While district administrators defend their decision, public health experts say fewer public vehicles will cause more crowding in such vehicles and fuel infections.

Both district offices say issuance of citizenship cards, birth certificates, national IDs stopped until further notice.

It said issuance of citizenship cards, birth certificates and national IDs stopped until further notice.

Kathmandu metropolis has tasked Ncell with developing a ‘park’ on the ground spread over 0.45 hectares from Dairy Development Corporation to Shanti Vidyagriha Secondary School.

Campaigners say the Koteshwar-Kalanki stretch has many flaws and they should not be repeated in Kalanki-Maharajgunj section.

Metropolis spokesperson Ishwor Man Dangol says Kathmandu plans to ban roadside parking at New Road and build a multi-storey parking facility.

Thamel and Durbarmarg to be under special surveillance with checkpoints set up at 12 different places manned by 150 traffic police personnel.

Printing had been disrupted since August due to technical glitches and the pandemic.

They say the design faults witnessed in the Kalanki-Koteshwar section should be avoided in the Kalanki-Maharajgunj section.

But the City has yet to develop guidelines for the preservation of the 17th century pond. Heritage activists fear the City may develop the pond into a commercial project.

Nepali officials have yet to clear the ground for starting the work. Land dispute in Maharajgunj area remains unresolved.

While passengers complain of delays, bus drivers say they have no place to rest or use toilet and even drink water in the lack of a bus park.

Metropolitan Traffic Police Division says more than 400 bus operators have been fined in one month. Consumer rights activists unconvinced sporadic crackdowns will solve the problem.

Experts say upgrading road infrastructure and making public transport reliable may provide a long-term solution.

Educationists decry the decision while ward chair and school management promise not to allow parking again.

The machines were bought in 2019. Planners and environmentalists say Kathmandu Metropolitan City should not be shirking its basic responsibility under lame excuses.

Kathmandu CDO cites law and order problem. Experts suggest authorities should instead close liquor shops and bars early and prohibit use of loudspeakers at night.

Its derelict condition shows how city authorities have failed to pay attention to the prime property.

Authorities claim roadside vendors were involved in illegal activities and blocking the road. Meanwhile, vendors who live hand-to-mouth fear for their livelihoods.

Rs 18 is the minimum fare and Rs35 maximum in Kathmandu Valley as per the new rates approved by the provincial government.