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Press evaluation:
Background:

Railway dept won't get a single penny in 2012/13, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 10/05/2012)

Put rail projects on fast track: PAC, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 08/05/2012)

Project to upgrade Janakpur-Bijalpura railway line in limbo, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 02/05/2012)

Implementation of rail service agreement soon: Letter of Exchange awaits approval (ht 30/04/2012)

Nepal, India agree on five rail projects (kp 21/04/2012), Nepal, India to work on rail projects (ht 21/04/2012)

Rs 500m pledged for railway project (kp 10/04/2012)

Upgradation od railway line: Govt allocates Rs 150m for land acquisition, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 31/03/2012)

DPR of Simara-Bardibas rail link completed, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 28/03/2012)

India hikes railway passenger fares: Railway budget has mentioned connectivity with Nepal (ht 15/03/2012)

Railways for Nepal: Today’s necessity, by Ashish Gajurel (kp 07/03/2012)

Review of bilateral railway serve agreement: Nepal for operations of all types of rail cargo, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 25/02/2012), Railway pact review meeting starts Thursday (rep 01/03/2012), Nepal, India talks on railway agreement begins (rep 01/03/2012)

Biratnagar-Bathnaha train services likely to begin in 2014 (nn 23/02/2012)

Only railway service in Nepal shut down indefinitely (nn 16/02/2012)

Nepal-India railway service agreement revision in offing (ht 25/01/2012)

East-West electric railway: 19 firms interested in conducting survey of two sections (rep 24/01/2012)

The slow train to Janakpur, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 16/01/2012)

Bangladesh set to open new rail links to Nepal (ht 16/01/2012)

Mahottari folks await resumption of railway service (nn 13/01/2012)

East-West Rail, KTM Metro reports in a year (rep 01/01/2012)

Govt okays Trans-Asia railway network pact, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 21/12/2011)

Nepal, India to review railway agreement (ht 10/12/2011)

MoF nod to ratify Asian rail network pact, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 26/11/2011)

DPR of Mechi-Mahakali electric railway: Government starts negotiations with Korean firm, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 04/11/2011), Korean firm selected for DPR of East-West rail network, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 14/11/2011), South Korean firm to prepare DPR for Bardibas-Birgunj rail (kp 16/11/2011), Railway study pacts delayed over dollar guarantee (rep 23/12/2011)

Govt to hand over Janakpur Railway to Rail Dept (rep 02/11/2011)

Janakpur rail to undergo overhaul, by Om Astha Rai (rep 13/09/2011)

New rail link to facilitate Nepal-Bangladesh trade, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 10/09/2011)

Lack of funds, officials with expertise hit railway plans, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 04/09/2011)

Apathy to review railway agreement affects ICD's operations, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 28/08/2011)

Rs 1.34 billion needed to revive railway (rep 12/08/2011), PAC directs ministry to allocate needful resources (kp 12/08/2011)

Railway management plan sought (ht 27/07/2011)

‘Not enough funds allocated for railway’, by Ramesh Shrestha and Navin Adfhikari (kp 20/07/2011)

Two railway projects to begin next fiscal: Budget has been earmarked (ht 15/07/2011)

Metro railway plan gets hiccups, by Navin Adhikari (kp 11/07/2011)

Nepal, India brace for broad-gauge rail link, by Anil Giri (kp 02/07/2011)

Feasibility study on metro train ‘soon’, by Navin Adhikari (kp 25/06/2011)

On the train: The Janakpur-Jaynagar railway is a slow but unique experience, by Smriti Jaiswal (kp 19/06/2011)

Govt shortlists firms for DPR of east-west, metro railway, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 01/06/2011)

India delays DPR of trans-border railway links, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 30/05/2011)

Mechi-Mahakali electric railway: Selection of firm for detailed study soon (kp 15/05/2011)

16 int'l firms bid for metro feasibility study in Valley, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 05/05/2011), 16 firms vie for railway survey (rep 12/05/2011)

Railway dept demands Rs 7.3b for 8 projects, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rtep 21/04/2011)

A North-South Electric Rail Link Is All Nepal Needs, by P. Thapa (rn 01/04/2011)

Feasibility study on cards for metro rail in Kathmandu (kp 28/03/2011)

Janakpur railway off track, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 28/02/2011)

Govt to call bids for projects’ DPRs (kp 12/02/2011)

PAC okays Rs 139m to revamp railway (kp 22/01/2011)

Railway in Kathmandu: Mooting the possibilities, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 17/01/2011)

Railway politics, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 04/01/2011)

Electric railway project stalled (kp 31/12/2010)

‘Link China, India with railway via Nepal’ (ht 17/12/2010)

East-West Railway project on fast track (ht 30/11/2010)

Indian Railways plans to build 70 km rail line in Nepal (nn 28/11/2010), India once again wakes up to Nepal’s railway needs (ht 29/11/2010)

Rail Dept to ensure a track system (kp 25/11/2010)

Janakpur-Jayanagar railway to be upgraded, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 18/11/2010)

Budget delay hampers railway, metro plans (kp 11/11/2010)

Cabinet says revision needed: Sends the draft proposal back, asks ministry to rework (ht 10/11/2010)

Survey work for expansion of Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway obstructed (nn 24/10/2010)

China begins extension of railway to Nepal border (nn 30/09/2010)

Mind the gap: It may take time, but a metro is just what Kathmandu needs (kp 16/09/2010)

Sole railway service stalled, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 06/09/2010)

Nepal Railway on death bead, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 26/08/2010)

Brakes on feasibility study for metro railway (kp 19/08/2010)

Rail projects to cost Nepal Rs 800b, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 11/08/2010)

Govt can’t foot rail project costs, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 30/07/2010)

Railway service grinds to a halt, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 20/07/2010)

Railway project gets govt boost (ht 01/07/2010), Railway track to be finalized (kp 08/07/2010)

Metro rail idea seizes planners (kp 30/06/2010)

Railway survey report registered at PMO (ht 24/06/2010)

Upgrade Janakpur-Jayanagar railway: PAC (ht 24/06/2010)

Nepal, Bangladesh to sign MoU for rail link (ht 24/06/2010)

Govt apathy delays border railway plan (ht 27/05/2010)

Railway Department soon to get on track, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 14/05/2010)

India to increase railway links with Nepal (nn 25/02/2010)

Railway feasibility study in six months, Indian firm wins int'l bid (ht 15/01/2010), The real fast track: We should be looking to electric trains, not another road, to solve our transport problems, by Ratna Sansar Shrestha (nt 15/01/2010)

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