The one-kilometre stretch will be widened into an eight-lane road with service lanes, with construction expected to begin before Dashain if the tender process stays on track.

Officials are unable to provide a definitive timeline for completion of the Rs5.67 billion project. Parliament continues to operate from improvised chambers.

Authorities position 155 machines along vulnerable highways as monsoon landslides repeatedly disrupt traffic across the country.

The government aims to recover more than Rs100 billion from long-pending tax arrears to help meet its Rs1.405 trillion revenue target for the next fiscal year through a tax settlement scheme.

The revised law introduces tougher penalties for misuse of public funds and replaces the lowest-bid system with an average bid method

A new digital licensing system is set to launch in mid-July, while over 300,000 licences nearing expiry will be issued only after renewal.

Army begins feasibility study as government explores restarting the defunct state-owned factory after 26 years.

Officials split the disputed 6.5km stretch into separate contract packages and revise the project design to construct two bridges between Farsidol and Dukuchhap.

Vehicles are currently running through diversions, with authorities continuing slope protection and embankment on new track.

Nepal’s first tunnelway is expected to open by mid-July after years of delays, introducing electronic toll collection and cutting travel time.

Draft traffic law with fines from Rs500 to Rs100,000 for pedestrians and motorists sparks criticism over weak infrastructure and disproportionate penalties.

China-funded Rs11 billion project remains stuck despite design nearing completion, with contractor selection expected before the monsoon.

Hundreds of electricity poles remain along construction corridors and continue to hinder major highway projects nationwide.

The decision applies only to vehicles for which letters of credit were opened by May 23 and have already entered the country, officials say.

Work is set to start on underpasses at Satdobato and Ekantakuna next fiscal year, but most of Nepal’s planned tunnel roads are still awaiting feasibility studies.