Kathmandu, May 21 -- Uber, one of the world's largest ride-sharing platforms, has launched services in Nepal, beginning operations in the Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday.

Users can now select both bike and car ride options through the Uber app.

"The service has informally gone live from today, while the official launch will take place on June 1," said Ashok Dhamala of Book Cab Now, which describes itself as Uber's third-party vendor partner in Nepal. "Around 1,000 drivers across Nepal have already joined the Uber platform."

Uber began informing users about its expansion into Nepal via emails that read: "Hello Nepal, your Uber has arrived!"

Users downloading the Uber app and opening accounts from Nepal have been receiving official emails...