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BP Highway may remain closed for at least a week

KATHMANDU: The BP Highway, the shortest road link to Kathmandu for several districts in eastern Nepal, could remain shut for at least a week as floods on October 3 and 4 swept away diversions built at different locations last year.…
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Vehicle movement halted in and out of Kathmandu for three days

KATHMANDU: The government has stopped all vehicles from entering and leaving Kathmandu for the next three days. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said the decision was taken because of heavy and continuous rainfall. The highways in and…
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EV prices set to fall as sodium-ion batteries near mass production

KATHMANDU: The price of electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to see a sharp decline within the next two to three years as costly lithium-ion batteries are set to be replaced by sodium-ion batteries. Experts, speaking at the ‘Sodium-Ion Battery Industry…