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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Millennium Development Goals: On Track?, by Abijit Sharma (sp 05/03/2010)

Misconceived mission: With Aishwarya at the top, the social services council became a stepping board for various aspirants, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 26/02/2010)

'MDGs will prove elusive for Nepal' (nn 24/02/2010) [see Social Watch Report 2009], Nepal will miss 2015 MDGs, says report, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 24/02/2010), Sans optimism (ht 25/02/2010), Pokharel vs Pyakuryal: The Contested Poverty Figures – I, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 26/02/2010) [see slso part 2 (04/03/2010)]

Nepal can get rich: But first we need to go from parrot learning to creative learning, by Bhoj Raj Adhikari (kp 21/02/2010)

Poverty level drops to 25pc (kp 15/02/2010), On the ball: Nepal has done well to stay on track on many MDGs; it can do more (kp 16/02/2010)

The information gap: There should be a free flow of information of what goes on between the government, donors and NGOs, by Sushma Joshi (kp 14/02/2010)

NPC holds meeting on MDG progress (nn 14/02/2010)

Nepal doing well on infant death MDG (ht 26/01/2010), Nepal makes gains in saving newborn lives, on track to meet MDG for child survival (nn 26/01/2010)

Saving for a rainy day: The proposed contributory pension scheme will ensure social security for everybody, by Durgesh Kumar Pradhan (kp 24/01/2010), Social security cover for 2 million (kp 26/01/2010)

Low-cost homes plan shows tardy progress (kp 21/01/2010)

Govt mulling 3-year plan, focus on state-restructuring, Agriculture, rural development on cards (rn 13/01/2010), 'Prepare 3-year plan as per fed system' (kp 13/01/2010)

Nepal far worse than others on quality of life, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 12/01/2010)

Mouths to feed, by Maina Dhital (kp 10/01/2010)

Equity and Human Development: Review of Nepal’s Basic Public Policies in Education and Health, by Mohan Das Manandhar and Rojan Bajrachrya (sp 08/01/2010)

Poor getting poorer due to bad leadership (ht 26/12/2009)

Poverty and environmental degradation Formidable challenges, by Bidur Prasad Upadhyay (ht 18/12/2009)

Count down to MDGs Correcting mistaken targets vital, by Mahesh Maskey and Mary DesChene (ht 14/12/2009)

Balanced development Urgent task, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 04/12(2009)

New interim plan to cut poverty to 21pc (kp 04/12/2009)

MDGs for all, by Kamal Lamichhane (kp 03/12/2009)

FM Pandey upbeat about major projects (kp 02/12/2009)

Planning development (kp 02/12/2009)

A New Development Mantra: PPP, by Prem Khatry (rn 01/12/2009)

We want development: It is of utmost importance that the country’s development agenda be put before politics, by Yogendra Subedi (kp 26/11/2009)

'Housing becoming a vital factor for sustainable development' (nn 24/11/2009)

Inequality in assets distribution Poor are vulnerable, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 16/11/2009)

Priority projects make lousy progress (kp 26/10/2009)

Poor fellows: Poverty fuels conflict, and economic development is the only way to ensure security, by Jaya Raj Acharya (kp 25/10/2009)

KMC launches skill training for urban poor, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 23/10/2009)

Govt slow to spend dev budget, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/10/2009)

Nepal bats for Millennium Development Goals (ht 17/10/2009)

“Go To Grassroots to See What People Need”, interview with Wayne Gum, country director of OXFAM (sp 16/10/2009)

Regulatory framework for microfinance Expectations remain, by Ermal Frasheri and Dutta Shree Duwadi (ht 13/10/2009)

Get your act together: The chaotic reaction to the latest epidemic is a result of everyone going their own way, by Arun Pandey (kp 13/10/2009)

Have money, will travel, by J.P. Agrawal (kp 08/10/2009)

Three dimensions Income distribution, poverty and inequality, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 08/10/2009)

Poor performance offsets rank (ht 06/10/2009), Human dev index out: Nepal’s previous slot unchanged (rn 06/10/2009), Nepal records fastest HDI growth in 27 yrs: Ranked 144 out of 182 nations; Stands third last in South Asia (kp 06/10/2009) [See Human Development Report 2009 by UNDP], Sans cheers (ht 07/10/2009)

Consumption, Distribution, Poverty And Inequality, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (rn)

All eight MDGs not achievable (ht 15/09/2009), Nepal to lag behind in meeting its poverty reduction target: UNDP (nn 15/09/2009)

Feminist Vision in Development, by Pushpa Shrestha (sp 11/09/2009)

Thriving Kathmandu: Causes for Concern, by Udaya R. Wagle (ht 11/09/2009)

Development Challenge For Nepal, by Sangam Prasain (rn 02/09/2009)

Integrated Approach To Development, by Arun Pandey (rn 29/08/2009)

ADB's poverty indicator shows Nepal fares worst among Asian countries (nn 28/08/2009)

Lies, damn lies: If the quality of statistics in Nepal is dubious, then so are policies based on them, by Bishnu Dev Pant (nt 21/08/2009)

Ensure equal opportunity for all: UN, by Amrita Gurung (kp 18/08/2009) [see Nepal Human Development Report 2009 by UNDP (full text as pdf], Nation ranks 142; lowest in South Asia (ht 18/08/2009), Pipe dream musing: There can be no complacency on the score that the country ranks 146th out of the 176 that are included (ht 19/08/2009), How far we lag behind: The poverty and inequality that gave birth to the conflict persist, says a UN report, by Rabi Thapa (nt 21/08/2009)

"Nepal in some ways has done really well", interview with Sarah Sanyahumbhi, head of The Department for International Development (DFID-Nepal) (sp 16/08/2009)

Making hay whilst the sun shines: Land for the sons of the soil, by Mani Dixit (ht 14/08/2009)

The Jajarkot debacle, by Surendra R Devkota (kp 06/08/2009)

Khatiwada appointed NPC vice-chairman (nn 22/06/2009)

64pc of dev budget remains unspent (kp 19/06/2009)

Misplaced priorities, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp 19/06/2009)

Indigenous Knowledge: Old Practice in New Horizon, by Kamal Maden (sp 16/06/2009)

Hampering Development: A study conducted by Asian Development reveals that political instability hampers Nepal’s development process (sp 16/06/2009)

Nepal's development hampered by instability, poor infrastructure: Report (nn 11/06/2009), Report nails hurdles to growth (ht 12/06/2009), Weak governance Nepal's main development challenge (rep 12/06/2009)

Towards a greener world, by Gagan Thapa and Kashish Das Shrestha (kp 05/06/2009)

Inclusive development the true culture: Guarantee every citizen's participatioon, by S.K. Shrestha (ht 04/06/2009)

Development spending down (kp 05/05/2009), Govt fails to spend resources for development works (nn 05/05/2009)

NDF, durable peace and development: Time to show solidarity, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 04/05/2009),  
A declaration of principles: The policy papers prepared for the NDF, though unrealistic, envisage nothing less than a complete overhaul in the way foreign aid is used and perceived, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 05/05/2009), With political turmoil, NDF postponed (kp 05/05/2009), NDF meet postponed (ht 05/05/2009), NDF meet put off, by Prem Khanal (rep 05/05/2009), Donors want NDF deferred till Sept (kp 12/05/2009)

Baffling donors: The NDF meeting will have a political rather than economic agenda, by Achyut Wagle (nt 01/05/2009)

The new macro policies and targets: A wish for never, never land, by Raghab D Pant (ht 28/04/2009)

KMC to conduct survey on urban poverty (ht 16/04/2009)

Nepal’s poverty level down to 24.8 percent, by Kosh Raj Koirala (Asian Tribune 14/04/2009)

Learning from Israel, by Bidula Shrestha (kp 11/04/2009)

Culture of poverty and the street urchins and dogs, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg 08/04/2009)

Changing tack: The finance minister has shown he can walk the talk but he needs to do more (kp 04/04/2009)

Rs. 25b remains unused in treasury (kp 03/04/2009), Unused budget for 12 projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/04/2009), Mismatched score (ht 21/04/2009)

NDF 2009 to focus on trade and investment (kp 02/04/2009), NDF meet to focus on aid flow, development (ht 02/04/2009), NDF meet to discuss economic restructuring, aid effectiveness (nn 02/04/2009), NDF draft for Rs 3.23 trillion budget (ht 14/04/2009), Govt planning to spend Rs 323 b on development projects (nn 15/04/2009), Nepal Development Forum: GDP growth target may be hard to meet (ht 16/04/2009), GDP growth target evokes suspicion amongst stakeholders (nn 16/04/2009), Govt serious to mobilise internal resources for economy (nn 16/04/2009), World Bank urges Nepal to make her development strategies realistic, by Kosh Raj Koirala (Asian Tribune 16/04/2009), Rising high (ht 17/04/2009), Experts urge govt to take up new growth model (ht 17/04/2009), Growth forecast lowered to 4pc (kp 17/04/2009), Foster cooperation among stakeholders (rn 17/04/2009), Govt for 10pc annual growth in exports (kp 18/04/2009), NC mocks NDF strategy paper (nn 20/04/2009), NC raps govt preparation (kp 21/04/2009), Peeved NC may boycott NDF meet next month (ht 21/04/2009)

Development programmes to speed up in three months (rn 02/04/2009)

Role Of Capital Market In Poverty Alleviation, by Shanker Man Singh (rn 01/04/2009) [see part 2 (02/04/2009)]

Experts urge govt to spend on development works (rn 29/03/2009)

MDGs face triple threat: Report (kp 28/03/2009)

Nepal hamstrung by a lack of 3Ds: Report (ht 17/03/2009), Effective policies a must to propel growth: WB (rn 17/03/2009), Equitable economic growth does little to combat poverty: WDR (nn 17/03/2009)

Where is Nepal? We need the ability to explain Nepal's transition to the world and articulate our needs, by Artha Beed (nt 13/03/2009)

Consultants' meet opens (ht 12/03/2009), PM woos consultants (rn 12/03/2009)

Barrier to Empowerment in Nepal, by Mahesh Banskota (tg 11/03/2009)

Rebuilding plan in limbo (kp 10/03/2009)

Int’l meet on consultancy on March 11 (kp 10/03/2009)

50pc dev budget may not be spent (kp 03/03/2009)

FM’s meet with donors ahead of NDF plenum (ht 03/03/2009), Dr Bhattarai states Nepal's priorities for NDP plenum (nn 03/03/2009)

Govt to address urban poor’s problems (kp 01/03/2009)

Four themes set for discussion at NDF, by Prithiviman Shrestha (kp 24/02/2009)

Effective Tool For Poverty Reduction, by Ashok Kumar Pradhan (rn 22/02/2009)

Finance Ministry: debt waiver, poor spending (kp 17/02/2009)

MFIs manna for the very poor (ht 26/01/2009)

PPP is the key: A model for infrastructure development, by Amrit P. Shrestha (kp 22/01/2009)

Development spending falls 23pc (kp 20/01/2009), Development expenditure tumbles by 23 pc (nn 20/01/2009)

Foreign debt increasing sans effectiveness (ht 16/01/2009)

On Course to Achieve MDG on Maternal Health, by Mallika Aryal (Inter Press Service 13/01/2009)

Tardy govt has no time for statistical pursuits: National statistical plan not implemented for eight years (ht 12/01/2009) [i.e. the responsibility goes to majority NC and royal governments!!]

Priority to the people, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp 07/01/2009)

Government inaction queers welfare state pitch (ht 01/01/2009)

Hot topics, by Sanot Adhikari (kp 31/12/2008)

Nepal’s Struggle Against Neo-Colonialism, by Sobha Adhikari (rn 28/12/2008)

NRN investment can be a lifeline: Experts (ht 27/12/2008)

Government spending less on development (ht 25/12/2008)

Sharma quits National Planning Commission (ht 23/12/2008)

Alternative approach to study must: Minister (kp 18/12/2008)

Social security plan comes into effect (rn 17/12/2008)

Failed development, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 16/12/2008)

PM facing tough time constituting NPC, by Prakash Rimal (ht 17/11/2008)

Investment In S&T, For National Development, by Baburam Bhattarai (rn 14/11/2008), We want to use donor support for self sustaining growth: Dr. Bhattarai (nn 14/11/20089

Social stigma main challenge to MDG achievement (rn 13/11/2008)

Govt, IMF to discuss continuing PRGF (kp 11/11/2008)

Deal signed to enhance financial access (rn 11/11/2008)

Localising globalisation, by Alok K Bohara (kp 05/11/2008)

‘Progress towards MDGs positive’, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 24/10/2008)

Naysayer Mahat rues lack of foreign, domestic investment (ht 24/10/2008)

Poor show (kp 21/10/2008)

No power, no progress, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 20/10/2008)

Nepal’s development is very Kathmandu-centric, by Robert Piper (kp 20/10/2008)

Zero tolerance on graft must for MDGs: UN (kp 20/10/2008)

Help Nepal make poverty-free: PM; Int’l Day for Eradication of Poverty (kp 17/10/2008)

Achieving MDGs, by Andrew Hall and Bella Bird (kp 25/09/2008), PM urges special deal for LDCs (kp 27/09/2008)

ICIMOD in new look (rn 16/09/2008)

You invited poverty, you do it away, by Nav Raj Pokharel (tg 10/09/2008)

Sharma appointed vice chairman of NPC (nn 01/09/2008)

Need Of The Hour, by Prem Khatry (rn 31/08/2008)

Dr Pokharel, six NPC members resign (kp 29/08/2008)

Nepal’s Development Priorities, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 28/08/2008)

Propaganda of double digit growth, by Bimal Koirala (kp 24/07/2008)

Nepal fares badly even among LDCs (nn 17/07/2008), Low Among LDCs: A recent report by the UNCTAD points out that Nepal is faring worse even within the LDCs club, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 25/07/2008)

Rs 37.5m NDM winners announced (kp 25/06/2008)

Harnessing talents, by Shailesh Regmi (kp 24/06/2008)

Development Planning Under Political Clouds, by Nir Bahadur Karki (rn 03/06/2008)

ILO to discuss food crisis, rural poverty reduction (kp 01/06/2008)

Fifty finalists will compete for NDM (ht 01/06/2008)

Don't call it Shangri-La: Economic programs for displaced populations in Nepal (Relief Web 23/05/2008)

Costlier building materials retard development work (kp 15/04/2008)

Bid to uplift living standards of the poor (ht 19/04/2008)

Nepal: Considering Some Development Issues, by Wolf Donner (tg 16/04/2008)

Corporate social responsibility in Nepal, by Kesh B Malla (ht 10/04/2008)

HIPC initiative and MDRI: Should Nepal participate?, by Bhubanesh Pant (kp 29/03/2008)

"ADB Is Focused On Spreading Peace Dividend", interview with Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Deputy Director General of the South Asia Department (sp 14/03/2008)

‘Make Poverty History’ scheme announced (kp 12/03/2008)

‘Access to land fundamental to poverty reduction’ (kp 09/03/2008)

Social Sector Development Needs, by S.K Shrestha (rn 09/03/2008)

Giving credit where it’s due: Women are trained in nursing and micro-credit so they will stay where they are most needed, by Shristhi Adhikari (nt 07/03/2008)

Micro-finance And Poverty In Nepal, by Dutta Shree Duwadi (rn 03/03/2008)

The rich get richer, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (kp 01/03/2008)

Project Management In Nepal, by S.K. Shrestha (rn 28/02/2008)

Advances in cutting poverty, by Tula Raj Basyal (kp 23/02/2008)

Periodic Development Plans, by Sharad. K. Shrestha (rn 17/02/2008)

MDGs’ mirage chase, by Roshan Sherchan (kp 13/02/2008), MDGs’ mirage chase, by Ghulam M Isaczai (kp 15/02/2008)

Debunking Monetary Poverty Line, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 09/02/2008)

Three-Year Interim Plan: A Crucial Test, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 06/02/2008)

5.5pc growth achievable: NPC (kp 19/01/2008)

Prabin K. Prajapati. Globalization: cultural imperialism: development implications. Paper: Lund University, December 2007

‘Dev activities on fast track’ (kp 21/12/2007)

Nepal climbs two places in HDI, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 28/11/2007), Life's getting better (kp 29/11/2007)

NPC approves three-year plan (kp 27/11/2007)

Causeway swept away due to bad engineering, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 27/11/2007)

Lack of technological advancement marginalised LCDs: Gurung (nn 07/11/2007)

Labour force survey begins next month (samn 07/11/2007)

Localization of development, by Aditya Man Shrestha (kp 24/10/2007)

Poverty Alleviation in Nepal, by Kamala Sarup (Worldpress.org 16/10/2007)

‘Mega construction projects should utilize Nepali products’ (kp 08/10/2007)

Interim dev plan liekly next month (samn 29/09/2007)

Timely initiative (kp 18/09/2007)

ADB rep expresses ‘cautious optimism’ over Nepal’s economic prospects (nn 12/09/2007), ADB seeks better environ in Nepal (samn 13/09/2007)

Experts call for alternative development models (nn 11/09/2007)

Key challenges for Nepal, by Jitendra Rana Magar (kp 28/08/2007)

Agricultural performance in 10th plan, by BR Kaini (kp 23/08/2007)

Revolt is not reform: Convert popular anger into good government, by Ken Ohashi (nt 17/08/2007)

Nepal, ILO to jointly implement ‘employment for peace building’ project (nn 09/08/2007)

Sadly, Nepal has been reduced to a virtual 'aid colony' with strategic ideas emanating extraneously, interview with Madhukar S.J.B.Rana (tg 04/07/2007)

Wrestling with the ghost of Polanyi, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 28/06/2007)

PM for regional balance in Dev plans (samn 25/06/2007)

Interim plan aims to achieve 5.50 % economic growth rate, reduce poverty (nn 24/06/2007), NDC meeting to finalise interim plan (nn 24/06/2007), NDC approves approach paper of interim plan; Maoists submit different note (nn 25/06/2007), Interim Plan (kp 27/06/2007), A dubious high: We really don’t want to have the highest per capita planning documents, by Artha Beed (nt 29/06/2007), Critical Roadmap: As it comes during critical transitional phase, the interim plan has assumed higher significance, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 29/06/2007), Interim Plan to achieve 5.5% growth (samn 07/07/2007)

Interim Plan to invest Rs 587 billion, by Prem Khanal (kp 23/06/2007)

Govt appoints PAF board members (kp 14/06/2007)

Govt to have more say in UNDP projects (samn 04/06/2007)

Development spending sluggish, by Krishna Regmi (kp 01/06/2007)

Interim plan to spend Rs 527b (kp 08/05/2007)

'Extend more resources to fight poverty' (kp 08/05/2007)

"We Have To Focus On Natural Capital Advantage", interview with Hari Krishna Upadhyay (sp 27/04/2007)

Absorptive capacity (kp 27/04/2007)

Traffic jams and our failed development, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 26/04/2007)

Nepal may achieve 4 % growth in 2007: UNESCAP report (nn 18/04/2007), Economy to grow by 4 pc: UN (kp 19/04/2007)

Rhetoric and reality, by Saurav Dev Bhatta (kp 11/04/2007)

NPC aims for 5.5 percent growth (nn 11/04/2007)

Yami hopeful of donor support (kp 10/04/2007)

NPC set to unveil 3-year interim plan (samn 07/04/2007)

Transitional Initiatives: While terming the current stage in Nepal as ‘stalled transition,’ World Bank advises to carry forward reforms and development agenda, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 06/04/2007)

12.6 billion USD needed to achieve MDGs in Nepal (pd 29/03/2007), Skewed progress in MDGs (sp 06/04/2007)

Use of high quality data stressed (kp 27/03/2007)

Himalayan endeavours: A re-issue of a classic critique of development remains, sadly, fresh (nt 23/03/2007) [a book review]

Need for development planning despite failures, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp 14/03/2007)

Making economic pie bigger, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp 07/03/2007)

Imagine: Imagine every girl child in Nepal going to school, it isn't hard to do, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 02/03/2007)

Moving towards a broker state, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 22/02/2007)

“Communities manage mountains best”, interview with James Gabriel Campbell, Director general of the Kathmandu-based International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (nt 16/02/2007)

Looming Large: Not only in Nepal , inflation is surging in next door neighbor India , too, triggering concerns for the poorer section of society, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 16/02/2007)

Human capital for development, by Surendra R Devkota (kp 10/02/2007)

Social aspects of sustainable development, by Bhanu Prasad Acharya (kp 09/02/2007)

Rural poverty and environment, by Hari Bansha Dulal (kp 03/02/2007)

The Economics of Decentralization in Nepal, by Mohan Man Sainju (tg 31/01/2007)

Governance for poverty reduction, by Bhanu Prasad Acharya (kp 27/01/2007)

Nepal should opt for 'environment for development' approach, say experts (nn 25/01/2007)

Poverty Alleviation Measures and Programs in Nepal (tg 27/12/2006), The combination of poverty and illiteracy has made people to accept their status as predetermined by their Karma, by Rabindra Khanal (tg 27/12/2006)

A glimpse about possible future development in Nepal, by Ishwar L. Acharya (tg 20/12/2006)

Role of Nepali Youth in Development, by Gopal Pokharel, TU (tg 20/12/2006)

‘ADB projects do better this year’ (kp 17/12/2006)

Conflict Situation and Development Impact, by P.R. Ligal (tg 13/12/2006)

Use microcredit to help put poverty in museums, by Shankar Man Shrestha (kp 10/12/2006)

Environment and Sustainable Development, by Shiv Raj Dahal, Nepal (tg 06/12/2006)

Intensifying conflict also forced government to initiate new policies and programs in the mid of the plan period, by P.R.Ligal, Former Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission Nepal (tg 06/12/2006)

Nepal to achieve MDG on child mortality (samn 29/11/2006)

‘Inequity fosters conflict, insecurity’ (kp 21/11/2006)

Millennium Development Goals: Promises To Fulfill, by Keshab Poudel (sp 17/11/2006), ‘MDG goals least likely to be met’ (samn 19/11/2006)

Nepal climbs down in HDI (kp 11/11/2006), Nepal ranks 138th in UN dev index (samn 11/11/2006)

Interview with Dr. Jagdish Chandra Pokhrel, newly appointed vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission (ko 06/11/2006)

The enigma of excellence: We need smart, committed people. But how do we hang on to them?, by CK Lal (nt 03/11/2006)

Renewed Efforts Required: The MDG Needs Assessment Report points out the need for doubling donor support if Nepal is to attain the goals, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 03/11/2006)

Back to the people?, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 02/11/2006)

A tool that brings positive change: State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2006 (kp 01/11/2006),  Micro-finance and Concept of 3 Ss for Rural Development, by Krishna Bahadur Kunwar, ADB Nepal (tg 01/11/2006),  Far west stays far from micro-finance (samn 02/11/2006)

Go Grameen: Nepal can learn from Bangladesh, by Artha Beed (nt 20/10/2006)

UN Resident Representative complains about 'breach' of BOG (nn 17/10/2006),  Donor support needs to be doubled to attain MDGs (nn 17/10/2006), ‘Widening inequality is dangerous for Nepal’, interview with Matthew Kahane (kp 18/10/2006), Nepal needs US$8b aid to achieve MDGs (kp 18/10/2006),  Nepal needs over $16b to meet MDGs (samn 18/10/2006), Cash alone won’t meet Nepal’s needs, by Marty Logan (Dawn 19/10/2006)

Regional meet on MDG kicks off in the capital (nn 11/10/2006), Serious efforts prescribed to achieve MDGs (kp 12/10/2006), Maternal mortality the focus of UN-led South Asian forum on development goals (Un News Centre 12/10/2006), Experts chart road map to reduce poverty (Gulf Times 12/10/2006), Long Way To Go: South Asian countries including Nepal have a long way to go to achieve the targets set by MDGs, by Keshab Poudel (sp 13/10/2006), Halving poverty by 2015, interview with Kim Hak-Suis, the Bangkok-based executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commision for the Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) (nt 13/10/2006),  Meeting targets in South Asia, by Prabodh Devkota (kp 14/10/2006)

'Lost' GDP Growth to be 1.7pc: NPC (samn 11/10/2006)

Planning Commission to dispatch teams (nn 11/10/2006)

Development partnerships, by Siddha Raj Pant  (kp 06/10/2006)

Regional meeting in Kathmandu to develop roadmap on poverty eradication, MDGs (nn 05/10/2006)

WFP report on poverty released (samn 27/09/2006)

Poverty has reduced in Nepal, but unequal distribution of wealth exists: Survey (nn 27/09/2006), Poverty declines, inequality rises (samn 27/09/2006)

Concern over PAF programs (kp 24/09/2006)

Memo signed to reduce rural poverty in Nepal (pd 19/09/2006)

Development laboratory: Shortcuts as usual in two slick new studies (nt 08/09/2006)

Dr Pokharel new NPC Vice-chairman (kp 29/08/2006)

'Mainstream marginalized into development' (kp 26/08/2006)

NPC irrelevant, restructure it: Experts (nn 17/08/2006)

Decentralization Process: A Brief Look, by Sharad K. Shrestha (rn 06/08/2006)

Capitalize on gem mining potential: Ignored Nepali Treasure, by Hari Bhakta Upadhyaya (kp 30/07/2006)

Growing complexity of urban poverty, by Prajeena Karmacharya (kp 23/07/2006)

Time running out: Still chasing the development dream (nt 21/07/2006)

Land Reforms (rn 20/07/2006)

Inequality widening in S Asia: WB (kp 28/06/2006)

Absence of strategy stalks development (samn 27/06/2006)

Collateral Damage By Prem Khanal (kp 22/06/2006), Development spending bears brunt of insurgency By Prem Khanal (kp 22/06/2006)

Challenges In Reducing Poverty, by S.K. Shrestha (rn 21/06/2006)

HIPC’s initiatives and Nepal, by Bhanu Prasad Acharya (kp 14/06/2006)

Sustainable Community And Planning, by Kedar Dahal (rn 09/06/2006)

Nepal to fall short of MDG on water (samn 04/06/2006)

Planning for prosperity, by Shyamal Krishna Shrestha (kp 03/06/2006)

Development projects hindered by conflict: Ghimire (nn 30/05/2006)

Rethinking development strategies, by Surendra R Devkota (kp 26/05/2006)

PAF successful in reaching people despite difficult situation: Ohashi (nn 11/05/2006)

NPC office-bearers resign (nn 30/04/2006)

Is present public distribution system compatible with 21 st century changes in development thinking ? by Vidya Nath Nepal (tg 26/04/2006)

Community Mediation Program: Best Alternative Towards Peace and Justice, by Shambhu Prasad Kattel (sp 07/04/2006)

Political Instability Is Hampering Reforms: Ohasi (nln 25/03/2006), Reform process getting slow: Ohashi (nn 25/03/2006), WB unhappy with Nepal's slow reforms (samn 25/03/2006)

Enhancing social capital in Nepal: Indigenous mobilization of resources by community credit union could be an effective model to arrest the poverty trap and community development at local and regional level, by Surendra R. Devkota (nn 11/03/2006)

“Nepal doesn’t have the luxury of time”, interview with Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank’s Nepal Resident Mission (nt 10/03/2006)

Nepal 2015, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/03/2006)

Nepal facing hard time to achieve MDGs: Report (nn 03/03/2006), Will Nepal be left behind? by Sujeev Shakya (kp 07/03/2006)

A Closer Look at the Four Strategic Pillars of Nepal’s PRSP, by Lok Nath Bhusal (nn 01/03/2006)

Nepal missing out on development: experts (kp 01/03/2006)

Restore peace to support poverty reduction (kp 15/02/2006)

Nepal most undemocratic for ActionAid (kp 23/01/2006)

Poverty Politics in a Small, landlocked, transitional and least Developed country: A case of Nepal, by Ram Kumar Dahal, T.U. (tg 18/01/2006); see also part 2 (25/01/2006), part 3 (01/02/2006)

ADB projects not helping target groups (samn 12/01/2006)

Nepal Annual Appeal No.MAANPJ001 (Relief Web 10/01/2006) [see full text]

Catching up with them, by Gunakar Bhatta (kp 04/01/2006)

Democracy must to achieve MDGs: Experts (nn 30/12/2005)

'Nepal close to achieving MDGs' (samn 24/12/2005) [Indeed, hardly to believe for careful observers!]

Role of women important in generating remittance (nn 19/12/2005)

‘MDG facing serious challenge in Nepal’ (kp 13/12/2005)

Remittance important to reduce poverty: WB report (nn 09/12/2005), Remittance could be misused: WB report (kp 09/12/2005)

Microcredit helping in poverty alleviation (kp 08/12/2005)

Visitor's vision for Nepal, by Topsy Evans (kp 30/11/2005)

Weak institutions blamed for slow reform (samn 23/11/2005)

Bleak human development in Nepal: Social Watch (nn 03/11/2005) [See excerpt from Social Watch Report 2005]

Govt terminates popular anti-poverty program (nn 28/10/2005)

MDG challenge to Nepal: experts (One World 27/10/2005)

IMF focuses on macro-economy in Nepal (samn 26/10/2005)

Uncertainty hurts project execution (samn 15/10/2005)

‘Nepal Appears To Be On Track To Meet Its Mdg Targets In Water Supply’, interview with Sanjaya Adhikary (sp 07/10/2005)

Foreign direct investment, by Achyut Gyawali (kp 01/10/2005)

World Bank paradox, by Subindra Bogati (insn 30/09/2005)

Nepal: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report, by International Monetary Fund (29/09/2005)

Conflict Resolution Through Social Mobilization, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 23/09/2005)

HDR 2005: Nepal progresses in human development (ko 13/09/2005), Nepal: Still low on global poverty index (an 13/09/2005), Even Nepal is better than India! (Rediff 15/09/2005), Nepal makes some progress in human development (nn 14/09/2005), Nepal moves up in HDI, falls in poverty index (kp 14/09/2005), Naming and shaming: Grading countries on progress in meeting development targets may goad them to do better, by Kunda Dixit (nt 16/09/2005)

Encouraging Signs: The second assessment of MDG Progress Report 2005 reveals that Nepal could attain most of the targets by 2015 if the situation does not deteriorate further (sp 09/09/2005), “MDGs Cannot Be Achieved If Questions Of RH Are Not Squarely Addressed”, interview with Junko Sazaki, Representative UNFPA (sp 09/09/2005)

Development and Rural Development: Concept and Context, by Ram Kumar Dahal (tg 07/09/2005)

Millennium Development Goals: Caught Amid Conflict, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 02/09/2005), Nepal registers mixed progress towards achieving MDGs: Report (nn 05/09/2005), Nepal’s progress impressive (kp 06/09/2005)

See full text of progress report 2005 [download pdf file (6.34 MB)]

Focus on rural development in Maoist areas (Relief Web 30/08/2005)

Nepal poorest among poor nations in Asia (samn 25/08/2005)

Challenges to meet MDGs, by Bishwa Nath Tiwari (kp 20/08/2005)

MDG report criticized (kp 17/08/2005)

Imagined communities: Instead of pretending to work with communities, we should revive grassroots democracy, by Jorgen Frieden (nt 12/08/2005)

Microcredit: A Tool To Tackle Poverty, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 12/08/2005)

‘Absence of elected reps hinders development’ (kp 09/08/2005)

ADB Perspective:Development in Conflict (kp 13/07/2005)

A thought on development, by Tara Nath Ranabhat (kp 02/07/2005); excerpt from the speech presented at inter-religious and international federation for world peace in Tokyo

Let's make poverty history, by Shibesh Chandra Regmi (kp 01/07/2005)

Bad governance hits development (samn 18/06/2005)

Myth and reality on poverty, by Bishwa Nath Tiwari (kp 18/06/2005)

Challenge to development goals (Reuters Alert Net 16/06/2005)

Trade, Investment and Poverty Reduction in the Himalayan Region of Nepal, by Dilli Prasad Bhattarai (sp 10/06/2005); see part 2 (17/06/2005)

In a debt trap? by Ram S Mahat (kp 07/06/2005)

Rural Poverty Some Eradication Measures, by Gambhir Bahadur Hada (rn 04/06/2005)

Poverty Profile in Nepal: Linking aid flows with other non-poverty factors will only condemn poor to their poverty for a long period, by Bishwa Keshar Maskay (tg 25/05/2005)

Poverty reduction, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 21/05/2005)

Poverty declines by 11 per cent (kp 05/05/2005), Nepal says poverty down despite revolt, turmoil, by Gopal Sharma (Reurters AlertNet 05/05/2005), 'Remittance major factor behind poverty decline' (kp 12/05/2005), Causes of poverty reduction, by Binod Karmacharya (kp 14/05/2005)

Poverty alleviation Eradicating hunger should be the main goal, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (ht 22/04/2005)

Whose business is poverty alleviation?, by Siddha Raj Pant (ht 15/04/2005)

‘Accelerate reforms or be left behind’ (kp 24/01/2005)

“Remittances Play A Major Role In Reducing Poverty”, interview with Shankar Sharma (sp 07/01/2005)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects: Nepal, by Sharad Kumar Sharma (tg 05/01/2005)

For older links see archive

Background

Worldbank: Nepal Public Information Center

Nepal: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report, by International Monetary Fund (29/09/2005)

Nepal Development Forum 2004

Development Nepal, a web bulletin on developmental issues of Nepal

Publications and Reports, by UNDP

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Developoment (ICIMOD)