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Mayor launches peaceful protest demanding bamboo promotion policy

Kathmandu/khotang, July 28 -- Tirtha Raj Bhattarai, mayor of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality in Khotang district, is widely known as the 'Bamboo Mayor.' Whenever he visits government offices ... Read More


BP Highway reconstruction set to begin

Kathmandu, July 24 -- Contracts have been awarded to rebuild a 25-kilometre stretch of the BP Highway from Bhakundebesi to Nepalthok that was damaged by floods in September 2024. The section will be u... Read More


One-way traffic resumes on flood-hit Rasuwagadhi road after 13 days

Kathmandu, July 21 -- Authorities have resumed one-way traffic for light vehicles along the Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road, 13 days after flooding from the Bhotekoshi River severely damaged the route co... Read More


Timure remains out of road connection

Rasuwa, July 13 -- Following a massive flood on the Bhotekoshi river on Tuesday, the remote border town of Timure in Rasuwa district remains completely inaccessible by road, with vital trade and trans... Read More


In the flood's wake, Rasuwagadhi left in ruins, China trade route cut off

Timure (rasuwa), July 11 -- year-old Lhakpa Tsho Ghale still remembers the devastating 2015 earthquake. She used to run a small hotel in Rasuwagadhi back then and witnessed the tragedy unfold before h... Read More


Day after the flood, rescue, relief in full swing

Rasuwa, July 10 -- In the wake of devastating floods that wreaked havoc in Rasuwa, the entire security mechanism has been mobilised for rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit areas. According ... Read More


Survey of Kalanki-Basundhara Ring Road section completed

Kathmandu, July 7 -- A Chinese technical team has completed a detailed survey of the 8.2-kilometre section of the Ring Road from Kalanki to Basundhara, marking an important step forward in the long-de... Read More


Half of contract period passed, but Sunkoshi-Marin dam construction is just 7 percent complete

Khurkot (sindhuli), June 26 -- Despite high priority status of the Sunkoshi-Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project-the much-anticipated national pride project and a key to transforming agriculture in Ta... Read More


Delays, budget shortfalls plague Sindhuli-Hetauda section of Madan Bhandari Highway

Sindhuli, June 13 -- Seven years into construction, progress on the Madan Bhandari Highway, a national pride project, remains slow, with only 51 percent of the work completed so far. Around 1.5 kilome... Read More


Piplamod section of Nagdhunga-Naubise road to partially close for 15 days

Kathmandu, May 21 -- The Piplamod section of the Nagdhunga-Naubise road will remain closed from 10.30 am to 3 pm for 15 days starting Saturday, as road construction and improvement work resumes. Acco... Read More