KATHMANDU: The digitization of vehicle records in the Kathmandu Valley is currently underway. The Transport Management Offices in Gurjudhara (motorcycles) and Ekantakuna (light and heavy vehicles) are converting paper-based vehicle files into digital format. So far, 130,000 files—80,000 from Gurjudhara…

KATHMANDU: Traffic movement has resumed along the Syaphrubesi–Timure section of the Syaphrubesi–Rasuwagadhi road—the only road linking Nepal’s main customs point with China. The section, which was washed away by floods on July 8 and July 29, has been repaired. Local…

KATHMANDU: Vehicle imports from China have nearly come to a halt due to obstructions in roads to the country’s two main trade routes—Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani. Rasuwagadhi, the largest entry point for electric vehicle (EV) imports from China, has remained closed…

KATHMANDU: The government has issued a special directive to remove legal hurdles for the operation and management of the Nagdhunga–Naubise tunnel. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers published  the “barriers removal order” in the Nepal Gazette…

KATHMANDU: The Tatopani border, Nepal’s second-largest trade gateway with China, reopened on Thursday after being shut for 19 days due to a landslide. A landslide at Ikhu in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-2 of Sindhupalchok had blocked the Kodari Highway, the only…