Operation is expected within three months after staff training as the project nears completion.

The alternative route connects Khurkot to Manthali in Ramechhap, then to Tamakoshi and Charikot in Dolakha, before linking with the Araniko Highway at Khadichaur in Sindhupalchok and finally reaching Kathmandu.

New rules call for GPS tracking, AI-based monitoring, panic buttons and digital chit to improve safety, accountability and passenger experience.

Security Printing Centre ramps up production as 2.9 million pending licences are processed in two phases under agreement with Department of Transport Management.

Contractors warn of delays as Iran war hits supply and monsoon nears.

Despite policy push to prioritise large infrastructure, lawmakers submit hundreds of low-budget plans, raising concerns over duplication and federal overreach.

With 98 percent of work done, authorities expect full operations within three months as staffing, safety systems and toll infrastructure are finalised.

Proposal to shift toll plaza to Pharsidol awaits Cabinet decision as construction reaches 46.88 percent, Mahadevtar tunnel breakthrough targeted by mid-July.

Authorities aim to clear 2.9 million pending licences by mid-July.

Study panel formed as prolonged litigation stalls development projects and delays contract awards.

Passenger fares to rise by 16.71 percent, with cargo rates increasing by 21.68 percent on hilly routes and 15.75 percent in the Terai under the automatic pricing system.

Government aims to print and deliver millions of licences by mid-July, but delays and system issues continue to slow progress.

Retaining walls will be built at 10 critical sections. Imports and exports through the border point will remain closed.

Project officials say trial operations will begin by early May.

Sunil Lamsal, newly appointed minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban Development, faces the daunting task of addressing a host of long-standing irregularities.