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VDC secys' posts to be 'filled' soon (ht 12/03/2010)
Democracy At The Roots: The VDC Blues, by Prem Khatry (rn 09/03/2010)
VDC secys' posts lying vacant (ht 06/03/2010)
MoLD issues guidelines on local body grants (ht 05/03/2010)
Rs 1.45b for KMC (kp 23/02/2010)
Corruption by consensus: A free-for-all has resulted as the local bodies have had no elected reps since 2002, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 22/02/2010)
Local lapses: If you're wondering who your mayor is, don't bother, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 19/02/2010)
Market Protection Officer in districts (ht 11/02/2010)
1,100 VDC secretary posts to be filled up, by Anil Giri (kp 10/02/2010)
KMC restructures administration (ht 04/02/2010)
Local body staffers' stir hits service seekers (ht 28/01/2010), Agitating local body employees snub govt's talks offer (nn 28/01/2010), Local body strike on, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 29/01/2010), Local body employees return to work (nn 01/02/2010), Local body staffers call off strike, garbage collection likely to resume (nn 01/02/2010), Local body employees withdraw agitation (kp 02/02/2010)
Terror-hit Banke VDC secys leave villages (ht 28/01/2010), Scared VDC secys in Banke flee villages, warn of strikes (nn 28/01/2010)
Call of duty: Accommodation will be the key to solving the local body dispute (kp 26/01/2010), Govt to take up local body unions issues tomorrow (ht 26/01/2010)
Local bodies stay shut (kp 26/01/2010)
VDC unable to hold village council meet (rn 22/01/2010)
Local bodies to be constituted after state-restructuring task completes: Serma (nn 17/01/2010)
4 VDCs at the care of 1 secy, by Shiva Apriya (ht 15/01/2010)
Where Are The Local Bodies? (rn 14/01/2010)
VDC secretaries still operate from HQ, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 10/01/2010)
One secretary mans 10 VDCs in Bhojpur (ht 04/01/2010)
KSL floats concept paper on local govt (ht 01/01/2010)
Kailali CDOs: Here today, gone tomorrow, by Mohan Budhair (kp 22/12/2009)
Local bodies warn of indefinite protests (rn 07/12/2009), Local bodies plan stir from Dec 16 (ht 12/12/2009), Local body employees on stir from today (ht 15/12/2009), Local body staffer to gherao Singha Durbar (ht 17/12/2009), Local body employees to obstruct waste disposal (ht 18/12/2009), Govt to address demands of local body staffers soon (ht 22/12/2009), Day 10 of local body strike: Garbage continues to pile on streets (kp 25/12/2009), Local body strike enters day 11 as Ktm turns into garbage city (nn 25/12/2009), Govt, agitating employees reach agreement, strike withdrawn (nn 27/12/2009)
Pact on local govt reform (kp 03/12/2009)
Efforts underway to name VDC secretaries: Sherma (rn 30/11/2009)
Local bodies defy govt order (ht 24/11/2009)
MoLD blames MoGA for poor performance of local bodies (nn 20/11/2009), 1,100 VDCs sans secys as ministries pass the buck, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht20/11/2009)
“NLS can provide policy level as well as implementation level support”, interview with Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 13/11/2009)
Constitutional discourse Emphasise local government, by Mukti Rijal (ht 10/11/2009)
Secretary looking after four VDCs (rn 27/10/2009)
Cabinet sitting on local governance law (ht 21/10/2009)
Ministry slashes grants to 8 poor performing districts (ht 18/10/2009)
Village secretaries have not return ed to work (rn 11/10/2009)
Plan to appoint VDC secretaries in a limbo (ht 02/10/2009)
Ministry transfers 20 CDOs (kp 14/09/2009)
Budget, programmes for local bodies delayed as all-party mechanism fails, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 13/09/2009)
With no mayor at helm, city planning in limbo (ht 13/09/2009)
Ministry sets time for govt to hire VDC secys, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 11/09/2009)
Secretary posts of 29 VDCs vacant in Lamjung (rn 03/09/2009)
Local bodies to get rights to appoint VDC secretaries, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 01/09/2009)
Scared VDC secys holed up in district HQ, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 27/08/2009)
Office chiefs on `home leave' for months (ht 12/08/2009)
Local body elections put on the backburner (ht 04/07/2009)
41 new civic bodies on anvil (ht 03/07/2009), Govt to form 41 new municipalities within 100 days (nn 03/07/2009)
“If local autonomy is a goal, you need to attain it step by Step”, by Rei Shiratori (sp 01/07/2009)
Transfer of power to villages, by Anand Jha (rep 22/06/2009)
Without buildings, VDC offices in bags, by Mohan Shahi (kp 13/06/2009)
Local bodies to manage fire engines in the Valley (ht 13/06/2009)
A division of the spoils: Local politics today is all about cadre dividing up development contracts, by Kunda Dixit (nt 12/06/2009)
Apex court upholds govt’s move to deploy officers in the VDCs (ht 06/06/2009)
CA panel finalises local govt (kp 05/06/2009)
Several VDCs to get gazetted officers (ht 14/05/2009)
Two CDOs at helm in Banke (kp 07/05/2009)
Supreme Court's notice to govt on local bodies' polls (ht 30/04/2009)
Call to hold civic polls (kp 27/04/2009)
Integrated service centres, a step in the right direction, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 22/04/2009)
Siraha govt staff strike enters Day 4 (kp 20/04/2009)
Minister owns up to funds crunch (ht 18/04/2009)
'Local bodies will be formed soon' (nn 16/04/2009), ‘All parties in local bodies soon’ (rn 18/04/2009) [This still has little to do with democracy against the non-inclusive and poor democratic structures of the parties!!]
PM pledges fair play (kp 08/04/2009)
Lalitpur DDC proposes Rs 1.55 bn budget (ht 02/04/2009)
Birendranagar’s model city dream remains unfulfilled (rn 02/04/2009)
Bajhang DDC starts distributing funds (rn 30/03/2009)
Budget delays Lalitpur civic body's programmes (ht 26/03/2009), Rs 33-bn budget for local bodies remains unused (ht 27/03/2009)
From war to peace: Remote Bajura builds on the absence of conflict and violence, by Mohan Mainali (nt 20/03/2009)
Big Three agree to activate all-party panel as they fail to decide on local bodies (nn 15/03/2009), Big Three nod on local bodies (kp 15/03/2009)
Consensus eludes local bodies’ formation (ht 08/03/2009)
DDC's arrears reach Rs 200m (kp 02/03/2009)
Enhancing Capacity Of Local Bodies, by Indra Karki (rn 28/02/2009)
Secys prepare for VDC council at district HQ, by Durgalal KC (kp 21/02/2009)
Locals padlock civic body office (ht 16/02/2009)
Local bodies to get full shape in 15 days (rn 03/02/2009), PR results basis for local body formation (kp 04/02/2009), Seven major parties agree to form local bodies (nn 04/02/2009), Parties agree to form local bodies on proportional basis (rn 04/02/2009), NC seeks elections for local bodies (kp 22/02/2009) [??], NC to put a spanner in govt's local bodies' plan (ht 22/02/2009), NC wants election for local bodies (nn 22/02/2009)
Local peace bodies' ToR finalised, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 29/01/2009)
Civic body feasted on millions last year, by Rabi Dahal (ht 25/01/2009)
Secretary accused of misusing VDC funds (ht 25/01/2009)
Local bodies formation: Most parties want PR results as basis (kp 12/01/2009), Efforts on to revive local bodies (ht 12/01/2009), Local bodies' formation: Big parties don’t see eye to eye (kp 13/01/2009), Parties nearing consensus on local bodies (nn 20/01/2009), Decision on local bodies still elusive (kp 21/01/2009), Political wrangling over local bodies, by Mukti Rijal (ht 21/01/2009), Govt proposes dividing leadership of local bodies among political parties (nn 21/01/2009), Five-party taskforce to decide on local bodies (nn 22/01/2009)
CDO chasing his tail, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 09/01/2009)
350 VDCs sans secys (kp 06/01/2009)
Local bodies by Jan 13 (kp 06/01/2009), Maoists, UML set up panel to revive defunct local bodies (ht 06/01/2009), Maoist, UML to activate local bodies by mid-Jan (rn 06/01/2009), Reviving The Local Bodies (rn 07/01/2009), NC: Share local body pie (kp 08/01/2009), Thinking local: Local bodies are essential to restore law and order and ensure service delivery (kp 08/01/2009), Consensus eludes task force panel (ht 10/01/2009), PR standing to be basis for local bodies (kp 10/01/2009)
Siwakoti appointed Kathmandu CDO (ht 05/01/2009)
Civic body nod to Rs 1.88 bn budget (ht 03/01/2009)
Peace panels formed (rn 03/01/2009)
Party leaders too pose threat, rue VDC secys, by J. Pandey (kp 28/12/2008)
Taskforce to revive local bodies (kp 20/12/2008), Maoist-UML meet fails to draw line on local bodies (ht 20/12/2008), Local governance What should the 'troika' do?, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 23/12/2008)
Mustang folk descend to warmer climes, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 19/12/2008)
Donation heat in Khotang (kp 15/12/2008)
UML, NC join hands against Maoists in Sankhuwasabha (ht 15/12/2008)
DDC's bid to hike revenue (kp 15/12/2008)
VDC secys sans work for a year, by Rameshchandra Adhikari (kp 15/12/2008)
Mechi's date with prolonged transport stir (ht 11/12/2008)
Far West rests load on PM’s shoulders, by Mohan Budayear (kp 11/12/2008)
Returning Power to Local Bodies is Critical, by Mallika Aryal (Inter Press Service 10/12/2008)
Kirats call off strike, tea workers clamp strike in Mechi (nn 08/12/2008)
War-torn VDC offices await repair, by Rabindra Shahi (ht 05/12/2008)
So near yet so far: You don't have to go to a remote corner of Nepal to see government neglect, by Roma Aryal (nt 05/12/2008)
Local governance: Donor tinkering is the menace, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 04/12/2008)
Back to village: Lack of state presence means that funds for VDCs will be misappropriated (kp 03/12/2008)
Big budget adds woes to Morang VDC secys (kp 02/12/2008)
Nine eastern districts reel under Limbuwan bandh (nn 30/11/2008), Strike cripples normal life in the east (ht 01/12/2008), FLSC strike cripples eastern Nepal for 2nd day (nn 01/12/2008), Strike hits life in east (kp 02/12/2008), Mechi zone's travails with frequent bandhs persist (ht 08/12/2008)
VDC secretaries not attending offices (rn 27/11/2008)
Nominations in civic bodies by mid-Dec (ht 17/11/2008)
DDC resumes work after 25 days (ht 15/11/2008)
CDOs reject Bajura posting, by Arjun Shah (kp 12/11/2008)
Handless local bodies to be manned by Jan (ht 08/11/2008)
Cabinet changes name of three municipalities (nn 05/11/2008), Town willing to shed royal name, by Rajendra Nath (kp 26/11/2008)
Complaint boxes rotting in Udayapur govt offices (kp 03/11/2008)
Upper Manang locals pick local officials, by Tirtha Neupane (kp 25/10/2008)
Govt loosens purse strings for VDCs (ht 24/10/2008)
ADB grant in millions to boost local govt bodies (ht 23/10/2008)
Corruption in local bodies Empower direct users, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 23/10/2008)
Govt transfers 66 CDOs (kp 20/10/2008), CDO transfers spark resentment (kp 27/10/2008), A Ritual (rn 27/10/2008)
New municipalities declaration on hold (kp 18/10/2008)
We are a target for all rebel groups: Politicians do not have guts to translate their words into action,
interview with Bhuwani Prasad Ghimire, president of the Village
Development Committes’ Secretaries Welfare Protection Centre (kp
06/10/2008)
Native language to be used in local bodies (rn 02/10/2008)
Absence of VDC secys hits Rolpa folks hard (ht 16/09/2008)
People seek mobile camps to transfer land ownership:West seti project rush (ht 14/09/2008)
Complaint boxes have a grudge (ht 07/09/2008)
Strengthen Local Capacity (rn 06/09/2008)
‘Form local bodies thru consensus’ (rn 30/08/2008)
Villages out of VDC secretaries’ minds (ht 29/08/2008)
Government spending millions on rent in Morang (ht 23/08/2008)
Local Initiative, by Uday Lama (rn 17/08/2008)
Demand security at workplace: Govt staff shut down offices, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 07/08/2008), Sunsari, Siraha govt offices still shut (kp 08/08/2008), Siraha agitation shows no sign of ebbing (ht 08/08/2008), Sunsari, Siraha govt employees continue stir (kp 09/08/2008), Govt staff continue protest (kp 11/08/2008), Sunsari VDC Secys resume work (kp 14/08/2008)
Achham government offices sans bosses, by Binod Thapa (ht 03/08/2008)
Senior citizens decline government allowance (ht 03/08/2008)
Groups compete for sit-in at Morang DAO, by Saraswoti Karki (kp 01/08/2008)
Blame game at local level reflects fissure at center (kp 22/07/2008)
96 VDC offices sans secys (ht 17/07/2008)
Mahadev VDC-2 functioning with zero population (kp 14/07/2008)
Where govt offices are closed early, by Somnath Bastola (ht 14/07/2008)
Municipality staff lock office for security (kp 12/07/2008)
VDC secys working from district HQ (ht 27/06/2008)
Minister Yadav arrests local, triggers protest (kp 19/06/2008), Demand public apology from Minister Yadav: Employees to shut local bodies today (kp 19/06/2008), Minister Yadav’s act sparks outrage (ht 19/06/2008), Local bodies to close down in protest of Minister Yadav’s actions (nn 19/06/2008)
One official heads two govt offices, by Shiva Puri (kp 07/06/2008)
Issue Of Local Democracy (rn 05/06/2008)
23 VDC secys in Morang still at district HQ (kp 16/05/2008)
Call for all-party apparatus to make local bodies efficient (ht 16/05/2008)
Local bodies' issue forwarded to top leaders (nn 01/02/2008)
Govt employees continue protests, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 24/01/2008)
Taskforce discusses local bodies revival (nn 22/01/2008)
18 govt offices sans chiefs, by Tularam Pandey(kp 14/01/2008)
Life pitiable for displaced VDC secretary (kp 10/01/2008)
VDC secretaries to halt work two days a week (nn 06/01/2008)
VDC
secys yet to return to work (kp 21/12/2007)
VDC
secys announce fresh stir (kp 03/12/2007)
76 secys leave VDCs demanding security (kp 26/11/2007), 374 VDC secys of 8 districts in tarai resign, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 30/11/2007)
One secretary for 11 VDCs (kp 24/11/2007)
Cabinet instructs local administration to ensure security of the people (nn 20/11/2007)
Civil servants shut Siraha offices (kp 20/11/2007), Work in VDCs hit as secys continue to quit (ht 20/11/2007)
VDC secretaries in Sarlahi resign en masse (kp 18/11/2007), 106 VDC secys resign (kp 20/11/2007)
RPP chief meets PM (nn 17/11/2007)
Govt employees based in Saptari district resign en masse (nn 07/11/2007), Employees in Siraha and Sarlahi, too, in agitation (nn 08/11/2007), 415 govt staff resign en masse, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 08/11/2007), Offices shut for 10th straight day (kp 09/11/2007), Agitating employees call off protest, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 10/11/2007), Home Ministry asks govt employees in Saptari to return to work (nn 11/11/2007)
Govt employees halt work for 7th day, demand security (kp 06/11/2007)
VDC secretaries to re-launch agitation (nn 25/10/2007)
Local bodies remain shut today (nn 10/10/2007), Local body employees halt work in protest (kp 11/10/2007)
Local Bodies: Interim Management, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 24/08/2007)
Government issues transfer orders to 850 V.D.C secys (nn 23/08/2007)
Local body employees in indefinite strike (nn 14/08/2007), Govt, local bodies employees meet inconclusive (kp 17/08/2007), Local body employees halt strike (kp 18/08/2007), VDC secys go on strike again (nn 19/08/2007), People deprived of service as VDC secys are on strike (nn 20/08/2007), VDC secys suspend their agitation (nn 28/08/2007)
Local Good Governance For Effective Service Delivery, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 10/08/2007)
“Leadership by turns” in local bodies (nn 05/08/2007)
Local bodies in 15 days, says govt (kp 03/08/2007)
Parties to run local bodies: Mahara, by Bhim Ghimire (kp 22/07/2007)
Insecurity compels VDC secretaries to seek transfer from Terai (nn 18/07/2007), JTMM kills VDC secretary; VDC secretaries announce nationwide strike (nn 18/07/2007)
Gurung seeks parties' support to fill local bodies (kp 18/07/2007)
Local body staff demand security (kp 27/06/2007)
LDO sacks DDC staff, flees district (kp 27/06/2007)
Home Ministry transfers 22 CDOs (kp 25/06/2007) [Look at their names: almost all of them are male Bahuns! This is the understanding of integration in the "new Nepal"!!]
UML rejects Maoists' plan on sharing local bodies (nn 22/06/2007), UML against equal shares in local bodies (samn 22/06/2007)
15 VDC secys still at district HQ, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 21/06/2007)
Civic bodies soon: Dev (samn 08/06/2007), Local bodies to be formed by mid-July (nn 20/06/2007)
Local bodies to be formed by June: Dev Gurung (nn 19/05/2007)
VDC secys complain of party pressures, by Binod Tripathi (kp 13/05/2007)
Gurung promises local bodies soon (nn 29/04/2007), RPP demands ‘opposition status’, share in local bodies (nn 03/05/2007)
Over a dozen women injured in clash, by Harihar Singh Rathor (kp 28/04/2007), Women, cops clash; scores injured (samn 28/04/2007), Team to probe Dailekh incident (kp 29/04/2007)
50% VDC secretary posts vacant in Bhojpur (kp 25/02/2007)
Local bodies to use RIRRIP funding (kp 03/02/2007)
Major Areas of Conflict at Local Level in Nepal, by Rabindra Khanal (tg 24/01/2007), Local government institutions: General Framework, by Rabindra Khanal (tg 07/02/2007)
VDC secys reappear after 4 yrs (kp 21/01/2007)
Local bodies to allocate budget for health, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 20/01/2007)
Absence of VDC secys hampers work: Voters list collection, citizenship distribution (kp 19/01/2007)
A model of local self-governance, by Shiva Gautam (kp 16/01/2007)
Banke CDO, security chiefs called back (kp 09/01/2007)
Police posts to be re-established later (samn 06/01/2007)
VDC secys to defy govt directives (kp 02/01/2007)
Govt. to mobilize local staffs for CA polls (nn 25/12/2006)
VDC secys unable to return to villages (kp 24/12/2006)
‘VDC secy can't recommend citizenship’ (kp 22/12/2006)
Govt for local bodies’ autonomy (samn 14/12/2006)
Maoists, security men now co-workers (kp 30/11/2006)
Teams to monitor govt works in dists (samn 29/11/2006)
VDC office operation from India (nn 27/11/2006)
Interim local bodies soon: Pandey (samn 13/11/2006)
Rebels allow VDC office to open, impose diktats, by Prakash Baral (kp 01/11/2006)
Maoists begin undertaking VDC work (kp 27/10/2006)
18,000 temporary employees of local bodies to lose jobs (nn 18/10/2006)
41 new municipalities in the offing (kp 16/10/2006)
Parties, Maoists demand return of govt offices, by Rajendra Nath (kp 07/10/2006)
Govt
to turn 41 towns to municipaliies
(samn 15/09/2006)
SPA-Maoists
district level deal inked
(kp 03/09/2006)
VDC
secys directed to go to villages
(kp 30/08/2006), VDC
secys defy minister’s instruction (kp 07/09/2006)
Pull
army posts from govt offices, or else: Parties, by Ghanashyam Khadka
(kp 17/08/2006)
Local
Bodies: A Limbo, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 11/08/2006)
Less
districts, more municipalities mooted State reforms
(kp 05/08/2006)
Constitutional
provision for local governments, by Kalanidhi Devkota (kp 28/07/2006)
Loktantra
takes birth in Charikot
(samn 18/07/2006)
The
Indispensability Of Political Parties In Managing Local Bodies, by
Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 07/07/2006)
Local
administration in Banke shifts over 2,000 people in jungle
(nn
29/06/2006)
Motion
to revive local bodies registered
(kp 24/05/2006), Revival
of local bodies unacceptable: Maoist leaders (nn 27/05/2006), Reviving
The Local Bodies (rn 31/05/2006), Local
bodies should not be 'subject of controversy' (rn 31/05/2006), ‘Inclusive
local bodies ok’ (kp 31/05/2006), Front
told not to rake up local bodies (31/05/2006), Cabinet
rejects proposal to reinstate local bodies (nn 04/06/2006), Local
bodies to be run by civil servants (samn 05/06/2006), Maoists
bar Secretaries from returning to villages (nn 06/06/2006)
Govt
transfers 32 CDOs
(nn 17/05/2006)
Valley
districts get CDOs
(nn 12/05/2006)
Two
CDOs’ recalled to Home Ministry
(nn 08/05/2006)
‘Revive
local bodies’ (kp 07/05/2006)
Civil
servants to run DDCs, municipalities
(kp 05/05/2006)
KMC
staff threaten to go on strike
(kp 02/05/2006)
Officials
barred from entering office in local bodies
(nn 01/05/2006)
KMC
employees padlock Finance Section
(kp 27/04/2006)
Housing
allowances to mayor, dy mayor!
by Koshraj Koirala (kp 22/03/2006)
Municipality
seizes FNJ land, by Dinesh Regmi and Iswari Neupane (kp 04/03/2006)
MuAN
rejects elected lot
(kp 28/02/2006), MuAN
hands over power to secretary (samn 28/02/2006)
Mayor,
deputy mayor resign
(nn 23/02/2006)
Mayor
of Kathmandu metropolis unveils plans
(nn 21/02/2006)
Newly
elected representatives of KMC assumes office
(nn 14/02/2006)
SC
issues show cause notices to Government Administrators
(nn 02/02/2006)
Government
promulgates ordinance empowering cabinet to extend the tenure of local
body
(nn 25/01/2006)
Imagined
communities: Instead of pretending to work with communities, we should
revive grassroots democracy, by
Jorgen Frieden (nt 12/08/2005)
DDC
chairman sworn in defying court order
(kp 09/08/2005)
Govt
appoints chairmen, vice-chairmen in 47 DDCs (nn 02/08/2005),
After
cabinet, govt appoints convicts in DDCs
(kp 03/08/2005), Petition
against DDC official (kp 08/08/2005)
Restructuring
Of Local Bodies for Full Devolution, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp
22/07/2005)
DDC
chairmen appointed (South Asian Media Net 14/06/2005)
New
regional administrator for Valley (kp 26/01/2005)
Local
body employees demand security (rn 23/01/2005)
Local
Self-governance Regulations amended (rn 21/01/2005)
Absence
of local reps hampering decentralization (kp 06/01/2005)
DDC/VDC
office holders resign en masse (kp 01/12/2004)
Govt
names new KMC CEO (ht 25/11/2004)
Local
govt posts to be filled on consensus (rn 01/11/2004)
Local
bodies’ issue unsolved due to coalition differences (ht 01/11/2004),
People’s
woe (kp 02/11/2004)
40
VDC secys resign en masse (kp 20/09/2004)
Capacity
Building of the Local Bodies, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 17/09/2004), Enabling
local bodies to serve better Krishna Man Pradhan (ht 24/09/2004)
Udaypur
badly hit as VDC secretaries quit (rn 26/08/2004)
All
VDC secretaries of Parbat resign en masse (rn 25/08/2004)
Local
Bodies in Limbo: Democracy Derailed, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp
20/08/2004), “Un-elected
Local Bodies Pave Way For Irregularities And Embezzlement”,
interview with Rajendra Pandey (sp 20/08/2004)
Local
bodies Need for all-party committees, by Krishna Man Pradhan (ht
19/08/2004)
VDC
secretaries resign en masse (rn 17/08/2004)
Role
of Local Bodies in Strengthening Democracy, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp
06/08/2004)
Govt
staff become lord and masters of local bodies (ht 06/08/2004), Civil
servants to run local bodies from today (kp 06/08/2004), New
committee to man local bodies until polls (rn 06/08/2004)
No
regional offices in regional HQs (ht 01/08/2004)
Civil
servants to run local bodies for now (ht 16/07/2004), No
extension of local body officials’ tenure (kp 16/07/2004), Civil
servants to run local bodies (kp 27/07/2004), Civil
servants to run local bodies (pr 29/07/2004)
King’s
edict ignored in mid-west (ht 15/07/2004), Call
to withdraw royal edict on office shifting (ht 25/07/2004)
Revive
local bodies, says Nepal (ht 09/07/2004), Reinstate
local bodies, stresses Nepal (rn 09/07/2004), Revival
of local bodies unlikely: Culture minister (ht 10/07/2004), Fresh
lease for local bodies after budget (ht 13/07/2004), Parties
differ on UML plan to revive local bodies (ht 14/07/2004)
Govt
decision on local bodies soon (ht 08/07/2004), Interim
committees (ht 08/07/2004)
Pokhara
civic officials to quit (ht 05/07/2004)
40
Morang VDC secys displaced (ht 01/06/2004)
Parties
differ over reinstating local bodies (rn 23/06/2004)
Report
on local body restructuring,
by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 16/06/2004), Effective
devolution to local bodies emphasised (rn 16/06/2004)
People
suffer as posts lie vacant in local bodies (ht 11/06/2004)
Kirtipur
mayor to stay on (ht 09/06/2004), Resigned
Dy mayor to resume duties (ht 12/06/2004), KMC
dy mayor, 18 members return to office (ht 13/06/2004)
Reps’
quitting brings KMC work to a halt (ht 04/06/2004), KMC
dy mayor in rethink mode! (ht 08/06/2004)
Provisions for Conflict Resolution in the LSGA,
by Rabindra Khanal (tg 26/05/2004)
Under
Pressure: Following the resignation of Thapa government and increasing
threats from the Maoists, local leaders are fast deserting their
positions,
by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 21/05/2004)
SC
upholds civil servants’ civic body postings (ht 21/05/2004)
Cutting
through (ht 20/05/2004), Army arrest VDC rep for not accepting post
(kp 20/05/2004)
Mayor Sthapit to quit
(kp 18/05/2004), Sthapit to announce resignation today
(kp 21/05/2004), KMC
mayor alters resignation plan (ht 22/05/2004), KMC
officials quit en masse (ht 24/05/2004), KMC Mayor, 35 others resign
(kp 24/05/2004)
5
ward chiefs of Bhaktapur quit (ht 18/05/2004)
KMC
board, CEO lock horns (ht 15/05/2004)
‘Empower local bodies to pace up development’
(kp 16/04/2004)
New appointees in Kathmandu VDCs
(kp 10/04/2004)
The State must create space for self-rule through federal character of decentralized system,
interview with Syed Habibullah (tg 07/04/2004)
More nominations for local bodies
(rn 03/02/2004)
Govt nominates new DDC chiefs
(08/01/2004)
For older links see
archive
Background
Grassroots
Governance in Nepal: Reinventing Decentralization, by Dev Raj Dahal
Irrigation
of the Grassroots, by Dev Raj Dahal and Hari Uprety
Traditional
Local Governance in Nepal, by Krishna B. Bhattachan
Local
Self-Governance Act
Local
Governance Programme
Basic
information on local governance
Sustainable
Community Development Programme
Participatory
District Development Programme
(PDDP)
Association
of District Development Committees of Nepal
(ADDCN)
Municipal
Association of Nepal
(MuAN), see also interactive
map of municipalities
District
profiles
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City
(KMC)
Lalitpur
Sub-metropolitan City
Bara
DDC
Grassroots
governance in Nepal: Reinventing decentralization, by Dev Raj Dahal
Nepal
speaks out for decentralization, by Mukti Rijal
Decentralization
in Nepal: Two decades of one mission and its progress, by Sagra Raj
Prasai
Nepal:
focusing on poverty reduction through decentralization (Telegraph, UK,
26/04/2000)
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