Chitwan, Nov. 10 -- Traffic resumed in both directions along the Malekhu-Muglin section of the Prithvi Highway on Tuesday morning after a landslide at Ghoptebhir was cleared.

The Chitwan District Police Office said the road reopened at 7:45am, allowing vehicles held up by the landslide to resume their journeys.

A fresh landslide at Ghoptebhir in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-4 blocked traffic in both directions late on Monday night, disrupting travel to and from Kathmandu.

The same stretch had been blocked earlier on Monday after a landslide struck before dawn. Traffic resumed at around 2pm after debris was cleared.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandra Bhushan Yadav, spokesperson for the Chitwan District Police Office, said the ...