The overpass, designed to be 540 metres long, remains incomplete amid disputes between the contractor and authorities.

The fees differ for Nepali citizens, nationals from SAARC and other countries as well as for commercial activities.

The project, which began in February 2022, has faced significant delays due to technical issues and the monsoon season.

Two million travellers expected to leave Kathmandu Valley.

Mahat had presented the government’s budget worth Rs1.75 trillion for the fiscal 2023-24. He has now reduced its size by over Rs200 billion through a mid-term review.

Patihani, located in Bharatpur-13 of Chitwan, is gaining prominence as an enticing tourist spot in the district. With their latest tourist attraction, a jeep safari, Patihani is looking to cement its position.

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said “I’m impatient to hand over power” to a new government after completing the due constitutional process.

An adult male one-horned rhino was found dead on the bank of Rapti River near Meghauli in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Saturday.

With several heavyweight candidates running in the federal elections from Chitwan, the security agencies have heightened security in the district.

Voters of remote Shyamrang settlement in Chitwan’s Rapti Municipality-13 say they want to see development in their area and their living standard improved after the elections.

Investors are expected to pour large amounts of money into hotels and resorts in Chitwan as the hospitality sector has been developing at a rapid pace. Preferred sites for the construction of hotels and resorts are river banks on the edge of Chitwan National Park as this allows sightseers to view wildlife across the water.

Two months before the federal and provincial parliamentary elections, major leaders of the CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress are in Chitwan to attend their party programmes.

Buddha Air has announced it will resume flights between tourist hotspots Bharatpur and Pokhara from September 15 after a gap of three years.

The Nepali film Dui Rupaiyan, which features this summer’s runaway hit song Kutu Ma Kutu, is releasing this weekend.

The landslide survivors living in rural parts of Rapti Municipality in Chitwan have complained that the government has not sent any help or relief even a month after the disaster.