Kathmandu. The 'bulldozer campaign' initiated by Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah to remove public land and squatter settlements has sent ripples across local levels nationwide. Amidst the nationwide race to remove encroached structures, influenced by Kathmandu, local levels appear divided into two factions. While some local levels consider Balen's activism a 'precedent' and seize the opportunity to accomplish tasks that have been pending for years, others resist, stating that 'driving bulldozers without alternative arrangements is against human sensibility.'Bulldozer Terror in Big CitiesBirgunj Metropolitan City has started driving bulldozers over encroached structures during road expansion, but its approach appears somewhat softer....
Kathmandu. A 'pre-budget discussion' is scheduled to be held today between the Members of Parliament and ministers of the Rastriya Swatantra Party. The discussion will begin at 4 PM in the parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle and Physical Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal are expected to participate in today's discussion. The 'pre-budget discussion' has been organized before the formulation of the budget for the fiscal year 2083-084....