Government bid to check encroachment in Valley Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 5:With the government’s approval for the long-term development concept of the Kathmandu Valley, the Kathmandu Valley Town Development Committee (KVTDC) is heading to make this dream come true. To save the forests... Horoscopes 05 Jul, 2005
National Urban Policy in the offing Razen ManandharKathmandu, June 16:The government will soon come up with a policy to regulate the sprawling urban development. “The draft of the National Urban Policy (NUP) 2062 is almost ready. We will start discussing it soon,” Dr Mahendra Subba,... Travel 17 Jun, 2005
Plan to plant trees along roads Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 18:While on one hand it has cut down the capital’s old trees, on the other the government is working on plans to plant new trees along the city’s roads.“After felling the trees, we are now working hard to... Horoscopes 18 May, 2005
Kirtipur to have new residential area soon Himalayan News ServiceKathamndu, May 18:The Kathmadu Valley Town Development Committee (KVTDC) is developing 950 ropanis of land, most of it lacking access road, into a planned residential area.This is the second phase of Kirtipur Land Pooling Project,... Horoscopes 18 May, 2005
Trees felled in Pulchowk to ‘clear road’ LALITPUR: As part of a project to rid the roadsides of the Kathmandu Valley of risky trees, a column of trees near Pulchowk Engineering Campus in Pulchowk were felled today. According to an official at the Kathmandu Valley Town Development... Horoscopes 06 May, 2005
Squatters up in arms against access road plan Razen ManandharKathmandu, May 5:The capital is suffering for want of access roads, but some 27 persons of Koreshwor are urging the government to drop its road development plan in their area. These 27 reportedly built their houses illegally on land... Horoscopes 06 May, 2005
Tourism entrepreneurs, Pokhara development body lock horns Himalayan News Service Pokhara, March 22: The Pokhara valley town development committee and tourism entrepreneurs are engaged in a bitter row ever since the former appointed a contractor to levy a charge of Rs 50 to each tourist bus entering the... Travel 23 Mar, 2005
Ousted squatters grab public land Himalayan News ServicePokhara, January 24Squatters, displaced on Thursday by the Pokhara Valley Town Development Committee (PVTDC) from the Pokhara bus-park area, have gone off and settled on public land to the east and north of the bus-park. Around... Travel 25 Jan, 2004
Risky trees face government axe Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 12Trees near the Singha Durbar, the official hub, are facing the chop. All because, the government is carrying on with its policy of axing roadside trees that have shallow roots. Trees with deep roots will... Horoscopes 13 Jan, 2004
settlers prefer valley outskirts Pollution, crowds and concretisation are driving wealthy people out of the city to adjoining Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the Kathmandu valley. Permission to construct out of town is much simpler in the VDCs than within the confines of... Horoscopes 19 Apr, 2002
