14
injured in Panchthar jeep accident (rep 21/04/2024)
Construction
of bailey bridge along Bheri corridor in final stage
(kh 19/04/2024)
Bus
accident claims three lives in Sindhupalchok (kh
19/04/2024)
Satdobato-Balkumari
road section to be closed at night for several days
(rep 18/04/2024)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
Tunnel route ready for breakthrough (kh 15/04/2024),
Nagdhunga-Sisne
Khola main tunnel achieves breakthrough (rep
15/04/2024), Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola
tunnel road makes final breakthrough : Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal says the tunnel is an important
infrastructural achievement for Nepal (kp
16/04/2024)
Traffic
Awareness Special Campaign launched (rep 14/04/2024)
48
km of Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section black-topped
(kh 13/04/2024)
11
bridges along Narayanghat-Mugling road come into
operation, four bridges under construction (rep
12/04/2024)
Govt
to install modern traffic lights in all major cities
across country (rep 11/04/2024)
athmandu’s
public transport remains an ordeal for many : Women and
elderly complain of mistreatment and harassment. But
justice and accountability remain elusive, by
Abhinav Kumal (kp 07/04/2024)
Construction
of major road projects undertaken by Chinese companies
faces inordinate delays, by Hari Prasad Sharma (rep
06/04/2024)
Trishuli
bridge closed following cable snapping (kh
06/04/2024)
Delay
in upgrading highway irks locals in Madhes (rn
06/04/2024)
Connecting
People With Road Networks, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
02/04/2024)
Paved
trekking route constructed in Myagdi (kh 01/04/2024)
Kaligandaki
Corridor: Tiplang-Pokhrebagar section being blacktopped
(kh 31/03/2024)
Landslide
blocks Besisahar-Chame road (kh 31/03/2024)
Five
family members die, another missing in Trishuli taxi
crash : The dead bodies are taken to Gorkha Hospital for
postmortem. Search for the missing will continue on
Sunday, police said, by Hariram Upreti (kp
31/03/2024)
Hilsa-Simkot
road section blocked by snow for months (rn
30/03/2024)
Alarming
road accident statistics in Nepal: Seven fatalities and
83 injuries daily (kh 28/03/2024)
Nagdhunga
tunnel construction faces another year of delay, by
Hari Prasad Sharma (rep 28/03/2024)
40
MW hydropower project proposed for construction in
Sindhupalchowk’s Jugal (rep 28/03/2024)
Bareng-Shantipur
road awaits up-gradation (rn 27/03/2024)
Concrete
bridge constructed at Thimura (kh 27/03/2024)
First-phase
construction of Asian Highway begins (rep
25/03/2024)
12
passengers injured in Banepa bus accident (kh
25/03/2024)
Budget
shortage impacts landslide control efforts on
Beni-Jomsom-Korala road (kh 23/03/2024)
Slow
progress on Nepalgunj-Gularia road as construction
inches forward (kh 20/03/2024)
Ridi-Tamghas
route to remain closed for three weeks (kh
20/03/2024)
Lawmakers
suggest declaring ‘special situation’ and gearing up
efforts to reduce road accidents (kh 20/03/2024)
Nepal
witnesses decline in import of EVs: Only 276 units
imported in Falgun compared to 1100 units in Magh
(rep 19/03/2024)
Seven
dead, 20 injured in Nisikhola bus accident (kh
18/03/2024), Nisikhola
bus accident claims nine lives, all deceased identified
(kh 19/03/2024)
Prevent
Rising Road Mishaps, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn
15/03/2024)
Six
die in Udaypur jeep accident (kh 14/03/2024), Jeep
Accident Update: Death toll reaches eight, victims
identified (kh 14/03/2024)
Kanti
Highway section closed for maintenance, alternative
route advised (kh 14/03/2024)
Transportation
disrupted on Karnali Bridge as fire damages 14 support
wires (kh 12/03/2024), Karnali
Bridge opens for traffic (kh 18/03/2024)
Kanti
Highway to remain closed for 45 days from March 14
(kh 11/03/2024)
Disabled-friendly
overhead bridge to be built at Kusunti (rep
11/03/2024)
Fire
breaks 0ut on truck on Karnali bridge, bridge also
damage (kh 11/03/2024)
117
km of blacktopped roads added in six months of current
FY (rep 08/03/2024)
On
the wrong track : Little is being done to stop the
vicious cycle of deaths and injuries on our roads
(kp 07/03/2024)
4
die as bus plunges into Trishuli river (kh
06/03/2024), Dhading
accident update: Death toll reaches 6, driver arrested
(kh 06/03/2024), Dhading
accident update: Death toll reaches 7 (kh
06/03/2024), 7
killed, 39 injured as bus plunges into Trishuli River :
Police suspect three more may be missing in the river,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 07/03/2024)
Beni-Jomsom-Korala
road project: Demolition of houses in Tiplyang begins
(kh 06/03/2024)
East-West
Highway closure strands passengers for 12 hours (rep
04/03/2024)
Cracks
surface on Chinese-constructed black-topped road within
a mere two weeks (kh 03/03/2024)
Snow
obstructs Nagma-Gamgadhi road (kh 03/03/2024)
Beni-Maldhunga
road to be closed four hours daily till March 7 (rep
03/03/2024)
Locals
obstruct Nagdhunga tunnel construction, by Bishnu
Pandey (rn 01/03/2024)
Solar
street lights being replaced with traditional ones :
Over 1000 solar lights installed in the Kathmandu
Metropolitan City have been already replaced; the rest
will be replaced within two months (kp 27/02/2024)
Bagmati
govt prepares charging station procedures; construction
to take place in collaboration with private sector
(rep 27/02/2024)
Nepal
imports EVs worth Rs 15 billion in 7 months of current
FY (rep 26/02/2024)
Indecision
by authorities over felling roadside trees delays
four-lane road in Marchawar area : Contractor says
confusion between forest and irrigation offices has
hindered decision and they are awaiting federal
intervention in the matter, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp
26/02/2024)
With
no approach road, people use bamboo ladders to access
bridge : Local unit and consumers’ committee trade
blames over delay in approach road construction, by
Dipendra Baduwal (kp 25/02/2024)
Kaligandaki
corridor blocked by dry landslides (rep 24/02/2024)
Narayangadh-Muglin
Road to fully reopen from Sunday (kh 24/02/2024)
Lorry
Truck accident claims lives of three children in Morang
(kh 23/02/2024)
Bicycle
track construction around Rara Lake moving at a snail’s
pace : The project completion deadline is July 2026, and
only 30 percent work has been completed so far, by
Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 22/02/2024)
Seven
killed, 12 injured in road accidents : The accidents
occurred in Sindhupalchok, Bara, Dang and Salyan
districts, by Anish Tiwari and Laxmi Sah (kp
22/02/2024)
Koshi
Province now has a road link to China, with Taplejung
track cut open : With ‘breakthrough’ in the
Phungling-Gola-Tiptala section, the east is connected to
both India and China by road, by Ananda Gautam (kp
21/02/2024)
Tragic
collision claims two lives, leaves three injured in Bara
(kh 21/02/2024)
Five
killed, several injured in separate road accidents :
Poor road conditions, ill-maintained vehicles and
reckless driving are the major causes of such accidents,
say experts (kp 20/02/2024)
Fatal
Jeep accident leaves one dead and seven injured in
Tanahu (kh 18/02/2024)
20
injured in bus and truck collision near Malekhu, three
in critical condition (kh 17/02/2024)
Road
Safety Vital For Healthier Society, by Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rn 16/02/2024)
Delay
in consultant selection hampers Laukahi-Kakarvitta road
project progress (rep 16/02/2024)
10
killed in road crash amid delayed rescue : As many as 32
people lost their lives in three major road accidents in
Lumbini Province over the past 34 days, by Manoj
Paudel (kp 16/02/2024)
10
die in Kapilvastu bus accident (nlt 15/02/2024), Ten
dead, 30 injured in Kapilvastu bus accident : The bus
heading to Kathmandu from Mahendranagar veered off the
road and fell some 200 metres down at around 1am causing
casualties, police say, by Manoj Paudel (kp
15/02/2024)
Plight
of drivers: Inadequate facilities leave drivers
frustrated, by Sita Neupane (kh 13/02/2024)
Eight
die in jeep mishap in Palpa (kh 13/02/2024), Palpa
Jeep Accident: Death toll rises as victims identified
(kh 14/02/2024), Ten
dead, 17 injured in Palpa jeep accident : The 13-seater
vehicle was carrying people beyond capacity, by
Madhav Aryal (kp 14/02/2024)
Navigating
urban hustle: A pictorial journey through Kathmandu’s
public transport realities (kh 10/02/2024)
Chinese
contractor company of Narayangadh-Butwal road section
fails to meet deadline yet again; seeks another
extension (kh 08/02/2024)
The
electric future : There is a need for more clarity on
policy and intent on switching to electric vehicles
(kp 07/02/2024)
Narayangadh-Butwal
road section sees only 46 percent progress in 5 years
(nlt 07/02/2024)
After
seven years of operation, Nepal aims to legalise
ride-sharing services : The Bagmati province has
finalised the draft of the Ride-Sharing Guidelines
(kp 06/02/2024), Ride-sharing
service gets legal status in Nepal : Government amends
Industrial Enterprises Act to include ride-sharing as a
service-oriented industry (kp 07/02/2024)
KMC
installs fire extinguisher in underground parking space
in Dharahara (rep 06/02/2024)
Gandaki
province govt decides to ban 25-year-old private
vehicles (rep 04/02/2024)
Kathekhola
residents struggle with dust and inconvenience from
unfinished road for 26 years : Two contractor companies
failed to complete the work despite multiple term
extensions. Officials say they are working to hire new
contractors, by Prakash Baral (kp 29/01/2024)
Four
Nepalis lost lives in Sonipat road mishap, one more in
critical condition (kh 28/01/2024)
Different
road sections along Rapti highway being upgraded (kh
27/01/2024)
KMC
introduces free parking facility near Dharahara starting
Sunday (kh 27/01/2024)
Roadkill
: Nepalis are not dying on the country’s highways, they
are being killed, by Sonia Awale (nt 26/01/2024)
Muglin-Pokhara
Road Expansion: Blacktopping commences in west section
(kh 26/01/2024)
88
die in road accidents in Kathmandu Valley in six months
(kh 25/01/2024)
Smart
mobility for Hetauda: A path to sustainable development,
by Prasannata Lamichhane (ae 25/01/2024)
CPN-UML
recommends changing the alignment of Mid-Hill Highway :
The opposition party presents a memorandum to the prime
minister suggesting ways to develop the country’s hills
and stop outmigration. UML undertook a 'Sankalpa Yatra'
from the country's west to east from November 30 to
December 1 (kp 24/01/2024)
KMC
bans parking in New Road area starting today (kh
23/01/2024), New
Road businesses stage shutdown over KMC’s on-road
parking ban (kh 23/01/2024), Protests
emerge in response to New Road parking ban in Kathmandu
(kh 24/01/2024), KMC
preparing to declare New Road area ‘'No Vehicle Zone'
(rep 25/01/2024)
Challenges
in embossed number plate project: Only 78,000 plates
installed in eight years (kh 23/01/2024)
Dirt
track opening work completed in Kanchanpur section of
Mahakali Corridor : The corridor road aims to connect
settlements along the Mahakali river from Kanchanpur to
Darchula districts, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
22/01/2024)
Excavation
of Siddhababa tunnel commences after 22 months of
signing contract, by Himal Lamsal (rep 20/01/2024)
19.5
km stretch of Muglin-Pokhara road blacktopped (rep
20/01/2024), House
demolition begins in Damauli for Mugling-Pokhara road
expansion (rep 21/01/2024)
Bus
accident in Darchula leaves 16 injured, two in critical
condition (kh 19/01/2024)
Chinese
contractor dilly-dallying Kanchanpur-Kamala road
upgradation work, by Himal Lamsal (rep 18/01/2024)
Korala-Triveni
road construction: Dedhgaun-Jhyalbas road section
expected to be completed by mid-November (rep
17/01/2024)
Three
bridges come into operation along Narayangadh-Muglin
road section (kh 16/01/2024)
Nepal’s
unsafe roads : A death here or there seldom gets the
public attention or that of the authorities (kp
16/01/2024)
Death
toll in Dang bus accident rises to 12 (kh
13/01/2024), 19
killed in three major road accidents within 24 hours :
Experts say poor roads, unfit vehicles and reckless
driving are major causes of crashes (kp 14/01/2024)
People
navigate perilous routes after contractor leaves road
work incomplete : For the past two years, a construction
company has stalled work on a highly anticipated road
project connecting Rukum West and Rukum East, by
Mahesh KC (kp 13/01/2024)
Valley
Traffic Police takes to advanced technology to monitor
traffic (kh 12/01/2024)
Focus
on road safety : Nepal’s inability to fund road safety
research hinders innovative solutions to control
accidental deaths, by Bhagabati Sedain and Pushpa
Raj Pant (kp 11/01/2024)
600,000
driving license cards to arrive from Germany today
(rep 11/01/2024), Nepal
receives 600,000 smart license cards (kh 19/01/2024)
Two
killed, 10 injured in Tanahu jeep mishap (kh
10/01/2024)
Narayanghat-Mugling
road to be closed in the afternoon for three more weeks
(rep 10/01/2024)
Bardaghat
road expected to ease congestion on Daunne section of
East-West highway : The 14-km road will provide people
in rural areas of Nawalparasi West better access to
markets to sell their produce, by Nabin Paudel (kp
09/01/2024)
Service-seekers
face inconvenience due to delay in repairing EV charging
station (rep 08/01/2024)
Breach
of lane rule nullifies Naya Baneshwor’s upgraded
intersection, by Nayak Paudel (rn 07/01/2024)
Bagmati
CM seeks public support to widen Hetauda roads (kh
06/01/2024) [This is the
antithesis of urban planning in western industrialised
nations!]
Longest
suspension bridge near complete, by Vijay Kumar Sah
(rn 06/01/2024)
10,000
bridges : Nepal’s foot bridges have evolved from being
essential for connectivity to also becoming tourist
attractions (nt 05/01/2024)
Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Dakshinkali
closed for upgrading work (kh 05/01/2024)
32
injured as bus Traveling from Birgunj to Pokhara plunges
into river (kh 04/01/2024)
Gasoline
stations receiving new operating license must have
charging units to recharge EVs (rep 04/01/2024)
Mahakali
corridor: 241-km-long track opened so far in 15 years
(kh 03/01/2024)
Kulekhani-Pharping
road to remain closed for two months (kh 01/01/2024)
Alarming
average of 25 daily two-wheeler accidents rocks
Kathmandu Valley (kh 29/12/2023)
Army’s
misadventures on fast track : The Nepal Army must arrest
the eroding public confidence resulting from delays in
the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway, by Bishal Thapa (kp
29/12/2023)
PPMO
blacklists construction companies on Mid-hill Highway
for irregularities (kh 28/12/2023)
Mahakali
bridge construction stalled due to lack of funds : If
completed the motorable bridge can transform Dodhara
Chandani, which is linked to an Indian border town by a
suspension bridge, into a major border hub, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 27/12/2023)
Bring
them in line : Offline ride-sharing poses great risk to
passenger safety and gives the vital business a bad rap
(kp 27/12/2023)
Narayangarh-Butwal
road section: 18-km blacktopped in eastern section
(kh 27/12/2023)
The
many roadblocks to timely completion of expressway :
Nepali politicians entrusted Nepal Army with the
construction to avoid delays and controversy. Their
trust has been belied, by Binod Ghimire (kp
24/12/2023), Snail’s
pace on expressway : While it should stop taking big
infra projects, the army must first complete work on the
expressway to Tarai (kp 25/12/2023), Intensify
Fast Track Construction, by Ballav Dahal (rn
25/12/2023)
3,675
four-wheeled EVs imported in the first five months of
current FY 2023/24 (rep 24/12/2023)
Printing
of license comes to a grinding halt for 6 months in
Nepal, leaving 1.4 million drivers in limbo, by
Bhuwan Sharma (rep 23/12/2023), Swift
license service for Nepali nationals heading abroad :
Transport Department claims to provide the license
within three days (kh 27/12/2023) [??]
Locals
dismayed as tourist road construction project fails to
even open track despite deadline expiry (rep
23/12/2023)
Project
launched to construct, upgrade Beni- Dhorpatan road
section (rep 23/12/2023)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road section to close for four hours (kh 23/12/2023)
Army
says expressway to Tarai won’t be over in next 3 years
under current laws : Chief of Army Staff Prabhu Ram
Sharma shrugs off blame, says the defence force did not
ask for the project. The government and politicians
‘gave us the task’, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/12/2023), Army
messes up Fast Track project : Sharma placed blame on
the government and lawmakers for the national pride
project’s delay, emphasizing the necessity of updating
the existing laws to clear the hurdles blocking the
project’s progress, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
21/12/2023), Editorial:
A bitter lesson for the Army : The army should not have
accepted the government’s offer to implement the project
because constructing an expressway is beyond its
technical capacity (ae 22/12/2023)
Maintenance
of East-West Highway in Kanchanpur begins (kh
21/12/2023)
Tragic
bus-truck collision in Bara claims three lives, leaves
27 injured (kh 20/12/2023)
Locals
in difficulty as Phalgunanda Road remains in limbo for
three decades (kh 19/12/2023)
Tamor
Bridge construction still in limbo after 12 years
(kh 18/12/2023)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road to be closed for four hours daily (nlt
17/12/2023)
Bus
accident in Tanahun leaves 18 injured (kh
17/12/2023)
Nine
kilometers blacktopped in Muglin-Pokhara road
expansion’s eastern section (kh 08/12/2023)
Bahrakilo-Barpak
road upgrade work in limbo for years : The contractors
have already received multiple deadline extensions and
are seeking further extensions (kp 07/12/2023)
Workers
of Chainpur-Taklakot road project deprived of wages :
They say they have not been paid their daily wages for
more than five years, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
04/12/2023)
16
motorable bridges constructed from Beni to Mustang under
road improvement project (rep 03/12/2023)
EV
infrastructure and state policy: Cart before the horse :
There is finally some preparation to select consultants
to chalk up a master plan for public charging stations,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/12/2023)
Two
b)ridges on Narayanghat–Mugling road section brought
into service (rep 30/11/2023)
Bus
accident in Tanahu leaves 36 injured (kh
29/11/2023), Tanahu
accident update: Two die while undergoing treatment
(kh 29/11/2023)
Construction
companies 'influencing' senior govt officials to snatch
contract of Rs 25 billion in Kathmandu-Terai fast track
project, by Dilip Paudel (rep 29/11/2023)
14
bridges constructed along Jhapa-Sunsari section of Madan
Bhandari Highway (rn 28/11/2023)
‘Pelican
Crossing’ traffic lights come into operation at
Babarmahal (rep 27/11/2023)
Beni-Galeshwar
section blacktopped (kh 26/11/2023)
EV
sales continue to soar despite the overall market
slowdown : Nepal imported 2,787 units of battery-powered
cars in the first four months of the current fiscal
year, up by 174 percent, by Krishana Prasain (kp
26/11/2023)
Bridge
collapse halts traffic movement in Baitadi (kh
25/11/2023)
Delay
in construction of Narayanghat-Butwal road: ADB warns
termination of contract if 50 percent progress is not
achieved by December 2023 (rep 24/11/2023)
Cost
of Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel road projected to increase
to Rs 17 billion (rep 22/11/2023)
One
killed, 17 injured in Kailali mini-truck accident
(kh 212/11/2023)
Jeep
mishap kills two and leaves several injured in Rukum
West (kh 20/11/2023), Five
die, over 50 injured in separate road accidents in Rukum
West, Illam (rep 20/11/2023)
Agro
tourism road linking three local level units blacktopped
(kh 20/11/2023)
22
passengers injured in Rukum West accident (kh
20/11/2023)
Upgrading
of Pokharebagar-Chitre road nears completion (rep
16/11/2023)
Road
widening work along Muglin-Malekhu section of Prithvi
Highway moving at snail’s pace : Only six percent of the
road project has been completed in the one year since it
began. Around 8,000 vehicles ply the road daily, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 12/11/2023)
Fast
Track achieves 27.19% physical progress (rn
11/11/2023) [That's not very
fast, is it?]
Express
bus service stalled, DoR preparing to spend additional
Rs 2 million to make it effective, by Bhuwan Sharma
(rep 08/11/2023)
Negligence
of contractors blamed for tardy upgrading works on
Postal Highway (rep 03/11/2023)
Valley
traffic police intensify checking; over 1,500 faced
action in last 24 hours (rep 31/10/2023), Over
12,700 drivers in Kathmandu Valley face action in a week
(kh 02/11/2023)
Construction
of second-longest suspension bridge in final stages
(rep 30/10/2023)
16
killed in road mishaps during Dashain in Koshi (rep
29/10/2023)
At
least 25 injured in bus accident in Kaski (rep
29/10/2023)
17
injured in Dhading road accident : Police took control
of bus driver and car driver along with all three
vehicles (kp 26/10/2023)
Mounting
delays in driver's license printing pose frustration for
applicants (rep 24/10/2023)
13
Indian pilgrims injured in Tata sumo accident in
Makwanpur (rep 24/10/2023)
13
injured in separate accidents in Palpa (kp
23/10/2023)
These
three road sections in Kathmandu are one-way from today
(rep 18/10/2023)
Construction
company’s negligence in repair leaves Sidhartha Highway
worse off : Company head concedes the negligence and
vows to redo the repair work, by Madhav Aryal (kp
16/10/2023)
Construction
of Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel resumes after a temporary
halt (rep 15/10/2023)
A
Parsa suspension bridge work remains stalled three years
on. Locals bear the brunt : Local consumer committee,
the contractor, and rural municipality, blame each other
for the delay as locals bear the brunt, by Bhushan
Yadav (kp 14/10/2023)
731
suspension bridges to be constructed in FY 2023/24
(rep 13/10/2023)
Govt
to terminate contracts for Pokhara-Muglin and
Narayangadh-Butwal roads amid Chinese contractor’s lax
performance (kh 12/10/2023)
Narayangarh-Butwal
road section expansion sees sluggish progress (kh
12/10/2023)
Barpak-Laprak
road section obstructed for past three months (rn
10/10/2023) [After only eight
years, the epicentre of the severe earthquake of 2015
already seems to have been forgotten!], Landslide-blocked
Barpak-Laprak road resumes after three months (kh
18/10/2023)
Chobhar
Dry Port sees arrival of electric vehicles for customs
clearance (rep 10/10/2023)
3
killed, 5 injured in Rasuwa truck accident (kh
10/10/2023)
One
goes missing in Karnali after ropeway breaks (kh
08/10/2023)
Kathmandu
Metropolis warns of fines up to 900 thousand rupees for
polluting vehicles (kh 07/10/2023)
Signature
Bridge Over Narayani River, by Umesh Puri (rn
06/10/2023)
EVs
for cleaner transportation in Nepal : As the country
becomes self-reliant on electricity, we should
prioritise investing in electronic vehicles, by
Marshal Rathour (kp 05/10/2023)
Traffic
restored on Prithvi Highway (kh 04/10/2023)
Kaligandaki
corridor obstructed (kh 04/10/2023)
14
passengers injured in road accident (kh 02/10/2023)
High
speed and breach of traffic rules main cause of road
accidents (rep 02/10/2023)
Search
for three missing people in Parbat continues (kh
01/10/2023)
Two
people die in Salyan jeep accident, 15 injured (kh
30/09/2023)
High
Court issues interim order Preventing demolition of
Araniko Transport’s bus park in Jadibuti (kh
29/09/2023)
Rapti
Highway turns into a death trap for travellers :
Officials cite inadequate budget and poor maintenance.
In the last fiscal year, 22 people died and 110 were
injured in 84 accidents on the highway, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 28/09/2023)
Villagers
unhappy after park takes priority over road : Sisne
rural municipality built Rs40 million martyr memorial
park in the village, which villagers say does not serve
any practical purpose, by Mashesh KC (kp 27/09/2023)
17
injured in Dang bus accident, one in critical condition
(rep (26/09/2023)
13
injured in Taplejung jeep accident (rn 26/09/2023)
Taskforce
formed to make transport sector reforms in view of
festivals (kh 23/09/2023)
Traffic
cops step up action against unfit vehicles in Kathmandu
Valley (ht 21/09/2023)
Ratnapark-Suryabinayak
express bus service kicks off (rep 20/09/2023), Public
buses get fast lane on Ratnapark-Suryabinayak road :
Public transport operators welcome the move, advise
government to enforce dedicated lane rule effectively,
by Anup Ojha (kp 21/09/2023), Wrong
lane : An exclusive fleet of vehicles that plies a
dedicated lane can’t manage traffic congestion (kp
22/09/2023)
Naubise-Malekhu
road section to remain closed at nighttime (kh
19/09/2023)
Students
from remote Baitadi village brave river to reach school
every day : Around 40 students from ward 6 of Sagada
village wade through the Nwaghari river to reach Ganesh
Secondary School, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
19/09/2023)
Three
roads to be blacktopped with World Bank’s grant (kh
18/09/2023)
Disjointed
climate planning : Building roads haphazardly in the
hills has led to erosion and landslides during the
monsoon, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 18/09/2023)
A
new bridge to be constructed in Narayani River near
Narayanghat Bazar (rep 16/09/2023)
Kathmandu-Tarai
Fast Track: DPR revised, deadline extended, yet minimal
progress : Data shows the design work and contract
process for three tunnels and nearly half of the total
bridges has not been completed. Even with the ongoing
construction of three tunnels, the overall physical
progress stands at just 41.57 percent, by Pratik
Ghimire (kp 15/09/2023)
Kaligandaki
corridor restricted for night-time vehicular movement
(kh 15/09/2023)
Kathmandu-Terai
Fast Track project sees 26.14 percent progress in its
work (rep 11/09/2023)
15
students injured after a bus carrying them falls in
irrigation canal in Tikapur, by Yogesh Rawal (rep
11/09/2023)
Floods,
landslides obstruct traffic on three highways (kh
10/09/2023)
Seven
die in Banke bus accident (kh 09/09/2023)
Highway
accidents are no accident in Nepal : Reckless driving,
poor engineering, and a lack of emergency response make
Nepal’s highways deathtraps, by Shristi Karki (nt
08/09/2023)
Reflective
belts placed around necks and horns of stray cattle
after increase in road accidents, by Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rep 08/09/2023)
51
EV charging stations launched simultaneously across the
country (rep 06/09/2023), Nepal
has a long way to go to meet target on electric vehicles
: Nepal Electricity Authority brings 51 charging
stations into operation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/09/2023)
There
are the three key legal provisions that support victims
of vehicle accident (rep 07/09/2023)
Road
pileup highlights traffic perils in the Valley : Rate of
road accidents has remained unchanged in traffic-clogged
Kathmandu over the past few years, even as traffic
police claim they have tightened surveillance for rule
violations, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/09/2023)
Preparation
for black-topping road inside Chitwan National Park,
by Basanta Dhungana (rep 03/09/2023)
Three-wheeler
e-rickshaws prohibited on highway (kh 03/09/2023)
Kaligandaki
Corridor road blocked by landslides (KH 03/09/2023)
Contract
awarded for final three packages of Kathmandu-Terai Fast
Track project (rep 01/09/2023)
Dry
landslide obstructs Gorkha-Anbukhairani road section
(kh 018/09/2023)
Protracted
widening work leaves road in decrepit state : Work on
the 114 km Butwal-Narayanghat section was started four
years ago and was supposed to be completed last year.
But the progress is at 35 percent, by Narayan Sharma
(kp 31/08/2023)
Landslide
obstructs Narayangadh-Muglin road (kh 31/08/2023)
Three
people die after rolling stone strikes moving jeep in
Palpa (kh 30/08/2023)
Landslides,
floods obstruct four highways (kh 28/08/2023)
Landslide
obstructs Madan Bhandari highway (kh 26/08/2023)
Melamchi-Helambu
road section obstructed (kh 25/08/2023)
Landslide
obstructs Kanti Highway (kh 25/08/2023)
Landslide
blocks Siddhicharan Highway at Bhusune (kh
25/08/2023)
Seven,
including six Indians, killed in bus accident in Bara
(nlt 24/08/2023), Seven
killed, 20 injured in pilgrim bus accident in Bara : Six
Indians are among the dead. Initial police probe shows
driver fell asleep behind the wheel, by Laxmi Sah
(kp 25/08/2023)
Bus
accident claims eight lives as it plunges into Trishuli
river (kh 23/08/2023), Dhading
bus plunge: Eight people confirmed dead, 17 rescued
(rep 23/08/2023)
29
passengers injured in bus accident (kh 22/08/2023)
26
injured, 3 critically, in Dhading bus mishap (kh
19/08/2023)
Landslides
obstruct Mechi Highway (kh 18/08/2023)
Landslide
obstruct Mid-Hill highway, Kaligandaki corridor (kh
17/08/2023)
820
kilometers of road blacktopped, 222 bridges constructed
in FY 2022/23 (rep 17/08/2023)
DPR
of Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track amended (kh
16/08/2023)
20
injured in 8-vehicles-collision in Tikauli forest
(kh 16/08/2023)
Chinese
contractor’s sluggish work hits a snag on Muglin-Pokhara
Road Project as deadline looms (kp 15/08/2023), Chinese
firms’ strategy: Contract acquisition at low cost,
bargaining through work delays (kh 15/08/2023)
Transport
to Manang restored after three days of disruption
(rep 15/08/2023)
Mugu
jeep accident: Death toll reaches four (kh
15/08/2023), Mugu
jeep accident: Death toll reaches five (kh
15/08/2023)
Traffic
resumes in landslide-obstructed Prithvi Highway (kh
14/08/2023)
Highways
blocked across Nepal due to heavy rainfall (kh
13/08/2023)
Katari-Gaighat
section of Madan Bhandari Highway disrupted (kh
13/08/2023)
Gamgadhi-Nakchelagna
road project reports 18-km construction in 17 years
(kh 13/08/2023)
Two
highways affected by monsoon-induced blockades (kh
10/08/2023)
Road
collapse obstructs Prithvi Highway (kh 09/08/2023)
Four
killed, five injured in Rolpa bus accident (rep
08/08/2023), 4
killed, 19 injured after speeding bus loses control,
falls into ravine : The bus heading for Ghorahi in Dang
from Baghmara of Rolpa fell some 150 metres. Two buses
were engaged in reckless speed contest, according to
eyewitnesses, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 09/08/2023)
Tuin
becomes a thing of the past in Kalikot district : A
total of 19 motorable bridges have been constructed in
the outlying district so far replacing the makeshift
cable crossings, locally known as tuin, by Tularam
Pandey (kp 07/08/2023)
Government
considers outsourcing vehicle fitness test to private
sector (rep 05/08/2023)
Several
donor-funded road construction projects record dismal
progress (rep 03/08/2023)
Alternative
being sought to Narayanghat-Mugling road, by Basanta
Dhungana (rep 01/08/2023)
Landslide
risk high on Beni-Jomsom and Beni-Darbang roads (rep
01/08/2023)
Govt
to operate BRT along the Ratna Park-Surya Binayak road
section (kh 01/08/2023) [So
inner-city roads are also the responsibility of the
national government?]
arayangadh-Muglin
road again disrupted by landslide (kh 30/07/2023)
Landslide
obstructs Siddhartha Highway in Palpa (30/07/2023)
Narayanghat-Mugling
road section obstructed again (nlt 29/07/2023), Two-way
traffic resumes on Muglin-Narayangadh road section
(kh 29/07/2023), Landslide
obstructs Muglin-Narayangadh section again (kh
29/07/2023)
Traffic
resumes on Mechi Highway after 19 hours (rep
28/07/2023)
Floods,
landslides disrupt Mid-Hill Highway (nlt 27/06/2023)
Four-lane
bridge across Mahakali nearing completion : Around 92
percent of the construction work is complete, project
officials say, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 26/07/2023)
KMC
fixes parking fees for two-wheelers, four wheelers : In
its notice, the KMC said parking charges won’t be levied
on vehicles carrying people with disabilities (kp
25/07/2023), Death
traps : The way public infrastructures are left
unattended shows criminal apathy of authorities to
citizen safety (kp 26/07/2023)
One
dead, 13 injured in accident (rep 25/07/2023)
Thirty
injured in bus-truck collision (kh 25/07/2023)
One
dead, 34 injured in hearse mishap in Achham (kh
23/07/2023)
Frequent
landslides make Jomsom journey perilous : The Beni-Lete
road that runs along the Kaligandaki river has been
severely damaged by landslides in various places with
the beginning of monsoon this year, by Ghanshyam
Khadka (kp 20/07/2023)
159
individuals face action for driving under the influence
of drugs (kh 16/07/2023)
One
killed, 11 injured in road accident in Parbat (nlt
16/07/2023)
Bridge
construction in Jabdighat area left in limbo :
Authorities are yet to release the funds needed to
construct the bridge over the Babai river despite
government’s repeated assurances, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 16/07/2023)
Nine
suspension bridges constructed in Myagdi (kh
15/07/2023)
Two
Highways Blocked, 15 routes on one-way operation due to
flood and landslides (kh 15/07/2023)
19
injured in Dasdhunga bus accident (kh 14/07/2023)
Stakeholders
call for lasting remedy to landslides along
Maldhunga-Kushmisera road section : Frequent mudslides
on the section have been displacing families every year,
but authorities have been employing stopgap solutions
only, by Prakash Baral (kp 14/07/2023)
New
suspension bridge brings relief to Hetauda students : A
74-metre suspension bridge has been constructed across
the Churling river making the journey to school safer
for children during the monsoon season, by Pratap
Bista (kp 12/07/2023)
Pokhara-Mugling
Highway: Pokhara Metropolitan City starts removing
illegal structures along Pokhara-Bijayapur section of
the highway, by Sandesh Shrestha (rep 10/07/2023)
Bus
accident in Baitadi leaves one dead, 39 injured (nlt
10/07/2023)
Kathmandu
Valley records 9,683 road accidents and 178 deaths in 11
months of FY 2022/23 (rep 10/07/2023)
Nepal
sees an alarming increase in the number of road
accidents (rep 08/07/2023)
Karnali
Corridor comes back into operation (rep 08/07/2023)
Number
plate reader cameras introduced in Valley : The cameras
are expected to curb overspeeding, which accounts for
over 33 percent of road accidents in the Valley (kp
07/07/2023)
Bailey
bridge installed over Bhurung rivulet in two weeks
(kh 05/07/2023)
Traffic
police took action against 2,200 riders in last 24 hrs
in Kathmandu (rep 05/07/2023)
MoPIT
to extend driving license renewal period to 10 years
(rep 05/07/2023)
Vehicular
movement disrupted for five days in hilly areas of
Nawalpur (kh 04/07/2023)
Landslide
blocks Mahakali highway in Darchula (kh 04/07/2023)
Narayangarh-Muglin
road obstructed again (kh 03/07/2023), Narayangadh-Muglin
road cleared, restored for two-way traffic (kh
03/07/2023)
Illegal
structures encroaching upon Karnali Highway to be
demolished (rep 03/07/2023)
Muglin-Narayangadh
road: Continuous occurrence of landslides remains a
concern (kh 02/07/2023)
Narayangadh-Mughlin
road obstructed again (kh 01/07/2023), Two
way traffic resumes in Narayangadh-Muglin road section
(kp 01/07/2023)
Landslide
disrupts Nishikhola section of Mid-Hill Highway (rep
01/07/2023)
Landslide
blocks vehicular movement in hilly areas of Nawalpur
(rep 01/07/2023)
Road
or a death trap?, by Ashwin Regmi (rep 30/06/2023)
Landslide
disrupts Kanti Highway (ae 30/06/2023)
Debris
clearance process along Narayanghat-Muglin road impeded
by continuous rainfall (kh 30/06/2023), In
Pictures: Commuters stranded due to landslide in
Narayangadh-Muglin road section (rep 30/06/2023)
Landslide
obstructs vehicular movement along Kaligandaki corridor
(rep 30/06/2023)
Landslide
disrupts Kanti Highway (kh 30/06/2023)
Transport
entrepreneurs, taxi drivers stage demonstration in
Kathmandu (Photo Feature), by Prasan Gurung (rep
29/06/2023)
Over
two-thirds of road accident deaths in Nepal involve
motorcycles, report says : Seventy-five percent of
two-wheeler accidents occur in Bagmati Province.
One-fifth of the severely injured individuals in road
accidents lose limb function, while five percent suffer
brain damage (kp 27/06/2023)
Expansion
of road network topmost priority: Minister Jwala (kh
26/06/2023)
Landslide
blocks Jai Prithvi Highway in Baitadi (kh
25/06/2023)
Mid-hill
highway blocked in Mahabhir (kh 24/06/2023)
Five
die in jeep accident in Gorkha (nlt 23/06/2023), 5
killed, 12 injured in Gorkha jeep accident (kh
23/06/2023)
Transport
mgmt office that looks like a maze, by Nayak Paudel
(rn 22/06/2023)
Most
tunnel road projects get budget to satisfy politicians’
whims, officials say : Majority of about two dozen
tunnels proposed around the country are on drawing board,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/06/2023)
Construction
of Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road connecting China in a sorry
state, by Himal Lamsal (rep 20/06/2023)
Additional
300 kilometerss of road to be blacktopped in Gandaki
(kh 19/06/2023)
Road
accidents go unchecked in Kalikot district : Bad roads,
overloading, and driver’s carelessness are major causes
of accidents, police say. A nighttime ban for vehicles
is not being followed strictly, by Tularam Pandey
(kp 16/06/2023)
Preparations
on to include Devanagari script in embossed number
plates (kh 15/06/2023)
eni-Jomsom
road obstructed (kh 14/06/2023), Vehicular
movement along Beni-Jomsom road section disrupted due to
flood (rep 14/06/2023)
Balen's
Ad Hoc Decision (rep 14/06/2023)
New
transport guideline proposes classifying taxis into
three categories (rep 13/06/2023)
Three
more bridges constructed on Narayanghat-Mugling road
(rep 13/06/2023)
Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel
road expansion: Circular to preserve archeological
structures (kh 12/06/2023)
Eight
pilgrims die in jeep mishap in Pyuthan
(kh12/06/2023)
EV
revolution and the need to be proactive, by Aditya
Acharya (rep 11/06/2023)
Many
Bridges Are Structurally Defective, by Umesh Puri
(rn 09/06/2023)
Palpa
and Butwal connected by cable car : The cable car, which
is about 3 km from Golpark in Butwal to Basantapur in
Palpa with 24 gondolas, was built with the investment of
IME Group (nlt 08/06/2023)
Where
do you park in Kathmandu?, by Anushka Nepal (ae
08/06/2023)
Prospects
of ropeways in Nepal, by Pratik Ghimire (aw
07/06/2023)
State
neglect leaves Surkhet-Jumla section of Karnali Highway
in dire condition : The 232-km stretch was last
blacktopped in 2012 and annual repairs have been
consistently shoddy, by Tularam Pandey (kp
06/06/2023)
Kushma
bus mishap injures 18, four in critical condition
(kh 05/06/2023)
Death
toll from Palpa jeep accident reaches four (nlt
05/06/2023)
Himalayan
highway makes life easier for highlanders : The Kali
Gandaki corridor comes up from the Tarai plains and
passes through Mustang to end at Kora La, by Nabin
Poudel (kp 05/06/2023)
Muglin-Malekhu
road section being upgraded (kh 02/06/2023)
KMC
instructs bus operators to operate out-of-valley
vehicles only from Gongabu Bus Park (kh 02/06/2023)
Prolonged
delay in road widening work worsens dust pollution,
traffic jams : According to officials at the
Butwal-Narayanghat Road Project, only around 35 percent
of the work has been completed even after repeated
deadline extensions, by Narayan Sharma (kp
28/05/2023)
Preparatory
work for Rs7.34 billion Siddhababa tunnel project begins
: Around 421 travellers have lost their lives so far in
the road section over the last 10 years, which is a
landslide and rockfall-prone area (kp 28/05/2023)
Lack
of bridge makes life miserable in Rapti Sonari-5, by
Siraj Khan (rn 28/05/2023)
Dilapidated
road prone to accidents makes transportation of goods
from Tatopani border risky (rep 26/05/2023) [The
border crossing is closed most of the time by China
anyway!]
4
people killed in Rukum West jeep accident (kh
25/05/2023), 5
killed in jeep accident in Rukum (rep 25/05/2023), Five
killed, 11 hurt in West Rukum jeep accident :
Preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle crashed
after a brake failure, police said, by Mahesh KC (kp
26/05/2023)
Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel
road expansion moves ahead (rep 22/05/2023)
1
killed, 35 injured in Dang Bus collision (ae
19/05/2023)
Shahid
Marga work in limbo : Uncertainty of the project has
deprived the locals of crucial transportation services,
by Mahesh KC (kp 18/05/2023)
ADB
approves $300 million for Kakarbhitta–Laukahi road
upgrade : At least 95 kilometres of road from
Kakarbhitta to Laukahi will be upgraded from a two-lane
to a four-lane dual roadway (kp 18/05/2023)
Changing
policy is hurting Nepal’s plan to switch to electric
vehicles, experts say : The taxation policy, for example
on EVs, has changed four times within two years, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 16/05/2023)
Nepalgunj-Dolpa
bus service starts (rn 16/05/2023)
Tanahu
bus mishap injures 27 (kh 15/05/2023)
31
injured in Parsa bus accident (kh
15/05/2023)
Pokharebagar-Chitre
road being blacktopped (kh 15/05/2023)
Dorkhukhola
bridge constructed prior to deadline (kh
12/05/2023) [!!!]
Tunneling
in highway: Improving safety, efficiency, and
sustainability, by Krishna C Devkota (ae
08/05/2023)
Satbanj-Sribhawar-Hat
road construction gains pace (kh 08/05/2023)
Postal
Highway achieves completion target of 70 percent
(rep 07/05/2023)
Cabbies
stage protest against KMC’s decision to bar them
from parking at roadside (rep 07/05/2023)
Rural
road incomplete for 14 years due to funds
shortage and government neglect : Locals of ward
4 of Badigad Rural Municipality in Baglung have
been facing difficulties due to lack of the road,
by Prakash Baral (kp 06/05/2023)
51
EVs charging stations will come online in the
next one month: NEA (rep 05/05/2023)
CCTV
cameras to be installed on roads in Thamel area
(rep 04/05/2023)
Road
access changes peoples’ life in Lulang Village
(rn 04/05/2023)
Khajura
awaits completion of 1,800-meter road project
for over five years (rep 03/05/2023)
Gauging
the Incredible Tarai down the Hulaki Raj Marga,
by Ravi M Singh (ae 03/05/2023)
Hundreds
stranded along Prithvi Highway following bridge
damage : Vehicular movement has been disrupted
after a portion of a bridge above the Ganesh
Khola in Dhading sank on Monday (kp
02/05/2023), One-way
traffic resumes along Prithvi Highway (kh
02/05/2023)
Road
upgrade work along Muglin-Malekhu section begins
: The project plans to have three lanes in steep
sections and six lanes in town areas, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 30/04/2023)
Govt
to reclassify jurisdiction of roads according to
the federal structure (ae 27/04/2023)
‘Tuins’
of death : Despite the government’s efforts, it
is troubling that ‘tuins’ continue to exist in
Nepal, taking more lives (kp 27/04/2023)
Electric
buses to ply in Lumbini (kh 27/04/2023)
Two
motorable bridges constructed over Myagdi river
(kh 26/04/2023)
Govt
prepares to extend renewal time of driving
license to 10 years (kh 25/04/2023)
People
Still Losing Lives To Tuins, by Ballav Dahal
(rn 24/04/2023)
One
dies, 34 injured in bus accident in Palpa
(nlt 23/04/2023)
Man
dies after falling into Mahakali river from tuin
: Darchula locals risk their lives daily to
cross the river through cable crossings for a
lack of suspension bridge, by Manoj Badu (kp
23/04/2023)
Transport
entrepreneurs halt cargo along Araniko Highway (kh
23/04/2023)
Ring
road expansion project to emphasise safety : The
8.2-km Kalanki-Basundhara section will be
widened during the second phase (kp
22/04/2023)
Army
gets fourth deadline extension for
Kathmandu-Tarai expressway project : Improved
connectivity with India and China makes the
project strategic, insiders say (kp
21/04/2023), Govt
extends deadline of Kathmandu-Terai/Madhesh Fast
Track construction by another four years
(rep 21/04/2023)
Trail
Bridges In Nepal: A Success Story, by Ramesh
Dahal (rn 21/04/2023)
Beni-Jomsom
road section to remain closed for six hours a
day (kh 18/04/2023)
OAG
questions NA regarding Rs 2.76 billion spent on
topics unrelated to Fast Track project (rep
16/04/2023)
Suspension
bridges make life easy for residents of isolated
Sankhuwasabha villages : Work on 20 bridges had
started three years a)go. Eleven bridges are
already in operation and work on nine are in
final stages, by Dipendra Shakya (kp
15/04/2023)
Traffic
police book 3,331 rules violators on New Year’s
Eve : According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic
Office, police booked 291 people for
drink-driving on New Year’s eve on Thursday
(kp 15/04/2023)
Making
Highways Disaster Resilient, by Krishna C
Devkota (rn 13/04/2023)
From
convenience to chaos: How misuse of ride-sharing
services is putting Nepali passengers and
drivers in danger, by Utsav Poudel (nlt
12/04/2023)
Jeep
accident in Baitadi leaves six dead (nlt
12/04/2023)
Four
Indians killed in road accident in Sindhuli
(nlt 12/04/2023)
Accidents
continue unabated even after roads expansion,
by Laxman Paudel (rn 10/04/2023)
Kathmandu
police book over 4,200 rule violators, criminals
through CCTV surveillance : Traffic police and
crime divisions’ CCTV footage proves to be a
great tool in gathering evidence, by Anup
Ojha (kp 07/04/2023)
Home
Ministry warns of action against vehicles
charging arbitrary fare (kh 06/04/2023)
Hulaki
Road: Construction incomplete even after
extension of deadline five times (kh
06/04/2023)
Cabinet
endorses use of Devanagari script on embossed
number plates (ae 06/04/2023)
Four
die in Manthali road accident (kh
06/04/2023)
Nagdhunga
Tunnel digging halted for 20 days (kh
05/04/2023)
Road
blacktop wears off in two weeks of construction
(kh 04/04/2023)
One
killed, 12 injured in jeep accident in Baitadi (nlt
03/04/2023)
Dozen
school bus drivers booked for rules violation :
Since August last year, over five dozen school
drivers have been punished for drink-driving, an
‘unforgivable’ crime (kp 03/04/2023)
One
dead, seven injured in Ramechhap road mishap
(kh 02/04/2023)
Gorkha
folk struggle to transport essentials with road
upgrade work incomplete : The deadline was
extended to mid-June 2023 but the road project
is nowhere near completion, by Hariram
Upreti (kp 02/04/2023)
Three
killed, 10 others injured in Nuwakot road
accident (rep 01/04/2023)
Making
Our Roads Safer, by Yug Bahadur (rn
31/03/2023)
Embossed
plates to be in Devanagari script (ae
30/03/2023)
12
companies express interests for feasibility
study to operate electric buses on ring road of
Kathmandu Valley (rep 29/03/2023)
Simultaneous
works on three road sections disrupt lives of locals :
Disruptions in roads linking Janakpur with several
villages affect local businesses, farmers, and labourers,
by Shyam Sundar Sashi (kp 28/03/2023)
Ranke-Rabi-Bhedetar
road sees dismal progress in 50 months (kh
27/03/2023)
Bhaktapur-Nagarkot
road contract received by Dahal’s landlord to be
terminated (rep 27/03/2023)
Preparations
underway for conducting vehicle’s fitness test
mechanically (kh 27/03/2023)
Mahakali
corridor road project in limbo : Failure to deposit
money in Forest Development Fund has prevented felling
of trees for the project to move ahead, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 21/03/2023)
KMC
struggles to manage public buses in Kathmandu (rep
18/03/2023)
Narayangarh-Butwal
road: Blacktopping begins four years after laying
foundation stone (kh 16/03/2023)
Karnali
provincial government constructing 1,000 access roads
(kh 15/03/2023)
Progress
of Nagdhunga Tunnel reaches 50 percent (ae
15/03/2023)
35
underpasses to be built for wildlife mobility along
Narayanghat-Butwal road (rn 15/03/2023)
Blacktopping
begins at Khanti-Jomsom road section (kh 13/03/2023)
Bus
accident in Sindhuli leaves six dead, 28 injured
(nlt 12/03/2023), Six
dead, 30 injured in Sindhuli bus crash : Preliminary
investigation shows the bus rammed into a hillside after
the driver lost control of the vehicle, police say,
by Kumar Karki (kp 13/03/2023)
Electric
vehicles provided by donors dumped in Lumbini (kh
11/03/2023)
Ritha-Chankatte
road construction at snail pace (kh 08/03/2023)
Don’t
stay silent about harassment and overcharging in public
transport : Dial 103 to complain. In the past seven
months, traffic police have fined 189 vehicle operators
for misbehaviour with passengers, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/03/2023)
Vehicular
movements on Arun bridge resume, by Gokul Bhujel (rn
06/03/2023)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road fully operational from today (kh 05/03/2023)
11
arrested for driving under the influence of drugs
(kh 05/03/2023)
Dumre-Besisahar
road resumes operation (kh 03/03/2023)
Transport
resumes on Thankot-Chitlang road (kh 02/03/2023)
North
South Corridor waiting completion of numerous structures
(kh 28/02/2023)
Over
3,100 drivers booked for violating traffic rules in
single day in Kathmandu Valley (rep 27/02/2023)
Preparation
intensified for blacktopping of road to Chhimkeshwori
temple (kh 27/02/2023)
Jorpati-Sundarijal
road expansion drive coming closer to completion (kh
27/02/2023)
Second
phase of Ring Road widening project makes headway :
Urban planners, activists call for prioritising
pedestrians, cyclists and people with disabilities,
by Anup Ojha (kp 26/02/2023)
Siddhartha
Highway to be closed for eight hours a day for
construction of tunnel in Siddhababa (rep
26/02/2023)
Nepalis
turning to electric vehicles in tactical shift :
Statistics show imports jumped 61 percent with 2,009
units of EVs worth Rs5.62 billion ordered in the first
seven months of the current fiscal year, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 24/02/2023), Embracing
EVs for Sustainable Future (rep 24/02/2023)
Valley
roads damaged due to leakage in Melamchi drinking water
pipeline (rep 24/02/2023)
Traffic
police sets 50 km per hour as the speed limit in
Kathmandu valley (kh 23/02/2023)
There
is no problem in ring road expansion due to NEA: Kulman
Ghising (rep 23/02/2023)
Valley
traffic police using automated system for surveillance :
Traffic police head Mira Chaudhari says they are going
for more automation in controlling traffic rule
violations in the Valley (kp 22/02/2023)
Nagdhunga
tunnel project deadline extended by a year : Delays
caused by Covid-19 among other issues cited for the
extension of the completion period to April 25 next year
(kp 22/02/2023)
Construction
of Takulla Bridge stalled for 12 years (rep
22/02/2023)
Microbus
mishap injures over 40 in Pokhara (kh 19/02/2023)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road to be closed for another 15 days (kh
16/02/2023)
Eight
suspension bridges to be constructed this year (kh
16/02/2023)
Construction
of flyover begins in Gwarko : The Rs170 million project
is expected to ease traffic congestion in one of the
busiest intersections of the ring road, by Pawan
Pandey (kp 16/02/2023)
Jhapa
reports 75 road fatalities in seven months (kh
16/02/2023)
Bus
coming from Jomsom to Pokhara plunges into Kaligandaki
(kh 15/02/2023)
Beni-Jomsom
road to be closed 6.5 hours a day from today (kh
13/02/2023)
‘Guerilla
trail’ remains neglected (kh 11/02/2023)
Dysfunctional
Street Lights in Kathmandu, by Sabin Chand (rep
09/02/2023)
Baglung-Beni
road turns sorry state of affairs (kh 09/02/2023)
Government
hesitant to revive helmet rule for pillion riders Before
making helmets mandatory for pillion riders, awareness
campaign is needed to make the rule effective, say
officials, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/02/2023) [??]
“Effective
political initiative a must to resolve Fast Track issue”
(kh 04/02/2023)
Gaighat-Diktel
road construction in limbo (ht 04/02/2023)
Baglung-Pokhara
road section to remain off for 8 hours a day (kh
01/02/2023)
Almost
all tuins replaced by suspension bridges (kh
31/01/2023)
Gandaki
reports reduction in road accidents, by Sandesh
Shrestha (kh 30/01/2023)
Over
5 yrs gone by, construction of 1.8 km road yet to be
complete (rn 27/01/2023)
Dilapidated
Siddhartha Highway awaiting up-gradation (kh
25/01/2023)
80
small bridges constructed, 60 in progress in
Narayanghat-Butwal road section, by Mina Kandel (rn
25/01/2023)
Four
killed in jeep accident in Surkhet : An ill-fated jeep
en route to Surkhet from Chinchu lost its control and
plunged 70-80 meters off the road (nlt 22/01/2023)
After
‘MaPaSe’, police now launch ‘GaPaSe’ drive : In the past
month, police booked 15 persons, including a US citizen,
for driving under the influence of drugs, by Anup
Ojha (kp 18/01/2023)
Time
to operate Muglin-Narayangadh road partially extended
(kh 18/01/2023)
Sagarmatha
highway project still unfinished decades later : People
in the northern parts of Udayapur and southern parts of
Khotang have been facing serious difficulties in
travelling and trading during the rainy season, by
Dilliram Khatiwada and Dambar Singh Rai (kp 17/01/2023)
Traffic
police say they have made no-horn rule in Valley more
stringent : Data show 11,477 drivers have been booked
for causing noise pollution in the current fiscal year
so far, by Anup Ojha (kp 15/01/2023)
Restoration
of Valley’s damaged roads soon: DPM Shrestha (rn
13/01/2023) [Wouldn't this be
the job of the municipality instead of driving out the
poorest of the poor?]
Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel
road to become six-lane expressway, by Pawan Pandey
(kp 12/01/2023)
One
and half decade passes, 83% construction of Postal
Highway completes (rn 12/01/2023)
Poorly
built roads turn into death traps in Far West hills : 19
people died and 30 others were injured in seven road
accidents in Masta Rural Municipality in past three
years, by Basanta Pratap Singh and DR Pant (kp
11/01/2023)
Construction
of Nagdhunga tunnel pushed back for a year, by Himal
Lamsal (rep 10/01/2023)
Narayangadh-Muglin
Road to open for Maghe Sankranti (kh 08/01/2023)
Six
killed in bus accident in Palpa (nlt 06/01/2023), Palpa
bus mishap: Six die, 18 sustain injuries (kh
06/01/2023)
Mugu-Humla
link road renews hopes of easier life for rural folks :
The new link road has replaced the foot trail connecting
Humla to the rest of the country through Mugu, by
Bidya Rai and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 03/01/2023)
Road
accidents in Nepal : Are poor roads solely to blame?,
by Sugam Gautam (ht 30/12/2022)
Asian
Highway section to open on Jan 1 : The six-lane highway
and a ‘friendship bridge’ built over Mechi River are
expected to start operation from New Year, by Parbat
Portel (kp 29/12/2022)
Public
transport is full of hassles in Kathmandu : Commuters
complain of a range of abuses—from harassment to
violence at the hands of conductors, by Anup Ojha
(kp 26/12/2022)
Signature
bridge to be built over Narayani River, by Himal
Lamsal (rep 25/12/2022)
Six
injured in Khotang bus accident (rn 25/12/2022)
Majority
of the CCTV cameras dysfunctional (kh 24/12/2022)
Save
your head, save your life : A study shows that helmets
are 37 percent effective in preventing deaths in
motorcycle accidents, and 67 percent effective in
preventing brain injuries, by Bhagabati Sedain and
Puspa Raj Pant (nlt 23/12/2022)
SC
issues short-term interim order directing status quo on
Kathmandu-Terai Expressway (kh 21/12/2022), Supreme
Court bars Army from awarding expressway contract to
Chinese company : The court has scheduled another
hearing for Friday (kp 22/12/2022)
Transport
Management Dept asks all concerned to install embossed
number plates by mid-March (kh 21/12/2022)
Transport
Sector In Need Of Revamp, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
20/12/2022)
One
dies, 14 get injured in Dhading bus accident (kh
20/12/2022)
Kalanki-Maharajgunj
road widening project in limbo : The widening of the
8.2km section was set to be carried out by the Chinese
government, and the work was initially planned to start
from early 2020, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/12/2022)
11
injured in Ramechhap jeep mishap, three airlifted to
Kathmandu (kh 17/12/2022)
Traffic
police recommends license suspension of frequent rule
violators (kh 17/12/2022)
UK
support connects Nepal’s most remote district to road
network : “The successful completion of this project
demonstrates that when local people, different spheres
of government and experts come together for a common
goal, big changes are indeed possible” (nlt
16/12/2022)
Preventable
deaths : There is a need to inculcate civic sense among
drivers, pedestrians and all stakeholders on the road
(kp 16/12/2022), People-friendly
roads : While the rest of the world is embracing the
concept of ‘streets for people’, Kathmandu is not,
by Shaishav Acharya (kp 16/12/2022)
Action
taken against 456 drivers for violating traffic rules
(kh 16/12/2022)
Kanchanpur
locals block Mahendra Highway following student’s death
in bus-hit (kh 16/12/2022)
Six,
including driver, injured in jeep accident in Baitadi
, by Bira Gadal (rep 15/12/2022)
Madan
Bhandari Highway: No progress seen in 1.5 years (rep
14/12/2022)
Death
toll from Kavre bus accident reaches 18 (nlt
14/12/2022), Several
members of a family died in Tuesday bus accident : At
least 17 people died and several others were injured in
the bus accident at Bethanchok Rural Municipality in
Kavre, by Jyoti Shrestha (kp 15/12/2022)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road to halt four hours a day (kh 13/12/2022)
Myagdi-Baglung
connecting bridge comes into operation, by Amrit
Prasad Paudel (rn 13/12/2022)
The
Go-ahead For Embossed Number, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
13/12/2022)
Govt
criticized for failing to mobilize necessary resources
and equipment for road safety (rep 12/12/20229
Jajarkot
jeep mishap: Death toll reaches 11 (kh 12/12/2022),
Jajarkot
jeep mishap: Death toll reaches 12 (kh 13/12/2022)
Mid-Hill
Highway construction works in limbo (kh 12/12/2022)
Bridge
in Baglung village benefits locals (kh 11/12/2022)
18
injured in Nuwakot bus mishap (kh 10/12/2022)
Fervour
For Signature Bridges In Nepal, by Umesh Puri (rn
08/12/2022)
Mid-hill
Highway makes 64% progress in one and half decades
(rn 05/12/2022)
Poor
vehicle condition leads to more accidents (rn
05/12/2022)
Karnali
corridor blocked due to dry landslides, by Lalit
Bista (rep 04/12/2022)
Locals’
demand to build suspension bridge in Jajarkot village
goes unheard for the past 15 years (rep 03/12/2022)
Bridges
yet to be built 3 years after road was completed : Lack
of river crossings has made life difficult—and
dangerous—for the residents of Dolpa, eastern Jajarkot
and northern Rukum, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp
02/12/2022)
Speed
limit to be implemented strictly, irrespective of
resources: Traffic Police, by Nayak Paudel (rn
01/12/2022)
Valley
saw 13 deaths and 214 accidents in two weeks before
elections, traffic police office says : The office
records a rise in road accidents while many traffic
police personnel were away on election duty (kp
23/11/2022)
Narayanghat-Butwal
road work gathering pace after government warned
contractor : Work should have been finished by August 7
but progress is at 20 percent, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/11/2022)
Silichong
residents cut off from district headquarters : For lack
of concrete bridges across Arun and Sankhuwa rivers,
residents of Silichong Rural Municipality have to walk
25 kilometres to district headquarters, by Dipendra
Shakya (kp 18/11/2022)
Botched
road widening job cuts off Nuwakot villages : Delay in
repairing Kathmandu-Kakani-Trishuli section of Pasang
Lhamu Highway is playing havoc with people’s lives,
by Tika R Pradhan and Arjun Poudel (kp 14/11/2022)
Traffic
deaths rise as police join poll duty : 13 people died in
a week, double the normal tally, in road accidents in
Kathmandu Valley, by Anup Ojha (kp 14/11/2022)
Three
killed, 12 injured in Pyuthan jeep accident (kh
09/11/2022)
Kakarbhitta-Laukahi
road expansion to start in few months : The drive is
part of the government plan to expand the East-West
Highway into four lanes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/11/2022)
Public
transportation: Small steps could improve it, by
Simone Galimberti (ht 07/11/2022)
The
reality behind the viral bridge, by Lalit Bista (rep
02/11/2022)
Embossed
number plates fixed on less than 2% vehicles (rn
01/11/2022)
Lack
of bus park at city centre stresses commuters : People
who need to travel to the outskirts of Kathmandu are
troubled in the absence of a proper transport management
system in the Capital, by Anup Ojha (kp 31/10/2022)
Import
of EVs soared five-folds in Q1 of current FY (rep
31/10/2022)
Karnali
corridor road disrupted for around month now (kh
30/10/2022)
Bus
crash in Nawalparasi East kills five pilgrims travelling
to Manakamana : The bus bound to Manakamana, Gorkha from
Palpa lost its control and veered 100 meters off the
motorway (nlt 30/10/2022)
Darimba–Chiwabhanjyang
stretch of national pride project left in lurch : The
delay in construction has inconvenienced local residents
and businesspersons, by Devendra Bhattarai and Laxmi
Gautam (kp 30/10/2022)
1.8
million rupees collected in revenue from traffic rule
violators (kh 29/10/2022) [related to Baglung]
Jeep
accident in Rolpa; three dead including two brothers
(nlt 27/10/2022)
12
dead, 17 injured in Bajhang and Taplejung road accidents
: The jeep involved in Bajhang accident was overloaded,
preliminary police probe shows, by Basanta Pratap
Singh (kp 20/10/2022)
Road
safety in Nepal is off the track : Nepal’s current
efforts are inadequate to lower traffic-related
fatalities or injuries in the foreseeable future, by
Puspa Raj Pant (kp 19/10/2022)
Sarlahi
bus mishap injures 23, two in critical condition (kh
17/10/2022)
Traffic
Police take action against 1,407 drivers for various
offences (kh 16/10/2022)
Several
bridges along BP Highway in sorry state : For lack of
timely repairs, the bridges and roads have turned
accident-prone, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 14/10/2022)
Bardiya
section of Postal Highway obstructed (kh 14/10/2022)
Landslide
obstructs Mahakali highway (kh 09/10/2022)
13
injured in Ramechhap bus mishap (kh 09/10/2022)
Dry
landslide disrupts traffic at Barha Ghumti of Tribhuvan
Highway (kh 08/10/2022)
Death
toll in Bara bus accident hits 16 (nlt 06/10/2022)
Landslides
disrupt various roads across country (kh 06/10/2022)
Road
disrupted in eastern Nawalparasi (kh 06/10/2022)
Two
die, 36 get injured in bus accident in Makawanpur
(kh 03/10/2022)
Electric
buses providing free service in Lumbini as trial : The
bus routes allow visitors to tour the greater Lumbini
area that covers several historical places related to
Buddha, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 02/10/2022)
One
dead, seven injured in Dhading road accident (kh
01/10/2022)
22
injured in Dang bus accident, by Liladhar Oli (rn
01/10/2022)
Dry
landslide disrupts Galchhi-Devighat road section (kh
30/09/2022)
Make
Road Transport Safe, by Yug Bahadur (rn 30/09/2022)
Focus
on road safety (ae 29/09/2022)
Electric
vehicles start plying in Lumbini : The vehicles were
brought here with the support of the Asian Development
Bank and they remained non-operational in absence of a
modality for operation (nlt 29/09/2022)
Eight
killed in Salyan jeep accident (nlt 28/09/2022)
Monsoon-induced
incidents obstruct 28 roads across country (kh
26/09/2022)
Narayanghat-Butwal
road widening work at snail’s pace, govt warns of
terminating contract : The project was expected to
complete on August 7, 2022. However, the construction
company completed just 18 percent of the total task by
the final deadline (nlt 26/09/2022), Roads
office warns Chinese contractor over work delay,
threatens to terminate contract : Department of Roads
accuses China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Limited of neglecting maintenance of pothole-riddled
Narayanghat-Butwal road, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/09/2022)
Vehicles
barred from entering New Road on four days (kh
26/09/2022), City,
traffic police fail to enforce four-wheeler ban at New
Road : Authorities, however, haven’t given up and say
the ban will be effective from today (kp 26/09/2022)
Traffic
police take action against 3,296 traffic rule violators
in Valley (kh 26/09/2022)
Time
card system to be enforced to prevent road accidents
during festival period (kh 25/09/2022)
In
pics: Kathmandu roads in a sorry state (nlt
24/09/2022)
RCC
bridge makes Tanahu folks’ lives easier (kh
24/09/2022)
Parking
arrangements made at Tundikhel for vehicles entering New
Road (kh 24/09/2022)
135-year-old
suspension bridge awaits maintenance (ht 23/09/2022)
Managing
metropolitan traffic and public transport : Can it
expedite mass tourism in Nepal?, by Anand Aditya (ht
22/09/2022)
7
killed, 18 injured in Hetauda mini bus accident (rn
22/09/2022), 5
killed, 13 injured in Rukum-East bus accident (rn
22/09/2022), 12
dead, more than 35 injured in two separate road
accidents : Seven people died when the bus they were on
fell off the road in Jurikhet, Makwanpur while five
people died in another accident in Kyangsi Bagar, Rukum
(East), by Subash Bidari & Kashiram Dangi (kp
23/09/2022)
Mid-Hill
Highway shapes future of Dailekh (kh 22/09/2022)
Kathmandu-Terai
Fast Track set to miss 2024 deadline, project records
only 21.18 percent physical progress (rep
18/09/2022)
Parliamentary
panel instructs OPMCM to punish those involved in
illegal awarding of contract for Kathmandu-Terai Fast
Track (rep 12/09/2022)
Transform
Transport Into Economic Artery, by Suresh P Singh and
Yatika Agrawal (rn 11/09/2022)
Road
widening work along Lamahi-Tulsipur moving at snail’s
pace : The road has become a death-trap of late, one
transportation entrepreneur said, by Durgalal KC (kp
04/09/2022)
Kathmandu’s
parking problems: Bad to worse, by Cilla Khatry (ae
01/09/2022)
Amitav
Buddha road in Bouddhanath damaged three months after
blacktopping (kh 02/09/2022)
Mid-Hill
highway completely obstructed (kh 01/09/2022)
Muglin-Narayangadh
road obstructed due to mudslides (kh 01/09/2022)
Kavrepalanchowk
section of Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel road to be constructed
in three years (kh 31/08/2022)
Mahakali
corridor sees snail-pace progress, only 30 km
blacktopped in 12 years (nlt 29/08/2022)
Floods
obstruct Melamchi-Helambu road (kh 28/08/2022)
Landslide
obstructs Baglung-Beni road (kh 28/08/2022)
Electoral
constituency strategic road limited to declaration,
by Himal Lamsal (rep 28/08/2022)
Slow
construction of Mid-Hill highway, a project of national
pride, by Himal Lamsal (rep 25/08/2022)
Defunct
lampposts pose risk for passers-by : Most of the street
lights have been defunct for over a decade. While they
have been replaced with solar lamps in some areas, those
tall poles have not been removed, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/08/2022)
Karnali
Highway to remain closed for 36 hours (kh
23/08/2022)
A
scary journey on Karnali highway, by Lalit Bista
(rep 23/08/2022)
Landslips
obstruct Beni-Jomsom road section (nlt 22/08/2022)
Rain
damages temporary bridges and track in Melamchi, by
Himal Lamsal (rep 22/08/2022)
Prithvi
Highway road widening work at snail’s pace : The
highway’s 80-km Aanbukhaireni-Pokhara section is being
widened to four lanes, but pandemic and delay in site
clearance have hampered the work, by Samjhana
Rasaili (kp 22/08/2022)
Dhangadhi’s
Six-lane Road: Impractical crossings costing travelers
time and money, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 22/08/2022)
Landslides
block various roads in Makwanpur (rep 21/08/2022)
Casualties
among bikers alarmingly high in valley (ht
20/08/2022)
The
story of a road track which could not be opened even in
four decades, by Lali Bista (rep 19/08/2022)
Nepalgunj-Kohalpur
road expansion stalled for four months, by Arjun Oli
(rep 19/08/2022)
Five
dead, nine injured in jeep accident in Darchula : The
jeep was on its way to the district headquarters,
Khalanga, from Gokuleshwar when the accident occurred at
Shailyashikar Municipality-6, Ullani, by Manoj Badu
(kp 17/08/2022)
Rubber
dividers replace concrete dividers on Lalitpur
Metropolis roads (rep 15/08/2022)
Ratna
Highway closed after two dead bodies found (rep
15/08/2022)
Landslide
blocks Pasang Lhamu Highway (rn 12/08/2022)
Manaslu
foot trail fraught with dangers : Loose boulders rolling
down the Yarubhir in Dharche-1 are becoming a major
cause of frequent accidents, by Hariram Upreti (kp
12/08/2022)
Progress
report of road projects undertaken by Nepali Army
(kh 11/08/2022)
Bridge
construction resumes after 12 years : Foundation was
laid in 2010 but construction of the Bagmati bridge in
Durga Bhagawati Municipality was halted after the river
changed its course, by Shiva Puri (kp 11/08/2022)
The
pedal on EVs : The need to increase investment in
battery chargers along proportionate intervals is a
no-brainer (kp 11/08/2022)
14
injured in Tanahun Microbus accident, by Amar Raj
Naharki (rn 11/08/2022)
Syaubari–Rasuwagadhi
road upgrade work halted by pandemic yet to resume,
by Balaram Ghimire (kp10/08/2022)
Landslide
obstructs Helambu Highway (nlt 09/08/2022)
Provinces
to maintain uniformity in conducting driving license
test (kh 09/08/2022), All
provinces to implement ‘70 points system’ in trial exams
for driving license (rep 11/08/2022)
Important
trade route with India has been in a state of disrepair
for a decade, by Himal Lamsal (rep 09/08/2022)
Five
vehicles collide in Hetauda, 15 students injured (kh
08/08/2022)
Electric
vehicle imports see-saw as government policy fluctuates
: Experts say different budgets come up with different
priorities on EVs just as Nepal aims replace fossil fuel
vehicles creating confusion, by Krishana Prasain (kp
08/08/2022)
Dumre-Besisahar
and Besisahar-Chame road blocked by landslide (kh
07/08/2022)
KMC
and traffic police to make 'No Horn' effective (rep
07/08/2022), City,
traffic police reintroduce ‘no horn’ policy in Kathmandu
: This is the third time traffic police and city office
have introduced the ‘no horn’ rule (kp 08/08/2022)
Delay
in culvert construction leads to inundation in Kapan,
by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 07/08/2022)
Police
and Lalitpur Metropolitan City in jurisdiction dispute
over road traffic management : Kathmandu Valley Traffic
Police Office says City can’t impose traffic rules
unilaterally. Experts agree, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/08/2022)
Muglin-Narayangadh
road section blocked again (kh 05/08/2022)
Beni-Jomsom
road section resumes (kh 05/08/2022)
After
criticism, government mulls embossed number plates in
Devanagari script : Department of Transport says it has
already asked the contractor to see if it is possible to
print embossed number plates in Devanagari, by Anup
Ojha (kp 05/08/2022)
There’s
a bridge, but where’s the road? Nuwakot villagers
question the logic of a bridge that has no motorable
road on one of its ends, by Dev Chanra Bhatta (ae
04/08/2022)
Landslide
blocks Besisahar-Chame road (rep 04/08/2022)
Landslides,
floods completely disrupt five roads, 13 partially
(rn 04/08/2022)
99%
consturction work of Mahakali bridge completed (rn
04/08/2022)
Traffic
police take action against 2,748 for violating traffic
rules in Valley (kh 04/08/2022)
Running
out of road : Cities of the future need to invest more
in alternative modes of transport (kp 03/08/2022)
Mid-hill
Highway: Less than 10 percent progress with just six
months remaining of the deadline (rep 03/08/2022)
Construction
of Postal Highway Sarlahi road section slows down
(rn 03/08/2022)
Landslide
at Devisandh of Kanti Highway (rep 03/08/2022)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road section blocked again (kh 03/08/2022)
Traffic
disrupted in various road sections in Makawanpur (kh
03/08/2022)
Floods,
landslides disrupt roads in Myagdi and Manang : Hundreds
of passengers have been stranded due to disruption in
vehicular movement, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp
02/08/2022)
Landslide
obstructs Prithvi highway (kh 02/08/2022)
Landslide
in Majhuwa blocks Gorkha-Aanbu Khaireni road (rep
02/08/2022)
Even
a small rally or festival can throw Valley’s traffic out
of gear : Experts say solutions need to be sought
immediately to avoid gridlocks in the future, by
Anup Ojha (kp 02/08/2022)
Landslides
obstruct Narayangadh-Muglin road section (kh
01/08/2022), Disrupted
Narayangarh-Muglin road section reopens (kh
01/08/2022)
Rain
damages Araniko Highway affecting transportation (kh
01/08/2022)
Landslides
block Mid-hill Highway (rep 01/08/2022)
Rain
obstructs Karnali Corridor since a week (kh
31/07/2022)
Lawmakers
demand removal of road obstructions (kh 28/07/2022)
Landslide
again disrupts Dumre-Besisahar road (kh 28/07/2022)
Tanahun
records death of 49 people in road accidents in one year
(kh 28/07/2022)
Valley
authority under fire for attempting to erect lamp post
at Ratnapark : Heritage activists vandalised the plinth
of the post saying it stands in the way of the annual
Seto Machhindranath chariot procession, by Anup Ojha
(kp 28/07/2022)
Thirty-three
people injured as bus catches fire (kh 27/07/2022)
Completion
of Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway project on time doubtful
(rep 26/07/2022)
1,293
killed in road mishap in three years in Lumbini province
(rn 26/07/2022)
Landlsides
obstruct Kaligandaki corridor (kh 26/07/2022)
Blacktopping
of Mahure-Foksingtar road in limbo (kh 25/07/2022)
Karnali
Province: 392 people died in road accidents in three
years, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 25/07/2022)
Lalitpur
plans public bicycle sharing. Good move, say cycle
enthusiasts but with caveat : The proposed scheme is
part of efforts to encourage eco-friendly commute but
urban planners and cyclists say it needs meticulous
planning, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/07/2022)
Six
dead, 16 injured in bus accident in Palpa (kh
24/07/2022), Six
dead and 16 injured of Laghuwa bus accident identified,
by Mukti Neupane (rep 25/07/2022)
Tree
falls on passenger bus, scooter in Bhaktapur killing
three people (kp 24/07/2022), Trees
of Bhaktapur, Sallaghari area to be cut (rep
25/07/2022)
Action
taken against 1,941 drivers in Kathmandu Valley for
violating traffic rules (kh 22/07/2022)
Kaligandaki
corridor sees pace in up-gradation (kh 20/07/2022)
‘Vehicle
scanning machine’ being installed at Nagdhunga (kh
18/07/2022)
Two
more bridges linking Karnali, Sudurpaschim provinces
developed (nlt 17/07/2022)
One
killed, five injured in Nuwakot accident (kh
17/07/2022)
Landslide
blocks Bahrabise-Tatopani road (kh 15/07/2022)
NA
hands over 18-km road in Gorkha (kh 12/07/2022)
Siddhababa
Tunnel Way : Contractor starts design work, construction
to begin from next February, by Himal Lamsal
(rep 11/07/2022)
Butwal-Narayanghat
road progresses 18 percent in 41 months (rep
10/07/2022) [Wow!]
Villagers
suffer in the absence of suspension bridge in Thalara :
The people of five local units in Bajhang, Doti and
Baitadi districts have been hit hard after floods in
October last year destroyed the bridge linking Deura
Bazaar and Thalara, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
08/07/2022)
Bridge
failures in Nepal: What causes them?, by Udit
Narayan Deo (ht 07/07/2022)
Sajha
electric buses come into operation from today (rep
07/07/2022), Sajha
Yatayat flags off three electric buses, to roll on
Valley routes : Thirty-seven more electric buses will
arrive in Kathmandu by mid-August, according to the
cooperative (kp 08/07/2022)
Drainage
work along Jamal-Kantipath road creates hassle for
locals : Department of Roads has dug up about 300 metres
of the section and left the work incomplete in the rainy
season, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/07/2022)
Nine
killed in Ramechhap bus accident (kh 05/04/2022), Nine
dead, 23 hurt in Ramechhap bus accident (rn
05/07/2022), Death
toll of Ramechhap bus accident climbs to 13 (kh
05/07/2022)
Row
Over Embossed Number Plates, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
05/07/2022)
Action
taken against 2,042 drivers in Kathmandu Valley in a
single day (kh 03/07/2022)
41
injured in bus accident in Dhading (rep 01/07/2022)
World
Bank approves USD 275 million for Butwal-Chanauta road
expansion : The project will upgrade 69 km two-lane
section of Butwal—Gorusinghe—Chanauta road along the
East-West Highway to a climate-resilient four-lane
highway, with a focus on ensuring better road safety
(nlt 30/06/2022)
East-West
Highway disrupted, settlements at risk of inundation by
Narayani river : The Department of Hydrology and
Meteorology issued a notice on Wednesday appealing to
the residents of Kawasoti, Danda and Giruwari areas to
exercise caution, by Narayan Sharma (kp 30/06/2022)
What’s
the deal with embossed number plates? Many see the
embossed number plate provision as just another ploy to
line the pockets of corrupt bureaucrats, by Cilla
Khatry (ae 28/06/2022)
One
killed, 11 injured in Saptari bus accident (kh
23/06/2022)
Baglung
section of Kaligandaki corridor blocked (rep
21/06/2022)
Karnali
highway in critical condition, by Govinda KC (kp
20/06/2022)
How
to get an embossed number plate? Government aims to fit
embossed number plates on 2.5 million vehicles in the
next 15 months, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/06/2022)
One
dead, seven injured in Pyuthan jeep accident (rn
15/06/2022)
Govt's
priority: 'Buddhisingh road as alternative to Prithivi
Highway' (rn 11/06/2022)
Bridge
over Tilawe River still incomplete in 7 years (rn
11/06/2022)
Vehicular
movement obstructed as road collapses in Prithvi Highway
(nlt 10/06/2022), Two
dead bodies recovered from collapsed road site in
Tahanun (kh 10/06/2022)
Kathmandu-Terai
Fast Track: Construction work halted, quality of work
being supervised (kh 09/06/2022)
Butwal-Narayanghat
road nowhere near complete : The deadline for the road
expansion project is two months away but only about 17
percent of the work has been completed so far, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 09/06/2022)
Nine
killed as bus plunges off bridge in Rupandehi (nlt
05/06/2022)
You
will face action if you do not get an embossed number
plate for your vehicle by mid-July, by Bimal Lamsal
(rep 05/06/2022), How
will embossed number plates be affixed to 1.7 million
vehicles within a month and a half? (rep
06/06/2022), Embossed
number plates not mandatory for all vehicles from July
17: DoTM (nlt 07/06/2022), “Embossed
number plates will raise Rs 7 billion in revenue” : They
are more scientific than the old handwritten ones,
by Laxman Phuyal (kh 08/06/2022), The
controversy about the new embossed number plate :
Transport management office revises decision on
compulsory adoption of the vehicle number plates after
public outcry, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/06/2022), Embossed
plates must only for new vehicles: DoTM, by Kiran
Lama (ht 08/06/2022), Embossed
plate company involved in scam : Bangladeshi firm making
embossed license plates in Nepal was blacklisted for
fraud by the World Bank, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
10/06/2022)
Unfinished
road construction affects Diktel residents : The
dilapidated road section has led to drainage problems in
the main bazaar area and with monsoon almost here, the
area is in danger of inundation, by Dambar Singh Rai
(kp 02/06/2022)
325
kms roads blacktopped, 80 road bridges constructed in
eight months of current FY: Economic Survey (kh
29/05/2022)
Darchula
villagers still forced to use cable link to cross
Mahakali River : People from about half a dozen villages
have been risking their lives to reach the district
headquarters, by Manoj Badu (kp 28/05/2022)
Road
accidents claim 43 lives in Tanahun in last 10 months
(ht 28/05/2022)
Four
killed in Dailekh road accident (nlt 26/05/2022), Four
killed in Dailekh bus mishap identified (kh
26/05/2022)
1
killed, 3 injured in Rolpa road accident (kh
25/05/2022)
Capital’s
commuters, drivers demand bus parks for short-route
transport : Lack of a bus park for short- and
medium-route vehicles has inconvenienced thousands of
commuters who rely on public vehicles, by Anup Ojha
(kp 23/05/2022)
Doti
bus mishap: 13 injured; child goes missing (kh
21/05/2022)
At
least 13 killed as jeep carrying voters skids off road
in Syangja (nlt 13/05/2022), Jeep
mishap toll reaches 14, thirteen sustain injuries
(kh 13/05/2022)
30
injured in Doti bus accident (kh 12/05/2022)
Two
killed, 25 injured in separate road accidents (kh
09/05/2022)
Section
of Prithvi Highway in sorry state : Commuters and local
residents are severely impacted as the authorities don’t
bother to repair the dilapidated road, by Samjhana
Rasaili (kp 08/05/2022)
“Giving
over a small amount of road space for cycle lanes can
reduce traffic congestion”, by Bidyanath Koirala (kh
04/05/2022)
Five
killed, 18 injured as bus carrying Indian pilgrims
collides head-on with jeep, by Anil Bhandari (rep
04/05/2022)
95
percent work of Madan Bhandari Highway completed, by
Anil Bhandari (rep 28/04/2022)
Road
upgrade underway along 24-km Dharke-Sitapaila section :
Completion is much-awaited since the section is set to
become an important alternative to Naubise-Nagdhunga
road, by Sarita Shrestha (kp 23/04/2022)
Nepal’s
journey to electric public transport : The first of a
fleet of new battery-powered public buses will start
being tested in Kathmandu next week (nt 22/04/2022)
It
took 11 years to complete construction of a bridge over
Bagmati!, by Anil Bhandari (rep 22/04/2022)
Dharan-Pathibhara
journey reduced by four hours (ht 22/04/2022)
Bajhang
folk fear disconnect from national road network : The
district was disconnected from the national road network
for about a month : n October last year as the
floods and landslides severely damaged Jaya Prithvi
Highway, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 21/04/2022)
Traffic
police collects 4 mln in revenue (kh 21/04/2022)
Road
connectivity eases life of rural folks in Achham : Road
connectivity has led to a boom in agricultural output
and small businesses in the villages since
transportation has opened up new markets and
possibilities, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 18/04/2022)
BP
Highway obstructed as local people protest a boy’s death
(kh 17/04/2022)
Jeep
crash in Syangja: 4 killed, 5 injured (kh
17/04/2022)
One
killed, three injured in road accident (kh
17/04/2022)
17
injured in Dhading microbus mishap (kh 17/04/2022)
2
killed, 4 injured in Palpa bus accident (kh
16/04/2022)
Construction
of bridges along Tamor corridor in limbo : To avoid
travel disruption during the monsoon, local residents
have been demanding that the road project build bridges
at the earliest, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp
16/04/2022)
Beni-Maldhunga
road to be closed for five hours daily (kh
16/04/2022)
New
transport fares in effect, start at Rs20 : Government
decides to implement automated pricing system—fares rise
or drop whenever fuel prices go up or down by more than
5 percent (kp 15/04/2022)
Road
accidents claim lives of 360 people in Bagmati Province
in a year (nlt 15/04/2022)
What’s
driving up land prices along the fast track?, by
Pratik Ghimire (ae 14/04/2022)
Okhaldhunga
jeep mishap: 2 police officials killed, 8 injured
(kh 13/04/2022), Three
dead, six injured in road accident in Okhaldhunga : The
jeep enroute to Biratnagar from Solukhumbu District
Police Office fell about 100 metres off the road, police
said (kp 13/04/2022)
Narayangadh-Butwal
road expansion work going at snail’s pace : The deadline
for the road expansion work is only a few months away
but the completion of the project is still in question,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 12/04/2022), Long
way to Narayangadh
The endless road expansion project, which began in 2019,
has become a nuisance for travellers (/kp
13/04/2022)
24
injured in Sarlahi bus accident (kh 11/04/2022)
Destroyer
of civilization? The expressway’s construction through
Bungamati and Khokana will destroy several heritage
sites and ancient settlements—and with them a
civilization, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 07/04/2022)
Maldhunga-Beni
road section to closed for five hours for 22 days
(kh 06/04/2022)
Bridge
Construction Moving At Snail’s Pace (rn 05/04/2022)
Pushpalal
Mid-Hill Highway suffers damage even before its
completion : The project deadline has been extended time
and again. The latest timeframe ends on April 13 this
year, by Aash Gurung (kp 03/04/2022)
A
whiff of partisan, geopolitical interference : PM Pushpa
Kamal Dahal was not in favor of an Indian company
getting the mega-project. Dahal then chose the army to
complete it. It was a wonderful opportunity for the
Maoist chairman to rebuild strain ties with the
institution, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 05/04/2022)
Fast
and dangerous : The authorities must strengthen their
surveillance mechanism to punish rogue drivers (kp
30/03/2022)
NOC
proposes granting public holiday on Sunday to reduce
fuel consumption : Suggests to re-introduce the odd-even
system in transportation (kh 29/03/2022), NOC
requests govt to apply odd-even rule for vehicles,
declare holiday on Sunday too (rep 29/03/2022)
How
rising fuel prices is changing the way people commute :
With fuel prices hitting an all-time high, consumers are
resorting towards alternative ways of commuting making
significant lifestyle changes, but others who do not
have such privilege are anxious about the future, by
Pinki Sris Rana (kp 29/03/2022)
Four
Killed, 25 Injured In Sarlahi Bus Accident, by
Janarjan Khatri (rn 27/03/2022)
Two
killed, 12 others sustain injury in road mishap (kh
18/03/2022)
What
if… the fast track project was completed on time?,
by Pratik Ghimire (ae 17/03/2022)
Police
tighten traffic rules, arrest 163 vehicles during Holi
(kh 17/03/2022) [Arresting
vehicles is likely to be difficult!]
RCC
bridge constructed over Phedi rivulet (kh
14/03/2022)
DoTM
to suspend taking new applications for driving license
tests from Tuesday (rep 14/03/2022)
One-Third
Of Capital’s Traffic Lights Not Functioning (rn
14/03/2022)
Two
killed, 28 injured in Sindhuli tipper mishap (kh
14/03/2022), Two
Dead, Six Seriously Injured In Tripper Accident In
Sindhuli (rn 14/03/2022)
Phoksingtar
Bridge not completed in nine years (kh 13/03/2022)
Transport
entrepreneurs reiterate warning to hike passenger fare
on their own if govt doesn’t adjust it (rep
13/03/2022)
FNNTE
wants adjustment of transport fare by March 21 (kh
13/03/2022)
At
least 14 killed in Sankhuwasabha bus accident (nlt
10/03/2022), Fifteen
dead, four injured in Sankhuwasabha bus accident :
Passenger bus en route to Damak of Jhapa from
Sankhuwasabha swerved off the road and fell around 300
metres down a cliff, by Dipendra Shakya (kp
11/03/2022)
Lack
of fast track progress raises questions over Nepal
Army’s credibility, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
10/03/2022)
Postal
road construction in Kanchanpur in limbo (ht
10/03/2022)
Residents
of hill districts in Province 1 benefit from road
connectivity : The road access has also given a boost to
economic activities and import and export of food items
in the area, by Laxmi Gautam (kp 09/03/2022)
Enhancing
mass transit : Road expansion is a never-ending process
unless efforts are made to curb the number of vehicles
(kp 09/03/2022)
Beni-Jomsom
road to remain closed for 5 hrs a day from today (kh
07/03/2022)
Minister
Yadav inspects Lamosanghu-Jiri road section (kh
07/03/2022)
Transporters
warn of unilaterally hiking passenger fares if
authorities turn apathetic to their demand (rep
07/03/2022)
Unplanned
infrastructure development in Gulmi takes toll on
environment : Roads are built without assessing their
impact on the environment, leading to landslides and
drying up of water sources, by Gaganshila Khadka (kp
06/03/2022)
The
what, where and when of the fast track : The process of
inviting international bidders for the fast track
started after 2011, but the response was tepid. The
project was largely seen as light in terms of returns,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 03/03/2022)
Landslides
vulnerability and rural roads, by Yogendra Subedi
and Anustha Shrestha (kh 03/03/2022)
NPC
directs to carry out feasibility study of tunnel
construction in Myagdi (kh 02/03/2022)
Reckless
Behaviour On Roads Risking Lives (rn 28/02/2022)
New
provisions to clear highway obstruction (ht
27/02/2022)
Bensishahar-Chame
road to close for 15 days (kh 26/02/2022)
In
futile exercise, Nepal imports new generation fuel for
old generation vehicles : The gasoline currently being
sold is Euro VI standard, but most motor vehicles only
comply with Euro II or Euro III norms, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 26/02/2022)
Pedaling
as an act of rebellion : After years of bicycle
commuting, I have realized something important: cycling
challenges injustice on the road. Riding a bicycle in
Kathmandu is confronting power and privilege, by
Sunil Acharya (rec 25/02/2022)
Fast
track debacle : There is a consensus that the army’s
role in the project should be thoroughly evaluated
(ae 24/02/2022)
Road
project linking Tarai and Kathmandu might face further
delays : Sluggish construction work coupled with
uncertainty in budget allocation could further delay the
project’s completion whose deadlines have been extended
twice, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/02/2022)
Nepal
goes electric, but conditions apply : While private EV
sales boom, battery-operated buses fail to gain traction
because of high taxes, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
18/02/2022)
Jumla
road sees no progress despite allocation of enough
budget (rep 18/02/2022)
Locals
suffer as dilapidated bridges in Gorkha lie unrepaired :
The rickety condition of two bridges has forced the
locals and tourists alike to risk their life and limb
while crossing them, by Hariram Upreti (kp
15/02/2022)
Under-construction
bridge left in lurch (ht 11/02/2022)
Thalara
folks face trouble as flood sweeps away suspension
bridge (kh 10/02/2022)
As
EVs sales soar in Nepal, companies are aggressively
installing charging stations : Major automotive brands
including Hyundai, Tata, Kia, MG and BYD are
intensifying installation of charging points across the
country. The move will provide charging support and the
opportunity to extend journey distances to users
(nlt 09/02/2022)
Six
groups interested in building smart parking systems at
36 locations in Valley (rep 09/02/2022)
Kathmandu,
Terai and Madhesh Fast Track will not face any type of
budget shortage: Finance Ministry (rep 09/02/2022)
Nepali
Army approves designs of tunnels to be built along
Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track (kh 08/02/2022)
18
km road constructed by collecting donations (kh
06/02/2022)
13
people die, 30 injured in separate road accidents :
Eight people died when a jeep carrying a wedding
procession swerved off the road at Gaumukhi Rural
Municipality-6 in Pyuthan on Saturday, by Shamsher
Bikram GC (kp 06/02/2022)
Transport
workers demand federal government to adjust transport
fare (kh 05/02/2022)
Minister
Jhakri inspects areas with road encroachment (rep
02/02/2022)
Nepal’s
electric vehicle imports surge after tax cuts :
According to the Department of Customs, 1,103
battery-powered cars worth Rs3.24 billion entered the
country between mid-July and mid-January, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 02/02/2022)
Taxi
operators unhappy after odd-even rule is lifted only for
mass transport vehicles : Taxi Association threatens
protests if the authorities continue the rule. There are
12,500 taxi operators in Kathmandu Valley and many of
them are struggling to pay their bank loans, by Anup
Ojha (kp 01/02/2022)
Fewer
public vehicles, more commuters : The odd-even rule
re-introduced to restrict movement has quelled the
number of vehicles on the roads, but commuters say it
has only added to their woes, by Aishwarya Baidar
(rec 28/01/2022)
Trees
being chopped for Muglin-Pokhara road expansion drive
(kh 28/01/2022)
Nepal
imported 1,103 units of EVs during mid-July and mid-Jan
this fiscal, almost five-fold of 249 units of FY 2020/21
(rep 25/01/2022)
Are
electric vehicles solution to Kathmandu’s traffic
congestion : Experts say Nepal should start considering
different options for long drives and mass
transportation before it’s too late, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 23/01/2022)
Kathmandu
to get additional two overhead bridges (kh
23/01/2022)
Mugling-Pokhara
road expansion, up-gradation begins from western part
(rep 17/01/2022)
Death
toll of Tanahu jeep accident reaches six (kh
15/01/2022)
Embossed
number plates mandatory for vehicles applying for
renewal from January 15 (rep 10/01/2022)
Taxi
fare in Valley to increase by 20 percent from
mid-January (rep 10/01/2022), Bagmati
Province hikes taxi fare effective from Jan 15 :
Flag-drop charge increased to Rs60 from existing Rs14
and fare fixed at Rs9.80 per 200 metres from Rs7.80,
by Anup Ojha (kp 11/01/2022)
Blocked
Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi section of Pasang Lhamu Highway
opens for traffic (kh 08/01/2022)
Civic
group to march today for making Ring Road ‘accessible to
all’ : Campaigners say the Koteshwar-Kalanki stretch has
many flaws and they should not be repeated in
Kalanki-Maharajgunj section, by Anup Ojha (kp
08/01/2022)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel construction sees 27 percent work progress
(rep 06/01/2022)
Kathmandu's
notorious traffic jams: A few solutions, by Shankar
Man Singh (ht 06/01/2022)
Removal
of landslide debris begins in Rasuwa (kh 05/01/2022)
One
killed, eight injured in Dailekh jeep mishap (kh
05/1/2022)
Nepal
sees a staggering spike in road crashes : In the last
five years, Nepal’s highways have borne witness to over
120,000 incidents that have rendered over 12,000 either
dead or severely injured, by Anushka Nepal (nlt
04/01/2022)
Jajarkot-Jumla
tunnel way: Bids requested for a feasibility study
(rep 04/01/2022)
7
killed in Palpa bus accident, 8 injured (kh
02/01/2022), 11
killed and 16 injured in separate accidents on Sunday :
Seven people died when a bus veered off the road in
Palpa, while four died in separate accidents in Sarlahi
and Siraha, by Madhab Aryal (kp 03/01/2022)
Mismanagement
and overcharging puncture city’s smart parking idea :
Metropolis spokesperson Ishwor Man Dangol says Kathmandu
plans to ban roadside parking at New Road and build a
multi-storey parking facility, by Anup Ojha (kp
02/01/2022)
Cars
vs people in Kathmandu : Urban planning in Nepal must
set aside public spaces to which all citizens have equal
access, by Mark Perrin (nt 31/12/2021)
Transport
Department resumes printing smart driving licences :
Printing had been disrupted since August due to
technical glitches and the pandemic, by Anup Ojha
(kp 29/12/2021)
Death
trap highway : When the lives of the people are at
stake, no one should escape by shifting the blame onto
others (kp 29/12/2021)
Nepal’s
first electric vehicle charging station opens : The
powerhouse in Lumbini generates 154 kilowatts of
electricity, making it the largest solar charging station
in Nepal, officials say, by Manoj Paudel (kp
29/12/2021)
Disabled
persons, cyclists and environmentalists call for making
Ring Road accessible for all : They say the design
faults witnessed in the Kalanki-Koteshwar section should
be avoided in the Kalanki-Maharajgunj section, by
Anup Ojha (kp 28/12/2021)
300-metre
tunnel planned along Beni-Jomsom-Korala road : The
project has changed the initial design involving the
widening of the Mahabhir-Timmure road section, by
Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 25/12/2021)
Humla
People Cross Karnali Risking Life (rn 24/12/2021)
Residents
Of Thawang Relieved By Direct Bus Service To Kathmandu
(rn 22/12/2021)
Govt
working on a provision to make helmets compulsory for
pillion riders (kh 22/12/2021)
85
percent upgrading work completed on Jomsom-Korala
section (rep 21/12/2021), Road
Connecting To Chinese Border Korala Being Blacktopped
(photo feature), by Thakur Prasad Acharya (rep 21/12/2021)
Bailey
Bridge Comes Into Operation In Sunkoshi (rn
18/12/2021)
Applicants
compelled to wait for over a year to appear in
two-wheeler license trials : The nationwide lockdown
imposed to curb coronavirus halted the vehicle’s trial
exam for a long period. That, coupled with the limited
number of trial centers in the country, has compelled
thousands to wait for the trial for over a year, by
Prasun Sangroula (nlt 17/12/2021)
Siddhartha
highway to be closed during night for 15 days (kh
14/12/2021)
Traffic
madness : The increasing import of vehicles has exerted
unrelenting pressure on the existing infrastructure
(kp 13/12/2021)
Six
sections of Jomsom-Korala road completed (kh
12/12/2021)
Traffic
police launch instant fine payment system (ht
10/12/2021)
Death
toll in Baitadi jeep accident climbs to five (kh
07/12/2021)
Nepalis
aren't ready for electric vehicles : The limited number
of battery charging stations remains one of the
significant issues for making EVs popular, by Roshee
Lamichhane (kp 06/12/2021)
Omicron
scare likely to delay widening of Ring Road’s
Kalanki-Maharajganj section : Nepali officials have yet
to clear the ground for starting the work. Land dispute
in Maharajgunj area remains unresolved, by Anup Ojha
(kp 05/12/2021)
Hundreds
of road projects in limbo due to government indecision :
Most of the projects were included in past budgets under
influence from politicians. Such projects will be either
cancelled or handed over to subnational governments,
by Prithvi man Shrestha (kp 04/12/2021)
What
ails construction projects in Nepal? Taxpayers have
every right to expect roads and bridges that do not get
washed away with the first rain, by Rudra Sharma
Aryal (kp 03/12/2021)
Beni
Bazaar sees growing road encroachment (kh
01/12/2021)
Budget
for road projects halted by FinMin not to stop, by
Himal Lamsal (rep 01/12/2021)
Govt
to install vehicle tracking system on long-route
passenger vehicles (rep 29/11/2021)
Imports
Of EVs Up By 164% Despite Poor Infrastructure Facility,
by Ajay Chhetri (rn 29/11/2021)
Five
die, 27 injured in Jajarkot bus accident (nlt
28/11/2021), Jajarkot
bus accident: Identity of five deceased ascertained :
Seriously injured to be sent to Nepalgunj by helicopter
(kh 28/11/2021)
Capital
without bus park for short- and medium-route vehicles
for months : While passengers complain of delays, bus
drivers say they have no place to rest or use toilet and
even drink water in the lack of a bus park, by Anup
Ojha (kp 28/11/2021)
French
firm supplies 1.4 million smart driving license cards to
DoTM (rep 26/11/2021)
After
complaints, police cracking down on overcharging bus
operators : Metropolitan Traffic Police Division says
more than 400 bus operators have been fined in one
month. Consumer rights activists unconvinced sporadic
crackdowns will solve the problem, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/11/2021)
Death
toll from Baitadi jeep mishap climbs to six (kh
22/11/2021)
Roads
to hell : Blames will not defer accidents, by
Manohar Shrestha (ht 22/11/2021)
29
injured in Dang bus mishap (kh 21/11/2021)
With
festivals over and pre-pandemic normal returning,
traffic congestion is back : Experts say upgrading road
infrastructure and making public transport reliable may
provide a long-term solution, by Anup Ojha (kp
21/11/2021)
Multiple
landslides in Karnali region disrupt Mid-Hill Highway :
Constant delays in opening tracks, maintenance work and
regular upgrades have left the highway in a poor
condition, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 19/11/2021),
Look
at that! The sorry state of development means that
minuscule infrastructure projects become objects of awe
(kp 19/11/2021)
Four
including driver killed in Rolpa bus accident (kh
19/11/2021)
Contract
termination if road construction not complete within two
months (kh 18/11/2021)
Delay
in Mid-Hill Highway construction draws public wrath
(kh 18/11/2021)
Rapti
Highway prone to road accidents : Poor road condition,
coupled with human negligence, unserviced old vehicles
and disregard for traffic rules, leads to fatal road
accidents, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 17/11/2021)
400,000
apply for driving license test in three weeks (rep
15/11/2021)
Muglin-Pokhara
road expansion work begins : In the first phase, trees
are being cut down in areas demarcated for construction
in Aanbukhaireni and Bandipur, by Samjhana Rasaili
(kp 14/11/2021)
Bridge
Over Karnali River Ready After Nine Years (rn
11/11/2021) [In the picture, it
still does not look ready!]
Experts
stress strict monitoring of vehicles and road conditions
to reduce accidents : Police data of the last five years
show a total of 619 people died in 3,387 road accidents
across the country during Dashain, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/11/2021)
Action
being taken against those overcharging passengers
(kh 10/11/2021)
35
injured in Dhading bus collision (kh 10/11/2021)
12
injured as Biratnagar-bound bus turns turtle (kh
10/11/2021)
Two
killed in truck-bus collision (kh 10/11/2021)
One
dead, five injured in Helambu road accident (kh
10/11/2021)
Killer
roads : Such ghastly statistics about road accidents in
Nepal should have made the authorities sit up a long
time ago (ht 09/11/2021)
Five
months on, vehicular movement along Ranimahal-Ramdi
stretch yet to resume : Debris from several landslides
caused by monsoon rains along the road stretch on the
Kaligandaki Corridor has not been cleared, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 08/11/2021)
Salyan
bus accident update: 10 deceased identified (kh
07/11/2021), 12
die in Salyan bus accident, by Devendra Basnet (rep
07/11/2021), Twelve
killed in bus accident in Salyan on Sunday : The bus en
route to Tulsipur in Dang from Salyan plunged into a
river near Kapurkot Rural Municipality-5, Kharkhola
(rep 07/11/2021), At
least 12 killed in Salyan bus accident : The bus en
route to Tulsipur of Dang from Salyan plunged into a
river near Kapurkot Rural Municipality-5, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 08/11/2021)
Two
killed, eight injured as passenger bus hits Deusi
revelers (kh 07/11/2021)
Increasing
Road Accidents in Nepal, by Sonika Lamichhane (kh
06/11/2021)
Traffic
resumes on Karnali corridor road (kh 05/11/2021)
Baitadi
villagers risk life crossing Mahakali river to reach
Indian towns : In the absence of a bridge, local
residents use boats and tyre tubes to cross the Mahakali
river and buy daily essentials and get medical treatment
in India, by Tripti Shahi (kp 04/11/2021)
10
injured in Dadeldhura bus accident (kh 31/10/2021)
Authorities
indifferent to poor state of Karnali road136 people have
been killed and 300 others maimed, injured in several
accidents since the highway came into operation in 2007,
by Krishna Prtasad Gautam (kp 31/10/2021), Dangerous
highways : Stretches of Karnali Highway have often been
used by politicians to garner support to get elected
(kp 01/11/2021)
Beni-Jomsom
road to remain closed for 10 hours a day from today
(kh 29/10/2021), Parliamentary
team inspects Beni-Jomsom-Korola road (kh
30/10/2021)
Energy
Minister for promotion of electric vehicles (rep
30/10/2021)
Mudhe-Charikot
road upgradation remains incomplete even after six years
: Work began in 2015 but is nowhere near completion
because of the negligence of the construction companies,
by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 28/10/2021)
Electric
microbus imported via Rasuwa checkpoint (kh
28/10/2021)
Not
so smart : The Transport Department has been a failure
when it comes to effective public service delivery
(kp 27/10/2021)
5,000
applications for driving license to be processed daily
(rep 27/10/2021)
4
killed, 50 injured in Panchthar bus accident (kh
25/10/2021)
Permission
granted to cut around 7,000 trees for upgrading
Mugling-Pokhara road (ht 23/10/2021)
Seeking
affordable mobility : This is a great time to get people
excited about walking and cycling if we can seize the
opportunity, by Shubha Adhikari (kp 22/10/2021)
Investigation
demanded on damage of access road (kh 22/10/2021)
Kathmandu
Ring Road Improvement Project urges China to begin phase
II work (kh 21/10/2021)
An
Electric Bus Rapid Transit System for Kathmandu Valley,
by Ambika P Adhikari and Keshav Bhattarai (rep 20/10/2021)
131
roads partially operational (kh 18/10/2021)
Prioritise
Road Safety (rn 18/10/2021)
42
injured in Nawalparasi bus accident (kh 18/10/2021)
30
injured, 10 critically in Nuwakot bus accident (kh
18/10/2021)
Bagmati
Province govt hikes fares of short-route public
transport (rep 18/10/2021), Hiked
transportation fare comes into effect in Bagmati :
Passengers will now have to pay minimum Rs 18 for using
public vehicle (ht 19/10/2021), Passengers
complain of being shortchanged after bus fare hike :
Rs18 is the minimum fare and Rs35 maximum in Kathmandu
Valley as per the new rates approved by the provincial
government, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/10/2021)
Track
construction begins to link Darchula villages with
headquarters : The project was delayed due to problem in
transporting construction materials, by Manoj Badu
(kp 18/10/2021)
Melamchi-Indrawati
road obstructed (kh 17/10/2021)
Traffic
Police collects cash fine of Rs 3.30 million in
drink-driving penalty in single day of Vijaya Dashami
(rep 17/10/2021)
18
Injured In Micro-Bus Accident, by Kedar Timilsina
(rn 16/10/2021)
Five
Injured In Syangja Jeep Accident (rn 16/10/2021)
Three
killed, six injured in Gulmi jeep fall (kh
15/10/2021)
22
die and 18 get injured in Mugu bus mishap (kh
12/10/2021), 25
killed, 15 others injured in Mugu bus accident (rep
12/10/2021), Mugu
accident update: 14 injured rescued to Nepalgunj on
plane and choppers
Death toll feared to rise (kh 12/10/2021), Death
toll climbs to 32 as four more injured airlifted for
treatment pass away, by Ganesh Bishu (rep
12/10/2021), Puncturing
of tire is cause of Mugu bus accident: Police (kh
13/10/2021)
Traffic
nightmare : Authorities ignore the hassles faced by
pedestrians instead of seeking a lasting solution
(kp 12/10/2021)
16
injured in Dadeldhura bus accident (kh 12/10/2021)
15
people killed in separate road accidentsThe accidents
took place in Kaski, Syangja and Achham districts on
Sunday and Monday, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 12/10/2021)
Traffic
police step up drink-driving checks for Dashain :
Metropolitan Traffic Police Division has booked 800
drivers in the past four days. Concerns over virus
transmission risk from shared breathalysers. Traffic
police division has set up 132 check posts
across the Valley, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/10/2021)
Four
killed as jeep carrying wedding attendees meets with
accident in Achham (kh 11/10/2021)
CDO
directs authorities concerned to fill potholes on the
road within 24 hours (rep 10/10/2021) [related to
Bhaktapur]
8
seriously injured in jeep accident in Ghandruk (kh
11/10/2021), Eight
killed in jeep accident in Ghandruk (rep 11/10/2021)
Fare
of public transport in Kathmandu Valley hiked (kh
07/10/2021)
Second
phase of Ring Road widening project likely to start from
mid-November : Department of Roads says the Chinese
contractor will start the work after the Chhath
festival if the Covid-19 situation improves and things
go as planned, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/10/2021)
Dashain
travellers facing hardships, delays due to bad roads :
Buses are compelled to wait for several hours to cross
bottlenecks caused by poor road conditions, transport
operators say, by Anup Ojha (kp 06/10/2021)
Rain
damage to roads, bridges estimated at Rs3 billionWith
this year witnessing an extended monsoon, the scale of
damage has been bigger, according to the Department of
Roads, by Prithvi man Shrestha (kp 05/10/2021)
Ride-hailing
apps make taxi drivers and passengers happy : People can
request a taxi to come to their doorstep and they do not
have to bargain over the fare. These apps have shaken up
the traditional commuting system, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/10/2021)
Bus
operators stage protest after police crackdown against
overcharging Some transport operators in Kathmandu had
unilaterally hiked the fares a few days ago arguing that
the fares have not been increased for a long time,
by Anup Ojha (kp 05/10/2021)
Rural
Roads In Bajura Still Out Of Operation (rn
03/10/2021)
Alternative
to Mechi highway to be used in Ilam (kh 03/10/2021)
Making
Nepal’s roads safer : A concerted effort is required
from the government, international partners and road
users, by Hartwig Schäfer (kp 30/09/2021)
Sanphe-Martadi
road comes into operation (ht 30/09/2021)
Three
including driver missing as Pokhara-bound car plunges
into Trishuli (kh 24/09/2021)
Watch
your step : Neglected open sewers in the city should be
a matter of criminal negligence (kp 24/09/2021)
all
road projects to be handed over to provincial, local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/09/2021)
Traffic
police devise special plan to curb road accidents
(ht 21/09/2021)
7-km
new track road constructed (rep 20/09/2021)
Five
years on, Ramghat bridge construction remains incomplete
: Local residents face difficulties transporting daily
essentials in the absence of a bridge, by Chandani
Kathayat (kp 19/09/2021)
New
application for driver’s license after Dashain only
(kh 19/09/2021)
18
injured in Kapilvastu road accident (kh 18/09/2021)
our
years on, construction of bridge in limbo (kh
16/09/2021)
Three
killed in jeep accident (kh 16/09/2021)
Road
accident injures nine in Birendranagar (kh
15/09/2021)
Three
dead as passenger bus and truck collide head-on in
Gaidakot : As many as 27 people including the drivers of
both the vehicles have sustained injuries in the
accident, said police (kp 14/09/2021)
Beni-Darbang
road construction resumes after five months (kh
13/09/2021)
One
killed, nine injured in Okhaldhunga jeep accident
(kh 12/09/2021)
Siddhartha
Highway riddled with potholes : Haphazard construction
of roads, buildings and shops on the roadside
using heavy machinery has damaged the road in
several places. Federal government does not take
initiatives to repair the highway., by Pratiksha
Kafle (kp 11/09/2021)
Construction
Of Bridge Delayed By Six Years, by Sanjay Kumar
Mishra (rn 11/09/2021)
Butwal-Narayanghat
road widening work moving at snail’s pace : Only around
eight percent work of the road expansion project has
been completed in three years and the contractor is
lobbying for extension of project deadline, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 11/09/2021)
2,000
pandemic-hit road and bridge projects getting six-month
extension, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/09/2021)
Many
road projects announced by Oli likely to lose funding :
Whether the 165 road projects will get the state funds
will depend on the new budget replacement bill, road
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/09/2021)
Growing
Digital Division in Nepali Taxi Industry, by Shradha
Khadka (rep 06/09/2021)
1
killed, 10 injured in Sankhuwasabha truck mishap (kh
05/09/2021)
Demand
for a bridge over Dugrikhola (kh 05/09/2021)
New
route explore to Eklesal (kh 05/09/2021)
Postponed
driving license exam resumes from today (rep
05/09/2021), Kathmandu
Valley resumes driving licence tests for pending
applicantsOver 700,000 applications are in the backlog.
Under new rules, examinees will not be failed for minor
mistakes, by Anup Ojha (kp 06/09/2021)
3
killed in winger-autorickshaw collision in Kailali
(kh 04/09/2021)
Energy
Minister Bhusal says plans are afoot to run e-vehicles
in all municipalities (kh 03/09/2021)
Two-way
traffic resumes in Gaidnakot-based highway (kh
02/09/2021)
Mobility
woes in Kathmandu Valley, by Sanjeev Nepal (kh
01/09/2021)
Melamchi-Helambu
road construction remains uncertain (kh 30/08/2021)
20
Injured, Four Critically, In Dhading Truck Accident
(rn 30/08/2021)
Liwang-Jaljala
road project left incomplete, by Kashiram Dangi (kp
29/08/2021)
Haphazard
construction of roads increases risk (ht 27/08/2021)
The
Araniko Highway conundrum : Is maintaining the Kodari
crossing between Nepal and China as an international
highway a lost cause?, by Sam Cowan (rec 26/08/2021)
Two
Missing, 18 Injured In Sindhupalchowk Bus Accident
(rn 25/08/2021), 2
die, 39 get injured in Sindhupalchowk bus mishap (kh
25/08/2021)
Road
accidents : The govt needs to improve road engineering
and regulate the traffic pressure to curb the high
number of road accidents (ht 24/08/2021)
lacktopped
road damaged before completion (rep 22/08/2021)
Drink-driving
cases, road accidents decline after night-time ban on
vehicles, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/08/2021)
New
track connecting Chame with Upper Manang
under-construction (kh 21/08/2021)
Driver
killed, eight passengers injured in bus accident (kh
19/08/2021)
Road
accidents up by threefold (kh 17/08/2021)
Cantilever
bridge left unused after floods swept away approach way
: The trail should be repaired to ease transportation of
food and daily essentials, locals say, by Hariram
Uprety (kp 16/08/2021)
Build
bridges : The government should invest in bridges rather
than useless view towers (kp 16/08/2021)
One
million applicants affected as driving licence tests yet
to resume Department of Transport Management says it
can’t conduct the tests without receiving a nod
from Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre, by Anup Ojha
(kp 16/08/2021)
Limi
folk risk life to cross Karnali river in absence of
bridge, by Chhapal Lama (kp 15/08/2021)
Bridge
constructions in Tanahun miss deadline (kh
15/08/2021)
Kodari
Highway In Sorry State, by Chitra Mijar (rn
15/08/2021)
Computerized
system installed at Gongabu bus park to ease services
(rep 15/08/2021), Gongabu
bus park aims to start online ticketing by Dashain : All
32 counters inside the bus park have already started
issuing tickets to 65 districts from a computerised
system, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/08/2021)
Some
succour for pedestrians, but not enough : Valley
authorities are working to improve footpaths. More
needed, as walking in the capital city is a nightmare,
and the disabled and the elderly face greater problems,
by Anup Ojha (kp 13/08/2021)
Department
of Roads gives details of over 150 sick projects to
anti-graft body, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/08/2021)
Beni-Jomsom
road open after six days (kh 08/08/2021)
Chinese
contractor’s truant attitude and rains worsening
Butwal-Narayanghat road, by Narayan Pangeni (kh
08/08/2021)
Twenty-six
lives lost in risky river crossings in Darchula in last
27 years (ht) 04/08/2021)
Construction
of nine feeder roads under Postal Highway over (ht
26/07/021)
Bajura
locals facing road obstruction for years (ht
25/07/2021)
Kathmandu
administration allows long-distance vehicles to operate
(kh 23/07/2021)
Power
poles and land dispute delay Ring Road widening work :
The Chinese contractor has said it cannot start work on
Kalanki-Maharajgunj section until the electricity poles
are removed. The work is already delayed by a year,
by Anup Ojha (kp 22/07/2021)
Decrepit
suspension bridge over Mahakali River creates
difficulties to locals (kh 22/07/2021)
Chitwan
sees a nearly two-fold rise in road accidents (kh
21/07/2021)
Absence
of bridges makes life difficult for Karnali folk :
Several remote villages are cut off from other parts of
the province during the monsoon, local residents say,
by Hari Gautam (kp 21/07/2021)
Bridge
failures in Nepal : Diagnosis and solutions, by
Pratyush Jha and Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary (ht 20/07/2021)
As
long-route buses are garaged, small vehicles are
fleecing passengers : Some unscrupulous vehicle
operators are misusing travel passes meant for
emergencies and charging passengers up to three times
the normal fare, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/07/2021)
Roadway
completely damaged as local government remains unaware
(rep 18/07/2021)
Siwai
bridge further damaged by floods (rep 18/07/2021)
City
removes bus park from Khula Manch with no alternative
venue for it, by Anup Ojha (kp 16/07/2021)
Nepal
Army hands over Khulalu-Salisalla road (kh
16/07/2021)
Govt
to extend prohibitory order by operating long-route
vehicles : Valley CDOs meeting at 1 pm (kh
15/07/2021)
Overland
commerce suffers due to damaged highway : The road
linking Kathmandu with the Tatopani border was damaged
at two points—Kodari Bazaar and Liping—about a month ago,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/07/2021)
Kodari
section of Araniko Highway resumes (kh 14/07/2021)
Parbat-Baglung
roadway obstructed for six days (kh 13/07/2021)
Expansion
likely reason for more landslides on Muglin-Narayangadh
road, experts say : It was expanded three years ago and
measures to avert landslides may not have been taken. As
the section is an artery of the economy, losses total
hundreds of millions, by Chandan Kumar Mandal and
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 10/07/2021)
ese
contractor company’s undue sluggishness further
deteriorating national highway, by Narayan Pangeni
(kh 09/07/2021)
Prohibitory
order relaxed from today; no odd-even rule for vehicles
(rep 06/07/2021)
Landslides
obstruct Mid-Hill Highway’s Baglung road section (kh
06/07/2021)
Landslide
blocks Narayangadh-Muglin yet again (kh 05/07/2021)
Prithvi
Highway caves in, only one-way traffic allowed (kh
04/07/2021)
Blacktopped
roads in Baglung face sustainability issues (kh
04/07/2021)
Government
allocates equal funds for constituency-based road
projects : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli laid the
foundation for 165 road projects in his inauguration and
foundation-laying spree in April, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/07/2021)
One-way
traffic resumes in BP Highway (kh 04/07/2021)
Construction
of road after two decades (kh 04/07/2021)
Two
killed, 10 injured in Baitadi jeep accident (kh
04/07/2021)
Federal
government continues handling local roads and bridge
projects : Road officials say local governments still
don’t have capacity to implement such projects, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/07/2021) [This is a consequence of the fact that the Oli
government, as the first government elected under the
new constitution, refuses to this day to really
implement federalism!]
Transport
entrepreneurs warn of operating long-distance transport
services from Friday despite ongoing ban (rep
01/07/2021)
Landslides
disrupt Narayangadh-Muglin road section (kh
01/07/2021)
Landslides
obstruct Prithvi Highway (kh 30/06/2021)
Embossed
number plates mandatory from mid-July (kh
29/06/2021)
86
bridges built along Mid-Hill Highway (kh 29/06/2021)
Public
vehicles to operate on odd-even rule from Tuesday
(kh 28/06/2021)
Flood
damages bridge over Karnali River disrupting
transportation (kh 27/06/2021)
Transport
entrepreneurs demand removal of the ban on public
vehicles (rep 24/06/2021)
13
roads disrupted due to landslide and flood (kh
24/06/2021)
How
urban design and planning failed cycling in Kathmandu,
by Prashanta Khanal (rec 22/06/2021)
Nepal
to switch to light electric vehicles by 2031 as fossil
fuel import balloons : The government wants the world’s
10 electric vehicle manufacturing companies to set
up plants in Nepal. There is no reason for them to come,
industry insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
21/06/2021)
Eight
people died in Valley road accidents during lockdown :
Kathmandu Valley has recorded 407 road accidents in the
month and a half since the imposition of prohibitory
orders, by Anup Ojha (kp 16/06/2021)
Nepal’s
road disrupted with explosives used in Mansarobar road
construction (kh 10/06/2021)
The
rise and fall of the Kathmandu Valley’s cycling culture,
by Prashanta Khanal (rec 07/06/2021)
Motorable
bridge connects the last village of Helambu with rest of
the world, by Kunga Hyolmo (rep 07/06/2021)
Govt
allocates 6.39 billion to Hulaki Highway (kh
29/05/2021)
Govt
allocates 163 billion to road and transportation sector,
100 electric buses to be operated in Kathmandu (kh
29/05/2021)
Four
killed, 48 injured in Nawalparasi bus accident (kh
19/05/2021)
Flood,
landslide disrupt Sanfe-Martadi road (ht 08/05/2021)
Tikuliya
bridge still in limbo (ht 30/04/2021)
Motorcycle
city : Over a million motorcycles can be found on the
congested roads of the Kathmandu Valley, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 27/04/2021)
NA
pushes fast-track project ahead by disregarding
parliamentary panel’s directive : PAC instructs Ministry
of Defense to stop procurement process and re-initiate a
transparent one but the Ministry mysteriously keeps mum,
by Gajendra Basnet (kh 26/04/2021)
Ministry
quizzed over delay in scrapping contractor selection :
Citing violation of Public Procurement Act, committee
had ordered scrapping of the bidding process for
construction of tunnels and bridges along the 72.5km
expressway, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/04/2021)
One
dead, 22 injured in bus accident in Khotang (rep
25/04/2021)
Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Sisneri
Roadway closed (rep 23/04/2021)
Siddhartha
Highway in dilapidated state, by Madhav Aryal (kp
23/04/2021)
Madi
Locals Eagerly Await Completion Of Mid Hill Highway
(rn 18/04/2021)
Five
killed, 37 others injured in bus-truck collision in
Kohalpur, by Arjun Oli (kp 17/04/2021)
Blacktop
peels within a day in Katari-Maruwa road section (ht
16/04/2021)
Sanfe-Martadi
road stretch faces landslip risk (ht 16/04/2021)
Dharan-Chatara-Sindhuli-Hetauda
road nears completion, by Pratap Bista (kp
15/04/2021)
Five
dead, 12 injured in a road accident in Pyuthan (rep
14/04/2021)
Five
killed and 20 injured in tractor accident in Chitwan :
The tractor carrying construction workers fell off a
cliff in Bhandara on Sunday evening, Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 12/04/2021)
Government
finalises contracts to widen Prithvi Highway : Traffic
on one of busiest highways in the country is expected to
ease once the project is completed, officials say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/04/2021)
Pedestrians
Reluctant To Use Overhead Bridges In Rupandehi :
Jaywalking still a big problem, by Laxman Paudel (rn
09/04/2021)
Nepal’s
other pandemic: road fatalities : More people die on
Nepal's highways every year than in all natural
disasters combined, by Anita Bhetwal (nt 09/04/2021)
Chamari-Thori
road project draws ire ; Local residents have expressed
dissatisfaction over the contractor’s handing over of
the road in an incomplete state, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 06/04/2021)
Oli
rushes to inaugurate 165 road projects without their
preparatory works complete : Observers term prime
minister’s move a populist ploy aimed at securing his
political position, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/04/2021)
Chitwan
sees rise in two-wheeler accidents : Out of 493 vehicles
involved in road accidents this fiscal year, 244 were
two-wheelers, according to the data of the
District Traffic Office in Chitwan (kü 03/04/2021)
Complete
the highway : The Postal Highway can bring about
socio-economic changes in the Tarai region should it
complete in time (ht 02/04/2021)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway faces further delay as House committee orders
scrapping of bidding process : With only one bidder
selected in the pre-qualification process to build two
tunnels and a number of bridges, the awarding of
the contract to the lowest bidder is not possible,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/04/2021)
Road
office starts disabled-friendly pavement project in
Kathmandu, by Anup Ojha (kp 02/04/2021)
Roads
built in Tarai region handed over to public (ht
01/04/2021)
Motorable
road reaches remote Baglung villages : The road link
comes as huge relief especially for pregnant women and
the elderly in times of emergencies, villagers say,
by Prakash Baral (kp 28/03/2021)
Beni-Jomsom
Road To Be Closed For Four Days (rn 23/03/2021)
One
killed, 22 others injured in school bus accident in Dang
(rep 23/03/2021)
Ring
Road expansion works face delays : Department of Roads
says project will start soon after it receives the
design from the Chinese company, by Anup Ojha (kp
21/03/2021)
Embossed
number plate mandatory on all vehicles, by Sabina
Karki (kh 21/03/2021)
Butwal-Narayanghat
road expansion project stares at delay : Work to expand
the two-lane road to six lanes began two years ago, but
only a fraction has been completed, by Narayan
Sharma (kp 20/03/2021)
Postal
Highway Construction Moving At Snail’s Pace, by
Santosh Subedi (rn 20/03/2021)
Connecting
Nepal, India and China, by Devchandra Bhatta (ae
19/03/2021)
Ten
years on, Kamala bridge yet to come into operation :
Roads linked to the bridge have been washed away by
floodwaters, delaying the opening of the bridge, by
Santosh Singh (kp 19/03/2021)
Majority
of e-rickshaw drivers without licence in Dharan : The
number of e-rickshaws operating in the city areas of
Sunsari has seen an exponential growth in the past
five years, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 18/0372021)
Valley
folk embrace ride-hailing services for ease of use :
Nearly 2.5 million people have downloaded the app to
request a ride, according to data compiled by the Post,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/03/2021)
Applicants
now have to wait for months to even sit for driving exam
: Members of public fear catching Covid-19 on buses, but
it’s no excuse to drive without licence, officials say,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 16/03/2021)
Only
cycle lanes are not enough, stakeholders say : They want
Department of Roads to make the Valley’s roads more
cycle-friendly but it is reluctant to do so, by Anup
Ojha (kp 16/0372021)
Three
dead, 10 others injured in road accident (rep
13/03/2021)
Kathmandu-Terai-Madhesh
Expressway : Fast progress (sp 12/03/2021)
Kalikot
Microbus Accident Update: Two Dead, 16 Injured (rn
11/03/2021)
Department
of Roads plans to construct flyover at Gwarko : Traffic
engineers say flyovers alone won’t reduce accidents,
by Anup Ojha (kp 09/03/2021), Flyover
to nowhere : The Department of Roads’ plan to construct
a ‘flyover’ at Gwarko is myopic ((kp 10/03/2021)
Karnali
Corridor bringing prosperity in the region : Economic
activities have increased in various districts of
Karnali Province with the construction of the corridor,
by Tularam Pandey and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 07/03/2021)
Memories
of house demolition haunt us every day, Balaju Bypass
residents say : Eviction of 39 families has left deep
mental scars on members of Newa community, by Anup
Ojha (kp 06/03/2021) [Court
decisions do not apply to Oli and his henchmen!]
Road
track from Kalikot to Humla opens after seven years :
The construction work has now reached its final stage
with only a kilometre of the track to be opened, by
Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 28/02/2021)
Road
upgradation continues amidst tight security (ht
28/02/2021) [What does the Oli
government care about Supreme Court directives!]
32
bridges to be constructed along road section connecting
Rasuwagadhi within a year and a half, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 27/02/2021)
Province
1 traffic police enforce ‘no-horn’ rule with love,
by Kishor Budhathoki (ae 26/02/2021)
Our
roads to disaster : It would of course be too much to
expect a 50m stretch of road to be expanded in a day,
by Dinkar Nepal (ae 26/02/2021)
Insufficient
budget mars upgradation of Karnali Highway (kh
23/02/2021)
Two
suspension bridges being constructed daily (kh
23/02/2021)
Road
project in Taplejung halted for want of explosives,
by Ananda Gautam (kp 21/02/2021)
Martadi-Kolti
road section left in limbo in Bajura (ht 22/02/2021)
Upgradation
work of Nagma-Gamgadhi road halted due to funds crunch :
Poor road conditions have made it difficult to transport
daily essentials from Gamgadhi, the district
headquarters, to remote areas of Chhayanath Rara
Municipality, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 20/02/2021)
Govt
expedites preparations to introduce embossed number
plates in all vehicles by mid-May (rep 18/02/2021)
Lalitpur
on its way to becoming cycle-friendly city but Kathmandu
lags behind : A 22 km-long cycleway is being built in
Lalitpur in the second phase but Kathmandu has so far
failed to carry out its plan to build cycle lanes,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/02/2021)
Mid-hill
highway brings eastern hilly districts closer to
Kathmandu: NPC Vice-chair Prof Dr Kandel (kh
11/02/2021)
Applications
for new driving license exceed half a million (rep
08/02/2021)
Darchula
residents demand resumption of tuin service, by
Manoj Badu (kp 01/02/2021)
Eight
months on, work stalled at Darchula-Tinkar road :
Sunsera-Mal section of the road was obstructed by
landslides in June last year, by Manoj Badu (kp
29/01/2021)
Officials
yet to implement safety suggestions for
Kalanki-Koteshwor road : Two years after the safety
audit report was submitted, officials are still not
implementing the recommendations fully. Pedestrians and
other road users still find themselves in danger, by
Anup Ojha (kp 29/01/2021)
As
life seems to return to normal in Capital, traffic jams
are common again : Traffic authority mobilises
volunteers to manage cars and pedestrians, but
residents not convinced it will be of help, by Anup
Ojha (kp 28/01/2021)
Local
residents concerned about shoddy work on Jayaprithvi
Highway, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 27/01/2021)
Installation
of suspension bridges in Gandaki Province delayed as
pandemic leads to shortage of cables : Works on 23
suspension bridges in various districts of the province
have been halted due to the shortage, by Pratiksha
Kafle (kp 18/01/2021)
Easier
driver’s licence tests go against road safety, officials
say : The move is aimed at easing the pressure of
service seekers and discouraging corrupt practices,
transport department director-general argues, by
Anup Ojha (14/01/2021)
Haphazard
road construction posing threat to trekking routes
(ht 14/01/2021)
Traffic
jams on Koteshwor-Jadibuti road getting worse :
Officials say the airport authority has not been
cooperating fully to allow road widening work on its
land due to security concerns., by Anup Ojha (kp
12/01/2021)
Shortest
Kathmandu-Hetauda Road Construction Gathers Pace (rn
07/01/2021)
Upgradation
of Syafru-Rasuwagadhi road section to begin from April,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 07/01/2021)
Kathmandu’s
defunct street lamps raise safety concerns, by Anup
Ojha (kp 06/01/2021)
Work
on bridges under way along Koshi Corridor (ht
06/01/2021)
Kathmandu
traffic office starts online classes for rule violators
: Every day, around 200 people who are caught flouting
traffic rules take online classes conducted by the
division office, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/01/2021)
Construction
of Binayak-Thantikhand road under Mid Hill Highway
project delayed : Works on the 16-kilometre road section
have been delayed due to a lack of raw materials and
skilled human resources, according to the employees of
the road project, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 02/01/2021)
Butwal-Narayanghat
road expansion on hold due to workers’ strike :
Protesting workers want minimum wage for their labour.
Project contractor says the workers did not report
to work despite the agreement reached on December 22,
by Narayan Sharma (kp 01/01/2021)
Golanjor
residents protest poor upgradation work along BP Highway
: The protesters say they would let construction work
resume after the road project changed the work estimate
and design of the road., by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
29/12/2020)
With
the opening of night time businesses, traffic police
crack down on drink driving : The division office in the
past week has booked over 400 people for driving under
the influence of alcohol but virologists say using
breathalysers is too risky, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/12/2020)
Officials
undecided on resumption of driving licence tests :
Department of Transport passing buck without giving
information, cheating the public, provincial authorities
say, by Anupo Ojha (kp 24/12/2020)
Kanchanpur
road projects are running behind schedule : Project
contractors cite funds crunch as reason for delays while
the stakeholders point to the contractors’ negligence,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/12/2020)
Upgradation
of Syafru-Rasuwagadhi road section sees inordinate delay,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 21/12/2020)
Odd-even
rule in Kathmandu Valley lifted (kh 17/12/2020), Odd-even
rules on Valley traffic lifted, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/12/2020), Odd-even
rule lifted, Valley braces for traffic snarls : But
newly installed traffic lights will provide respite to
people using the road, traffic officials say, by
Anup Ojha (kp 19/12/2020)
Mid-Hill
Highway: Jajarkot section yet to be blacktopped (kh
15/12/2020)
Humla
linked to national road network (ht 14/12/2020)
Three
killed, seven injured as truck hits seven vehicles
(ht 13/12/2020)
High
power lights to be installed in over 50 intersections in
Kathmandu (kh 13/12/20209
Mahakali
bridge work hits snag due to lack of construction
materials : To keep the Mahakali river on course, around
5.5 km-long embankment needs to be constructed for which
large rocks are needed, project officials say,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 11/12/2020)
One
dead, one injured as a speeding car turns turtle in
Bhaktapur, by Krishna Kisi (rep 06/12/2020)
Four
dead, four injured in jeep accident in Doti, by Arun
Bam (rep 06/12/2020)
Lack
of budget management affects road construction (ht
04/12/2020)
Construction
of a bridge over Arun river delayed by a decade : The
foundation stone of the bridge was laid 10 years ago but
work remains incomplete, by Alisha Shrestha (kp
02/12/2020)
Swoyambhu
stakeholders against Ring Road expansion (kp
30/11/2020)
Black-Topping
Works On Kaski Section Of Mid-Hills Highway Started
(ht 30/11/2020)
Track
from Byas to Khalanga yet to be built despite government
assurancesThe federal, provincial and local governments
claim to have resumed an old horse track on the Nepal
side this year but local residents say otherwise, by
Manoj Badu (kp28/11/2020)
Six
killed in jeep accident in Gulmi (kh 27/11/2020)
Gaighat-Diktel
road project fails to complete even after over two
decades : The road project is still incomplete due to
the negligence of construction companies and the
government’s failure to monitor them, people in Khotang
say; The road project was initiated by the Man
Mohan Adhikari government in 1994, by Dilliram
Khatiwada (kp 27/11/2020)
Is
the odd-even system in Kathmandu working? Depends on who
you ask, by Sunny Mahat (ae 27/11/2020)
Asian
Highway now connected with Nepal, by Radha Khanal
(ae 27/11/2020)
Foundation
stone laid for three bridges (ht 27/11/2020)
Road
accidents continue to take toll on lives in Kathmandu
valley (ht 26/11/2020), Drive
safe : Fewer vehicles on the roads do not necessarily
translate into fewer accidents and casualties as was
shown during the lockdown (ht 27/11/2020)
Construction
Pace Of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Accelerated With
Arrival Of International Consultant, by Ishwor
Chandra Jha (rn 25/11/2020), Kathmandu-Terai
Fast Track project achieves only 11 percent progress
(rep 25/11/2020)
Thousands
deprived of driving licence : Department of Transport
passes the buck on ministry to resume issuing licences,
by Anup Ojha (kp 24/11/2020)
Bridge
construction over Triyuga in limbo (ht 24/11/2020)
Five
die, six injured in Baitadi jeep accident (rep
24/11/20209
Road
to Everest: Tourists can breakfast in Kathmandu and
drive to Khumbu for dinner: With a new bridge, Khumbu
region has become accessible by land, an alternative to
flying to the precarious Lukla airport, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 23/11/2020)
Traffic
police install ‘stop, look, go’ signs in city to prevent
accidents : Officials say 35 percent accidents happen on
link roads., by Anup Ojha (kp 22/11/2020)
Construction
of Tinau-Danab corridor road begins in Rupandehi : The
corridor will be extended in future to reach Nepal-India
border through Marchawar, by Amrita Anmol (kp
21/11/2020)
33
years on, Sahajpur-Bogtan road still incomplete (ht
20/11/2020)
Nine
people killed, 34 others injured in Baitadi bus accident
: The bus en route to Mahendranagar with 43 passengers
on board fell nearly 600 metres down the road at Khodpe
in Patan Municipality, by Tripti Shahi, Mohan
Budhaair and D.R. Pant (kp 14/11/2020)
Movement
on multi-span bridge over Mahakali river closed (kh
13/11/2020)
Nine
dead, 34 hurt as bus plunges 500m in Baitadi, by
Tekendra Deuba (ht 13/11/2020)
Lalitpur
has cycle lanes. But do they work?, by Sunny Mahat
(ae 13/11/2020)
Four
Killed In A Road Accident, Locals Block Lamahi-
Bhalubang Road, by Diwakar Pokharel (rn 11/11/2020)
Government
issues public transport development board formation
order (ht 08/11/2020)
At
least 10 killed in separate accidents on Saturday
(rep 08/11/2020)
Minister
Bhattarai stresses on completing Olangchunggola roadway,
Tamor corridor (kh 08/11/2020)
Nepal
building a highway to Everest : New road linking Lukla
to rest of the country will transform region, not all of
it for the better, by Surendra Phuyal (nt
06/11/2020)
Bhajani
locals suffer in lack of bridge over Kandra River,
by Arjun Shah (kp 05/11/2020)
Five
killed in separate incidents (rep 02/11/2020)
Blacktopped
road in Gorkha peels off in just one day of its
construction, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 02/11/2020)
Public
vehicles told to display fare (ht 01/11/2020)
Washing
vehicle to be made mandatory at entry points to
Kathmandu (kh 01/11/2020) [Wouldn't
it make more sense to wash the vehicles when they leave
the valley, when the KTM valley is supposed to be the
absolute hotspot?]
Narayangadh-Butwal
Section Of East-West Highway In Awful State, by
Modnath Dhakal (rn 01/11/2020)
Highly
prioritised road projects make poor progress : Many
national pride projects are faltering mainly due to lack
of resources and land acquisition dispute, officials say,
by Prithvi man Shrestha (kp 29/10/2020)
Mid-Hill
Highway struggling for timely completion due to COVID-19
crisis (kh 20/10/2020)
Poor
visibility on dusty Butwal to Narayanghat road raises
accident risk : Incomplete road expansion project has
made the road section prone to accidents, by Narayan
Sharma (kp 18/10/2020)
Passengers
leaving Valley overcharged even after fare hike reversed
: There are not enough passengers to cover operation
costs and fuel expenses, long haul bus operators say,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/10/2020)
Five
Killed In Bhadaure Bhir Road Accident In Okhaldhunga
(rn 18/10/2020)
Monsoon-battered
Siddhartha Highway causes hours long jam : Road office
says it does not have the funds to repair the highway
this year, by Madhab Aryal (kp 16/10/2020)
Government
decision to relax protocols on public buses draws
criticism : Activists, doctors and local authorities say
the move will only increase the risk of transmission of
Covid-19 among the public, by Anup Ojha (kp
14/10/2020)
Humla
getting connected to road network (kh 14/10/2020)
Traffic
resumes on Besisahar-Chame road after Bailey bridge
built, by Aash Gurung (kp 13/10/2020)
CM
Rai lays foundation of bridge over Dudhkoshi river
(kh 13/10/2020)
Revoking
its earlier decision, govt allows public vehicles to
carry passengers full of their capacity (rep
13/10/2020)
Second
phase of Kathmandu Ring Road expansion remains uncertain
: Though the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure has
directed concerned authorities to clear the 8.2 km
road within three months, officials say it is not easy
to do so, by Anup Ojha (kp 13/10/2020)
Bridge
construction in limbo for four years in Panchkhal
(ht 12/10/2020)
Traffic
police step up checks to discourage drink driving as
festive season nears, by Anup Ojha (kp 10/10/2020)
Traffic
police and transport department to set up 11 help
desks this week : Focus of health desk will be on
checking compliance to the health protocol and
monitoring the bus fares; Fewer than 700,000 people are
expected to leave the Valley for the Dashain
festival this year, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/10/2020)
Bridge
over Trishuli River at high risk (ht 08/10/2020)
Two
dead, two injured in Siddhicharan Highway accident,
by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 08/10/2020)
Govt
issues public transport operation guideline (ht
07/10/2020)
Five
killed in Jajarkot jeep accident (kh 07/10/2020), Six
dead, one hurt, one missing as jeep plunges 200m into
river in Jajrkot (ht 08/10/2020)
Public
vehicles flout health safety measures (kh
05/10/2020)
Department
to end Valley road-widening project : Some of remaining
major expansion works will likely be carried out by
division road office within this fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/10/2020)
Panchthar
road starts falling apart before completion (ht
01/10/2020)
Budget
duplication and irregularities in road projects go
unchecked in Dailekh districtLocals have raised
questions about the poor monitoring and evaluation of
the development projects by the local authorities,
by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 30/09/2020)
Odd-even
rule on road traffic reinforced in Valley as cases surge
: According to the Metropolitan Traffic Division, over
1,595 traffic rule violators have been booked, as of
Tuesday evening, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/09/2020)
Construction
of bridges in Khotang left incomplete : Development
activities have not gained momentum in the district due
to delay in the bridges’ construction, by Dambar
Singh Rai (kp 28/09/2020)
Local
governments must take its advice on roads, Roads
Department says : Unnecessary and haphazard feeder roads
destroy natural drainage, and trigger landslides,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
27/09/2020), Road
to destruction : We cannot hand over our fragile hills
and mountains to contractors and bulldozer drivers
(kp 28/09/2020)
Weeks
to go for Dashain, but bus operators yet to start
pre-booking tickets : Around two million people left the
Valley during the festival last year, this year the
number is expected to drop to less than 700,000,
according to Metropolitan Traffic Police Division,
by Anup Ojha (kp 27/09/2020)
A
tale of two transports : Airline operators cheer, public
vehicle entrepreneurs glum as services resume, by
Arpana Ale Magar (ht 26/09/2020)
Locals
in Jajarkot still using tuin to cross river for years
(rep 25/09/2020)
Driver’s
licence tests to resume only after Tihar, by Anup
Ojha (kp 23/09/2020)
Sajha
to operate long-distance buses from Wednesday (rep
22/09/2020)
Bahrabise-Tatopani
road in Sindhupalchok in sorry state, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 20/09/2020)
Fuel
tanker plunges into Trishuli River, driver and helper
remain unscathed (rep 20/09/2020)
Unnecessary
road projects in rural areas of Baglung arecausing
floods and landslides : The Infrastructure Development
Office opened two new tracks in the last month of
the last fiscal year to avoid budget freeze, say local
residents, by Prakash Baral (kp 19/09/2020)
Movement
along Beni-Jomsom road disrupted due to multiple
landslides : Hundreds of vehicles carrying vegetables
from Mustang have been stuck along the road section,
by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 18/09/2020)
Coronavirus
pandemic offers hope for cycling future : More bicycles
on the streets will mean the pressure on the government
to invest on cycling-friendly infrastructure including
repairing potholes will grow, by Anup Ojha (kp
14/09/2020), Cycling
to change : The pandemic has given us an opportunity to
reimagine urban planning and design (kp 15/09/2020)
Transport
entrepreneurs announce to resume long-distance passenger
vehicle service from Sept 17 (rep 10/09/2020)
Bridges
along Parbat section of the Mid-Hill Highway in
desperate need of repair : The lack of repair and
maintenance over the years has left all five bridges in
Parbat riddled with potholes, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp
09/09/2020), Bridges
to hell : As defaulting contractors remain scot-free,
bridges continue to pose a threat to life and property
(kp 10/09/2020)
36
road projects under construction in Karnali state
(kh 09/09/2020)
Bridge
construction over Bansbittaghat river left incomplete
for a decade : In absence of a bridge, villagers in
Siraha and Dhanusha rely on boats to cross the river,
by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 07/09/2020)
Dummies
make Valley road users aware of proposed hike in fines :
The Metropolitan Traffic Division Office has already
talked to the Department of Transport Management to
raise the fines, officials say, by Anup Ojha (kp
02/09/2020)
Traffic
lights installed and repaired at major junctions of
Kathmandu Valley, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/08/2020)
Bike
sellers struggle to fulfil swelling demand amid the
Covid-19 pandemic: Valley residents are rediscovering
the good old bicycle as the virus limits their
transportation options (kp 13/08/2020)
Six
people killed, many injured in separate road accidents:
A bus en route to Achham carrying returnees from India
fell off the road in Doti, killing three persons and
injuring 33 others, by Madhav Aryal and Mohan Shahi
(kp 13/08/2020)
Road
Mishap In Doti: Three Dead, 32 Injured (rn
12/08/2020)
Three
killed, one injured in a car accident in Rupandehi,
by Rekha Bhusal (rep 08/08/2020)
Vehicles
start plying long-haul routes in Kaski, charge
exorbitant fares: Although long-distance travel remains
banned, both private and public vehicles are moving in
and out of Pokhara with passengers, by Deepak
Pariyar (kp 07/08/2020)
With
many traffic officers in quarantine, motorists flout
odd-even rule: More than 300 officers have been in
placed in quarantine after Covid-19 infection was
detected in two traffic offices in Kathmandu, by
Anup Ojha (kp 07/08/2020)
Tempo
drivers are driven to despair as not many are using
these three-wheelers over Covid-19 fears: Valley’s
ubiquitous safa tempos are back on the streets after the
lockdown was lifted but safety protocols require them to
have just four passengers and drivers are not even
getting those, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/08/2020)
Poor
roads continue to trouble Kathmandu denizens;
authorities say they could not work because of lockdown:
The Department of Roads had announced to upgrade the
Valley’s roads during the lockdown, but its work was
focused mostly on the so-called VIP areas, by Anup
Ojha (kp 01/08/2020)
Lalitpur
to install 669 smart electric street lamps on three
routes: It is a first in the country but could be
expanded in other parts of the country depending on
interest, says Kul Man Ghising of NEA, by Anup Ojha
(kp 29/07/2020)
Multiple
landslides obstruct several sections of Siddhartha
Highway: Some of the road sections blocked by landslide
debris had also suffered the same fate last year, by
Madhab Aryal (kp 28/07/2020)
Traffic
Disruption Affects Life In Mustang (rn 26/07/2020)
Majority
of public vehicles in the Valley are not following
health and safety rules: Public health experts have
warned of the coronavirus risk if public vehicles do not
follow the guidelines set by the government, by Anup
Ojha (kp 24/07/2020)
Resumption
of taxi services fail to cheer up drivers, by Nishan
Khatiwada (ae 24/07/2020)
Vehicular
movement resumes in full swing in Kathmandu valley
(ht 23/07/2020), Public
vehicles violating safety rules (ht 23/07/2020)
Landslides,
flood make commuting to remote areas difficult in
Dhading (ht 23/07/2020)
BP
Highway disrupted following heavy rainfall (rep
20/07/2020)
Haphazard
construction of rural roads causing landslides: The
construction of roads without proper surveys has been
the leading cause of landslides in several places of the
hill districts, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 20/07/2020)
Beni-Jomsom
road section badly damaged due to landslides: The road
stretch that connects the eastern and southern corners
of Gandaki Province is highly vulnerable to landslides,
by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 20/07/2020)
Prithivi
Highway disrupted as road depresses at Mauwakhola, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 20/07/2020)
Lalitpur
Metropolitan City announces plans to build five flyovers
in the city: Mayor Maharjan says he is committed to
completing the detailed project reports within his
tenure (kp 19/07/2020)
Public
transport to resume from tomorrow, by Kunga
Hyolmo (rep 19/07/2020)
Locals
still cross Lalbakaiya river in Tikuliya Ghat by boat: A
boat capsized by hitting the pillar of the
under-construction bridge and killed five people two
years ago but the under-construction bridge has not been
completed yet, by Shiva Puri (kp 19/07/2020)
Nepal
Army studying legal implication of expressway consultant
being blacklisted: The World Bank has found Korean
company designing bridges and tunnels in the expressway
guilty of fraud in Vanuatu, by Binod Ghimire (kp
18/07/2020)
Siddhartha
Highway blocked following landslides, by Mukti
Prasad Nyaupane (rep 18/07/2020)
Driver’s
licence tests may resume only after Dashain, transport
department says: Hundreds of thousands of applicants and
many driving instruction schools have been affected as
licence application and tests have been closed since
March, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/07/2020)
Federation
halts public transport, but some private companies
resume service in Kathmandu Valley: Private companies
that have started operating buses accuse the transport
federation for trying to restore syndicate in the sector,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/07/2020)
Restoring
public transport: The government needs to strike a
balance between safety and reopening the economy (kp
13/07/2020)
Consumer
rights activists, commuters criticise public transport
fare hike: The decision puts extra burden on members of
the public, who are already stressed financially due to
the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, observers say,
by Anup Ojha (kp 12/07/2020)
Public
transport operators decide not to resume services
despite lifting of ban: They say that the government
needs to fulfill their demands first, by Anup Ojha
(kp 11/07/2020)
Building
Safer Hill Roads Through Bio-Engineering, by Navaraj
Pokharel (rn 09/07/2020)
Drivers'
Negligence Blamed For Higher Rates Of Road Accidents In
Valley (rn 08/07/2020)
Four
cops injured in clash with locals in Khokhana, by
Keshab Raj Thoker (rep 04/07/2020), Khokana
locals, police clash over ‘paddy transplantation
protest’: Police say four personnel injured; locals say
over a dozen were hurt in the incident, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 05/07/2020), Listen
to Khokana: The government can’t dislocate thousands of
people from their indigenous habitat in the name of
development (kp 06/07/2020)
Ride
sharing app start limited services in Kathmandu: Company
says it’s only for emergency use, traffic police say
riders will be punished if caught, by Anup Ojha (kp
03/07/2020)
Government
urged to make transport service effective (ht
03/07/2020)
Public
vehicle entrepreneurs are caught between months of
inactivity and growing calls from banks to pay loans:
Even though the government has eased the lockdown for
private vehicles with an odd-even rule, there’s no such
arrangement for public vehicles in sight, by Deepak
Pariyar (kp 02/07/2020)
Taxi
drivers protest outside transport department, accuse
officials of forcing them to ‘kill themselves’: Ever
since the government eased the lockdown rules from the
second week of June, taxi drivers have been raising
their voice demanding that they too be allowed to work,
by Anup Ojha (kp 01/07/2020), Drive
home a solution: The government must either let taxi
drivers return to work or help them financially (kp
02/07/2020)
Road
construction puts settlements in Baglung at risk of
landslide: Since the monsoon rains intensified in the
past two weeks, the district has seen over a dozen
landslides, by Prakash Baral (kp 27/06/2020)
Landslides
and floods threaten many settlements in mid-hill region:
Haphazard construction of rural roads have raised the
risk of landslides and erosions, road engineers say,
by Madhab Aryal (kp 25/06/2020)
Traffic
lights back in operation in valley (ht 24/06/2020)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City announces subsidies for staff to buy
bicycles: Cycling enthusiasts, however, say the decision
makes little sense when the mayor hasn’t built a single
cycle-friendly lane in the city in his three years in
office, by Anup Ojha (kp 22/06/2020)
Cabbies
hit by government decision to ease lockdown only for
private vehicles: In the past two days, traffic police
have detained over 700 taxi drivers for defying the
restriction, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/06/2020)
Sharp
rise in number of people entering Kathmandu after govt
eased lockdown (rep 16/06/2020)
1,754
accidents in lockdown kill 193 people (kh
16/06/2020)
Odd-even
rule for motorcycles irks commuters: The rule will
affect hundreds of people rely on two-wheelers to get to
work and run their businesses, by Anup Ojha (kp
16/06/2020))
Government’s
odd and even rule not effective in Kathmandu, virologist
suggest if vehicles and number of people on the road not
controlled this will create havoc: Citizen criticize the
government’s rule of restricting pillions in motorcycle
and call it a ‘nonsense move’, by Anup Ojha (kp
13/06/2020)
Restriction
on pillion-riding affects mobility (ht 13/06/2020)
Two
dead, two missing as tipper plunges into Karnali River
in Kalikot: Following an altercation with the
passengers, the driver exited the vehicle which had its
engine running, causing the accident, police said,
by Tularam Pandey (kp 11/06/2020)
Digging
of roads banned from June 15 to September 16 (ht
10/06/2020), Road
department to not allow digging on urban roads during
rainy season: Despite the notice, roads will be dug up
to lay pipes under the Melamchi Drinking Water project,
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/06/2020)
Kathmandu
city officials fixing pavements that don’t need fixing,
locals allege: Ward representatives, however, say they
are utilising the budget, and accusations against them
are politically motivated, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/06/2020)
An
electric shock to Nepal’s energy future: Hike in e-car
tax will increase dependence on imported petroleum, add
to air pollution, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 05/06/2020
Roads
to nowhere: The government’s planning of major traffic
infrastructure within the Valley shows how careless its
plans are (kp 01/06/2020)
12
killed and 21 injured in an accident in Banke: The
injured have been taken to Nepalgunj-based Bheri
Hospital for treatment, said police, by Madhu Shahi
(kp 01/06/2020), Banke
road accident: Death toll climbs to 12, four critically
injured, by Arjun Oli (rep 01/06/2020), Dozen
die, 21 injured as microbus rams into parked truck in
Banke: All passengers on the bus were migrant workers
returning home from various cities in India after losing
their source of income in the midst of the coronavirus
pandemic, by Thakur Singh Tharu & Madhu Shahi
(kp 02/06/2020)
Flyover
and underpass plans fail to convince some urban
planners: Similar projects were announced in the past,
only to be abandoned, they say, by Anup Ojha (kp
31/05/2020)
Government
halves budget for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway: The
project deadline could be affected due to budget crunch,
Defence Ministry officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/05/2020)
DoR
blacktops 77-kilometre road during lockdown: lockdown:
The department has also completed the construction work
of 21 bridges (ht 25/05/2020)
Traffic
fatality rate in Valley unchanged despite lockdown
restrictions: Overspeeding on empty roads has caused 10
deaths in the last 48 days, according to the traffic
division office, by Anup Ojha (kp 14/05/2020)
DoR
working on various projects despite lockdown (ht
22/04/2020)
Contractors,
industrialists face difficulty getting workers to return
to workplace: Workers’ unwillingness, lack of transport
and accomodation facilities hurt efforts to re-start
work, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/04/2020)
Gaushala-Chabahil
road maintenance to begin today (ht 19/04/2020), Construction
of Gaushala-Chabahil section halted: Truck ferrying
construction materials stopped by locals in Kavre
(ht 22/04/2020)
Road
office takes lockdown as opportunity to upgrade roads in
Kathmandu: After resurfacing nearly 12 km of the city's
roads, the road office is currently painting road
markings, officials say, by Anup Ojha (kp
16/04/2020)
Army
rushes to pick consultant for Expressway as nation
combats coronavirus: Law flouted while selectiung Korean
firm (rep 02/04/2020), Nepal
Army selects consultant for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway
by violating procurement guidelines: Complaint says army
officials completed contract negotiations, which would
normally take two weeks, within three hours, by Anil
Giri (kp 03/04/2020), Consultant
selection process in controversy (ht 05/04/2020)
Curfew
clamped in Panauti as protests erupt after truck kills
woman and her child: During Monday’s protests, police
used tear gas shells and opened fire in the air to
disperse the mob. Six police personnel and three locals
were injured in the clash, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
18/03/2020)
In
Nepal, road safety battle can be won: The investment in
road safety is not just a moral imperative, but a
development priority, by Hartwig Schafer (kp
17/03/2020)
National
pride project Kaligandaki Corridor’s construction grinds
to a halt: The 131km road project kicked off in January
2019, by Narayan Sharma (kp 15/03/2020)
New
lane rules along Koteshwor-Kalanki stretch (ht
15/03/2020)
Space
crunch hits KMC’s plan to construct parking lots (ht
15/03/2020)
Ride-sharing
services banned yet again (ht 12/03/2020)
Six-lane
road turns into a playground for children, by Rohit
Mahato (rep 12/03/2020)
Road
authorities to clear encroached land along Bhimdatta
Highway: Hundreds of houses and huts have been built
encroaching upon the area near highway that links the
hill districts of Sudurpaschim Province to Dadeldhura,
by D.R. Pant (kp 11/03/2020)
New
lane rules to be enforced along Koteshwor-Kalanki
stretch (kp 11/03/2020)
Installation
of traffic violation software in three more places comes
as relief to traffic police, service seekers: Officials
say the new system will help maintain an exact record of
traffic rule violators in Kathmandu Valley and assist in
planning, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/03/2020)
Six
killed, 34 injured in two road accidents (rep
05/03/2020)
Overloaded
trucks take toll on Ghorahi-Holeri Road, by Dinesh
Subedi (kp 05/03/2020)
Lalitpur
locals call officials out on dusty, pothole-riddled
road: After running out of options, they installed
‘protest boards’ by collecting up to Rs 200, by Anup
Ojha (kp 04/03/2020)
No
solution in sight for the deadlock surrounding Mid-hill
Highway’s construction in Lamjung section: A total of
813 houses would be brought down if the current policy
of the city development committee holds, by Aash
Gurung (kp 03/03/2020)
Traffic
cops start monitoring public vehicles (ht
02/03/2020)
Delay
in road blacktopping triggers protest, road block in
Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 01/03/2020)
New
lane rule on Suryabinayak road to minimise accidents,
punish rash driving: Traffic police say heavy vehicles,
including buses, need to stay on the left, private
vehicles on the right (kp 29/02/2020)
Construction
of Nagdhunga-Sisne Khola tunnel from Dhading side to
begin, by Rudra Khadka (rep 29/02/2020)
Night
bus service planned in Kathmandu from Nepali New Year:
Although city rules say buses should run till 10pm,
roads wear deserted look after 8, by Anup Ojha (kp
28/02/2020)
Traffic
congestion in Rajbiraj affects locals: In the absence of
bus parks, public vehicles stay put on the road to pick
up passengers, causing a long traffic snarl, by
Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 27/02/2020)
Construction
of Diktel-Khanidanda-Ahale road in limbo: The deadline
for the project, which began in September 2018, is March
20, by Dambar Singh Rai (kp 26/02/2020)
Build
bridges (rep 24/02/2020)
Road
expansion drive along Mahendra Highway halted as a
byproduct of coronavirus outbreak: Several officials
representing the contractor haven’t returned to Nepal
since they travelled to China to celebrate the Chinese
New Year last month, by Narayan Manandhar (kp
23/02/2020)
Nepal
needs additional $879m for safer roads: WB (ht
22/02/2020)
Gaur
Bazaar section of Malangawa road yet to be asphalted:
The locals in the area complain of poor health
conditions because of air pollution caused by the dusty
Malangawa-Nawalpur road, byOm Prakash Thakur (kp
20/02/2020)
Naagdhunga
road full of potholes again, by Sarita Shrestha (kp
20/02/2020)
Repair
work yet to begin on damaged Narayangadh-Muglin road:
Some sections of the road stretch started to sink while
the upgradation work of the Narayangadh-Muglin project
was underway two years ago, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 19/02/2020)
Dismal
progress in Saljhandi-Sandhikharka-Dhorpatan road
project: Only a 10-kilometer stretch of the road has
been blacktopped so far, by Laxman Ghimire (rep
19/02/2020)
NCP,
NC roads in Bajura! (ht 19/02/2020) [Party
political insanity!]
Nepal
Army fails to spend budget for the expressway again:
Calling bids for complex bridges and tunnels before the
new fiscal year was not possible, Brig-Gen Pandey says,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/02/2020), Efficiency
eludes the army: Delays to the Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway will further put forth compounded challenges
(kp 19/02/2020)
Infrastructure
development discourages agriculture production in Doti:
Those families who were self-reliant are now completely
dependent on the market for their daily supplies, by
Mohan Shahi (kp 18/02/2020)
Four
killed in road accidents in Morang (ht 16/02/2020)
Haphazard
construction of rural roads increases the risk of
accidents along the Mahakali Highway section that passes
through Darchula: According to transportation
entrepreneurs and workers, instead of easing
connectivity, the rural roads have been causing
landslides and transport disruption, by Manoj Badu
(kp 15/02/2020)
CCTV
cameras a boon for tackling hit-and-runs, by Ashim
Neupane (rep 15/02/2020)
Department
of Roads wants to use airport land to ease traffic
congestion at Koteshwor: The civil aviation ministry has
agreed to provide land for a two-lane road on the
Koteshwor-Jadibuti section and a one-lane road near
Jadibuti, officials say, by Anup Ojha (kp
14/02/2020)
Regulate
ride-sharing services: Patan High Court (ht
14/02/2020)
KMC
plans to operate night bus service within the city
(ht 14/02/2020)
Over
600,000 waiting for driving licenses for months: Mass
printer fails to clear license backlog as hoped (rep
12/02/2020)
Humla
folks still dependent on tuins to cross Karnali river:
There are six tuins still in operation across the
Karnali river in the district, say locals, by
Chhapal Lama (kp 11/02/2020), A
bridge to fear: Rural Nepalis continue to rely on risky
tuins to cross rivers; the government must speed up
efforts to replace them (kp 12/02/2020)
DoTM
to increase age limit for obtaining driving licence
(ht 11/02/2020), DoTM
set to increase age limit to 18 years to get driving
license (rep 11/02/2020)
Budget
crunch leaves fate of Jumla-Jajarkot roads in limbo
(ht 11/02/2020)
Vehicular
collisions need more attention: Research needs to be
conducted to create driver-centred interventions to
prevent road traffic crashes, by Mukesh Adhikari (kp
10/02/2020)
Under-construction
bridge at Tikuliyaghat develops cracks: The
under-construction bridge in Tikuliyaghat deadline has
not been extended but the construction work is still
incomplete, by Shiva Puri (kp 09/02/2020)
Recently
asphalted Charpane-Narayanchok-Jayapur road develop
cracks: Some sections of the six-kilometre road are
riddled with potholes, say locals, by Arjun
Rajbanshi (kp 08/07/2020)
A
two-way street: Maintaining road discipline and ensuring
road safety will bear less fruit if the government or
motorists fail to do their part (kp 06/02/2020)
Sajha
explores legal options as government demands Rs 3
billion back along with interest: Company’s chief
executive says authorities must back the decision with a
‘solid reason’, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
04/02/2020)
Bijuli
Bazaar arch bridge is set to open in a month, but there
are concerns it will ease traffic: There’s uncertainty
over completion of a similar bridge in Tinkune after
Pappu Construction, the contractor, was blacklisted for
using substandard material, by Anup Ojha (kp
04/02/2020)
Electric
vehicles proposed for top-level government officials: A
committee under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
and Transport comes up with the plan in a bid to reduce
expenses over fossil fuel-run vehicles and promote EVs
in the country, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
02/02/2020)
Most
roads in Ramechhap are unmotorable: Keeping in view the
poor condition of rural roads, all three
governments—federal, provincial and local—have
prioritised road upgradation work in the current fiscal
year, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 02/02/2020)
Chhepetar
in Gorkha Municipality tense after tipper-hit kills
woman (ht 01/02/2020)
Open
manholes have now been covered but their elevation poses
another problem: Raised manholes, which act as an
unexpected speed bump on the roads and cause accidents,
are a death trap, said numerous drivers, by Anup
Ojha (kp 31/01/2020)
Traffic
Police have made lane discipline more stringent, but
only 33 percent of roads in Kathmandu have road
markings: On average, the traffic police books 200 lane
violators every day in the capital, by Anup Ojha (kp
30/01/2020)
Shailung
Construction was fined for project delay, but government
body is unsure whether it should recover the fine
amount: Shailung is being fined Rs150,000 per day since
October for the delay of upgrade and expansion of
Kamalbinayak-Nagarkot road, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 29/01/2020)
Tension
flares after tipper kills youth: Curfew imposed to
restore normalcy (ht 29/01/2020)
Road
division offices are not getting issue-specific
suggestions from procurement monitoring office:
Procurement monitoring office says it lacks officials
with technical background to address the concerns of
road division offices, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/01/2020)
Criticism
leads Department of Roads to restore 12 dysfunctional
traffic lights, but no one is sure about their
longevity: Traffic lights on the Capital's roads were
dysfunctional almost throughout the past year, by
Anup Ojha (kp 27/01/2020)
Speeding
drivers causing road accidents in Mahendranagar:
Thirteen people have died in 31 road accidents in the
first six months of the current fiscal year, according
to the data of the District Traffic Police Office in
Kanchanpur, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 26/01/2020)
Gorkha-Barpak
road awaits blacktopping (rep 26/01/2020)
Locals
face hardship as road project in Janakpur keeps missing
deadline: The Postal Highway Directorate is once again
set to extend the project deadline by a year, by
Santosh Singh (kp 26/01/2020)
Govt
decides to retract Rs 3bn from Sajha Yatayat (ht
24/01/2020)
Lalitpur
needs to live up to its promises on promoting cycling:
The city has promised to change urban mobility for the
better, but implementation has been lacking still
(kp 24/01/2020)
Nepal
Cycle Society awaits approval and implementation of new
cycle law in Lalitpur: City mayor assures that the law
will be passed at any cost, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/01/2020)
Bagmati
Province to operate electric buses by mid-May: Province
to procure vehicles itself, after an agreement between
the government and Sajha Yatayat Co-operative fell apart
over share issues, by Subash Bidari (kp 23/01/2020)
New
fast track in Eastern Nepal cuts short distance by
almost half, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 23/01/2020)
7
killed, 35 injured in truck accident (ht 22/01/2020)
Province
1 government opposes Centre’s move to build roads in
state: Provincial, local governments say the federal
government’s guideline regarding the construction of
connecting road infrastructure infringes upon their
rights, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2020)
Opening
of track linking Taplejung headquarters to China border
point elates locals: For the track to reach the
Nepal-China border point, the construction company still
needs to cut a passage through a nearly one-kilometre
rocky cliff face, by Anand Gautam (kp 20/01/2020)
Time-card
system introduced in Jhapa to control road accidents:
The traffic office has set up its desks in Kakadbhitta,
Birtamod and Damak to issue and check time-cards, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 20/01/2020)
Urban
Road Standard gathers dust at Cabinet for five months,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 20/01/2020)
Humla
connected by road network (rep 20/01/2020)
Too
many vehicles, too short road: Until the dichotomy
between the number of vehicles and the size of road is
bridged, traffic congestion will haunt us as a nightmare,
by Thaneshwor Chalise (rep 19/01/2020)
A
municipality in Khotang has two bus parks but they are
never occupied: Haphazard parking in the market area has
increased the risk of accidents because of congestion,
locals say, by Dambar Singh Rai (kp 18/01/2020)
Road
safety awareness drive launched for jaywalkers, but
people complain of faded zebra crossings: Traffic police
have given awareness classes to more than 1,900
jaywalkers over three days, by Anup Ojha (kp
17/01/2020)
Poor
roads the main reason for road accidents in Salyan,
police say: According to police data, road accidents in
the district have risen by three-fold in three years,
by Biplav Maharjan (kp 17/01/2020)
Road
linking bridge over Mechi River yet to be built (ht
16/01/2020)
A
remote village in Musikot connected to road network 17
years since construction started: With direct motorable
access to nearby markets, villagers hope for development
to take off, by Hari Gautam (kp 14/01/2020)
KMC
divided over removing parking lot from Khula Manch
(ht 14/01/2020)
Govt
tells 18 fuel stations to relocate to safer spots
(rep 14/01/2020)
Pedestrians
have no space on narrow, overcrowded Okhaldhunga roads,
by Sher Bahadur Jero (rep 14/01/2020)
Six-lane
Birgunj-Pathlaiya road to be ready by mid-July (rep
14/01/2020)
Over
four years since government decision to replace tuins,
they are still in use over Mahakali River: Tuins are
still in operation at seven places in Byas Rural
Municipality, by Manoj Badu (kp 13/01/2020)
A
year after handover of Kalanki-Koteshwor road, the
eight-lane expressway still lacks safety infrastructure:
Forty-five people have died and 769 others have been
injured on the road in the past 19 months, by Anup
Ojha (kp 10/01/2020)
Construction
of Madan Bhandari Highway via Chure worsens the fragile
zone, a report says: The 1200-km under construction
highway, which will traverse the Chure range, fails to
consider the region’s geology and possible environmental
damage, including serious impacts on the ecology and
people of Tarai, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
10/01/2020)
One
more thing the state has a problem with: truck poetry:
The Department of Transport Management has outlawed the
quirky verses on the backs of public vehicles, saying
they cause distractions and road accidents, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 06/01/2020), Truck
literature must survive—and thrive: The government wants
to scuttle voices that puncture its narrative of
'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis', by Dinesh Kafle
(kp 06/01/2020)
Safety
barriers helped reduce number of accidents on Karnali
Highway: Police data: The Road Sector Development
Project of the World Bank had helped the department to
construct road safety barriers as a pilot project,
by Tularam Pandey (kp 06/01/2020)
Traffic
police to constitute task force to monitor public
transport anomalies: Every day, personnel will be
deployed in plain clothes to monitor wrongdoings by
public vehicle operators, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/01/2020)
Heavy
snowfall disrupts road transportation (ht
05/01/2020), Snowfall
obstructs highway, scores of passengers stranded
(rep 05/01/2020)
A
village in Rukum (West) are bringing road connectivity
to their homes: The locals of Umakhola village are
opening a road track using traditional tools and
equipment, by Hari Gautam (03/01/2020)
Govt
decides to initiate second phase of Ring Road expansion
drive (ht 03/01/2020)
Four
persons die, four injured, one missing in Bajura jeep
plunge (ht 03/01/2020)
Department
of Roads gears up to initiate Butwal-Palpa tunnel
project: The planned 1.3-kilometre tunnel will have
double lanes with a width of 8.5 metres and a sidewalk,
by Prahlad Rijal (kp 02/01/2020)
Tokha-Rasuwagadi
road: Chinese technical team starts preliminary study
(hr 92/01/2020)
Locals
worry homes will be inundated due to expansion of
Ghinaghat-Biratchok road: The Province 1 government has
been expanding 22.7 km of the road into four lanes with
a design that doesn’t take into account the locals
living along the road, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
01/01/2020)
Under-construction
Madan Bhandari Highway draws flak, by Ujjwal Satyal
(ht 31/12/2019)
Four-lane
road in Gaighat near completion, by Maheshwar
Chamling Rai (rep 31/12/2019)
No
mercy to the roads: So let’s define carrying capacity,
by Shyam Sunder Kawan (ht 30/12/2019)
Shoddy
repair work causes potholes to reappear along
Nayabazar-Balaju road: Department of Roads claims more
than 60 percent of potholes in Kathmandu Valley have
been set right, by Anup Ojha (kp 27/12/2019)
Transport
department plans tougher driving licence tests: The
department is working with the traffic police division
to amend the existing law, by Anup Ojha (kp
26/12/2019), Procuring
driving licence could get tougher (ht 27/12/2019)
15,444
drivers, riders booked (ht 26/12/2019)
Construction
of Madan Bhandari Highway delayed due to dispute:
Residents of Salkot and Babiyachaur want the highway to
be constructed near their settlements, by Jyoti
Katuwal (kp 26/12/2019)
Over
70% drivers, conductors have high blood pressure: Bajura
police (rep 26/12/2019)
Uncertainty
in the construction of a bridge in Darchula: The bridge,
upon completion, would have connected Mahakali
Municipality to Dharchula in Pithoragarh, India, by
Manoj Badu (kp 24/12/2019)
Two
drivers arrested for unhealthy competition on road,
by Dhruba Dangal (rep 24/12/2019)
Pappu
gets permission to repair damaged Jabdighat bridge: The
435-metre long bridge over the Babai river had caved in
even before it was handed over to the government
authorities., by Kamal Pnthi (kp 23/12/2019)
Construction
of strategic roads in Jajarkot going at a snail’s pace:
Despite the roads being only partially built, the
federal government had not allocated any budget to the
road projects in the current fiscal year, by Bhim
Bahadur Singh (kp 22/12/2019)
Private
cars drive taxis away from Bhaktapur: An estimated 400
private second-hand cars and vans are being operated in
Dudhpati, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kamalbinayak, Thimi
and Sallaghari, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/12/2019)
Mapping
of road accident black spots ordered (ht 21/12/2019)
Will
imposing odd-even vehicle rule reduce pollution? Two
lawyers think so.: Urban engineers say the formula may
not make a lot of difference and the state needs to
think of long-term solutions to air pollution, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 20/12/2019)
Syaubari-Dhunche-Syaphru
section of Pasang Lhamu Highway in dilapidated
condition: The road section, which was severely damaged
in the 2015 earthquakes, is riddled with potholes every
few metres, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 18/12/2019)
Army
hands over 30 km stretch of Kali Gandaki Corridor road
to govt (rep 18/12/2019)
Woman
dies after being hit by a car in the Capital: Police
arrest the driver and a second man, both of whom were
under the influence of alcohol, by Shuvam Dhungana
(kp 17/12/2019)
27,000
trees cut during fast track construction (ht
17/12/2019)
Dharan-Sindhuli-Hetauda
road project slows down: According to project officials,
around 75 percent of work along the
Dharan-Sindhuli-Hetauda road has been completed so far,
by Subash Bidari (kp 17/12/2019)
Continuous
snowfall disrupts Martadi-Kolti road stretch in Bajura
(ht 16/12/2019)
15
killed and 17 injured as passenger bus veers off a road
in Sindhupalchok: Overspeeding and rash driving led to
the accident, suspect police, by Anish Tiwari (kp
16/12/2019), Tough
law needed: Road accidents can be minimised to some
extent provided the bus owners and drivers are held
accountable for the passengers’ safety (ht
17/12/2019)
Traffic
Division to train over 100,000 school students and
drivers on traffic rules: The division will launch a new
drive from December 17, mobilising 133 traffic police
personnel in all 44 units within Kathmandu Valley,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/12/2019)
There
are roads in remote Dadeldhura, but none good enough for
operation: Almost all local units have been building
roads in the name of development, but vehicles cannot
operate in most because they are often built without
proper homework, by D.R. Pant (kp 15/12/2019)
Discipline
the drivers (rep 15/12/2019)
Bailey
bridge connects Khotang to eastern tarai (rep
15/12/2019)
Nepali
and Chinese officials stress road connectivity to boost
tourist arrivals from China: Nepal was able to attract a
meagre 0.1 percent out of the total Chinese visiting
abroad, by Prahlad Rijal ()kp 14/12/2019)
Govt
to resume installing embossed number plates (ht
14/12/2019)
'Pokhara
to get its first sky bridge by upcoming April', bny
Sandesh Shrestha (rep 14/12/2019)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road section to remain closed during noon (ht
12/12/2019)
DoTM
starts printing smart driving permit through ‘mass
printer’ (ht 12/12/2019), ‘Mass
printer’ dysfunctional in less than a week after its
launch (ht 14/12/2019), Transport
department starts printing of driving licenses, by
Sujita Pradhan (rep 16/12/2019)
Kathmandu
proposes its own 3.1 km cycle lane after Lalitpur:
Cyclists welcome City’s move, but say it’s waking up a
bit too late in the day, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/12/2019)
Chapter
of accidents: Heavy penalties are a must to strictly
enforce the traffic rules for the safety of both
passengers and pedestrians (ht 10/12/2019)
Dandapari,
a remote part of Kavre, connected with road network:
Road connectivity has brought comfort to the locals who
once had to walk for days to reach the nearest market,
by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 10/12/2019)
Nepal
Army scraps decision to select international consulting
firms for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway: An internal probe
finds evaluation criteria were leaked; with new bidding,
the completion deadline has been pushed to May 2024,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/12/2019)
Construction
of Narayangarh-Butwal road stalled (ht 10/12/2019)
Banke’s
Kohalpur tense after a truck hits a studentProtesters
set the vehicle on fire; police fire warning shots and
lob tear gas shells, by Madhu Shahi (kp 09/12/2019),
Kohalpur
erupts for the second day after truck runs over girl:
Protesters defied prohibitory orders to stand up against
police brutality; authorities agree to a six-point
agreement, pledging compensation and investigation,
among others, by Madhu Shahi (kp 10/12/2019), Normalcy
restored, prohibitory order still stands (ht
10/12/2019), Local
admin to request govt for fair probe into Kohalpur
incident, by Arjun Oli (rep 10/12/2019), Prohibitory
order lifted in Kohalpur (ht 11/12/2019)
Battered
roads and chaotic traffic: Pedestrians, public
transportation, government vehicles, goods carriers and
private vehicles, in that order, should get priority,
by Shyam Sundar Kawan (kp 09/12/2019)
Design
for expansion of Muglin-Sisne Khola road nearing
completion: The 96-kilometre stretch will have crawler
lanes and fast lanes for slow and high-speed vehicles,
by Prahlad Rijal (kp 08/12/2019)
909
cabbies booked in a month for violating rules (ht
08/12/2019)
Residents
of Nuwakot elated with the construction of
Chhahare-Tokha tunnel: Nepal and China on October 13 had
signed a memorandum of understanding under which China
will help build two stretches of the road linking
Kathmandu and Rasuwagadhi, by Krishna Thapa (kp
6/12/2019)
PMO
forms rapid taskforce to address road problems (ht
06/2/2019)
Directive
to cover potholes: Yet another deja vu, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (ht 05/12/2019)
Road
safety must be a priority to end needless deaths: Making
the streets safer for pedestrians and drivers should be
a major policy priority (kp 04/12/2019)
14
killed in Baglung jeep accident; 3 injured airlifted to
Kathmandu (ht 04/12/2019)
Ridesharing
apps solved out travel woes. But the government is not
convinced: The government should adapt to changing times
and accept app-based ridesharing services, by Manish
Raj Kharel (kp 01/12/2019)
Lalitpur
Metropolitan City inaugurates first bike lane in the
Valley: The city is working to promulgate New Cycle Law
2020 to guarantee cycling is the safest mode of
transport in the metropolis, by Anup Ojha (kp
01/12/2019)
Gridlock
fears grip Valley residents as Kathmandu gears up for
South Asian Games: The organisers of the Games have
promised a mega show, but for many on the streets, the
event could end up being more of a hassle, by Suman
Malla (kp 01/12/2019)
Encroachment
along Chandranigahpur road section continues unabated:
The highway and sidewalks are still peppered with food
and vegetable stalls, by Shiva Puri (kp 01/12/2019)
After
public shaming, road authority warns contractors to rush
remaining work: Of the 17 road contracts awarded under
the second phase of line of credit, work has only been
completed on five projects, according to officials,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/11/2019)
Construction
of 'Asia's longest suspension bridge' in final stage,
by Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 30/11/2019)
For
long-haul drivers, long hours on the road and no help in
case of accidents: Though stipulated by law, injured
drivers and the kin of the deceased rarely receive any
financial assistance from their employers or the
government, by Parbat Portel and Samuel Chhetri (kp
29/11/2019)
19
dead after bus falls off a cliff in Arghakhanchi: A
dozen more were injured after the bus plunged 500 meters
down the road, by Birendra KC (kp 28/11/2019)
Construction
of the Tinau corridor starts, but conservationists decry
the move: A total of Rs450 million has been allocated
for the corridor in the current fiscal year, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 26/11/2019)
Construction
of Postal Highway's Birgunj-Kalaiya-Bariyarpur stretch
picks up pace, by Upendra Yadav (rep 26/11/2019)
Legal
side of infrastructure: Is Nepal ready to tackle the
legal issues related to tunnels and underground
infrastructures?, by Bipin Adhikari and Bidushi
Adhikari (rep 26/11/2019)
Gokuleshwor-Khalanga
road still remains neglected: The construction of the
road stretch started under the Panchayat government.
However, the track is yet to be completed, by Manoj
Badu (kp 25/11/2019)
Police
yet to identify culprit in hit-and-run that claimed
doctor’s life (ht 25/11/2019), Baneshwor
hit-and-run suspect arrested (ht 27/11/2019)
Department
of Transport opens up avenue for e-taxis: New guidelines
will facilitate the operation of e-taxis, which should
be sedans with a 40-kilowatt motor and a lithium-ion
battery, by Anup Ojha (kp 24/11/2019)
Locals
of Susta using boats to cross Narayani River since ages
due to lack of bridge, by Rekha Bhusal (kp
24/11/2019)
All
roads in Birendranagar, the capital of Karnali province,
in poor condition: Most of the roads in the city are
unmotorable—causing inconvenience for vehicles and
pedestrians alike, by Chandani Khatayat (kp
23/11/2019)
Triyuga-Gaighat
road to be upgraded within three months, by
Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 23/11/2019)
Locals
enraged over snail-paced road construction, by Binod
Subedi (rep 23/11/2019)
Government
issues a second notice asking to stop ride-sharing
services: Operators call it a ridiculous move, saying
the government is fearful of technology, by Anup
Ojha (kp 21/11/2019), The
government should encourage entrepreneurship and
innovation, not stifle it: Ride-sharing is here to stay,
and laws will make the operators more responsible
(kp 22/11/2019), Govt
steps up crackdown on Tootle, Pathao, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 25/11/2019), Govt
backs down over ride-sharing ban after public backlash,
by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 27/11/2019)
Shopkeepers
of Chabahil halt vehicular movement (ht 21/11/2019)
[Criminal neglect by an
incompetent government!]
Surkhet-Jumla
road section of Karnali Highway in dilapidated
condition: The road section was last paved in May 2012,
and in just seven years, it is riddled with potholes and
cracks, by LP Devkota (kp 21/11/2019)
Biratnagar
locals protest delay in road construction (ht
20/11/2019)
Electric
vehicles likely to replace tempos, micro-buses (ht
19/11/2019)
Road
department bars subordinate bodies from preparing bid
package over Rs500 million: The move is aimed at
stopping collusion among builders and checking the
mobilisation cost, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
18/11/2019)
345
bikers detained in a single day (ht 18/11/2019)
Nepal’s
first, and forgotten, tunnel: 102 years later, the
country has finally understood the advantage of highway
tunnels to cut travel time, by Gopal Gartaula (nt
15/11/2019)
For
elderly visitors to Swayambhunath, even crossing the
road is a hazard: Elderly worshippers, who visit
Swayambhu every day for the kora, fear that expansion
will only make the Ring Road section more dangerous,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/11/2019)
Electricity
poles stand in the middle of the road in Sarlahi: The
notorious Pappu Construction is the contractor for the
project, and has used substandard materials for the
construction as well, say locals, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 15/11/2019)
Forest
ministry allows cutting 46,294 trees to expand
Butwal-Narayangadh section: The expansion work was on
hold over the issue of cutting trees, by Narayan
Sharma (kp 14/11/2019)
Birtamod–Bhadrapur
road project : 25 percent work finished, deadline two
months away, by Yubaraj Bibash (rep 14/11/2019)
Enraged
locals slam contractor for dilly-dallying in expanding
Bhaktapur-Nagarkot road, by Krishana KC (rep
14/11/2019)
Local
units in Jajarkot prioritise road construction over
other sectors: Genuine and sensitive issues are being
ignored because most local units equate development with
roads, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 13/11/2019)
Babai
bridge damaged due to careless construction nearby: The
Bridge Division has been constructing a new two-lane
bridge alongside an old one to connect Gulariya with the
rest of the district, by Kamal Panthi (kp
13/11/2019)
Lalitpur
Metropolitan City to start construction of 4.7 km cycle
lane from next week: Nepal Cycle Society estimates there
are over 150,000 cyclists in the Valley, and it expects
the numbers to go significantly higher if more
infrastructure are added, by Anup Ojha (kp
12/11/2019), Lalitpur’s
plan to make the city cycle-friendly should be lauded:
But, as always, how the project is implemented is
important (kp 12/11/2019)
Dusty
roads make life difficult for the residents of Salyan:
Though the Division Road Office allocates millions of
rupees for road repair work every year, the roads in the
district are in dire conditions, by Biplab Maharjan
(kp 12/11/2019)
Madan
Bhandari Highway: Gaighat Bazaar section to be 25-meter
wide (rep 12/11/2019)
538
people died in 4,657 road accidents in the last three
and a half months (rep 10/11/2019)
Traffic
division gives 15-day ultimatum to truck drivers to
implement new rules: With seven killed and 146 injured
in the past three months, traffic police ask drivers and
owners to make necessary changes to the trucks’ bodies,
by Anup Ojha (kp 10/11/2019)
Construction
of bridges bring respite to the locals in Province 5,
by Binod Ghimire (rep 10/11/2019)
Bridge
over Trishuli River in limbo (ht 10/11/2019)
Construction
of Pushpalal Mid-hill Highway hit (ht 10/11/2019), Put
highway on track: Since the highway is to be the
lifeline of the mid-hills, the government must pay due
attention to its early completion (ht 11/11/2019)
Just
four months into repair, the Sindhuli section of the BP
Highway is already riddled with potholes: Immense
traffic, especially of heavy goods carriers, has taken a
toll on the recently repaired road, road authorities say,
by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 09/11/2019)
Locals
living around Urlabari-Rabi road section suffer from
health complications caused by dust pollution: The road
has been under construction for the last seven years
with no sign of completion, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
09/11/2019)
Traffic
police warn against reckless driving (ht 09/11/2019)
Road
expansion work along Butwal-Narayangadh begins:
Upgradation work has been delayed over the issue of
felling trees along the roadsides, by Narayan Sharma
(kp 07/11/2019)
Second
phase of Ring Road expansion from January (ht
06/11/2019)
Main
contractor out of contact, construction in limbo, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 06/11/2019)
Blacktopping
of Diktel-Halesi road completed (rep 06/11/2019)
In
Myagdi, rural roads turn into “death zones” for locals:
A total of 100 people have been killed in dozens of
accidents in the district since 2008, according to data
provided by District Police Office, by Ghanashyam
Khadka (kp 05/11/2019)
Road
fatalities in Nepal: When will it end? (rep
05/11/2018)
At
least 17 people killed as bus falls into Sunkoshi River
in Sindhupalchok: Search and rescue operation will be
carried out throughout the night, say police, by
Anish Tiwari )kp 04/11/2019), Entire
Shailung rural municipality in mourning, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep 05/11/2019), Sonam
Tamang: The man who saved dozens of lives, by Dhurba
Dangal (rep 06/11/2019)
Construction
of Dharan-Chatara-Sindhuli-Hetauda road in final stage,
by Anil Bhandari (rep 05/11/2019)
Four
major motorable bridges in Dang completed before set
deadline: The bridges are between 200 metres and 860
metres long and the construction works have been
completed seven months to one year ahead of the deadline,
by Durgalal KC (kp 04/11/2019)
Upgradation
work along Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar finally gathers
momentum: Authorities say they will fine contractors Rs
90,000 per day if they don't deliver on time, by
Kumbharaj Rai (kp 03/11/2019)
60pc
Midhill Highway in west sector completed, kp
03/11/2019)
Construction
of the Bahane-Syaulibang road started 21 years ago but
it’s still incomplete: Lack of enough budget,
misappropriation of funds, ineffective use of allocated
budget, disputes regarding road alignment are the main
causes behind the delay of the road project, by Giru
Prasad Bhandari (kp 02/11/2019)
Festive
season road accidents in Valley rising, traffic data
show: Traffic police says drink-driving and speeding are
main causes of road accidents, by Anup Ojha (kp
01/11/2019)
Pokhara-Muglin
highway to be widened to four lanes: The $254 million
project is expected to be completed in 2025, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 01/11/2019)
Electric
lights to be installed along Belahiya-Butwal road,
by Mohammad Habib (rep 01/11/2019)
Local
units in Baglung prioritise constructing foot trails to
promote tourism: The local government aims to promote
the already-existing foot trails and explore new ones
keeping tourism in mind, by Prakash Baral (kp
01/11/2019)
Nepal's
second longest bridge construction completes (ht
31/10/2019)
Traffic
division starts training programme for drivers from
Singha Durbar to cut down on traffic rule violations:
Traffic Police gives training to 35 drivers of Home
Ministry and would train other officers after Tihar,
by Anup Ojha (kp 28/10/2019)
Pantapara
villagers suffer for lack of bridge over the Biring
river: Villagers blame the construction company for the
delay in the bridge’s completion, by Arjun Rajbanshi
(kp 27/10/2019)
Department
of Transport Management: New mechanism to determine
public transport fare in offing (ht 26/10/2019)
Access
to road brings prosperity to a village in Surkhet,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 26/10/2019)
Construction
of bridge over Bhotikhola River starts (rep
26/10/2019)
Electric
vehicles are the future of mobility, but is Nepal ready?
Electric vehicles could combat air pollution and reduce
the country’s dependence on imported oil, but there’s
still room for more effective policies and support
infrastructure, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp
26/10/2019)
China
to upgrade dirt track that connects Tiptala Bhanjyang
and Olangchungola: The Chinese government has allocated
Rs 960 million for the upgradation of the road in
Taplejung, by Ananda Gautam (kp 23/10/2019)
Oli
inaugurates construction work of Nagdhunga tunnel: The
proposed tunnel will be 2.45 km long and have two
3.5-metre lanes, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 22/10/2019), Construction
of Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel road project commences
(ht 22/10/2019), Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel road to be completed in 42 months, by Muna
Sunuwar (rep 22/10/2019)
Smart
driving license backlog piles up as mass printer remains
unutilized, by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 22/10/2019)
Sajha
e-bus procurement process put on hold over slow
progress: The cooperative transport company, however,
says it took time to set up a multi-stakeholder
committee and prepare bidding documents, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 21/10/2019), Purchase
of 300 electric buses halted (ht 21/10/2019), What's
holding up the buses? The procurement process should be
sped up, not stopped (22/10/2019), Govt
blocks purchase of 300 electric buses by Sajha over
specifications row, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
22/10/2019)
Mid-Hill
Highway section gets bogged down in confusing rule:
Since the criterion hasn't been published in the
gazette, old rule determining the margins is in effect,
officials say, by Prakash Baral (kp 21/10/2019)
Upgradation
of Naubise-Nagdhunga road completed, by Sarita
Shrestha (kp 19/10/2019), Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel: Construction to begin tomorrow (ht
20/10/2019)
Police
blame mushrooming party palaces with insufficient
parking for traffic woes: Division office writes to city
office and the district administration to set criteria
and monitor mushrooming banquet halls, by Anup Ojha
(kp 19/10/2019)
Second
phase of ring road expansion from Kalanki to Maharajgung
likely to start in the new year: Department of Roads
expects to clear road section of trees and electric
poles within the next two months, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/10/2019)
Govt
to expand Thankot-Mugling road (ht 18/10/2019)
Tree
issue puts Butwal-Narayangadh road expansion on hold: A
fresh assessment before project’s launch showed the
number of trees to be cut at 50,352, up from 9,027,
by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp 17/10/2019)
Koshi
Corridor: New hopes for north-south highway, by
Rohit Rai (rep 17/10/2019)
Kandra
Bridge not built even in eight years, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal and Puspalal Joshi (rep 17/10/2019)
Road
department rejects the recommendation for load test on
Rs200 million bridge built by Pappu Construction in
Teku: The dispute between the department and the
contractor erupted after the department refused to
accept the bridge, terming the structure as substandard,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/10/2019)
Passengers
rarely report taxi drivers for overcharging, traffic
police say: Most cabbies in Kathmandu refuse to go by
taximeters and set their own fares, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 16/10/2019)
Postal
highway upgradation drive creates more problems than
solutions: The Bariyar-Paterwa stretch in Bara, which is
currently under construction, has developed cracks and
fissures only days after the road was blacktopped,
by Laxmi Sah (kp 15/10/2019)
Nepal,
China sign MoU to develop 50-km road linking Kathmandu
and Rasuwagadi: The road, including two tunnels, will
reduce the distance to the town bordering China, but
with feasibility study yet to be done, construction is
at least three years away, by Prithivi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/10/2019)
Road
condition the major stumbling block for Lumbini’s
tourism year goal: The Buddha’s birthplace hasn’t seen
as many tourists as expected for the Lumbini Travel Year
2076, owing to the sorry state of its roads, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 14/10/2019), The
government must undertake development activities for its
citizens: The problems road conditions are creating for
Lumbini’s tourism year goals cannot be ignored (kp
15/10/2019)
Suspension
bridges help link Tehrathum villages with headquarters:
Every year, the District Coordination Committee receives
around 10 to 12 demands for suspension bridges, by
Chandra Karki (kp 14/10/2019)
Canopy
bridges installed to prevent deaths of Banke wildlife on
highways: Speeding and reckless driving through
sanctuaries continue to kill protected animals, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/10/2019)
Offices
under road department ignored instructions to invite
bids by mid-September: The instruction was issued to
drive road offices to hasten the tender process, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/10/2019)
Much
hype, little work to show: Rasuwagadhi border point lies
in a state of disrepair: While the Chinese side of the
border has received a major facelift, that of Nepal
remains in a sorry state, by Balaram Ghimire (kp
12/10/2019)
Delay
in upgradation affects vehicular movement on
Nagma-Gamgadhi road, by Dhan Bahadur Budha (rep
12/10/2019)
Transmission
line affects work of 6-lane road, by Yogesh Rawal
(rep 12/10/2019)
11
killed and dozens injured in Sindhupalchok bus accident:
Five persons died on the spot, one on the way to the
hospital and five others at Dhulikhel hospital,
according to police, by Anish Tiwari (kp
11/10/2019), Bus
carrying over 100 falls killing 11, injuring 99 (rep
12/011/2019)
38
injured as passenger bus crashes into tree in Chitwan
(rep 09/10/2019)
Consumer
rights group supports traffic police’s action to book
drunk drivers: In the past one week, 1,305 drunk drivers
have been booked in Kathmandu Valley, by Anup Ojha
(kp 06/10/2019)
Road
upgradation work along Lamosanghu-Jiri left incomplete
for four years: Thousands of passengers travelling home
for Dashain celebrations are hit hardest by the
dilapidated road, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp
06/10/2019)
Birendranagar
aims to be the country’s first ‘cycle city’: A Detailed
Project Report (DPR) to construct bicycle- and
pedestrian-friendly roads in the city is already
underway, by Jyoti Katuwal (kp 05/10/2019), Pedalling
good health: Birendranagar is all geared up to turn into
a cycling city by 2025—and that's good news (kp
11/10/2019)
Traffic
police issue tickets to 1,121 drunk drivers over the
past five days: Police have stepped up crackdown on
drink driving in view of the festival, by Anup Ojha
(kp 04/10/2019)
Local
units taking initiatives to repair damaged roads:
Landslides have damaged around 3,000 km dirt road this
monsoon, authorities say, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp
04/10/2019)
Euro
VI standard fuel in local market from April (ht
04/10/2019)
Slushy
roads hassling travellers (ht 02/10/2019)
Blocked
Diktel-Hilesi road reopened after 14 hrs (rep
02/10/2019)
Bus
plunges into river, two killed, by Dinesh Subedi
(rep 01/10/2019)
Traffic
snarls choke Nagdhunga-Naubise road, but alternative
routes are not ready: There is an immediate need to find
a solution to congestion along the main gateway to
Kathmandu, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 30/09/2019), Police:
Traffic congestion along Naubise-Nagdhunga road eases,
by Aditi Baral (rep 30/09/2019), Vehicular
movement along Naubise-Nagdhunga road eases: The Dhading
District Police Office has imposed a ban on the movement
of heavy vehicles on the road during Dashain festival,
by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 01/10/2019), Dysfunctional
system of governance: The long snake-like traffic jam in
Naubise-Nagdhunga aptly depicts the incompetence of the
state authorities, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/10/2019)
Birgunj-Thori
stretch of the postal road project sees little progress:
The Birgunj-Thori stretch is being handled by AMR Pappu
ConTech Joint Venture at a total cost of Rs 2.12 billion,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp 30/09/2019)
Molung
Khola bridge construction delayed by over four years:
The Infrastructure Development Office has asked the
contractor company to present a written work procedure
within a week, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 30/09/2019)
Manthali
municipality penalises street vendors and shop owners:
On Friday, the municipal office confiscated goods that
were displayed in public space for sale, by Tika
Prasad Bhatta (kp 30/09/2019)
Traffic
police have a difficult job, but many drivers say they
could be a bit friendlier: The traffic police are
woefully under-equipped to deal with the city’s chaotic
traffic and this can lead to accidents, injuries and
even deaths of personnel, by Sneha Dahal (kp
29/09/2019)
Disputes
in construction of Mid Hill Highway in Lamjung: Over 800
households will be affected if the Mid Hill Highway
project comes through in Sundarbazaar, by Aash
Gurung (kp 29/09/2019)
Upgradation
of Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road section starts: Around
16km road will be upgraded to a two-lane, all-weather
highway, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 29/09/2019)
DoTM
bans heavy-duty vehicles from entering or leaving valley
(ht 28/09/2019)
Technical
difficulties in mass printer delay smart licence
printing: There are around 7,000 new applicants every
day but only 1,500 cards are being printed currently,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp28/09/2019)
Traffic
police book 600 people for traffic rule violation and
ticket scalping: The Metropolitan Traffic Division has
adopted special surveillance measures to discourage
frauds who have longe been fleecing the festival
passengers, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/09/2019)
Team
sent to inspect delay in upgradation work of the
Beni-Jomsom-Korala road: The project’s careless
implementation has put settlements along the Kaligandaki
river at landslide risks, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp
27/09/2019)
Why
are there so many road accidents during Dashain? Speed,
overload, fatigued drivers and poorly maintained
vehicles lead to crashes in the festival travel rush,
authorities say, by Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 26/09/2019)
Dashain
passengers demand online ticket booking service.
Transport operators tell them to wait until next
festival season: Naya Bus Park counters sell around
33,000 tickets in three days, by Anup Ojha (kp
25/09/2019)
Tatopani
border closed after Nyalam-Ramite road section caves in:
Revenue worth Rs66.9 million was collected at the border
point in the first two months of this fiscal year, the
customs office of Tatopani Dry Port says, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 25/09/2019)
Six
killed, 23 injured in separate road accidents (ht
25/09/2019)
Vehicular
movement along Pasang Lhamu Highway halted for 10 days:
Hundreds of containers carrying goods from China lie
stranded on the road, by Balaram Ghimire (kp
22/09/2019)
Makwanpur
being a Tuin-free district by the end of the current
fiscal: Eighteen suspension bridges are being
constructed in eight local units of Makwanpur in the
fiscal year 2019/20, by Pratap Bista (kp 20/09/2019)
Why
are Kathmandu’s traffic jams notorious? Kathmandu Valley
has seen a steady rise in the number of vehicles even as
effective measures of traffic management are lacking,
by Anup Ojha (kp 19/09/2019)
Poor
condition of Beni-Jomsom road affects pilgrims to
Kagbeni in Mustang: Upgradation of the road is going at
a snail’s pace, which is affecting hundreds daily,
by Ghan shyam Khadka (kp 19/09/2019)
Revival
of road project to Everest region will transform travel
and local economy, officials say: Many hope that the
motorable road will put an end to complete reliance on
flights for travel to and from one of the most popular
destinations in the country, by Sangam Prasain (kp
18/09/2019)
Public
vehicles on the Mid-hill Highway charging exorbitant
fares: Passengers are forced to pay anywhere between
Rs600 and Rs700 one- way tickets, far exceeding the fare
ceiling fixed by the Department of Transport for highway
buses, by Prakash Baral (kp 18/09/2019)
Lakhs
deprived of smart driving licence (ht 18/09/2019), Look
smart, DoTM: Whatever the reason, having service-seekers
wait for years for a smart driving license is simply
frustrating (ht 19/09/2019)
Landslides
block Sanphe-Martadi road section (ht 17/09/2019)
The
city deploys broomers to clean the streets every day.
The tipper trucks mess them up overnight: Large-scale
construction projects in the Capital have seen hundreds
of trucks entering Kathmandu during the night, leaving a
dusty mess behind, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/09/2019)
Bhuri
Gaun-Telpani road being upgraded for the first time
since it was built: Once the road comes into operation,
it is expected to work as a lifeline for the residents
of Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 17/09/2019)
Fate
of 600 road projects hangs in balance as provinces are
reluctant to own them: Handing over of these projects,
previously under the federal government, has stalled for
more than a year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/09/2019)
Multiple
landslides along Tansen-Butwal section leave passengers
in hardship: Residents have for long complained that the
authorities concerned have not taken concrete
initiatives to resolve the landslide problem in the area
sustainably, by Madhab Aryal (kp 15/09/2019)
Pasang
Lhamu Highway obstructed following landslide: Locals,
tourists and pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar have
been affected by the road blockage, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 13/09/2019)
NEA
to install 50 electric vehicle charging stations, by
Supriya Sharma (rep 13/09/2019)
Where
have all the chautaris gone? As chautaris disappear and
locals voice concerns, Bharatpur Metropolis pushes
forward the idea of building ‘smart’, by Pramita
Dhakal (kp 12/09/2019)
Locals
elated after road cut through cliff edge, by Mohan
Gurung (rep 12/09/2019)
New
traffic chief vows to reduce Valley’s traffic problems:
SSP Bhim Prasad Dhakal unveils a work plan that revolves
on the themes of engineering, education and enforcement,
by Anup Ojha (kp 11/09/2019)
Bajhenchyan
Danda-Diktel road section sees damage even before work
completion: The contractor company says road
infrastructures have been damaged due to heavy rainfall
during the monsoon, by Dambar Singh Rai (kp
11/09/2019)
Electric
buses to start operation in Valley today (ht
09/09/2019), As
private sector introduces e-buses, experts say onus to
promote green vehicles lies on government: Financial
support to meet upfront investment, more charging
stations and mechanisms to make them profitable are must
to make green efforts sustainable, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 10/09/2019)
Transport
Department says 200 buses will be added for Dashain:
Metropolitan Traffic Police Division estimates that this
year over three million people are set to leave the
valley, for which 9,000 buses are needed every day to
carry passengers, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/09/2019)
Passengers
suffer as 5 bridges remain incomplete, by Madhusudan
Guragain (rep 07/09/2019)
Tinkar
road section obstructed due to multiple landslides:
Vehicular movement has come to a halt, leaving the
locals of Duhu and Byas to risk their lives by walking
through the landslide-prone Tinkar road, by Manoj
Badu (kp 06/09/2019)
Govt
fixes temporary fare for public EVs (ht 05/09/2019)
Transport
management office and traffic police to install 14 help
desks for Dashain: The move is aimed at helping people
travelling to their hometowns during the festival,
by Anup Ojha (kp 04/09/2019)
Rs
720m goes down the drain in the name of road building in
Salyan district: A total of 500 roads have been built in
the area, but locals say the roads serve no purpose in
elevating their lives, by Biplav Maharjan (kp
04/09/2019)
Bridges
along the East-West Highway in dilapidated condition:
The Nawalparasi stretch is one of the busiest sections
of the East-West Highway. According to the district
traffic police office, more than 1,200 vehicles use the
road daily, by Nabin Paudel (kp 04/09/2019)
Haphazard
road construction destroys lives, livelihoods in rural
districts, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal, Jagat Khadka and
Bira Gadal (rep 03/09/2019)
Food
prices shoot up in Kanchenjunga area as Topethok-Ranipul
road gets obstructed: With no vehicles to import goods,
the local grocers and hoteliers have hired porters and
Chauri to carry the load, by Ananda Gautam (kp
03/09/2019)
The
road to disaster: Dozer use causing landslides, by
Dane Carlson (ht 03/092019)
Road
department turns in yet another dismal results:
Officials, however, claim progress in bridge
construction the most impressive with completion of 250
structures in the last fiscal year, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/09/2019)
Vehicle
parking banned along Ring Road (ht 01/09/2019)
Rainwater
destroys road link to Manthali (ht 01/09/2019)
Govt
prepares to open bid for roads to Lamabagar border,
by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 01/09/209)
Frequent
landslides obstruct Surkhet-Jumla road: Landslides along
the road section have blocked the highway for 23 days
within the last five months, by Tularam Pandey (kp
01/09/2019)
Postal
Highway still incomplete, people in Tarai disappointed
(rep 31/08/2019)
Budhiganga
River in Bajura a perennial threat to locals: Even
though Tribeni Municipality recently banned people from
using the bridge, locals continue to use it, by
Sangeeta Timilsena (kp 31/08/2019)
Koteshwor’s
traffic jam is a nightmare for commuters. For hawkers,
it’s a boon to their business: Dozens of roadside wait
for vehicles to come to a halt and linger for minutes so
that they can earn their living, by Anup Ojha (kp
30/08/2019), Make
Kalanki-Maharajgunj stretch of Ring Road public-centric
and environment-friendly, activists demand
Campaigners oppose the road department’s plan to cut
over 2,000 trees along the stretch, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 30/08/2019)
Most
rural roads in Baglung are swept away by landslides
during monsoon: Repair works start in the winter season
only to be severely damaged in the monsoons, by
Prakash Baral (kp 30/08/2019)
Government
extends Kathmandu-Tarai expressway deadline to 2024:
Nepal Army, which is in charge of the national pride
project, hints at use force if there is trouble in land
acquisition in Khokana area, by Binod Ghimire (kp
29/08/2019), Army
aims to complete expressway in 3.5 years: New DPR pushes
cost by Rs 63 billion (rep 29/08/2019)
What
comes first—electric cars or charging stations?: Without
a sizeable mass of EVs on the road, operators may not be
ready to invest in putting up charging stations across
the country, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 28/08/2019), Nepal
unplugged: Electric vehicle adoption will stagnate
unless there are ample charging stations (kp
29/08/2019)
Govt
to build 200 charging stations across country (ht
27/08/2019)
Transport
Management Department brings in new machine to meet
service seekers’ demands: The new printer has the
capacity to print around 10,000 smart licenses in a day
and will print all pending licences with two months, say
authorities, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
27/08/2019)
Remote
rural municipality in Sankhuwasabha connected with road
network: The rural municipality prioritised the project
soon after the people’s representatives were elected in
2017, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 25/08/2019)
Overworked
drivers the main cause behind increasing road accidents:
Even though the buses seem to be technically driven by
two individuals, there is only one driver, authorities
say, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 25/08/2019)
Traffic
police buy 36 new breathalysers to keep tabs on drunk
drivers: The new machines will be helpful in checking
drunk driving which is a major cause of road accidents,
traffic police say, by Anup Ojha (kp 24/08/2019)
439
face suspension of licences for drink-driving (ht
24/08/2019)
Damaged
by floods and landslides, Kanti Highway’s deadline
pushed further, project officials say: The monsoon has
brought about more than 100 landslides on the highway,
causing road sections to cave in at 15 spots, by
Pratap Bista (kp 24/08/2019)
Budget
for road project released before work completion: The
road upgradation project is still ongoing, locals say,
by Manoj Paudel (kp 24/08/2019)
Has
the ‘Pick and Drop’ drive really eased city’s traffic?
Many say the rule has indeed systematised public
transportation in the Capital’s core areas, which has
led to less traffic jams, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
23/08/2019)
Bridge
construction started with investment of Rs 61.35m in
Bhojpur (ht 23/08/2019)
Three
killed in jeep accident (rep 23/08/2019)
Ring
Road Improvement Project to axe over 2,000 trees from
Kalanki to Maharajgunj: Officials say the move is part
of a drive to widen the road from three lanes to eight
lanes, by Anup Ojha (kp 22/08/2019)
Locals
of Bramadev in Kanchanpur demand early opening of
Tanakpur bridge: The locals of Bramadev submitted a
memorandum to Gahatodi to take initiatives to open the
Tanakpur border point soon, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
22/08/2019)
Kathmandu-Tarai
Fast Track DPR okayed: Estimated cost of the project
raised to Rs 175.19 billion ; Total length reduced by
3.7 km to 72.5 km; Nepali Army to construct 17-km
stretch on its own, by Umesh Poudel (ht 22/08/2019)
Karnali
govt launches campaign to replace tuins with suspension
bridges, by Ganesh Bishu (rep 20/08/2019)
Upgradation
of Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road section to begin in
October: Eighty-two houses along the road section will
have to be demolished, and 323 utility poles removed
from the road area, officials say, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 19/08/2019)
Almost
all Kathmandu Valley road expansion contracts likely to
face termination in less than a year: Right of way is
not clear in most of the projects as the final deadline
for completing works approaches near, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 18/08/2019)
Traffic
police take action against 7,089 reckless drivers
(ht 18/08/2019)
Rs
2.61 billion budget approved to upgrade
Mailung-Syafrubesi road, by Himnath Devkota (rep
18/08/2018)
Construction
work on Rayal-Thing road segment puts locals at unease:
Villagers remain wary and question the sustainability of
these infrastructural development projects, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/08/2019)
Flood
sweeps away bridges leading to Phoksundo Lake, by
Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 17/08/2019)
Rural
roads make Karnali highway too risky, by DB Budha
(rep 17/08/2019)
Two
dead, three injured in separate accidents in Tanahun
(ht 16/08/2019)
City
office and traffic police raise millions in fines as
parking problem continues to grow: Kathmandu
Metropolitan City has designated 80 areas as parking
lots, but hardly a dozen serve as parking spaces, by
Anup Ojha (kp 15/08/2019)
Bridge
over Arunkhola caves in, vehicles banned (ht
15/08/2019)
Under-construction
Birgunj-Pathlaiya trade road starts peeling off (ht
15/08/2019)
Under-construction
bridge collapses in Saptari (ht 14/08/2019)
Floods
damage Sanphe-Martadi road (ht 13/08/2019)
Four
years since signing, a crucial transit agreement sees no
progress: Nepal, Bangladesh and India have not been able
to move forward on a cross-border motor vehicles
agreement after Bhutan pulled out two years ago, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 12/08/2019)
Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi
road widening project begins: The government recently
started the upgradation work of Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road
section, by Krishna Thapa (kp 12/08/2019)
Engineering
study must before opening road tracks (ht
12/08/2019)
Cases
of valuable missing in taxis on the rise (ht
11/01/2019)
Two-driver
rule in long-route buses ineffective, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 11/08/2019)
Six
killed, 23 missing after a passenger bus plunged into
Trishuli: The bus was travelling from Malangwa, the
headquarters of Sarlahi district to Kathmandu, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 10/08/2019), Death
toll in bus accident reaches 8 (ht 11/08/2019)
Insurance
for road accident victims to double to Rs1 million: Auto
accidents killed 11,005 people across the country in the
last five years, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 10/08/2019)
Metropolitan
Traffic Police Division booked 12,749 taxi drivers in
the last fiscal year: Traffic police say social media
has hugely helped in taking action against errant
cabbies, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/08/2019)
Vehicular
movement to take around two weeks to resume on the
Mid-Hill Highway, authorities say: The highway remains
obstructed after rain-swollen Badigad stream swept away
a road section on Sunday, by Prakash Baral (kp
08/08/2019)
Upgradation
work of Beni-Jomsom-Korala road at snail’s pace: Road
project accuse concerned authorities of not extending
help to complete upgradation works, by Ghanashyam
Khadka (kp 07/08/2019)
Locals
hard put with landslide-damaged roads yet to come into
operation (ht 06/08/2019)
Khairenighat
gets a motorable bridge after 11 years, by Anil
Bhandari (rep 06/08/2019)
Pushed
to the curb, Kathmandu’s rickshaw pullers are the last
of a dying profession: Confined to a small area inside
Kathmandu Valley due to traffic congestion, these
rickshaw pullers barely make enough to get by, by
Samuel Chhetri (kp 05/08/2019)
Cracks
appear on recently asphalted Bramhamadev road: Officials
blame MK Niraj and Road and Lama Rajendra JV for doing
the shoddy job, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 05/08/2019)
Traffic
congestion getting worse, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
05/08/2019)
Lingering
delay in bridge completion continues to put lives at
risk: Around 150 people use makeshift rafts and boats to
cross the Lalbakaiya River every day, by Shiva Puri
(kp 05/08/2019)
Newly
opened roads harm community forests in Darchula: Locals
blame forest users groups for not doing anything to stop
haphazard construction, by Manoj Badu (kp
04/08/2019)
Public
transportation problems: Valley's denizens continue to
face problems as authoritieshave failed to come up with
any clear plans regarding public transportation sector
(ht 04/08/2019)
Workers
of Beni-Jomsom road project padlock site office in
protest over wage arrears: The contractor of the 20-km
road project has not paid workers’ wages for the past
five months, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 02/08/2019)
Road
causing inconvenience to Martadi people (ht
02/08/2019)
Locals
risk their lives to cross rain-swollen Mahakali river:
Villagers have to cross the river as they rely heavily
on Indian markets across the border for everyday
commodities, by Manoj Badu (kp 01/08/2019)
Pappu
told to dismantle, rebuild Tinkune Arch Bridge (ht
01/08/2019)
Haphazardly
constructed rural roads become a bane for Dhading
residents, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 31/07/2019)
Blacktopping
of 30-km long road stretch in Barpak left midway, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 31/07/2019)
Arch
bridge in Muglin opens for trial after three years of
construction: The country’s first two-lane arch bridge
is already being used by over 20,000 vehicles that use
the Anbu Khaireni road every day, by Anup Ojha (kp
31/07/2019)
Delay
in bridge installation restricts Manang locals’ mobility
(ht 31/07/2019)
Road
crashes are not accidents: They can be prevented by
treating and addressing the underlying causes in advance,
by Prem Sharma Lamsal (kp 31/07/2019)
Absence
of motorable bridge over Seti river create difficulties
for villagers: Patients have to be carried on stretchers
or in bamboo baskets to reach District Hospital in
Chainpur, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 30/07/2019)
Stretches
of flood-damaged postal highway yet to be repaired:
Thousands of locals affected due to transportation
disruption along the highway, by Om Prakash Thakur
(kp 28/07/2019), Flood
damages five kilometres of Postal Highway, by
Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 29/07/2019)
Khadichaur-Charikot
road closed for three consecutive days (ht
28/07/2019)
Road
accidents claim 223 lives in Sudur Pashchim last year
(rep 27/07/2019)
Donor
gives the green light to appoint a contractor for
Nagdhunga Tunnel Project: The project office and locals
of Dhunibesi yet to agree on land compensation amount,
by Prahlad Rijal (kp 25/07/2019)
Blacktopping
of Arniko Highway section wears off within a year,
by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 25/07/2019)
Truck
operators withdraw protest: Govt forms a nine-member
task force to study VCTS, route permit, among other
issues (rep 24/07/2019)
Koshi
Highway resumes after eight hours (ht 23/07/2019)
Contractors
urged to manage traffic congestion (ht 23/07/2019)
Road
disruption causes daily commodities crunch in hills
(ht 23/07/2019)
Local
units giving priority to road projects, but compromising
their quality, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 22/07/2019)
Recovery
of roads and bridges damaged by floods and landslides to
cost Rs220 million: Experts say haphazard construction
without proper study lead aggravates damage to
infrastructure, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/07/2019)
Tree
guards and fresh saplings rekindle hope for
Kalanki-Koteshwor road greenery project: Lalitpur mayor
offers Rs 6 million—a budget allocated to buy him car—to
purchase two tankers to water the saplings, by Anup
Ojha (kp 22/07/2019)
Jeep
plunge in Bajura claims two, leaves 12 injured (ht
20/07/2019)
Under-construction
Bagmati bridge in limbo again, by Madan Thakur (rep
20/07/2019)
Transport
bodies transform into companies (ht 20/07/2019)
Government
recommends new provisions for ride-sharing sector:
Ride-sharing companies urge the government to hold
dialogue in order to bring proper provision and set
proper criteria, by Nayak Paudel (kp 19/07/2019)
A
day with the only female driver of Sajha Yatayat: Many
appreciate Harmita Shrestha’s work, calling it a step
ahead for women empowerment, but in a ‘man’s world’ days
aren’t always that easy, she says, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/07/2019)
Nagdhunga
Tunnel project’s launch delayed again: The project
envisages boring a tunnel through the western hills and
eliminating many switchbacks on the main highway leading
out of Kathmandu, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 18/07/2019)
Govt
enforces online consignment tracking system: Private
sector leaders skeptical about effective implementation
(rep 18/07/2019), Tarai
industrialists join protest against VCTS (ht
22/07/2019)
Govt
directs Pappu Construction to rebuild parts of
Teku bridge (ht 18/07/2019)
Contractor
of Madi bridge to get second deadline extension, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 18/07/2019)
Haphazard
road construction triggers landslide in Bajhang, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/07/2019)
After
widespread criticism, smart parking fees revised in New
Road: The new charge for two-wheelers is Rs 15 for up
to 30 minutes, and Rs 25 for an hour; for
four-wheelers, it is Rs 50 for 30 minutes and Rs
80 for an hour., by Anup Ojha (kp 16/07/2019)
Haphazard
road construction irks Rukum residents, by Lokendra
Khanal (rep 16/07/2019)
Road
construction works in Baglung lack in quality: Poor
monitoring and evaluation is blamed for inferior work,
by Prakash Baral (kp 15/07/2019)
Blacktopped
road damaged within a month of construction (rep
15/07/2019)
Road
accidents claimed 121 wild animals in 2017-2018
(ht 14/07/2019)
Construction
of Thankot - Naubise tunnel road to begin in October,
by Himal Lamsal (rep 14/07/2019)
11
years on, road project still incomplete in Baglung:
Rural municipality aims to enlist it as a ‘pride
project’, by Prakash Baral (kp 13/07/2019)
Local
levels building perilous roads‘: What’s the point of
building such roads that lead to hell?’, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 12/07/2019)
Passengers
along Besisahar-Chame stretch face problems
(ht 12/07/2019)
Much-needed
tourist bus park stuck in limbo, by Nikeeta Gautam
(rep 12/07/2019)
Road
expansion project seeks ministry’s decision to resume
work or abandon it: Project authorities say it’s been
three months since they sent a request, but the ministry
has not responded yet, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/07/2019)
Province
1 fails to effectively implement ban on old vehicles:
Most older vehicles are in operation in hill districts
where the presence of traffic police is little to none,
by Sumnima Chamling (kp 11/07/2019)
Why
we need night bus service: Government needs to implement
24-hours bus service program immediately in Kathmandu.
Later this service can be expanded to other urban cities
like Pokhara and Biratnagar, by Ashish Gajurel (rep
11/07/2019)
A
Sarlahi village suffers in lack of a bridge, by
Mithilesh Yadav (11/07/2019)
Three
killed, 16 injured in bus plunge (ht 11/07/2019)
PM
wary about estimated cost of fast track project
(ht 11/07/2019), Cut
cost of expressway: While the cost of the fast track
should be cut as much as possible, the govt should also
approve its DPR without further delay (ht
12/07/2019)
Traffic
police hotline 103 gets thousands of complaints every
day: The toll-free line that started in 2006 receives
complaints relating to daily inconveniences faced by
people in public transportation, by Anup Ojha (kp
10/07/2019)
The
construction of Expressway puts settlements at risk,
locals say, by Subash Bidari (kp 10/07/2019)
Eight
years on, bridge construction in limbo (ht
10/07/2019)
Reducing
road fatalities: Road traffic fatalities and injuries
can be prevented but it requires sustained commitment,
effective intervention and determined actions from the
government, by Som Nath Ghimire (rep 10/07/2019)
Heavy
vehicles stranded as diversion swept away (ht
09/07/2019)
Corruption
in road project: Main contractor sub-contracts road
project for half the cost, by Suman Malla (rep
09/07/2019)
617,252
yet to receive smart license cards (rep 09/07/2019)
Rural
roads being blacktopped, by Giriraj Baskota (rep
09/07/2019)
Enraged
locals protest sluggish work at Jaleshwore-Janakpur road
section, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 07/07/2019)
Saplings
along Kalanki-Koteshwor road are dying for lack of care:
Officials blame the metropolis and the road department
for failing to protect the plants, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/07/2019)
Road
stretch opened through the fields prepared for paddy
plantation: Bulldozers used for the construction also
destroy water supply mains and over 100 ropanis of paddy
fields, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 05/07/2019)
Three
killed, five injured in Arghakhanchi jeep plunge (ht
05/07/2019)
‘Highway
from Delhi to Nepal-China border to pass through
Saptari’ (ht 04/07/2019)
Reckless
driving blamed for rising road accidents in the valley
(ht 03/07/2019)
Rs
450million handed over to Sajha Yatayat to purchase
electric buses: Province 3 government announces plan to
operate electric buses in Kathmandu within the next 10
months, by Anup Ojha (kp 02/07/2019)
Manthali-Khurkot
road in sorry state (ht 02/07/2019)
Ferry
service to operate in Karnali River (ht 02/07/2019)
233
persons died in road accidents this fiscal in
Gandaki (ht 02/07/2019)
2
killed, 25 injured in Dhading bus-vans collision, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 01/07/2019)
Corridors
opened to ease traffic congestion are turning into
illegal parking spots: Hundreds of vehicles are parked
along the corridor underpasses at Balkumari, Bhatkeko
Pul, New Buspark, Gopi Krishna, Setopul and
Hanumansthan, by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/07/2019)
Highway
prone to blockage due to ‘illegal’ sand mines, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 30/06/2019)
Faulty
design halts construction of bridges, by Mukti
Prasad Nyaupane (rep 30/06/2019)
Keeping
a check on daytime drunk driving difficult, say traffic
police: As per the traffic police, excessive vehicular
movement, lack of enough human resources and equipment
are the major obstacles, by Nayak Paudel (kp
30/06/2019)
A
matter of life and death: A road safety audit of the
Kalanki-Koteshwor Road should have been conducted
before, not after, it was opened to traffic, by
Premsharma Lamsal (kp 30/06/2019)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City floats plan to hike parking fees:
Presenting the financial bill on Tuesday, Mayor Bidya
Sundar Shakya proposed charging Rs 25 per hour for
two-wheelers and Rs80 for two-wheelers in the
city’s core areas, by Anup Ojha (kp 29/06/2019), Kathmandu
residents appreciate ‘smart parking’ in New Road, but
complain of higher costs: The cost of Rs 25 per hour for
parking two-wheelers and Rs 80 for four-wheelers is just
too high, drivers say, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/07/2019),
No
parking: Mobile app will not provide sustainable
solution to the city’s parking woes (kp 02/07/2019)
Bajhang
district impounds bulldozers used illegally on road
projects: Bajhang DAO has instructed local units to stop
using dozers without conducting a feasibility
study, design estimate and ensuring quality
Environmental Impact Assessment, by Basanta Pratap
Singh (kp 27/06/2019)
‘Government
committed to promoting e-vehicles’ (ht 27/06/2019)
3
students killed, 4 injured in tractor accident, by
Khamma Khatri (rep 27/06/2019)
Jumla's
risky and exploitative public transport system, by
DB Budha (rep 26/06/2019)
New
Road area 'smart parking' gets mixed response, by
Aditi Baral (rep 26/06/2019)
940
booked for speeding on Koteshwar-Kalanki run (rep
25/06/2019)
Over
41k offenders booked for honking in Valley since
mid-April 2017, by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 25/06/2019)
Lawmakers
doubt timely completion of fast-track (ht
25/06/2019)
Bitumen
shortage hits blacktopping of roads across the country:
Birgunj Customs Office bars three consignments of
bitumen for possible abuse of South Asia Free Trade Area
rules, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/06/2019)
Kalanki-Nagdhunga
road expansion nears completion: Cost to drop 15 percent
due to reduced work for contractors, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/06/2019)
Landslip-prone
spots along Muglin road stretch remain unattended,
by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 24/06/2019)
Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi
road project officials complain of harassment over land
compensation, by Krishna Thapa (kp 24/06/2019)
Irate
Thali locals force mayor to walk on dilapidated road
(ht 24/06/2019)
Under-construction
bridge over Madi River in Kaski swept away (ht
24/06/2019)
Haphazard
widening, blacktopping of roads as fiscal year end nears,
by Madan Thakur (rep 23/06/2019)
Lessons
from Amsterdam: Can Kathmandu ever be a cycle-friendly
city?, by Prarambha Dahal (kp 22/06/2019)
Bajhang’s
Pankot-Bhusya road built without technical survey:
Authorities often sanction opening of road stretches in
remote areas without any plans, studies and tests,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 21/06/2019), Bajhang
administration to take action against those involved in
haphazard road construction: CDO directs banning the use
of bulldozers in road projects worth below Rs 10 million,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 22/06/2019)
Dilapidated
Prithvi Highway section seeing more accidents, by
Binod Dhungana (rep 20/06/2019)
'Pick-and-drop
in public transport catching on, by Aditi Baral (rep
20/06/2019)
'Sub-standard
roads' behind rising accidents in far-west (rep
20/06/2019)
As
monsoon nears, open drains and uncovered manholes pose
even bigger risks: Heavy rains tend to flood the
Valley’s streets, obscuring open drains and
manholes from motorcyclists, cyclists and
pedestrians, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/06/2019), Gaping
lack of concern: The yearly occurring injuries and
deaths due to open manholes and drains can easily be
avoided (kp 21/06/2019)
Thori
locals argue over highway alignment, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 20/06/2019)
Risky
travel: In this age of mobile phones, the passengers
should take the initiative to alert the traffic cops
about any tendency by the drivers to overspeed or
overload (ht 19/06/2019), Road
to death (rep 19/06/2019)
Jeep
plunges into Karnali: At least 10, including rural
municipality vice-chair, missing (ht 19/06/2019), Status
of 10 missing in accident still unknown (ht
20/06/2019)
One
passenger dead, 31 injured in Bara bus accident (ht
18/06/2019)
Nine
killed in jeep accident (ht 18/06/2019)
Manthali-Khurkot
road stretch in sorry state (ht 15/06/2019)
Cars
in the Karnali: Humla and Mugu are finally being linked
to the rest of Nepal, but with the road comes pollution,
by Prakash Singh (nt 14/06/2019)
Galchi-Rasuwagadhi
road project moves at snail's pace, by Sarita
Shrestha and Himnath Devkota (rep 13/06/2019)
Roadworthiness
test for e-scooters irks riders, promoters and sellers:
As per a new government rule, the test—among many other
requirements—includes riders to complete an uphill
ride to Seto Gumba with a pillion rider, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 13/06/2019)
SC
tells govt not to build road, rail line thru CNP without
consultation, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/06/2019)
Officials
yet to go through Safety Audit report on
Kalanki-Koteshwor road: A total of 658 accidents have
taken place on the stretch in the past 10 months, by
Anup Ojha (kp 12/06/2019)
Road
to Rara a ‘torment’ all the way, by DB Budha (rep
12/06/2019)
Locals
block road for want of repair (ht 12/06/2019)
Transport
Department plans to resume night bus service in
Kathmandu: Along with the Ring Road, the public buses
will also go up to Dhulikhel and Thankot, by Anup
Ojha (kp 11/06/2019)
Helmet,
licence must for e-scooter riders: Department of
Transport Management has directed traffic police
to impose fines on those flouting rules (ht
08/06/2019)
Road
project triggers migration in Bajura (ht
08/06/2019)
Dusty
road along Bhairahawa–Taulihawa route a challenge to
Visit Lumbini Year, by Mohammad Habib (rep
08/06/2019)
Three
killed in Trishuli jeep plunge, as many missing (ht
05/06/2019)
Construction
of Karnali Corridor picks pace (ht 05/06/2019)
Once
he protested wide old roads on film. Now he’s the one
widening them.Nilkaji Shakya, now chairman of
Kathmandu’s Ward 25, is facing the same kind of
problems he presented 25 years ago as an actor in the
MaHa teleserial ‘Kantipur’, by Arjun Poudel (kp
05/06/2019)
Kalanki-Koteshwor
becomes ‘killer road’, recording 658 accidents in 10
months: Metropolitan Traffic Police Range data shows 25
people have died and 454 others have been critically
injured in the road stretch, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/06/2019)
No-go
zones for freight vehicles (ht 03/06/2019)
Province
3 govt to build Ring Road on outskirts of Valley (ht
03/06/2019), Misplaced
priority: Instead of investing its limited resources on
a road in the Valley, Province-3 would do better by
focussing on other vital areas (ht 04/06/2019)
Construction
of Koshi Corridor Highway gains momentum, by Ananda
Gautam and Gyanu Ghimire (kp 02/06/2019)
Public
vehicles to issue 'electronic paying card': Town
planners, however, call the plan ‘too ambitious’,
considering the government’s track record of
unkept promises, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/06/2019), Smart
parking system alone unlikely to end parking woes in
Kathmandu (ht 04/06/2019)
Police
take action against 10,787 errant cabbies (ht
01/06/2019)
Driver
dies as bus falls into river in Sindhuli, by Tanka
Chhetri (rep 01/06/2019)
Road
construction agonizing locals, by Yogesh Rawal (rep
01/06/2019)
Three
passengers killed, 22 injured in accident (ht
31/05/2019)
Traffic
Police Division announces plan to intensify ‘no horn’
campaign: The move is an effort to reduce sound
pollution levels in the Capital, says the Kathmandu
Metropolitan City, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/05/2019)
‘Safety
issue compromised along Tatopani trade route’, by
Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 28/05/2019)
Dharan-Chatara-Sindhuli-Hetauda
road construction expedited, by Anil Bhandari (rep
28/05/2019)
Outer
Ring Road: Heading for a limbo, by Jiba Raj Pokharel
(ht 27/05/2019)
Bad
road a challenge to Visit Lumbini campaign, by
Mohammad Habib (rep 27/05/2019)
3,000
vehicles booked in four months for haphazard parking:
Traffic police division says parking violations have
gone down after the introduction of the ‘wheel clamp’
campaign, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/05/2019)
384,206
traffic rules violators booked (ht 25/05/2019)
Traffic
police book over 10,000 errant taxi drivers in five
months: 3,000 of them get tickets for refusing to go to
the designated places, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/05/2019)
Eight
years on, three bridge projects remain incomplete:
Controversial Pappu Construction behind two of these
projects, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 24/05/2019)
NEA
installing 10 EV charging stations (rep 24/05/2019)
Three
toots for Tootle: The motorcycle ride-share serves as a
reliable option for people with disabilities unable to
use public transport, by Sonia Awale (nt 24/05/2019)
Muglin
bridge to come into operation from last week of June
(ht 23/05/2019)
Unsustainable
development projects in Sudurpaschim pose environmental
riskNone of the local units has carried out environment
impact assessment for road construction projects, by
Pant (kp 22/05/2019)
Locals
obstruct vehicular movement on
Chettrapati-Swoyambhu road section (ht 22/05/2019)
Locals
still crossing Mahakali River using tubes as Indian
officials defer inaugural of suspension bridge, by
Prem Chunara (rep 22/05/2019)
Construction
of Sadhikholsa Bailey bridge nears completion, by
Anish Tiwari (kp 21/05/2019)
Too
many ‘useless’ and substandard roads, by Giriraj
Baskota (rep 21/05/2019)
100
km track of Khulalu-Salli Salla road section opens for
vehicles, by Tularam Pandey and Chhapal Lama (kp
21/05/2019)
Enhance
travel security: The government can no longer stay
indifferent to the growing number of accidents, said to
kill about 2,200 people annually (ht 21/05/2019)
Two-wheeler
accidents result in more casualties in the Valley, data
shows: According to traffic police, reckless driving of
riders and poor road conditions are major reasons
behind the accidents, by Nayak Paudel (kp
20/05/2019)
14
dead, 32 hurt in separate road accidents (kp
20/05/2019)
Transport
federation asks its committees to register as companies
within five days: The government-imposed deadline ends
on June 1, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 20/05/2019)
‘Pillion
riders will have to wear helmet’ (ht 20/05/2019), Safety
first: Proposed rule of making the helmet a must for
pillion riders is welcome (kp 21/05/2019)
Metropolis
to facilitate ‘digital parking’ in New Road next week:
Through the ‘Park KTM’ app, 700 two-wheelers and over
200 four-wheelers can book parking spaces in five
designated spaces in the area, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/05/2019)
Rule
violators getting calls from Traffic Police Office
(ht 19/05/2019)
Mid-Hill
Highway Projectoffice seeks clarification from erring
contractors: The project directorate has warned builders
of blacklisting and contract termination, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 19/05/2019)
Call
to promote electric vehicles: Environmentalists demand
adequate budget for implementing earlier announced
policies and infrastructure development, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 17/05/2019)
Nepal
road accidents claimed 11,005 lives in five years
(rep 17/05/2019)
Hundreds
of students affected as locals block road in Lalitpur
(ht 17/05/2019)
Contractor
seeks extension of road project in Dhangadi (ht
17/05/2019)
Road
construction snail-paced (ht 17/05/2019)
Elected
officials demand road be opened—against court order:
Supreme Court orders the Tilganga-Tamaraganga road
section remain closed, as it is part of a UN heritage
site and must be protected, by Anup Ojha (kp
16/05/2019), Tilganga-Tamraganga
road shut down to protect heritage: PADT’s move to close
the 675-metre road was prompted by the SC’s order
three years ago (ht 16/05/2019)
Contractor
begins blacktopping Chabahil-Jorpati road (ht
16/05/2019)
Krishnamarga
road sees 20% work progress, by Binod Dhungana (rep
16/05/2019)
Heed
the warnings: Now that the locals of Chabahil and
Dholagiti have tasted success with their protests, the
residents of other localities could also join the
bandwagon (ht 15/05/2019)
Highways
Can Turn Parasitic, by Tone Bleie (rn 15/05/2019)
Locals
protest road construction delay, by Ujjwal Satyal
(ht 14/05/2019)
PM
Oli’s claim that Kathmandu is ‘dust free’ is far from
reality: City residents say VIPs who move around in air
conditioned vehicles are unaware of the Valley’s
ground reality, by Anup Ojha (kp 13/05/2019)
Transport
office’s plan to install GPS in vehicles raises privacy
concern: New technology is a good initiative but it
needs broader consultations, activists say, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 13/05/2019)
Khutiya-Dipayal
fast-track halted,says forest office ht 13/05/2019)
Despite
action plans and ambitious targets, Nepal lags behind in
e-mobility transition: How Kathmandu transited through
the death of trolley buses and Safa Tempos to hazardous
air and dented spirits, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
12/05/2019)
Construction
of major highways improves road connectivity (ht
12/05/2019)
Agitated
residents, traders shut down unrepaired Bouddha road: At
least four protesters and a member of the police force
were injured in the brief scuffle, by Anish Regmi
(kp 10/05/2019) [The imcompetent
politicians and administrators had promised the repair
years ago!], Locals
protest road construction delay, by Ujjwal Satyal
(ht 10/05/2019), Contractor
buckles under pressure (ht 10/05/2019), Tusal-Bauddha
road prepared for instant blacktopping after locals’
protest, by Sonam Lama (rep 11/05/2019)
Delayed
construction of road causing problems for residents
(ht 10/05/2019)
Bridge
construction hit by delay and use of inferior materials:
Four years since the expiry of contract deadline,
Swachhanda Construction has delivered only 40
percent of the project, by Chandra Karki (kp
10/05/2019)
Two-thirds
of budget of Kathmandu Tarai Expressway unspent
(brep 09/05/2019)
Road
asphalt wears off within a year of construction, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 08/05/2019)
City’s
ineffective road clean-up drive is throwing taxpayers’
millions down the drain: The metropolis has spent
Rs249,600 just on fuel for its five broomers in the last
39 days, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/05/2019)
Lack
of policies hits operation of electric vehicles (ht
07/02/2019)
NEA
plans to set up 10 electric vehicle charging stations in
Valley (ht 06/05/2019)
The
story of a bridge that was never built, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 06/05/2019)
Traffic
police to remove illegal ticket counters, by Anup
Ojha (kp 05/05/2019)
Traffic
police
to enforce pick and drop in Kalanki area from today:
Officials hope the move will ease traffic congestion and
facilitate passengers, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/05/2019)
Road
to connect China and India in Eastern region nears
completion, by Madhav Ghimire and Dipendra Shakya
(kp 05/05/2019)
Unplanned
road construction a big threat to Baitadi, by Bira
Gadal (rep 05/05/2019)
The
problem with buses in Nepal: We can emulate Bogota,
Columbia and adopt bus rapid transit, instead of
unfeasible metro-rails, by Bidur Timalsina (kp
05/05/2019)
To
live in hope: Riding a bicycle in Kathmandu is not
healthy or safe. But neither is riding a motorbike or a
scooter. The hope is that someday, it will be, by
Asmof Karki (kp 04/05/2019)
Mustang
villages cutoff in lack of bridge over Kaligandaki,
by Sushil Babu Thakali (rep 04/05/2019)
Government
to
restore traffic lights in five places of Valley by next
week: The Department of Roads has allocated Rs
10.9 million for the project, by Anup Ojha (kp
03/05/2019)
42
errant cabbies booked in a day (ht 03/05/2019)
Settlers
occupy areas along Bhimdutta Highway (kp 02/05/2019)
Construction
of bridges along Postal Highway incomplete, by
Madhav Dhungana (kp 02/05/2019), Construction
of bridge along Postal Highway in limbo, by Santosh
Singh (kp 05/05/2019)
Dress
code for public vehicle ticket counter employees (ht
01/05/2019)
Country’s
oldest highway in urgent need of repair, by Pratap
Bista (kp 30/04/2019)
Five
people dead in Palpa jeep accident (kp 30/04/2019)
Siddhicharan
Highway in sorry state (ht 30/04/2019)
Construction
of suspension bridge completed before deadline, by
Pratap Bista (kp 29/04/2019)
Landslide
prevention works of Narayangadh-Muglin road delayed,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 28/04/2019) [No
problem, the next monsoon is still more than a month
away and it comes as a surprise!!]
Tatopani
border point to reopen in May, by Dhruba Dangal (rep
28/04/2019)
29
per cent vehicles fail emission test in Balkumari
(ht 28/04/2019)
Stakeholders
realigning Jajarkot-Jumla road, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 26/04/2019)
Bridges
to
Balthali: Across three bridges, up and down a couple of
valleys and into relative serenity, Balthali is
Kathmandu’s unsung bolthole, by Thomas Heaton (kp
26/04/2019)
Nepal’s
electric
transport future is here: Once seen as a quaint option,
electric vehicles promise ecological and economic
benefits, by Sonia Awale (nt 26/04/2019)
Five
people dead, 34 injured in Dadeldhura bus accident,
by Panta (kp 25/04/2019)
Tootle
and
Pathao make commute easy, but many women express safety
concerns: Women say harassment has not stopped even
though both ride-sharing services say they have a
system in place to discourage—and penalise—riders,
by Sachitra Gurung (kp 23/04/2019)
Nepal’s
glaring
road problems: Political leadership is indifferent to
2,000 lives claimed by road accidents annually across
the country (ht 22/04/2019)
Work
apace on Kaligandaki Corridor road widening, by
Shiva Lal Subedi (rep 22/04/2019)
Two
killed, 10 injured in Dhading Bus Accident, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 22/04/2019)
Kanti
Highway expected to be fully operational by October,
by Pratap Bista (kp 21/04/2019)
Newly
opened corridors will ease city’s traffic jam: Traffic
police, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/04/2019)
Construction
of bridge over Kamala River stalled for years, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 20/04/2019)
Asset
verification
process of transport operators set to become free of
hassles: Public transport operators are yet to register
as companies under new rules, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 19/04/2019)
Lack
of bridge forces Gumba folks to cross rivers with ropes
(ht 18/04/2018)
Kathmandu-Hetauda
Tunnel Highway: Govt neglect puts public money at risk
(rep 16/04/2019)
Verdict
on
Nagdhunga-Kalanki road expansion has knock-on effect on
other projects: Locals who were ready to give up land
for road expansion are now seeking compensation in
line with the Supreme Court’s order, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 16/04/2019)
Stakeholders
say
theimplementation ofmetropolis’ new driving law will be
challenging: Focus on pedestrian amenities and road
surface markings, they say, by Anup Ojha (kp
16/04/2019)
Locals
warn of protest against sluggish road construction work
in Bhaktapur (ht 16/04/2019)
Obstruction
in land acquisition delays construction of Postal
Highway, by Upendra Yadav (rep 15/04/2019)
Seven
dead, 42 hurt in separate road accidents (kp
15/04/2019)
Four
die, four injured in Dharan accident (ht 14/04/2019)
Most
roads in Rolpa constructed without DPR and IEA report,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 14/04/2019)
Jajarkot
villagers rely on tuins to cross Bheri River, by
Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 14/04/2019)
Bus
Rapid Transit: Can it be a panacea for public
transportation woes in Kathmandu?, by Bidur
Timalsina (kp 14/04/2019)
Reconstruction
work at Tatopani border nearing completion, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 13/04/2019)
1,100
km of roads in quake-hit districts yet to be rebuilt,
by Diya Dhakal (rep 13/04/2019)
Government’s
plan to operate 300 electric buses fails to garner
momentum, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/04/2019), Electrify
the future: The government’s grand plan to operate
e-buses is yet to see the light of day (kp
12/04/2019)
Nagdhunga
tunnel plan gets bogged down in paperwork, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 12/04/2019)
Govt
to revise DPR of Outer Ring Road (ht 11/04/2019)
Over
50 pc vehicles in capital fail pollution test, by
Biken K Dawadi (rep 11/04/2019), 62.5
per cent vehicles fail tests (ht 12/04/2019)
Nagdhunga
tunnel construction delayed (ht 10/04/2019)
Highway
project pays out Rs560 million in compensation, by
Krishan Thapa (kp 10/04/2019)
After
traffic
police take down pamphlets, cabbies accuse state
of restricting freedom of expression: The Department of
Transport Management said the pamphlets sent a
‘misleading message’ to the public and were merely tools
of ‘emotional blackmail’, by Anup Ojha (kp
10/04/2019)
KMC
to slap fine for littering public vehicles (ht
09/04/2019)
Seven
killed, 53 injured in road accidents (ht 09/04/2019)
Patan
wants
to become a cycle city. But can it pull it off? The
city’s mayor has an ambitious plan and a bold vision,
but he’ll first have to fight the mindset that believes
in development around vehicles and driving roads, by
Arpan Shrestha (kp 08/04/2019), Lalitpur
to get bicycle lanes (ht 12/04/2019)
Locals
obstruct Prithvi Highway demanding immediate repair,
by Binod Dhungana (rep 08/04/2019)
Two
corridor roads opened to ease traffic congestion (ht
07/04/2019)
Plan
to manage public vehicles puts authorities on collision
course, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/04/2019)
City’s
broomer
machines cleaning VVIP areas only: Kathmandu
Metropolitan City officials say they are still imparting
training to the machine drivers, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/04/2019)
Three
killed in road accidents (ht 06/04/2019)
Plans
afoot to hike fine up to Rs10,000 for traffic rules
violators, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/04/2019)
Reform
plan launched to manage Valley’s traffic and reduce
pollution (kp 05/04/2019)
Government
raises toll for vehicles (ht 05/04/2019)
A
newly built bridge has been declared ‘risky’ but
vehicles continue to ply on it: The bridge in Capital’s
Teku was built by the ill-famed Pappu Construction,
by Samuel Chhetri (kp 04/04/2019)
Road
network at the doorstep of Everest (rep 04/04/2019)
Road
Department
tightens screw on erring contractors: The move is aimed
at encouraging builders to complete their work within
the deadline, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/04/2019)
Six
killed, three injured in Okhaldhunga jeep accident
(rep 01/04/2019)
Nepal
Police launches new system to record accidents in the
central database, by Nayak Paudel (kp 30/03/2019)
Rickshaw
pullers, taxi drivers share difficulties they face
everyday in Capital, by Anup Ojha (kp 29/03/2019)
Traffic
police
start pilot project in a bid to ease Capital’s traffic
woes: The undertaking focuses on the renovation of the
corridor and bridges, as some sections are obstructed by
mounds of soil after construction, by Nayak Paudel
(kp 29/03/2019)
Construction
of bridge left incomplete for last 9 years, by Mohan
Budhaair (kp 28/03/2019)
Mayor
inaugurates
broomer machines: Kathmandu Metropolitan City to operate
the newly brought machines at night along five different
routes, by Anup Ojha and Sanjaya Lama (kp
27/03/2019)
Construction
of 11 suspension bridges in Humla in limbo, by Janak
Bahadur Shahi(rep 27/03/2019)
Binayak-Thatikhand
road sees little progress with contract due to expire on
April 28, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 27/03/2019)
Dusty
Chabahil-Sankhu stretch choking people, businesses,
by Anita Shrestha (ht 26/03/2019)
As
Bijulibazar arch bridge opens, youths find some
dangerous adventure, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/03/2019)
Foundation
stone laid for the longest suspension bridge of Nepal,
by Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 25/03/2019)
Delayed
Kalanki-Nagdhunga
road project is taking heavy toll on locals and
commuters: Hours-long traffic jams on the dusty stretch
are stressing people out, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/03/2019)
Road
upgradation work halted citing insecurity, no payment,
by Anish Tiwari (kp 24/03/2019)
Rural
roads in poor state; no respite for locals, by Tika
Prasad Bhatta (kp 23/03/2019)
Pillars
of road safety: The number of road fatalities in Nepal
is increasing alarmingly despite an action plan,
by Shubhechchha Bhatta (kp 22/03/2019)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway to cost Rs 213 billion: Korean company
submits the final Detailed Project Report to Nepal Army,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/03/2019)
Tendering
process for remaining portion of Postal Highway starts,
by Rakesh Khanal (kp 20/03/2019)
Construction
of
Miteri bridge gains momentum: The Chinese builder plans
to complete the reconstruction of the infrastructure in
the bridge area within May 2019, by Anish Tiwari (kp
19/03/2019)
Eight
years
on, construction of the Kamala river bridge yet to
complete: A joint venture of the disreputed Pappu
Construction was contracted to complete the bridge by
the fiscal year 2015-16, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
18/03/2019)
Kathmandu
Valley’s
overhead bridges in dire need of repair: Urban planners
say dilapidated structures pose a serious threat to
pedestrians, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/03/2019), A
bridge to fear: Kathmandu’s dilapidated flyovers
could be a disaster in the waiting (kp 18/03/2019)
Locals
work together to build road on their own (rep
17/03/2019)
Roads
blacktopped in Parbat, by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep
16/03/2019)
Kathmandu
metropolis
allocates Rs500 million to instal 6,000 street lamps:
Metropolis to call tender for the installation after two
months, by Anup Ojha (kp 10/03/2019)
Kathmandu’s
taxi
drivers say the meter fare is killing them: An alliance
of drivers in the Valley wants to set a fixed rate for
routes under three kilometres. Officials say they
haven’t given the demand a thought, by Arpan
Shrestha and Sanjog Manandhar (kp 07/03/2019)
Landslide-blocked
Mailung-Syaphru road section yet to come into operation,
by Balaram Ghimire (kp 07/03/2019)
Transport
associations
say difficult to follow two-driver rule Police are
using a new system to ensure that two drivers take turns
to drive long-route buses to their destination, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 03/03/2019) [This
must not be an argument!]
At
least 11 killed in Darchula jeep plunge (rep
02/03/2019)
‘Traffic
congestion cost Kathmandu Rs 16.5 billion in 2018’
(rep 02/03/2019)
90
percent work on Muglin bridge complete; set to open on
Nepali New Year, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/03/2019)
Over
72,000 road projects in limbo (ht 28/02/2019)
DoTM
likely to hike public transport fare (ht 27/02/2019)
Go
electric to cut oil bill: As long as we import
petroleum, Nepal’s trade deficit will keep ballooning,
by Paban Pandey (kp 25/02/2019)
New
legal trouble for Pathao: A writ filed in the Supreme
Court challenges the ride-sharing company’s legal status
in Nepal, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 25/02/2019), Top
court
rejects stay appeal against Pathao: Petitioner and
ride-sharing service company to furnish written
explanation to the court, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
27/02/2019)
Seven
places prone to landslides along Narayangadh-Muglin road,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 25/02/2019)
Pepsicola-Sallaghari
road expansion at snail’s pace (kp 23/02/2019)
Two
years on, 4.5-km bypass road sees no sign of completion,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 23/02/2019)
45
public buses booked for overlooking rule (kp
22/02/2019)
People
in remote Rolpa village rejoice arrival of motor
vehicles, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 22/02/2019)
KMC's
lighting program in the dark: 7.5 pc of required street
lamps installed in seven months, by Biken K Dawadi
(rep 22/02/2019)
15-year-old
was driving ill-fated Baglung jeep (rep 21/02/2019)
Passengers
obliged to change multiple vehicles in Dolpa-Nepalgunj
route, by Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 21/02/2019)
Electric
buses unveiled by PM remain garaged (rep 21/02/2019)
Road
mishap in Province - 5 : 350 dead, over 1,000 injured in
seven months, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 20/02/2019)
Work
on 12 bridges along Beni-Jomsom-Korala road ongoing,
by Sushil Babu Thakali (rep 19/02/2019)
Construction
of 7,000 road projects across country stalled (ht
16/02/2019)
Jhulaghat
bridge
remains an unmet promise: Locals deprived of economic
benefits in absence of motorable bridge over Mahakali
River, by Bira Gadal (rep 16/02/2019)
At
least four killed, nine injured in Jajarkot bus crash
(kp 15/02/2019), Dilapidated
Rimna road blamed for Thursday’s accident, by Janak
KC (rep 16/02/2019)
Motorcyclist
killed after colliding with bus on East-West Highway
(kp 15/02/2019)
Traffic
police launches drive to shape up public bus drivers,
by Anup Ojha (kp 14/02/2019)
Crossing
Mahakali remains a challenge for Dadeldhura folk, by
Panta (kp 14/02/2019)
Dhading's
rural roads: Development in winter, destruction in
monsoon, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 13/02/2019)
Kalanki-Koteshwor
section undergoes road safety audit, by Anup Ojha
(kp 13/02/2019)
Footpaths
to be made compulsory in new roads: Transport Minister,
by Biken K Dawadi (rep 13/02/2019)
HoR
holds debate on road safety (ht 13/02/2019)
App
aims to ensure two drivers in long-route buses (ht
13/02/2019)
Road
construction done without research causing depletion of
water sources, by Shumsher Bikram GC (rep
12/02/2019)
115
tuins replaced with trail bridges (ht 11/02/2019)
DoTM
mulls int’l driving licence (ht 11/02/2019)
Police
to launch app aimed at making night buses safer, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 10/02/2019)
Undoing
traffic
jam: While the number of drivers penalized for violating
traffic rules is increasing steadily, the number of
violators is also rising, by Kabi Adhikari (rep
10/02/2019)
How
safe is Kalanki-Koteshwar road?, by Bikan K Dawadi
(rep 10/02/2019)
Progress
on Koshi Corridor excites local entrepreneurs, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 10/02/2019)
Palpa
Butwal road section shut for geological survey (kp
10/02/2019)
Revving
up: It’s time to bid adieu to the internal combustion
engine, by Gaurab Raj Pandey (kp 10/02/2019)
Shortest
route linking Udayapur with Kathmandu comes into
operation (ht 09/02/2019)
Seven
dead in road accidents, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
08/02/2019)
While
KMC fails, a person’s drive to manage strays thrives,
by Anup Ojha (kp 07/02/2019)
Traffic
police
launch safety drive on Valley’s newly widened road:
Certain sections of the stretch have been dubbed ‘death
traps’, by Anup Ojha (kp 06/02/2019), Over
6,000 cabbies booked for traffic violations (kp
06/02/2019)
Surveyors
plot landby breaching highway buffer regulation, by
Shiva Puri (kp 06/02/2019)
Singha
Durbar-Putalisadak road still in dark—so is KMC, by
Anup Ojha (kp 05/02/2019)
Khokana
will
remain Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway entry point:
Korean firm submits draft of the detailed project report
to the Nepal Army, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/02/2019)
Two-wheelers
involved in 56.49pc road accidents in Kathmandu valley
(ht 05/02/2019)
Handover
delay in peak season stalls more than 1,000 road
projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/02/2019) [Anti-federal government politics!]
Suspension
bridge built in Darchula border yet to come into use,
by Manoj Badu (kp 04/02/2019)
Call
to pass bill related to road safety (ht 03/02/2019)
7-kilometer
track takes 41 years to open, by Ashok Sujan
Shrestha (rep 03/02/2019)
Tuin
accident victims to get govt relief (ht 02/02/2019)
Struggle
committee to intensify agitation for early completion of
bridges (ht 01/02/2019)
Road
construction project in limbo (ht 01/02/2019)
China’s
design
plan delays Ring Road phase two project: Chinese side
unhappy about criticism of the first phase road
expansion completed recently, sources say, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 31/01/2019)
3
months after repair, BP Highway back to square one,
by Anil Bhandari (rep 31/01/2019)
Economic
case
for road safety: If Nepal doesn’t act to reduce road
injuries it might lose seven percent of GDP growth in
the next two decades, by Puspa Raj Pant (rep
30/01/2019)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway
to be shorter: According to Nepal Army, the project
report has proposed more tunnels, shortening the
road to 73.5km, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/01/2019)
Tipper-hit
kills minor in Morang: Biratnagar-Biratchowk road
section remained tense after irate locals torched seven
tippers (ht 29/01/2019)
Passengers
worried over reckless driving, by Sarita Shrestha
(rep 29/01/2019)
One-track
mind: To address road safety in Nepal, we need to mind
the gaps, by Puspa Raj Pant (kp 27/01/2019), Deadly
highways: Road safety should be made a national priority
as many people are dying in mishaps, by David Kainee
(kp 29/01/2019)
Nepal
Electricity Authority, driver blamed for Sabaila
accident, by Brij Kumar Yadav (ht 27/01/2019)
1
die, 25 hurt in bus crash (kp 26/01/2019)
Mismanagement
plagues transport department (ht 25/01/2019)
Highways
or
death traps? In the absence of proper monitoring and
precaution, highways that are being envisioned will most
certainly increase Vehicle Wildlife Collisions, by
Pramod Neupane (rep 24/01/2019)
Hundreds
of travellers stuck in snow in various districts (kp
24/01/2019)
Ride
Sharing Ventures in Nepal, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
24/01/2019)
Heavy
snowfall disrupts Solukhumbu-Kathmandu road (rep
23/01/2019)
Pashupati
road being operated against Supreme Court directive,
by Anup Ojha (kp 22/01/2019)
City
starts work on overpasses (kp 22/01/2019), KMC
to build two pedestrian bridges this fiscal year
(rep 22/01/2019)
Locals
along Galchhi-Trishuli Road enforce banda demanding
compensation, by Krishna Thapa (kp 21/01/2019), General
strike hits life in Nuwakot (ht 21/01/2019)
A
dangerous life: Road safety is not a privilege, but the
right of the people (kp 21/01/2019), Valley
roads claimed 132 lives in six months, by Biken K
Dawadi rep 21/01/2019)
4
dead, 25 hurt in separate road accidents (kp
21/01/2019)
Life
in the fast lane: The Nepal Army is overstepping its
mandate, and the fast track has dissatisfied locals,
by Ayushma Basnyat (kp 21/01/2019)
With
60 percent zebra crossings faded, pedestrians at risk of
being run over, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/01/2019)
Getting
back on track: Perpetual delays in legislation and
implementation on road safety will cost more lives,
by Bhagirath Yogi (kp 20/01/2019)
Three
dead, as many hurt in Sarlahi road accident: A speeding
truck hit a bus that was parked on the roadside (kp
20/01/2019)
24
injured as bus overturns (kp 20/01/2019)
Chhinchu-Jajarkot
road in dilapidated state (kp 20/01/2019)
33
years on, Doti road construction nowhere near completion
(ht 19/01/2019)
Nepal’s
deadly roads take their toll: It is no longer correct to
call them accidents, this is slaughter, by Gopal
Gartaula (nt 18/01/2019)
Seven
dead, 33 injured in Parbat bus accident, by Agandhar
Tiwari and Prakash Baral (kp 18/01/2019)
Poor
road condition sees decline in tourist numbers in Sankhu
(kp 17/01/2019)
Siraha
road accidents kill 39 in past six months (rep
17/01/2019)
Ride-sharing
apps
hit hurdle as state sides with taxi operators: The
recent seizure of motorbikes used by Tootle and Pathao
riders raises concerns about letting tech
companies operate unregulated , by Tsering D Gurung
(kp 16/01/2019), Middle
of the road: Government’s reaction to ride-hailing
services should be to step in and update laws—not
restrict innovation (kp 16/01/2019) [There
is special need of insurance and tax payment
regulations!], Ride
partners perplexed as crackdown continues, by
Timothy Aryal (kp 17/01/2019), Transport
management dept rules out action against ride-sharing
services, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 17/01/2019), Law
to regulate ride-sharing services by April, by
Timothy Aryal (kp 18/01/2019), Capitalising
on back seats: The government’s decision to lift the ban
on ride-sharing is progressive, by Mangal Bahadur
Thapa (kp 18/01/2019)
Poor
quality drives transport management department to halt
printing smart licences, by Umesh Poudel (ht
16/01/2019)
New
‘wheel clamp’ campaign books 213 motorists in a week:
Drive implemented to lessen congestion in the city,
by Anup Ojha (kp 13/01/2019)
Locals
Build wooden bridge in Dumling, by Manoj Badu (kp
13/01/2019)
Roads
to
nowhere: Shailung Construction holds contracts for the
maintenance of many roads in Kathmandu Valley. But
its performance on nearly all of them has been found
wanting, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/01/2019)
Government-approved
death traps: Road accidents are created by the
government’s neglect and lack of responsibility, by
Naresh Koirala (kp 11/01/2019)
Move
like
ants: Have you seen ants stuck in traffic? Researches
have proven that if we all drove more like ants walk, we
would experience fewer traffic jams, by Biranchi
Poudyal (rep 10/01/2019)
NC
MPs register public importance motion on road carnage
(rep 09/01/2019) [This is
justified, but one must still ask why they did not
become active when their party was in government!]
Commuters
are NOT happy with KMC ‘pick and drop’ points (kp
08/01/2019), Commuters
bear brunt of pick-and-drop (rep 09/01/2019)
Microbus
runs over five pedestrians (ht 08/01/2018)
APF
men on standby to clear landslide debris, by Bibhu
Luitel (kp 07/01/2019)
Avoiding
road
deaths: The best way to reduce road traffic deaths and
severe injuries in Nepal is through a safe system
approach with good post-crash care, by Amrit
Banstola (rep 06/01/2019)
Construction
of Tamakoshi bridge in limbo for nine years (ht
06/01/2019)
MPs
Criticise government for failing to deliver (kp
05/01/2019)
80
pc
breathalysers defunct; can’t be repaired in country: In
2014, the MTPD had bought 18 breathalysers
for Rs2.4m; today, half of them don’t work, by
Anup Ojha (kp 03/01/2019), Traffic
police allocate Rs 4.1m for breathalysers, by Anup
Ojha (kp 06/01/2019)
Bridge
construction in limbo for six years (ht 03/01/2019)
Police
teams in rural areas in bid to control careless driving
(ht 03/01/2019)
Traffic
police book 1,817 rule violators on New Year’s Eve,
by Anup Ojha (kp 02/01/2019)
Construction
of roads in locality elates Chepang communities (kp
02/01/2019)
Bhojpur-Khotang
road section being blacktopped (ht 02/01/2019)
Landslide
blocks Dhunche road (kp 01/01/2019)
Man
dies, 24 hurt in separate road accidents (kp
01/01/2019)
Traffic
police rely on social media to book rule violators,
by Anup Ojha (kp 31/12/2018)
Solar
lamps
along Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali start working after a
year: After nearly a year of lying defunct, twenty-four
solar lamps have finally been repaired along one
of the most famous thoroughfares in the Capital, by
Anup Ojha (kp 30/12/2018) [Wow, an extremely conscientious and competent
government and administration!]
Using
public transport an ordeal for disabled people, by
Shuvam Dhungana (rep 30/12/2018)
286,922
DUI offenders booked so far (ht 30/12/2018)
Nagdhunga
tunnel delayed over contractor selection process, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 30/12/2018)
Government
to send back faulty electric buses: Supplier BYD wants
re-assessment of vehicles, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 29/12/2018)
Govt
to establish transport authority (ht 29/12/2018)
After
criticism, KMC installs ‘pick and drop’ information
boards, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/12/2018)
Govt
to buy 300 electric buses for Kathmandu valley (rep
28/12/2018), Plan
to bring 300 e-buses to city receives mixed response:
Transparency major concern for the purchase plan worth
billions (rep 30/12/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
Expressway: Army seeks Rs 680 million as incentive for
staff, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 27/12/2018)
City
planners sceptical about KMC’s plan to install smart
zebra crossings, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/12/2018)
Baphi
villagers rely on boats and tubes to cross Seti, by
Mohan Shahi (kp 26/12/2018)
China
to start upgrading Syabrubesi road soon, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 26/12/2018)
Pokhara’s
Bus Park to be upgraded, by Santosh Pokharel (rep
26/12/2018)
Pokhara-Baglung
road to be closed six hours a day, by Chhabi Lal
Tiwari (rep 26/12/2018)
‘No
changes in Fast Track starting point’ (rep
26/12/2018)
Ghorahi
tense after bus kills scooterist, by Durga Lal KC
(kp 25/12/2018)
A
road to nowhere: Campaigns without proper urban planning
no solution to Capital’s traffic woes (kp
25/12/2018)
Road
safety:
It is high time govt recognised road safety as an issue
and implemented strong regulations to curb road
accidents and save lives (ht 24/12/2018)
Lack
of publicity renders city’s ‘pick and drop’ drive
ineffective, by Anup Ojha (kp 23/12/2018)
Expressway
project on track, says parliamentary team: Nepal Army is
building the shortest way from Kathmandu to the
Tarai (kp 23/12/2018)
Kathmandu’s
roads
are widening, but there’s no space for pedestrians: The
existing set-up of most of the Valley’s streets shows
there’s little concern for pedestrians, and even where
there are sidewalks, they have been poorly built and
managed, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 22/12/2018)
16
killed in bus accident, by Durga Lal KC (kp
22/12/2018), Death
toll in Dang bus accident climbs to 23, 12 deceased
identified, by Shiva Lal Subedi (rep 22/12/2018), Polytechnic
institute mourns loss of students and teachers:
Twenty-three were killed in Friday’s bus accident,
by Durga Lal KC (kp 23/12/2018), Tragedy
in Dang should be a wakeup call (rep 24/12/2018)
Second
phase
of bridge maintenance project begins: First phase
conducted major maintenance along 17-km bridge length
and minor repairs along 10 km (rep 22/12/2018)
Millions
of rupees being spent on installation of bridge over
Sunkoshi (ht 22/12/2018)
Valley
natives stage protest against road expansion drive
(kp 21/12/2018)
One
killed, 25 others injured in road mishap (rep
21/12/2018)
Killer
roads claim 864 lives across Nepal in 4 months: 3,728
injured in 4,298 accidents including 1,488 severely,
by Bikan K Dawadi (rep 18/12/2018), Road
safety must be a national priority (rep 19/12/2018)
Hopping
on: With ride-sharing services Tootle and Pathao,
Kathmandu’s passengers can finally ride safe and ride
cheap, by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/12/2018)
Koshi
gets alternative crossing, by Sangam Prasain (kp
17/12/2018)
‘Pick
and drop rule’ for passenger vehicles enforced around
Tundhikhel area, by Shuvam Dhungana (rep
17/12/2018), Public
vehicles barred from waiting at city centre (ht
17/12/2018)
Govt
shows
flexibility towards transporters: Extends the deadline
for transport associations to switch to company model
till mid-March (ht 17/12/2018)
Dept
of roads tarmacking streets sans clearing utility poles,
pipelines, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/12/2018)
China
awaits design approval of second phase of Ring Road expansion
project (ht 16/12/2018)
Can
Kathmandu
ever be a cycling city? With temperate weather and a
small size, Kathmandu should be a perfect cycle city.
Instead, cycling here is difficult, dangerous and even
lethal, by Bibhu Luitel (kp 15/12/2018)
18
dead, 16 injured in mini-truck plunge, by Krishna
Thapa (kp 15/12/2018), Nuwakot
truck crash toll reaches 20, by Krishna Thapa (kp
16/12/2018)
Seven
dead, 12 injured in separate road accidents (kp
15/12/2018)
Expressway
to stay on course despite Khokana protests, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/12/2018), SAC
orders govt to heed local complaints about fast-track
project (rep 15/12/2018)
Speeding
a norm on 'risky' BP highway, by Anil Bhandari (rep
13/12/2018)
Rasugadhi
Hydropower Project builds road to Thuman village, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 13/12/2018)
Shanghai
group set to hand over KK road project to Kathmandu,
by Anup Ojha (kp 12/12/2018)
Public
transporters ‘must register as private companies by Dec
16’, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/12/2018)
10
years on, Khaireni bridge still incomplete, by Tika
Prasad Bhatta (kp 11/12/2018)
Compensation
controversy affects a national pride road project,
by Bhagwati Lama (rep 11/12/2018)
Contractor
blamed for sluggish Lamosanghu-Jiri road improvement,
by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 09/12/2018)
Roadblocks,
by Ramesh Kumar (nt 07/12/2018)
I
see you: Installing CCTV cameras on the streets demands
accountability (kp 07/12/2018)
Public
Transportation Reforms, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
07/12/2018)
Kathmandu
to
enforce ‘pick and drop’ rule from December 16: City
Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya says the new campaign aims to
make Kathmandu a traffic-congestion free city, by
Anup Ojha (kp 06/12/2018)
Chinese
company starts rebuilding Miteri Bridge in
Sindhupalchok, by Anish Tiwari (kp 05/12/2018), Tatopani
border likely to open in May, by Dhruba Dangal (rep
06/12/2018)
State
inadequacies impede road works worth Rs 26b, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/12/2018)
How
a
‘dangerous’ verdict halted road expansions: 170 cases
against road expansion pending at Supreme Court,
hundreds in other courts across country, by Anjali
Subedi and Rudra Pangeni (rep 04/12/2018)
6
dead in road accidents (kp 04/12/2018)
A
suspension bridge gives new lease of life to over 15
villages, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 03/12/2018)
Proposal
to construct provincial bus terminal in Tilottama,
by Rekha Bhusal (rep 02/12/2018)
Blacktopping
of Gulariya-Belawa road section begins, by Nirmal
Ghimire (rep 02/12/2018)
Disgruntled
minister questions tenders for 20 bridges on fast-track
road (rep 01/12/2018)
New
vehicle route system from Dec 16 (ht 01/12/2018)
Fast
Track alignment should not be changed: Nepali Army
(ht 01/12/2018)
Shake
a leg: The chronic traffic congestion in the Kathmandu
Valley can be reduced by cycling, by Shubhechchha
Bhatta (kp 30/11/2018)
13
hurt as car runs over pedestrians (ht 30/11/2018)
Six
people dead in Dailekh car accident (kp 29/11/2018)
Trees
halt construction of highway in Kailali. In Kanchanpur
62km of Postal Highway section remains incomplete,
by Mohan Budhair and Bhawanci Bhatta (kp 29/11/2018)
Salleri-Surkhe
road construction halted, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp
28/11/2018)
MPs
for halting KTM-tarai fast track work until DPR is ready
(rep 27/11/2018)
Five
dead, 48 injured in Saptari bus accident, by Abdhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 25/11/2018)
Mind
the road: No substantial actions have been planned to
improve air quality and road safety, by Prashanta
Khanal (kp 25/11/2018)
Citizens
grope in darkness: KMC and NEA squabble over defunct
street lights at Singha Durbar, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/11/2018)
16
killed in Dadeldhura bus plunge, by Panta (kp
23/11/2018), Dadeldhura
crash toll rises to 18 (kp 24/11/2018)
Nepal
razes
three bridges built by India: nepal granted india
permission to construct two wooden bridges across
mahakali river in Byas in October. However, the indian
side constructed five bridges, by Manoj Badu (kp
23/11/2018)
Narrow
bridges cause traffic bottlenecks on Muglin road: 18
bridges on the route needs replacement for smooth
traffic flow, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 20/11/2018)
Road
projects worth Rs 26b in limbo due to handover delays,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/11/2018)
Nepal
Police rescue 7,029 women and children from traffickers
in last 5 years (kp 18/11/2018)
Plan
to install 14 portable bridges to ease city traffic
(kp 18/11/2018)
Dolpa
headquarters linked to national road network (kp
18/11/2018)
Two
dead, 17 hurt in Dadeldhura jeep crash, by Panta (kp
18/11/2018)
Belahiya-Butwal
road starts cracking even before completion of project,
by Mohammad Habib (rep 18/11/2018)
Most
auto drivers in Sindhuli driving without licenses,
by Anil Bhandari (rep 18/11/2018)
Road
extension around Fewa Lake risks soil deposition, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 17/11/2018)
72pc
of accidents during festivals due to reckless driving
(kp 16/11/2018)
New
Friendship Bridge in Rasuwagadhi within 6 months, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 15/11/2018)
Four
die in road accidentsm (kp 15/11/2018)
Additional
2,400 trail bridges needed in Nepal (ht 15/11/2018)
Overpasses
to be constructed in Chabahil, Maitighar (ht
15/11/2018)
Road
rebuilding crawls as blame game continues (kp
14/11/2018)
Residents
not happy with substandard roads, by Bhim Chapagain
(rep 14/11/2018)
3
dead in separate crashes (kp 14/11/2018)
Landslides
obstruct Kodari Highway, by Anish Tiwari (kp
13/11/2018)
New
expressway turns killer: Recently opened
Koteshwor-Kalanki road section kills nine people in
three months, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/11/2018)
Years
on, postal highway project fails to gain momentum
(ht 07/11/2018)
Ten
dead, two injured in Dolpa jeep accident, by Bishnu
Lal Budha (kp 06/11/2018)
Average
160 people die a year in Valley road accidents: Traffic
police, by Shuvam Dhungana (rep 06/11/2018)
Kathmandu
sees high numbers of vehicles; traffic management turns
challenging, by Narayan Dhungana (rep 04/11/2018)
Registrations
resume under new numbering scheme (kp 03/11/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
Expressway: Khokana, Bungamati residents complain to
visiting lawmakers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
02/11/2018)
Jogbani-Kimathanka
track opening work nears completion (ht 02/11/2018)
Construction
of motorable bridge left in limbo (ht 02/11/2018)
Electri-City
Cars: Do your bit for the ecology and economy by
switching to a battery car, and save money, too, by
Sikuma Rai (nt 02/11/208)
Blacktopping
done in hurry results in cracks within four months,
by Narhari Sapkota (rep 01/11/2018)
Fund
crunch
hits reconstruction of quake-ravaged Tatopani road: More
than three years after the devastating earthquake,
the passage to China from Tatopani remains inaccessible
by vehicles, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 31/10/2018)
With
ban lifted in Valley, tipper trucks again taking their
toll, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 31/10/2018), Tipper
ban lifted ‘to spur government projects’, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 01/11/2018)
Low
bids hit construction projects: Mid-Hill Highway
(Eastern) prepares to terminate contracts of three
bridge and wall projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 31/10/2018)
Liping
road repairs begin, by Anish Tiwari (kp 30/10/2018)
Motorable
bridge comes into operation in Bajura (ht
30/10/2018)
‘Mechanically
fit’ old vehicles likely to get permission to operate
(ht 29/10/2818)
Nijgadh-Kathmandu
Expressway:
Mismanagement leaves felled trees in limbo; The logs
have started decaying after it was hit by the
incessant rain during the monsoon, by Laxmi
Sah (kp 28/10/2018)
Cyclist’s
bid for ‘fresh air’ ends in open drain, by Anup Ojha
(kp 28/10/2018), Man
dies after falling into manhole, by Anita Shrestha
(ht 28/10/2018)
Bridge
over Mechi River yet to come into operation
(ht 28/10/2018)
Valley
roads become deathtraps: Claim 4 lives in 24 hours,
by Himal Lamsal (rep 28/10/2018)
Road
accidents during Dashain rise 50pc: Nepal Police data
shows 568 road accidents took place in the country,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/10/2018)
Nagma-Gamgadi
road upgrading project: Local’s rage forces contractors
to use quality materials, by DB Budha (rep
27/10/2018)
China
begins repairing Araniko Highway, by Dhruba Dangal
(rep 26/10/2018) [Why on earth
has not Nepal itself begun and successfully completed
this important task long ago?]
DoTM
plans GPS based vehicle tracking system (ht
26/10/2018)
New
bridge
over Trishuli River ‘80pc complete’: The project has
missed two deadlines. The first was mid-October 2017 and
the second, mid-March 2018, by Anup Ojha (kp
25/10/2018)
Jajarkot-Dolpa
road: Army opens track for Bheri corridor, by
Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 25/10/2018)
Construction
of six-lane road still incomplete, six years on, by
Rekha Bhusal (rep 25/10/2018)
Vendor
to print driving licences from this week (kp
24/10/2018)
E-buses
launched: Electric mobility action plan aims big, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 24/10/2018), A
Ride To The Future, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
26/10/2018)
Govt
seeks help for DPR of six tunnel roads (ht
24/10/2018)
Holiday
travellers clog Beni-Jomsom road, by Ghanashyam
Khadka (kp 24/10/2018)
Narayangadh-Muglin
highway: Improved road already in tatters, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 23/10/2018)
Inflow
of people to Kathmandu increasing (ht 23/10/2018)
1
dead, 24 injured as mini lorry overturns in
Sindhupalchok (kp 23/10/2018)
Six
dead, 16 injured in bus accident, by Narayan Sharma
(kp 22/10/2018), Six
killed, 50 injured in Nawalparasi bus accident (ht
22/10/2018), Three
killed in Ramechhap accident (ht 22/10/2018), 7
killed, 137 injured in separate road accidents in one
day (ht 22/10/2018), Road
fatalities during Dashain triple to 13 from last year,
by Anup Ojha (kp 23/10/2018)
DoTM
plans to reshuffle vehicle routes in Valley from
mid-December (ht 22/10/2018), Plan
for 66 new public vehicle routes in Valley (kp
23/10/2018)
Over
2.5 million people leave Kathmandu (kp 17/10/2018)
3
family members among six dead in road accidents (kp
17/10/2018)
Charging
ahead: Nepal needs to switch to EVs if its agenda is to
avoid losses economically and environmentally, by
Rakshya Lama (kp 16/10/2018)
Risky
travelling: The festival rush increases chances of road
accidents (kp 15/10/2018), Accidents
mar festival travel rush, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 16/10/2018)
NA
shortlists six firms to build bridges along Fast Track
(ht 15/10/2018)
Department
of Roads refuses to accept new bridge over Bishnumati,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/10/2018)
Nine
killed, 63 injured in three road accidents, by Anil
Bhandari and Bhagwati Lama (rep 13/10/2018)
Exodus
continues from Kathmandu: More than 1.5 million people
head home from the Valley (kp 12/10/2018)
Morang
starts written test to check drink driving (kp
12/10/2018)
Route
restriction lifted to ease travel rush (kp
10/10/2018)
Amend
vehicle registration process as per provincial system:
Cabinet tells govt (ht 10/10/2018)
Four
dead, 13 injured in two road accidents (rep
10/10/2018)
Find
innovation to manage Valley traffic (rep 10/10/2018)
Dashain
dash: Shoddy vehicles accident-prone: Last season, 483
people died in 2,953 accidents, by Chandqan Kumar
Mandal (kp 07/10/2018)
Six
dead, 17 injured in Banke microbus crash, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 07/10/2018)
Nepal
allows India to build 2 wooden bridges across Mahakali
River, by Manoj Badu (kp 07/10/2018)
Chyachhada
cliff hinders Hilsa-Simkot road building, by Jaya
Bahadur Rokaya (kp 07/10/2018)
Expressway
study agreement inked (kp 03/10/2018)
Repair
causes hours-long traffic jam (kp 03/101/2018)
New
luxury buses alleviate commuters’ daily ordeal, by
Anup Ojha (kp 03/10/2018)
Residents
block traffic at Kalanki, by Anup Ojha (kp
29/09/2018)
Government
mulls ‘authority’ to manage public transport system,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/09/2018)
Ban
on 20-year-old vehicles deprive rural areas of
transportation, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 26/09/2018)
Postal
Highway becomes a nuisance due to delay in completion,
by Mithilesh Yadv (rep 26/09/2018)
Lack
of road compels Sertung locals to transport goods on
mules, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 25/09/2018)
Citizens
suffer every night as over 24 street lights fail, by
Anup Ojha (kp 24/09/2018)
Project-control
issue
stalls 1,500 road works Impasse continues as Kathmandu
controls projects while provincial governments
hold budget (kp 24/09/2018) [Leading
politicians of the central level are still trying to
prevent the implementation of federalism!]
Bridge
project delay affects Lalima residents (kp
14/09/2018)
Police
book over 1,000 traffic rule violators (kp
23/09/2018)
Locals
put their sweat and money to repair road, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 23/09/2018)
DPR
for road link to China set to be revised, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 23/09/2018)
No
road expansion at ABC foot trail for next 30 years,
by Santosh Pokharel (rep 23/09/2018)
Pappu
Construction
violates approved design in four bridges: Infrastructure
Ministry’s study reinforces growing concerns over
quality of projects handled by the firm, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 22/09/2018), Pappu
delay
disrupts local life and trade: Pappu has been accused of
missing the deadline on 25 bridge construction deals,
out of a total of 41 construction contracts, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 22/09/2018)
Transport
strike hits normal life in Mahottari, Bara (kp
20/09/2018), Transport
strike paralyses country: Police fire bullets and lob
teargas canisters during clash with drivers in Achham
(kp 21/09/2018), Transport
operators refuse to open festival ticket booking (kp
21/09/2018), Drivers
end
strike after deal: Eight-point agreement calls for
drivers’ release, legal amendments, vehicle tests and
road reforms, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
22/09/2018), Government,
agitating drivers ink deal to resume transportation
services (rep 22/08/2018), Dashain
bookings
start after nod to fare hike: Committee to review and
suggest systematic fare adjustment for public vehicles
within two months, by Arpan Shrestha and Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 23/09/2018)
Korean
firm wins bid to make expressway DPR, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 20/09/2018)
DoR
to instal traffic lights at seven places (ht
20/09/2018)
Expressway
project is a test of country’s leadership: Pokharel
(kp 19/09/2018)
Army
proposes two more tunnels along expressway, will cost Rs
5 billion extra, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 19/09/2018),
Nepal
Army must exercise transparency (rep 20/09/2018), Project
report delay won’t hit
expressway works, says Army (kp 21/09/2018), DPR
will be ready in four months: Nepal Army (rep
21/09/2018), Experts
advised more tunnels: Nepal Army: Additional tunnels to
cost Rs 4.29 billion (rep 22/09/2018)
Demolition
of illegal structures along BP Highway begins, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 18/09/2018)
Arniko
Highway neglected after closure of trade route with
China, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 18/09/2018)
Postal
road project: Works progress at a snail’s pace (kp
17/09/2018)
Locals
risking their lives due to delay in bridge construction,
by Upendra Yadav (rep 16/09/2018)
Beni-Jomsom
road ‘unsafe’, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep
15/09/2018)
Negligence
by Pappu and Kancharam makes Rajbiraj-Kunauli road
miserable, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 15/09/2018)
Of
roads and revenue: Despite raising billions in taxes
from the use of infrastructure and on vehicles, the
annual budget for the repair, maintenance and
improvement of the Valley’s roads remains inadequate,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/09/2018)
Landslides
block Narayanghat-Mugling road at several places, by
Sabita Shrestha (rep 12/09/2018)
Mainstream
electric
vehicles with law: Nepal urgently needs an electric
vehicle policy and infrastructure to cope with rapid
development of EVs and to reduce air pollution and oil
import, by Subhechchha Bhatta (rep 11/09/2018)
Dashain
becomes
a bargaining chip: Transport entrepreneurs refuse to
open advance bookings for the festival until government
unfreezes their bank accounts, by Sanjeev Giri and
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/09/2018) [Not
the rule of law and free market economy shall be
enforced but syndicates and corruption!?]
Right
of way: The road expansion did not help motorised
transport much, instead it actively harmed pedestrians,
by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 10/09/2018)
Small
vehicle imports surge despite mass transportation push:
e-rickshaw imports up 549 percent (rep 10/09/2018)
Pedestrians
flee as sewage floods city streets, by Anup Ojha (kp
08/09/2018)
Lack
of bridge makes road 'useless' for locals, by
Bhagishwar Limbu (rep 08/09/2018)
Miteri
bridge in fragile state (kp 07/09/2018)
Transport
syndicate: Bus operators want bank accounts unfrozen;
Booking delayed for Dashain trip, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 06/09/2018)
Plan
to
build 14 highway rest places for drivers: Each rest
place to cost Rs 450,000; Government releases Rs 6.3
million; Three rest places for Province 2 (kp
06/09/2018)
Bridge
constructed in Sindhuli well before deadline, by
Anil Bhandari (rep 06/09/2018)
Poor
state of road affects tourist inflow (kp 05/09/2018)
Karnali
Highway: More hassles than relief (rep 05/09/2018),
Authorities
'indifferent' to pathetic condition of Karnali Highway,
by Pabitra Kumar Shahi (rep 07/09/2018)
Never-ending
projects: Road construction is locked in a perpetual
cycle of incompetence (kp 05/09/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
Expressway: Nepal Army yet to find consultant for DPR,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/09/2018)
Kathmandu
road repair: ‘Over 60 percent’ of PM’s orders unheeded
(kp 04/09/2018) [What about the
separation of powers and responsibilities under them
federal system? KMC should be responsible fpr the repair
of Kathmandu roads!]
Darchula
residents use risky Tuin to cross Mahakali River, by
Manoj Badu (kp 04/09/2018)
The
Naubise-Nagdhunga ‘nightmare’, by Sarita Shrestha
(kp 04/09/2018)
Rural
Road Maintenance, by Hari Bahadur Thapa (rn
03/09/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
road to reopen from Monday, by Himnath Devkota (rep
03/09/2018)
Nepal,
China
to study Tatopani border: Move to revive customs office;
Dry port construction picks up pace with 50 percent of
Customs building, warehouse and parking complete; The
project will build a border inspection building, cargo
warehouse, litigation-warehouse, a parking lot with a
capacity of accommodating at least 158 large
containers and 33 cars (kp 02/09/2018)
Prithivi
Highway faces routine obstruction from mudslides, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 02/09/2018)
With
bridge left incomplete, road linkage seems distant for
Chepang villages, by Naraharii Sapkota (rep
02/09/2018)
Summit
Affects Public Travel: Public, urban planners slam
government, by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/09/2018)
Road
connectivity promotes agro products of Jumla, by DB
Budha (rep 01/09/2018)
Road
obstructed for past two months (ht 01/09/2018)
Odd-even
rule
hinders daily life: Traffic was brought to a grinding
halt to facilitate the VIP motorcades which added to the
public’s woes, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/08/2018)
Plastic
roads: The way forward?, by Vikash Raj Satyal (ht
30/08/2018)
For
two-wheelers, lane means nothing, by Nayak Paudel
(kp 29/08/2018)
Commuters
fume as KMC closes Khula Manch for four days (kp
29/08/2018)
‘Recklessness
main cause of Valley road accidents’ (kp 27/08/2018)
Department
of Roads develop software to monitor contractors (kp
27/08/2018)
Deplorable
road
affects Nagarkot entrepreneurs: Local bussinessmen blame
Shailung Construction for the sharp decline in tourist
numbers, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/08/2018)
Say
no
to syndicate:The decision to end syndicate was right and
just but the government did not have a concrete plan to
implement it, by Ashish Gajurel (rep 26/08/2018)
Province
3
wants to build tunnel road on its own: The cost of the
national pride project has gone up due to delay in
construction (ht 25/08/2018)
Reforming
Public Transportation, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
24/08/2018)
Metropolis
to issue tender for mutli-storey parking (kp
24/08/2018)
Daytime
road repair causing huge traffic jams, by Diya
Dhakal and Deepanjali Khadka (rep 24/08/2018), Odd-even
vehicle movement for three days (kp 25/08/2018) [Unbelievable procedures for a
handful of foreign visitors: Nepali citizens first!]
Tripureshwor-Kalanki-Nagdhunga
road expansion: Watchdog slams agencies for delays (kp
23/08/2018)
Landslides
and floods disrupt Kodari Highway, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 22/08/2018)
Bridge
swept away in Bahrabise Bazaar (kp 20/08/2018)
Monsoon
further deteriorates Postal Highway, by Arjun Oli
(rep 20/08/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
trade route remains shut due to bridge damage, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 19/08/2018), Nepal-China
road link severed: Transportation disrupted along Pasang
Lhamu Highway after floods damaged a bridge, by
Krishna Thapa (kp 20/08/2018), 1,200
container trucks stranded in Kerung, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 22/08/2018), Trishuli-Betrawati
traffic resumes (kp 22/08/2018), Rasuwa
residents decry authorities’ delay in opening obstructed
road (kp 24/08/2018), Repair
works of Raswuagadhi route begins, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 26/08/2018), Division
office starts repairing Dhunche-Syaphrubeshi road
(kp 28/08/2018)
Renewing
My Driving License, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
20/08/2018)
Nepal’s
maiden underpass to start operation in Kalanki today
(ht 17/08/2018), Kalanki
underpass opens for public, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/08/2018), Drivers,
commuters, police delighted by the opening of underpass
at Kalanki, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 22/08/2018), Traffic
jams resume as Kalanki subway closes (kp 23/08/2018)
[??]
Ahead
of BIMSTEC, govt begins repairing capital roads, by
Deepanjali Khadka (rep 17/08/2018) [It
is a crime to continue to improve roads that are in
relatively good condition for foreign state guests,
instead of repairing the roads used daily by the local
population and destroyed for years because of the laying
of water pipes!]
Need
for introducing International Driving Permit stressed
(ht 17/08/2018)
Auto
registration exceeds three-million mark (ht
17/08/2018)
Beni-Jomsom
road closed after being severely damaged by flood and
landslides, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 16/08/2018)
India
grants Rs 470m for Postal Highway Project (kp
15/08/2018)
Process
to appoint contractor for Nagdhunga tunnel starts
(kp 15/08/2018)
High-tech,
low-emission
buses replace micros: The total cost of the project is
$22.37 million, with the Nepal government contributing
$7.9 million (kp 14/08/2018), All
aboard: Introduction of the high-tech, low-emission
buses could help reduce pollution (kp 15/08/2018)
Sarcastic
Thapa
demands different hotels for BIMSTEC delegates: Thapa
said that such move would help repairing the potholes
overnight just to please the visiting delegates
(rep) [Great idea! Another
option would be to move the government quarter and the
houses of the politicians to the outskirts of the city,
where the streets have been destroyed years ago by the
administration/government! That this situation has not
improved is another "achievement" of the Oli govt!]
Reckless
negligence: 'Tree ambush' on a blacktopped road, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 14/08/2018)
Mid-Hills
Highway: Delays dog Diktel-Halesi road section:
Black-topping still incomplete despite multiple deadline
extension, by Daman Rai (rep 13/08/2018)
Koteshwor,
Kalanki road project ‘nears completion’ (kp
13/08/2018)
Delay
in repairing subsided road hampers traffic, by
Sabita Shrestha (rep 13/08/2018)
Death
rides
a bike in the Valley: More than 60 percent of all
accidents in Kathmandu Valley either involve motorcyles
or scooters, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/08/2018), Seven
people die every day in road accidents in Nepal (kp
12/08/2018)
28
households of Hungi at risk of displacement due to
haphazard road construction, by Mukti Prasad Neupane
(rep 12/08/2018)
Discussions
to
be held on reopening Tatopani route: After the
Tatopani-Khasa overland route was closed, a major
portion of Nepal-China trade is being conducted through
Kolkata port (kp 11/08/2018)
Where
sidewalk ends: People, not vehicles, should be allowed
to reclaim the urban environment (kp 10/08/2018)
Government
plans to build underpass at New Baneshwor (kp
09/08/2018)
Four
die in highway collision (kp 09/08/2018)
Kathmandu
roads
get a facelift ahead of key summit: Authorities get the
urge to plug potholes whenever major international
events happen, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 08/08/2018) [In order
to welcome Nepalese citizens and the much needed tourists, the
govt and administration should better repair the numerous city
roads that have been destroyed years ago, instead
of repairing smaller road damages in the inner city only
to impress foreign politicians!]
Disasters
and Road Safety, by Gokul Pokhrel (rn 08/08/2018)
Apply
the brakes: The govt must act strict and not free errant
drivers after they pay a fine (kp 07/08/2018)
Rural
roads: Repaired in winter but unfit for monsoon, by
Bhim Chapagain and Bhagiswar Limbu (rep 07/08/2018)
Thapa
calls for contract termination of under-performing
companies (kp 06/08/2018)
Govt
to
gather data on tuin crossings: The ministry is also
preparing to survey places in the country where a
suspension bridge has to replace tuin immediately
(kp 05/08/2018), Rivers
without bridges: The govt move to replace wire bridges
is a welcome step, but it should walk the talk (kp
06/08/2018)
Khalanga
landslips halt traffic, 48 homes at risk, by Bhim
Bahadur Singh (kp 05/08/2018)
Damaged
bridge isolates Rasuwagadhi (kp 05/08/2018)
Monks
take initiative to fill the potholes of Bauddha-Jorpati
road, by Shyam Rai (rep 05/08/2018)
Landslide
Halts traffic on Pasang Lhamu Highway (kp
04/08/2018)
BP
Highway facing risk (ht 03/08/2018)
Global
tender
for Nagdhunga tunnel this month: DoR; The tunnel way
project has two components: Construction of a 2.45-km
tunnel from Basnetchhap to Sisne Khola, and a 2.6-km
approach road from Basnetchhap to Thankot (kp
02/08/2018)
Three
dead in lorry crash (kp 01/08/2018)
Rampant
increase in accidents in valley, by Bikan K Dawadi
(rep 31/07/2018)
Work
of upgrading postal road picks up pace (ht
31/07/2018)
Timure
bridge to be repaired urgently (kp 30/07/2018)
Kalanki-Nagdhunga
road: Mahaseth warns contractor: Irate residents vent
anger and frustration on minister during site visit
(kp 29/07/2018), Govt
tells
contractor to blacktop Kalanki-Nagdhunga road by Aug 28:
To appeal SC order to pay compensation before beginning
road expansion work; Prime Minister KP Oli is seriously
dissatisfied with Minister for Physical Infrastructure
and Transportation Management Raghubir Mahaseth for
failing to improve the state of roads in the Valley
(rep 29/07/2018)
Damage
to
bridge halts traffic on Rasuwagadhi, Syaphrubesi road:
The local administration has banned all vehicles from
crossing the 51-metre bridge (kp 29/07/2018)
Eight
killed, 17 injured in bus-truck collision, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 28/07/2018)
Separate
lanes for light and heavy vehicles on
Bhaktapur-Koteshwar road, by Kamal Raj Bhatta (rep
28/07/2018)
Police,
rickshaw operators clash in Bharatpur, by Ramesh
Kumar Poudel (kp 26/07/2018), 2
protesters, 14 police injured in protest by
three-wheelers, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 26/07/2018)
Chabahil
to
Sankhu road: Crews lay hume pipes on both sides of road:
Department of Roads leaves disputed areas while
asphalting road (kp 25/07/2018)
‘Operating
tippers at night riskier’, by Krishna Kisi (rep
25/07/2018)
Police
start using radar guns on Prithvi Highway, by
Shreehari Poudel (rep 25/07/2018)
Officials
smell rat in decision to entertain transporters’
liabilities (rep 24/07/2018)
Bridges
construction on Postal Highway delayed (rep
24/07/2018)
Cable
barriers installed at Muglin-Naryangadh road to prevent
crashes, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 23/07/2018)
'Tunnel
transportation system necessary for Karnali's
development' (rep 23/07/2018)
Three
killed in two road accidents (rep 23/07/2018)
NA
proposes change to Fast Track alignment (ht
21/07/2018)
Outer
Ring Road construction process halted (ht
21/07/2018)
282
transport firms listed after end to syndicate: Order
fails to make company registration mandatory, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/07/2018), Transporters
get five more months to come under Companies Act
(rep 21/07/2018), Govt
sets mid-Jan deadline for registration of transport
firms (kp 24/07/2018)
Children
in Province 7 still rely on tuins to go to school
(rep 21/07/2018)
Parks,
not parking lots: Exemplary community effort to restore
open space gives hope for a greener Kathmandu, by
Duksangh Sherpa (nt 20/07/2018)
Vehicle
emission test: Govt to make test mandatory in metros
from next month (kp 20/07/2018)
Heavy
vehicles back on BP Highway, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
20/07/2018)
Seven
people die in jeep accident (kp 19/07/2018)
Pappu
Construction faces blacklist threat, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 19/07/2018)
Roads
that don’t meet criteria increasing landslide risk in
Okhaldhunga district (ht 19/07/2018)
Bridge
in limbo as contractor company, workers flee project
site in Panchthar (19/07/2018)
Traffic
police clamps time-card on heavy vehicles and lane order
(kp 18/07/2018)
Road
classrooms teach traffic lessons for free: Jaywalkers
learn rules as road safety drive begins (kp
17/07/2018)
Heavy
vehicles on left lane only on Jagati-Koteshwar road from
today, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 17/07/2018)
NOC
completes
locking system on tanker fleet: In a bid to control fuel
theft and leakage en-route, NOC had started installing
security locking systems four months ago, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 16/07/2018)
Traffic
police start campaign against jaywalking, by Bikan K
Dawadi (rep 16/07/2018)
Kathmandu
Ring Road improvement: DoR waits on China to begin 2nd
phase of road project (kp 15/07/2018)
Managing
urban traffic, by Keshav Bhattarai (rep 15/07/2018)
Transport
operators block vehicles on BP Highway, by Anil
Bhandari (rep 15/07/2018), Sindhuli
businessmen
protest prohibition on heavy vehicles; On June 4, the SC
had ordered the authorities concerned to only allow
10-tonne goods carriers and 18-seat passenger vehicles
on BP Highway (kp 16/07/2018)
Tipper
kills teen in Kalimati (kp 15/07/2018), Accidents
involving tippers unabated in capital (rep
15/07/2018)
Landslide
obstructs Kodari Highway (kp 14/07/2018)
Jeep
crash leaves 5 dead, 8 injured (kp 14/07/2018)
CCTV
cameras come in aid to track traffic rules violators,
by Bikan K. Dawadi (rep 14/07/2018)
Rain
affects vehicular movement (kp 13/07/2018)
Licence
to kill: Govt needs to rein in trucks running amok on
streets leaving a trail of carnage (kp 13/07/2018)
Ministry
bans tippers during day in the Valley (kp
12/07/2018)
Where
rivers flow: Bouddha residents see lighter side of life
during monsoon ordeal on roads (kp 12/07/2018)
New
Narayangadh-Muglin road cracks and sinks from the edge
(kp 12/07/2018), 20
meters of Narayanghat- Mugling road subsides 1 foot,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 12/07/2018)
Okhaldhunga
rural roads in sorry state (ht 12/07/2018)
‘Transport
syndicate a thing of the past’ (ht 12/07/2018)
Mid-hills
Highway in a sorry state, by Giriraj Baskota (rep
11/07/2018), Where
is the progress? Sorry state of Mid-hill Highway
(rep 12/07/2018)
What
delayed the construction of Nepal's first arc bridges?,
by Biken K Dawadi (rep 11/07/2018)
Haphazard
road construction destroying unique heritages (ht
11/07/2018)
Vehicles
obstructed after bridge collapse (ht 10/07/2018)
Month
into
operation recently widened Narayangadh-Muglin road
cracks up: Consultant engineer Pushkar Regmi says a
simple repair is not going to fix the damaged road,
by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 09/07/2018)
When
will this pit get repaired?, by Diya Dhakal (rep
09/07/2018)
Traffic
police seek installation of traffic lights in Pokhara,
by Dhan Basnet (rep 09/07/2018)
After
Khokana, Bungamati protests expressway works, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/07/2018)
Hilsa-Simikot
road construction set to resume soon, by Jay Bahadur
Rokaya (kp 08/07/2018)
Govt
constructing six-lane highway without arranging
diversion, by Pushparaj Joshi (rep 07/07/2018)
20
workers killed in Mustang truck accident, by
Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 07/07/2018), Slow
rescue work blamed for high death toll, by Santosh
Pokharel and Dinesh Subedi (rep 08/07/2018),
Govt
to provide Rs 500,000 relief to tipper accident victim
families (rep 10/07/2018), Woman
lost all 4 offspring in Mustang tipper truck crash,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 11/07/2018), Deadly
roads: Death of workers in tipper accident (rep
11/07/2018), Province
to provide Rs 50,000 to family of each tipper accident
dead, by Bishan Chhetri (rep 12/07/2018)
Nepal-China
tibet trade facilitation committee meeting: China for
conducting field study to reopen Tatopani (kp
08/07/2018)
6
Indian nationals die in jeep crash (kp 04/07/2018)
Home
Ministry’s action spurs DoR to act against tardy
contractors, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/07/2018)
Careless
drivers, negligent government: 10 percent increase in
road accidents involving 2 wheelers, by Biken K
Diwadi (rep 03/07/2018)
Roads
in Kathmandu resemble waterways during monsoon, by
Diya Dhakal (rep 03/07/2018)
Road
linking Rajbiraj airport in sorry state (ht
03/07/2018)
Govt
to initiate study for more tunnel roads (kp
02/07/2018)
Govt
shows flexibility to transport bodies (ht
02/07/2018)
Living
in an unjust city: Democracy is measured by the state of
the sidewalk, not the number of wide roads, by
Prashanta Khanal (kp 01/07/2018)
Narayangadh-Mugling
road: Work halted at three landslide-prone areas (ht
01/07/2018)
Top
court bans vehicles more than 10 tonnes on BP Highway
(kp 30/06/2018)
No
Valley entry from July 17 for vehicles failing pollution
test (rep 30/06/2018)
NC
cadres plant rice saplings on muddy road (ht
30/062018)
SC
puts brake on road expansion (kp 30/06/2018)
Solukhumbu
car crash kills seven people (kp 30/06/2018)
Risky
roads, by Swasti Gautam (rep 29/06/2018)
Payment
delay
‘stalls 800 bridges’: Contractors complete 88
bridges; Department of Roads and Finance Ministry spar
over meagre budget, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/06/2018)
Daily
landslides plague travelers on Mugling-Narayanghat road:
314 big and small landslides occurred during last year,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 28/06/2018)
Causeway
collapses within 10 days of construction, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 27/06/2018)
Construction
of bridge over Mardi River in full swing, by Kisan
Sangeet Nepali (rep 27/06/2018)
Stray
animals a serious threat to commuters' safety, by
Biken K Dawadi (rep 26/06/2018)
Kathmandu-Nighgard
fast track construction IL&FS claims Rs 2.37bn
compensation for DPR (ht 25/06/2018)
Women
crew ensure traffic flows in rains, by Pratap Bista
(kp 24/06/2018)
Pedalling
through perdition: Cycling could be the way to go for a
cleaner and greener Kathmandu, by Dipendra Gautam
(kp 24/06/2018)
Time
card to be implemented along Muglin road (ht
23/06/2018)
KMC
to track public vehicles using GPS (kp 22/06/2018)
2,318
killed in road accidents in 11 months (rep
22/06/2018)
Majority
of transport bodies yet to get registered at OCR (ht
22/06/2018)
Roads
Dept readying to invite tender for tunnel (kp
21/06/2018)
Decision
to ban larger vehicles on BP Highway challenged in court
(rep 20/06/2018)
Deluge
turns Bouddha road into a ‘paddy field’ (kp
19/06/2018)
Landslide
threat looms over Liping, Tatopani, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 19/06/2018)
Pokhara
Lakeside no more a no-vehicle zone, by Santosh
Pokhrel (rep 19/06/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway project: Nepal Army shortlists six firms to
prepare DPR (kp 17/06/2018)
Budget
crunch affects construction of road (ht 17/06/2018)
Govt
halts road works for monsoon (kp 16/06/2018)
Truck-microbus
collision kills 4 people in Chitwan (kp 16/06/2018)
Poor
rescue mechanism causing more casualties, property loss
on highways (ht 14/06/2018)
Govt
vows to issue over 300,000 driving licences by
mid-August (kp 13/06/2018)
Transportation
cost still the same despite end of syndicates (rep
13/06/2018)
Locals
face the brunt due to delay in blacktopping roads
(rep 11/06/2018)
Narayangadh,
Mugling road facelift soon (kp 10/06/2018)
Automobile
mechanics urged to repair vehicles responsibly (ht
10/06/2018)
Kalanki-Koteshwor
road project: Authority extends deadline third time,
by Anup Ojha (kp 09/06/2018)
Task
force starts work to resolve transport issues (kp
08/06/2018)
Five
dead, eight hurt in separate road accidents (kp
08/06/2018)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road opens 24 hours, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
07/06/2018)
Once
quiet, Kathmandu is honking again!, by Dilasha KC
(rep 06/06/2018)
Majority
of city vehicles fail emission standards: Results show
422 diesel and 231 petrol vehicles cross permissible
levels, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/06/2018)
Paving
Paradise: Do we really need another highway in the
ecologically fragile Chure range? (kp 05/06/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway: Defence minister-led panel to steer project
(kp 04/06/2018)
Ban
sought on 32-seater buses on BP Highway (ht
04/06/2018), Locals
dissatisfied with govt decision to allow heavy vehicles
on BP Highway, by Anil Bhandari (rep 04/06/2018), SC
orders govt to bar heavy vehicles from BP Highway
(kp 05/06/2018), Heavy
vehicles
defy top court, ply BP Highway: Bus service providers
and crusher operators have allegedly co-opted local
administrations to ensure the apex court’s order is not
enforced, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 08/06/2018), No
entry for heavy vehicles on BP Highway, by Raj Kumar
Karki (kp 09/06/2018), Heavy
vehicle ban on BP Highway hits supply of petroleum
products, construction materials (ht 11/06/2018), Transport
entrepreneurs stage protest in Ramechhap (ht
15/06/2018), Ramechhap
businessmen protest heavy vehicles’ ban on BP Highway
(kp 17/06/2018)
Mahaseth
working to lift ban on 20-yr-old vehicles (rep
04/06/2018) [??]
Four
years
on, Kamalbinayak-Nagarkot road construction still
incomplete: Construction company has already received
three deadline extensions (rep 04/06/2018)
258
youths killed in valley road crashes in three years
(ht 03/06/2018), Deaths
on
roads: Despite sharp rise in number of accidents and
deaths, we are still too slow to recognise road safety
as an issue (ht 04/06/2018)
Traffic
Police vow to enforce reforms: Division to implement
82-point Home Adminstration Reform Plan (kp
02/06/2018), Traffic
cops to treat hit-and-run cases more seriously (ht
02/06/2018)
Tall
in
the saddle: Even today, horses are cherished associates
of Kathmandu’s traffic police and remain indispensable
for managing traffic in a heavily congested city, by
Abijeet Pant (kp 02/06/2018)
Fast
track construction a whole new ball game for Nepali Army,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/06/2018)
12
dead, 15 hurt as bus plunges 150m in Palpa (ht
01/06/2018), 14
killed, 9 injured in Palpa bus accident, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 02/06/2018)
Green
activists slam Chure road plan, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 01/06/2018)
Villagers
build 6km long road selling wives’ ornaments, by
Jagat Khadka (rep 01/06/2018)
Postal
Highway project unlikely to meet Feb 2019 deadline,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 31/05/2018)
Four
killed, seven injured in jeep-plunge in Dadeldhura
(ht 30/05/2018)
Doti
jeep crash kills 4 people (kp 30/05/2018)
About
time: Wider roads will mean nothing if it threatens
people (kp 29/05/2018)
Experts
question the logic behind one more highway in Chure area,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 29/05/2018)
14
bridges to be built with World Bank loan (kp
29/05/2018)
Four-wheeler
imports surge by twofold, by Shankar Acharya (kp
28/05/2018)
Kalanki
subway ‘to open on June 29’, by Anup Ojha (kp
27/05/2018)
Mailung-Syaphrubesi
road section closed for safety reason (kp
27/05/2018)
Ring
Road part ‘death trap’, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/05/2018)
230,511
people of Province 7 still rely on tuins to cross rivers,
by Pushparaj Joshi (rep 26/05/2018)
Commuting
in
a lawless country: The proof of the pudding is in the
eating. It will not be long before we know if this
‘government of the proletariat’ will bring about changes
to a public transport sector mired with greed and
misconduct, by Mohan Guragain (kp 26/05/2018)
Right
to the streets: They are building roads that connect
cities, and not city streets that connect people, by
Barsha Chitrakar (kp 25/05/2018)
Policing
traffic chaos: Traffic police should persist with the
campaign against offenders (kp 25/05/2018)
3
killed as truck hits scooter in Bhaktapur (kp
24/05/2018)
Work
halted after ward chair thrashes project engineers
(ht 24/05/2018)
KMC
to start digital parking (kp 24/05/2018)
Mugling-Narayanghat
contractors seek deadline extensions, by Sabita
Shrestha (rep 23/05/2018), Govt
to probe Muglin road construction delay (ht
23/05/2018)
Highway
named after late communist leader, by Umesh Poudel
(ht 22/05/2018)
Contractors
continue making sub-standard road in Rautahat: Locals,
by Madan Thakur (rep 22/05/2018)
NA
hands over track to north, by Balaram Ghimire (kp
21/05/2018), Shortest
route to Rasuwagadhi opens (ht 21/05/2018)
Bridges
replace Dhading’s risky tuins, by Sarita Shrestha
(rep 21/05/2018)
Traffic
police get tough on rule violators (kp 21/05/2018),
Police
start taking action against overloaded passenger
vehicles: Public vehicles violating traffic rules to be
fined up to Rs 3000 (rep 21/05/2018)
Taxis
without billing system face action (ht 21/05/2018),
Police
crack down on taxis plying sans invoice printers (kp
22/05/2018)
Road
accidents kill five and injure 15 people (kp
20/05/2018)
Road
construction elates Chure area locals in Siraha (ht
20/05/2018)
A
road is changing life of Jumla residents, by DB Buda
(rep 20/05/2018)
MTPD
helpline receives around 35,000 complaints on traffic
rules violation (ht 20/05/2018)
Ministry
transfers
official who crushed bus cartels: Motive questioned as
Transport Department DG Rupnarayan Bhattarai is recalled
(kp 19/05/2018) [Step to
safeguard syndicates and corruption??], Government
tightens
noose on public transport committees: Ministry seeks
info on properties that go to state coffers after
mid-July (kp 20/05/2018), Minister
Mahaseth denies
politics in DG Bhattarai’s transfer (kp 23/05/2018)
[What else?], Former
DoTM DG Bhattarai back at MoPIT again (ht
29/05/2018)
Traffic
police book over 500 taxi drivers, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/05/2018)
Dhobikhola
Corridor turns into illegal car park (kp 19/05/2018)
Muglin
road
contractors ask for another 40 days: The deadline for
the first section ended on May 10 while the deadlines
for the second and third sections will expire on May 20
and 30 respectively (kp 18/05/2018)
Govt
preparing to hike traffic fine by up to 600 per cent
(ht 18/05/2018)
Govt
cranks up heat on transport committees (kp
17/05/2018)
City
to buy five modern road cleaning machines Kathmandu
Metropolis receives 7 bids for broomers (kp
16/05/2018)
Bus
falls in ditch injuring 50 people (kp 16/05/2018)
Only
300 20-year-old public vehicles de-registered, by
Ayam Shrestha (rep 15/05/2018)
Over
150 operators register as company (kp 14/05/2018)
Road
accidents on the rise (ht 14/05/2018)
5
people die in Pyuthan bus crash, by Giru Prasad
Bhandari (kp 14/05/2018)
Bagmati,
Dhobikhola bridge work crawls: Department of Roads
official says contractors cite excuses for the delays
(kp 13/05/2018)
Koteshwor-Kalanki
stretch: Road expansion to complete only after monsoon
(kp 11/05/2018)
No
city for cyclists, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 11/05/2018)
Kalanki
subway ‘to open around end of June’: Kathmandu Ring Road
Improvement Project engineer says 95 percent work
complete, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/05/2018)
Ending
the Syndicates, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 09/05/2018),
Govt
starts process to form task force, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 10/05/2018), Minister
vows to end cartels and put in jail its supporters
(kp 10/05/2018), Transport
Syndicates Giving In, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
10/05/2018)
Govt
eliminates cartels: Transport minister announces
decision of dialogue with bus operators (kp
08/05/2018), Transport
entrepreneurs
pen five-point pactIt envisions ending all
syndicate-related activities in domestic transportation
sector, by Sujan Dhunbana (ht 08/05/2018)
Company
vows better services at GongabuBus commuters welcome
Lhoste company’s new approach (kp 08/05/2018)
Indian
firm seeks Rs3b for expressway DPR, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 08/05/2018)
Transport
strike flops: Route permits revoked n Key transport
federation official in police net, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 05/05/2018), Government
to
freeze strikers’ bank accounts: Anti-Money Laundering
Dept asked to probe assets of bus operators; Anti-Money
Laundering Dept asked to probe assets of bus operators
(kp 05/05/2018), Govt
strikes
back at striking transporters: To probe their assets;
Route permit of vehicles that stayed off the roads to be
suspended (ht 05/05/2018), Dozens
held for striking in favour of transport syndicate
(ht 05/05/2018), Transport
operators freed on compliance promise, by Chandan
Kumar Mandl (kp 07/05/2018)
Govt
plans
tender call to blacktop Mailung road: The highway to
China links Galchhi, Trishuli and Rasuwagadhi and is 82
km long. The department said it would initiate the
public procurement process to appoint a contractor
within three weeks (kp 04/05/2018)
Pathlaiya-Birgunj
road-widening drive halted (ht 04/05/2018)
20k
electric rickshaws imported in last fiscal (kp
04/05/2018)
Kathmandu-Bhaktapur
Trolley Bus: (Born: 1975, Allowed to die: 2009), by
Peter Francon-Smith (nt 04/05/2018)
Construction
of Birgunj-Pathaliya six-lane road in limbo, by
Upendra Yadav (rep 03/05/2018)
‘Govt
firm against syndicate’ (ht 02/05/2018), Supporters
of transport cartel keen for talks with authority
(kp 03/05/2018), 50
companies
defy syndicate’s strike call, to continue services: The
DoTM has confirmed that necessary security arrangements
have been made in conjunction with the District
Administration Office for the transport companies
to ply their bus services in all 77 districts, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/05/2018)
Mugling-Narayanghat
road:
Why earlier bid was terminated: Termination incurred a
loss of Rs 1 billion and a time overrun of one year,
by Rudra Pangebi (rep 02/05/2018)
KTM-Tarai
fast track: 17 firms apply for expressway DPR (kp
01/05/2018)
4
die in separate road accidents (kp 01/05/2018)
Nepal-B’desh
will be linked by tunnel way’ (kp 30/04/2018) [???]
Children
at higher risk of road accidents (ht 30/04/2018)
Narayanghat-Muglin
project: Highway project cost to jump by Rs 320m (kp
28/04/2018), Narayanghat-Mugling
road likely to miss yet another deadline, by Sabita
Shrestha (rep 29/04/2018)
Global
bids
to be called for Nagdhunga tunnel: The tunnel and
approach road are expected to cut travel time over the
mountainous route from Nagdhunga to Naubise, the main
gateway to Kathmandu (kp 28/04/2018)
Transport
entrepreneurs line up to register their firms at OCR
(ht 26/04/2018), Stay
the course: Govt’s early move to break transport cartel
should continue (kp 27/04/2018), Ending
the Transport Syndicate, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
28/04/2018)
Humla
to be linked with road connectivity under UK govt’s
Rural Access Programme (ht 25/04/2018)
Transport
syndicates collect fees illegally, by Bhushan Yadav
(kp 24/04/2018)
Next,
taxis ‘will have to register as company: ’Transport
minister vows crackdown on all cartels (kp
24/04/2018),
Is govt overlooking syndicate in cab services?, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 24/04/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway: Govt to form mechanism to facilitate project
(kp 24/04/2018)
Police
apprehend five men for attacking Mayur driver (kp
24/04/2018)
Firms
garaging buses to lose permit, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 23/04/2018), Fuel
transporters back off from protests (ht 23/04/2018)
End
of transport syndicate can bring down price of daily
consumables, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 23/04/2018)
Illegal
road being built in the dark (ht 23/04/2018)
Luxury
buses
dominate East-West highway route: These buses feature a
wide assortment of entertainment options from leD TVs,
ACs and Wifi. They are also starting to allocate special
seats for differently-abled people, women and old people
(kp 21/04/2018)
Newly
installed traffic lights go kaput (ht 20/04/2018)
Stray
cattle menace haunts motorists (ht 19/04/2018)
Public
transport operators not yet in tax net: Registration as
companies is expected to widen net (rep 19/04/2018),
Scrapping
transport
syndicate to bring ‘billions’ under tax net: Annuala
transactions in public transport sector stand at over Rs
200 billion (ht 21/04/2018)
Mid-sized
buses to ply Gongabu-Sinamangal road from mid-June,
by Ayam Shrestha (rep 19/04/2018)
Makeshift
bamboo bridge collapses, locals hit (ht 19/04/2018)
Drive
it
off: As the government has already initiated against
syndicate in transport sector, it now must work to end
cartels in others sectors as well (ht 19/04/2018)
Kanti
Highway upgrade likely to finish by Oct, by Pratap
Bista (kp 17/04/2018)
Transporters
to protest govt move to end syndicate in the sector
(ht 17/04/2018), No
renewal, listing of transport committees (kp
18/04/2018), Govt
moves against cartels, not to renew transport committees,
by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 18/04/2018), Transport
syndicate threatens to halt service, by Santosh
Pokharel (rep 18/04/2018), Five
transport forums to defy govt crackdown on cartels
(kp 19/04/2018), Transporters
announce
protest activities: Govt to freeze bank accounts of
those halting public transportation services; Drivers,
co-drivers not to participate in transporters’ strike
(ht 19/04/2018), MoHA
warns against transport strike (ht 19/04/2018), Transporters
announce
series of protests: If the transport entrepreneurs
halted their services, the government plans to
commandeer the vehicles and operate them using security
personnel, by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 19/04/2018), Transport
committees show ‘signs of retreat’, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 20/04/2018), Bus
owners use political nexus: Rift among entrepreneurs n
Govt ‘firm’ on action, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/04/2018)
Regulator
defers plan to ban vehicles (kp 15/04/2018)
Govt
may reroute expressway if it fails to acquire land in
Khokana (kp 15/04/2018)
Police
issue 1,949 tickets to drivers on NY weekend (kp
15/04/2018)
Wide
roads do not A Great city make, by Pranaya SJB Rana
(kp 14/04/2018)
Short-cut
to Rasuwagadhi: The new route to China border from
Kathmandu is just 122 kilometers, by Himnath Devkota
(rep 14/04/2018)
Govt
to review routes, route permits for public vehicles
(ht 14/04/2018)
DoR
to build Chure Highway in 10 years (ht 14/04/2018)
Distribution
of smart driving licences to resume next week (ht
13/04/2018)
Kalanki
underpass ‘will be ready in two months’, by Anup
Ojha (kp 12/04/2018)
Driving
syndicate off: More needs to be done, by Ramesh
Ghimire (ht 10/04/2018), Plan
to
end transport monopoly: Home Ministry proposes not
renewing registration of transport entrepreneurs’
committees from next fiscal (kp 11/04/2018), Opening
the market: Government move to break transport cartels
is welcome but it needs to sustain its campaign (kp
12/04/2012)
8
killed in separate road accidents (kp 10/04/2018)
Motorable
road reaches remote Khadang village in Dolpa (kp
10/04/2018)
Competition
promotion board fails to curb cartels, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 09/04/2018), DoTM
opens route permits across country (ht 09/04/2018)
Construction
of North-South highway moves ahead swiftly, by
Madhav Aryal (kp 08/04/2018)
Nagdhunga
tunnel one step closer to construction (kp
07/04/2018)
Expressway
report bids open on April 12 (kp 06/04/2018)
Roads
Dept seeks Rs2b loan to build 14 bridges, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 06/04/2018)
Postal
Highway design draws flak from locals, by Pawan
Yadav (kp 06/04/2018)
Five
new firms get permits to ply buses on Dhulikhel route,
by Anup Ojha (kp 05/04/2018), Govt
stands tough against cartel on Arniko Highway: While the
cartel intensifies its protest and shuts down operations
along Arniko Highway, the government awards permits to
other transport services operating the same route,
by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 05/04/2018), Bus
syndicate retreats after tough govt action, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/04/2018), Govt
set
to act against transport syndicate: Route permit issued
to eight new transport firms along Kathmandu-Banepa road
section (ht 06/04/2018), Route
permits
across country open to all: The recently amended
Transport Management Directives-2004 allows any company
to get route permits in any parts of the country,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/04/2018)
Suspension
bridges in want of repairs (ht 04/04/2018)
Sewer
job
makes mess of inner Old Baneshwor areas: Residents
complain of mobility hindrance, damaged water pipeline
and pollution (kp 03/04/2018)
Road
upgradation
project grounds to a halt in Birgunj: The JV of Sharma,
Diwa and United Builders has gone rogue with no work
done in last three months, by Shanker Acharya (kp
02/04/2018)
China
to open Kimathanka, Olangchungola border points (ht
02/04/2018)
Khokana
locals stage protest (ht 02/04/2018)
‘Contractor
used sub-standard blacktopping materials’ (ht
02/04/2018)
Beni-Jomsom
road closed for 8 hrs a day, by Ghanashyam Khadka
(kp 01/04/2018)
Postal
Highway
contractor goes rogue, works stalled: Ganapati
Construction Service has shown lacklustre effort with no
work done in the last one month, by Kamal Panthi (kp
01/04/2018)
Upgradation
of Syabrubesi road to begin in August (kp
31/03/2018)
Mayur
Yatayat faces trouble for lowering transportation fare,
by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 31/03/2018), Bus
cartels face tough sanctions (kp 01/04/2018), Registration
at DoTM must to avail new vehicle route permits: Stern
action to be taken against those promoting syndicate
(ht 02/04/2018), Syndicates
obstruct transportation on Araniko Highway, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 03/04/2018), Banepa
residents scatter transport cartel: Bus owners plan to
block traffic fails, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/04/2018), In
right
gear: Government’s new rule to drive off the syndicate
system, which has been the bane of country’s transport
sector, is a welcome move (ht 03/04/2018), Bus
committees to halt transport service protesting DoTM
decision (ht 04/04/2018), As
transport cartel intensifies protests, Mayur Yatayat
holds its ground (rep 04/04/2018)
Bus
crash
kills 2 and injures 45: Police say the bus
belonging to Dakshinkali Yatayat crashed at Bhanjyang-3
after one of the front wheels came off (kp
30/03/2018)
President's
motorcade wreaks havoc (rep 30/03/2018) [Just
like royal behaviour on the shoulders of the citizens!!]
Byas
residents
demolish beam bridges built by India: Indian authorities
had built eight rudimentary bridges over the Mahakali
river in Darchula without consent from the Nepali side,
by Manoj Badu (kp 29/03/2018)
Locals
stage protest against road expansion: Six injured as
protesters clash with cops; Vehicles vandalised (ht
29/03/2018), Hear
them out: The state must pay heed to locals and
conservationists and exercise restraint while dealing
with peaceful protest (ht 30/03/2018), Crackdown
on anti-road expansion protesters (nt 30/03/2018)
Smart
traffic lights go on trial run in city (kp
28/03/2018), Traffic
lights go kaput a day after being inaugurated (ht
30/03/2018)
Construction
of
high-tech fuel stations in limbo: Nepal Oil Corporation
has so far issued 30 licences to build so-called ‘model
petrol pumps’ (ht 27/03/2018), Step
on
the gas: nOC must ensure that those who have obtained
permits to set up high-tech fuel stations complete
construction on time (ht 28/03/2018)
Siraha
locals hopeful of timely completion of Hulaki Rajmarga,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 27/03/2018)
Jet
boat service started in Saptakoshi (ht 26/03/2018)
Police
set up patrols to catch speed demons on Ring Road
(kp 25/03/2018)
Fast
track alignment should be changed: AHRC (ht
25/03/2018)
The
end
of an era: Internal combustion engines had a great run
over the years, but now they are being outstripped by
electric vehicles, by Parash Deep Subedi (kp
25/03/2018)
2,000
houses in Janakpur face wrecking ball (kp
25/03/2018)
Two
Panchthar roads to be blacktopped (ht 24/03/2018)
Muglin
road project gets three-month extension (kp
23/03/2018), ‘Muglin
road to be ready by May’ (kp 26/03/2018)
Road
project fails to gather momentum (ht 22/03/2018)
Lakeside
all set for no-vehicle plan, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
18/03/2018), Lakeside
area to be made ‘no-go zone’ for vehicles: Vehicles
would not be allowed in the area from Hallan Chowk to
Barahi Chowk (ht 22/03/2018)
Postal
Highway project in Tarai slows to crawl, by Santosh
Singh (kp 17/03/2018)
‘Green
sticker' mandatory from mid-April (ht 16/03/2018), Vehicle
exhaust test, green sticker to go nationwide (kp
17/03/2018)
Electrifying
transport: How near, or far, we are, by Devendra
Adhikari (ht 16/03/2018)
Narayanghat-Muglin
road project faces cost overrun, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 15/03/2018)
Road safety becoming a challenge for Karnali Highway,
by DB Budha (rep 14/03/2018)
Transport
entrepreneurs to defy decision removing old vehicles
(ht 12/03/2018), 20-year-old
public vehicles to be banned from tomorrow (ht
14/03/2018), Ban
on vehicles older than 20 years kicks in (kp
15/03/2018), A
timely move: The aged vehicles belonging to private and
the government should also be phased out to bring
vehicular emission level at a permissible limit (ht
15/03/2018), 59
old vehicles booked (kp 16/03/2018), Ban
on old vehicles hits eastern hill districts, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 16/03/2018), Transport
officials book 79 old buses (kp 18/03/2018)
17,700
tempos registered in Fiscal Year 2016/17: Number is
higher than total registrations over past 28 years,
by Kushal Basnet (rep 12/03/2018)
Letter
to Lal Babu Pandit, by Prem Thapa (rep 11/03/2018)
Khokana
residents
protest against Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway: Brigadier
General Gokul Bhandari says Nepal Army will not leave
any stakeholder behind in this project and create a
win-win situation for all, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 08/03/2018), Khokana
residents
blame govt for displacing Newars: Conservationists agree
the infrastructure projects affect heritage and
religious sites, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
11/03/2018), Listen
to the people: Projects to jumpstart growth are
important, but socio-cultural sensibilities mustn’t be
hurt (kp 12/03/2018), Locals
of Khokana, Bungmati oppose expressway project (ht
14/03/2018)
Sajha
rolls out disabled-friendly bus in the Valley, by
Anup Ojha (kp 08/03/2018)
Butwal-Narayanghat
road improvement plan held up, by Navin Poudel (kp
08/03/2018)
Alternative
to
street-widening: It is unfortunate that while elsewhere
in the world people are advocating for ways to create
walkable neighborhoods, we are bulldozing our already
existing footpaths, by Supriya Joshi (rep
07/03/2018)
Craving
clean
air: There is a need for regular vehicle emission checks
and automated traffic signals: simply banning old
vehicles won’t do, by Kanchan Mani Dixit (kp
07/03/2018)
Some
Tanahun villages still rely on tuin, by Shreehari
Paudel (rep 06/03/2018)
Govt
prepares
to fire two contractors of Kanti Highway: Amar
Construction and Sunkoshi Biruwa SL are likely to
default on their promise of blacktopping two road
segments within mid-July, by Pratap Bista (kp
05/03/2018)
DoR
building
7 bridges in Bardiya: Construction of bridges are under
way in Bhada, Man, Barbardiya, Lathuwa, Ambasa,
Kaligaudhi and Surajpur areas of the district, by
Kamal Panthi (kp 04/03/2018)
Accidents
up on roads not opened to traffic (ht 04/03/2018)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel: Govt to publish global tender for tunnel way
project (kp 04/03/2018)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road expansion: Contractors set to go for controlled
blasting, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 04/03/2018)
Confessions
of
a Kathmandu cyclist: The social and economic validation
motorised vehicle owners receive in society
unfortunately does not translate into civility and
courtesy on the roads, by Sanjay Sharma (kp
03/03/2018)
Construction
of Olangchung Gola Highway begins, by Ananda Gautam
(kp 02/03/2018)
Traffic
police book over 1,100 rule violators (kp
02/03/2018)
2
Chinese firms show interest in Outer Ring Road Project,
by Anup Ojha (kp 02/03/2018)
Naubise-Mugling
road to be widened, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/03/2018)
Project
cost escalation bane of country’s development (kp
02/03/2018)
Imported
vehicles to meet Euro IV norms (ht 02/03/2018)
Valley
records 105 deaths in road accidents in six months
(ht 28/02/2018)
Government
to crack down on vehicles breaching emission limits from
April 14 (ht 28/02/2018)
Bus-truck
collision leaves one dead, 29 injured (kp
24/02/2018)
Syabrubesi
road upgrade slated to start in Oct, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 24/02/2018)
Roads
being built without EIA (ht 24/02/2018)
Bridges
in need of urgent repair in Bara (ht 24/02/2018)
Best
foot
forward: The vehicular ban in Thamel and Asan is making
the streets more walkable and vibrant. It has also come
as an accidental boon for the seasonal porters in the
area, by Abijeet Pant (kp 24/02/2018)
Supreme
Court halts distribution of embossed vehicle number
plates (ht 23/02/2018)
Over
200,000 await digital driving licenses since months,
by Kushal Basnet (rep 22/02/2018)
Larcha
bridge topples weeks before opening, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 21/02/2018)
Tuin
Crossings Still Exist In Nepal, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 19/02/2018)
NEA
in
bid to have more vehicle charging stations: Country’s
first EV charging station has been set up at power
utility’s central office (kp 18/02/2018)
Tackling
traffic troubles: Will new measures prove to have a
lasting effect on resolving perennial transportation
problems?, by Anupama Angbo (ht 18/02/2018)
Road
safety compromised by haphazard divider placement,
by Arjun Oli (rep 18/02/2018)
Bajura
road to be blacktopped soon, by Arjun Shah (kp
18/02/2018)
Transport
entrepreneurs demand halt to entry of overloaded
vehicles (ht 18/02/2018)
Road
to
nowhere: They will tell you it is a universally
acknowledged truth that better roads lead to economic
prosperity. That prosperity might come at a cost, a
premium even, but so does most other things, by
Sandesh Ghimire (kp 17/02/2018)
Postal
Highway: Saptari locals halt survey work amid land
issues, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 16/02/2018)
Reckless
driving of tippers blamed for increasing road mishaps,
by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 13/02/2018)
Delay
in bridge construction affecting Mid-Hill Highway work
in Jajarkot, by Janak KC (rep 12/02/2018)
Trend
of
automobile ownership: Whether automobiles are purchased
for necessity or flaunting, it suggests that the
purchasing power of Nepalis is increasing, by Naresh
Neupane (kp 11/02/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
expressway: Army cuts 14k trees to build expressway,
by Pratap Bista (kp 11/02/2018)
Vehicular
movement to be halted for six hours on
Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road, by Bhagawati Lama (rep
11/02/2018)
India
delays road upgradation process, by Mohan Budhayer
(kp 11/02/2018)
Trishuli
bus crash victim found (kp 10/02/2018) [The accident
had happened on 28 October 2017]
Muglin-Narayangadh
road
project deadline to be extended: The road carries the
heaviest traffic in the country, account-ing for 90
percent of Nepal’s total international trade traffic
(kp 10/02/2018)
Two-wheelers
to get embossed number plates from Feb 13 (ht
10/02/2018)
Ring
Road project mulls design audit (kp 09/02/2018)
Sajha
plans e-bus pilot run in two months, by Anup Ojha
(kp 07/02/2018), Electric
buses could cut Nepal’s fuel bill by up to 90pc, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/02/2018)
Smoke
screen: Though banning old vehicles welcome, promotion
of public transportation is the long-term answer (kp
07/02/2018)
Sajha
unveils disabled-friendly bus, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/02/2018)
Countrywide
ban on vehicles older than 20 yrs from Mar 15, by
Anup Ojha (kp 06/02/2018)
Nagdhunga
tunnel report to be ready this month, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 06/02/2018)
Access
to transport: Seats reserved for women and persons with
disability are often occupied by strong and able-bodied
women and men, while sick and elderly have to stand,
by Meenraj Panthee (rep 06/02/2018)
‘Kalanki
underpass will be ready in 5 months’ (kp 04/02/2018)
KMC
vows to clear stray animals from city roads (kp
03/02/2018), Holy
strays: Rescuing abandoned cattle from the streets will
require innovative and local initiatives, by Abijeet
Pant (kp 03/02/2018)
China
asks removal of poles from Ring Road (kp 01/02/2018)
Work
on Mid-hill Highway bridges stalled since years, by
Janak KC (rep 01/02/2018)
Widening
of Syabrubesi highway to begin in Oct, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 31/01/2018)
Valley’s
youths come out in force to protest worsening traffic
jams, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/01/2018)
Citizens
hail opening of Tamor corridor (kp 30/01/2018), Tamor
corridor track opens connecting hills with plains
(ht 31/01/2018)
Delay
in Sunkoshi Bridge construction: Just one foundation
pillar built in the past five years (rep 30/01/2018)
Piece
of history: Kalopul bridge demolition plan irks locals
(kp 29/01/2018)
Road
dusts, a nuisance in Panchkhal-Dhulikhel section, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep 29/01/2018)
Ten
die in separate road accidents in past 24 hours (kp
28/01/2018)
Kaligandaki
road corridor set for upgrade, by Prakash Baral (kp
28/01/2018)
Politicians
flout
rules to build road: Under the direction of political
leaders, 471 trees have been felled so far to link
Dhansar Bridge with Jungle-shaiya, by Pawan Yadav
(kp 28/01/2018)
Narayangadh-Munglin
section to be closed during day from today, by Anup
Ojha (kp 27/01/2018)
Track
opens for Mailung-Syabrubesi road section, by Balram
Ghimire (kp 27/01/2018), Mailung-Syafrubesi
road to come into operation in April, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 27/01/2018)
Katari-Ghurmi
road in neglect (ht 27/01/2018)
Rural
connection: In northern Gorkha, two state-of-the-art
cantilever pathways (bridges) are changing lives, by
Utsav Shakya (kp 27/01/2018)
Skilled
manpower crunch hits construction of bridges (ht
27/01/2018)
Better
Road And Civic Sense, by Shyam KC (rn 24/01/2018)
Progress
on construction of Nagarkot road snail-paced (ht
24/01/2018)
Road
connectivity elates locals of Tipling, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 24/01/2018)
Call
for measures to curb road deaths: Four dead in Salyan
bus accident, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 23/01/2018)
Road
connects Bajhang, Bajura headquarters (ht
23/01/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
highway set to be upgraded, by Bibek Subedi (kp
23/01/2018)
Lack
of traffic lights adding to street chaos (ht
21/01/2018)
Muglin-Narayangadh
road may be closed during day (ht 20/01/2018)
Accidents
along BP Highway on the rise (ht 19/01/2018)
Online
system adopted for driving licence (ht 19/01/2018)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast
track: Army to have own DPR for expressway; Nepal Army
says the detailed project report prepared by an Indian
consultant was incomplete (kp 17/01/2018)
Jajarkot-Dunai
road nears completion, by Janak Nepal (kp
17/01/2018)
Four-wheelers
barred from city core, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/01/2018),
Clearing
the air: No longer choked by pollution, perhaps the
Capital’s historical appeal will be rejuvenated (kp
18/01/2018)
Dangerous
Roads, Lurking Traps, by Prem Khatry (rn 16/01/2018)
Overloaded
tippers turn road into eye-sore (ht 16/01/2018)
Blacktopping
begins at Tripureshwar -Kalimati road section, by
Sanghamitra Subba (rep 16/01/2018)
Jajarkot
section of Mid-Hills Highway in sorry state, by
Janak KC (rep 16/01/2018)
Village
council chief among 6 dead in car crash (kp
15/01/2018)
Road
connects Panchami Bazaar to Diktel in Khotang (ht
15/01/2018)
Government
to encourage use of e-vehicles: The government has also
reduced customs tariff for import of e-vehicles (ht
14/01/2018)
Mugling
road expansion hits snag (ht 14/01/2018)
Poor
vision due to fog increases road mishaps, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 14/01/2018)
Irregularity
rife in Hulaki Rajmarg construction (rep 14/01/2014)
Construction
of Nagdhunga-Naubise road tunnel in offing (ht
13/01/2017)
Car
ban
in Capitals’ core areas from Tuesday: Four-wheel
vehicles, except those on emergency and essential
services, barred entry at 12 places in the city between
7am and 7pm (kp 12/01/2018)
Meterless
taxi drivers protest in Pokhara (kp 11/01/2018)
Core
city areas no-go zone for four wheelers (ht
11/01/2018)
4
dead in road accidents in Nawalparasi and Mahottari
(kp 10/01/2018)
Biratnagar-Kimathanka
trilateral road project’s disheartening progress, by
Hari Adhikari (ht 10/01/2018)
Lack
of motorable bridge affects trade, tourism in Jhulaghat,
by Bira Gadal (rep 10/01/2018)
Mahure-Phoksingtar
road
finally getting blacktopped: Foundation stone for
project was laid by Prime Minister Man Mohan Adhikari in
1994 (rep 08/01/2018)
Sajha
urged to extend bus service to Godawari (kp
07/01/2018)
Okhaldhunga
people elated with suspension bridge construction
(ht 07/01/2018)
Road
construction gathers pace in areas surrounding Lumbini,
by Amrita Anamol (kp 07/01/2018)
New
road connects Bajhang, Bajura, by Basanta Pratap
Singh and Arjun Shah (kp 07/01/2018)
Kamal
Binayak-Nagarkot road in sorry state for last nine
months (ht 06/01/2018)
DoR:
Will blacktop 80km Valley roads in five months, by
Anup Ojha (kp 05/01/2018)
A
pressing concern: Problems with traffic congestion can
be mitigated if all stakeholders make an effort to
fulfil regulatory obligations, by Ananda Bahadur
Shrestha (kp 05/01/2018)
Rajbiraj
locals against construction of Postal Highway (ht
04/01/2018)
Toll
tax on most road sections from next fiscal, by Sabin
Mishra (ht 03/01/2018), Road
to
safety: If the money collected from toll tax is utilised
well to maintain and repair roads, this can hugely
increase the safety of passengers (ht 04/01/2018)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road to be closed for six hours at night (ht
03/01/2018)
Fast
track may be delayed over DPR (kp 02/01/2018)
Army
opens 66 km track in Karnali Corridor, by Pabitra
Kumar Shahi (rep 02/01/2018)
Tardy
progress on six-lanehighway in Dhangadi (ht
02/01/2018)
E-vehicle
charging: Valley armed with 4 more stations (kp
02/01/2018), Plugged
on: NEA now runs four charging stations, but more EVs
for public transport still needed (kp 03/01/2018)
Sunkoshi
bridge not completed yet (ht 01/01/2018)
Construction
of Mechi bridge hits snag (ht 31/12/2017)
Bridge
over Karnali River replaces risky ferry trips, by
Khamma Khatri (rep 28/12/2017)
Pashupati
area: No-vehicle zone (kp 27/12/2017)
Bridge
building in limbo (ht 27/12/2017)
Reopen
Tatopani:
Built in the 1960s the 115-km long highway catered as a
lifeline for Nepal to connect China’s Tibet and, the
Tatopani customs point used to handle trade worth
billions of rupees (ht 27/12/2017)
Parked
fuel tankers pose risk of highway accidents, by Hari
Adhikari (ht 27/12/2017)
Cargo
movement blocked in protest over pollution (kp
26/12/2017)
Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi
road:
Only 10 percent of road works completed so far; The
82-km road links the border transit to Kerung in
China through Mailung (kp 25/12/2017)
Biratnagar-Khandbari-Kimathanka
road project: Road works stall due to recurring dispute,
by Dipendra Shakya (kp 25/12/2017)
Bailey
bridge installed over Sunkoshi River (ht 25/12/2017)
NEA
introduces e-vehicle charging station in Capital (kp
24/12/2017)
30pc
solar street lights in Bhaktapur non-functional (ht
24/12/2017)
Two
killed, three injured in separate road accidents (ht
23/12/2017)
Nepali
Army begins process to construct expressway to Tarai
(ht 22/12/2017)
Much-delayed
Postal Road project gains momentum (kp 21/12/2017)
KTM-Hetauda
project:
Highway project lacks explosives to progress; nepal
Army, a year and half ago, had agreed to supply 5
tonnes of explosives for the construction but the army
has not delivered the explosives, by Pratap Bista
(kp 21/12/2017)
Valley
likely to get smart traffic lights soon (ht
21/12/2017)
Multistoried
parking lot at New Road planned (kp 20/12/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road: Contractors fined for delay (kp 19/12/2017), Third
upgradation deadline unlikely to be met (ht
21/12/2017)
MTPD
starts queue system for passengers boarding public
vehicles (kp 18/12/2017)
RFID
gates to be installed at Valley’s entry points (ht
18/12/2017)
Govt
to ban 20-year-old public vehicles from mid-March
(ht 18/12/2017)
‘Semi-floor’
bus
operation within a month: Sajha; The bus will be
helpful particularly for different-ly-abled
people, women, children and the elderly (kp
17/12/2017)
8
years on, road construction still incomplete, by
Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 17/12/2017)
MoH
proposes free treatment for people injured in road
accidents (ht 17/12/2017)
Bridge
construction in Udayapur at a snail's pace, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 17/12/2017)
Mid-hill
highway project: Pokhara-Baglung road section gets
underway, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 16/12/2017)
Roads
cover only 7.72 per cent ofmunicipal area in Kathmandu
(ht 16/12/2017)
DoTM
to make emissions test mandatory, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 16/12/2017)
Private
vehicles required to get embossed number plates within
this fiscal (ht 15/12/2017)
Authorities
pilot smart traffic light project at two places, by
Anup Ojha (kp 13/12/2017)
2nd
phase of ring road expansion: Field study report to be
submitted within a mth, by Bibek Subedi (kp
09/12/2017)
MoF
yet to release budget to reconstruct bridges (ht
09/12/2017)
Only
10 pc work of Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road completed, by
Bhagwati Lama (rep 06/12/2017)
Transport
in Kathmandu: Fixing fallacies, by Nishan Kafle (ht
05/12/2017)
Progress
of road projects dismal in first four months, by
Dilip Poudel (rep 05/12/2017)
Adamghat-Chautara
road track opens after 25 years of effort (ht
04/12/2017)
Pace
of blacktopping upped in Valley to contain dust: DoR,
by Anup Ojha (kp 03/12/2017)
Vehicle
imports up nearly 8pc (by Shankar Acharya (kp
03/12/2017)
Nations
pledge to take action for improved road safety (ht
02/12/2017)
KMC
clean-up drive for dust, dirt and grime free streets
(kp 01/12/2017), Warning
against unauthorised digging of roads, footpaths (kp
01/12/2017)
Bus
plunges into Trishuli; 8 dead: Police rescue 22
passengers including a six-month-old baby boy (kp
30/11/2017)
KMC
plans
new structures to ease traffic congestions: The
metropolis is holding talks with the DoR on building one
underpass and two overhead crossings, according to Mayor
Shakya, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/11/2017)
#Khotang’s
8-yr wait for bridge ends: the 120-metre-long structure
is expected to serve as a lifeline, by Dambar Singh
Rai and Kumbha Raj Rai (kp 25/11/2017), Commodity
prices fall after Dudh Koshi bridge opens, by Dambar
Singh Rai (kp 02/12/2017)
KMC
steps up drive to make roads dust-free (kp
25/11/2017)
Over
1.5 lakh awaiting smart driving licences, by Sujan
DDhungana (ht 23/11/2017)
CIAA
tells MoPIT to ease traffic congestion in Kathmandu
Valley (ht 22/11/2017)
PDC
drags feet in procuring DPR of KTM-Tarai Expressway,
by Sabin Mishra (ht 22/11/2017)
8
killed, 34 wounded in road accidents (kp 13/11/2017)
Oh
no, not again: Drastic measures are needed to prevent the
highways from turning into a death zone, by Ashish
Gajurel (kp 07/11/2017)
Driver’s
negligence
tops list of road accident causes; Experts, however, say
while blaming human error, state must pay heed to bad
roads and poor infrastructure, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 03/11/2017)
Cops
told to step up crackdown on drink-driving (ht
03/11/2017)
Bridge
the gap: Govt needs to hold concerned on a tight leash for
timely bridge and road repair (kp 01/11/2017)
Road
to nowhere: Govt needs to identify key reasons for
road accidents; implement effective regulations
(kp 30/10/2017), Tragic
accident:
all drivers operating public vehicles or passenger buses
must undergo refresher training and psychological
counseling every year (ht 30/10/2017)
7
killed, 6 injured, 2 missing in Gulmi micro bus accident
(ht 30/10/2017), 4
dead, 5 hurt as jeep plunges 500m onto river channel in
Udayapur (ht 30/10/2017)
Speeding
bus plunges into Trishuli; 31 dead, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp 29/10/2017), Dhading
bus plunge: Driver out of contact, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp 30/10/2017)
Authorities
plan to make Capital’s core heritage sites
visitor-friendly, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/10/2017)
Mugling-Narayanghat
road section: Vehicle movement may be halted during day
(ht 28/10/2017)
Biratnagar
road project in limbo: BMC to blacklist the contractor if
the work is not started right after Chhath (ht
27/10/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road widening work to resume (ht 26/10/2017)
SC
orders roads dept to leave Limbu sacred stones untouched
(rep 26/10/2017)
KMC
earmarks Rs 800m for fixing potholes (ht 25/10/2017)
Killer
drains of Pokhara, by Bharat Koirala (ht 25/10/2017)
Proper
repair of Valley roads only after Melamchi project
concludes (ht 24/10/2017)
No-vehicle
rule enforced in Thamel, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
23/10/2017), Vehicle-free
Thamel a big respite for tourists, by Anup Ojha (kp
26/10/2017), Pedestrian
pass: Freeing Thamel’s narrow alleys of traffic will
rejuvenate its historical appeal (kp 27/10/2017), Walk
the
talk: Residents of Kathmandu, the Tarai and Chitwan could
have their lives shortened by as much as four years
because of foul air, by Kunda Dixit (nt 27/10/2017)
New
plan for embossed number plate system: DoTM sends proposal
to Cabinet to distribute new plates under provincial
structure (ht 23/10/2017)
One
dies, another critical in Darchula jeep accident (kp
22/10/2017)
NEA
to
take lead to promote electric vehicles: Says will start by
installing charging stations at different parts of
Kathmandu in the first phase, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 20/10/2017)
7
killed, 24 injured in separate road accidents (kp
20/10/2017)
DoTM’s
Bhaktapur trial centre starts operation, by Anup
Ojha (kp 15/10/2017)
Illegal
structures along Mugling-Kotre road to be demolished
(ht 15/10/2017)
High-way:
With
the opening of the Besisahar- Chame Sadak, Manang is
witnessing an unprecedented boom in tourism, but
concerns over safety continue to loom large, by Bhim
Ghimire and Aash Gurung (kp 14/10/2017)
Govt
gives okay to buy DPR for expressway, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 14/10/2017), Govt
to buy DPR of Fast Track from IL&FC, by Sabin
Mishra (ht 14/10/2017), Nepal
Army
permitted to purchase DPR after negotiation: Proposed
price of Rs 600 million much higher than other
complicated projects (rep 14/10/2017), NA
inagurates first project camp in Makkhu Besi (kp
19/10/2017)
Govt
set to ease licence procurement process for heavy
vehicles (kp 14/10/2017)
The
myth
of public transport profitability: Even if it runs at a
loss, good urban transport makes a metropolis efficient
and dynamic, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 13/10/2017)
Jam
at Naubise road leads to death of bus crash victim,
by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 12/10/2017), Naubise-Nagdhunga
traffic snarls a nightmare for commuters, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 12/10/2017)
8,700
Valley taxies fitted with automated billing machines
(rep 12/10/2017)
Israeli
tourist dies in Manang SUV crash, 10 others injured
(kp 10/10/2017)
Locals
vent their ire against sluggish road repair, by
Janak KC (rep 10/10/2017)
Eight
years on, construction of Bajura bridge still in limbo
(ht 07/10/2017)
Landslides
affect transportation along Prithvi Highway, by
Mukti Prasad Nyaupane (rep 07/10/2017)
2
killed, 40 injured in bus accident, by Arjun Bhushal
(rep 07/10/2017)
Munglin
bridge delay troubles travellers, by Anup Ojha (kp
06/10/2017)
Dilapidated
suspension bridge risks travelers' life, by Daman
Rai (rep 06/10/2017)
Chepang
road gets the go-ahead from govt, by Harihar Singh
Rathore (kp 06/10/2017)
Alternative
route to Narayangadh-Muglin road to be built (ht
06/10/2017)
Landslide
obstructs 6km stretch of Siddhartha Highway in Palpa,
by Madhav Aryal (kp 06/10/2017)
Bridges
over Karnali River at risk of collapse (ht
06/10/2017)
Experts
welcome plan tabled at Parliament to ban fossil fuel-run
vehicles by 2027, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
05/10/2017) [This will not even
be possible in the most developed countries!], Fuel
for the future: Policymakers now recognise air pollution
is grave enough to warrant a response (kp
06/10/2017)
Landslide
obstructs Siddhartha Highway, hundreds of passengers
stranded, by Madhav Aryal (kp 01/10/2017)
Two
killed in separate road accidents (kp 30/09/2017)
Sidda
Baba Road obstructed, hundreds of passengers stranded
(rep 30/09/2017)
18
bridges to be built along Narayangadh-Mugling road
section (kp 29/09/2017)
22
kindred injured in Dailekh bus accident (ht
28/09/2017)
Eight
killed in road accidents in Kavre (kp 27/09/2017)
Prithvichowk
island removed overnight to ease traffic congestion,
by Santosh Subedi (rep 27/09/2017)
Beni-Jomsom
Highway reopens after six days, by Hari Krishna
Gautam (rep 27/09/2017)
Sajha
adds Bungamati-Budhanilkantha route (kp 26/09/2017)
Landslide
obstructs Ridi-Tamghas road, by Ghanashyam Gautam
(kp 26/09/2017)
NEA
to
promote electric vehicles: Power utility calls tender to
instal charging stations in major cities to encourage
people to shift to EVs (ht 24/09/2017)
Homeward
bound: The future towards a competent travel network
depends upon the government and transport entrepreneurs,
by Anupama Angbo (ht 24/09/2017)
More
people picking BP Highway over Thankot: Poor shape of
Muglin stretch, Kalanki congestion among the causes,
by Anup Ojha (kp 24/09/2017)
3
killed as landslide buries car, truck (kp
24/09/2017)
Parking
at Tundikhel for festival shoppers (kp 23/09/2017)
Three
killed, 18 injured as bus veers off road (kp
23/09/2017)
Crackdown
on festive drink-driving launched (ht 21/09/2017)
Army
to begin talks to buy fast track DPR, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 20/09/2017), ‘Expressway
project will test army’s capability’, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 21/09/2017)
Rain-damaged
rural roads left unrepaired, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp 14/09/2017)
Villagers
angered by delay in bridge construction (kp
14/09/2017)
Festive
rush raises safety fears, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
13/09/2017), People
stand in lines for hours to buy bus tickets, by Anup
Ojha (kp 13/09/2017), Passengers
queue for hours since early morning to return home
empty-handed, by Sabin Mishra (ht 13/09/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road to open 24 hours (kp 13/09/2017)
Tunnel
boring
machine to dig under Chure hills: It will take the
machine around two to three years to dig the 4.2 metre
wide and 12-km long tunnel (kp 13/09/2017)
Lack
of MoUD synergy delays Outer Ring Road project (ht
13/09/2017)
10
dead, 55 injured in two road accidents (kp
10/09/2017)
Repair
of rural roads unlikely before Dashain (ht
10/09/2017)
e-Rickshaws
on verge of displacement in Jhapa (rep 10/09/2017)
Two
hurt as state minister’s vehicle hits motorbike (ht
09/09/2017)
Seekers
of
smart driving licence in a jam: Process of issuing
permits came to a grinding halt last week due to
shortage of smart cards, by Sabin Mishra (ht
08/09/2017)
Narayangadh-Mugling
road section to open round-the-clock from September 13
(ht 08/09/2017)
253
killed, 579 injured in road accidents in far-west in two
years (ht 08/09/2017)
Travel
ban extended for Beni-Jomsom road (kp 07/09/2017)
Rain,
landslides affect road upgradation in Dolakha (ht
07/09/2017)
Price
of Fast Track DPR jumps 66 pc, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
05/09/2017)
Setting
the right priorities: World cities are acting to push
out cars but our government is doing just the opposite,
by Prashanta Khanal (kp 03/09/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road:
Preparations on to ease traffic for major festivals;
Only 54pc of works have been completed so far on
the road upgradation project that started in April
2015 (kp 03/09/2017)
Commuters
still forced to make perilous journey on Karnali Highway,
by DB Buda (rep 03/09/2017)
Araniko
Highway blocked, by Anish Tiwari (kp 03/09/2017)
Rains
damage Muglin-Narayangadh road, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 01/09/2017)
Dhangadi-Taklakot
road to connect Province 7 with Tibet (ht
31/08/2017)
KMC
hands over 50 wheel lockers to traffic police (kp
30/08/2017)
Sanphe-Martadi
road threatened (ht 30/08/2017)
Monsoon
damages substandard blacktopped Baglung roads, by
Sabgam Gharti Magar (rep 30/08/2017)
Fare
hike call before Dashain, by Anup Ojha (kp
29/08/2017)
Karnali
bridge starts to wear down due to lack of repair, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 29/08/2017)
Black-topping
peeling off Udayapur road (ht 29/08/2017)
Flood
exposes bridge scandal in Bardiya: Babai river bridge at
Jabadighat caves in due to ‘poor build quality’, by
Kamal Panthi (kp 27/08/2017)
New
bridge at Mugling set to miss deadline, by Prakash
Baral (kp 27/08/2017)
Licence
of 348 drunk drivers suspended (ht 27/08/2017)
Ban
on unnecessary honking becoming effective in
Pokhara-Lekhnath, by Santosh Subedi (reo 27/08/2017)
Issuance
of Digital licence plates from tomorrow (kp
26/08/2017)
DoR
seeks Rs 420m immediately (ht 23/08/2017)
Bailey
bridge construction halts in Larcha, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 22/08/2017)
House
panel directive puts DoTM in dilemma: Dept asked to set
up Vehicle Fitness Test Centres in 7 provinces in a
month, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 22/08/2017)
Two
killed, 21 hurt in bus accident (ht 22/08/2017)
Roads
Board proposes increasing toll rates (ht 22/08/2017)
Traffic
resumes on major highways and roads: DoR (kp
21/08/2017)
Distribution
of embossed licence plates begins (kp 21/08/2017)
Landslides
obstruct Barhabise-KTM road (kp 20/08/2017), Landslides
block Barhabise-Tatopani road, by Anish Tiwari (kp
21/08/2017)
Over
30 bridges damaged (ht 18/08/2017)
“Dallu
janey ho?”: An outsider finds Kathmandu buses to be easy
and safe — it just takes time, by Julia Thomas (nt
18/08/2017)
Diversions,
Bailey bridges to resume vehicular flow (kp
16/08/2017), Bridges
at
risk: The newly built bridge in Bardiya would not have
collapsed so early had there been proper monitoring from
the concerned when it was being constructed (ht
16/08/2017)
Vehicular
traffic resumes on roads damaged by floods (rep
16/08/2017)
Around
1,800 taxis in Valley yet to instal billing machines
(ht 16/08/2017)
Cabs
without billing system face action (ht 14/08/2017)
Dudhaura
bridge collapses in Bara (ht 14/08/2017)
Fast
track project handed over to Army officially (kp
12/08/2017)
Bridge
collapses a week before handover (ht 12/08/2017), Faulty
Construction, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 23/08/2017)
Home
Minister bemoans Valley’s dismal traffic infra (kp
08/08/2017)
Rautahat’s
killer
ditches claim 11 lives in 3 weeks: Contractors blamed
for digging ditches to extract soil to elevate surface
at road construction sites, by Pawan Yadaw (kp
08/08/2017)
Remote
Ramechhap villages accessible again (ht 08/08/2017)
Nine
killed, seven hurt in Doti jeep accident, by Mohan
Shahi (kp 06/08/2017)
Contracting
process of 13 roads to begin soon in Kathmandu, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/08/2017)
4
girls drown in rain-filled pit (kp 06/08/2017), Four
girls of a family die after falling into a ditch (ht
06/08/2017), 4
children drown in pits dug for road work, by Madan
Thakur (rep 06/08/2017), Speaker
directs govt to respond to minors’ death (kp
07/08/2017), Monsoon
madness: How many innocent children must die before
construction sites are made safer? (kp 07/08/2017)
Kavre
transport operators warn of blocking Sajha (kp
05/08/2017)
Vehicular
movement resumes along Narayangadh-Mugling road section
(ht 05/08/2017)
Multiple
landslides strike Narayangadh-Muglin road (kp
04/08/2017), Narayanghat-Mugling
road becoming 'deathtrap', by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(rep 04/08/2017)
Road
to Mustang getting blacktopped, by Santosh Pokharel
(rep 04/08/2017)
Bridge
collapse causes hardship in Tatopani, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 04/08/2017)
Auto
loan cap slams brake on four-wheelers’ growth, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 04/08/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road: PM: Complete expansion project as early as
possible, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 03/08/2017) [The PM comes, orders, and within a
few days the whole world is wonderful!!]
No
safe roads in Pokhara for disabled, by Santosh
Subedi (rep 03/08/2017)
Sanphe-Martadai
road faces landslip threat (ht 02/08/2017)
No
road repair during monsoon: KMC mayor: Traffic police
chief says the wait would be too long for personnel on
duty (kp 01/08/2017)
Traffic
problems: Viable solutions, by Madan Mohan Pradhan
(ht 01/07/2017)
Road
Potholes And PM’s Directives, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
31/07/2017), ‘Potholes
fixed in 32 areas of Kathmandu’ (kp 31/07/2017), Authorities
miss deadline for fixing potholes (ht 31/07/2017)
Mahamai
folk risk lives daily to cross Mai river on boats,
by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 31/07/2017)
Construction
of Sapsu River Bridge comes to a halt, by Daman Rai
(rep 31/07/2017)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast track: ‘Process to procure tools and raw materials
with India begun’ (kp 29/07/2017)
Govt’s
taxi permit scheme backfires, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
29/07/2019) [An outstanding example how shortsighted givernment
decisions are!!]
Smart
surveillance vansto catch unruly drivers (ht
29/07/2017)
Fixing
potholes alone won’t resolve road woes, says minister (ht
29/07/2017)
Bus
falls into stream as bridge caves in, two dead
(28/07/2017)
65
pc road repair work completed: PMO (kp 27/07/2017),
Clear
the mess: Passing the buck has been a favourite pastime
of our government officials, which must stop (ht
27/07/2017)
Landslides
obstruct Karnali Highway (kp 26/07/2017)
Traffic-related
deaths on rise in Jhapa (kp 26/07/2017)
Only
link to Tatopani severed as landslide destroys key
bridge: Vehicular movement obstructed, locals having a
tough time (kp 25/07/2017), Bridge
collapse hits Tatopani locals, by Anish Tiwari(kp
27/07/2017), ‘Bailey
bridge within a week’ (kp 28/07/2017), Tuin
link over Bhotekoshi at Larcha (kp 30/07/2017)
Army
gears up to begin KTM-Tarai expressway, by Binod
Ghimire and Bibek Subedi (kp 25/07/2017)
Fifty-eight
per cent road repair work over (kp 25/07/2017)
Rainfall
halts
filling of potholes in Kathmandu: Lack of coordination
among authorities concerned posing another hurdle to
road repairs (ht 24/07/2017)
Track
opened to link Taplejung with China border (kp
22/07/2017), Taplejung
connected with China via road (kp 23/07/2017)
Nepal,
China trade halted due to landslide, by Krishna
Thapa (kp 22/07/2017)
Road
repair after monsoon: KMC mayor (ht 22/07/2017) [Which monsoon, this years`or that
one of 2020?]
Heavy
rainfall damages rural roads in Panchthar district (ht
22/07/2017)
6
killed in separate road accidents (kp 21/07/2017)
Out
of Order: Lights out, by Neeraj Chandra Roy (rep
21/07/2017)
Country
roads, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 21/07/2017)
Poor
road
condition hits Chitwan tourism, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 21/07/2017)
Govt
attention
drawn to ‘killer’ pits, potholes (ht 21/07/2017), Car
falls
into pit dug by Melamchi water project (ht
21/07/2017)
Rains
block roads in Rolpa, by Dinesh Subedi (rep
21/07/2017)
Kalanki-Koteshwor
section
of Ring Road to be completed by July 2018 (ht
21/07/2017)
Executive
officers
of local levels told to fill potholes (ht
20/07/2017) [The chaos may have
been produced by the central level, but now this belongs
to the taks of the local level and should not be ordered
by the central government even though it is necessary!],
Repair
of
all roads unlikely till rains end, by Rupesh Acharya
(ht 20/07/2017)
Rs
112m paid for 11 km Valley roads but no work done,
by Khilak Budhathoki and Himal Lamsal (rep 20/07/2017)
Proper
blacktopping after Golbazar locals protest, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 20/07/2017)
Khotang
to
get bridge by Dashain (ht 20/07/2017)
Valley
authorities
get down to work (kp 19/07/2017)
BP
Highway
closed for nighttime traffic (ht 19/07/2017)
Rain,
landslides
obstruct roads (ht 19/07/2017)
Number
road fatalities up in Dhading, by Shankar Shrestha
(rep 19/07/2017)
Fix
it:
Pathetic state of Capital’s roads is part of a larger
malaise afflicting Nepal’s polity (kp 19/07/2017)
Fix
them
now: When the monsoon rains start, the roads in the
Kathmandu Valley look like muddy fields ready for paddy
plantation (ht 18/07/2017)
Landslide
debris obstructing vehicular movement on Jay Prithvi
Highway, by Jagat Khadka (rep 18/07/2017)
Implementation
of
embossed number plate system delayed (ht 18/07/2017)
Pokhara
enforces
‘No Horn’ regulation (kp 17/07/2017)
Fix
potholes
in 15 days, PM tells officials (kp 17/07/2017)
31
injured
in bus-truck collision (kp 16/07/2017)
Concerns
grow over 'death trap' roads of the capital:
Water-logged roads killed one child while another
narrowly escaped death (rep 16/07/2017)
Darchula-Tinkar
road
still unfinished, by Manoj Badu (kp 16/07/2017)
DoTM
readies
new measures to ease city traffic: Long-route buses to
be regulated on the Ring Road (kp 16/08/2017)
Pedalling
for
healthier cities: Cities the world over are embracing
cycle-friendly policies to cure their congestion woes
while we remain fixated on road expansion and monorails,
by Sagar Onta and Prashanta Khanal (kp 15/07/2017)
Chabahil-Sankhu
road
expansion: Project faces more delay: Officials, by
Samipa Khanal (kp 14/07/2017)
Roadblock:
The
Mugling Highway is an example of poor governance and
lack of accountability of those in high office (nt
14/07/2017), Unblocking
an
artery: A trip along the accident-prone 36km
Mugling-Narayangad highway, which was once considered an
engineering feat, by Sanjeev Sharma ( nt 14/07/2017)
Landslide
leaves
passengers in the lurch (kp 13/07/2017)
Transportation
disrupted
on unrepaired rural roads (ht 13/07/2017)
Contractors
to
be pushed for timely completion of Diktel-Halesi road
(ht 13/07/2017)
7-day
trial
run begins to ease traffic jams: Trucks, tippers and
mini trucks will be prohibited from entering the Valley
during rush hours—from 8:30 till 10:30 in the morning
and 3:30 till 6:30 in the evening, by Samipa Khanal
(kp 12/07/2017)
Road
expansion again stalled in Dholahiti, by Pooja
Chauhan (rep 12/07/2017)
Dhulikhel
Municipality
seeks Sajha bus service (kp 11/07/2017)
Govt
initiates
feasibility study to expand Thankot-Mugling road section
(ht 11/07/2017)
Two
dead,
26 injured in Salyan bus accident (kp 10/07/2017)
Blacktopping
of
Rautahat road incomplete (ht 10/07/2017)
Govt
working
to ease traffic woes, says home minister (ht
10/07/2017)
Koteshwor-Bhaktapur
road:
Constant jams become a commuter’s nightmare, by Anup
Ojha (kp 09/07/2017)
Kaligandaki
corridor
becomes operational: The road is touted to be a key
trading route connecting the southern and northern
neighbors. Nearly 1 million people will get direct
access to motorable road, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp
09/07/2017)
72km
outer
ring road: Issues over land acquisition pegging back
project (kp 09/07/2017)
Simikot-Hilsa
road
construction nearing completion (kp 09/07/2017)
No
progress on road projects financed by Indian soft loan
(rep 09/07/2017)
Capital
roads
becoming unsafe for pedestrians? Reckless driving has
made even zebra crossings dangerous (kp 09/07/2017)
Muglin-Narayangadh
road:
Travel curfew from Sunday (kp 07/07/2017)
Ring
Road
greenbelt declared no-parking zone (ht 07/07/2017)
Traffic
nightmare:
Ideal solution, by Nishan Kafle (ht 06/07/2017)
New
rule
set for long-route vehicles (ht 06/07/2017)
Show
the
way: The vulnerability of only one all-purpose road
between Kathmandu and the Tarai should have woken up our
leaders years ago to seek alternative roads (ht
06/07/2017)
Parking
vehicles
in Capital not a walk in the park: Shrinking parking
areas in expanding city concern many, by Anup Ojha
(kp 02/07/2017)
Traffic
police’s
vehicle wash plan: A good move or harebrained scheme?
Many say it won’t work until authorities fix Capital
roads; Environmentalist says the plan will work only
when Kathmandu roads are well kept, dustless and clean,
by Anup Ojha (kp 05/07/2017), Parliamentary
panel instructs govt to complete road construction of
Valley within three months, by Ashim Neupane (rep
05/07/2017)
Muglin-Narayangadh
road:
DoR completes study on alternative route (kp
05/07/2017), Parliament
committee
orders night time travel curfew (kp 05/07/2017), Traveling
the dreaded Naryanghat-Mugling road, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (rep 05/07/2017)
Army
seeks
consultants to review Fast Track DPR (kp 05/07/2017)
Cops
book
errant motorists: They were fined for not halting and
waiting until pedestrians crossed the road safely
(ht 05/07/2017)
At
least
600 new zebra crossings to be installed in Kathmandu
(ht 04/07/2017)
Outer
Ring
Road Project to begin in Oct (ht 04/07/2017)
Bus-Motorbike
collision
kills one, 30 injured (kp 03/07/2017)
Government
set
to introduce road test for driving licence (ht
03/07/2017), Traffic
police
to introduce ‘road trial’ for driving licence (kp
04/07/2017)
Nepal’s
highest bridge at risk due to poor drainage, by
Chabilal Tiwari (rep 02/07/2017)
Massive
landslide
blocks Narayangadh-Muglin road section again (ht
01/07/2017), Narayanghat-Mugling
road
blocked for two days, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep
02/07/2017), Narayangadh-Muglin
road
landslides threaten pedestrians, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (rep 04/07/2017)
Bahrabise-Tatopani
road
obstructed by landslides, by Anish Tiwari (kp
30/06/2017)
Damaged
section
of BP Highway repaired, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp
30/06/2017), Vehicular
movement
resumes on BP Highway, by Anil Bhandari (rep
01/07/2017)
KMC
forms
panel to deal with Valley’s chaotic traffic (kp
30/06/2017)
Additional
1,285
solar lights to illuminate Kathmandu roads (kp
30/06/2017)
Smart
licences
launched in Pokhara and Baglung, by Pawan Timilsina
(kp 30/06/2017)
Sajha
receives
Rs 50m to purchase 13 buses (kp 28/06/2017)
29
places on Narayanghat-Mugling road highly prone to
landslides, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 26/06/2017),
Experts:
Not
enough done to avert landslips, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 27/06/2017), Landslides
make
Narayanghat-Mugling road 'a highway of death', by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 27/06/2017), Risky
road:
The sorry state of Muglin-Narayangadh highway has added
to the woes of the common traveller (kp 28/06/2017)
No
horn,
please: Noise pollution is not only a traffic problem,
it is also a health problem, by Khagendra Nath
Sharma (kp 25/06/2017)
Trishuli
River swallows 19 persons in a year (rep 25/06/2017)
Travel
woes
along muglin-narayangadh road: Landslides ‘are common’
but can they be prevented? Measures taken to stop road
disaster do not seem to be sufficient (kp
24/06/2017), Police
van
swept away; 2 dead, as many missing, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 24/06/2017)
Delay
in
solar lamp installation causes inconvenience to public
(kp 24/06/2017)
Lalitpur
metropolis
to study feasibility of Kupondole-Pulchowk flyover
(kp 24/06/2017)
Wildlife
road
traffic accidents on rise: Collisions threaten
conservation efforts, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
23/06/2017)
KTM-Nijgadh
expressway
guideline approved (kp 23/06/2017)
Bus
park
noise sparks tensions between Bir Hospital and KMC: In
May last year, the bus station in the Old Bus Park was
shifted to Khula Manch, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
22/06/2017)
Govt
to
distribute taxicab permits from today (kp
21/06/2017), Lottery
for
new taxi permits for quake-survivors from today (ht
21/06/2017), KMC
against
govt decision to add 1,500 taxis in Kathmandu (rep
21/06/2017), KMC
decision
likely to make new taxis find new cities to ply (kp
22/06/2017), KMC
wants
new cabs to ply in quake-hit districts (ht
23/06/2017), Quake
survivors
alloted 1,500 taxicab licences (kp 24/06/2017), No
taxi
subsidy for quake survivors: Quake survivors of 14
districts have also formed a pressure group urging the
government to come up with a scheme that can help
licence holders to purchase a taxi, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 25/06/2017), DoTM
makes
U-turn in issuing route permits for new taxis:
Beneficiaries to get to choose to operate taxis in their
home districts;Cabs required to be registered within
next six months (ht 27/06/2017), Bookings
for
new cabs accelerate after govt issues taxi permits
(ht 29/06/2017)
Taxi
booking
services offer relief from hassles. by Aagat Ruchi
Sapkota (kp 20/06/2017)
Monsoon
arrives with landslides in the highway, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep 20/06/2017)
Kanti
Highway
finally getting blacktopped, by Pratap Bista (kp
19/06/2017)
Home
Minister
Sharma seeks plan for traffic management (ht
18/06/2017)
Vendors,
filth
give Capital’s overhead bridges bad name, by Anup
Ojha (kp 17/06/2017)
Tripureshwor-Nagdhunga
road
widening slow due to poor coordination (ht
17/06/2017)
Ranitari-Harkapur-Dulegaunda
road
construction snail-paced (ht 17/06/2017)
Sajha
set
to bring 40 new buses (kp 16/06/2017)
Four
killed,
12 injured in separate road accidents (kp
16/06/2017)
Govt
to
include road safety in college curriculum (ht
16/06/2017)
11
dead,
21 injured in bus accident (kp 15/06/2017), 11
killed
as bus plunges into Karnali (ht 15/06/2017)
Roads
being
cleared of building materials (ht 15/06/2017)
Time:
The Greatest Healer, by Shyam KC (rn 14/06/2017)
Home
minister
stops fine on jaywalkers (kp 14/06/2017)
New
taxicab
permits on hold due to opposition, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 14/06/2017)
Delay
in bridge construction affects Baglung locals, by
Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 14/06/2017)
'Suina'
Possible: Surkhet to Jumla: 232 kilometers, three cities
and lofty aspirations, by Subhash Ghimire and Guna
Raj Luitel (rep 13/06/2017)
Road
expansion
not the only solution to traffic jams: Report (ht
12/06/2017), Not
enough:
Road widening alone can help solve the traffic snarls of
the valley to a limited extent only (ht 13/06/2017)
Pallotar
bus station has no buses, by Giriraj Baskota (rep
12/06/2017)
Expressway
to
be expedited: Construction of the expressway is of
national importance in terms of Nepal’s transportation
network, by Pawan Timilsina (ht 11/06/2017)
Army
resumes road connectivity project in Thawang, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 11/06/2017)
Right
of
way: Huge infrastructural shortfalls make the Capital
difficult for pedestrians to navigate (kp
09/06/2017)
Schoolteacher
dies
after being run over at zebra crossing: Drivers who do
not slow down for pedestrians at zebra crossing to be
fined Rs500 every instance, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/06/2017)
Corridors
of
power: Subways, trams and elevated highways are good
mass transit systems, but it will be another decade
before such systems can be implemented in Kathmandu and
Lalitpur, by Bimal Pratap Shah and Shyan Kirat Rai
(rep 07/06/2017)
Jajarkot-Dolpa
road
works gather speed: More than 500 people are working
alongside the Nepal Army personnel at the construction
site of the 118 km road in Dolpa, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam and Bishnulal Budha (kp 06/06/2017)
Over
13,000
jaywalkers booked in past 5 days: The number of
violations has come down in the last couple of days,
says traffic police department, by Anup Ojha (kp
04/06/2017), Install
road
safety signs before enforcing any rule: NHRC (ht
05/06/2017)
Govt
to
roll out smart licences across Nepal: Smart driving
licences store data like driver’s identity and vehicle
registration number (kp 04/06/2017)
Twenty
years
young: Safa Tempos and the ban on pubic vehicles over
twenty years old, by Astha Joshi (kp 03/06/2017)
Four
corners
of outer ring road along Chobhar-Satungal fixed: The
road will have cycle lanes, green belts and
disabled-friendly footpath (ht 03/06/2017)
Replacement
of
cable contraptions in full swing: Arragements have been
made to monitor newly constructed suspension bridges and
repair old ones (ht 03/06/2017)
Preparations
for
embossed number plates in final stage (kp
03/06/2017)
Drive
against
jaywalking to expand across Valley (ht 03/06/2017)
Kodari
ROAD
will reopen soon: Minister for commerce (kp
02/06/2017)
No
horn,
no jaywalking: Recent initiatives are good, but
additional measures are needed to instil civic sense in
drivers and pedestrians, by Shyam KC (kp 02/06/2017)
Locals
demand
road construction (ht 01/06/2017)
Safer
roads:
Most accidents take place because the roads are very
narrow and in a dilapidated condition sorely lacking
maintenance (ht 30/05/2017)
Four
dead
in Dhading bus accident (kp 29/05/2017)
National
road
network expands by 849 kilometres (kp 29/05/2017)
Construction
of
bridge over Dudhkoshi likely to be delayed (ht
29/05/2017)
PM
lays
foundation stone of Kathmandu-Nijghad fast track (ht
29/05/2017) [The foundation
stone of this project has already been laid by then
Deputy PM Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar in 2009!!!]
Jaywalkers
to
be fined from May 30: The Metropolitan Traffic Police
Office says it is mobilising 1,500 traffic cops to raise
awareness on traffic rules (kp 28/05/2017), Pedestrians
cry
foul as traffic cops act tough: People complain rules
implemented without adequate preparations and road
facilities, by Anup Ojha (kp 31/05/2017)
Land
prices
increase after hydro project brings road, by Prakash
Baral (kp 27/05/2017)
Defence
Ministry
discussion on fast track project (kp 26/05/2017)
Lottery
for
new taxi permits delayed (ht 26/05/2017)
20
Sajha
buses to begin service from tomorrow, by Anup Ojha
(kp 23/05/2017)
KTM-Tarai
expressway
to be inaugurated by PM (kp 22/05/2017)
Using
public
transport in Valley a huge ordeal, by Anita Shrestha
(ht 22/05/2017)
Birgunj-Thori
road
section construction to begin soon: A reliable source
tells the Post that it will cost nearly Rs 3 billion to
build the 60km road section, by Shankar Acharya (kp
21/05/2017)
Report
highlights
dangers of overloading vehicles: Overloading helps
truckers and operators to save on transportation costs
and maximise their profits (ht 20/05/2017)
Pedal
power:
Kathmandu’s rickshaws have received an eye-catching
facelift, but is it what the city needs?, by Abha
Dhital (kp 20/05/2017)
Valley
road
network to be upgraded (ht 19/05/2017)
Embossed
number
plates from next month (ht 19/05/2017)
Upper
Trishuli
3a: Road repairs expected to be finished by mid-June
(kp 18/05/2017)
Rules
to
curb jaywalking postponed till next week: The MTPD says
more than 900 traffic police personnel deployed for
Sunday’s local polls have yet to join regular duties
(kp 16/05/2017), Walk
this
way: Pedestrian discipline is important, but a fine -
and possible custody - for jaywalking is harsh (kp
17/05/2017)
Distribution
of
smart driving licences slow: Govt's printing capacity
caters to less than 50 per cent of the demand (ht
16/05/2017)
A
cautionary tale: Nepal seems to be hurrying towards a
car-centred modernity that other countries are hurrying
away from, by Thomas B. Robertson (kp 15/05/2017)
50
pc
of work along Mid-hill Highway complete (ht
15/05/2017)
Taking
the
wheel on road safety: Why good public policy holds the
key to safer roads, by Poonam Khetrapal Singh (kp
14/05/2017)
First
vehicle
test centre receives few clients (kp 14/05/2017)
1,773
die
in accidents in 9 months (ht 13/05/2017)
Contractors
told
to complete road projects without delay (ht
13/05/2017)
Two
dead,
35 injured in bus accident (kp 12/05/2017)
One
dead
as truck plunges into Trishuli (kp 11/05/2017)
Road
safety
week inaugurated (ht 09/05/2017)
Faded
zebra
crossings a cause for concern, by Anup Ojha (kp
06/08/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road
to be operational 24 hrs from May 8-17, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 06/05/2017)
Govt
decides
to let Army build 76km expressway, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 05/05/2017)
Bridge
builders:
Here is a model for connecting villages, creating jobs
and boosting local economies after a disaster, by
Sonia Awale (nt 05/05/2017)
Ring
Road
expansion: Koteshwor-Ekantakuna road stretch likely to
be completed by mid-June (kp 04/05/2017)
MTPD
urges
pedestrians to abide by traffic rules (kp
03/05/2017)
Long
road
ahead: An empowered and independent project office must
be set up to build the Fast Track, by Ashish Gajurel
(kp 02/05/2017)
Taxicab
licence
lottery put off due to local elections (kp
01/05/2017)
3,500
cabs
install electric billing machines: The move is expected
to check the instances of taxi drivers overcharging the
passengers, particularly during the night hours (kp
30/04/2017)
Urban
Ministry
approves DPR of Outer Ring Road Project, by Anup
Ojha (kp 30/04/2017)
2
die, 11 injured in Bheri jeep crash (kp 29/04/2017)
Traffic
cops
to fine jaywalkers from mid-May (ht 29/04/2017)
Traffic
police
to launch pedestrian safety drive (ht 28/04/2017)
No-rule
roads:
We have reached a point where the total length of
vehicles in Kathmandu, laid end to end, is greater than
the length of its roads, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep
26/04/2017)
4
killed in Palpa truck accident (kp 24/04/2017)
5
pilgrims die, 30 injured in Mustang bus accident, by
Binod Tripathi (kp 23/04/2017)
More
than
2,000 errant drivers booked in a day (kp 23/04/2017)
Blast
use
discouraged to widen Muglin road (kp 21/04/2017)
200
public
transport routes to be trimmed: Starting mid-June,
commuters will have fewer routes to choose from (kp
21/04/2017)
1,124
booked
for honking in five days (ht 20/04/2017)
Motorists
crowd
pumps over fuel shortage fears (kp 19/04/2017)
Dry
landslides make Narayanghat-Mugling road perilous,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 19/04/2017)
After
horn,
traffic police train eyes on jaywalkers, by Anup
Ojha (kp 18/04/2017)
Noise
pollution:
Shhhhh! Hopefully, Kathmandu can ease transport
bottlenecks and create safe and pleasant public spaces,
by Thomas B. Robertson (kp 18/04/2017)
Bus
mafia
controlling Nepal’s transport (kp 17/04/2017), The
bus
mafia controlling Nepal’s smog-choked capital (ht
17/04/2017)
Landslide
obstructs
Muglin road for nearly four hours, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 15/04/2017)
OAG
laments
poor traffic management in Valley (ht 14/04/2017)
Ban
on horns comes into effect from today, by Ram Saran
Tamang (rep 14/04/2017), No
Horn
regulation comes into effect: Authorities tout it as
success, but traffic was thin on New Year’s Day (kp
15/04/2017), Ban
on
needless honking comes into effect (ht 15/04/2017)
Damaged
BP
Highway section yet to be fixed, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 10/04/2017)
10
vehicles
booked for breaching rule (kp 09/03/2017)
113
cable
contraptions under construction (ht 08/04/2017)
Muglin-Abukhaireni
traffic
resumes, by Sudip Kaini (kp 07/04/2017)
Lane
violations
to blame for traffic jams in Valley (ht 07/04/2017)
Sajha
Yatayat still fighting for route permit in Bhaktapur
(rep 06/04/2017)
Expressway
project to be awarded to Nepal Army: Infrastructure and
transport minister tabling proposal in the cabinet soon,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/04/2017)
Driven
to
despair: Traffic chaos along Nagdhunga-Kalanki section;
70,000 people affected every day: Traffic police, by
Anup Ojha (kp 05/04/2017)
Two
killed
as falling rocks hit four highway vehicles, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 04/04/2017)
Locals
obstruct
traffic in Chabahil to protest delay in road repair,
by Samipa Khanal (04/04/2017)
Valley
to
be declared ‘no horn zone’: The rule will come into
force from April 14, according to authorities, by
Anup Ojha (kp 04/04/2017)
Construction
of
road to Tibet to begin (kp 02/04/2017)
Five
dead,
as many injured as truck hits bus (kp 02/04/2017)
Govt
disregards NPC VC advice, prepares to give expressway
contract to army (rep 01/04/2017)
Locals
protest
against road widening drive (ht 31/03/2017)
Euro
IV
standard fuel to be sold from Sat (kp 30/03/2017)
7
dead in Pyuthan jeep accident, by Giru Prasad
Bhandari (kp 25/03/2017)
4
dead, 21 hurt in bus-bike collision (kp 24/03/2017)
Japan’s
Nippon
Koei awarded contract to prepare DPR (kp 24/03/2017)
Vehicle
registration
exceeds 2.5 million: More than one million automobiles
registered within last four-and-a-half years, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 23/03/2017)
Overloaded,
speedy tippers causing road fatalities in Butwal
(rep 23/03/2017)
Surkhet-Jumla
road
gets crash barriers, by Tularam Pandey and Jyoti
Katuwal (kp 22/03/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road
to be blocked for 6 hours (ht 22/03/2017), Narayanghat-Mugling
road work , by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep 24/03/2017)
Fast
track
to lost track: Politicians couldn’t understand the legal
and financial complexities of a privately-financed
infrastructure project, by Semanta Dahal (kp
21/03/2017)
Ban
on
20-yr-old vehicles: Only 9 outdated motors seized in
three weeks (kp 21/03/2017)
Traffic
chaos
becomes more difficult to manage (ht 21/03/2017), Traffic
congestion a nightmare for Valley denizens, by Pooja
Chauhan (rep 21/03/2017)
Behind
the
ban, by Priyanka Gurung (rep 17/03/2017)
2,000
taxis
in Valley get billing printers (ht 16/03/2017)
Kathmandu
Tarai expressway: Process to distribute compensation to
homeowners begins (rep 16/03/2017)
District-wise
lotteries
on cards for new cab licences (kp 15/03/2017)
Chabahil-Sankhu
road:
Expansion moving at snail’s pace (kp 14/03/2017)
NA
opens
22km corridor track (kp 14/03/2017)
Cops
to
step up drink-driving checks on Holi (ht 11/03/2017)
At
least
24 killed in Jajarkot bus plunge, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 10/03/2017), 26
perish in Jajarkot bus accident, by Janak KC (rep
10/03/2017)
Decade-old
bailey
bridge rusting for want of repairs (ht 10/02/2017)
Tatopani-Nyalam
border
point: Reconstruction complete, but trade yet to resume,
by Anish Tiwari (kp 09/03/2017)
Valley
taxis
reluctant to install computerised billing system: Only
1,500 out of 9,500 cabbies have fittet the system in
their cabs (ht 08/03/2017)
Supreme
Court
puts on hold demolition drive in Kavre (ht
07/03/2017)
Limi-Lapcha
road
reaches Simikot (kp 03/07/2017)
Landslide
obstructs
highway (kp 06/03/2017), Landslide
obstructs highway in Baglung, by Sangam Gharti Magar
(rep 06/03/2017), Landslide
clearing-up begins in Righa, by Sangam Gharti Magar
(rep 08/03/2017), Traffic
resumes
on Baglung-Burtigang road (kp 19/03/2017)
Construction
of
Jomsom bridge gathers pace: The bridge is on the
Kaligandaki corridor of the Korala Highway. People are
using suspension and wooden bridges instead, by
Binod Tripathi (kp 05/03/2017)
Hansapur
folk
risking life and limb, by Giru Bhandari (kp
05/03/2017)
Mid-hill
road
project: New highway generates business opportunities in
Baglung; The road construction has increased the flow
of travelers, raising demand for various services,
by Purna BK (kp 05/03/2017)
China
completes
first phase of Araniko Highway repair project (kp
04/03/2017), China
hands
over Araniko Highway after repair (ht 04/03/2017)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road
to miss deadline (ht 03/03/2017)
900
taxis
installed with billing system (kp 02/03/2017)
Roads
dug
up for water pipelines to be blacktopped by May:
Official, by Samipa Khanal (kp 01/03/2017)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast
track project: Govt told to award contract this FY
(kp 01/03/2017)
Road
link
excites Khungri villager: The road has helped locals
take their produces to the market and transport
essentials goods to village (kp 01/03/2017)
‘Old
public
vehicles will be banned from March 1’ (kp
28/02/2017), Positive
move:
Decision to ban out-of-date vehicles is a small step
towards better traffic management (kp 01/03/2017), End of the
road for Valley's old public vehicles, by Ram Saran
Tamang (rep 01/03/2017), Inspection
of
clunkers begins in Valley (kp 02/03/2017), Govt
bans
20-year-old public vehicles (ht 02/03/2017)
106
more
CCTV cameras to be installed in Kathmandu: Police data
show at least 50 incidents, ranging from traffic rules
violation to road traffic accidents, theft, robbery,
among others, are captured on CCTV cameras daily, by
Samipa Khanal (kp 27/02/2017)
Khurkot
bridge
becomes lifeline for northern hills, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 26/02/2017)
Govt
to
reduce number of public transport routes in Valley
(kp 26/02/2017)
Water
trucks,
tippers account for 30pc accidents (ht 26/02/2017)
India
approves
16 road projects in Nepal: The new projects under
India’s financial assistance will be carried out
under Indian government’s third Line of Credit
(kp 24/02/2017)
Four
die
in tractor accidents (kp 23/02/2017)
Ktm-Tarai
expressway
likely to be built under EPC model, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 23/02/2017), Construction
of
Nepal's first expressway to start soon (rep
23/02/2017)
BP
Highway
obstructed as 37m section crumbles: Officials differ
over cause: heavy vehicles, earthquake, topography,
by Sanjeev Giri, Tika Bhatta and Raj Kumar Karki (kp
21/02/2017), BP
Highway closed after section collapses, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep 21/02/2017), Diversion
constructed
to reroute BP Highway traffic (kp 22/02/2017), Vehicular
movement resumes along BP Highway, by Anil Bhandari
(kp 22/02/2017), Govt
not
keen to find cause of BP Highway collapse (ht
06/3/2017)
Road
safety
plan: Tourist buses rarely meet with accidents as their
drivers follow the traffic rules and do not carry more
passengers than their carrying capacity (ht
21/02/2017)
Disabled
people
hit by road expansion, Melamchi works, by Anup Ojha
(kp 21/02/2017)
Pick-up
plunges
into Trishuli; one dead, another missing, by Shiva
Puri (kp 21/02/2017)
16
injured in micro bus accident (rep 21/02/2017)
Adamghat-Chautara
road
to be widened (ht 21/02/2017)
Road
projects:
Govt told to allot budget for army (kp 20/02/2017)
Road
safety
audits to minimise accidents (ht 20/02/2017)
Road
fatalities
on the rise in Kaski (ht 20/02/2017)
Fast-track
expressway:
Deadline nears, but modality not yet finalised (kp
19/02/2017). Committee
suggests
setting up special purpose vehicle: The special
purpose vehicle could be in the form of a company,
a development committee or an authority (kp
21/02/2017), Construction
modality
for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway submitted (ht
21/02/2017)
Sinkhole
damaged
road at Naxal reopens after repairs (kp 18/02/2017)
The
new
ride: Tootle, a ride sharing app that offers a new and
easy way of providing and taking rides in Kathmandu,
comes as a breath of respite for Kathmandu’s exasperated
commuters, by Aakriti Dhital (kp 18/02/2017)
Myanglung
folk
protest Mid Hill Highway plan (kp 17/02/2017)
Chabahil-Jorpati
road: Contract awarded a year ago, work yet to start
(rep 17/02/2017)
How
rational
is the government’s decision to phase out 20-year-old
public vehicles? (ht 17/02/2017)
Dadeldhura
jeep
crash kills seven: five injured: People have long been
complaining that jeeps operating in the district often
carry passengers beyond their capacity, by Mohan
Budhair (kp 16/02/2017)
Sajha
operates
night buses in the Capital (kp 16/02/2017)
Road
black-topped just to be demolished within a month,
by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 16/02/2017)
Decree
to
remove structures on highway (ht 14/02/2017)
Bridge
construction
left in limbo (ht 14/02/2017)
Teku-based
VFTC
to come into operation from mid-April (ht
14/02/2017)
Major
road
sections yet to be expanded in Valley (ht
13/02/2017)
PM:
Works
for construction of Fast Track to begin in a month:
Groundwork being prepared to implement second int’l
airport project’, by Laxmi Sah (kp 12/02/2017)
Collapsed
Naxal
road to open for one-way traffic from Feb 16: The road
section has been sealed since January 9 as a
sinkhole swallowed up one lane of the street, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 12/02/2017)
18
years on, motorable bridge in Jhulaghat still a distant
dream, by Bira Gadal (rep 11/02/2017)
Highway
robbery:
Nepal’s public transport is in the grip of cartels which
will do anything to prevent competition, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 10/02/2017)
Public
Transport
= Public Health: Widening roads without upgrading the
public transport system is counter-productive, by
Bhushan Tuladhar (nt 10/02/2017)
4
dead, 16 hurt in Palpa jeep crash (kp 08/02/2017)
Ring
road
expansion: 2 bridges completed under KRRIP, by
Samipa Khanal (kp 08/02/2017)
Imja
River bridge still uncertain, by Radha Dhungana (rep
08/02/2017)
149,000
applications
for 1,500 new taxicab permits, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
06/02/2017)
Sajha
to
install smart pay devices on its buses (kp
05/02/2017)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast
track project: Panel to suggest acquisition of DPR from
Indian firm, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 05/02/2017), KTM-Tarai
Fast
Track: Panel seeks 15 more days to complete study: The
committee is seeking more time so as to initiate
dialogue with the Indian consortium that prepared
the detailed project report of the 76-km fast track
(kp 06/02/2017)
Govt
told
to keep roads in the Valley dust-free (ht
04/02/2017), House
panel tells authorities to restore dug up roads (rep
04/02/2017)
Ministries
asked
to develop disabled-friendly infrastructure (kp
03/02/2017)
Bulldozing
development:
Not only is the Valley’s road-widening the wrong
solution for traffic congestion, it is also destroying
priceless historical heritage, by Srizu Bajracharya
(nt 03/02/2017)
Embossed
number
plates likely this FY (kp 03/02/2017)
Lawmakers
question
priorities of infrastructure projects, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 02/02/2017)
DRO
starts
pulling down illegal structures (ht 02/02/2017)
APP
to
hail taxis set to be launched in a month (kp
01/02/2017)
Under-construction
Kamala
bridge in limbo for four years, by Min Bahadur Dahal
(kp 31/01/2017)
DPR
of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Project: Indian consortium
seeks Rs 600 million compensation (rep 31/01/2017)
13
disabled-friendly
buses launched: City Metro Yatayat Pvt Ltd is the first
private company to introduce disabled-friendly buses in
Kathmandu (kp 28/01/2017)
Muglin
road
upgradation: 35 pc work complete, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 26/01/2017)
Locals
halt
construction work (ht 25/01/2017)
Outer
ring
road construction: Works on Chobhar-Satungal stretch to
start in Feb; The project has been in a limbo for
over 12 years due to various reasons, by Anup Ojha
(kp 25/01/2017)
Roads
incomplete
for lack of budget (kp 23/01/2017)
Army
to
open track of road linking China, by Sudip Kaini (kp
23/01/2017)
Naxal
road
collapse: Repair work likely to complete by Feb 10
(kp 22/01/2017)
Vehicles
older
than 20 yrs to be taken off roads (kp 20/01/2017), Managing
the
traffic: Various measures could be taken to address the
transportation sector through promoting the use of
electric vehicles including trolley buses which are
environment friendly (ht 20/01/2017)
Two
incomplete sections of Hulaki Rajmarga in Kailali
inaugurated, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep
20/01/2017)
Road
construction
snail-paced in Udayapur (ht 20/01/2017)
Traffic,
technology & conformity, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
20/01/2017)
6
held in Dhangadhi over road protest (kp 20/01/2017)
Preparation
to
operate metro buses in the Valley in full swing (kp
18/01/2017)
Hetauda
banda
in protest of demolition campaign (kp 18/01/2017), Illegally-built
infrastructure
being demolished to expand road (ht 18/01/2017)
Kathmandu-Kulekhani-Hetauda
Tunnel
Highway: Govt officials for reviewing 'unfair
provisions' before renewing contract (rep
18/01/2017)
Five
die,
18 hurt in road accidents (kp 16/01/2017)
Uninformed
locals
building houses close to highway, by Ghanshyam
Khadka (kp 11/01/2017)
Ramechhap
VDCs
linked with roads, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp
10/01/2017)
Enchroachment
rampant
along highways in the West (kp 09/01/2017)
Jayaram-Halesi
road
section in sorry state (ht 09/01/2017)
Road
caves
in at 5-star hotel construction site (kp 09/01/2017)
Road
expansion
work halted in Bhaktapur (ht 07/01/2017)
Solar
lights
to replace 50,000 street lamps in 143 municipalities
(kp 05/01/2017), 45,308
solar
street lights to be installed across country this fiscal
(ht 05/01/2017)
Banda
affects
normal life; 83 held, freed (kp 05/01/2017)
Notice
to
remove illegal buildings worries locals (ht
05/01/2017)
KTM-Tarai
fast
track project: Donors showing interest to finance 76-km
expressway (kp 04/01/2017)
Expansion
work
along Narayangadh-Muglin road moving at snail’s pace
(ht 04/01/2017)
2
dead, 50 hurt in bus crash (kp 03/01/2017)
Delay
in restoring roads dug by Melamchi Project troubles
valley denizens, by Ram Saran Tamang (rep
03/01/2017)
Govt
asks Kathmandu Valley municipalities to register company
to operate large buses, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep
03/01/2017)
Taxi
receipt
system formally launched (kp 02/01/2017), 37
Valley
cabs equipped with billing system in five days, by
Anup Ojha (kp 05/01/2017)
459
drunk
drivers booked on New Year eve (ht 02/01/2017)
KMC
installing
more than 1,200 solar lamps (kp 01/01/2017), Out
of
order: If our public body cannot properly maintain solar
streetlamps, it will be far better to transfer this
responsibility to the private sector. But streetlights
must always burn to light the darkness (ht
02/01/2017)
India-funded
roads:
After joint mechanism meet, projects show progress,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/01/2017)
Traffic
congestion
worsening, by Arjun Poudel (ht 30/12/2016)
MTPD
announces
rules for New Year revellers: Besides drunken driving,
police have also banned street festivals and
outdoor concerts in Kathmandu Valley on the eve and the
first of January 2017 (kp 29/12/2016)
1
dead, 26 hurt as bus falls on Trishuli riverbank (kp
28/12/2016)
No
budget
crunch for Kanti Highway: Minister Lekhak (ht
27/12/2016)
Ilam
roads in dire need of repairs, by Bhim Chapagain
(rep 27/12/2016)
Alarmed
by trenches, residents block highway widening project,
by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 27/12/2016)
Fading
zebra
crossings adding to traffic chaos in Valley (ht
26/12/2016)
Hilsa
bridge connects Karnali with China, by DB Buda (rep
26/12/2016)
KTM-Tarai
fast
track project: Taskforce set to start work from this
week (kp 25/12/2016)
Disputes
delay
road upgradation (ht 25/12/2016)
Application
for
driving licence goes online (ht 25/12/2016)
North-South
Highway to connect Khandabari to Kimathanka:
Road-widening and graveling of Deurali-Pathivara section
in full swing (rep 24/12/2016)
No
impact
of strike on Sajha (kp 23/12/2016)
4
hrs daily traffic closure starts at Muglin road, by
Bimal Khatiwada (kp 23/12/2016)
Previous
deals
scrapped, govt to build fast track (kp 23/12/2016),
Cabinet
nod for decision to build Fast Track by Nepal itself
(rep 23/12/2016)
Japan
extends
Rs15.1b to build Nagdhunga tunnel, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 21/12/2016)
PM
Dahal
inaugurates bridge over Hilsa River: The bridge over the
Hilsa River in Mugu connects the mountainous district
with China’s Tibet, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
21/12/2016)
Beijing
ready
to open Kodari Highway: Li Qibao (kp 20/12/2016)
Billing
system
must for taxis from January 1 (kp 20/12/2016)
Bridge
construction
left in limbo (ht 20/12/2016)
Seven
dead,
1 missing in jeep crash, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
19/12/2016)
Upper
Mustang
cut off after flood (kp 19/12/2016), Flashflood
sweeps bridges in Mustang, by Santosh Pokharel (rep
19/12/2016)
Municipalities
asked
to furnish details of solar lights installed (ht
17/12/2016)
Silk
Road
bonanza: The Belt and Road Initiative advanced by China
presents huge prospects for Nepal, by Aditya Baral
(kp 16/12/2016)
SC
again orders govt to end public transport syndicates,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 16/12/2016)
DoR
scraps
RfP for Nepali consultant at India’s call, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/12/2016)
Three
years on, Vehicle Fitness Center still remains unused
(rep 15/12/2016)
Constituency
Infrastructure
Development Program: Road projects major recipient of
funds, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 15/12/2016)
4
killed in truck crash (kp 15/12/2016)
Bridge
buckles
after truck crash: A massive traffic snarl-up caused for
nearly nine hours; Diversion created to reroute stranded
vehicles, by Nabin Paudel (kp 12/12/2016)
Five
dead,
35 injured in road accidents (kp 12/12/2016)
Four
dead,
three injured in road crash (kp 11/12/2016)
‘Proposed
roads,
highways pose threat to wildlife’ (ht 10/12/2016)
Four
die, 20 injured in bus accident, by Maheshwor
Chamling Rai (rep 10/12/2016)
Khandbari-Kimathanka
road:
NA airlifts heavy duty vehicles to project site (kp
07/12/2016)
Solar
lights
in Tanahun (ht 07/12/2016)
‘Underpass
will
ease congestion at Kalanki’ (kp 07/12/2016)
Vehicle
ban
lifted in Nawalparasi (ht 07/12/2016)
Road
projects
under Indian LoC moving at snail’s pace, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 06/12/2016)
Stricter
traffic
rules in the offing (ht 06/12/2016)
No-drive
time
for school buses and pickups to troubleshoot congestion,
by Anup Ojha (kp 06/12/2016)
PM
Dahal
urged to expedite Kathmandu to Nijgadh fast track
(ht 06/12/2016)
KVDA
resumes
expansion of roads in Valley (ht 05/12/2016)
Chaotic
city rides: The government should not leave us, even if
we are driving at the speed of a bullock cart, at the
mercy of supernatural force, by Devendra Gautam (rep
05/12/2016)
China
builds
road up to Tiptala Bhanjyang, by Anand Gautam
(kp 04/12/2016)
Sterner
penalty
for using cellphone while driving (ht 04/12/2016)
Dustbins
compulsory
in long route public vehicles (kp 03/12/2016), Public
vehicles
required to have trash bins (ht 14/12/2016)
KMC
to
invest Rs 50m in Sajha Yatayat (kp 02/12/2016)
ADB
okays
$186m loan to upgrade key road sections (kp
02/12/2016)
Expansion
of
1.5km stretch over, blacktopping in 6 months (kp
01/12/2016)
120,000
digital
licences issued till date (ht 01/12/2016)
NBSM
introduces
taxi billing system, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
01/12/2016)
8
tuins replaced since Oct 2015 (kp 30/11/2016)
Road
department not in hurry to fix accident-prone highway
section, by Raju Adhikari (rep 30/11/2016)
No
truck
with cartels: Sajha is a shining light but only broader
policy decisions can reform public transport (kp
29/11/2016)
‘Better
transport
bedrock of economic growth’ (ht 29/11/2016)
9
killed, 32 injured in road accidents (kp 28/11/2016)
Betrawati-Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
Trade
Route: Token system introduced for containers; Road
repair work in the Chinese side has affected movement:
of containers: Officials, by Nirajan Paudel (rep
28/11/2016)
Public
Transportation:
Is it really FOR the public? Syndicate still thriving on
consumers’ loss and discomfort (kp 27/11/2026)
Sajha’s
30
new buses to come in operation today, by Anup Ojha
(kp 27/11/2016)
Plan
to ban vehicles older than 20 years hits a snag, by
Ram Saran Tamang (rep 26/11/2016)
Only
34
km roads expanded in nine years (ht 25/11/2016)
DoTM
taking
licence forms (kp 24/11/2016), DoTM
reopens
applications for driving licence (ht 24/11/2016)
KVDA
to
use force to expand road (ht 24/11/2016)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road
expansion project to speed up work, by Tilak Ram
Rimal (ht 23/11/2016)
Six-lane
Birgunj-Pathalaiya Road to be ready in 20 months, by
Upendra Yadav (rep 23/11/2016)
Govt
to
annul Fast Track deals with Indian firm: Minister Lekhak
says government will mobilise own resources to build the
Kathmandu-Nijgadh expressway, by Sangam Prasain (kp
21/11/2016), Nepal
to build Fast Track itself, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
21/11/2016)
Four
dead
in road accidents (kp 20/11/2016)
Motor
vehicle
agreement: Thimphu rejects India-initiated BBIN road
plan (kp 19/11/2016)
Delayed
6-lane
road project adds to dust pollution woes, by Bedraj
Paudel (kp 17/11/2016)
Three
multi-storey
parking lots to be built (ht 16/11/2016)
Vehicular
movement
resumes after five months (ht 16/11/2016)
Kathmandu-Tarai
Fast-track:
No plan yet for spending Rs 10 b allocation, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 16/11/2016)
Sajha
set
to expand bus service (kp 15/11/2016), Sajha
Yatayat
to expand bus service in Kathmandu (ht 15/11/2016),
Sajha
plans
to add more buses: Set to bring 11 buses, including one
equipped with semi low-floor that is disabled friendly
(ht 16/11/2016)
Our
Roads And Traffic, byd Prem Khatry (rn 15/11/2016)
Road
expansion
work resumes after festivals (ht 14/11/2016)
Bridge
construction
in limbo (ht 14/11/2016)
Traffic
police
equipped with body-worn cameras (ht 12/11/2016)
Euro
IV
standard petrol, diesel from April 17 (ht
11/11/2016)
Bridge
project
in limbo: Contractor builds only four pillars in five
years; Locals claim high-level corruption, by
Shahiman Rai (kp 10/11/2016)
Delay
in
road expansion causing inconvenience to public (ht
09/11/2016)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel
road project: Nepal, Japan to start loan negotiations,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/11/2016), Japan
agrees
to provide Rs 15.81b in soft loan: As per the agreement
reached between the two sides, Nepal will have to pay
0.01 percent interest, one of the lowest rates, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/11/2016)
Crucial
Nepal-China trade road too risky, by Niranjan Paudel
(rep 08/11/2016)
PM’s
Office
seeks help of traffic police to improve Valley roads
(kp 06/11/2016)
DoR
set
to expedite road expansion projects in Valley (ht
06/11/2016)
Path
cleared
for Postal Road project (kp 04/11/2016)
Road
expansion
projects moving at snail’s pace, by Pramod Kumar
Tandan (ht 04/11/2016)
Road
project
remains in limbo for the last 19 years (ht
04/11/2016)
Stiffer
fines
reduce traffic rule violations, increase revenue (ht
04/11/2016)
KMC
to
build automated parking in New Road (kp 30/10/2016)
Roads
in
Dhading in sorry state after landslides (ht
30/10/2016)
4
dead, 33 hurt in road accidents (kp 30/10/2016)
Taxi
receipt
system to be implemented in Valley (kp 27/10/2016)
16
years
on, Martadi-Kolti road incomplete (ht 27/10/2016)
Sub-committees
to
be set up for onsite inspection of roads (kp
26/10/2016)
Recently
repaired
Madi Bridge at high risk (ht 26/10/2016)
Birgunj
to
make e-rickshaw driver’s licence mandatory (kp
24/10/2016)
Three
decades
on, Sahajpur-Bogtan road still incomplete (ht
24/10/2016)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road
widening works over 29 percent in 18 months, by
Shiva Puri (kp 23/10/2016)
KMC
deal
with private firm to install 1,285 solar street lights,
by Anup Ojha (kp 22/10/2016)
Bridge-less
Karnali
highway: Contractors disappear, transport woes mount,
by Prakash Adhikari (kp 21/10/2016)
Traffic
violations
on the rise in Kaski (ht 21/10/2016)
Trishuli
bus
plunge: one dies another goes missing (kp
20/10/2016)
Nobody’s
Business, by Shyam KC (rn 19/10/2016)
Heavy
supply of stones takes toll on KI Singh Highway, by
Barun Paneru (rep 19/10/2016)
Transport
woes:
Neither our business sector nor the government is
interested in developing inexpensive and efficient modes
of mass transit, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 18/10/2016)
563
road accidents, 101 fatalities recorded during Dashain,
by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 18/10/2016), 21
killed in road accidents during Dashain in eastern
region, by Amar Kahdka (rep 18/10/2016)
9
die in road accidents in Valley during Dashain: Records
show motorcycles get into accidents more often, mostly
due to speed and reckless driving (kp 17/10/2016)
Birtadeurali
bus
crash: Transport operators refuse to pay relief, by
Nagendra Adhikari (kp 17/10/2016)
Dash
cam
installed in patrolling vehicles (ht 16/10/2016)
Rockslide
affects
highway traffic flow (kp 15/10/2016)
Vehicles
fleecing
passengers (ht 15/10/2016)
Koteshwor-Ekantakuna
road
to be 8-lane by next monsoon, by Dipesh Khatiwada
(kp 14/10/2016)
Landslide
obstructs
road to Barah Chhetra (kp 14/10/2016)
Damaged
roads
yet to be repaired (ht 14/10/2016)
19
killed,
73 injured in traffic accidents in East during holidays
(kp 14/10/2016)
60
injured
in Jhapa bus collision (kp 13/10/2016)
One
dead,
four injured in car-bus collision (kp 13/10/2016)
18
injured
as bus hits rickshaw in Rautahat (ht 13/10/2016)
Sleeping
couple
killed as truck rams into roadside house (ht
10/10/2016)
65
injured in Makawanpur bus collision (rep 09/10/2016)
Rs
477m
released for solar street light programme (kp
08/10/2016)
Mules,
yaks
transporting goods to upper eastern region this Dashain
(kp 08/10/2016)
Hundreds
stranded
at Aina Paharo (kp 07/10/2016), Vehicles
stranded for hours due to delay in clearing landslide
debris, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 07/10/2016)
China
starts
repairing Kerung road (kp 06/10/2016)
MoFALD
seeks
progress report on installation of solar street lights
(ht 06/10/2016)
New
company breaks transport cartel in Kavre (rep
06/10/2016)
Preps
on
to ensure smooth traffic flow (kp 04/10/2016)
Take
action:
Govt needs to wake up to the misery caused by the
transport syndicate (kp 04/10/2016)
Country
roads:
The forever unfinished Postal Highway illustrates the
low priority accorded to Madhes so far, by Randhir
Chaudhary (kp 04/10/2016)
4
killed, 70 injured in separate bus accidents, by
Pratap Bista (kp 03/10/2016)
Resource
crunch
hits search operations (ht 03/10/2016)
Govt
to use own vehicles to ease Dashain traffic: Transport
bosses cite bad roads for not fielding enought buses,
by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 03/10/2016)
Eco
safe
roads: A primary driver of the huge rise in landslide
fatalities has been the increase in poorly constructed
roads, by Karen Sudmeier-Rieux, Brian McAdoo and
Peter Laban (kp 02/10/2016)
Chaos
in
Kathmandu: How about making it compulsory for government
employees to use public transport?, by Dinesh Malla
(kp 02/10/2016)
Heavy
vehicles on BP Highway mar road safety: Stakeholders,
by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 01/10/2016)
Muglin-Narayanghat
road accidents: Irresponsible departmental behavior
claiming lives, year after year, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (rep 01/10/2016)
Obstructed
roads
hit food supply hard (ht 30/09/2016)
Muglin-Kotre
road
section repairs intensified (ht 30/09/2016)
Sajha
revives
long route bus service: Buses to ply from Gorkha and
Baglung by October 2 (ht 29/09/2016), Sajha
to
operate buses to Baglung and Gorkha (kp 30/09/2016)
2,832
road accidents in past 2 months left 340 dead, by
Ram Saran Tamang (rep 28/09/2016)
19
killed
in Dhading bus accident: Vehicle lacked road permit;
Most victims quake survivors returning home with house
rebuilding cash, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
28/09/2016), Tragic
accident:
We see that the provision of safer journeys is not
followed by the transport operators who seem to care
only about earning handsome profits (ht 29/09/2016)
Travel
troubles:
Travelling should not at all be as risky and stressful
as it is (kp 27/09/2016)
Dumping
of
building material on roads to draw fine (ht
26/09/2016)
Ex-minister
Ghimire, 2 others missing in Trishuli car plunge, by
Kamal Pariyar (rep 26/09/2016), Search
for
three missing in Trishuli continues, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 27/09/2016), Bodies
of
ex-min Ghimire, brother found (kp 09/10/2016), Ex-minister
Ghimire’s
jeep crashed while overtaking truck: Report (kp
09/12/2016)
MPCO
intensifies
CCTV installation drive (kp 25/09/2016)
Road
links
to Jajarkot VDCs remain cut off, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 25/09/2016)
5
killed, 8 injured in separate road accidents (ht
25/09/2016)
Narayangad-Muglin
highway:
Authorities order to fix road section pronto; Hours-long
traffic jams the bane of travellers (kp 22/09/2016)
Traffic
snarls caused by VVIP movements now routine (rep
22/09/2016) [Nepal's royals of
today!]
Stricter
drive
against drink-driving (kp 21/09/2016)
Olangchungola
folk
excited by road link with Tibet, by Ananda Gautam
(kp 21/09/2016)
Solar
lights
to be installed in all wards of Kathmandu (ht
19/09/2016)
Road
accidents
on Prithvi Highway due to potholes (ht 19/09/2016)
Risky
travelling (ht 19/09/2016)
MoPIT
proposes
raising minimum driving age (ht 18/09/2016)
Sajha
Yatayat
delays import of new buses (ht 15/09/2016)
Four
decades on, Postal Highway still incomplete, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 15/09/2016)
Landslide
blocks
traffic at Rasuwagadhi-Syaphru road (kp 14/09/2016),
Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi
road
blocked by rockslide, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
16/09/2016)
Buses
to
charge Rs 7 per km of distance travelled (ht
14/09/2016)
Risk-fraught
road
journey for Dhading locals (ht 14/09/2016)
Construction
of
Mechi bridge remains sluggish (ht 14/09/2016)
Flood
disrupts
traffic on East-West Highway (kp 13/09/2016), Heavy
rain
exposes Valley’s drainage: Most roads waterlogged,
traffic flow adversely affected (ht 13/09/2016)
17
big buses to replace 26 micros, 35 tempos on Gongabu-TIA
route (rep 13/09/2016)
Rowdy
roads: Road accidents capture our attention only when
death toll is high. Death of one or two is conveniently
ignored, by Ram Kandangwa (rep 12/09/2016)
5
dead, 38 hurt in accidents (kp 11/09/2016)
35pc
of
highway drivers have eye problems: Test, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 11/09/2016)
Safety
doesn’t
happen by accident: Nepal is blighted with some of the
roughest terrains in the world, but the accidents on its
highways are not just of nature’s doing, by Rajneesh
Bhandari (kp 10/09/2016)
Democratizing
‘luxury’: Nepal is perhaps the only country in the world
where buying a car is a major life decision, by
Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 09/09/2016)
Nab
the
serial killers: Accidents cannot be prevented but they
can and should be minimised so that five innocent people
do not die every day, by Shyam KC (kp 09/09/2016)
The
Fast Track: Rumours Move Even Faster, by Prem Khatry
(rn 07/09/2016)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road:32
accident-prone spots on the stretch identified; The
25-km road section between Jugedi and Muglin is at high
risk of landslides and road accidents, by Shiva Puri
(kp 03/09/2016)
Killer
roads: Traffic Police attribute 90 percent of all road
accidents in Nepal to transport syndicates, by David
Kainee (rep 03/09/2016)
Dahal,
Nidhi
at odds over Fast Track deal (kp 03/09/2016), Award
fast
track project to Indian firm: DPM (ht 03/09/2016), PM's
India
visit: Fast Track ‘not on agenda’, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 04/09/2016)
PM
directs
blacktopping of Janakpur-Jaleshwor road (kp
03/09/2016)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel:
Japan to provide Rs18b loan; According to officials at
the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport,
an announcement about the loan is likely to be made on
Thursday or Friday, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
01/09/2016)
Afternoon
hours
most accident-prone: Report (ht 01/09/2016)
Shut
them
down: Public transport syndicates have been blamed for
the unnerving rise in bus accidents, by Umesh Raj
Regmi (kp 31/08/2016) [Such
syndicates are part of high-level political corruption!]
Road
Accidents: Existing Transport System Must Change, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 31/08/2016)
Highway
patrols lacking as road accidents soar, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 30/08/2016)
At
least
11 killed as jeep veers off road: Four of six
injured critical n Brake failure could have caused
accident, by Birendra KC (kp 29/08/2016), 11
killed
as jeep falls off road, by Devendra Barma (ht
29/08/2016)
Drunk
cop’s
motorbike kills one (kp 29/08/2016)
With
syndicate
broken, transporters compete to launch new vehicles,
by Birendra KC (kp 29/08/2016)
Rising
number
of road accidents: Home Ministry for strict implementation
of law (kp 28/08/2016), Parliament
takes
up road accident issue: Lawmakers call for introducing
stringent laws (kp 29/08/2016), Hard
drive:
Alarming numbers of road accidents can be reduced with
crackdown on transport ‘cartels’ (kp 29/08/2016), Govt
working
to amend laws to
scrap licence of reckless drivers (ht 29/08/2016), Security
checks
tightened along Narayangadh-Muglin road section of highway
(ht 29/08/2016), Vehicles
carrying
passengers more than capacity to have route permit
cancelled (rep 29/08/2016)
Seven
injured
as truck plunges into Trishuli (kp 28/08/2016)
22
killed
as bus plunges into Trishuli River, by Shiva Puri (kp
27/08/2016), Trishuli
bus
plunge: ‘12 missing’ (kp 29/08/2016), Whereabouts
of
missing in Trishuli bus plunge uncertain (ht
29/08/2016), Trishuli
bus
crash:
3 bodies found (kp 31/08/2016), Families
of
Trishuli bus accident victims still waiting for
information (ht 02/09/2016)
Government
fails
to curb increasing road fatalities (ht 27/08/2016)
At
least
48 hurt as bus carrying wedding guests skids off road:
According to police, the 25-seater bus was carrying around
60 people when the accident took place (kp 26/08/2016)
Highways
of
death: Transport syndicates guarded by greedy politicians
and corrupt bureaucrats kill six Nepalis on the road every
day, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt 26/08/2016)
First
ever
road tunnel at risk of falling into ruins, by Pratap
Bista (kp 26/08/2016)
Cops
to
fine motorists using pressure horns (ht 25/08/2016)
New
Sajha
buses to hit streets soon (ht 25/08/2016)
Pedestrians
account
for 40 pc of all road fatalities (kp 24/08/2016)
Govt
bars
local bodies from issuing permits to public vehicles: The
decision follows a bus accident in Kavrepalanchok on Aug
15 in which over two dozen people were killed, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/08/2016)
Transport
operators hike fares after overload ban, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 22/08/2016)
Vehicle
ban
on unauthorised roads hits locals (ht 21/08/2016)
Growing
traffic
fatalities in Prithvi Highway: Reckless driving, poor road
to blame (kp 20/08/2016), Stakeholders
agree
to improve passenger safety (kp20/08/2016), Syndicate
continues
to flourish unabated: Worn-out vehicles carry
passengers thrice their seating capacities (kp
20/08/2016)
Road
accidents
claimed 537 lives in western region last fiscal (ht
20/08/2016)
Traffic
offences
on decline (ht 20/08/2016)
Vehicles
without
permit face travel prohibition, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 19/08/2016)
More
than
120,000 apply for cab licence (kp 18/08/2016)
PM
Dahal
directs an end to transport syndicate (ht 18/08/2016),
Syndicates in
public transport enjoy party protection: Baniya, by
Siromani Dhungana (rep 18/08/2016)
Four
die
in bus collision (ht 18/08/2016), 4
die, 29 injured in Chitwan bus collision, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep 18/08/2016)
Dilapidated
road
frustrates locals (ht 18/08/2016)
Five
deaths
in road accidents reported every day last fiscal (ht
18/08/2016)
Bike
registrations
soar outside Bagmati zone, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
17/08/2016)
Road
expansion
project stalled (ht 17/08/2016)
Karnali
Highway blues: A narrow road plagued by landslides, by
DB Buda (rep 16/08/2016)
Only
harsher laws can deter reckless drivers: DIG Aryal, by
Gyan P. Neupane (rep 16/08/2016), Road
kill:
Govt must invest in safer roads and strengthen transport
regulations (kp 17/08/2016), Take
strict
action: The traffic police for
their part are often absent in the rural roads and those
that are there do not seem to be taking their duty
seriously (ht 17/08/2016)
At
least
25 killed as bus veers off road in Kavre: 28 of 43 injured
airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment, by Nagendra
Adhikari (kp 16/08/2016), Two
passengers
‘critical’ (kp 17/08/2016), Deceased
in
Kavre accident identified (ht 17/08/2016), Kin
refuse
to receive bodies, seek succour, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 17/08/2016), Mass
cremation
of Kavre bus crash victims (kp 18/08/2016)
Palpa-Nawalparasi
road
heavily damaged, by Madhav Aryal (kp 09/08/2016)
Karnali
Highway blocked since past two days, by Pabitra Kumar
Shahi (rep 09/08/2016)
Travellers
stranded
by transport strike in mid-western region, by Bhim
Bahadur Singh (kp 08/08/2016)
Auto
registration
in Bagmati up 78pc: Car, jeep and van segment sees 105.6pc
rise; heavy equipment surges threefold; two-wheeler
segment posts 7.47pc rise, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
07/08/2016)
Six
tuins
replaced with suspension bridges since Oct (kp
06/08/2016)
Landslides
obstruct
Sanfe-Martadi road section (ht 06/08/2016)
Causeway
floods
affect traffic along Lamahi-Tulsipur road (kp
05/08/2016)
Risky
journeys:
Ageing transport infrastructures are becoming increasingly
vulnerable to floods and landslides, by Navin Singh
Khadka (kp 05/08/2016)
Troublesome
Mugling-Narayanghat turns into poor man's road, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Narahari Sapkota (rep 03/08/2016)
Mid-Hill
Lokmarga Highway faces contractor delays, by Giri Raj
Banskota (kp 03/08/2016)
Roads
constructed
sans survey causing recurrent landslips (ht
02/08/2016)
Nine
dead,
31 injured in Makwanpur road accident (kp 01/08/2016)
Are
our highways deathtraps?, by Siromani Dhungana (rep
01/08/2016)
Landslides
adding to woes of commuters, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep
01/08/2016)
Road
obstruction
affects supply of daily essentials (ht 01/08/2016)
Rain-induced
landslides
block Araniko Highway (kp 31/07/2016)
Landslips
obstruct
Mid-hill Highway (ht 31/07/2016)
Bhaktapur-Banepa
road
lacks pavements (ht 31/07/2016)
MTPD
launches
SMS complaint service (ht 31/07/2016)
13
killed,
27 injured as bus veers off road, by Ramesh Chandra
Adhikari (kp 29/07/2016)
Haphazard
road
construction puts settlements at risk (ht 29/07/2016)
Tales
of Kathmandu Traffic, by Kalu Maila (rep 29/07/2016)
Many
under-construction
bridges in limbo (ht 28/07/2016)
23
injured
in bus accident, eight in critical condition (kp
27/07/2016)
Landslides
block
Mechi Highway (ht 27/07/2016)
Energy
Ministry
letter halts work on Mid-Hill Highway, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 26/07/2016)
166
died
on Valley roads last year: Lack of respect for traffic
rules by both pedestrians and drivers cited as a major
cause of high number of deaths (kp 25/07/2016)
Land
pooling for outer ring road, housing starts, by Gyan
P.Neupane (rep 25/07/2016)
Khimti-Those
road
blocked by landslide (ht 24/07/2016)
KTM-Tarai
fast
track project: Ministry invites EoI to appoint consultant
(kp 20/07/2016)
Chinese
help
sought for Humla road (kp 19/07/2016)
Road
in
danger (ht 18/07/2016)
26-km
track
to link Barhabise with Tatopani, by Anish Tiwari (kp
17/07/2016)
Pavements
crumble
before completion (kp 17/07/2016)
49
killed
in accidents in Tanahun last fiscal (ht 17/07/2016)
Road
disruption
from Narayangadh to Muglin hits tourism hard (ht
15/07/2016)
Birgunj-Pathlaiya
road
to have six lane (ht 15/07/2016)
Bajhang
folks
free two engineers after 22 hours (kp 14/07/2016)
Potholes
appear in newly-built Hulaki Highway, by Yogesh
Rawal (kp 13/07/2016)
Only
4 Mugu VDCs have roads, by Suman Malla (rep
13/07/2016)
Delay
in
bridge repair affects Darchula villages, by Manoj
Badu (kp 11/07/2016)
IB
hikes
accident cover for passengers to Rs 500,000, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 09/07/2016), Pay
Rs
1,500, get insurance coverage of over Rs 6.6 m (ht
09/07/2016)
Road
fatalities
in Kathmandu Valley hit five-year high (ht
08/07/2016)
Incessant
rainfall
obstructs far-west rural roads (ht 08/07/2016)
Delay
in
construction of bridges in Rukum puts commuters and
locals in a lurch (ht 08/07/2016)
Tamor
corridor
works fail to speed up: Construction not given priority
in South-North project (ht 06/07/2016)
Road
expansion
drive resumes: Road expansion drive was halted due to
the earthquake and Indian blockade last year (kp
05/07/2016) [Monsoon is the best time for this?], Road
expansion
work: Taking a bit too long?, by Sunita Lohani (ht
09/07/2016)
Landslips
obstruct
Narayangadh-Muglin road, by Tilakram Rimal (ht
02/07/2016)
Water
truck,
tipper drivers to blame for 30 pc accidents (ht
01/07/2016)
Narayanghat-Mugling
road prone to landslides, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(rep 30/06/2016)
Sajha’s
new
buses to arrive in August: Sajha Yatayat is buying 30
40-seater buses with spacious aisle, which will be
disabled-friendly (kp 28/06/2016)
Another
underground
parking on cards (kp 26/06/2016)
Passengers
killed
in road accidents likely to get Rs 500k compensation
(ht 25/06/2016)
Road
block
cleared after 13 hrs, by Shiva Puri (kp 24/06/2016)
Stiffer
fines
deter traffic rule violators (ht 24/06/2016)
Traffic
cops
find relief under smart gazebos, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/06/2016)
Look
both
ways: Traffic-violation fines should be raised further,
and proper road signs should also be in place, by
Prakash Bom (kp 21/06/2016)
China
extends
road to Korala border point: Chinese vehicles have
started to enter Nepal through the newly-built
dirt track, by Binod Tripathi (kp 20/06/2016)
Narayangadh-Muglin
road
opens after nine hours, by Tilak Ram Rimal (ht
19/06/2016)
Only
five
out of 365 traffic lights working in Kathmandu Valley,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/06/2016)
Govt
directed
to start blacktopping of roads (ht 15/06/2016)
NLIP
canal
encroached (kp 15/06/2016)
Cantilever
bridge
built in upper Gorkha, by Sudip Kaini (kp
14/06/2016)
Rs
2.15
billion sought to install solar lights (ht
12/06/2016)
Road
accidents
continue unabated (ht 12/06/2016)
Belbas-Nuwakot
track
work starts (kp 10/06/2016)
Rs
1b
released to install solar lights in 96 municipalities:
The amount accounts for 65 percent of the govt subsidy
to each municipality for promotion of solar energy
(kp 08/06/2016)
Urban
cable
car project: French mission submits report (kp
07/06/2016), Feasibility
report
for Cable Car Project in Valley submitted (ht
07/06/2016), Bauddha
to
Tahachal in 30 minutes by cable car!, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 08/06/2016)
Daily
closure
of Narayanghat-Mugling road to be lifted from June 15,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 06/06/20916)
Investors
aside:
Not concluding negotiation with the Indian company is
likely to discourage foreign investors, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 05/06/2016)
Ilam
locals
elated as hydro projects construct roads, by Biplav
Bhattarai (kp 05/06/2016)
KMC
to
build four disabled-friendly overhead bridges (rep
04/06/2016)
Outer
ring
road: Budget pledge breathes life to stalled project,
by Anup Ojha (kp 03/06/2016)
Infrastructure
and
development: Fast-track road can be completed on time if
the political parties do not interfere, by Jagannath
Adhikari (kp 03/06/2016)
Construction
company
abandons bridge project, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
02/06/2016)
5
dead in Okhaldhunga tractor accident (ht 02/06/2016)
‘Lack
of
policy’ likely to slow electric vehicle sales, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 01/06/2016)
Lack
of
proper drainage management bothering locals of Kathmandu,
by Shraddha Amatya (rep 31/05/2016)
Dispute
over
Kailali postal road yet to be resolved (ht
30/05/2016)
Bad
roads
causing accidents (ht 29/05/2016)
7
killed in jeep crash (kp 27/05/2015)
Govt
prepares
to hike Road Repair and Maintenance Fee, by Sujan
Dhungana (rep 25/05/2016)
Kathmandu
to
adopt intelligent traffic system, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/05/2016)
'Fund
completion
of Postal Highway in 3 years', by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep 24/05/2016)
Upgradation
of
Galchhi-Syafrubesi road: Govt plans to issue tender in a
week (kp 23/05/2016)
City
of
chaos: The total length of vehicles operating in
Kathmandu Valley is greater than the length of its roads,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 22/05/2016)
85km
road
connecting Mugu and Tibet: Just 10km built in 10 years,
by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 22/05/2016)
‘China’s
OBOR
project will also benefit Nepal’ (ht 22/05/2016)
Saptari’s
first
ever blacktopped road in dilapidated condition (ht
22/05/2016)
9
dead in Lamjung bus accident (kp 20/05/2016)
Kaligandaki
link
road becomes operational (ht 20/05/2016)
Crazy
mules
don’t follow traffic rules, by Kalu Malla (rep
20/05/2016)
CoAS
inaugurates
Kaligandaki corridor (ht 19/05/2016)
80
small
road projects converted into multi-year projects, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 19/05/2016)
Row
stalls
bridge operation (ht 19/05/2016)
Hulaki
Highway
construction hit by budget crunch, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 19/05/2016)
Four
killed
in Lahan bike collision (kp 19/05/2016)
Nepal
can
build Fast Track on its own, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
17/05/2016)
Koteshwor-Kalanki
road
expansion delayed by a year, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
16/05/2016)
Decision
to
hike fines for traffic rule violations takes effect
(kp 15/05/2016)
Negligence
at
the wheel, by Sunita Lohani (ht 14/05/2016)
Work
of
Postal Highway still halted (rep 14/05/2016)
Traffic
offenders
get 15 days to reclaim licence (ht 14/05/2016)
Jorsal-Tamor
stretch
to be blacktopped (ht 14/05/2016)
Sluggish
upgradation
of highway causing daily traffic snarls, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep 13/05/2016)
No
domestic
investment in fast track road: Deuba, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 11/05/2016) [??],
Deuba
refutes
news on Kathmandu-Nijgadh track (ht 12/05/2016)
E-scooters
going
nowhere due to lack of clear policy, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 10/05/2016)
Inclusive
transport:
Let the motorists pay for building urban highways and
widening roads, not all of us, by Prashanta Khanal
(kp 10/05/2016)
Syndicate
enforcers
block Tulsipur-Rukum highway, by
Durga Lal KC (kp
09/05/2016)
Project
delay
leaves Biratnagar folk ill at ease, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 08/05/2016)
Road
accidents
on the rise in Tanahun (ht 08/05/2016)
Jaleshwar
locals
demand immediate road repair, by Mahesh Kumar Das
(rep 07/05/2016)
Parking
made
easy: One effect of road-widening campaign has been a
sudden increase in number of roadside parking, by
Hemant Arjyal (rep 07/05/2016)
Two-way
traffic:
One way to reduce the idiocy of drivers is to ensure
that the rules are equally sensible, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 05/05/2017)
Traffic
rules
violqations: Transporters protest hike on fines (kp
05/05/2016), On
the
road: Complaining about fines is the wrong way to go
about ensuring traffic safety (kp 06/05/2016)
Old
Bus
Park moved to Khula Manch (ht 04/05/2016), Khulamanch
serves
as temporary bus station, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/05/2016), New
tower
leaves shopowners at Old Bus Park in limbo, by Anup
Ojha (kp 10/05/2016)
Quake
damaged
trails in disrepair (kp 04/05/2016)
Caught
in
traffic jam? Consult ‘Traffic Police, Nepal’ app (ht
01/05/2016)
Postal
highway
project: Ministry seeks another Rs5b: The extra money is
meant for beginning construction of unfinished sections
(kp 30/04/2016)
New
figures
show rise in road fatalities (ht 28/04/2016)
Khulamanch
to
be used as temporary bus park in capital (ht
23/04/2016)
Govt
urged
to invest in cycle-friendly roads (kp 22/04/2016)
Roads
For Development, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 21/04/2016)
Road
construction
raises capital's pollution level, by Isha Pandey
(rep 21/04/2016)
Motorcyclist
dies
in Bhaktapur truck hit (kp 19/04/2016)
Simikot
road
construction moving at snail’s pace: Delays in building
a bridge over the Karnali River have prevented motor
vehicles from using the road sections that have been
completed, by Jaya Bahadur Rokaya (kp 19/04/2016)
Road
kill:
Road accidents in Nepal often do not get the same
attention in comparison to other accidents or deaths
resulting therefrom, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp
19/04/2016), Murderous
Traffic Problems, by Shyam KC (rn 19/04/2016), Year
2072: Year Of Accidents And Deaths, by Prem Khatry
(rn 19/04/2016)
29
injured
in bus accident (kp 18/04/2016)
Better
roads
imperative to boost trade (ht 17/04/2016)
Three
killed
in road accident (kp 16/04/2016)
300
road
rule violators held with cam help (kp 16/04/2016)
Road
connectivity
results in house building spree, by Tula Ram Pandey
(kp 16/04/2016)
18
injured
in jeep accident (ht 15/04/2016)
Pedalling
the
future: Bicyclists campaign to reclaim the streets of
Kathmandu, by Michael Nishimura (nt 15/04/2016)
New
Year
accidents: 1 dead, 14 hurt (kp 14/04/2016), Eight
killed
in Doti jeep crash, by Mohan Shahi (kp 14/04/2016),
Jeep
accident
leaves eight dead; Doti village mourns (ht
14/04/2016)
24
killed
as bus veers off road in Khotang: All injured brought to
Capital, condition of 8 critical, by Dambar Singh
Rai (kp 13/04/2016), Twenty-four
killed
in Khotang bus accident, by Dilip Khatri (ht
13/04/2016), Kin
of
bus accident victim obstruct road (ht 16/04/2016)
Locals
stage
protest rally demanding compensation (ht 11/04/2016)
Construction
of
outer ring road from next fiscal year (rep
11/04/2016), Construction
of
outer ring road in Valley to start from next fiscal
(ht 16/04/2016)
Three
years
on, road repairs in limbo, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (kp
09/04/2016)
Registration
of
e-scooters hits snag: Owners lack documents to verify
the legality of their eco-friendly bikes (ht
08/04/2016)
3
Tuins replaced with bridges: The government last October
announced to replace over 350 Tuins with suspension
bridges (kp 07/04/2016)
Applications
approved
for 8,000 solar lights, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
06/04/2016)
18
passengers
hurt in Lamjung bus accdent (ht 06/04/2016)
Shaming
sardines:
Microbuses could break-even with just 9 of the 16 seats
taken, which comes to 56 percent occupancy, by
Hemant Arjyal (rep 05/04/2015)
Shortest
road
to China in two years, says Army, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 03/04/2016)
12,848
booked
for traffic rule violations in six days (ht
03/04/2016)
Crackdown
on
drink-driving reduces road accidents (ht 02/04/2016)
Shortage
of
raw materials: Butwal-Belhiya road project hit, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 01/04/2016)
Delays
may
hit electric bus plan (kp 31/03/2016)
Traffic
police
strapped with GoPro cameras, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari
(kp 30/03/2016)
Balaju
locals
file writ against road expansion, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 28/03/2016)
Govt
plan
to implement law on old public vehicles hits roadblock,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 27/03/2016)
Sajha
to
bring 30 new buses (kp 25/03/2016)
Darchula
awaits
suspension bridge over Mahakali, by Manoj Badu (kp
25/03/2015)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast
track road: Govt told to build project on its own,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 21/03/2016)
Two
dead,
30 hurt in bus accident (kp 19/03/2016)
Recommendations
for
compensation (ht 17/03/2017)
Damaged
bridges,
trails cuts village off from outside world (rep
17/03/2016)
Registration
mandatory
for electric scooters (kp 15/03/2016)
Mahanagar
Yatayat
rolls out 39 buses for Ring Road (kp 14/03/2016), 39
high-tech
luxury city buses start rolling in capital (ht
14/03/2016), Mahanagar
bus
vandalised, by Anup Ojha
(kp 15/03/2016)
Six
persons
killed in road accidents (kp 13/03/2016)
Khotang
residents
demand reparation (ht 12/03/2016)
A
peddler’s dreams, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
11/03/2016)
Bumper
to
bumper: Unfortunately people in most developing
countries think that public transport is intended for
the poor, by Ashish Gajurel (kp 10/03/2016)
Drink
and
ride e-scooter with impunity: Cops can’t act, as riders
don’t need licence, number plate (ht 10/03/2016)
New
Bus
Park to have state-of-the-art facilities (ht
09/03/2016), Work
begins
to expand bus park at Gangabu (kp 10/03/2016)
Seven
killed,
27 injured in separate road accidents, by Kamal
Panthi and DR Panta (kp 07/03/2016)
Roads
to
Nagarkot getting expanded: Locals say cutting of hills
for road widening is complete and the works
of filling trenches along the road are under way, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp 02/03/2016)
Taxis
fleece
passengers (kp 02/03/2016)
Birgunj-Pathlaiya
road
section to be upgraded to six lanes, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 01/03/2016)
Govt
begins
process to light up streets with solar power: The
programme is aimed at reducing the burden of
load-shedding (ht 29/02/2016)
Mid-Hill
Highway
construction in limbo (ht 28/02/2016)
One
dies,
20 hurt in accident (kp 27/02/2016)
KMC
plans
big underground parking, subway, by Anup Ojha (kp
25/02/2016)
Protest
after
bus runs over 18-yr-old (kp 24/02/2016)
For
normalcy:
Once the Rasuwa-Syafrubesi road linking Tibet’s Keyrung
customs point is widened, Nepal will no longer need to
rely on a single country for petroleum products (ht
24/02/2016)
Flood
of
fear: Haphazard construction of roads cutting through
forests has increased the instances of landslide,
putting villagers downstream in great peril, by
Devendra Gautam (rep 23/02/2016)
Valley
road
expansion drive reaches Tinkune: KVDA has so far widened
200km road inside Kathmandu, 30 km inside Lalitpur
and 7km inside Bhaktapur, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
22/02/2016)
Reorganising
Kathmandu’s
public transportation, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp
20/02/2016)
Teku
and
Dallu to get new bridges, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/02/2016)
India
not
to inject fresh funds into Postal Road, by Devendra
Bhattarai and Bhushan Yadav (kp 19/02/2016)
Unupdated
road
data causes hardship: The SNRTP has upgraded 2,221km of
road in 33 districts while a further 5,376 km of roads
are being maintained periodically or routinely (kp
18/02/2016)
Electric
bus
operations: China team to visit Capital for feasibility
study: KMC (kp 15/02/2016), Missing
the
wood: Piecemeal approach to transportation will only
complicate urban commuting (kp 16/02/2016)
8
injured in jeep crash (kp 15/02/2016)
Solar
street
lamp project: Municipalities start taking applications,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 14/02/2016)
Kathmandu-Hetauda
Tunnel
Highway: NPBCL board members to boost investment (ht
13/02/2016)
Roads
linking
Nepal with China prioritised (ht 13/02/2016)
Road
expansion
drive resumes: The KVRIP has expanded the 2km stretch
from Tripureshwor to Teku in the first phase, by
Anup Ojha (kp 12/02/2016)
Safe
travel
a far cry in Dadeldhura (ht 10/02/2016)
Road
kill:
Road traffic accidents are mostly manmade and can be
prevented, by Namra Kumar Mahato (kp 09/02/2016)
11
killed
in Nuwakot road accident, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
07/02/2016), 11
people,
including seven soldiers, killed in accident (ht
07/02/2016)
Kathmandu-Hetauda
Tunnel
Highway: 90 pc of Rs 317m collected already spent;
Liability of Rs 200m to Full Bright Consultancy in
dispute, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/02/2016)
Kathmandu-Hetauda
tunnel
controversy: Small investors accuse Joshi of
irregularities; But he denies charges, blames two board
members for the current mess in the company (kp
03/02/2016)
Street
lamp:
Govt to offer huge subsidy for solar project, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp 01/02/2016)
Works
on
Kaligandaki Corridor gather pace, by Madhav Aryal
and Prakas Baral (kp 30/01/2016)
Battling
it
out on Kathmandu roads, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
29/01/2016)
Barpak
bridges
escaped major damage: DoR (kp 28/01/2016)
Nepalgunj-Jamunaha
road
expansion: Contractor blamed for delay, by Janak
Nepal (kp 28/01/2016), Contractors
delay
road projects citing blockade, by Devendra Basnet
(rep 28/01/2016)
Capital’s
cyclists
let down by lukewarm govt response: Independent groups
of cyclists and urban planners have been lobbying for
proper cycle tracks in the Valley (kp 27/01/2016)
Building
a
road: The repairs of roads that were damaged by recent
earthquakes have now become a major challenge, by
Sharad K. Shrestha (rep 27/01/2016)
Dharan-Chatara-Gaighat
road:
Travellers suffer due to transportation syndicate
(kp 25/01/2016)
Two
lakh
booked for drink-driving in four years, millions
collected in revenue (ht 24/01/2016)
Lalitpur
envisions
plan to improve its transportation: The plan is expected
to address the concerns like traffic mismanagement by
prioritising road network development, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 20/01/2016)
Animal-friendly
road
to be constructed in Chitwan: Rs 900 million has been
allocated for the construction (ht 20/01/2016)
Dharan-Chatara-Sindhuli-Hetauda
road
to be blacktopped within 3 yrs, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 19/01/2016)
Villagers
lose
fingers to Bagmati river Tuin, by Pratap Bista (kp
18/01/2016)
Ring
Road
expansion resumes: Slow pace of construction has greatly
inconvenienced commuters and local residents alike,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 17/01/2016)
Government’s
new
luxury taxicab plan hits roadblock (kp 15/01/2016)
No
excuses
for travelling on bus roof, warn valley traffic police
(kp 11/01/2016)
Smart
driving
license: Technical issues delay pilot-test (kp
10/01/2016)
Vehicle
to
road length ratio dismal, says DIGP Chand (ht
10/01/2016)
7
killed, 22 injured in Dang accident, by Durgalal KC
(kp 07/01/2016)
Gaighat-Diktel
road:
Sunkoshi bridge comes into operation; The government,
however, is yet to construct bridges over many other
rivers along the highway, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp
07/01/2016)
NA
to
repair Betrawati road (kp 07/01/2016)
Govt
told
to pull out all stops for Galchhi road: The panel has
asked the government to draw a concrete plan of the road
that goes up to China (kp 07/01/2016)
Roads
to
Nagarkot in poor condition (kp 04/01/2016)
6
killed, 16 hurt in Rupandehi bus accident, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 04/01/2016)
Road
to
nowhere: Many road sections dug up for the expansion
purposes in the Kathmandu Valley are still in a state of
disrepair, with various unpleasant consequences (ht
04/01/2016)
KMC
bringing
in more public buses for Valley: Metropolis plans to
import around 25 electric buses, which will be operated
by Sajha Yatayat, in first phase, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 02/01/2016)
8
hurt in road accident (kp 02/01/2015)
Agreement
reached
to end syndicate in Dang, by Durgalal KC (kp
02/01/2016)
Chitwan
traffic
police tightens security to curb road accidents (ht
31/12/2015)
Diktel-Khotang
road
stretch inoperative, awaiting repairs (ht
31/12/2015)
Rule
breach
still a common sight on Capital’s roads (kp
30/12/2015)
Authorities
helpless
to curb public transport anomalies (kp 27/12/2015)
Bridge
still
in limbo after one decade (kp 25/12/2015)
Govt
planning
to install solar-run street lamps (kp 24/12/2015)
KUKL
to
repair roads dug for water pipeline (kp 24/12/2015)
Karnali
Corridor
project picks up steam with NA in charge, by Tularam
Pandey (kp 22/12/2015)
‘Allow
all
vehicles on BP Highway’ (ht 22/12/2015)
Two
killed,
nine injured in road accidents (kp 21/12/2015)
Kamalbinayak,
Nagarkot
road awaits maintenance (kp 20/12/2015)
Environment
friendly
vehicle: Guideline delay pegs back Transport Policy-2014
(kp 20/12/2015)
KMC,
Sajha
to operate electric buses in Valley (ht 19/12/2015)
1
dead, over 35 injured in bus accident (kp
18/12/2015)
Taking
the
high road: Manang will not just survive, but prosper
from its new road, by Seukji Lee (nt 18/12/2015)
Locals
demand
upgradation of Dharan-Gaighat road, by Dilliram
Khatiwada and Binod Bhandari (kp 18/12/2015)
House
panel
directs govt to repair Araniko Highway (kp
17/12/2015)
Traffic
rules
remain relaxed in Valley, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
10/12/2015)
Nepal
formally
adopts digital driving licence (kp 01/12/2015)
Imports
through
Kerung route ‘not impossible’ (kp 30/11/2015)
Nepal
to
request China to expand Araniko Highway (kp
29/11/2015)
4
dead, 9 hurt as bus turns over, by Jitendra Khadga
(kp 26/11/2015)
Cycle-friendly
Kathmandu
valley: Govt urged to implement plans (kp
25/11/2015)
Bajhang-Tibet
road
construction to open opportunities for traders (ht
23/11/2015)
Drainage
in
Tinkune to end waterlogging (kp 22/11/2015)
Electrified
transportation:
The blockade should be a wakeup call for the government
to actively promote electric transport, by Sahina
Shrestha (nt 20/11/2015)
ADB,
MCC
asked to fund highway expansion: Govt has announced its
plan to widen the highway to four lanes in the budget,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/11/2015)
Five
die
in separate road accidents (ht 18/11/2015)
Sajha
Yatayat
launches card payment system in Capital, by Anup
Ojha (kp 17/11/2015)
Govt
to
study feasible roads (ht 17/11/2015)
Shortage
disrupts
upgradation of Manthali-Ramechhap road (ht
17/11/2015)
Karnali
highway:
Bridge projects left incomplete, by LP Devkota (kp
16/11/2015)
Road
to
be widened in Dhangadi (ht 16/11/2015)
15
injured
in truck accident (kp 16/11/2015)
3
dead, over 50 injured in Myagdi bus accident (kp
14/11/2015), 4
die, 20 injured when microbus falls off road in Myagdi,
by Bharat Koirala and Rishi Ram Baral (ht 14/11/2015), 3
dead, 36 hurt in bus accident (kp 15/11/2015)
APF
to
provide free bus service: APF says it will prioritise
the ailing, elderly and disabled for the service (kp
12/11/2015)
Promote
eco-friendly
vehicles: Experts (kp 12/11/2015)
Four
die
in motorcycle accident, by Shiva Puri (kp
11/11/2015)
20
years
on, govts fail to implement Transport Act (kp
08/11/2015)
Locals
to
support construction of trade routes with China, by
Khagendra Adhikari (rep 07/11/2015)
Road
accidents
on rise due to risky traveling, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 05/11/2015)
35
dead,
over 50 hurt in bus plunge, by Krishna Thapa (kp
04/11/2015), Bus
skids
off road killing 35, more than 35 injured (ht
04/11/2014)
Nepal,
China
to reopen Khasa route at earliest, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/11/2015)
Government
fails
to formulate electric vehicles guidelines (kp
04/11/2015)
Having
brought
in fuel, drivers demand Rasuwa road upgrade, by
Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 03/11/2015)
Ten
injured
as transporters clash (ht 02/11/2015)
Traffic
police
to vehicle ratio dismal: MTPD (ht 01/11/2015)
House
panel
asks government to upgrade roads along Nepal-China
border points (rep 30/10/2015)
‘Smart’
driving
licences to be issued by Dec: The new system is
expect-ed to end duplication of licences, blue books and
other documents related to vehicles (kp 28/10/2015)
Bridges
await
repair in Khotang (ht 28/10/2015)
Transporters
fleece
Dashain travellers, by Madhav Aryal, Aman Koirala
and Agandhar Tiwari (kp 26/10/2015)
93
accidents
reported in Valley (kp 26/10/2015), Road
fatalities
up during Dashain (ht 26/10/2015), Three
dead,
many injured in road accidents (rep 26/10/2015), 3
dead, 31 injured in two road accidents (kp
27/10/2015)
Three
dead,
20 hurt in separate road accidents (kp 20/10/2015),
Banke
bus
accident death toll climbs to eight (kp 21/10/2015),
Police
keep
eye on supply of fuel in passenger buses (kp
24/10/2015), Traffic
accidents:
Fuel dearth sparks another crisis, by Manish Gautam
(kp 25/10/2015)
Villagers
depend
on animals to ferry goods, by Chandra Karki (kp
18/10/2015)
Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
crossing:
Nepal-China border reopens, by Krishna Thapa (kp
16/10/2015) [Six months after
the big quake! Thank you, incompetent politicians!],
Kerung
route
reopened after nearly six months (ht 16/10/2015)
NA
opens
passage for Kaligandaki Corridor, by Bishal
Bhattarai (rep 16/10/2015)
4
die, 60 hurt in road accidents (kp 14/10/2015)
Govt
to
replace all Tuins with suspension bridges in 2 years
(kp 13/10/2015), Dhading
locals
sceptical about tuin removal (ht 14/10/2015)
Unruly
roads:
The govt and public both need to work together to reduce
accidents (kp 13/10/2015)
Vehicle
shortage
could affect Dashain travel, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
13/10/2015)
Public
vehicle
routes to be categorised, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
07/10/2015)
Rickshaws
make
most of acute fuel shortage, by Anup Ojha (kp
06/10/2015)
Karnali
hands
over first set of driving licences (kp 06/10/2015)
5
dead, 20 injured in Gulmi bus accident, by
Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 06/10/2015)
‘Ktm
Walks’
for sustainable mobility (ht 06/10/2015)
Foot
trail
to Langtang Valley opened: Locals, army and police have
constructed 12 kilometres of trail, by Krishna Thapa
(kp 05/10/2015)
12
years
on, Bheri bridge still incomplete, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 05/10/2015)
Efforts
are
on to resume Dhunche-Swarfu road: authorities (kp
04/10/2015)
Dumre-Bayapani
road
blacktopping in limbo (ht 04/10/2015)
Way
cleared
to Tatopani (kp 04/10/2015)
Citizens
use
carpool to go around Valley: Even though there are
around a million vehicles regis-tered in Bagmati Zone,
city roads are less congested due to the fuel crisis, a
result of the border blockade by India (kp
02/10/2015)
Call
to
make Kathmandu a cycle city (kp 02/10/2015)
Cabinet
defers
decision on KTM-Tarai Fast Track project, by Rudra
Pangeni (ht 02/10/2015), Pact
in
Nepal’s favour: Ministry (kp 04/10/2015), Build
fast
track on own investment: House committee (kp
05/10/2015), No
consensus
on awarding Ktm-Tarai track to Indian firm, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/10/2015), SC
stays
bid to award Fast Track deal (kp 09/10/2015), SC
tells
govt to put on hold plans to award Fast Track project,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 09/10/2015)
Road
clearance
work begins to open Tatopani Customs Office (ht
01/10/2015), Parties
in
desperate attempt to open Tatopani customs (ht
02/10/2015)
E-rickshaws
taking
over Nepalgunj, by Rajendra Nath and Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 30/09/2015)
Govt
fails
to meet road expansion, repair targets: Only 46 km
of road sections constructed in the capital against a
target of 87 km in the last fiscal (kp 27/09/2015),
Same
old
excuses (ht 28/09/2015)
Dharan
bridge
collapses (kp 26/09/2015)
26km
access
roads to cement factories built (kp 22/09/2015)
Budget
shortage
delays Bhaktapur Ring Road works: Officials say the road
52.7 kilometre road connects four municipalities in the
district but only 35 kilometre section has been
blacktopped (kp 21/09/2015)
Development
works
fail to deliver expected results: Govt instructs
concerned authorities inside Kathmandu Valley to
complete all road construction works within this fiscal
year (kp 20/09/2015)
Eight
years
on, Panchkatiya road still awaits completion, by
Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 20/09/2015)
8
killed in Ramechhap bus crash, by Tika Bhatta (kp
19/09/2015), Six
Killed,
40 injured in Gairathok bus accident (ht
19/09/2015), 10
die
in Ramechhap bus accident, by Manju Uprety (rep)
Only
51pc
strategic road network paved (kp 19/09/2015)
Bring
large
buses for public transportation (kp 16/09/2015)
Sinamangal
to
Baneshwor road section incomplete (ht 15/09/2015)
Bagmati
and
Dhobikhola bridges await expansion (kp 14/09/2015)
Contractors’
apathy
delays road work: The project to construct track of the
Mid-Hill Highway in Dailekh district was initiated in
fiscal year 2007/8, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
14/09/2015)
Renovated
footpaths
to be disabled-friendly (ht 13/09/2015)
Government
to
revise road PIP: To focus on upgrading existing
roads to all-weather category rather than building new
ones (ht 13/09/2015)
Around
2,000
houses to be pulled down for Araniko Highway expansion
(ht 13/09/2015)
KMC,
Sajha
Yatayat to launch night bus service (ht 13/09/2015)
Chabahil-Sankhu
road
expansion on cards (ht 12/09/2015)
Desolated
lamps
in city roads, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/09/2015)
Govt
unlikely
to meet targets for road, bridge construction (ht
11/09/2015)
New
Karnali
bridge benefits Rajapur folk, by Kamal Panthi (kp
11/09/2015)
Ktm-Bhaktapur
road
complete (kp 09/09/2015), Damaged
Lokanthali-Kaushaltar
road rehabilitation complete (ht 09/09/2015)
Suspension
bridge
at Tatopani-Ghorepani trail in need of repair, by
Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 08/09/2015)
Road
projects
fail to utilise financial support (ht 08/09/2015)
Vehicle
test
centre non-operational since 2012, by Ramesh
Shrestha (ht 05/09/2015)
KMC
to
install solar street lights in core city areas (ht
05/09/2015)
DoR
to
test rock-barrier technology at Siddhababa, by
Madhav Aryal (kp 04/09/2015)
India
upgrading
roads along Nepal border, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
03/09/2015)
‘Super
deluxe’
buses to ply Pokhara-Kathmandu route (kp 02/09/2015)
Landslides
obstruct
Panchthar roads (ht 02/09/2015)
Roads
damaged
in earthquake to be repaired for Indra Jatra festival
(ht 01/09/2015)
Unruly
transport
in Sindhuli put road safety at risk, by Anil
Bhandari (rep 31/08/2015)
Gaighat-Diktel
road
black-topping delayed (ht 30/08/2015)
Repair
work
on BP Highway kicks off (ht 30/08/2015)
Government’s
plan
to scrap old vehicles yet to be implemented (ht
27/08/2015)
‘Tremor,
rain
damaged Valley roads’ (ht 27/08/2015)
Tamakoshi-bound
trucks
stranded due to bad road, by Shankar Acharya (kp
25/08/2015)
Lowest
road
accident casualties recorded in seven years (kp
20/08/2015)
Sajha
Yatayat
to use e-card to collect fare, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/08/2015)
KTM-Tarai
fast
track: Can’t work without MRG: Indian firm (kp
19/08/2015)
Underground
parking
mooted in Khula Manch (ht 15/08/2015)
Work
to
upgrade highway yet to start (ht 15/08/2015)
Road
expansion
sees halt (kp 14/08/2015)
37
autos,
538 bikes sold in Nepal daily, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
14/08/2015)
Bridge
construction
in limbo (ht 13/08/2015)
Govt
receives
over 4,000 applications to register 1,850 taxis (ht
13/08/2015)
More
Sajha
buses to ply city roads, by Anup Ojha (kp
12/08/2015), Moving
people:
Kathmandu Metropolitan City should help the Sajha bus
lead by example (kp 18/08/2015)
Auto
registrations
top 2m mark, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 12/08/2015)
MoPIT
to
hold fresh talks on Fast Track road project (ht
12/08/2015)
18
dead,
over 60 injured in two separate road accidents, by
Giru Bahadur Bhandari and Rabindra Uprety (kp 11/08/2015),
Accidents
leave
eight pilgrims, 10 others dead (ht 11/08/2015)
WFP
begins
assessing rural roads (kp 11/08/2015)
Locals
obstruct
road sector at Gokarna and Sundarijal (ht
10/08/2015)
Govt
plans
detailed survey and design of SRN bridges (ht
10/08/2015)
Contrary
to
KMC claims, several roads in Valley remain waterlogged:
System upgradation and overhaul under way in a few
areas, lament metropolis officials, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 09/08/2015)
Landslide
obstructs
Darchula-Tinkar road (kp 07/08/2015)
Highway
to
Everest: Road to cross Dudh Koshi by year-end, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 07/08/2015)
Solar
light
project receives Rs 60m, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
06/08/2015)
Araniko
highway
reopened (kp 06/08/2015), Road
cleared
for vehicles but danger ‘lurks’ (kp 07/08/2015), Bahrabise-Tatopani
section
of Araniko Highway reopens, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
07/08/2015)
Road
accidents
up in far-west despite efforts (ht 06/08/2015)
Change
in
plan for new taxi registration (ht 05/08/2015), Applications
flood
in for new taxi licences, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
10/08/2015)
Koshi
bridge
inaugurated, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada and Bedraj
Poudel (kp 04/08/2015), Prime
minister
inaugurates new Koshi Bridge (ht 04/08/2015)
Joint
team
starts road reopening (kp 02/08/2015), Nepali,
Chinese
security forces clearing blockage (ht 02/08/2015)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast-track
road: Govt told to start project early (kp
31/07/2015), Ktm
to
Nijgadh in under 1 hour: DPR, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
01/08/2015), KTM-Nijgadh
fast
track: India assures new soft loans to Nepal (kp
05/08/2015), Sub-committee
set
up to study Fast Track (kp 06/08/2015), Sub-committee
to
probe Fast Track details (ht 06/08/2015), NPC
nod
for Fast Track deal with India firm, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/07/2015)
Maitighar-
Tinkune
track in dismal state, decry cyclists (kp
31/07/2015)
First
phase
of East-West postal road complete, by Mohan Budhair
(kp 31/07/2015)
KMC
to
buy vehicles for new bus service, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 30/07/2015)
Cabbies
protest
govt’s decision to add new taxis (kp 30/07/2015)
Diversion
route
created to resume traffic at Gaidakot, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 29/07/2015)
Most
rural
roads obstructed in far-western region (ht
28/07/2015)
India
consortium
close to Nijgadh Fast Track deal, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/07/2015), BRB
criticises
plan to award Indian cos fast track project (kp
29/07/2015), Govt
glosses
over soft loan negotiation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 30/07/2015), Fast
Track
road project runs into controversy (ht 30/07/2015)
Bridge
along
East-West Highway gives way, by Bimal Khatiwada and
Pawan Yadav (kp 28&07/2015)
Bajura
road
projects care two hoots for legal procedures (ht
27/07/2015)
‘Compensate
small
public vehicles’ (kp 26/07/2015)
Baglung
road
repair work ‘ineffective’, by Prakash Baral (kp
26/07/2015)
Clean,
green
transport promotion falls short, by Pragati Shahi
(kp 24/07/2015)
‘Action
against
slow road work’ (kp 23/07/2015)
KMC,
Sajha
Yatayat to operate buses (ht 23/07/2015)
Hopeful
Fast
Track builder asks for help with funding, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 22/07/2015)
Tripureshwor-Kalanki-Nagdhunga
road
widening to begin (ht 22/07/2015)
Negotiations
on
Fast Track under way: MoPIT officials say chances of
awarding the contract to IL&FS consortium are high
(ht 21/07/2015)
Tribunal
to
fast-track land acquisition, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 20/07/2015)
Nine
die
in bus-tanker collision, by Bechu Gaud (kp
18/07/2015), Nine
killed
in bus-truck collision (ht 18/07/2015)
Total
road
length crosses 80,000km (ht 13/07/2015)
Budget
plans
to make transport sector eco-friendly (kp
11/07/2015)
Beauty
and
beas: The syndicates rob state lands and build roads,
and once the roads are built they never let go, by
Hitesh Karki (rep 11/07/2015)
Contractor
promises
to complete road construction after street protest
(rep 11/07/2015)
East-West
Highway
to be widened (ht 10/07/2015)
Tardy
road
construction leaves passerby fuming, by Ram Sharan
Tamang (rep 09/07/2015)
5
zones account for 90pc of vehicle registrations (kp
08/07/2015)
Government
mulls
over using Indian soft credit to build fast track,
by Rupak D. Shatrma (ht 08/07/2015)
At
least
6m proposed width of city roads, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
06/07/2015)
BP
Highway
handed over (kp 04/07/2015)
No
rides
left: These days rickshaw wallahs who have decided to
stick it out have nothing to do but shoo away flies and
chat with friends, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/07/2015)
Traders
demand
reopening of Rasuwa-Kyirong road (kp 03/07/2015)
Remote
VDCs
disconnected after bridge collapses (ht 02/07/2015)
IL&FS
submits
Fast Track DPR (ht 02/07/2015)
Valley
to
get 2,850 new taxis, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
01/07/2015)
Traffic
may
be barred from Tatopani route, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 30/06/2015)
Bhimdatta
Highway
at risk (ht 30/06/2015)
Monsoon
shuts
rural roads in far-west (ht 29/06/2015)
Travelling
by
road risky in quake-hit districts, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 25/06/2015), Highways
turn
precarious with arrival of monsoon rains (ht
25/06/2015)
Narayanghat-Mugling
road
upgradation formally begins, by Bhushan Yadav (kp
25/06/2015)
PM
to
inaugurate Saptakoshi bridge (ht 25/06/2015)
Bagmati
driving
test to begin soon (kp 24/06/2015)
Highways
await
repair, face landslide risk (kp 21/06/2015)
Long,
long
road: The government’s focus on connectivity rather than
safety has made our roads unsafe, by Ashish Gajurel
(kp 21/06/2015)
Locals
riled
at compensation amount: Say the paltry amount given
won’t even buy them a buffalo let alone land elsewhere
(ht 20/06/2015)
Public
vehicle
users face brunt of govt apathy: Study finds
transporters openly flouting number of rules,including
transport fare (ht 19/06/2015)
Buses
with
toilet facilities to ply Pokhara-Kathmandu route, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 19/06/2015)
Postal
Highway
in Tarai districts: India for early construction of
Phase I (ht 18/06/2015)
Road
maintenance
in Nepal: Most neglected aspect, by Krishna Singh
Basnet (kp 17/06/2015)
MoF
clears
new number plate plan: Global tender likely to be called
by government next fiscal year (ht 15/06/2015)
Panel
suggests
govt to add 2,350 taxis: Committee recommends
registration for 500 cabs be allotted for quake-affected
drivers, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 12/06/2015)
Nepali
envoy
urges India to upgrade border roads (kp 10/06/2015)
Number
of
stray cattle up in capital, by Thomas Bogaty (ht
09/06/2015)
Locals
place
warnings to deter reckless drivers in inner roads of
Kathmandu Valley, by Thomas Bogaty (ht 07/06/2015)
Road
construction
causing rampant logging in rural areas of Bajura (ht
07/06/2015)
Fast
Track
EIA suggests 10pc environmental bond: MoPIT has sent the
report to MoSTE for feedback (ht 07/06/2015)
3
die in separate accidents (kp 06/06/2015)
Beni-Jomson
road:
DoR starts clearing blocked highway, by Hanashyam
Khadka (kp 05/06/2015)
Khotang
locals
build road on their own (ht 04/06/2015)
DoR
engineers
inspect bridges (kp 03/06/2015)
Rehabilitation,
reconstruction
of SRN roads to cost Rs 3.5bn (ht 01/06/2015)
Three
die
as truck and ambulance collide (ht 01/06/2015)
It
will
take a month to reopen Beni-Jomsom road (ht
28/05/2015)
Plan
for
new cab registration hits roadblock: Fearing
competition,transport entrepreneurs demand government to
only replace old taxis (ht 28/05/2015)
Officials,
contractors
accused of using substandard materials, by Awadhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 25/05/2015)
Quake
damages
Sindhuli-Khurkot road (ht 23/05/2015)
Vehicles
barred
in some parts of city (ht 22/05/2015)
Road
service
resumes in Gorkha villages (ht 21/05/2015)
16
dead
in separate road accidents (kp 19/05/2015), 17
dead,62
injured in two accidents (ht 19/05/2015)
Visual
assessment
of cracked roads on: Department of Roads (ht
19/05/2015)
Road
expansion
resumes (ht 18/05/2015)
Chinese
team
set to reopen KTM-Kerung road today (kp 18/05/2015)
All
roads,
bridges except Araniko Highway ‘secure’, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 08/05/2015)
Six
killed,
11 hurt in jeep accident, by Ananda Gautam (kp
05/08/2015)
Construction
of
causeways comes as a relief for villagers, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 25/04/2015)
Direct
Karnali-Ktm
bus service launched (rep 25/04/2015)
Narayanghat-Mugling
stretch:
Government set to widen road along Trishuli, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 24/04/2015)
17
Indian
pilgrims killed in bus crash, by Harihar Rathour and
Gaurav Thapa (kp 23/04/2015), 17
Gujarati
pilgrims killed as bus plunges into gorge in Dhading,
by Thomas Bogaty (ht 23/04/2015), Survivor
says
pilgrimage turned into tragedy (ht 23/04/2015), IAF
plane
airlifts victims to India (kp 24/04/2015), India
airlifts
17 dead, 22 injured, other pilgrims (ht 24/04/2015)
3
dead in Bara bus crash, by Laxmi Sah (kp 22/04/2015)
Stakeholders
stress
on eco-safe roads (ht 22/04/2015)
Road
expansion
work obstructed: The settlements, structures and
buildings reflect the rich culture, life style,
religion, customs, art and archaeology of the Lichhavi
and Malla periods (ht 21/04/2015)
MoPIT
forms
expert group to evaluate Fast Track road DPR (ht
21/04/2015)
Vehicles
of
change: Reintroducing the once popular trolleybus can be
an innovative way to improve the patchy public transport,
by Raju Pandit Chhetri (rep 21/04/2015)
Chabahil
tense
as college girl dies in road accident, by Gaurav
Thapa (kp 20/04/2015), Three
killed
in separate road accidents (ht 20/04/2015)
OAG
asks
Fast Track project to clarify Seeks explanation for
flouting Land Acquisition Act while providing
compensation (ht 19/04/2015)
Rural
roads
of Bajura in peril (ht 17/04/2015)
Two
link
roads for Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track proposed (ht
17/04/2015)
Police
turn
a blind eye to overcrowded public buses, by Anil
Bhandari (rep 17/04/2015)
Lokanthali
-
Sano Thimi road: Officials to finish repair by mid-June,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 16/04/2015)
Govt
criticised
for favouring taxi syndicate: A committee expected to
recommend MoPIT over new cab operation plan within a
week, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 16/04/2015)
Chabahil-Sankhu
road
widening work to begin this fiscal, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 15/04/2015)
Valley
road
expansion: House committee miffed at delay (kp
14/04/2015)
Survey
deal
for tunnel road ‘soon’ (kp 10/04/2015)
Doti
bus
crash: Driver gets 10-yr jail term, by Mohan Shahi
(kp 09/04/2015)
Multi-year
contracts
allowed for small projects (ht 09/04/2015)
Govt
unveils
‘Smart’ driving licence (kp 07/04/2015)
Newly
built
Banke bridge collapses, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
05/04/2015)
Four
youths
die as they ram motorbike into bus (ht 05/04/2015)
Local
budget
being spent on road projects haphazardly (ht
05/04/2015)
Tough
action
against drunk-driving: Public vehicle drivers could be
slapped with jail term if found guilty (ht
03/04/2015)
4
killed, 30 injured in Morang bus collision (kp
02/04/2015), Four
killed,
30 injured in Morang bus accident (ht 02/04/2015)
4
Koreans among 5 dead in Dhading bus collision (kp
31/03/2015)
Pavement
reconstruction
delay: Dust troubles shops, pedestrians, by Anup
Ojha (kp 29/03/2015)
Traffic
cops
intensify campaign against drunk-driving on inner roads:
Some say the ‘overdrive’is driving them up the wall, dub
it ‘nuisance’ (ht 29/03/2015)
Solu
representatives
urge PM to promote Sagarmatha trail (kp 28/03/2015)
Rain
exposes
Valley’s poor drainage, early on (kp 27/03/2015)
NPBCL
submits
fresh financial closure report: Includes re-commitment
letters of Canadian firms to finance project (ht
26/03/2015)
2
dead, 25 hurt in accident (kp 25/03/2015)
Footpath
upgradation
will bring visible results: KMC, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
25/03/2015)
Drive
against
stray cattle menace (kp 25/03/2015)
7
killed, 7 hurt in road accidents (kp 23/03/2015)
Bhaktapur-Nagarkot
road
to be widened from four to seven metres (ht
23/03/2015)
Women
denied
reservation seats in public transportation, by
Amrita Anmol (23/03/2015)
CCTV
cameras
capture over 1,200 lane violators (ht 23/03/2015)
Delayed,
road
widening project starts, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp
21/03/2015)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
road:
Japan ‘agrees’ to provide loan for tunnel road (kp
20/03/2015)
Fatal
accidents
on the rise along Karnali Highway (ht 19/03/2015)
18
dead
in Jumla bus accident: Three in critical condition
receiving care in Banke, by Tularam Pandey (kp
17/03/2015), Eighteen
killed,
13 hurt in Jumla bus plunge, by Suryamani Gautam (ht
17/03/2015), Monday’s
road
accident Jumla’s deadliest, by DB Budha (rep
18/03/2015)
Tripureshwor-Kalanki
road
stretch to be upgraded to six-lane (ht 17/03/2015)
Govt
inks
DPR deal for Fast Track project (kp 17/03/2015), MoU
for
DPR of Fast Track road inked (ht 17/03/2015)
BP
Highway
comes as a boon for Sindhuli folks, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 16/03/2015)
Experts
suggest
govt to build SIA and Fast Track road with local
resources (ht 16/03/2015)
Number
of
road accident deaths on rise in Kaski (ht
15/03/2015)
DoTM
mulling
GPS tracking for vehicles (ht 15/03/2015)
3
killed, 36 hurt in accidents (kp 14/03/2015)
One
killed,
two hurt (ht 13/03/2015)
Govt
begins
consultations on Fast Track compensation (ht
13/03/2015)
New
road
brings joy to locals: Many feel better facilitated,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/03/2015)
Tanahun
locals
halt bridge construction (ht 08/03/2015)
Six
dead,
53 injured in bus plunge (kp 07/3/2015), Six
die
in Kaski bus plunge,54 injured (ht 07/03/2015), Relatives
of
bus crash victims demand action against driver (kp
08/03/2015), Panel
to
probe Sarangkot bus accident (ht 08/03/2015)
Mid-hill
highway
in in state of limbo (ht 07/03/2015)
700
booked
for traffic offence on Holi (kp 06/03/2015)
Zebra
crossings
turning into accident prone zones (ht 06/03/2015)
More
solar
lights for Thamel (kp 06/03/2015)
Vehicular
traffic
doubles along BP Highway, by Anil Bhandari (rep
06/03/215)
Direct
bus
service to Varanasi from tomorrow (kp 04/03/2015), Kathmandu-Varanasi
direct
bus service begins (kp 06/03/2015)
Japan
govt
to hand over BP Highway in May (ht 04/03/2015)
Greenery
from
Maitighar to Tinkune fading away (kp 04/03/2014)
655
solar
lamps light up Capital (kp 04/03/2015)
Bardiya
folk
await new Babai bridge, by Kamal Panthi (kp
22/02/2015)
KMC
ramps
up capital’s pavement project (kp 22/02/2015)
374
trail
bridges built in rural areas last year: Ministry (kp
21/02/2015)
Bhimsengola
stretch
opens (kp 17/02/2015)
Locals
block
road, want repair, by Aman Koirala (kp 15/02/2015)
Govt
plans
to widen East-West highway (ht 15/02/2015)
Bid
to
reduce accidents: Dash cameras to be made compulsory
(kp 14/02/2015)
Women
only
buses: Female commuters seek service expansion, by
Thomas Bogaty (ht 14/02/2015)
At
the
crossroads: Road expansion delayed due to the
indifference of concerned authorities and lack of
coordination among themselves (ht 14/02/2015)
Jeep
driver
killed, four hurt in accident (ht 14/02/2015)
Siddhababa
landslip:
Officials suggest alternate routes to avoid landslides
(kp 12/02/2015)
Govt
plans
flyover in New Baneshwor, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
12/02/2015)
Decision
to
make Mahapal road one way draws mixed reaction (kp
10/02/2015)
Traffic
rules
violation rampant in Kathmandu: Nearly nine lakh drivers
booked in one-and-a-half years (ht 09/02/2015)
Urban
road
standards for Valley on cards (rep 09/02/2015)
Auto
registration
up 5.55pc in H1, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 08/02/2015)
Construction
of
Swiss-funded bridges starts (ht 07/02/2015)
Work
on
Chatara bridge project at snail pace, by Rohit Rai
(rep 07/02/2015)
New
solar
lights set to illuminate Shahid Gate (ht 06/02/2015)
IL&FS
consortium
quotes Rs 317bn toll charge, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
06/02/2015)
DoR
developing
disabled-friendly footpaths (ht 05/02/2015)
Govt
prepares
to hire consultant for Nagdhunga tunnel road (ht
05/02/2015), Nepal,
Japan
agree to involve local firms: The project will bore a
2.5-km tunnel under the hills on the western side of the
Valley, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/02/2015)
One
dead,
8 hurt in road accident (kp 04/02/2015)
Tripureshwar-Nagdhunga
road:
Artery to get wider in three years, by Samik Kharel
(kp 03/02/2015), Tripureshwar-Kalanki
road
set to become six-lane, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
04/02/2015)
Tree
guards
in Capital getting degraded (ht 03/02/2015)
Parking
time
cut at vegetable market (ht 03/02/2015)
5
die in separate road accidents: The accidents occurred
in Syangja, Myagdi, Bhojpur and Morang districts in the
past two days (kp 02/02/2015)
2,813
drivers
booked for violating reserved seats (ht 02/02/2015)
KMC
fails
to manage parking areas, by Samik Khael (kp
02/02/2015)
4-yr-old
dies,
dozens hurt in bus accidents, by Rajendra Manandhar
(kp 01/02/2015)
DoR
to
install more traffic lights in city (ht 01/02/2015)
Kerung
border
point re-opens after six weeks, by Krishna Thapa (kp
01/02/2015)
Drive
against
drunk driving paying off: MTPD; Traffic police claim
road accidents gone down substantially, with revenue
collection up (ht 01/02/2015)
Anti
drunk-driving
move ‘reduced’ road accidents (kp 31/01/2015)
KMC:
Melamchi
project failed to repair roads (kp 29/01/2015)
House
panel
tells govt to speed up Fast Track (kp 29/01/2015)
Information
boards
on Banepa-Bardibas road fail to serve purpose: The
emergency information boards set up along the road
display only messages about traffic rules (kp
29/01/2015)
Traffic
crackdown
on public vehicles: Protest obstructs transport service,
by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 29/01/2015)
Captured
bikes
fall into disrepair due to negligence (kp
29/01/2015)
Drivers
die
in bus collision, 33 injured (ht 28/01/2015)
Many
roads,
but no vehicle plies on them (ht 27/01/2015)
Sagarmatha
highway
to Diktel ‘ready’, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp
26/01/2015)
Greenbelts
removed
to ease traffic movement (ht 24/01/2015), Valley
authorities
put off green belt plan (kp 26/01/2015)
Bridges
turning
accident-prone in lack of repair, by Tekendra Basyal
(rep 24/01/2015)
Passage
clearance
work for Syafrubesi-Mailung road starts (rep
24/01/2015)
IL&FS
called
for talks on Fast Track (ht 24/01/2015)
Road
construction
in state of limbo: Negligence on the part of contractors
blamed for the halted project, by Dinesh Shrestha
(ht 24/01/2015)
Govt
apathetic
to cut taxi fare: People paying rate fixed when petrol
cost Rs 123 per litre, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
23/01/2015)
Development
non
grata: Govt should seek the cooperation of foreign
embassies in Kathmandu for its road-expansion drive,
by Semanta Dahal (kp 22/01/2015)
Work
delay
hinders public movement, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
21/01/2015)
Govt
takes
a detour on Fast Trackroad project, by Ramesh
Shrestha (ht 21/01/2015)
9
bridges under construction, by Tika Prasad Bhatta
(kp 20/01/2015)
8
road projects set to move ahead as India gives okay,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/01/2015)
Kathmandu-Dhaka
direct
bus services planned (kp 20/01/2015)
BP
Highway
completed after 17 long years (ht 19/01/2015), BP
Highway
construction ‘complete’ after 20 years, by Raj Kumar
Karki (kp 22/01/2015)
Govt
set
to remove 20-yr-old vehicles, by Samik Kharel (kp
18/01/2015)
Safer
roads:
The government needs to ensure the safety of all road
users, not just motorists but also pedestrians and
public vehicle passengers, by Swarna Rai (kp
18/01/2015)
Section
of
Singha Durbar wall being demolished for footpath (ht
18/01/2015)
One
dies,
three injured (ht 18/01/2015)
Five
dead,
7 hurt in jeep accident, by Pratap Bista (kp
17/01/2015)
Coping
with
change, by Tshering Lama (kp 17/01/2015)
Pedestrians'
woes:
Almost everyone in the city lacks basic knwledge about
road safety and its proper use or deliberatly neglects
it, by Shiksha Risal (rep 17/01/2015)
Mid-Hill
Highway
uplifts rural folks’ lifestyle, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 16/01/2015)
Construction
of
tunnel highway to begin soon (ht 16/01/2015)
28
hurt
in accident (ht 16/01/2015), Two
die,
28 injured in two road accidents (rep 16/01/2015)
Time
card
for vehicles plying Karnali Highway, by D.B. Buda
(rep 15/01/2015)
Crash
Victims
shut down Jajarkot (kp 14/01/2015)
Travelling
along
Tribhuwan Highway fraught with risks, by Upendra
Yadav (rep 14/01/2015)
Bidders
for
Fast Track roadseek consent to issue bonds, by
Ramesh Shrestha (ht 13/01/2015)
Lane
discipline
prevents accidents: Traffic police (kp 13/01/2015)
Once
a
vibrant border town, Koilabas fell into ruin in absence
of roads, by Devendra Basnet (rep 13/01/2015)
Women-only
bus
service draws mixed response, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
12/01/2015)
Govt
directs
road authorities to speed up work in Valley (kp
11/01/2015), Authorities
told
to reconstruct road networks pronto (ht 11/01/2015),
Authorities
directed
to speed up road construction (kp 13/01/2015)
Authorities
making
new design, by Samik Kharel (kp 09/01/2015)
Kin
of
Jajarkot bus accident victims stage sit-in at DAO
(ht 09/01/2015)
Bus
park
construction inPokhara to pick up pace (ht
09/01/2015)
Footpath
around
Tundikhel in sorry state: Dusty pathway giving scores of
pedestrians a tough time (ht 08/01/2015)
‘Provide
more
resources for bridge works’: Parliamentary committee
directs government to allocate sufficient budget (ht
08/01/2015)
One
killed,
29 injured in bus accident (rep 08/01/2015)
Contractors
selected
for bridge expansion work, by Samik Kharel (kp
07/01/2015)
MoPIT
begins
financial evaluation: Developer for Fast Track road to
Tarai in a month (ht 07/01/2015)
Govt
to
involve Nepali contractors in Postal Highway (ht
06/01/2015)
Time
to
rethink: Existing road infrastructure for pedestrians
and cycle users are not only inadequate but also poorly
designed, by Prashanta Khanal (rep 05/01/2015)
‘Refresh
centre’
set up to avert road accidents, by Durga Lal KC (kp
05/01/2014)
Bheri
bus
plunge: Police to charge driver with murder, by Bhim
Bahadur Singh (kp 05/01/2015)
Women-only
bus
service kicks off on Kalanki-Balkot route (kp
05/01/2015)
Make
way:
Kathmandu must develop a proper public transport system
before contemplating road space rationing, by Ashish
Gajurel (kp 04/01/2015)
Crash
victims’
kin still awaiting compensation: Say some have received
only Rs 25,000 even after a year since the accident
(ht 04/01/2015)
Nagdhunga-Naubise
tunnel
pact to be signed: MoPIT expects project to be ready in
seven years (ht 04/01/2015)
Kathmandu-Tarai
fast
track project: Govt okays technical proposals of 2 firms
(kp 04/01/2015)
Road
expansion
project: Valley authority pulls down illegal hutments
(kp 04/01/2015)
KMC
plans
more solar street lamps (kp 02/01/2015)
Over
200
road projects in Dolakha in limbo, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep 02/01/2015)
Army
pulls
out of Thawang road project, by Kashiram Dangi (kp
02/01/2015)
Four
die
in tractor accident (kp 02/01/2014), Four
die
in accident, one in critical state (ht 02/01/2015)
Road
expansion
drive: Valley authorities to resume roadside structure
demolition (kp 01/01/2015)
Investment
in
rural roads fruitless due to incomplete construction
(ht 01/01/2015)
Metropolis
to
pave core city streets with cobblestones (kp
01/01/2015)
2014:
A
year of road carnage, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
01/01/2015) |