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Over 300,000 driving licenses skipped due to short validity period

KATHMANDU: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is preparing to stop printing more than 311,000 driving licenses that have less than one year of validity remaining. The licenses are part of the department’s backlog of around 2.9 million unprinted licenses.…
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Bagmati Province doubles driving license fees from next fiscal year

KATHMANDU: The Bagmati Province Government has doubled all fees related to driving licenses. The new charges will come into effect from the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27. The provincial government introduced the revised fees through the ‘Economic Bill 2083 (2026)’ to…
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Nepal proposes stricter driving license rules, 3 key changes planned

KATHMANDU: The government is preparing to tighten rules for obtaining a driving license in Nepal through a new transport law that will replace the 33-year-old Vehicle and Transport Management Act, 2049. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has drafted…