Human-wildlife conflict, emerging challenge for society: Minister Adhikari Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ramnath Adhikari, has stressed the need for a three-tier government collaboration to implement effective programmes aimed at mitigating human-wildlife conflict. Nepal 13 Jan, 2025
Government is positive on developing Act required for urban development: DPM Singh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development, Prakash Man Singh, has asserted that the government is positive on formulating the Act necessary for the development of the urban areas. Kathmandu 09 Sep, 2024
EDITORIAL: Lie of the land Vast tracts of farmland are being lost to haphazard land plotting due to rapid urbanisation; it must be checked on time The urban share in national population is rapidly increasing in Nepal in recent years. The country has seen an upward trend in... 20 Nov, 2018
EDITORIAL: Urban awakening Most of the urban growth in Nepal is happening at the cost of fertile farmlands. Cities are using peripheral land for urban related purposes Over half of the world today lives in cities. In Nepal, nearly two persons out of five now live in... 22 Jan, 2018
Rural-to-urban migration to remain high Urban planning has not been able to address needs of youths Kathmandu, December 24 Although various policies, programmes and projects are being formulated and implemented, the population growth rate fueled mainly by rural-to-urban migration... Horoscopes 25 Dec, 2017
Report calls for strategy to address rapid urbanisation The unique culture of the Valley is at risk due to unplanned use of land Kathmandu, November 11 Infrastructure development provision remains weakly coordinated with the overall development of city and there is lack of infrastructure extension and... Horoscopes 12 Nov, 2017
TOPICS: Internal migration We live in a world shaped by human migration. Every day, people make a decision to leave their hometown and move elsewhere for various reasons. Internal migration has changed the demographic composition of towns, cities, and nations. People can... 26 Dec, 2016
