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Sunkoshi Marin contract cancellation defers Madhesh irrigation dream

Kathmandu, Nov. 1 -- The Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project's contract for constructing a dam and powerhouse has been cancelled just days before the financial proposals of shortlisted compa... Read More


Nepal plans temporary bridges to reopen flood-hit Rasuwagadhi border crossing

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- The Rasuwagadhi border crossing with China has been cut off since floods on August 26, with no clear timeline for reopening. More than two months on, the road to the crossing rem... Read More


Nepal plans first feasibility study for Himalayan tourism highway

Kathmandu, Oct. 27 -- Nepal is set to conduct its first feasibility study for a proposed Himalayan tourism highway, with technical teams expected to begin fieldwork within days. Nepal Infrastructure ... Read More


Roads around Kirtipur cricket ground to be blacktopped within three months

Kathmandu, Oct. 27 -- Roads leading to the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur will be blacktopped within three months, with the Kathmandu Road Division inviting bids for the... Read More


Dust, bottlenecks slow Dashain traffic on BP Highway

Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- Thousands of people returning to Kathmandu after Dashain holidays are facing dusty roads and long traffic jams on the BP Highway, where sections damaged by floods two years ago r... Read More


Dashain travel rush builds, with traffic jams on some routes

Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- As Dashain approaches, more people are leaving Kathmandu Valley to celebrate the festival at home, adding to traffic congestion at key departure points and along highways leading... Read More


Prithvi Highway's Galaudi section to close overnight for repairs to damaged section

Kathmandu, Oct. 12 -- Traffic on the Galaudi section of the Prithvi Highway will be suspended overnight at Galaudi in ward 5 of Gajuri Rural Municipality of Dhading district to allow repairs to a subs... Read More


Bailey bridge restores road link between Rasuwa and Nuwakot after six weeks

Kathmandu, Oct. 11 -- Rasuwa and Nuwakot have regained a direct road connection after six weeks, with vehicles beginning to cross a newly installed Bailey bridge over the Phalakhu river on Sunday. Th... Read More


Bus ticket bookings open ahead of festival rush

Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- Advance bookings for bus tickets for Dashain opened on Friday, drawing crowds of passengers to ticket counters at Gongabu's New Bus Park and other major departure points in Kathma... Read More


Flood-hit districts remain cut off from national road network

Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- Several districts that lost road connections after floods swept away roads and bridges following continuous rainfall on September 24 and 25 remain cut off from Nepal's national ro... Read More