows
NGOs, INGOs to extend grants to earthquake survivors
(ht 16/04/2016) [Govt and NRA
are still trying to make help for last year's earthquake
victims as complicated as possible instead of finally
distributing the international aid money to the
suffering people and hindering NGO#s to fill the gap!!]
Housing
aid
too little, too late? Gorkha tremor survivors say Rs
200,000 not enough to build homes, by Sudip Kaini
(kp 15/04/2016)
NRA
to
get budget of around Rs 150bn next fiscal year:
Authority unlikely to introduce post-disaster recovery
framework for reconstruction within April 24 deadline,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 14/04/2016)
2,400
engineers
in all districts soon (kp 14/04/2016)
Central
bank’s
loan scheme for quake survivors falls flat, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 14/04/2016)
Politically
possessed:
Political instability and excessive politicisation are
taking a toll on Nepal’s development, by Ram Sharan
Mahat (kp 13/04/2016)
Progress
of
national pride projects poor: OAG (ht 12/04/2016)
NRA
to
allow NGOs in rebuilding homes: Extra rules for
mobilisation via one door; 3-side deal for
reconstruction, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/04/2016), NRA
guideline
on mobilisation of NGOs in offing (ht 12/04/2016)
Reconstruction
authority
begins work in Kavre (ht 11/04/2016)
NRA:
Grant
distribution through banks difficult in remote areas,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 07/04/2016)
Little
Things Making Big Impacts, by Prem Khatry (rn
05/04/2016)
Plans
approved
sans public deliberations (ht 05/04/2016)
Govt’s
direct
payment method to ease hassles (kp 04/04/2016)
Without
support
of the victims the TRC will not succeed, interview
with Surya Kiran Gurung, Chairperson of the TRC (kp
04/04/2016)
NRA
eschews
its decision on aid distribution (kp 04/04/2016)
Development
versus
environment: PM’s directive to bypass EIA draws flak;
Oli concerned over delay caused by environment
assessment in development activities (kp 03/04/2016)
Against
all
odds: One man’s struggle to preserve his family home
tugs at a larger struggle to conserve privately-owned
traditional homes of Kathmandu, by Chandni KC (kp
02/04/2016)
NRA
extends
first instalment of grant (ht 02/04/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
Over half a million damaged houses surveyed so far,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 01/04/2016), Re-verification
delays
timber distribution (kp 01/04/2016)
Govt
aims
at reducing poverty to below 5pc (kp 01/04/2016)
NPC
prepares
concept note on country’s 14th periodic plan, by
Rupak D. Sharma (ht 01/04/2016), NPC
targets
$2,500 per capita GNI in next 15 years, by Kuvera
Chalise (rep 01/04/2016)
Nepal
seeks
easier access to funds, technology to attain SDGs
(ht 01/04/2016)
Contract
period
for ongoing projects will be extended: PM (ht
31/03/2016)
Ramp
up
investment in human capital development: ADB (ht
31/03/2016)
Ensure
HR
during post-quake recovery’ (kp 30/03/2016), Rights-based
reconstruction:
The National Reconstruction Authority should treat the
earthquake victims as rights holders and empower them,
by Madhab Regmi (kp 30/03/2016),
PM
censures
NRA, and by extension, own govt: NC leader Mahat accuses
government of viewing reconstruction through partisan
lense, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
30/03/2016) [Oli
forgot to mention himself and the other so-called
leaders as the most responsible persons!!], Markhu
survivors
take out loans for rebuilding, by Pratap Bista (kp 30/03/2016)
Ruined
reconstruction:
Works held hostage by disputes, red tape, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp 28/03/2016)
10
more
rebuilding resource centres to be established (kp
27/03/2016)
Pace
of
post-quake reconstruction too slow, say German MPs
(ht 27/03/2016)
Govt
has
to spend Rs 1.66b daily to use up development budget,
by Kuvera Chalise (rep 26/03/2016)
NRA
issues
rebuilding funds to ministries, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
26/03/2016)
Slow
pace
of aid signing irks NRA (kp 25/03/2016)
MoF
not
reporting on spending by development projects, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 25/03/2016)
First
office
set up outside Capital (kp 24/03/2016), NRA’s
first
sub-regional office opens (ht 24/03/2016)
Uphill
task
for NRA: to put together team: Some argue mobilising
civil servants will be easier than hiring new staff,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 23/03/2016)
Public
entities
to be held liable for project implementation delay,
by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 23/03/2016)
Reconstruction
and
its elusive grand narrative: The government has boxed
itself into an impossible situation of trying to control
everything, something it doesn’t have the required
resources or capabilities to do, by John Narayan
Parajuli (kp 19/03/2016)
More
problems
likely to rain down on quake survivors this monsoon: NRA
mulling ‘transitional shelters’ as rebuilding work fails
to take off, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 18/03/2016), Complaints
outnumber
aid deals (kp 18/03/2016)
Delay
in
budget authorization, lack of coordination, affecting
development projects: Khatiwada (rep 17/03/2016)
78
Singati
families receive letters for housing grant, by
Rajendra Manandhar (kp 15/03/2016) [??]
Plan
distributed
substandard zinc sheets: Quake victims, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep 15/03/2016)
To
self-sufficiency:
Our average annual growth since 1990 has been a miserly
four percent, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (rep 15/03/2016)
Himalayan
consensus:
It is essential to think of alternative development
paradigms, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 15/03/2016)
Diesel
shortage
hits development projects (rep 15/03/2016)
Govt
unveils
10-yr action plan to eliminate hunger (kp
14/03/2016), Poverty
will
be history in 10 years, says PM (ht 14/03/2016) [Flathead!], Country
prepares
national action plan to reduce poverty (ht
14/03/2016)
Government
set
to miss target of key indicators: Review of 13th
periodic plan, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 14/03/2016)
First
grants
to be issued from Singati centre: Two banks are
scheduled to sign grant contracts with displaced
families today, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 13/03/2016) [Please not mere show but effective
relief and reconstruction aid for quake effected
families without further delay!!],
Banks
find
few takers for loans to rebuild quake-hit houses:
Bankers attribute the low demand for the credit to
‘complicated procedure’ (kp 13/03/2016), Housing
aid
distribution from Singati deferred: Leaders of some
parties demand cash for all at once (kp 14/03/2016),
Local
protests
mar quake grant distribution: NRA accused of mobilizing
NGOs only, bypassing local leaders, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 14/03/2016)
‘Govt
should
identify areas to ensure success of PPP projects’
(ht 13/03/2016)
NPC
intensifies
consultations to devise periodic plan for federal Nepal
(rep 12/03/2016)
Deconstruction
authority:
The government should stop trying to be a control freak,
and open up the space for earthquake survivors to easily
rebuild their homes (nt 11/03/2016)
Quake
victims
rebuilding on their own worry about reconstruction grant,
by Narhari Sapkota (rep 11/03/2016)
Rules
in
place to supply timber for quake-hit (kp 11/03/2016)
[11 months after the
earthquake!!], No
relief:
2.5 million earthquake survivors have waited one year
for help while the Reconstruction Authority discusses
procedures and guidelines, by Sahina Shrestha (nt
11/03/2016)
Agreements
on
housing reconstruction signed (ht 11/03/2016)
Hunger
and
poverty: Top national agenda, by José Graziano da
Silva (ht 11/03/2016)
Talk
of
quick survey for aid hollow: House assessment aimed to
be completed by mid-April but, as of yesterday, only 46
percent work over: NRA, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
10/03/2016), Call
to
involve women in rebuilding process (kp 10/03/2016),
Ensure
safety
before rebuilding: Singati folk, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 10/03/2016)
Earthquake
victims:
Banks seek permission to disburse grants, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 09/03/2016)
With
will
and strong backs, a quake-hit village rebuilds without
waiting for govt: What kept them from giving up was a
decision that the village has capacity to recover
(ht 09/03/2016)
National
Pride
Projects: Only 8 percent of budget utilised (kp
08/03/2016)
NRA
shifts
goalpost as victims wait: While the Post Disaster Needs
Assessment has put the number of
earthquake-affected houses at 498,852, the Nepal
Reconstruction Authority has surveyed only 150,000
households so far, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/03/2016),
NAR
to
distribute first installment of grant: The authority
will soon provide 25pc of total amount to quake-affected
households (ht 07/03/2016) [???],
Homes
for
earthquake victims unlikely before monsoon: NRA (kp
08/03/2016), Reconstruction
body
preparing framework (kp 09/03/2016)
1,300
get
accounts as NRA gears up for rebuilding aid: Cash
distribution to be delayed due to NC convention (kp
04/03/2016)
Earthquake
Response:
One-Door Policy and Multi-Door Expectations, by
Prabin Manandhar (sp 04/03/2016)
Making
Development
Sustainable, by Basu Uprety (sp 04/03/2016)
Govt
mandates
NRA to disburse rebuilding aid: Families rendered
homeless will get Rs 200,000 each and house loan
of up to Rs 2.5 million (kp 03/03/2016)
Call
for
gender-friendly programmes (kp 03/03/2016)
NRA
fails
to set up regional offices: Staff shortage blamed;
Planned reconstruction from Singati, Dolakha uncertain;
No decision on hiring , by Bhadra Sharma (kp
01/03/2016
NRA
tightens
noose around I/NGOs: Nonprofits barred from engaging in
reconstruction work without prior approval (rep
29/02/2016) [?? This reminds of
the government statements shortly after the earthquakes!
The affected people are still waiting in vain!!],
Victims
remain
in dark about govt reconstruction program, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 29/02/2016)
Govt
needs
to spend Rs 1.39 billion development expenditure every
day, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 29/02/2016)
‘Do
not
build houses without govt assistance’: The request from
the authority comes at a time when the quake victims
have begun to reconstruct houses on their own (kp
28/02/2016) [After almost one
year of government non-action??]
NRA
starts
drafting INGO Mobilisation Directive (ht 27/02/2016)
Up
to
Rs 2.5m loan for rebuilding homes: NRA: NRA to provide
subsidised loan of up to Rs 2.5 for reubilding in
cities and Rs 1.5 in rural areas (kp
26/02/2016), Reconstruction
grant
distribution to begin March 3, by Sangeet Sangroula
(rep 26/02/2016)
NRA
forms
committee to simplify process of extending grant, loans
(ht 26/02/2016)
A
greener world: The ‘Make Nepal Green’ conference
highlights the importance of self-reliance and renewable
energy development, by Yu Wei Liew (nt 26/02/2016)
Financing
a
bright future: A successful replenishment of the ADF
will help low-income countries to expand on their
progress, by Indu Bhushan and Kenichi Yokoyama (kp
25/02/2016)
Learning
from
others: Often the question is whether villages should be
rebuilt in their original locations or relocated to less
disaster-prone areas, by Keshab Sharma (rep
25/02/2016)
‘Geological
study
before rebuilding’: A preliminary study identifies 143
settlements in need of immediate attention in 14 most
affected districts, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/02/2016)
School
reconstruction
set to begin from Lalitpur (kp 23/02/2016)
NRA
calls
for Nepal-India mechanism: Seeks to ensure smooth supply
of construction materials during post-quake
reconstruction phase (ht 23/02/2016)
Spending
on
priority projects down: The government spent 22.37
percent of the allocated budget for first priority
projects in the first half of the fiscal year
(rep 23/02/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
Government to use banking channel for aid distribution
(kp 22/02/2016)
Endless
disputes
delay infrastructure projects, by Amrita Anmol (kp
22/02/2016)
Ministry's
delay
hampers reconstruction works: NRA, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 22/02/2016)
Tendering
versus
conservation: Local community members have already
raised their voices to stop the construction through
tendering, by Kai Weise (ht 20/02/2016)
Fake
earthquake
victims disrupt data collection, by Harihar Singh
Rathaur (kp 18/02/2016)
Govt
to
appoint section officers as VDC secretaries in
quake-affected districts, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
17/02/2016)
Chand-led
Maoists
hinder data collection of quake victims in Kavre (ht
16/02/2016)
Language
barrier
causing hassles in quake data collection, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 15/02/2016)
Govt
to
shorten EIA from 120 to 39 days, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/02/2016)
Aiming
high:
As for the realization of SDGs, there are a number of
big ifs and buts which have to be resolved to achieve
them (ht 15/02/2016)
Local
obstructions
take toll on development process (ht 15/02/2016)
A
time to rebuild: Evidence from the past quakes clearly
indicates that one of the major causes of building
damage is foundational failure, by Rakam Lama Tamang
(kp 14/02/2016)
‘National
effort,
global cooperation a must to meet SDGs’ (ht
13/02/2016)
Reconstruction
drive:
Government signs aid accords worth Rs90b, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 11/02/2016)
Big
projects
remain stalled for over six months, by Arjun Oli
(rep 08/02/2016)
The
Opportunity
of Building Back Better: There is a huge need to rebuild
houses since more than 800,000 homes were completely
destroyed or damaged in the affected districts, by
Prabin Manandhar (sp 06/02/2016)
Reconstruction
body
to fast-track buying: Contracts up to Rs 500m to be
handled at NRA level (kp 05/02/2016))
Regulator
mess
hampers I/NGOs’ quake rehab bi: Minister Mainali’s
cadres have padlocked Social Welfare Council member
secy’s office while incum-bent has been recalled (kp
31/01/2016) [??]
PM
visits
integrated model settlement in Kavre: Says
reconstruction of damaged infrastructure would be
carried out in three phases (ht 31/01/2016)
Red
Cross
to build 11,600 houses in quake-hit districts, by
Sudip Kaini (kp 30/01/2016)
It
takes
a village: An inspiring story is unfolding in a Jyapu
settlement in the north-east corner of Patan, and it is
making headlines for all the right reasons, by
Akriti Shilpakar (kp 30/01/2016)
All
eyes
on the NRA: The Reconstruction Authority has slid back
into oblivion after the CEO’s appointment, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp 29/01/2016)
Poverty
alleviation
schemes: Govt drafts new policy (kp 28/01/2016)
Dev
partners
have reservation on additional performance guarantee
provision: Amendment to Public Procurement Act, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 28/01/2016)
Reconstruction
authority
working at snail’s pace: NRA struggles to recruit staff
members even after one month, by Sangeet Sangroula
(rep 25/01/2016)
Post
quake
reconstruction: Govt to deploy more engineers; 450
professionals to assess damage in 11 districts (kp
24/01/2016), Govt
deploys
21 staffers at NRA: The reconstruction authority sets a
target of officially beginning work in all
earthquake-hit villages by April 25 (kp 25/01/2016)
No
clue
for staff supply at NRA (kp 22/01/2016)
Response
Architecture, by Prabin Manandhar (sp 22/01/2016)
Govt
aid
may be too little, too late for earthquake survivors,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 19/01/2016)
Planning
commission
starts drafting 3-year 14th periodic plan (ht
19/01/2016)
Senior
govt
officials reluctant to join NRA; Factors: Working with
‘untested’ boss, career concerns (kp 18/01/2016)
NRA
entrusts
NGO to recruit 3,000 engineers for damage survey, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 18/01/2016)
Build
back
better: Govts have moral obligation and social
responsibility to protect civilians during natural
disasters, by Sumesh Shiwakoty (kp 18/01/2016)
Rebuilding
campaign
set to kick-start today: Actual work will begin on April
24, on the eve of the first anniversary of the quake
(kp 16/01/2016), Reconstruction
has
begun, by Sushil Gyawali (kp 16/01/2016), Much-delayed
rebuilding
campaign inaugurated: NRA aims to start building ravaged
homes from April 24, on the eve of quake anniversary,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 17/01/2016), Reconstruction
mega
campaign kicks off, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
17/01/2016), Bad
beginning:
Starting symbolic reconstruction from Kathmandu makes
govt look myopic (kp 18/01/2016), Delayed
campaign:
The quake victims will have to spendyet another rainy
season in makeshift shelters already damaged by the
previous monsoon and the snowfall in Gorkha district
(ht 18/01/2016)
Citizen
initiative
for reconstruction: The project is expected to help
locals rebuild 82 houses in the area that would have a
local touch, including the ancient architecture, with
modern infrastructure (kp 15/01/2016)
Nepal
earthquake
reconstruction to take years, NAR chief says (ht
15/01/2016)
Victims
clueless
about resilient homes: Say they don’t understand house
designs described in English; UNDP launches awareness
drive in coordination with govt, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 15/01/2016)
Timber
distribution:
Government decision delay pegs back rebuilding works
(kp 15/01/2016)
Standards
for
construction materials yet to be finalised (ht
15/01/2016)
Locals
come
together to rebuild Pilachhen in Lalitpur (ht
15/01/2016)
Reconstruction
body
unveils action plan (kp 14/01/2016), NAR
unveils
four-phase reconstruction plan (ht 14/01/2016), Crude
measure:
Govt’s call to channel reconstruction aid through it
lacks public legitimacy (kp 14/01/2016)
NRA
endorses
two-tier structure for rebuilding (kp 13/01/2016)
Monasteries
denied
rebuilding funds, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/01/2016)
NAR
to
open 7 sub-regional offices (ht 12/01/2016)
Works
on
big development projects resume: The government has made
available fuel to 20 hydro projects in different parts
of the country that can be completed within a year,
by Prakash Adhikari (kp 11/01/2016)
House
panel
asks govt to disclose post-quake reconstruction plans
(ht 11/01/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
Survivors likely to get grant for rebuilding only after
April (kp 11/01/2016), Reconstruction
to
begin only after mid-April: National action plan for
reconstruction not possible without detailed assessment:
Gyewali, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 11/01/2016)
Experts:
Engineers
should be responsible, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
11/01/2016)
Time
to
grow: nepal needs to manage its resources and
prioritise its goals to achieve sustainable
development, by Yuba Raj Guragain (kp 10/01/2016)
Rebuilding
on
drawing board amid staff lack, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
09/01/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
‘Lack of workforce a challenge’, by Prahlad Rijal
(kp 09/01/2016)
NRA
to
lay foundations for one house, one heritage site on
quake safety day (kp 08/01/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction:
Distribution of grant only after getting ‘exact details’
(kp 07/01/2016)
A
harder road ahead: Avoiding irregularities and misuse of
funds will be a herculean task for the Reconstruction
Authority, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/01/2016)
Show
and
tell: Reconstruction Authority needs to show courage,
and automony from political parties (kp 04/01/2016)
Agitation,
blockade
taking toll on development works (ht 04/01/2016)
Home-grown
human
resource to rebuild damaged structures: PM (kp
03/01/2016)
CBS
to
hold census in tremor-hit areas: Move will make it easy
for govt to distribute relief, carry out rebuilding
(kp 02/01/2016), Electronic
data
recording begins, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp
02/01/2016)
Shortages
stall
construction work at priority projects (kp
02/01/2016), Key
development
projects off target: Only five national pride projects
have met 80 pc of target (ht 02/01/2016)
$1.3b
to
be invested in road, energy projects (kp 01/01/2016)
Authority
to
reconstruct: The Reconstruction Authority finally has a
chief, but now there is no money for helicopters, by
Om Astha Rai (nt 01/01/2015)
Parliamentary
panel
calls for dev-friendly setting: Land acquisition and
compensation have been hindering the development of
infrastructure projects (kp 01/01/2016)
Food
for
work programme: Quake survivors rebuilding
villages, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 31/12/2015)
NRA
to
announce programmes in mid-January: Authority CEO
Gyawali said that reconstruction programmes would be
made public on National Earthquake Safety Day (kp
30/12/2015)
Moving
ahead:
The government needs to prioritise economic growth and
development, by Dirgha Raj Joshi (kp 29/12/2015)
Sushil
Gyawali
named NRA chief, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 26/12/2015)
Inclusive
growth:
Ambitious but achievable, by Janardan Dev Pant (ht
25/12/2015)
MDGs
and
children: Way forward, by Pratistha Koirala (ht
23/12/2015)
Training
for
development: Decades-long donor-funded and I/NGOs-driven
disaster risk reduction programmes may not be trusted,
by Gyanendra Gurung (kp 21/12/2015)
Policy
for
sustainable development unveiled: Nature Conservation
National Strategic Framework for Sustainable Development
envisions a prosperous Nepal through sustainable use of
natural resources (kp 18/12/2015)
Reconstruction
Bill
passed unopposed: Decks cleared for the formation of the
National Reconstruction Authority almost eight months
after the April 25 earthquake, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/12/2015), Guidelines
on
aid to earthquake victims: Govt to provide Rs 200k to
half a million families (kp
17/12/2015), Quake-displaced
in
Palpa building houses on their own (kp 17/12/2015),
Reconstruction
bill
endorsed (ht 21/12/2015)
Quake-affected
in
Sankhu may be denied subsidy (kp 11/12/2015)
Lack
of
fuel, materials halts construction (kp 28/11/2015)
NC,
UML
fight over CEO post: Govt has not begun reconstruction
works seven months after the devastating quake, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 25/11/2015), Reconstruction
bill
stuck with House panel: CEO appointment a sticking point
with both main opposition and CPN-UML, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 25/11/2015)
[Isn't there any law expert who
can file a law case against these criminal and
irresponsible politicians who play with the life and
future of the Nepali citizens??], Displaced
families
brace for cold winter, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
25/11/2015), Communication
with
disaster affected: Humanitarian response, by
Surendra Pokharel (ht 25/11/2015),
EU
urges
govt to speed up rebuilding efforts (kp
25/11/2015), Online
Fund-Raising: An Experience, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 25/11/2015)
Formation
of
reconstruction authority: Bill likely to enter
Parliament through voting; Parties miss consensus
deadline; NC insists Govind Pokhrel should helm the
reconstruction body, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/11/2015) [Only power games count, not the suffering of the
peoples! Throw these politicians into the dustbin!],
Need
of
the hour: Reconstruction is on hold thanks to political
parties’ partisan interests (kp 24/11/2015)
NPC
given
task of post-quake reconstruction and relief work
(ht 20/11/2015), Planning
commission
initiates process to kick-start reconstruction works
(ht 24/11/2015)
Rebuilding
rural
Nepal: Lessons for improvement, by Dipendra Gautam
(ht 20/11/2015)
Owners
use
green technology to rebuild quake-damaged brick kilns,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 19/11/2015)
Women
seek
role in reconstruction body (kp 19/11/2015), Women
demand
‘meaningful’ role in reconstruction campaign (ht
19/11/2015)
NC
to
press govt to pass reconstruction bill at earliest
(ht 17/11/2015) [It should have
been passed already five months ago when the NC was
heading the government!!]
Earthquake
displaced
unable to build without new building code, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 17/11/2015)
Development
projects
benefit quake survivors, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
16/11/2015)
Adieu
to
poverty: Though ambitious, the goal to end poverty by
2030 is still achievable, by Rabindra Suwal (kp
11/11/2015)
‘Bring
all
oppn parties on board’ (ht 09/11/2015), Govt
action
plan gathers dust: Absence of NRA and coordination among
ministries are main reasons behind delay; It is already
one month since the action plan for releasing grant
assistance was endorsed by the Cabinet, by Gaurav
Thapa (kp 09/11/2015),
Dispute
puts
formation of recon body in doubt (kp
09/11/2015) [To hell with all these incompetent
politicians!!], NC
demands
consensus on reconstruction bill (ht
09/11/2015)
Previous
appointments
to Reconstruction Authority likely to end, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 07/11/2015)
Reconstruction
Bill
at House likely on Sunday (kp 06/11/2015)
National
pride
projects stall due to fuel crisis (kp 06/11/2015)
Khatiwada
appointed
NPC vice-chair (kp 05/11/2015), Khatiwada
appointed
new NPC vice-chairman (kp 05/11/2015)
Ministries
told
to speed up reconstruction efforts (kp 05/11/2015)
Reconstruction
policy
in limbo sans NRA, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 01/11/2015)
Six
months
after quake: Displaced brace for harsh winter (kp
31/10/2015), Nowhere
to
go: It’s six months since the April 25 earthquake,
and many victims are still living in camps, by
Pratibha Tuladhar (kp 31/10/2015),
‘Reinstate
NRA
to expedite recovery efforts’ (ht
31/10/2015)
Rebuilding
Authority
Bill in limbo (kp 30/10/2015), A
race against winter: The Indian blockade has impeded
reconstruction and humanitarian efforts to protect
earthquake survivors before winter sets in, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 30/10/2015)
[Not to forget the inactivity of
the govt!]
Winter
is
coming: The Oli govt needs to prioritise the pending
reconstruction work (kp 28/10/2015)
Vice-chair
Pokhrel,
members of NPC submit resignation (kp 26/10/2015)
‘Fuel
crisis
delaying recovery efforts’ (ht
26/10/2015), Delays
in
policy and fuel crisis holding up recovery efforts
(ht), Election
of
local bodies still uncertain (ht 26/10/2015)
Political
turmoil
clouds post-quake reconstruction works: In the absence
of the National Reconstruction Authority the works have
ground to a halt (kp 25/10/2015), Nepal
earthquakes
leave bitter legacy as children become quarry for
traffickers (ht 25/10/2015),
Nepal
earthquake
continues to drive aftershocks through the lives of
women (ht 25/10/2015)
Earthquake-hit
to
build model houses, by Aash Gurung (kp 19/19/29015)
PPP
model
projects (ht 19/10/2015)
Benefits
of
sharing: Strong community involvement and benefit
sharing enable locals to find innovative solutions to
their needs, by Rashmi Kiran Shrestha (rep
17/10/2015)
Donor
agencies
to rebuild over 250 health facilities, by Arjun
Poudel (rep 15/10/2015)
Housekeeping
first:
PM KP Oli must revive the Reconstruction Authority to
jumpstart rebuilding and redevelopment, by Shesh
Ghale (kp 15/10/2015)
UK
concerned
over delay in reconstruction (kp 14/10/2015)
NRNA
to
rebuild 1,000 homes for quake victims within two years
(ht 13/10/2015) [And what is the government doing with the 4.4
billion dollars from donor nations??]
Help
from
abroad: Non-Resident Nepalis can provide much needed
resources and expertise to rebuild Nepal, by Ratan
K. Jha (kp 12/10/2015)
That
elusive
subsidy: Questions every earthquake-affected family will
now ask is why the enumeration once again, by Weena
Pun (kp 10/10/2015)
Investment
wanted:
Nepal’s goal to graduate from an LDC to a developing
country requires huge capital, by Prem Dangal (kp
09/10/2015)
Quake-affected
families
await rebuilding plan (kp 07/10/2015), From
frying
pan into firePassing Reconstruction Bill could give
much-needed push to economy (kp 07/10/2015)
Tale
of
two quakes The delay in passing the reconstruction bill
shows that our leaders are not serious about rebuilding
Nepal, by Gyanendra Gurung (kp 05/10/2015)
HR
experts
call for a sound HR policy in Nepal (kp 04/10/2015)
Reconstruction
materials:
Reuse the rubble, by Dipendra Gautam (ht 01/10/2015)
NPC
starts
reviewing progress of MDGs (ht 01/10/2015)
INGOs
call
for revival of reconstruction authority (ht
01/10/2015)
NPC
working
on draft of a new Act (ht 30/09/2015)
Delivering
SDGs:
SDGs offer an opportunity for Nepal to synchronize its
development approach with global goals, by Jony
Mainali (rep 30/09/2015)
Shelters
to
houses, by Weena Pun (kp 26/09/2015)
100
community
infrastructures reconstructed (ht 25/09/2015)
Langtang
rising:
A strong sense of community and help from outside
assists survivors to rebuild their homes and lives,
by Upasana Khadka (kp 25/09/2015) [And
what about the responsiblity of the central government?]
IDPG:
Finalise
reconstruction authority bill (kp 24/09/2015)
Time
to
rebuild: The government should train masons,
electricians and plumbers on sustainable building
techniques, by Rabin Bastola (kp 23/09/2015)
The
devastating
earthquake: Reconstructing Kathmandu, by Niranjan
Mani Dixit (ht 23/09/2015)
Material
benefits:
Use of locally available resources in the reconstruction
process will help revive the rural economy, by Indra
Adhikari and Uddhab Pyakurel (kp 22/09/2015)
Development
works
fail to deliver expected results: Govt instructs
concerned authorities inside Kathmandu Valley to
complete all road construction works within this fiscal
year (kp 20/09/2015)
Youth’s
Participation For Development, by Jhabindra Bhandari
(rn 19/09/2015)
Small
is
beautiful: Micro-Enterprise Development Programme has
contributed to offset trade deficit, thereby laying the
foundation for sustainable development, by Ram
Sharan Sedhai (rep 19/09/2015)
A
fresh start: The government’s plan to train 50,000
youths for construction in quake-affected districts is a
challenging task, by Rommel J. Pun (kp 18/09/2015)
Pilot
project
on integrated settlement soon, by Rupak D. Sharma
(ht 17/09/2015)
New
Bill
tabled to give legitimacy: Bill gives validity to works
done by previous ordinance, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 16/09/2015), New
Reconstruction
Authority bill tabled (ht 16/09/2015), Reconstruction
plan
in disarray: Instead of passing the Bill, the House sent
it to the Good Governance Committee for discussion,
by< Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/09/2015))
Reconstruction
With Equity, by Gyan Basnet (rn 15/09/2015), Equitable
reconstruction:
Quantum shift in governance, by Gyan Basnet (ht
17/09/2015)
Cheap
talk:
Instead of endlessly talking about prosperity, the
Finance Minister should instead have outlined tackling
poverty as his primary agenda, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
15/09/2015)
Interactive
infographics
in NPC’s new website (ht 15/09/2015) [see website]
NPC
lays
groundwork for SDG implementation, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 14/09/2015)
NPC
starts
framing 14th periodic plan (ht 11/09/2015)
Works
under
now-expired ordinance validated, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/09/2015)
Big
3
set to table new Bill on Reconstruction body, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/09/2015), Post
earthquake
reconstruction: Experts criticise govt rebuilding
approach (kp 09/09/2015)
Rebuilding
Nepal:
The Open University Initiative (OUI) aims to take
education opportunities to the grassroots communities,
by Raju Adhikari, Pramod Dhakal, Drona Rasali and Ambika
Adhikari (rep 09/09/2015)
CBS
upgrading
Statistics Act to keep up with times (kp
08/09/2015), CBS
launches
Kathmandu Declaration (ht 08/09/2015)
Wrangling
over
Reconstruction Authority returns: Maoists want bill
revised, by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/09/2015)
Mission
impossible:
Most Sustainable Development Goals that the government
aspires to are impractical, by Vikash Raj Satyal
(rep 07/09/2015)
‘Govt
should
rebuild heritage’, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 05/09/2015)
Govt
plans
new mechanism for reconstruction, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/09/2015)
Deconstructing
reconstruction:
Rebuilding destroyed homes has been unnecessarily
delayed by lack of money, masons and clear government
policy, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 04/09/2015), How
politics
blocks relief: Will the survivors of the earthquake
suffer the same fate as the victims of the Jure
landslide who are still waiting for compensation and
relocation?, by Yuvaraj Puri (nt 04/09/2015)
Rebuilding
authority
remains ‘suspended’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/09/2015), NC,
UML
at odds over validating Reconstruction Authority (kp
04/09/2015), Dead
and
buried: Dissolution of Reconstruction Authority reveals
govt’s disregard of quake victims (kp 04/09/2015) [!!], New
Bill
on reconstruction soon: Govinda Pokhrel ro continue as
Chief Executive Officer of Authority (ht
04/09/2015), Reconstruction
body
in limbo as ordinance expires , by Sangeet
Dangroula (rep 04/09/2015)
Three
strikes:
To promote long term growth and reduce trade deficit
Nepal needs to focus on sectors in which it has
comparative edge, by Ayush Manandhar (rep
02/09/2015)
Performance
of
national pride projects satisfactory: NPC (ht
01/09/2015)
‘Rs2.22t’
needed
to address infra gap (kp 31/08/2015)
KMC,
NSET
sign MoU for post-quake reconstruction (ht
29/08/2015)
Build
back
safer: A proven documentary to inspire
earthquake-resistant construction for Nepal, by
Aparajita Acharya (nt 28/08/2015)
Reconstruction
Authority
begins work: Selects Pilachhein to implement urban
renewal project, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 26/08/2015),
Quake
reconstruction
to cover 31 districts (rep 26/08/2015), Time
to
act fast (ht 27/08/2015), Post-disaster
reconstruction:
Listen to the affected, by Sangram S. Lama Tamang
(ht 27/08/2015)
‘Quake
masons
up for rebuilding’ (kp 26/08/2015)
Ministries
cagey
about PM relief fund spending, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
25/08/2015)
Dreams
to
rebuild: Concerned authorities should listen to the
modest proposals of Nepali architects, by Abhi
Subedi (kp 23/08/2015)
Spending
aid:
The quality of reconstruction projects should not be
compromised in the name of fast-tracking the process,
by Tilakman Singh Bhandari (kp 21/08/2015)
Tragedy
and
farce: Nepal’s slow reconstruction process is an
indication of its failure to learn from history, by
Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 20/08/2015)
New
age
leaders: The discourse on leadership is being redefined
globally and Nepal has a lot to catch up, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 18/08/2015)
Quake
relief
distributed against guidelines in Kavrepalanchowk,
by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 17/08/2015)
NPC
taskforce
to make recommendations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/08/2015)
Suggestions
for
the NRA: Although the NRA has been set up, reliability
and the management of reconstruction tasks are exigent,
by Pramesh KC (kp 16/08/2015)
Pokhrel
CEO
of National Reconstruction Authority (ht
14/08/2015), The
authority
to rebuild: Do we have the political will to save time
and money to fuse the long-pending Disaster Management
Authority with the Reconstruction Authority? (nt
14/08/2015), Better
build
back: Nepal’s post-earthquake rehabilitation now hinges
on the formation of a credible and independent
Reconstruction Authority, by Sonia Awale (nt
14/08/2015), Development
partners
optimistic: Appointment of Reconstruction Authority CEO
fuels hope for momentum, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
15/08/2015), Good
move:
Govinda Pokhrel is a sound choice to lead the
Reconstruction Authority (kp 17/08/2015)
Raise
investment:
Lack of funding has placed water and sanitation under
risk, by Govind Shrestha (rep 13/08/2015)
Ministries
table
schemes at House sans NPC nod: While ministries say NPC
delayed approval, the latter terms programmes
‘unbalanced’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
10/08/2015)
75
pc
discount for rebuilding completely damaged structures’
(ht 09/08/2015)
Rebuilding
policy (ht 07/08/2015)
After
chief
secy, hunt intensifies for NRA CEO (kp 06/08/2015)
NPC
frames
draft of reconstruction policy, by Rupak D. Sharma
(ht 06/08/2015)
NVP
launches
reconstruction network, lauds volunteerism (ht
02/08/2015)
Co-op
Ministry
moves to streamline operations (kp 31/07/2015)
UNICEF
cash
succour to most vulnerable families (ht 26/07/2015)
Post
quake
reconstruction: Dwellings planned for congested areas,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 23/07/2015)
Development
budget
freezes after quake (ht 21/07/2015)
Embracing
adversity:
Tight now our definition of a better world is limited to
"not this", which is a pretty big set to sample from,
by Rajesh Shrestha and Suman Ghimire (rep 20/07/2015)
Post-quake
recovery:
Experts focus on resilient livelihoods (kp
18/07/2015)
Parallel
circuits:
As we rebuild homes, can we dismantle gender norms?,
by Weena Pun (kp 18/07/2015)
Total
expenditure
expected to reach 85pc of allocation (kp 16/07/2015)
Govt
hints
at giving Rs 5 million more, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 12/07/2015), ‘MPs
spent
as they pleased’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
12/07/2015)
Govt
not
raising internal debt as planned, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/07/2015)
Focus
on
vulnerable populations (ht 11/07/2015)
Rebuilding
quake-hit
economy: Finance Minister has to balance two crucial
tasks: Reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and
boosting GDP growth, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
10/07/2015)
Disaster-hit
people:
Right to live with dignity, by Amrit Prasad Sharma
(ht 08/07/2015)
Putting
people
first: Nepal needs to take cue from Haiti and involve
locals to make reconstruction efforts effective, by
Radha Paudel (kp 07/07/2015)
NPC
sees
huge growth prospect in rebuilding, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/07/2015)
From
relief
to reconstruction, by Apoorva Lal (kp 04/07/2015)
Govt
seeks
constructive role of pvt sector, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 04/07/2015)
Ramblings
on reconstruction, by Kai Weise (ht 04/07/2015)
Decisions
Could Have Been Better, by Modnath Dhakal (rn
03/07/2015)
Post-quake
Reconstruction: An Exigent Task Ahead, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 02/07/2015)
Building
it
right: It is time we considered geological factors like
liquefaction while carrying out any construction activity,
by Rakam Lama Tamang (kp 01/07/2015)
Miles
to
go: While more funds are necessary for reconstruction,
utilisation of resources looks to be a greater challenge,
by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 30/06/2015)
Reconstruction
and
rehabilitation: If all pledged aid comes, govt need not
use its funds, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/06/2015)
Going
against
the current: To avoid the disastrous consequences of
earthquakes, we must promote sustainable development
practices, by Yuba Raj Guragain (kp 28/06/2015)
Unpaid
armies:
Nepal has the chance to make volunteerism more effective
and accommodating, by Simone Galimberti (kp
21/06/2015), Caribbean
lessons:
Now is the time for Nepal to capitalise on its citizens
skilled in urban planning and civil engineering, by
Junu Shrestha (kp 21/06/2015), Building
back:
Reconstruction demands serious study of the factors that
led to collapse of buildings during the quake, by
Pramod Neupane (kp 21/06/2015)
Earthquake
could
jeopardise millennium health goals: MoHP; Programmes for
safe motherhood, child and neonatal health could be
affected, states MoHP study (kp 17/06/2015)
Nepal
achieves
MDG target for reducing hunger: FAO says the country has
managed to halve the prevalence of undernourishment
(ht 30/05/2015)
Pancheshwor
project
slows to crawl after initial burst, by Sanmjeev Giri
(kp 28/05/2015)
Officials,
contractors
accused of using substandard materials, by Awadhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 25/05/2015)
Temblors
upset
bid to graduate from LDC (kp 19/05/2015), Graduation
from
LDC status by 2022 becomes an even more distant goal
(ht), FinMin
warns
quakes could reverse gains (kp 19/05/2015)
Most
construction
jobs not completed on time: OAG (kp 25/04/2015)
More
investment
in infrastructure necessary: Country needs to allocate
12 per cent of GDP until 2020 to bridge yawning gaps in
the sector, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 25/04/2015)
The
poor
and poorer: Poverty alleviation programmes and the
influx of remittance, are not eliminating poverty; they
are simply creating new kinds of poor, by Radha
Paudel (kp 24/04/2015)
The
development
riddle: If policies hinder development, we are eht ones
who should change such policies, by Rabindra
Adhikari (rep 24/04/2015)
Will
constitution
herald new era in development? Some rule out the
argument outright: They say constitution is just an
excuse?, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 24/04/2015)
Economic
transformation
through asset creation, by Radhesh Pant (rep
24/04/2015)
Igniting
growth
through infrastructure investments: Efficient
construction management is critical to control time,
cost, and quality of infrastructure works, by
Kenichi Yokoyama (rep 24/04/2025)
Slow
and
unsteady: Influential politicians, including Prime
Ministers, focused on small projects to please cadres
and vote banks, by Rameshwor Khanal (rep 24/04/2015)
Booming
India
& China: Opportunity for Nepal; The two emerging
economies in Asia are competing to invest in Nepal,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 24/04/2015)
We
need
higher growth for a meaningful graduation, by
Swarnim Waglé (rep 24/04/2015)
Restructuring
The NPC, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 23/04/2015)
Only
32
percent budget spent in Kaski as fiscal-end looms: Delay
in budget allocation and the authorities’ failure to
take action against errant contractors causes
repeatedmissed deadlines in completion of projects ,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 22/04/2015)
MoF
to
expedite development expenditure (ht 20/04/2015)
Doing
much
with little: Despite limited resources and political
instability, Nepal is doing well on health, social
indicators, by Jaya Lamichhane (kp 19/04/2015)
Better
Coordination For Better Social Protection, by Lok
Nath Bhusal (rn 17/04/2015)
Nepal
faces
tough task to attain high growth (kp 16/04/2015)
Rags
to
riches: Nepal could transform itself if it learned from
Lee Kuan Yew and devised policies to mobilise its human
resources, by Sandhya Regmi (kp 14/04/2015)
Nepal’s
ranking
in SPI improves: Is 98th among 133 countries surveyed,
second in South Asia (ht 10/04/2015) [see Nepal
data]
Nepal
on
course to graduate from LDC status: United Nations: UN
has declared that the country has met adequate targets
required for graduation, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
09/04/2015)
Nepal
needs
project-financing policy, laws for large-scale
investment, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/04/2015)
Projects
without
technical praparations: Govt told not to allocate budget
(kp 04/04/2015)
Pvt
project
developers to get special treatment (ht 02/04/2015)
Theory
Of Infrastructure Development In Nepal, by P. Thapa
(rn 02/04/2015)
ADB:
Nepal’s
capital expenditure too low (kp 25/03/2015)
4
key ministries show low capital spending: As of the
first eight months of the fiscal year, they have been
able to spend only Rs 20.51 billion out of their
combined budget allocation of Rs 91.43 billion, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 20/03/2015)
Experts
suggest
govt to build SIA and Fast Track road with local
resources (ht 16/03/2015), ‘Use
local
resources in national pride projects’ (kp
17/03/2015)
Proper
policies
should be framed to bring about positive changes,
interview with Shesh Ghale (ht 16/03/2015)
Inadequate
prep
blamed for poor capital spending (kp 11/03/2015), ‘Reforms
must
to expedite capital expenditure’: Experts stress
enhancing project selection criteria as well as capacity
of implementing agencies (ht 11/03/2015)
Cabinet
nod
to land acquisition policy, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 28/02/2015)
Nepal’s
dream
of LDC graduation: Challenges and Issues, by Guna
Raj Bhatta (ht 27/02/2015)
Spending
on
first priority projects decreases in H1 (kp
24/02/2015), Financial
progress
of NPPs dismal in first half of fiscal: Only 15.63pc of
allocated budget spent in review period (ht
24/02/2015)
Ministers
concerned
about low spending (kp 12/02/2015), PM
instructs
ministries to spend money: Asks them to utilise
allocated budget without fear of facing corruption
charges from CIAA (ht 12/02/2015)
Restructuring
of
NPC: NPC to have fewer core members, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/02/2015)
Development
failure:
Development sector in Nepal is myopic, saddled with
short-term projects; Long-term projects are deemed
unworthy as immediate results are not visible, by
Mukesh Khanal (rep 11/02/2015)
National
pride
projects: High-level mechanism to rescue stressed
projects (kp 10/02/2015)
Draft
PPP
Policy provisions three funds, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/02/2015)
Work
performance
of national pride projects dismal (rep 06/02/2016)
The
next
frontier: People need to be at the centre of development
plans for them to be a success, by Santosh Gautam
and Purna Bahadur Thapa (kp 04/02/2015)
National
pride
projects: Almost every project reporting problems,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/02/2015)
Low
Spending: Development In Dilemma, by Pranav
Bhattarai (rn 31/01/2015)
Financing
development
projects: Lessons from past mistakes, by Gandhi
Pandit (ht 28/01/2015)
Millennium
development
goals: Still far off target (kp 27/01/2015), Reduced
children,
maternal mortality (kp 27/01/2015), Except
for
closing Gender disparity in schools, progress in
education slow (kp 27/01/2015)
Nepal
Investment
Summit 2015: Energy, infra sectors to feature in summit
(kp 25/01/2015), Nepal
Investment
Summit 2015
in Malaysia on Tuesday (ht 25/01/2015), Nepal
makes
pitch for energy, connectivity, by Akhilesh Upadhyay
(kp 28/01/2015), Nepal
Investment
Summit 2015 held (ht 28/01/2015)
Infra
projects’
fate hangs in balance, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp
21/01/2015)
A
poor start all over again: Govt spending pattern in the
first half of last 4 fiscal years slow and
unproductive, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/01/2015), Low
spending:
Govt sitting on Rs 95b: As of January 18, capital
expenditure came to Rs 15 billion out of the budget of
Rs 117 billion allocated for this fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/01/2015)
Goals
of
sustainable development: Means need to be concretized,
by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 14/01/2015)
Policymakers
nervous
about Nepal’s possible graduation, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 07/01/2015)
High-end
Nepal:
The focus must be on maximising value and distributing
largesse on everything Nepal does, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (kp 02/01/2015)
Time
to
grow up: We have already lost decades in stalled
development, we don’t need messy politics to compound
the problem, by Anurag Acharya (nt 02/01/2015)
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