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Keshav Bhattarai

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Transforming Nepal from Land-locked to Land-linked

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The first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru once described large dams as "temples of resurgent India," in Nepal's seismically sensitive context, such structures could become "tombs of concrete."
Jan 24, 2025
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Solving Landless People Problem in Nepal

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Within the past three decades, different governments have constituted nine commissions led by 17 chairpersons to solve the LDDPS’ problems. These commissions have distributed 45,964 bighas of forest lands to 54,854 families but the problem has become further complicated.
Sep 09, 2021
OPINION

To build or not to build

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If at all Nepal wants to become an air transit hub of Asia, Gautam Buddha International Airport will help us become one
Dec 30, 2018
OPINION

Managing urban traffic

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If much-hyped slogan of “prosperous Nepal” is to be realized, Nepal needs to start gathering real-time data and implement the smart city initiatives
Jul 15, 2018
OPINION

Nepal’s smart city dream

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A number of mayoral candidates promised creating ‘smart city’ for rapid improvement in every aspect of city life. Will they be able to deliver?
Aug 06, 2017