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Archive Roads 2004


Archive

2004

2002-2003

2000-2001


current events

First to come, first to go: Darwinism is at work in the absolute anarchy of Kathmandu’s traffic, by Rajendra Pradhan (nt 31/12/2004)

A road to the future: The Outer Ring Road can be a sustainable and visionary plan for the future development of Kathmandu Valley, by Kishore Thapa (nt 31/12/2004)

Road Construction (rn 30/12/2004)

Four dead as bus plunges into Trishuli (rn 30/12/2004)

Jomsom to get road connection next year (rn 27/12/2004)

Delegation seeks north-south highway (rn 24/12/2004)

Melamchi access road cost doubles (kp 21/12/2004)

Two killed in Kalaiya bus mishap (rn 20/12/2004)

Man dies, 21 injured in road mishaps (rn 18/12/2004)

Sajha Yatayat keen to run Trolley buses (ht 13/12/2004)

MoLD to construct local roads (kp 11/12/2004)

Microbuses threaten tangas, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 06/12/2004)

Army to resume construction of Baglung-Jomsom road, by Ghanadhyam Khadka (kp 04/12/2004)

6 killed, several injured in road accidents (kp 29/11/2004), Three dead in road accidents (rn 29/11/2004)

Koshi-Kimathanka road (kp 25/11/2004), China to help build Koshi-Lhasa highway (pr 25/11/2004), Kosi-Lhasa Highway (nt 26/11/2004, originally in Rajdhani, 23 November)

Valley folk for homework before launching Outer Ring Road (ht 25/11/2004), Outer Ring Road : Will it be a boon or a bane?, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 25/11/2004), Outer Ring Road: Both bane and boon to Valley, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 25/11/2004), Road to nowhere: The proposed Outer Ring Road completely ignores past plans for Kathmandu Valley's organic growth, by Padma Sunder Joshi (nt 26/11/2004), Round and round in circles (nt 26/11/2004), Pros and cons of outer Ring Road discussed (ht 03/12/2004), Alignment of outer ring road may change (kp 14/12/2004)

Construction of friendly bridge at Mechi River (tg 24/11/2004), Nepal India relations and Mechi Bridge, by Dilli Ram Narvik (tg 24/11/2004)

6 die in road accident (kp 24/11/2004), 5 killed, 16 hurt in accident (rn 24/11/2004), Two killed in separate accident (rn 24/11/2004)

DPM pledges budget for Koshi-Lhasa highway (rn 22/11/2004)

Will proposed Outer Ring Road be bane for Valley? by Razen Manandhar (ht 22/11/2004), Evaluate the need (ht 23/11/2004)

Corridor Highway remains ex-mayor’s distant dream (ht 21/11/2004)

Fatal Accidents (rn 21/11/2004)

15 injured in jeep mishap in Gaur (rn 17/11/2004)

KMC to create more new parking zones, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 16/11/2004)

More cars, narrow roads blamed for traffic mishaps (ht 13/11/2004)

18 injured in bus accidents (rn 12/11/2004)

Wider outer Ring Road demanded (rn 11/11/2004)

Road accidents on the rise (kp 11/11/2004)

Film to create traffic awareness (ht 11/11/2004)

Land pooling to start for outer Ring Road, by Ram Kumar Koirala (rn 10/11/2004)

Pay-parking in Kathmandu:Whom do you pay, actually? by Archana & Sangeeta (kp 08/11/2004)

Accidents kill three across nation everyday (ht 07/11/2004)

1 dead, 2 injured in accidents (kp 07/11/2004)

Two dead, 16 injured in road accidents (kp 05/11/2004), 15 passengers injured in bus mishaps (rn 05/11/2004)

Team formed to study phasing-out of vehicles (ht 04/11/2004)

Nepal-Tibet bus service likely from May (kp 02/11/2004)

Four dead in Parasi, Mahottari road accidents (rn 01/11/2004)

Two killed, one injured in bus accidents (kp 01/11/2004)

2 killed, two missing in accidents (kp 30/10/2004)

Road to hell: Why does Nepal have the worst highway safety record in South Asia? by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 29/10/2004)

Drivers say no to taxi number on ID (rn 29/10/2004)

Rule for seat belts to be tightened (ht 29/10/2004), Joint traffic committee to be formed (kp 29/10/2004)

Two killed, 35 hurt in road mishaps (ht 29/10/2004), Two killed, 30 injured in vehicle accidents (kp 29/10/2004), 29 people injured in bus mishaps (rn 29/10/2004)

Private vehicle registrations up by 33 percent, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 28/10/2004)

Chinese technical team to help construct ringroad (ht 28/10/2004), Govt floats construction proposal: Outer ring road to cost Rs 3b, by Krishna Regmi (kp 06/11/2004)

One dead, 72 injured in road accidents (kp 28/10/2004), Two dead, 40 hurt in road accidents (rn 28/10/2004)

2 killed, 40 injured in accidents (kp 27/10/2004), 36 injured as buses collide (rn 27/10/2004)

Govt to form panel to try to reduce road accidents (ht 26/10/2004), Road accident commission in offing (kp 26/10/2004), Road accidents (kp 26/10/2004), Yet another panel (ht 27/10/2004), Number of road accidents high in Nepal (rn 27/10/2004)

4 killed in separate accidents (kp 26/10/2004), Major accidents this month (kp 26/10/2004)

58 injured in bus accidents (rn 26/10/2004)

One killed in bus mishap (ht 25/10/2004)

Highway Accidents (rn 21/10/2004)

Six killed in separate bus mishaps (rn 20/10/2004)

18 killed in several accidents (kp 19/10/2004)

Nine killed, 50 injured in Ramechhap bus accident (rn 19/10/2004)

Two die, dozens injured in bus accident (rn 18/10/2004)

5 killed, 36 hurt in road accidents (kp 17/10/2004)

Karnali waits for ‘the road’ to prosperity, by Kuber Chalise (ht 15/10/2004)

Avoid accidents (ht 13/10/2004)

21 injured in bus accident (ht 12/10/2004), Seven killed, 25 hurt in Tanahun bus mishap (ht 12/10/2004), 8 killed, over 50 injured in separate road accidents (kp 12/10/2004)

Directives issued on highway traffic (rn 09/10/2004)

26 hurt in bus mishap (ht 08/10/2004)

Four killed, 61 injured in bus accident (kp 05/10/2004), Corpses decaying at accident site (kp 06/10/2004)

Road Accidents (rn 03/10/2004)

Four killed, 48 hurt in bus mishap (ht 02/10/2004), 4 die, 46 injured in bus accident, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 02/10/2004)

Harming The Economy: The wash out of certain sections of highway at Mugling-Narayanghat road hurts the economy (sp 01/10/2004), Transporters’ threat to stop paying tax (ht 06/10/2004), Directives issued on highway traffic (rn 10/10/2004), Queue system on highway (ht 11/10/2004)

Construction of alternate highways in limbo (ht 29/09/2004)

Stalled bridge resumes operation after UNESCO green signal (kp 27/09/2004)

Highway traffic disrupted (ht 27/09/2004)

Microbuses: New craze on highways (ht 21/09/2004)

Road construction exceeds target, by Krishna Regmi (kp 18/09/2004)

16 killed as bus plunges into river (ht 16/09/2004), 16 die in road accident, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 14/09/2004), 16 die as Sajha bus falls off the Baglung Road (rn 14/09/2004)

Construction of parking lot under Tundikhel in limbo, by Dilli Ram Bhattarai (rn 13/09/2004)

Landslides block road (ht 04/09/2004), Mudslide blocks Prithvi Highway (rn 05/09/2004)

Stop registering vehicles in Valley for two years: DoTM (ht 02/09/2004)

Four killed as bus falls into Trishuli (ht 02/09/2004)

3 killed,18 injured in road accidents (kp 01/09/2004)

Traffic rules ignored on bandh (ht 23/08/2004)

Outer Ring Road to disperse ‘crazy traffic’, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 19/08/2004), Outer ring road (kp 20/08/2004)

7 dead, 34 injured in road accidents (kp 18/08/2004), 9 dead, 22 injured in road accidents (kp 19/08/2004)

B P highway destroys old business hub (ht 12/08/2004)

Sanepa streets await repair, maintenance work (ht 12/08/2004)

Farmers plant paddy on roads (ht 09/08/2004)

Ktm-Hetauda road project may be completed soon (ht 06/08/2004)

Locals take pride in new bridge over Marshyangdi, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 03/08/2004)

Tepari bridge construction soon (ht 02/08/2004)

Motorcycle nuisance, by Laxmi Sharma (kp 27/07/2004)

4 dead as bus plunges into river (kp 27/07/2004), Bus accident in Gorkha kills four (rn 27/07/2004), Death toll in Abuwa bus accident rises to six (rn 28/07/2004)

3 dead, 65 injured in road accidents (kp 26/07/2004)

Overload halves lifespan of roads, by Krishna Regmi (kp 23/07/2004)

2-yr time-frame touted for Karnali highway, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 18/07/2004)

FCAN continues stir demanding clearance of dues (kp 17/07/2004)

27 injured in bus accident, 7 critical (kp 15/07/2004)

Roads disrupted, authorities apathetic (ht 12/07/2004), Govt mulls on 'fast track' to link capital (kp 12/07/2004)

Rules for acquiring driving license eased (kp 09/07/2004)

Heavy vehicles pose threat to bridges (kp 09/07/2004)

Build Melamchi road, govt urged (ht 09/07/2004)

Pasang dreams of completing trail to Sagarmatha base camp, by Chakra Karki (kp 07/07/2004)

KMC to blacktop road (ht 06/07/2004)

Concerning Valley Roads, by S.K. Shrestha (rn 04/07/2004)

RNA to take over road construction (kp 04/07/2004)

1 killed, 28 hurt in two mishaps (ht 04/07/2004), Two dead, 21 hurt in road accident (kp 04/07/2004)

Surkhet-Jumla road to cost Rs 220 M (rn 03/07/2004)

Govt to gravel shortest route to Hetauda (kp 28/06/2004)

Drunken driving (ht 25/06/2004)

Hetauda-Kathmandu tunnel stays on paper (ht 23/06/2004)

Maintain roads properly (kp 22/06/2004)

Repaired road still in bad shape (ht 22/06/2004)

Villagers build four km long road, by Keshav Adhikary (ht 21/06/2004)

Two killed, 36 missing as bus falls into river (ht 21/06/2004), Bus plunges into Trishuli, by Prabhakar Ghimire & Khumansingh Tamang (kp 21/06/2004), Two dead as bus plunges into Trishuli river (rn 21/06/2004), Many still missing in Trishuli mishap (ht 22/06/2004)

No over-loaded vehicles on Narayangarh-Mugling road (rn 18/06/2004)

13 killed, 38 injured in road accidents (kp 17/06/2004)

Bid to widen Ktm-Hetauda road on, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 16/06/2004)

Directive issued to repair highway on war footing (rn 12/06/2004)

Transporters take govt to task over damaged highways (ht 07/06/2004)

Mugling-Narayangadh road worsens (kp 06/06/2004)

Poor roads increase accident (rn 02/06/2004)

WB stops loan for stalled road construction, by Motilal Poudel (kp 31/05/2004)

KMC woes on ‘illegal’ parking lots, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 30/05/2004)

Snail paced road repair: Capital may face crisis this monsoon, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 29/05/2004)

Army to take over work on Surkhet-Jumla road, by Rekha Shrestha (ht 29/05/2004)

Payment dispute bars road construction (kp 27/05/2004)

Road along Butwal-Tansen route worsens (kp 27/05/2004)

4 died, 19 hurt in road accident (kp 24/05/2004)

Melamchi road contractor gets marching orders (ht 22/05/2004)

Maitighar junction most prone to accidents, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (kp 20/05/2004)

Wanted : Expansion of Araniko Highway, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 18/05/2004)

Syabrubesi-Rasuwagadhi highway likely by 2008, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 14/05/2004)

Easing transport woes (kp 13/05/2004)

Plan for flyovers in Lalitpur in limbo (ht 12/05/2004)

Repair roads (ht 10/05/2004)

Narayangarh-Mugling road repair not likely to complete before monsoon (ht 09/05/2004), Ruptured artery, by Pragya Shrestha (nt 14/05/2004), Mugling-Narayangadh road repairs delayed (kp 20/05/2004), Mugling-Narayanghat road crumbles in parts, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari, (rn 21/05/2004)

Swift, bigger buses can reduce traffic jams (ht 08/05/2004)

RNA likely to handle Jumla-Surkhet road construction (kp 04/05/2004)

32 dead, 34 hurt in Palpa bus accident, by Madhav Aryal (kp 02/05/2004), 33 killed, 32 injured in Palpa bus mishap, by Jagadish Bhattaraio (ht 02/05/2004), 32 killed, 31 hurt as bus plunges into river (rn 02/05/2004), 25 passengers killed in Palpa bus accident identified (rn 03/05/2004)

Nepal to be part of Asian Highway (ht 02/05/2004), ADB to strengthen regional network of roads (rn 04/05/2004)

KMC to expand road network (ht 29/04/2004), More arteries (ht 30/04/2004)

Traffic chaos in Kalanki (kp 29/04/2004)

Bhaktapur municipality to widen Sallaghari-Kharipati road (ht 28/04/2004)

Road Rage: With the growing number of vehicles and frequent agitations, valley’s narrow lane roads have become centers of anarchy (sp 23/04/2004), An overview of Traffic problem in Kathmandu City and the Concept of Urban Traffic Management Planning, by Anil Marsani (kp 23/04/2004)

Govt awards Narayangadh-Mugling road contract, by Krishna Regmi (kp 22/04/2004)

Sindhuli-Pipalbhanjyang road comes into operation (ht 20/04/2004)

BP Highway improves living standard of Kavre locals (rn 19/04/2004)

Jumla-Surkhet road to complete in two years (rn 19/04/2004), Road construction screeches to halt, by Motilal Paudel (kp 23/04/2004), Jumla-Kalikakot road construction begins (kp 28/04/2004)

Traffic management is a mess here, by Shashi Dhungel (ht 17/04/2004)

Funds being collected for tunnel to Kathmandu, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (ht 15/04/2004)

Urgent action required in Chabahil (ht 15/04/2004), Chabahil chaos: Residents feel it is hell on earth, by Chandra Luitel (ht 16/04/2004), Congested Chabahil (ht 16/04/2004)

Road construction fails to pick up, by Krishna Regmi (kp 15/04/2004)

Invisible and undecipherable one-way signs victimize riders, by Caesar Rana (kp 10/04/2004)

Concerted steps vital to reduce road accidents, by Archana Parajuli and Suvecha Pant (kp 07/04/2004), Pedestrians account for 60 pc road accidents (kp 10/04/2004)

China to expedite extension of Syafrubesi- Rasuwagadi road (kp 07/04/2004), Second Tibet link highway closer to reality, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 08/04/2004), Syabrubeshi-Rasuwagadhi road to boost Sino-Nepali trade (ht 09/04/2004)

Narayangadh-Mugling road blocked (kp 03/04/2004)

Saturated Valley roads & traffic overloads, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 01/04/2004)

Sino-Indian link road on anvil (kp 31/03/2004)

World Bank distances itself from road construction, by Rabi Dhami (ht 27/03/2004)

Road Safety: Everybody’s Concern and Nobody’s Priority, by Keshab Poudel (sp 26/03/2004), “Most Accidents Involve The Motorcycles”, interview with Surendra Bahadur Pal, senior superintendent of police (SSP) (sp 26/03/2004), Ignoring a safety measure?, by Caesar Rana (kp 26/03/2004)

Reliable transport (ht 19/03/2004)

Surkhet-Jumla road construction to begin soon (kp 17/03/2004), Blockade halts road construction, by Motilal Paudel (kp 26/03/2004)

Mental jams, not traffic jams, by Phanindra Upadhyaya (kp 05/03/2004)

Frightening traffic snarls: No sign of abating, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 01/03/2004)

Public space & driving ethics, by Saurav Jung Thapa (kp 29/01/2004)

Microbuses ease commuters’ woes, by Suresh Niraula (kp 28/01/2004)

Helmet pays off pillion riders, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari (kp 28/01/2004)

Unsafe zebra crossings, by Caesar Rana (kp 26/01/2004)

Students teach traffic rules (kp 21/01/2004)

Traffic lightmare, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/01/2004)

Parking pain, by Suvecha Pant (kp 19/01/2004)

Ring road in Biratnagar still a mirage, by Binod Bhandari (p 17/01/2004)

Non-functional lights and chaotic traffic, by Sangeeta Rijal  Shristi Shrestha (kp 13/01/2004)

Road accidents and unwept deaths, by Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (kp 08/01/2004)

Bridge constructed to connect Myagdi district headquarters (kp 01/01/2004)

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