Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- The government has announced that all registered vehicles must carry embossed number plates from September 17, reviving a long-delayed plan first introduced in 2021.

Officials say that the system will digitise records, help improve traffic security, and align Nepal with global standards. But the decision has reignited public resistance over high costs, the use of English script instead of Devanagari, and inadequate technical preparedness.

The decision to enforce the embossed number plates was taken as per the decision of a thematic committee meeting held under the chairmanship of the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Devendra Dahal on August 5.

The meeting attended by ministers and secretarie...