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A passenger rescued unconscious after Karnali river microbus plunge
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (210+ words) Police have rescued a passenger found unconscious on a cliff after a passenger microbus fell around 400 metres from the Karnali Highway into the Karnali river in Dailekh district on Thursday. The Force microbus (Karnali Province 02-001 Kha 10055), travelling from Birendranagar, Surkhet,…...
Public transport registration freeze exposes federal-provincial standoff
2+ week, 6+ day ago (742+ words) A federal government directive suspending the registration of new public transport vehicles across Nepal has triggered criticism from transport operators and exposed growing tensions between federal and provincial authorities. Transport offices under Bagmati Province's Ministry of Labour, Employment and Transport…...
Incomplete bridges, washed-away diversions disrupt travel in eastern hills
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (647+ words) Travellers and transport operators are facing growing difficulties on major road links connecting Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung as incomplete bridges and repeatedly damaged diversions continue to disrupt movement. Several bridge projects along the Mechi Highway, the Mid-Hill Highway and the…...
Chitlang-Thakkot road to close for two weeks from Sunday
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (240+ words) Vehicular movement along the Chitlang-Thankot road, a short route connecting Hetauda and Kathmandu, will be suspended from Sunday. Traffic along the Chitlang-Thankot route, officially known as the Ganesh Man Singh Marga, will be closed for 14 days from May 31 to June…...
Soaring fuel prices drive motorists to adopt EVs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) When the conflict in West Asia began, Anil Neupane didn't think it would reach into his wallet in Kathmandu. But the Dolakha native, who commutes from Shankhamul to a driving center where he works in Radheradhe, Bhaktapur, now spends nearly…...
Repeated BP Highway closures make Pushpalal only viable option
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (666+ words) With even light rainfall repeatedly blocking the BP Highway over the past one month, authorities and commuters are increasingly relying on the Pushpalal Mid-Hill Highway as a vital alternative route linking eastern Nepal to the national capital. An eight-kilometre stretch…...
Draft guidelines propose tech overhaul of public transport
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (489+ words) The Department of Transport Management (Do TM) has prepared a draft guideline aimed at making public transport safer, more organised and passenger-friendly through the use of modern technology. The "guidelines on making public transport technology-equipped, healthy, safe, dignified and passenger-friendly,…...
Editorial | The push for small-scale projects undercuts federalism
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (607+ words) The Kathmandu Post The push for small-scale projects undercuts federalism A new government, with a vision to bring about good governance, may have been established in Nepal, but the troubling pattern of lawmakers requesting small-scale schemes for their constituencies in…...
Ride-Hailing riders demand uniform fare as price gaps trigger tensions
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (988+ words) Riders working in different ride-hailing service companies have demanded uniformity in fares, saying disparities in charges have heightened risks as customers increasingly vent their ire at them, knowingly or unknowingly. Following the rise in fuel prices triggered by the ongoing…...
Cimex Inc. wins three awards
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) The Kathmandu Post Cimex Inc. wins three awards Cimex Inc. Pvt. Ltd. , the authorised distributor for BYD Products in Nepal, has bagged three prestigious awards at the BYD APAC 2025 Conference in China. The company received the "Brand Pinnacle Award-APAC 2025, "Elite…...