| Construction
                          of Pokhara–Muglin road section to be completed
                          within this fiscal year (kh 30/10/2025)
 Unseasonal
                          rain blocks road section in Daunne (kh
                        30/10/2025), Heavy
                          rain causes waterlogging along Ring Road in
                          Mahalaxmisthan (kh 30/10/2025)
 Three
                          killed, four injured in EV crash in Rupandehi
                        (nn 29/10/2025)
 19
                          injured in bus accident in Jhapa (kh
                        28/10/2025) Arun
                          River ferry service resumes at Satighat
                        (kh 28/10/2025)
 Delay
                          in Narayanpur–Rajpur link halts completion of
                          Postal Road (kh 26/10/2025)
 Nepali
                          Army completes 32 strategic road projects
                        (nn 24/10/2025), Nepali
                          Army to complete Kathmandu-Terai fast-track on
                          time with no cost increment (rep
                        24/10/2025)
 Marpha–Chhairo–Chimang
                          road section to undergo upgrades (rep
                        24/10/2025)
 3
                          killed, 6 injured in Bolero accident in
                          Solukhumbu (kh 24/10/2025) At
                          least seven killed in Rukum jeep accident
                        (nn 24/10/2025)
 Bridge
                          construction over Doda River in Kanchanpur 90%
                          complete (nn 23/10/2025)
 Lhende
                          Khola Friendship Bridge nears completion under
                          Chinese support (kh 22/10/2025)
 Construction
                          resumes on stalled Lahan overpass (kh
                        19/10/2025)
 Frequent
                          disruptions on highway drive up trade costs,
                          exporters say : Floods, landslides, and poor
                          logistical infrastructure have raised freight
                          charges and insurance premiums, eroding
                          Nepal’s export competitiveness (kp
                        19/10/2025)
 Khongtang–Khawa
                          Bhangyang road upgraded (kh 18/10/2025)
 Rebuild
                          Ilam's Ravaged Roads Soon, by Bhim Prasad
                        Baral (rn 17/10/2025)
 Nepal’s
                          traffic discipline grinds to a halt, by
                        Khila Nath Dhakal (nn 15/10/2025)
 Landslides
                          pose ongoing challenge in Kaligandaki Corridor
                        (kh 15/10/2025)
 Rasuwagadhi
                          border point remains closed for three months :
                          Bridge washed away by July floods yet to be
                          rebuilt; road still blocked by landslides,
                        by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 14/10/2025), Bailey
                          bridge in Rasuwagadhi nears completion (ae
                        14/10/2025)
 Temporary
                          diversion under construction on Feme river
                        (kh 13/10/2025)
 Mechi
                          Highway remains closed days after major
                          landslide (kh 12/10/2025), Obstruction
                          continues on Mechi Highway’s Rajduwali stretch
                        (kh 13/10/2025), Alternative
                          Mechi Highway route still non-operational
                        (kh 14/10/2025)
 Lalitpur
                          metropolis begins construction of
                          cycle-friendly overhead bridge at Dhobighat
                        (rep 12/10/2025)
 Travel
                          is never safe during festivals in Karnali :
                          Karnali Province has recorded 51 road crashes
                          during the Dashain period this year, according
                          to Nepal Police data, by Krishna Prasad
                        Gautam (kp 12/10/2025)
 BP
                          Highway fully operational from today (kh
                        11/10/2025) Rs
                          3 billion in damage leaves transport services
                          in disarray, by Asmita Parajuli (kh
                        11/10/2025)
 Snowfall
                          obstructs Nyalu road (nn 10/10/2025)
 Reconstruction
                          of flood-damaged roads estimated to cost Rs 12
                          billion (kh 08/10/2025), Repairs
                          begin on Syafru–Rasuwagadhi road section
                        (kh 08/10/2025) 13-kilometer
                          road incomplete even after a decade (kh
                        08/10/2025)
 Construction
                          of diversion begins on flood-hit BP Highway
                        (kh 07/10/2025) Landslides
                          disrupt roads and electricity in four local
                          levels of Kavrepalanchowk (kh 07/10/2025),
                        Transport
                          obstructed along Beni–Jomsom–Korala road
                        (rep 07/10/2025)
 Narayangadh–Muglin
                          road reopens after two days of disruption
                        (kh 06/10/2025), Hetauda–Kathmandu
                          roads reopened after landslide clearance
                        (kh 06/10/2025), Dumre–Besisahar–Chame
                          road reopens after three-day closure (nn
                        06/10/2025), Floods
                          and landslides block 19 road sections in Koshi
                          and Bagmati (nn 06/10/2025), BP
                          Highway blocked, vehicles diverted to
                          Kathmandu via alternative route (kh
                        06/10/2025)
 Heavy
                          rains disrupt road network across the country
                        (kh 05/10/2025), Road
                          caves in at Aanbukhaireni on Prithvi Highway
                        (kh 05/10/2025), Landslide
                          disrupts traffic in western Myagdi (kh
                        05/10/2025), Long-distance
                          vehicle suspension continues across Nepal
                          today (nn 05/10/2025), BP
                          Highway to remain closed for at least four
                          days (nn 05/10/2025), Landslides
                          obstruct Mechi highway in many places, by
                        Kokila Dhakal (rn 05/10/2025)
 Department
                          of Roads urges travelers to use main highways
                        (kh 04/10/2025), Muglin–Nagdhunga
                          road fully blocked due to landslide (kh
                        04/10/2025), Vehicles
                          halted at Kavre Bhanjyang and Mangalatar along
                          BP Highway amid heavy rains (kh
                        04/10/2025), Traffic
                          police step up awareness drive at key
                          checkpoints as heavy rains raise accident risk
                        (kh 04/10/2025), Long-distance
                          transport to and from Kathmandu suspended for
                          three days (kh 04/10/2025), Highway
                          near Char Kilo in Sindhupalchok caves in,
                          traffic halted (kh 04/10/2025), Over
                          250 vehicles turned back from Nagdhunga due to
                          landslides in Dhading (kh 04/10/2025), Vehicles
                          started turning back to Kathmandu Valley
                        (nn 04/10/2025), Kanti
                          Highway closed until further notice (nn
                        04/10/2025), Highways
                          blocked nationwide as heavy rainfall disrupts
                          travel (ok 04/10/2025), Vehicle
                          movement halted on Hetauda–Kathmandu routes
                          amid flood, landslide risk (kh
                        04/10/2025), Vehicle
                          movement restricted on river corridor roads in
                          Kathmandu Valley from 6 pm to 6 am (kh
                        04/10/2025), Six
                          highways blocked nationwide due to continuous
                          rainfall (kh 04/10/2025)
 Six
                          dead in Panchthar accident (ae 04/10/2025)
 22
                          injured as bus crashes in Kapilvastu (kh
                        04/10/2025)
 Cargo
                          containers stuck at Mustang Customs (nn
                        03/10/2025)
 Floods,
                          landslides cut off major roads in Koshi and
                          Bagmati provinces (kh 03/10/2025), Three-night
                          traffic ban imposed in Makawanpur (kh
                        03/10/2025), Two
                          killed, over 40 passengers injured in bus
                          accident : Elderly man and schoolboy among
                          victims; injured passengers rushed to
                          hospitals (kp 03/10/2025)
 One
                          killed, 20 injured in bus accident in
                          Mahottari (kh 03/10/2025), Two
                          dead, 26 injured in Bardibas bus crash (nn
                        03/10/2025)
 Vehicular
                          movement restricted at night on roads
                          connecting Hetauda and Kathmandu (nn
                        03/10/2025), Night
                          travel banned on BP Highway for six days
                        (rep 03/10/2025)
 Four
                          major highways completely blocked by
                          landslides (nn 02/10/2025), Travelers
                          struggle on flood-damaged BP Highway (ae
                        02/10/2025)
 Two
                          dead, 13 injured in Jhapa bus accident (nn
                        02/10/2025)
 Empty
                          streets, quiet city: Kathmandu during Dashain
                        [Photo Feature], by Bikram Rai (nn 30/09/2025)
 Over
                          7,000 trees felled for Butwal–Gorusinghe road
                          widening : Highway loses shade and community
                          spaces, leaving locals concerned, by
                        Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 30/09/2025)
 Lack
                          of bridge over Sunkoshi causes hardship for
                          Khotang-bound passengers (kh 30/09/2025)
 Traveling
                          during festivals: Roads and life must be safer
                        (rep 29/09/2025)
 Landslides,
                          floods block highways at six locations (kh
                        29/09/2025) Koshi
                          corridor blocked for a month due to landslide
                        (kh 29/09/2025)
 ‘Traffic
                          walk’ held in Kathmandu to promote road safety
                          awareness (kh 28/09/2025) Driving
                          Change: Making Nepal’s Public Transport
                          EV-Friendly, by Nilaza Adhikari (rep
                        28/09/2025)
 KMC
                          rolls out traffic cones, barriers to ease
                          congestion and accidents (kh 27/09/2025)
 Food
                          and spices stranded on the highway ahead of
                          festival : Landslides along Narayanghat–Muglin
                          route choke Kathmandu’s lifeline, leaving
                          goods and passengers stranded for days, by
                        Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 26/09/2025)
 Five
                          road sections closed, four partially open
                          after heavy rains (kh 25/09/2025), Prithvi
                          Highway completely blocked due to landslides
                        (kh 25/09/2025) Landslides
                          disrupt Dashain travel as thousands stranded
                          on highways : Recent landslides on key
                          highways have left travellers stranded and
                          forced repeated road closures, complicating
                          travel for the Dashain festival, by Bimal
                        Khatiwada (kp 25/09/2025)
 Kodari
                          road opens giving some relief to traders
                        (rn 24/09/2025) Dashain
                          travelers stranded on deteriorating roads as
                          govt fails to respond, by Bimala Rokka
                        (rep 24/09/2025)
 Landslide
                          blocks Muglin-Kathmandu road in Dhading
                        (kh 23/09/2025), Landslide
                          blocks Mugling–Nagdhunga road (kh
                        23/09/2025)
 Passengers
                          endure two nights stranded on the road as
                          Tuinkhola landslide blocks Narayanghat-Muglin
                          section : Officials warn more landslides may
                          block the Muglin-Narayanghat road section, and
                          call for long-term fixes, by Ramesh Kumar
                        Paudel (kp 22/09/2025)
 Locals
                          repair landslide-damaged road through
                          voluntary labor (kh 21/09/2025)
 Seven
                          major highways blocked across Nepal due to
                          landslides and floods (kh 20/09/2025), 14
                          major highways obstructed across the country
                          amid heavy downpours (rep 20/09/2025)
 Kaligandaki
                          Corridor achieves 80% completion with 234 km
                          road blacktopped (kh 18/09/2025)
 BP
                          Highway to operate 24 hours from tomorrow
                        (kh 16/09/2025)
 Outer
                          Ring Road to move forward after 23 years :
                          Chobhar–Satungal section to begin first,
                        by Asmita Parajuli (kh 08/09/2025) Motorcycles
                          dominate Nepal’s roads with 4.7 million
                          registrations (rep 08/09/2025)
 Enraged
                          locals issue 15-day ultimatum to complete
                          Chandi river bridge (kp 07/09/2025)
 Why
                          doesn’t the flyover work in cities like
                          Kathmandu?, by Som Raj Rana (rep
                        04/09/2025)
 Kalanki–Basundhara
                          road section work to begin in October (kh
                        02/09/2025)
 Shankhamul
                          road waits for maintenance for over three
                          months : Continuous rainfall has left the
                          stretch muddy and difficult to traverse,
                          causing severe inconvenience to residents,
                        by Hemanta Shrestha (kp 01/09/2025)
 Heavy
                          rains cause major road disruptions across
                          Nepal (kh 30/08/2025)
 Heavy
                          rains disrupt traffic on nine major roads
                          across Nepal (kh 28/08/2025) Assessing
                          Resilience Of Corridor Bridges, by
                        Pratyush Jha and Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary (rn
                        28/08/2025)
 Martadi-Kolti
                          road in limbo, six vehicle changes needed for
                          42-km stretch : Jeep operators charge high
                          fares on the damaged road, adding to
                          villagers’ hardship, especially during Dashain,
                        by Arjun Shah (kp 27/08/2025) Nagdhunga–Sisnekhola
                          tunnel to open from January 2026, authorities
                          say : Final testing underway as authorities
                          prepare tolls and safety measures; journey
                          that once took over half an hour to take just
                          seven minutes, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
                        27/08/2025)
 Govt
                          faces backlash over costly, underprepared
                          embossed number plate rollout (kh
                        26/08/2025), No
                          fines for not installing embossed number
                          plates: Transport Department (kh
                        26/08/2025), What’s
                          the hurry? Without adequate preparations,
                          people cannot be rushed to get embossed plates
                          for their vehicles (kp 27/08/2025), Embossed
                          number plate system branded costly,
                          inconvenient and ineffective, by Asmita
                        Parajuli (kh 28/08/2025)
 No
                          more delays: Smart licenses to be issued in
                          just 24 hours (kh 25/08/2025)
 Bridge
                          construction stalled for five years (kh
                        24/08/2025) Muglin-Pokhara
                          road: Deadline for upgrading extended for
                          fourth time (rn 24/08/2025)
 Massive
                          landslide blocks Koshi Highway’s Hunggung
                          section for three days (kh23/08/2025)
 Nine
                          years on, Bihu-Ghodabadhe road still unpaved
                        (kh 18/08/2025)
 Govt
                          set toll rates for Nagdhunga Tunnel (kh
                        14/08/2025)
 Nepal’s
                          EV boom: A green leap or a digital trap? The
                          EV sector remains largely unregulated and
                          susceptible to external control, by Atul K
                        Thakur and Deepak Rauniar (kp 12/08/2025)
 Three
                          dead, 15 injured in Sunsari road accident
                        (rep 11/08/2025), Death
                          toll in Sunsari bus accident rises to four, 23
                          injured (rep 11/08/2025)
 Bridge
                          construction in limbo for 14 yrs (rn
                        11/08/2025)
 Jeep
                          accident in Dhankuta leaves 21 injured, 4
                          seriously (kh 10/08/2025)
 Ten
                          years on, Dobhan-Nuwakot road still stuck in
                          mud : Touted as option to landslide-prone
                          Siddhababa section of Siddhartha Highway, the
                          road is in poor shape despite repeated
                          contracts and millions spent, by Madhav
                        Aryal (kp 07/08/2025)
 Making
                          pedestrians safer, by Giri Bahadur Sunar
                        (ae 07/08/2025), Pedestrians
                          Deserve Safer Streets, by Amul Shrestha
                        (rn 08/08/2025)
 One
                          dead, 14 injured in microbus accident in
                          Khotang (kh 04/08/2025)
 Sinja
                          Rural Municipality to build two Bailey bridges,
                        by Natra Shahi (rn 03/08/2025) 8
                          passengers jumped out before bus plunged off
                          cliff in Tanahun (kh 03/08/2025)
 Kathmandu–Madhesh
                          fast track construction gains momentum (kh
                        02/08/2025) Highway
                          trees turning into deadly traps for travellers
                          : Authorities admit the dangers along the East
                          West Highway and have begun identifying risky
                          trees, but funds and red tape are hindering
                          swift removal, by Shiva Puri (kp
                        02/08/2025)
 Driver’s
                          license now valid for 10 years : This change
                          will relieve drivers from the hassle of
                          renewing their licenses every five years
                        (rep 01/08/2025)
 BP
                          Highway still in despair (kh 01/08/2025) Kamala-Pathlaiya
                          road project granted approval for tree
                          management, by Rabindra Upreti (rn
                        01/08/2025)
 The
                          great Nepali detour: Why all roads lead
                          everywhere (and nowhere), by CK Peela (ht
                        31/07/20205)
 Tuin
                          tragedies persist in Karnali, by Lalit
                        Bahadur Budha (ae 30/07/2025)
 The
                          rise, fall, and potential revival of electric
                          trolley bus system, by Vidhu Prakash
                        Kayastha (rep 28/07/23025)
 Nepal
                          shifts gears as EVs hit 73 percent of
                          4-wheeler imports : China dominates Nepali EV
                          market as the hydropower-rich country
                          struggles to align energy policies, by
                        Krishana Prasain (kp 28/07/2025)
 Ramechhap’s
                          main roads remain in a state of disrepair
                        (kh 28/07/2025) Eight
                          major highways blocked across Nepal (kh
                        28/07/2025)
 Temporary
                          bridge at Rasuwagadhi will be ready before
                          Dashain, officials say : China begins
                          preparations for bridge construction. Plans
                          for a permanent bridge are also in progress,
                        by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 27/07/2025) Bailey
                          Bridge installed over Lotikhola connecting
                          Humla and Mugu (rn 27/07/2025)
 Pokhara-Muglin
                          Road: Western section sees 55% physical
                          progress (kh 26/07/2025)
 What
                          Is Infrastructure Justice? Insights from Rural
                          Road Building in Nepal, by Katharine
                        Rankin (Commons 25/07/2025)
 Over
                          44,500 EVs imported in 2024/25 (ae
                        25/07/2025)
 BP
                          Highway reconstruction set to begin :
                          Contracts signed for three sections in Kavre
                          and Sindhuli; Japan to rebuild 5km stretch
                          under grant assistance, by Bimal Khatiwada
                        (kp 25/07/2025) [The
                          monsoon really is the best time to start such
                          projects!]
 Three
                          killed, 13 injured in Bajura jeep accident;
                          victims airlifted by Army chopper (kh
                        24/07/2025)
 Hetauda-Kathmandu
                          ropeway revival: Ensuring resilient transport
                          in Nepal, by Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (ae
                        23/07/2025)
 Study
                          identifies over-speeding as leading cause of
                          road accidents in Nepal (rep 23/07/2025)
 Euro
                          6 Standards To Check Pollution (rn
                        22/07/2025) Local
                          units scale back new roads construction,
                        by Shiva Upreti (ae 22/07/2025)
 Narayanghat–Butwal
                          road project deadline to be extended by one
                          year (kh 22/07/2025), Narayanghat–Butwal
                          road project seeks fourth deadline extension,
                        by Sunita Karki (ae 25/07/2025)
 506
                          people killed in road accidents in Lumbini
                          last FY (rep 21/07/2025)
 Sindhuli
                          reports over 200 road accidents in a year
                        (rep 21/07/2025)
 Six
                          major highways blocked due to floods and
                          landslides, five operating one-way (rep
                        21/07/2025)
 Karnali
                          and Sudurpaschim folk still risk lives on
                          tuins : A decade ago, government pledged to
                          replace dangerous rope crossings with
                          footbridges. Many old links remain, by
                        Manoj Badu, Krishna Prasad Gautam and Biplab
                        Maharjan (kp 20/07/2025), Preliminary
                          report identifies 50 ‘tuins’ in Karnali
                          Province (kh 21/07/2025), ‘Tuin’
                          terror : How many more people must die while
                          crossing rivers before the state takes the
                          issue seriously? (kp 22/07/2025), Bridges
                          Promised, Tuins Persist (rep 25/07/2025)
 Butwal–Narayangadh
                          Daunne road closed 63 times in a year (kh
                        20/07/2025) Landslides
                          block two under-construction roads in Dhankuta
                        (kh 20/07/2025), Landslide
                          in Jure blocks Araniko Highway (kh
                        20/07/2025), Landslides
                          obstruct Singati-Lamabagar and Lapilang roads
                          in Dolakha (kh 20/07/2025), Floods
                          and landslides block major roads in Panchthar
                        (kh 20/07/2025), Jomsom-Korala
                          road blocked due to flood and landslide
                        (kh 20/07/2025), Landslides,
                          floods block 11 national highways (rn
                        20/07/2025)
 Road
                          upgrade begins to connect three religious
                          sites in Beni (kh 20/07/2025)
 11
                          bridges built, 2 under-construction on
                          Pokhara-Muglin road (kh 19/07/2025)
 Road
                          accidents claim 95 lives in a year in Jhapa
                        (rep 19/07/2025) Final
                          touches left as Muglin–Pokhara road project
                          nears completion (kh 19/07/2025)
 Chandrapur’s
                          new bus terminal built to ease traffic
                          congestion remains unused : Despite millions
                          spent on the facility, bus operators refuse to
                          move their buses without improved security.
                          Officials mull ways to get the terminal
                          running, by Shiva Puri (kp 19/07/2025)
 Siddhababa
                          tunnel work progressing, but outer road still
                          dangerous : Deadly landslides on the
                          Siddhababa road section claim lives every
                          year, but tunnel work and modern safety
                          measures aim to cut accidents, by Madhav
                        Aryal (kp 18/07/2025) Kathmandu's
                          Traffic Crisis Needs BRT, by Amul Shrestha
                        (rn 18/07/2025)
 Two-kilometer
                          road in Mid-Hill Highway remains incomplete
                          even after three years (kh 17/07/2025)
 Unfinished
                          bridges force villagers to risk lives between
                          home and fields : From Bagmati to Kamala
                          rivers, government’s broken promises compel
                          hundreds to take perilous boat crossings every
                          day, by Shiva Puri (kp 16/07/2025)
 BP
                          Highway to be closed for 12 hours at night
                          starting July 17 (kh 16/07/2025) Transport
                          federation chief says ride-sharing with
                          private vehicles is illegal (kh
                        16/07/2025)
 Landslide
                          blocks Kagbeni–Korala road in Mustang (kh
                        16/07/2025)
 Construction
                          of three bridges on Dharan–Chatara section in
                          final stage (kh 15/07/2025)
 Siddhababa
                          tunnel sees 57% physical progress (kh
                        15/07/2025)
 Muglin-Pokhara
                          road: Eastern section deadline expires with
                          work still incomplete (kh 14/07/2025)
 Travel
                          time reduced after construction of suspension
                          bridge (kh 13/07/2025)
 Two
                          Bailey bridges ready in Ilam, but roads poor
                        (rn 10/07/2025)
 Road to
                          Prosperity : With this, all 77 district
                          headquarters in Nepal are now connected by
                          road, including Simikot, the district
                          headquarters of Humla (rep 09/07/2025)
 Bridge
                          collapse in Kavre shuts down
                          Banepa–Nala–Bhaktapur road (kh 05/07/2025)
 Karnali
                          province linked to India and China by road
                          after 26-year wait : Vehicles can now travel
                          from the Indian border town of Rupaidiha to
                          Tibetan town Hilsa non-stop, by Krishna
                        Prasad Gautam (kp 04/07/2025)
 Road
                          expansion from Maharajgunj to Chappal Karkhana
                          lags behind schedule (kh 04/07/2025)
 Work
                          on Sanga–Dhulikhel road stalls due to monsoon
                        (kh 03/07/2025)
 Suspension
                          bridge built for Rs 23.1 million (rep
                        03/07/2025)
 Narayangadh-Butwal
                          road sees 69% progress as deadline nears end
                        (rn 02/7/2025)
 Bagmati
                          slows ride-hailing rules after Gandaki
                          backlash : Although legal federally,
                          ride-hailing faces confusion and resistance
                          due to lack of clear guidelines (kp
                        01/07/2025)
 ‘Long
                          Traffic Jam’ at Sisnekhola-Nagdhunga Road is
                          history now, by Bhuwan Sharma and Subhadra
                        Dhital (rep 29/06/2025)
 Govt
                          bans night-time vehicular movement in
                          high-risk areas (rep 29/06/2025)
 Eight
                          people including driver injured in Melamchi
                          road accident (rep 28/06/2025)
 104
                          road disruptions across Nepal in monsoon so
                          far, 54 operating one-way (rep 26/06/2025)
 Road
                          to Hetauda from Kathmandu in dire condition
                        (kh 26/06/2025)
 Long-delayed
                          roadworks leave Kathmandu residents stranded
                          in mud (kh 25/06/2025) Home
                          Minister warns of punishment for violation of
                          monsoon travel restrictions (kh
                        25/06/2025)
 Ring
                          road lacks public toilets, causes
                          inconvenience to vehicle operator, by
                        Laxman  Darnal (rn 25/06/2025)
 Landslide
                          obstructs North-South Koshi Highway (rep
                        24/06/2025)
 Culvert
                          replaces suspension bridge in Galkot (kh
                        23/06/2025) Delayed
                          overhead bridges puts pedestrians at risk in
                          Lalitpur (kh 23/06/2025)
 Under-construction
                          bridge collapses for the second time : The
                          repeated collapse of the Tamakoshi River
                          bridge sparks concerns about construction
                          quality and accountability, by Kedar
                        Shivakoti (kp 23/06/2025)
 Alternate
                          route also collapses on Butwal–Narayanghat
                          Road (kh 23/06/2025) Outer
                          Ring Road project stalled for 24 years despite
                          Rs 150 million spent (rep 23/06/2025)
 Kaligandaki
                          Corridor remains closed due to landslides
                        (kh 22/06/2025)
 Seven
                          dead, 18 injured in bus-microbus collision in
                          Chitwan (kh 21/06/2025), Seven
                          killed, 25 injured in collision between bus
                          and EV micro in Chitwan (rep 21/06/2025)
 Balkhu–Chobhar
                          road to be expanded (kh 20/06/2025)
 Floods
                          and landslides block Narayangadh-Butwal road :
                          Authorities advise use of alternative routes
                        (kh 19/06/2025), Daunne
                          stretch of Butwal-Narayanghat road becomes a
                          mud trap again : Temporary diversion swept
                          away. Tuesday’s rain has turned the road into
                          muck, and left vehicles and travellers stuck
                          along a 50-km length of highway, by
                        Narayan Sharma (kp 19/06/2025) Gwarko
                          Flyover to start from Friday (ae
                        19/06/2025), Gwarko
                          overpass becomes operational after four-year
                          wait (rep 21/06/2025)
 Golbazar–Lagadi–Gadiyani
                          road remains incomplete even after five years
                        (kh 17/06/2025)
 KMC
                          halts road and footpath excavation for monsoon
                          season (kh 17/06/2025)
 Dhorpatan
                          added to road network (kh 16/06/2025) Sanfe-Mellekh
                          road work stalled for five months (ae
                        16/06/2025)
 Work
                          halted along Mid-Hill Highway as unpaid
                          labourers abandon construction site : The
                          government has protected the contractor by
                          extending deadlines three times despite poor
                          work performance, official says, by Laxmi
                        Gautam (kp 15/06/2025)
 Landslides
                          obstruct Kanti Lokpath and Araniko Highway
                        (kh 15/06/2025)
 10
                          injured after passenger bus hits car and
                          tanker in Hetauda (kh 14/06/2025)
 Delays,
                          budget shortfalls plague Sindhuli-Hetauda
                          section of Madan Bhandari Highway : Land
                          dispute that had initially stalled work has
                          been resolved, but 1.5 km stretch still
                          remains unpaved due to lack of funds , by
                        Bimal Khatiwada and Raj Kumar Karki (kp
                        13/06/2025)
 Problems
                          with public transport, by Prakriti Thapa
                        (ae 11/06/2025)
 28-year-old
                          dies in autorickshaw accident in Solukhumbu
                        (kh 11/06/2025) Gwarko
                          flyover construction reaches final stage
                        (With Photos) (rep 11/06/2025), Major
                          infrastructure of Gwarko flyover completed
                        (kh 14/06/2025), Gwarko
                          Overpass  to open for vehicles in four
                          days (rep 16/06/2025)
 Youths
                          in Palpa’s Nisdi protest demanding road
                          upgrade (kh 10/06/2025)
 Muglin–Pokhara
                          road expansion: 53 percent work completed on
                          western section (kh 09/06/2025) Over
                          140,000 vehicles older than 20 years still on
                          roads despite govt ban (rep 09/06/2025)
 Road
                          in district headquarters remains dilapidated
                          for a decade (kh 09/06/2025)
 Nagdhunga–Naubise
                          road to remain closed for four hours daily
                          until June 13 (kh 09/06/2025) Public
                          Transport Awaits Drastic Reforms, by
                        Ballav Dahal (rn 09/06/2025)
 Beni-Jomsom-Korala
                          road sees 84 percent progress (kh
                        08/06/2025) Bailey
                          bridges installed in Larcha and Bagmati to
                          restore key road links : The bridges are
                          expected to significantly ease transportation
                          challenges and restore vital connectivity in
                          the affected regions before monsoon
                          intensifies, by Anish Tiwari and Pratap
                        Bista (kp 08/06/2025)
 Siddhababa
                          Tunnel achieves 54 percent physical progress
                        (kh 08/06/2025)
 Nepal’s
                          ethanol blending plan stuck for 20 yrs despite
                          billions in savings, by Dilip Paudel (rep
                        06/06/2025) Govt
                          to enforce stricter road safety laws to curb
                          accidents to zero by 2050, by Bhuwan
                        Sharma (rep 06/06/2025) Locals
                          elated after village roads blacktopped (kh
                        06/06/2025)
 Reckless
                          Construction Fuels Disasters, by Shreeamsh
                        Raj Joshi (rn 06/06/2025)
 Travel
                          delay and passenger discomfort: A silent
                          crisis on Nepal's roads, by Uttam Neupane
                        (ht 06/06/2025) Sherpa
                          Trails Connect Himalayas Globally, by Tek
                        Raj Koirala and Bikalpa Adhikari (rn 06/06/2025)
 Construction
                          of arch bridge begins over Modi River on
                          Mid-Hill Highway (rep 05/06/2025)
 Public
                          transport resumes after suspension of
                          transport strike (kh 04/06/2025)
 DoR
                          constructs over 36,000 kilometers of roads
                          across Nepal so far , by Bhuwan Sharma
                        (rep 03/06/2025) Bhiman
                          bus park lies abandoned (ae 03/06/2025)
 Kanti
                          Lokpath to remain closed for four days (kh
                        03/06/2025)
 Heavy
                          rainfall blocks rural roads across Udayapur
                        (kh 01/06/2025) Construction
                          of pedestrian trail at Muktinath nears
                          completion (rep 01/06/2025)
 Karnali
                          Highway to be closed for four days from June 3
                        (rep 31/05/2025)
 Relentless
                          rainfall washes out Dharan-Dhankuta road
                        (kh 31/05/2025)
 Flood
                          destroys diversions on Narayangadh–Butwal road
                        (kh 30/05/2025) Accidents
                          involving 4,500 vehicles in Baisakh kill 245
                        (rep 30/05/2025)
 Karnali
                          Corridor: Nepal’s Strategic Crossroads between
                          China and India, by Nabraj Lama (rep
                        30/05/2025)
 Public
                          transport halted in Gandaki Province as
                          operators protest ride-sharing rules (kh
                        30/05/2025)
 Landslide
                          blocks Kantilokpath at Bhayangdanda (kh
                        29/05/2025) Total
                          road length reaches 36,132 kilometers by
                          mid-March (kh 29/05/2025)
 Landslide
                          blocks Dang–Salyan road section along Rapti
                          Highway (kh 28/05/2025)
 Global
                          EV Momentum and Nepal’s Ambitions, by
                        Mukesh Ghimire (rep 28/05/2025)
 Flyover
                          near completion at Balambu (kh 26/05/2025)
 Kanti
                          Lokpath blocked by flooding after heavy
                          rainfall (kh 24/05/2025) Landslide
                          blocks Kaligandaki Corridor (kh
                        24/05/2025)
 Pre-monsoon
                          rains expose BP Highway’s dire condition
                        (kh 23/05/2025) Broken
                          traffic lights cause chaos in valley (ae
                        23/05/2025)
 34
                          killed in road accidents in Parsa over 10
                          months (kh 22/05/2025)
 Gwarko
                          overpass nears completion (kh 21/05/2025),
                        Traffic
                          jams at Gwarko will soon be thing of past
                        (rep 25/05/2025)
 Narayangadh–Butwal
                          road: Construction work focused in Daunne
                          section (kh 20/05/2025) Nagdhunga–Naubise
                          road to close for construction work (kh
                        20/05/2025)
 Mid-Hill
                          Highway: Harichowk-Yamdi section paved using
                          ‘asphalt’ technology (rep 20/05/2025) 22
                          injured in Tanahu bus accident (rn
                        20/05/2025)
 Kanti
                          Lokpath blocked after diversion washed away
                        (kh 19/05/2025)
 Contractor
                          asked to complete diversion work before
                          monsoon (kh 17/05/2025)
 15
                          injured in Chitwan bus accident (rep
                        16/05/2025)
 Crackdown
                          on polluting vehicles shifts public attitude
                          on engine maintenance : 70 percent of diesel
                          and 30 percent of petrol vehicles failed
                          Kathmandu metropolitan emission test (kp
                        14/05/2025) City
                          bus accident in Pokhara leaves 22 injured
                        (kh 14/05/2025), Four
                          dead in Pokhara microbus accident (rn
                        14/05/2025)
 Road
                          department to hand over valley roads to local
                          governments, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep
                        13/05/2025)
 Nepal's
                          EV revolution: Just when it needs to rev up,
                          it risks stalling, by Avishek Malla (ht
                        13/05/2025) Sisne-Saigaun
                          road section to be closed for eight hours
                          daily (rep 13/05/2025)
 Bridge
                          collapses in Chormara, blocking East-West
                          Highway (kh 13/05/2025), Passengers
                          stranded after bridge collapses, no
                          alternative route, by Bom Lal Giri (rn
                        13/05/2025)
 BP
                          Highway obstructed after flood washes away
                          diversion (kh 13/05/2025)
 Karnali
                          Highway to close 8 hours daily for 15 days due
                          to road repairs (kh 12/05/2025)
 Kaligandaki
                          corridor road gives new hope to isolated
                          mountain communities : The 445-kilometre road
                          from Mustang to Nawalpur connects remote
                          mountain villages to markets, healthcare, and
                          tourism and is transforming lives, by
                        Madhav Aryal (kp 10/05/2025)
 Nagdhunga
                          tunnel toll ranges from Rs 50 and Rs 500
                        (rep 08/05/2025) Road
                          to Barpak Sulikot finally blacktopped (ae
                        08/05/2025)
 No
                          new road projects in upcoming budget (rep
                        07/05/2025)
 Narayanghat-Butwal
                          road section obstructed due to rain (kh
                        06/05/2025)
 Government
                          decides to implement Euro 6 vehicle emission
                          standards (ae 05/05/2025)
 Darbang-Bima-Dichyam
                          Road upgrade begins 14 years after track
                          opened (kh 05/05/2025) One
                          killed, 14 injured in Dhankuta bus accident
                        (kh 05/05/2025), Death
                          toll in Dhankuta bus accident rises to three
                        (kh 06/05/2025)
 On
                          other side of Trishuli, track being opened for
                          way parallel to Narayanghat-Muglin road :
                          Project seen as a crucial step in improving
                          the reliability of Nepal’s key transport
                          corridor, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
                        04/05/2025)
 Nagdhunga–Naubise
                          road section to close at night from May 7
                        (kh 04/05/2025), Nagdhunga–Naubise
                          road section to close at night from today
                        (kh 05/05/2025)
 Rain
                          forces one-way traffic on Suryabinayak–Sanga
                          road (kh 04/05/2025)
 The
                          road was upgraded to six lanes, but the bridge
                          stays two-lane, by Anup Paudel (kp
                        03/05/2025)
 East-West
                          Highway blocked after diversion swept away in
                          Dumkibas (kh 02/05/2025) Kaligandaki
                          Corridor: 14 kilometers of Rahughat–Tatopani
                          section blacktopped (kh 02/05/2025)
 Validity
                          of driver’s license extended to 10 years 
                        (rep 30/04/2025)
 ADB-donated
                          EVs remain unused in Lumbini due to legal
                          dispute (kh 29/04/2025) Karnali
                          unveils provincial road master plan (ae
                        29/04/2025)
 Narayangadh-Butwal
                          Road: Night Traffic Suspension in Daunne
                          Extended Until May 14 (kh 29/04/2025)
 Three
                          killed, 22 injured in bus accident in Saptari
                        (rep 27/04/2025) Road
                          and bridge projects drag on for years in
                          Sudurpaschim : Authorities fail to take action
                          against contractors responsible for delays.
                          Despite repeated warnings, contractors have
                          failed to improve performance, by Arjun
                        Shah und Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/04/2025)
 East-West
                          Highway upgrade works make no momentum in
                          Sarlahi, Dhanusha, by Janarjan Khatri (rn
                        27/04/2025)
 Muglin-Pokhara Road: Second phase of
                          blacktopping begins in Damauli (kp
                        26/04/2025), Pokhara-Mugling
                          road expansion nears completion (rep
                        28/04/2025)
 36
                          dead, 745 injured in road accidents in Lumbini
                          Province in one month (kh 25/04/2025) Gwarko
                          flyover to open for traffic by mid-June,
                        by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 25/04/2025)
 Blocked
                          Narayangadh-Butwal road reopens for two-way
                          traffic (kh 23/04/2025) Landslide
                          obstructs Koshi Highway (kh 23/04/2025)
 Never
                          complete : The under-construction highways
                          compromise people’s right to safe and
                          affordable travel (kp 22/04/2025)
 Valley
                          sees sharp rise in road fatalities, by
                        Ajabi Poudel (ae 21/04/2025) Vehicle
                          commute in Manang after 22 years of opening
                          track, by Yadu Prasad Bhatta (rn
                        21/04/2025)
 90
                          per cent of Bhedabari to Dhuliyabit section of
                          Madan Bhandari Highway blacktopped (rn
                        20/04/2025), Disputes
                                    stall western section of Madan
                                    Bhandari Highway in Surkhet (ae
                                  21/04/2025)
                       Muglin–Malekhu
                          road widening work crawls along. Just 26
                          percent work completed in 28 months : Prithvi
                          Highway’s Muglin-Kathmandu section serves as
                          the main gateway to the Capital for vehicles
                          coming from the east, west, and south, by
                        Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 19/04/2025) New
                          taxi standards prohibit registration of
                          vehicles under 1000cc (rep 19/04/2025)
 Two
                          die, 14 get injury in bus accident (kh
                        18/04/2025)
 Tunnel
                          construction faces new hurdles (ae
                        17/04/2025)
 Public
                          transport for a livable community : A quality
                          public transport system is a powerful tool for
                          building a just, resilient, empathetic society,
                        by Sagar Onta (kp 13/04/2025)
 Mugling–Pokhara
                          road expansion in full swing (In pictures)
                        (kh 12/04/2025)
 Two
                          killed, 22 injured in road accident in
                          Rupandehi (kh 08/04/2025)
 Narayangadh-Butwal
                          Road: Traffic to be closed for expansion work
                        (kh 06/04/2025)
 20
                          injured as bus overturns on Dumre-Besisahar
                          road, four in critical condition (kh
                        04/04/2025)
 Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola
                          Tunnel construction halted for 20 days due to
                          local obstruction (kh 04/04/2025)
 Alternative
                          road opens on BP Highway after flood damage
                        (kh 01/04/2025)
 Birgunj
                          road expansion sparks protests (ae
                        26/03/2025)
 Dunai-Lyaseekyap
                          road construction at snail’s pace due to
                          explosives shortage : Slow construction and
                          procurement delays have left a crucial stretch
                          of the Bheri Corridor project languishing in
                          Dolpa, by Ram Chandra Neupane (kp
                        25/03/2025)
 One
                          killed, nine injured in Chandragiri accident
                        (rep 24/03/2025)
 Asian
                          Highway upgrade delayed, slow progress raises
                          concerns (kh 23/03/2025)
 Solution
                          to Expressway dispute: Shift entry point from
                          Khokana to Dukuchhap, by Krishna Sharan
                        Dangol, Prabindra Shakya and Simone Galimberti
                        (ht 20/03/2025)
 Permanent
                          reconstruction of BP Highway begins (kh
                        20/03/2025) Widening
                          of Kamala-Kanchanpur section of East-West
                          Highway may face material shortage : China
                          Railway No 2 Engineering Group in October 2020
                          secured the contract for the highway’s
                          construction worth Rs15.66 billion, by
                        Binay Aazad (kp 20/03/2025)
 Benighat-Arughat
                          Larke road: 42-km track opened (rn
                        19/03/2025)
 The
                          True Environmental Cost of Dozer Roads, by
                        Deep Prakash Ayadi (nn 19/03/2025)
 Drivers,
                          Be Aware  (rep 15/03/2025)
 Gwarko
                          overpass demolished after poor construction
                          quality found (kh 14/03/2025) Nagdhunga
                          tunnel 87% complete, Vehicle access expected
                          within a year (rep 14/03/2025)
 Kathmandu
                          Metropolitan City to restrict polluting
                          vehicles from roads : Some vehicles failed
                          metropolis’s emission test on the same day
                          they received a green sticker from the
                          Department of Transport Management (kp
                        11/03/2025), Cleaning
                          up the air : The focus should be on judicious
                          implementation of policies to remove polluting
                          vehicles from the streets (kp 12/03/2025)
 Pokhara-Mugling
                          road (Western Section) achieves 43% physical
                          progress (rep 11/03/2025)
 Mustang-Kathmandu
                          night bus service begins operation (kh
                        07/03/2025)
 One-way
                          roads in Handigaun simplify traffic movement
                        (kh 06/03/2025)
 Lalitpur
                          tests electric buggies to boost tourism
                        (kh 04/03/2025)
 Govt
                          to make embossed number plate mandatory 
                        (rep 03/03/2025)
 Passengers
                          stranded on Mid Hill Highway due to snowfall
                          rescued (kh 02/03/2025) Nagma-Gamgadhi
                          road still blocked due to snowfall (kh
                        02/03/2025)
 Bagmati
                          Province pledges transport sector reforms
                        (kh 01/03/2025)
 Snowfall
                          obstructs Rukum East section of Mid-Hill
                          Highway (kh 28/02/2025), Rain
                          and snow disrupt life in Sudurpaschim : Rukum
                          East-Baglung section of Mid-Hill Highway and
                          Tamail-Jalebagar section of Jayaprithvi
                          Highway blocked, by Basant Prtap Singh and
                        Mahesh KC (kp 01/03/2025)
 Mahakali
                          Highway blocked due to landslide (rep
                        28/02/2025) Ramdi
                          Ranimahal road section upgrade begins (ae
                        28/02/2025)
 Alternative
                          route for Muglin-Narayangadh road underway
                        (kh 27/02/2025) Only
                          18 years or above to obtain motorcycle license
                        (rep 27/02/2025) Karnali
                          Province: a capital of road accidents (rep
                        27/02/2025)
 Contract
                          for Dhulikhel-Khawa road expansion cancelled
                        (kh 27/02/2025)
 Reconstruction
                          of BP Highway yet to begin (ae 16/02/2025)
 Is
                          Nepal ready for a cashless commute?, by
                        Shreya Shrestha (ae 25/02/2025)
 Sooner
                          the better : There is no justification for
                          further delaying ride-hailing services’
                          regulations (kp 25/02/2025)
 18
                          injured as bus overturns on BP Highway in
                          Dhulikhel (kh 25/02/2025) 20
                          injured in Nawalparasi clash over love affair
                          dispute (kh 25/02/2025)
 Rajbiraj-Bhardaha
                          road construction is plagued by delays. Locals
                          call for swift action : Contractor has failed
                          to meet deadlines despite several extensions,
                          causing traffic disruptions and health hazards
                          for residents and commuters, by Abadesh
                        Kumar Jha (kp 24/02/2025) Jaywalking
                          Jeopardy: Pedestrians' cross roads recklessly
                        (In Photos)  (rep 24/02/2025)
 Expressway
                          records 38 percent physical progress (kh
                        23/02/2025), Army
                          says expressway deadline at risk, again : Land
                          acquisition in Khokana still a major hurdle.
                          Project has already seen three deferrals
                        (kp)
 Temporary
                          repairs fail to assure travellers on
                          flood-ravaged BP Highway : With only months
                          before monsoon season, there’s no rebuilding
                          plan ready—fuelling fears of another travel
                          disruption, by Jyoti Shrestha (kp
                        23/02/2025)
 Partial
                          closure of Bimalnagar section on Prithvi
                          Highway for a month (kh 21/02/2025) Govt
                          allocates Rs 18.88 billion for rebuilding
                          disaster-hit roads and bridges (rep
                        21/02/2025)
 Karnali
                          Corridor to be upgraded to boost connectivity
                        (ae 20/02/2025)
 Heritage
                          streets get a makeover as KMC paves 10,729
                          square meters (kh 19/02/2025)
 1,233
                          people die in road accidents in last six
                          months (kh 18/02/2025), Nepal
                          Police records over 2,900 road accidents, 199
                          casualties in a month (rep 18/02/2025) Commercial
                          driver’s license to be mandatory for public
                          transport drivers, by Achyut Puri (ok
                        18/02/2025)
 KMC
                          digitally maps 2,040 roads and alleys (kh
                        17/02/2025)
 Traffic
                          Police crack down on over 70,000 vehicles in
                          Bagmati Province (kh 17/02/2025), 70,331
                          drivers face action in Bagmati, raise Rs
                          59.189 million in fine (rep 17/02/2025)
 Only
                          150,000 licenses printed in seven months
                        (rep 17/02/2025)
 Flood-damaged
                          BP highway section to be upgraded (ae
                        14/02/2025)
 Seven
                          roads in Kathmandu to go one-way starting Feb
                          19 (rep 13/02/2025) The
                          danger of speed: Need for road safety in Nepal,
                        by Shreya Shrestha (ae 13/02/2025)
 Restore
                          the Roads, Bridges (rep 13/02/2025)
 Bus
                          carrying students crashes in Sankhu; 3 dead,
                          40 injured (kh 12/02/2025)
 KMC
                          installs Pelican crossings at 36 locations
                        (kh 11/02/2025)
 Chisapani-Gaddachauki
                          road section to be made six-lane: Foreign
                          Minister (rn 10/02/2025)
 Roads
                          damaged by mid-September rainfall await
                          reconstruction, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep
                        10/02/2025) [That's a
                          capable and extremely responsible government,
                          isn't it?]
 Nine
                          years on, Bahrakilo-Barpak road upgrade
                          remains stalled. Locals suffer : Frustrated
                          residents demand urgent completion blaming
                          contractors and government for continued
                          inaction, by Hariram Upreti (kp
                        10/02/2025)
 Kaligandaki
                          Corridor: Construction of three motorable
                          bridges completed in Mustang (kh
                        09/02/2025)
 23
                          injured in Chitwan bus accident (kh
                        09/02/82025)
 Nagdhunga
                          Tunnel faces uncertainty due to lack of
                          operation plan, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep
                        06/02/2025) Gwarko
                          flyover faces delays, mismanagement (ae
                        06/02/2025)
 Pedestrians
                          control traffic lights at 36 locations in
                          Kathmandu (rep 05/02/2025) 90%
                          of Mid-Hill Highway section in Baglung
                          completed, 13 km left to finish (rep
                        05/02/2025), Highway
                          to Progress (rep 07/02/2025)
 Lamsuwaghat
                          bridge incomplete even in 14 years (rn
                        05/02/2025)
 2.8
                          million smart driving licenses in queue
                        (rep 02/02/2025)
 Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel
                          road expansion progress (Photos) (kh
                        01/02/2025), Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel
                          road expansion gains pace (ae 03/02/2025)
 Kathmandu,
                          Lalitpur metropolises take charge of traffic
                          management : KMC has installed push-button
                          traffic lights in 36 locations and Lalitpur
                          has set up 8 to improve pedestrian safety
                        (kp 31/01/2025)
 Soviet-era
                          bridges along Pathlaiya-Dhalkebar road in need
                          of urgent repairs : Around 5,000 vehicles ply
                          the road daily. Transport crawls on
                          dilapidated, narrow bridges, by Shiva Puri
                        (kp 31/01/2025)
 Case
                          for dedicated ambulance lane over rapid busway,
                        by Shreya Shrestha (30/01/2025)
 Khandbari-Kimathanka
                          Road achieves breakthrough : Nepal’s national
                          pride project linking China and India reaches
                          a milestone, paving the way for enhanced
                          regional connectivity, by Dipendra Shakya
                        (kp 28/01/2025)
 Kathmandu’s
                          Ring Road expansion stuck in dust and
                          diplomacy, by Narayan Aryal (kh
                        28/01/2025)
 36
                          km track opened from Hawadanda to Pangsing
                          along Benighat-Larke road : Walking distance
                          for the people living in the northern Gorkha
                          has now shortened while prices of daily
                          essential commodities have decreased slightly,
                        by Hartiram Upreti (kp 26/01/2025) Nepal
                          sees at least 75 road accidents on average
                          daily, report shows : Motorcycles meet with
                          the highest numbers of accidents at around 70
                          percent. Over-speeding is among the major
                          causes of accidents (kp 26/01/2025), In
                          a bad statePrevention of road accidents is by necessity a
                          collaborative effort (kp 28/01/2025)
 
 Rubbish
                          roads: Nepal explores paving with plastic
                        (rep 25/01/2025)
 Nepal
                          EV imports leave fossil fuel vehicles behind :
                          Purchase data signal shift in automobile
                          landscape, driven by the country’s policy,
                          financing, environmental goals, by
                        Krishana Prasain (kp 25/01/2025) Breakthrough
                          achieved in Siddhababa Tunnel (kh
                        24/01/2025), 1,089-metre
                          Siddhababa tunnel achieves breakthrough : Even
                          if the contractor, China State Construction
                          Engineering Corporation, sticks to the
                          timeline, the tunnel will take over a year
                          before vehicles can operate, by Madhav
                        Aryal (kp 25/01/2025)
 Krishnapur
                          Municipality upgrading 45 km of roads this
                          fiscal year (kh 23/01/2025)
 Araniko
                          Highway in dire straits amid repair delays :
                          Transport operators, workers and local
                          residents express their concerns about road
                          safety along the highway, by Anish Tiwari
                        (kp 22/01/2025), Mend
                          it now : Urgent repair of Araniko Highway is
                          vital considering its value for locals and
                          national economy (kp 24/01/2025)
 Delays
                          leave Rampur-Arunkhola road section in
                          disrepair : The road upgrade work is underway
                          along the Rampur-Arunkhola section by dividing
                          the project into two phases, by Madhav
                        Aryal (kp 22/01/2025)
 Motorable
                          bridge constructed with investment of over Rs
                          131.2 million (kh 22/01/2025)
 50-year-old
                          Tilawe bridge crumbles. Repairs uncertain :
                          Locals worry transportation will suffer if
                          repairs aren’t done before the rainy season,
                        by Bhusan Yadav (kp 20/01/2025)
 Construction
                          to begin on 10-kilometre Arkhet-Habadanda road
                          section in Gorkha (rn 19/01/2025)
 Travel
                          to Manang becoming easier (rn 19/01/2025)
 Kathmandu-Tarai
                          expressway project achieves 37.6 percent
                          physical progress : The financial progress is
                          at 39.56 percent, says Nepal Army as President
                          Paudel inspects project developments, by
                        Subash Bidari (kp 18/01/2025) The
                          road out of Nepal : Extended road network has
                          improved access, but also become a conduit for
                          outmigration, by Chetan Adhikari (nt
                        17/01/2025)
 Kathmandu
                          Valley Traffic Police to enforce horn ban
                          through public awareness campaign (kh
                        16/01/2025) Over
                          Rs 4 billion budget ensured to upgrade Bheri
                          Corridor (kh 16/01/2025)
 Kankai
                          Bridge: Contract extended for five times,
                          progress ‘half’ in 13 years (kh
                        16/01/2025) Kaligandaki
                          corridor road cuts travel time, eases lives ;
                          Residents near the Kaligandaki river in
                          Baglung, Parbat and Gulmi now have direct
                          access to the national road network, by
                        Prakash Baral (kp 16/01/2025
 Poor
                          roads and lack of bridges make travel
                          exorbitantly expensive for Humla residents :
                          The 334 km journey from Birendranagar to
                          Simkot costs up to Rs6,500 as passengers must
                          switch vehicles at multiple points along the
                          way, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
                        13/01/2025)
 Muglin-Pokhara
                          road expansion 74% completed (kh
                        13/01/2025)
 Highway
                          to Everest is paved with hope : Locals say the
                          connection will make the Everest region easily
                          accessible and bring more economic
                          opportunities, by Sangam Prasain (kp
                        11/011/2025) Dumkibas
                          bridge collapse halts traffic on East-West
                          Highway : Heavy-loaded lorry damages Binayi
                          Khola bridge in Dumkibas, by Narayan
                        Sharma (kp 11/01/2025), Vehicles
                          operating from alternative route after bridge
                          collapse (rn 11/01/2025)
 Killer
                          roads, by Ajabi Paudyal (ae 10/01/2025)
 Progress
                          in Mid Hill Highway: 193 kms road along
                          Kaski-Baglung section blacktopped (kh
                        09/01/2025)
 Roads
                          to Tibet dragging in the slow lane : Years of
                          delays and funds crunch have left
                          Dunai-Lasikyap-Sisaul-Dho-Tinje road in Dolpa
                          and Gamgadhi-Nakchenagla road in Mugu
                          incomplete, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
                        06/01/2025)
 BP
                          Highway reconstruction estimated at Rs 9.66
                          billion (kh 05/01/2025)
 Tree-felling
                          set to begin for Butwal-Gorusinge road upgrade
                          : The 69-km section of the East-West Highway
                          is being upgraded to four lanes with ADB loan,
                        by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 31/12/2024)
 Standing
                          trees on the road turn BP Highway road section
                          in Bardibas into hazard zone : Despite
                          repeated requests by local residents and
                          stakeholders, authorities have given only
                          assurances, by Sunita Baral (kp
                        27/12/2024)
 A
                          local unit in Bajura spends millions on
                          temporary bridges which are washed away every
                          monsoon : Bajura’s Tribeni Municipality is cut
                          off for months every year due to lack of a
                          permanent motorable bridge. Pregnant women,
                          elderly, and sick most impacted, by Menuka
                        Dhungana (kp 25/12/2024)
 Deadline
                          for Jamune-Pokhara road widening extended by a
                          year, 35 percent progress so far : Repeated
                          deadline extensions have affected local
                          residents and tourism in Pokhara, the lake
                          city that is one of Nepal’s prime tourist
                          destinations, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp
                        22/12/2024)
 Muglin-Naubise
                          road to be closed for 3 hours a day for a week
                        (kh 20/12/2024)
 22
                          dead in 255 road accidents in Siraha in past
                          three months (kh 18/12/2024) Villagers
                          risk lives on makeshift crossing after
                          footbridge collapse : Farmers in remote
                          villages of Bajhang are unable to transport
                          produce to markets, while students face daily
                          risks due to lack of a proper bridge over Seti
                          river for the past three years, by Basant
                        Pratap Singh (kp 18/12/2024)
 Eight
                          die in Rautahat jeep accident (kh
                        10/12/2024) 56.4
                          percent of road accidents due to motorcycles,
                          highest among all vehicles (rep
                        10/12/2024)
 Construction
                          of bridge incomplete for seven years (rn
                        10/12/2024)
 Siddhababa
                                                          tunnel
                                                          breakthrough
                                                          planned for
                                                          New Year : The
                                                          1.12 km tunnel
                                                          project aims
                                                          to improve
                                                          safety on the
                                                          landslide- and
                                                          rockslide-prone
                                                          Butwal-Palpa
                                                          section, whic
                                                          has claimed
                                                          421 lives over
                                                          a decade,
                                                          by Madhav
                                                          Aryal (kp
                                                          08/12/2024)
 Tinau
                                                          locals in
                                                          trouble as
                                                          collapsed road
                                                          remains
                                                          unrepaired for
                                                          three months :
                                                          The damage was
                                                          triggered when
                                                          the swollen
                                                          Dovan River
                                                          eroded the
                                                          area,
                                                          resulting in a
                                                          15-metre
                                                          stretch of the
                                                          road sinking
                                                          (kp
                                                          07/12/2024)
 Transportation
                                                          Challenges in
                                                          Nepal:
                                                          Consequences
                                                          and Solutions,
                                                          by Er.
                                                          Rajkumar
                                                          Adhikari (ht
                                                          05/12/2024)
 Construction
                                                          of priority
                                                          project, Seti
                                                          Highway, in
                                                          limbo (rn
                                                          02/12/2024)
 Bridge
                                                          constructed at
                                                          Arunkhola
                                                          connecting
                                                          Lumbini and
                                                          Gandaki
                                                          (kh
                                                          28/11/2024)
 Western
                                                          section of
                                                          Pokhara-Muglin
                                                          road achieves
                                                          only 32 per
                                                          cent physical
                                                          progress
                                                          (rep
                                                          24/11/2024)
 666
                                                          lives in five
                                                          years: Road
                                                          accidents take
                                                          a heavy toll
                                                          in Karnali :
                                                          There are many
                                                          reasons for
                                                          accidents,
                                                          such as poor
                                                          roads,
                                                          overcrowding
                                                          of public
                                                          vehicles and
                                                          lack of police
                                                          checks (kp
                                                          24/11/2024), Beastly
                                                          neglect : The
                                                          deaths of 666
                                                          people on
                                                          Karnali’s
                                                          roads in the
                                                          past five
                                                          years is
                                                          simply
                                                          unacceptable
                                                          (kp
                                                          26/11/2024)
 Kaligandaki
                                                          Corridor
                                                          connecting
                                                          Muktinath and
                                                          Lumbini
                                                          (kh
                                                          24/11/*2024)
 Overloading,
                                                          poor
                                                          infrastructure
                                                          behind rising
                                                          road accidents
                                                          in Karnali,
                                                          by Bishna
                                                          Prasad Neupane
                                                          (ae 20/1/2024)
 Legal
                                                          hurdles keep
                                                          Sajha
                                                          Yatayat’s
                                                          converted
                                                          electric bus
                                                          off the roads
                                                          for eight
                                                          months : The
                                                          transport
                                                          cooperative
                                                          converted a
                                                          diesel bus to
                                                          electric eight
                                                          months ago,
                                                          but it is
                                                          still waiting
                                                          for a route
                                                          permit (kp
                                                          19/11/2024) [The ineffectiveness and irresponsibility of government
                                                          and
                                                          administration
                                                          need no
                                                          further
                                                          explanation!]
 Chhirkane-Deurali
                                                          section of
                                                          Prithvi
                                                          Highway to
                                                          close for four
                                                          and half hours
                                                          daily (kh
                                                          18/11/2024)
 45%
                                                          work completed
                                                          on arch-design
                                                          bridge over
                                                          Madi River in
                                                          Tanahun
                                                          (kh
                                                          16/11/2024)
 Darchula
                                                          jeep mishap:
                                                          Death toll
                                                          reaches 8
                                                          (kh
                                                          15/11/2024)
 Petrol
                                                          sales drop by
                                                          8.25 percent
                                                          in Kathmandu
                                                          as consumers
                                                          shift focus to
                                                          EVs (rep
                                                          12/11/2024)
 Seven
                                                          killed in
                                                          Kalikot jeep
                                                          accident
                                                          identified
                                                          (kh
                                                          10/11/2024) [How can 20 people be transported in a single jeep? This
                                                          is highly
                                                          criminal. The
                                                          state is also
                                                          neglecting its
                                                          duty of
                                                          supervision
                                                          and control!]
 Weather
                                                          delays final
                                                          stages of
                                                          Gwarko Flyover
                                                          construction
                                                          (kh
                                                          07/11/2024) Road
                                                          accidents
                                                          claim 24 lives
                                                          in Bagmati
                                                          Province
                                                          during Dashain
                                                          and Tihar
                                                          (kh
                                                          06/11/2024)
 Construction
                                                          of Babai river
                                                          bridge faces
                                                          delays; only
                                                          70 percent
                                                          work completed
                                                          in seven years
                                                          : The contract
                                                          for the bridge
                                                          was signed in
                                                          2017, with a
                                                          three-year
                                                          completion
                                                          target, by
                                                          Biplab
                                                          Maharjan (kp
                                                          05/11/2024)
 Poor
                                                          roads hinder
                                                          patients’
                                                          access to
                                                          health
                                                          facility : Two
                                                          roads lead to
                                                          Madane
                                                          Community
                                                          Health Centre
                                                          in remote
                                                          Gulmi village,
                                                          but both are
                                                          impassable for
                                                          vehicles due
                                                          to lack of
                                                          timely
                                                          maintenance,
                                                          by Gaganshila
                                                          Khadka (kp
                                                          31/10/2024)
 Narayanghat-Butwal
                                                          road project
                                                          suppliers
                                                          protest
                                                          seeking
                                                          payment : The
                                                          main
                                                          contractor,
                                                          China State
                                                          Construction
                                                          Engineering
                                                          Corporation,
                                                          has not issued
                                                          payments since
                                                          March, placing
                                                          suppliers in
                                                          financial
                                                          distress,
                                                          by Nabin
                                                          Poudel (kp
                                                          30/10/2024)
 Bagmati
                                                          Province
                                                          reports 60
                                                          deaths in road
                                                          accidents in
                                                          three months
                                                          (kh
                                                          27/10/2024) Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola
                                                          tunnel nears
                                                          completion
                                                          with over 80
                                                          percent
                                                          progress in
                                                          four years :
                                                          The main
                                                          tunnel
                                                          breakthrough
                                                          was made on
                                                          April 15, with
                                                          further
                                                          construction
                                                          underway to
                                                          complete the
                                                          route (kp
                                                          27/10/2024)
 Ring
                                                          Road expansion
                                                          in limbo
                                                          despite
                                                          agreement with
                                                          China (kh
                                                          26/10/2024) Steel
                                                          Truss bridge
                                                          over Tila
                                                          River (kh
                                                          26/10/2024)
 Korala
                                                          road
                                                          construction
                                                          nears
                                                          completion
                                                          (ae
                                                          24/10/2024)
 Flood-destroyed
                                                          Khurkot Bailey
                                                          bridge
                                                          restored,
                                                          bringing
                                                          relief to
                                                          cut-off
                                                          communities :
                                                          September 28
                                                          flooding in
                                                          the Sunkoshi
                                                          river had
                                                          severed the
                                                          vital link,
                                                          cutting off
                                                          Ramechhap,
                                                          Dolakha,
                                                          Okhaldhunga
                                                          and Solukhumbu
                                                          districts from
                                                          Tarai, by
                                                          Raj Kumar
                                                          Karki (kp
                                                          22/10/2024) [Sometimes miracles do still happen in Nepal!]
 Bagmati
                                                          Province
                                                          introduces
                                                          digital
                                                          driver’s
                                                          licenses via
                                                          ‘Nagarik App’
                                                          (kh
                                                          20/10/2024)
 Khurkot
                                                          bridge
                                                          construction
                                                          accelerated by
                                                          Nepal Army
                                                          (kh
                                                          19/10/2024)
 Travellers
                                                          along BP
                                                          Highway’s new
                                                          track face a
                                                          gruelling
                                                          journey : The
                                                          hastily built
                                                          track is
                                                          narrow, dusty,
                                                          and full of
                                                          potholes, and
                                                          causes long
                                                          traffic jams,
                                                          by Jyoti
                                                          Shrestha (kp
                                                          18/10/2024)
 4
                                                          killed, 12
                                                          injured in
                                                          Dadeldhura bus
                                                          accident
                                                          (kh
                                                          16/10/2024), Dadeldhura
                                                          bus accident:
                                                          Death toll
                                                          reaches five,
                                                          12 critically
                                                          injured
                                                          referred to
                                                          Dhangadhi
                                                          (kh
                                                          16/10/2024)
 Five
                                                          road sections
                                                          still blocked,
                                                          eight sections
                                                          opened for
                                                          one-way
                                                          traffic
                                                          (kh
                                                          09/10/2024) Stalled
                                                          flyover
                                                          construction
                                                          work in Gwarko
                                                          is causing
                                                          congestion and
                                                          frustration :
                                                          The project,
                                                          which began in
                                                          February 2022,
                                                          has faced
                                                          significant
                                                          delays due to
                                                          technical
                                                          issues and the
                                                          monsoon season,
                                                          by Bimal
                                                          Khatiwada (kp
                                                          09/10/2024)
 Authorities
                                                          crack down on
                                                          overloaded
                                                          vehicles
                                                          (kh
                                                          08/10/2024)
 Public
                                                          transport and
                                                          air tickets
                                                          scarce for
                                                          Dashain
                                                          (kh
                                                          07/10/2024) Mustang
                                                          and Dolpa
                                                          being linked
                                                          to road
                                                          network
                                                          (rep
                                                          07/10/2024)
 ‘Unbearable’:
                                                          Travellers
                                                          struggle to
                                                          negotiate the
                                                          Narayanghat-Butwal
                                                          road : Ongoing
                                                          expansion
                                                          works, coupled
                                                          with
                                                          landslides,
                                                          have turned
                                                          travel on this
                                                          essential
                                                          route into a
                                                          harrowing
                                                          journey,
                                                          by Nabin
                                                          Pasudel (kp
                                                          06/10/2024)
 Key
                                                          highways still
                                                          remain blocked
                                                          (kh
                                                          04/10/2024)
 Tatopani
                                                          point
                                                          accessible by
                                                          ropeway
                                                          (rn
                                                          04/10/2024)
 Track
                                                          opened in
                                                          Kirnetar to
                                                          serve as
                                                          alternative to
                                                          flood-ravaged
                                                          BP Highway :
                                                          Traffic was
                                                          disrupted in
                                                          the road
                                                          section after
                                                          the Tamakoshi
                                                          river swept
                                                          away around
                                                          400 metres
                                                          road near
                                                          Khimti
                                                          Hydropower
                                                          Project on
                                                          Saturday,
                                                          by Kedar
                                                          Shiwakoti (kp
                                                          03/10/2024)
 Sunkoshi
                                                          River erosion
                                                          collapses
                                                          section of BP
                                                          Highway : The
                                                          Khurkot-Mulkot
                                                          road remains
                                                          blocked,
                                                          by Raj Kumar
                                                          Karki (kp
                                                          30/09/2024)
 Traffic
                                                          resumed along
                                                          Nepalthok-Khurkot
                                                          road section
                                                          (kh
                                                          29/09/2024), Kathmandu-Mugling
                                                          road reopens
                                                          after
                                                          landslide
                                                          cleanup in
                                                          Dhading’s
                                                          Jhayple Khola
                                                          (kh
                                                          29/09/2024)
 Floods
                                                          and landslides
                                                          block these
                                                          key roads
                                                          (kh
                                                          28/09/2024)
 NDRRMA
                                                          urges
                                                          suspension of
                                                          night bus
                                                          services for
                                                          two days due
                                                          to risk of
                                                          heavy rain
                                                          (rep
                                                          26/09/2024), Night
                                                          bus operation
                                                          ban in 56
                                                          districts due
                                                          to monsoon
                                                          warnings
                                                          (kh
                                                          26/09/2024)
 Saptakoshi
                                                          bus accident
                                                          update: 20
                                                          passengers
                                                          rescued
                                                          (kh
                                                          26/09/2024)
 Siddhababa
                                                          tunnel
                                                          achieves key
                                                          breakthroughs.
                                                          Project
                                                          completion
                                                          target set for
                                                          December : The
                                                          1.12 km tunnel
                                                          aims to
                                                          improve safety
                                                          on a hazardous
                                                          road linking
                                                          several hill
                                                          districts to
                                                          the Tarai,
                                                          by Madhav
                                                          Aryal (kp
                                                          26/09/2024)
 Ghandruk
                                                          road reopens
                                                          after
                                                          two-month
                                                          closure
                                                          (rep
                                                          25/09/2024)
 Postal
                                                          Highway in
                                                          Nawalparasi
                                                          West stuck in
                                                          delays :
                                                          Residents of
                                                          several
                                                          settlements
                                                          have been
                                                          enduring dust,
                                                          mud and safety
                                                          risks as road
                                                          upgrade
                                                          remains
                                                          stalled for
                                                          years, by
                                                          Nabin Paudel
                                                          (kp
                                                          20/09/2024)
 Baglung
                                                          Bus Park opens
                                                          23 years after
                                                          acquiring land
                                                          from locals :
                                                          The project
                                                          was initiated
                                                          after the
                                                          residents
                                                          donated 17.5
                                                          ropani of land
                                                          in 2001; the
                                                          foundation was
                                                          laid in 2018;
                                                          and the
                                                          construction
                                                          was completed
                                                          in June 2021,
                                                          by Prakash
                                                          Baral (kp
                                                          17/09/2024)
 No
                                                          access road
                                                          for
                                                          Palpa-Syangja
                                                          bridge causes
                                                          major travel
                                                          hassles for
                                                          locals and
                                                          travellers,
                                                          by Madhav
                                                          Aryal (kp
                                                          16/09/2024) Bara
                                                          bus accident:
                                                          One dead, 42
                                                          undergoing
                                                          treatment
                                                          (rep
                                                          16/09/2024)
 Civil
                                                          society
                                                          members call
                                                          upon prime
                                                          minister to
                                                          take urgent
                                                          steps to
                                                          improve road
                                                          safety : Urge
                                                          for enhanced
                                                          legislation,
                                                          increased
                                                          traffic
                                                          personnel, and
                                                          advanced
                                                          monitoring
                                                          systems
                                                          (kp
                                                          16/09/2024) Govt
                                                          allocates
                                                          three billion
                                                          for road
                                                          repairs before
                                                          Dashain
                                                          (kh
                                                          14/09/2024)
 Taxis
                                                          block roads in
                                                          protest
                                                          against
                                                          ride-sharing
                                                          services
                                                          (kh
                                                          13/09/2024), The
                                                          Taxing Side of
                                                          Taxi Drivers’
                                                          Protest
                                                          (rep
                                                          14/09/2024)
 Panchthar’s
                                                          Chiwabhanjyang-Darimba
                                                          road crumbling
                                                          due to
                                                          contractor’s
                                                          neglect : Of
                                                          the 114 km of
                                                          the Mid-Hill
                                                          Highway in
                                                          Panchthar
                                                          district, 63
                                                          km has been
                                                          blacktopped,
                                                          but 51 km from
                                                          Chiwabhanjyang
                                                          to Darimba
                                                          remains
                                                          incomplete
                                                          despite
                                                          several
                                                          deadline
                                                          extensions,
                                                          by Laxmi
                                                          Gauitam (kp
                                                          13/09/2024)
 15
                                                          injured in bus
                                                          accident at
                                                          Ambukhareni
                                                          (rep
                                                          11/09/2024)
 Govt
                                                          to reassess
                                                          SC’s 20-meter
                                                          riverbank
                                                          construction
                                                          ban (kh
                                                          09/09/2024)
 Haphazard
                                                          road
                                                          construction
                                                          causing
                                                          environmental
                                                          problems,
                                                          by Keshar Raj
                                                          Chhetri (ae
                                                          06/09/2024)
 Landslides
                                                          obstruct
                                                          Mid-hill
                                                          Highway in
                                                          Baglung
                                                          (kh
                                                          06/09/2024), Landslides
                                                          obstruct roads
                                                          at several
                                                          places across
                                                          Nepal (rep
                                                          06/09/2024)
 Over
                                                          19,000
                                                          vehicles
                                                          penalized in
                                                          Gandaki
                                                          Province in
                                                          first fiscal
                                                          month (kh
                                                          05/09/2024) Kalaiya’s
                                                          Sitalpur-Awadhpur
                                                          road work
                                                          stalled in
                                                          crucial
                                                          stretch for a
                                                          decade : A
                                                          three-kilometre
                                                          section of the
                                                          26-km
                                                          Manmat-Matiwarwa
                                                          road project,
                                                          a key part of
                                                          the Postal
                                                          Highway,
                                                          remains
                                                          unfinished,
                                                          causing
                                                          ongoing dust
                                                          and mud
                                                          problems for
                                                          locals, by
                                                          Laxmi Sah (kp
                                                          05/09/2024)
 Concrete
                                                          bridge
                                                          dilapidated
                                                          for a decade
                                                          (rn
                                                          02/09/2024) Landslide
                                                          obstructs
                                                          Dumre-Besisahar
                                                          road (kh
                                                          01/09/2024)
 Delayed
                                                          road
                                                          construction
                                                          causes
                                                          hardships for
                                                          local
                                                          residents
                                                          (kh
                                                          31/08/2024)
 Ride-hailing
                                                          guidelines
                                                          uncertain
                                                          despite court
                                                          order :
                                                          Contradiction
                                                          between the
                                                          two legal
                                                          provisions
                                                          regarding the
                                                          purpose of
                                                          transport—private
                                                          vehicles for
                                                          public use—has
                                                          not been
                                                          sorted out,
                                                          by Krishana
                                                          Prasain (kp
                                                          30/08/2024) Upgrade
                                                          Highways
                                                          Immediately,
                                                          by Aditi
                                                          Koirala (rn
                                                          30/08/2024)
 Metropolitan
                                                          Ring Road
                                                          construction
                                                          project
                                                          nearing
                                                          completion in
                                                          Bharatpur
                                                          (rn
                                                          30/08/2024)
 Road
                                                          accidents and
                                                          fatalities
                                                          increasing by
                                                          the day,
                                                          by Keshar Raj
                                                          Chhetri (ae
                                                          29/08/2024) Two
                                                          dead, 25
                                                          injured in
                                                          Bara bus
                                                          accident
                                                          (kh
                                                          29/08/2024)
 Good
                                                          Governance For
                                                          Road Safety,
                                                          by Namrata
                                                          Sharma (rn
                                                          28/08/2024)
 13
                                                          injured as bus
                                                          overturns in
                                                          Kapilvastu
                                                          (26/08/2024)
 We
                                                          need a
                                                          powerful road
                                                          safety council
                                                          : Contractors
                                                          are powerful
                                                          because of
                                                          their
                                                          connection
                                                          with
                                                          influential
                                                          leaders
                                                          including
                                                          prime
                                                          ministers and
                                                          ministers,
                                                          interview with
                                                          Arjun Jung
                                                          Thapa (kp
                                                          26/08/2024)
 Vehicle
                                                          with 10
                                                          passengers
                                                          falls off a
                                                          cliff in
                                                          Dhankuta
                                                          (rep
                                                          25/08/2024)
 15
                                                          passengers
                                                          injured in bus
                                                          accident on
                                                          Mugling-Narayangadh
                                                          road (kh
                                                          25/08/2024)
 Pilgrims
                                                          heading
                                                          towards
                                                          Kailash
                                                          Manasarovar
                                                          stranded
                                                          (kh
                                                          25/08/2024), Road
                                                          to lake
                                                          Mansarovar and
                                                          Mount Kailash
                                                          reopened
                                                          (kh
                                                          25/08/2024)
 Dry
                                                          landslide
                                                          obstructs two
                                                          highways
                                                          (kh
                                                          25/08/2024)
 15
                                                          passengers
                                                          rescued
                                                          unconscious
                                                          after bus
                                                          plunges into
                                                          Marsyangdi
                                                          river, 11
                                                          still missing
                                                          (kh
                                                          23/08/2024), 14
                                                          die as
                                                          passenger bus
                                                          plunges into
                                                          Marsyangdi
                                                          River in
                                                          Tanahun
                                                          (kh
                                                          23/08/2024), Tanahu
                                                          Bus Accident:
                                                          Death toll
                                                          rises to 27
                                                          (kh
                                                          23/08/2024), 27
                                                          dead as Indian
                                                          tourist bus
                                                          plunges into
                                                          Marsyangdi :
                                                          16 injured—six
                                                          in critical
                                                          condition—are
                                                          undergoing
                                                          treatment in
                                                          Kathmandu,
                                                          by Samjhana
                                                          Rasaili and
                                                          Hariram Upreti
                                                          (kp
                                                          24/08/2024)
 Floods
                                                          displace 800
                                                          families in
                                                          Kailali as
                                                          rains wreak
                                                          havoc in
                                                          several
                                                          districts : A
                                                          massive
                                                          landslide
                                                          blocked
                                                          Prithvi
                                                          Highway in
                                                          Tanahun for 24
                                                          hours leaving
                                                          hundreds of
                                                          passengers
                                                          stranded,
                                                          by Arjun Shah
                                                          and Samjhana
                                                          Rasaili (kp
                                                          28/08/2024)
 Lumbini’s
                                                          ‘smart refresh
                                                          centres’ fall
                                                          in limbo due
                                                          to budget woes
                                                          : Four years
                                                          ago, the
                                                          provincial
                                                          government
                                                          announced a
                                                          plan to
                                                          construct five
                                                          stopover
                                                          centres along
                                                          the East-West
                                                          Highway to
                                                          reduce road
                                                          accidents
                                                          caused by
                                                          driver fatigue
                                                          and offer
                                                          amenities for
                                                          both drivers
                                                          and passengers,
                                                          by Ghanashyam
                                                          Gautam (kp
                                                          22/08/2024), For
                                                          a refreshing
                                                          ride : We must
                                                          set up
                                                          infrastructures
                                                          and amenities
                                                          to take care
                                                          of drivers’
                                                          wellbeing to
                                                          ensure road
                                                          safety (kp
                                                          23/08/2024)
 Potholes
                                                          Of Perils,
                                                          by Pallav
                                                          Bhusal (rn
                                                          20/08/2024)
 Remodel
                                                          Public
                                                          Transport
                                                          System, by
                                                          Ballav Dahal
                                                          (rn
                                                          19/08/2024)
 Penalty-focused
                                                          traffic
                                                          policing must
                                                          stop (rep
                                                          18/08/2024)
 Four
                                                          major roads
                                                          blocked for
                                                          over two
                                                          months in
                                                          Baglung : The
                                                          farmers are
                                                          hardest hit as
                                                          they are
                                                          unable to
                                                          transport
                                                          seasonal
                                                          vegetables,
                                                          milk and other
                                                          products to
                                                          the market,
                                                          by Prakash
                                                          Baral (kp
                                                          18/08/2024)
 Landslides
                                                          block
                                                          Tamghas-Ridi-Wamitaksar
                                                          road, disrupt
                                                          traffic
                                                          (kh
                                                          18/08/2024)
 Mid-hill
                                                          highway
                                                          obstructed due
                                                          to landslides
                                                          (kh
                                                          18/08/2024)
 Multiple
                                                          landslides
                                                          along Karnali
                                                          Highway turn
                                                          short trips
                                                          into gruelling
                                                          journeys :
                                                          According to
                                                          the district
                                                          traffic police
                                                          offices in
                                                          Kalikot, Jumla
                                                          and Dailekh,
                                                          landslides
                                                          have occurred
                                                          in 133 places
                                                          along the
                                                          highway since
                                                          June 9,
                                                          by Tularam
                                                          Pandey and
                                                          Tripti Shahi
                                                          (kp
                                                          16/08/2024)
 17
                                                          injured in
                                                          Doti bus
                                                          accident
                                                          (kh
                                                          16/08/2024) Role
                                                          of traffic
                                                          police under
                                                          scrutiny as
                                                          tragic
                                                          accident in
                                                          Bhaktapur
                                                          claims a life
                                                          (rep
                                                          16/08/2024)
 Road
                                                          collapses at
                                                          Daunne,
                                                          causing
                                                          hours-long
                                                          traffic : This
                                                          has caused a
                                                          traffic
                                                          bottleneck on
                                                          one of the
                                                          busiest
                                                          stretches of
                                                          the East-West
                                                          Highway.
                                                          Kalikot-Jumla
                                                          road blockage
                                                          cleared by
                                                          blasting
                                                          rocks, by
                                                          Nabin Paudel
                                                          (kp
                                                          14/08/2024)
 EV
                                                          Sector:
                                                          Growth,
                                                          Challenges,
                                                          and Future
                                                          Prospects,
                                                          by Srija
                                                          Khanal (kh
                                                          13/08/2024)
 10
                                                          injured in
                                                          bus-truck
                                                          collision in
                                                          Chitwan
                                                          (rep
                                                          12/08/2024) Kathmandu-Terai-Madhesh
                                                          Expressway:
                                                          Making
                                                          Progress. If
                                                          the government
                                                          and political
                                                          parties
                                                          facilitate
                                                          land
                                                          acquisition
                                                          and allocate
                                                          sufficient
                                                          budget, the
                                                          Kathmandu-Terai,
                                                          Madhesh
                                                          Expressway
                                                          will be
                                                          completed by
                                                          2083 (sp
                                                          09/08/2024)
 172
                                                          fatalities in
                                                          Sudurpaschim
                                                          Province road
                                                          accidents last
                                                          year (kh
                                                          31/07/2024)
 School
                                                          bus with 24
                                                          students
                                                          overturns in
                                                          Pokhara
                                                          (kh
                                                          29/07/2024), School
                                                          bus accident
                                                          in Pokhara
                                                          claims one
                                                          life (kh
                                                          29/07/2024), Update:
                                                          Mother, son
                                                          die in Pokhara
                                                          school bus
                                                          accident
                                                          (kh
                                                          29/07/2024) Nepal
                                                          Police conduct
                                                          check at 600
                                                          locations
                                                          daily, vehicle
                                                          patrols
                                                          conducted 426
                                                          times a day
                                                          (rep
                                                          29/07/2024)
 Navigating
                                                          Kathmandu with
                                                          disability is
                                                          a challenge :
                                                          Even the new
                                                          pavements
                                                          built in the
                                                          metropolis do
                                                          not meet the
                                                          standard
                                                          measurements
                                                          for wheelchair
                                                          use, say users,
                                                          by Aarati Ray
                                                          (kp
                                                          28/07/2024) 51
                                                          people die in
                                                          road accidents
                                                          in Parsa in
                                                          one year
                                                          (kh
                                                          28/07/2024)
 Kathmandu
                                                          Valley sees
                                                          decline in
                                                          accidents and
                                                          human
                                                          casualties in
                                                          the past three
                                                          years (rep
                                                          27/07/2024), Road
                                                          accidents in
                                                          Kathmandu
                                                          Valley
                                                          decrease by
                                                          16% (kh
                                                          27/07/2024)
 Susta
                                                          residents
                                                          relieved with
                                                          the opening of
                                                          a footbridge
                                                          over Narayani
                                                          River : People
                                                          of the
                                                          isolated
                                                          settlement
                                                          previously
                                                          relied on
                                                          Indian
                                                          territory for
                                                          access to
                                                          mainland Nepal,
                                                          by Nabin
                                                          Paudel (kp
                                                          26/07/2024)
 Karnali Province
                                                          records 112
                                                          road accident
                                                          fatalities in
                                                          a year (kh
                                                          25/07/2024)
 Chinese
                                                          aid delays
                                                          lead Nepal to
                                                          self-fund
                                                          Araniko
                                                          Highway
                                                          upgrade :
                                                          Maoist
                                                          lawmaker says
                                                          the government
                                                          has allocated
                                                          Rs3.6 billion
                                                          to upgrade a
                                                          26-km section
                                                          of the highway
                                                          (kh
                                                          24/07/2024) [This is not honest of China, but Nepal should not focus
                                                          on foreign aid
                                                          for
                                                          everything!] Nine
                                                          road-sections
                                                          disrupted,
                                                          one-way
                                                          traffic
                                                          continues on
                                                          159 roads
                                                          (rep
                                                          23/07/2024) Why
                                                          did Mayor
                                                          Balen step
                                                          back in the
                                                          New Road
                                                          footpath
                                                          expansion
                                                          ‘battle’?,
                                                          by Safalta
                                                          Bhandari (rep
                                                          23/07/2024)
 Road
                                                          accidents: 97
                                                          accidents
                                                          daily, 7 lives
                                                          lost on
                                                          average
                                                          (kh
                                                          22/07/2024)
 Over
                                                          to Balen’s
                                                          court : He
                                                          would do well
                                                          to devise a
                                                          well-thought-out
                                                          plan that will
                                                          benefit the
                                                          city and its
                                                          peripheral
                                                          citizens
                                                          (kp
                                                          19/07/2024) Landslides
                                                          block
                                                          Sanfe-Martadi
                                                          road (kh
                                                          19/07/2024)
 Road
                                                          accidents
                                                          claim 115
                                                          lives in
                                                          Chitwan over
                                                          past year (kh
                                                          17/07/2024) New
                                                          Road: Pavement
                                                          expansion
                                                          begins (In
                                                          pics) (kh
                                                          17/07/2024), KMC
                                                          and locals
                                                          clash over
                                                          footpath
                                                          expansion in
                                                          New Road
                                                          (Photos) (kh
                                                          19/07/2024), 
 
                                                          (With Photos)
                                                          (rep
                                                          21/07/2024)
 30
                                                          injured, five
                                                          seriously, in
                                                          police vehicle
                                                          mishap (kh
                                                          17/07/2024)
 Killer
                                                          monsoon roads
                                                          : Government
                                                          must heed the
                                                          experts,
                                                          engineers and
                                                          geologists
                                                          when
                                                          constructing
                                                          or widening
                                                          roads (kp
                                                          16/07/2024) Second
                                                        deadline nears
                                                        for
                                                        Butwal-Narayanghat
                                                        road widening,
                                                        but progress at
                                                        just 52 percent
                                                        : Contractor
                                                        claims tree
                                                        clearance
                                                        permission and
                                                        Covid pandemic
                                                        caused delays,
                                                      by Nabin Paudel
                                                      (kp 15/07/2024) Embrace
                                                        EVs, Cut On
                                                        Fossil Fuels,
                                                      by Ratan Bhandari
                                                      (rn 15/07/2024)
 Traffic
                                                        halted on
                                                        Chitlang-Chandragiri
                                                        road section
                                                        till August 4 (rep
                                                      14/07/2024)
 150,000
                                                        smart licenses
                                                        distributed in
                                                        two months,
                                                        clearing backlog
                                                        of 1.7 million
                                                        applicants to
                                                        take another two
                                                        years (rep
                                                      14/07/2024)
 Kaligandaki
                                                        Corridor remains
                                                        blocked for
                                                        three days
                                                      (kh 13/07/2024) Vehicular
                                                        movement along
                                                        Baglung section
                                                        of Mid-Hill
                                                        Highway comes to
                                                        a complete halt
                                                      (rep 13/07/2024) Karnali
                                                        Corridor blocked
                                                        by landslide
                                                      (rep 13/07/2024)
 Landslides
                                                        block Prithvi
                                                        Highway (kh
                                                      12/07/2024), Traffic on Prithvi
                                                        Highway resumes
                                                        after seven
                                                        hours (kh
                                                      12/07/2024)
 Naubise-Malekhu
                                                        road section to
                                                        remain closed at
                                                        night from 10 pm
                                                        to 3 am (kh
                                                      12/07/2024)
 Mid-Hill
                                                        highway
                                                        obstructed
                                                      (kh 11/07/2024) 14
                                                        injured in Bara
                                                        bus accident
                                                      (rep 11/07/2024)
 Bridge
                                                        construction in
                                                        limbo for 7
                                                        years, by
                                                      Liladhar Oli (rn
                                                      10/07/2024)
 Narayangadh-Butwal
                                                        road expansion
                                                        stalls amid
                                                        heavy rain
                                                      (kh 08/07/2024)
 Karnali
                                                        highway blocked
                                                        due to
                                                        landslides
                                                      (rn 07/07/2024), Landslides
                                                        and floods
                                                        disrupt 25
                                                        highways; 98
                                                        roads being
                                                        operated one-way
                                                      (kh 07/07/2024)
 Landslide
                                                        obstructs BP
                                                        Highway (kh
                                                      06/07/2024), Flood sweeps away
                                                        culvert, halting
                                                        transport along
                                                        Prithvi Highway
                                                      (kh
                                                      06/07/2024)
 Kathmandu-Tarai
                                                        expressway
                                                        achieves another
                                                        tunnel
                                                        breakthrough : A
                                                        1,612-metre
                                                        tunnel in
                                                        Bakaiya and
                                                        Gadhi rural
                                                        municipalities
                                                        of Makawanpur
                                                        achieved
                                                        breakthrough on
                                                        Thursday (kp
                                                      05/07/2024)
 Naubise-Nagdhunga
                                                        road section to
                                                        remain closed
                                                        tonight (kh
                                                      04/07/2024) Beni-Jomsom
                                                        road obstructed
                                                        due to landslide
                                                      (kh 04/07/2024)
 Only
                                                        52 percent of
                                                        work completed
                                                        on
                                                        Narayangadh-Butwal
                                                        Road Widening
                                                        Project (kh
                                                      03/07/2024)
 Seven
                                                        dead in Rolpa
                                                        jeep crash : The
                                                        injured are
                                                        being treated at
                                                        Rolpa District
                                                        Hospital, by
                                                      Kashiram Dangi (kp
                                                      02/07/2024) Budgets
                                                        allocated for 14
                                                        road tunnel
                                                        projects (ae
                                                      02/07/2024)
 People
                                                        in northwestern
                                                        edge of Nepal
                                                        wait for vital
                                                        bridge : Though
                                                        a road track
                                                        links Simkot,
                                                        the district
                                                        headquarters of
                                                        Humla, no bridge
                                                        over the Karnali
                                                        river means
                                                        continued
                                                        hardship for
                                                        hundreds of
                                                        people, by
                                                      Krishna Gautam (kp
                                                      30/06/2024)
 Landslides
                                                        obstruct Karnali
                                                        corridor (kh
                                                      28/06/2024)
 Section
                                                        of Prithvi
                                                        Highway washed
                                                        away by heavy
                                                        rainfall in
                                                        Pokhara-14
                                                      (rep 26/06/2024)
 Blacktopping
                                                        being done
                                                        Birtamod-Sanishchare
                                                        road section
                                                      (kh 24/06/2024)
 3,000
                                                        units of EVs
                                                        arrived in Nepal
                                                        in the second
                                                        last month of
                                                        the current FY
                                                      (rep 22/06/2024)
 Maldhunga-Beni
                                                        road to close
                                                        for 13 days
                                                      (kh 21/06/2024)
 Landslide
                                                        blocks
                                                        Beshisahar-Chame
                                                        roadway (kh
                                                      20/06/2024) Three
                                                        die as passenger
                                                        bus collides
                                                        with Indian
                                                        cargo truck in
                                                        Sarlahi, seven
                                                        injured
                                                        critically
                                                      (rep 20/06/2024)
 Cantilever
                                                        bridge into
                                                        operation after
                                                        repair, by
                                                      Gun Bahadur Roka
                                                      (rn 20/06/2024)
 Work
                                                        begins to
                                                        upgrade three
                                                        road sections in
                                                        Baglung : Local
                                                        farmers hope it
                                                        will be easier
                                                        to export their
                                                        produce to
                                                        nearby markets
                                                        once the project
                                                        is completed,
                                                      by Prakash Baral
                                                      (kp 19/06/2024) Landslides
                                                        block mid-hill
                                                        highway (rep
                                                      19/06/2024)
 Mixed
                                                          signals : Lack
                                                          of a clear
                                                          policy on
                                                          electric
                                                          vehicles will
                                                          do great harm
                                                          to Nepal’s
                                                          economy and
                                                          environment
                                                          (kp
                                                          19/06/2024) 21
                                                        injured, three
                                                        critically, in
                                                        bus-truck
                                                        collision in
                                                        Jhapa (rep
                                                      18/06/2024) Siddhababa
                                                        tunnel project
                                                        achieves 13%
                                                        physical
                                                        progress
                                                      (rep 18/06/2024)
 Motorable
                                                        bridges along
                                                        Diktel-Chakhewa
                                                        Bhanjyang road
                                                        section
                                                        constructed
                                                        before deadline
                                                      (rep 18/06/2024)
 Kaligandaki
                                                        corridor blocked
                                                        due to landslide
                                                      (rn 18/06/2024)
 Landslide
                                                        obstructs
                                                        Muglin-Malekhu
                                                        road section
                                                      (kh 17/06/2024)
 Tiplyang
                                                        section of
                                                        Beni-Jomsom-Korala
                                                        Road being
                                                        upgraded
                                                      (rep 16/06/2024)
 Closed
                                                        driving license
                                                        trial centers to
                                                        reopen from
                                                        today, by
                                                      Bhuwan Sharma (rep
                                                      14/06/2024) KMC
                                                          announces 'No
                                                          Vehicle Zone'
                                                          for ancient
                                                          areas
                                                          including New
                                                          Road and
                                                          Handigaon
                                                          (rep
                                                          14/06/2024)
                                                     Narayanghat-Mugling
                                                        road: Landslide
                                                        risks identified
                                                        in 25 areas
                                                      (rep 13/06/2024)
 14
                                                        mules stuck on
                                                        bridge after
                                                        iron rod breaks
                                                      (rep 09/06/2024),
                                                      11 out of 13 mules
                                                        stuck in
                                                        suspension
                                                        bridge rescued
                                                      (kh 09/06/2024), 12
                                                        of 14 mules
                                                        stuck on
                                                        footbridge after
                                                        cable snap
                                                        rescued alive :
                                                        Army, police,
                                                        locals had cut
                                                        wires and
                                                        dropped the
                                                        mules into the
                                                        river to rescue
                                                        them, by
                                                      Jyoti Katuwal (kp
                                                      10/06/2024), Local
                                authorities halt movement on Karnali
                                suspension bridge where 14 mules were
                                stuck (rep 12/06/2024)
 One
                                dead, eight injured in bus-pickup truck
                                collision in Kapilvastu (rep
                              11/06/2024)
 Sajha
                                Yatayat to operate electric microbuses,
                                invites tender for 25 microbuses
                              (rep 10/06/2024)
 Ambukhaireni-Muglin
                                road to be closed for four hours today
                              (kh 09/06/2024)
 Congress
                                backs Kathmandu mayor’s New Road
                                sidewalk expansion bid : Road office,
                                under the ministry led by UML, foiled
                                Balendra Shah’s plan to widen footpaths
                                in the business district (kp
                              07/06/2024) [It is
                                an essential part of modern urban
                                planning worldwide to reduce traffic
                                areas for cars in favour of pedestrians!] Kanti
                        Highway comes into full operation from today
                      (kh 03/06/2024) Army
                        illegally employed tourists for Fast Track
                        project : The Army employed South Koreans,
                        including senior geologists and slope
                        stabilization specialists, who received monthly
                        wages while on tourist visas. The report
                        detailed payments of $29,663, $23,615, and
                        $22,836 in different phases, by Pratik
                      Ghimire (ae 03/06/2024)
 One
                        killed, seven injured in jeep accident in Gulmi
                      (rep 03/06/2024)
 DoR
                        blacktops street amid tussle with Kathmandu
                        Metropolitan City, by Chirayu Shakya (kh
                      03/06/2024), Kathmandu
                        Road Division Office starts blacktopping road
                        demolished by KMC in New Road (With Photos)
                      (rep 03/06/2024), Tension
                        erupts as KMC police confront road department
                        workers in New Road area (rep 03/06/2024), How
                        the hostility between Road Division and KMC came
                        to a head in New Road : Metropolis officials
                        said that they are determined to expand the
                        sidewalks in New Road areas (kp 04/06/2024)
 When
                        will the closed trial centers reopen? Technical
                        team formed by Transport Ministry to inspect
                        trial centers submits report, by Bhuwan
                      Sharma (rep 03/06/2024)
 Landslide
                        obstructs Damauli-Dumre road section (kh
                      02/06/2024) Rs.
                        1.5 billion budget allocated for
                        Mirchaiya-Katari-Ghurmi road, by Bhakti
                      Bilas Pokharel (rn 02/06/2024)
 Outer
                        Ring Road Project in Kathmandu receives zero
                        budget allocation (kh 01/06/2024)
 ‘Irrational’:
                        Experts decry decision to deploy traffic rule
                        violators as rule keepers : Over 1,300 rule
                        violators are deployed for traffic management on
                        Wednesday (kp 31/05/2024) Road
                        Division directs KMC to reconstruct demolished
                        roads at New Road within two days (kh
                      30/05/2024), Kathmandu
                        Road Division Office summons KMC mayor Balen to
                        appear within three days, by Bhuwan Sharma
                      (rep 02/06/2024)
 Highway
                        subsidence obstructs two-way traffic in
                        East-West Highway (kh 28/05/2024)
 Chinese
                        side to blame for delay in Kalanki-Bashundhara
                        road expansion: Department of Roads (rep
                      27/05/2024)
 Road
                        construction slows: 28 km new roads constructed
                        in FY 2080/81 (kh 26/05/2024)
 Landslide
                        in Narayanghat-Mugling road section kills one
                      (kh 26/05/2024)
 12
                        injured in road accident in Mugu ( rep
                      23/05/2024) Nepalgunj-Gulariya
                        road section: 65 percent of work completed
                      (rep 23/05/2024)
 Jomsom-Kagbeni
                        road being blacktopped (kh 22/05/2024)
 Dhulikel-Kawa
                        road under Araniko Highway remains closed for
                        four hours today and tomorrow for expansion
                      (rep 21/05/2024)
 Surkhet
                        minibus accident: Two killed, 19 injured
                      (rep 20/05/2024)
 Ghumti-Ranitari
                        road closed for 16 days for upgrades (kh
                      19/05/2024)
 Prithvi
                        Highway Expansion: Deadline extended by five
                        months on eastern  section from Jamun to
                        Ambukhaireni (rep 18/05/2024)
 Kathmandu-Tarai-Madhesh
                        achieved tunnel breakthrough (nlt
                      17/05/2024)
 10
                        passengers injured in Dang bus mishap (kh
                      17/05/2024)
 Two
                        dead, 13 injured in Palpa jeep accident (rep
                      16/05/2024)
 Nepal’s
                        road safety measures in focus, by Pralhad
                      Gairapipli (ae 15/05/2024)
 14
                        injured in vehicle accident at Dolakha, nine in
                        critical condition (kh 15/05/2024)
 Manage
                        Driving Licence System Well, by Uttam
                      Maharjan (rn 14/05/2024)
 Govt
                        spends Rs 500 million before the commencement of
                        outer ring road project, by Hari Prasad
                      Sharma (rep 12/05/2024)
 2.2
                        km road waiting blacktopping for over 22 months
                        in Kaski (rep 11/05/2024)
 Baglung-Beni
                        road section closed for road widening works
                      (kh 10/05/2024)
 Bridge
                        construction along Narayangadh-Muglin road
                        section in full swing (kh 09/05/2024)
 Kathmandu-Tarai
                        Expressway 33.20 percent completed (nlt
                      07/05/2024)
 18
                        injured in bus accident in Morang (rep
                      07/05/2024)
 Landslide
                        obstructs Kanti Highway (kh 03/05/2024)
 Narayangadh-Butwal
                        road sees sluggish progress (kh 01/05/2024)
 Attend
                        To Road Accident Victims, by Uttam Maharjan
                      (rn 30/04/2024) 21
                        people injured in Kagbeni bus accident (rn
                      30/04/2024)
 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)
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