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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