KATHMANDU: Commercial banks in Nepal will now be allowed to issue prepaid cards for road toll payments, following a recent amendment by the Nepal Rastra Bank. The central bank has updated its Unified Payment System Directive, 2081, introducing a new…

KATHMANDU: The Dhulikhel-Khawaa road section of the Araniko Highway will remain closed during night hours for two weeks due to road upgrading and blacktopping work. The Road Division Office Bhaktapur issued a notice stating that traffic restrictions will be implemented…

KATHMANDU: For the first time, a road in Mugu district is set to be black-topped. The Talcha-Gamgadhi section under the Nagma-Gamgadhi-Lakcha Lagna Road Project will soon enter the tender phase. The Karnali Province Planning Commission has approved a multi-year contract…

KATHMANDU: Private investment in EV charging infrastructure has significantly improved long-distance electric mobility in Nepal. Traveling from Kathmandu to the eastern Terai or towards western Nepal is now far more practical in an EV than it was two years ago.…

KATHMANDU: India has announced plans to build a new expressway connecting Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar, Jharkhand, with the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The proposed corridor aims to significantly reduce travel time between the two major religious sites. The…