Keshab Poudel
DALIT WOMEN OF DOLKHA Devastation To Revival
Dalit women from the Dolkha district have shown that the implementations of livelihood programs backed by reconstruction and advocacy help them take political power and become economically independent. As women alover the world including Nepal celbrated International Women's Day, the projects and program launched by LWF-Nepal with collaboration from Evangelical Lutheran Churches In America (ELCA) have helped to revive the life of dalit women, who suffered from earthquake
By Keshab Poudel Mar 17, 2019
Notes From The Editor
This government is not an exception. With two thirds of majority in the parliament, the new government led by Nepal Communist Party leader K.P. Sharma Oli generated high expectations among the people to implement economic development program and give the country much needed political stability
By Keshab Poudel Mar 04, 2019
Four Million Nepalese Are Denied Citizenship: Sarvendra Nath Shukla
SARVENDRA NATH SHUKLA, former minister and leader of Rashtriya Janta Party-Nepal, is a well established veteran politician from Madhesh. Having secured victory several times in the national parliament from Rupandehi district, Shukla, who is now a key figure of Madhesh based RJP-Nepal, spoke to KESHAB POUDEL on various contemporary political issue. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Feb 16, 2019
Notes From The Editor
With so many contradictions within, it will be no surprise to see a rebellion in a merger of unnatural communist allies - a party of violent militancy and another of electoral champions. At a time when foreign investors are fleeing the country one after another due to the unfriendly government policies, interestingly, prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli has gone to address World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
By Keshab Poudel Jan 26, 2019
COMMUNITY MANAGED IRRIGATION Small Is Beautiful
With small interventions such as rehabilitation, farmer managed irrigation systems, which had been unable to increase productions for centuries, are becoming a game changer in Nepal to increase productivity, diversify crops and commercialize agriculture. Financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) with involvement of government agencies, local users groups and elected bodies, rehabilitated irrigation systems under Community Managed Irrigation Agriculture Sector Project (CMIASP) in Jhapa and Ilam districts have shown how proper local institutions and pertinent water supply can enhance productivity and commercial agriculture. At a time when bigger irrigation projects are yet to achieve success, the CMIASP has shown that small is beautiful
By Keshab Poudel Jan 13, 2019
“Abiding Constitution Will Avert Conflict”
Bimal Acharya, a young and dynamic Mayor of Mechinagar Municipality of Jhapa District, is committed to bringing transformation in his area, which has been restructured recently with several Village Development Committees of the past falling under his jurisdiction. Mayor Acharya, a young leader of Nepali Congress, spoke to New Spotlight on various issues related to the local governance. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Jan 12, 2019
Notes From The Editor
Haphazardly and hurriedly prepared, a sub-committee report indicted several ministers and high officials allegedly involved in a massive irregularity during the process of purchasing the two aircraft. Although there are more rhetorical outbursts, presumptions and generalisations, the report has created a new wave in Nepali politics.
By Keshab Poudel Jan 12, 2019
ADB SASEC ROAD Road To Prosperity
Construction of road is not just for physical connectivity or destruction of local environment, but it is also for livelihood improvement, environmental safeguard and economic prosperity. This is what Asian Development Bank’s South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity East-West-Highway-Kosi Bridge-East-West Highway road project has shown in Sunsari, Udayapur and Saptari districts of eastern Nepal. Along with road construction, the project has also launched livelihood and environment safeguard programs with the participation and involvement of the local community and elected representatives. The road project has shown how a road can bring economic prosperity in the local level, particularly women, if it is constructed side by side with livelihood components
By Keshab Poudel Dec 22, 2018
“Patan's Priority Is Infrastructure”
Although he also served as an assistant minister at the center and got elected to the central parliament, the Mayor of Baitadi Municipality, Keshab Bahadur Chand, chose to contest the election in his local municipality. Chand, who secured victory as the mayor from Nepali Congress, finds there is more work here to complete. Under the new constitution and act, the mayor of municipality’s exercises more authority than the minister of the center. Chand spoke to KESHAB POUDEL at his office in the Patan Municipality of Baitadi district, reverently about the function and power of municipality. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Dec 09, 2018
NEPAL’S POPULATION Aged Society By 2054
After years of high fertility rates and high growth of population, Nepal’s population scenario is rapidly changing. With the decline of fertility rate and birthrate, there is a gradual but drastic decline of the young population. If the government does not take actions, Nepal will be an aged society by 2054 from a younger nation.
By Keshab Poudel Nov 24, 2018
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