Dhunibesi taxes scrap despite constitutional ban

Kathmandu, Sept. 25 -- The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has not collected tax on scrap materials such as iron, plastic, glass, animal skins and bones for the past two fiscal years. The move was intende... Read More

Expressway deadline extended for third time as project nears a decade with half the work unfinished

Kathmandu, Sept. 23 -- Tarai/Madhesh Expressway been completed within its original schedule, Kathmandu would have had a direct alternative route to the plains when floods and landslides disrupted its ... Read More

Mud and steep cliffs hamper efforts to reopen flood-hit roads

Kathmandu, Sept. 19 -- Mud, unstable ground and steep cliffs are hampering efforts to reopen the Dhunge-Betrawati road, a key route linking the flood-hit areas with the rest of the country. The road ... Read More

Flood damage leaves Rasuwagadhi road facing long repairs

Kathmandu, Sept. 13 -- The government has stepped up efforts to reopen the Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road, with the Department of Roads aiming to establish a temporary track to the Chinese border point befo... Read More

Decade-old alternative to a vital Prithvi Highway link remains on paper

Kathmandu, Sept. 12 -- The worsening risk of landslides and road collapse at Krishnabhir on the Prithvi Highway has renewed interest in a parallel road proposed nearly a decade ago as a safer alternat... Read More

Nepal invites international bids for Narayangadh-Hetauda upgrade

Kathmandu, Sept. 10 -- Nepal government has invited international bids to upgrade the 70-km Narayangadh-Hetauda road, a major highway linking central Nepal's industrial hub with the country's main eas... Read More

Tunnels and bridges emerge as options to bypass treacherous Krishnabhir

Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- The Department of Roads is considering several alternatives to the Krishnabhir section of the Prithvi Highway after the road collapsed on August 30 as rising water levels in the ... Read More

Reporter's Diary: I went back to Rasuwa. The river had changed everything

Nepal, Sept. 6 -- When news came on July 8, 2025, that a flood had swept down the Lhende Khola above the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, 11 people had been killed, and 19 were missing. The Syafrubesi-Tim... Read More

They escaped the 2015 earthquake. They couldn't escape the Bhotekoshi flood

Uttargaya (rasuwa), Sept. 3 -- Kaman Singh Tamang of Satbise in Uttargaya Rural Municipality, Rasuwa, survived the 2015 earthquake that destroyed his house. After the calamity, he and other residents ... Read More

Prithvi Highway blocked after road collapses near Nagdhunga

Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- The Prithvi Highway was blocked on Wednesday after a section of the road collapsed at Pataleban, about 700 metres beyond the Nagdhunga checkpoint, authorities said. The damaged ... Read More

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