Kathmandu, June 23 -- The Department of Transport Management has decided to allow registration of new public vehicles that were already brought into Nepal before its earlier directive halting such registrations.

The department has written to ministries under all seven provinces and local levels, instructing them to proceed with registration for eligible vehicles.

In a letter issued by Director Maniram Bhusal, importers who had already opened letters of credit (LCs) by May 23 and had initiated the process of bringing in public transport vehicles have been asked to submit the required documents to move forward with registration.

The department clarified that only vehicles for which LCs were opened within the specified deadline and had al...