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Press evaluation:
Background:

Five killed in car accident (rep 17/05/2012)

Performance of bridge project exceeds recent records, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 17/05/2012)

Private firm to develop Kathmandu-Hetauda tunnel highway under BOOT (rep 15/05/2012), MoU signed to build
Ktm-Hetauda Tunnel road
(kp 15/05/2012)

Parbat villagers unite to construct rural road, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 14/05/2012)

Track opening of Mid-Hill highway ‘at last stage’ in eastern region, by Labadev Dhungana (kp 13/05/2012)

Govt updating road masterplan, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 10/05/2012)

Ktm-Pokhara tourist bus now operates twice a day, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 08/05/2012)

One for the road: The government’s demolition drive proves that unhealthy acts cannot bring healthy results, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 06/05/2012)

Another tragedy in Kaski; 11 killed in jeep mishap (nn 06/05/2012)

Walking beats other modes of transport in Kathmandu Valley (ht 06/05/2012)

Two killed, 29 hurt in bus accident (ht 06/05/2012)

Bus overturns trying to avoid collision with motorcycle, 2 killed, 25 injured (nn 01/05/2012)

Immediate action plan answer to traffic jam, by Ashish Gajurel (kp 30/04/2012)

Four dead as bus carrying wedding procession overturns in Doti (nn 27/04/2012)

1 killed, 13 injured in Palpa jeep mishap (nn 27/04/2012)

Additional Rs 300m sought for Ktm-Tarai fast track, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 24/04/2012)

IB mulls raising accident coverage amount to Rs 500,000 (rep 24/04/2012)

Road widening initiative set to continue: Separate authority to be at helm (ht 23/04/2012)

Highway dispute mediation service to lift enforced highway closures (nn 23/04/2012)

Two dozen hurt in Sindhupalchowk bus mishap (nn 22/04/2012)

Biratnagar-Dharan six-lane road project hits snag (ht 22/04/2012)

Call to expedite work on Tarai road project (kp 9/04/2012)

Road traffic management: For efficiency and safety, by Ashish Gajurel (ht 18/04/2012)

3 die, over 40 injured in Nuwakot, Makwanpur road mishaps (nn 18/04/2012), Four killed, 52 hurt in two accidents (ht 19/04/2012)

Flyover madness: The tragedy in Nepal is that road planners have assumed the role of city planners, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 15/04/2012)

Digital road map in offing, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 14/04/2012)

Blacktopping but no bridges on Jajarkot road, by Janak KC (rep 10/04/2012)

Anti-drunken driving campaign reduces road accidents, deaths (nn 08/04/2012)

Collateral damage: Road expansion pitfalls (rep 08/04/2012), Demolition campaign in Maitidevi, Jawalakhel: Illegal structures bulldozed, roads expanded (kp 08/04/2012)

4-wheel terror in no-vehicle zone: Despite ban vehicles enter Basantapur freely (kp 08/04/2012)

Six die in Rupandehi road collision (nn 07/04/2012)

Four killed, 16 injured in road accidents (ht 07/04/2012)

Mega rally on April 6 to press for cycle lanes (kp 01/04/2012)

Band-aid solutions: Large projects, like that of building overpasses around Kathmandu, require a public consultation and debate first, by Sagar Onta (kp 01/04/2012)

KMC to build underground parking with ADB's support, by Arjun Poudel (rep 31/03/2012)

Three dozen Lazimpat families face displacement , by Om Astha Rai (rep 30/03/2012)

Seven die in Salyan jeep accident (nn 30/03/2012), Seven pilgrims die in jeep accident, by Gajendra Bohara (rep 31/03/2012)

7 killed, 14 hurt in Bajhang accident (kp 27/03/2012), Locals set DAO on fire after 6 killed in accident (rep 27/03/2012)

Night bus service in capital from Nepali New Year, by Arjun Poudel (rep 26/03/2012), Metro dreams (rep 28/03/2012)

Two die, 15 hurt in Bara bus mishap (nn 25/03/2012)

Against the spirit: The government should implement a more relaxed and liberal drunken driving policy as is widely applied in democratic countries, by Arjun Bhandari (rep 24/03/2012)

KTM-Tarai fast track: Govt forms panel to expedite construction, by amesh Shrestha (kp 24/03/2012)

PM Bhattarai directs officials to accelerate road expansion, reconstruction works in Ktm Valley (nn 21/03/2012)

Ktm Valley road expansion drive: So far, so good, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 20/03/2012), Lake city follows suit, by Ishwori Neupane (kp 20/03/2012)

Compensate owners of demolished homes: Politicians (rep 19/03/2012) [But you are not talking about illegal constructions???]

DoR finalises four-lane flyover for New Baneshwor junction (kp 19/03/2012), Construction of Baneshwor flyover within this year, by Om Astha Rai (rep 22/03/2012)

No brakes in demolition drive: Illegal structures demolished in Balaju,Gairidhara stretches (ht 18/03/2012)

Drink driving continues unabated, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 15/03/2012)

Increasing road accidents call for durable safety measures, by Ashish Gajurel (kp 14/03/2012)

Traffic suffers as many vehicles take refuge on road, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 12/03/2012)

NC leaders held for obstructing demolition, by Om Astha Rai (rep 11/03/2012), Road expansion continues, 2 leaders held for protests (kp 11/03/2012)

BOOT Act, PAC directive confusing government (kp 11/03/2012)

Road to discontent: The road expansion drive, although well-intentioned, appears short-sighted, unplanned and haphazard, by Sagar Onta (kp 09/03/2012)

Three die in separate road mishaps (nn 07/03/2012), Five die in two separate road accidents (rep 08/03/2012)

No drink-driving in holi: Police, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 07/03/2012)

Flyover, subway designs to be finalised this week (kp 07/03/2012)

8 die in 3 separate accidents (rep 07/03/2012), 11 killed, 49 injured in road accidents (kp 07/03/2012), 10 killed in traffic accidents (ht 07/03/2012)

Only 5 km road in 30 yrs (kp 07/03/2012)

Four killed, over 45 injured in separate accidents (nn 03/02/2012)

Road expansion may conclude in 2 months: Prime Minister Bhattarai himself playing lead role in managing budget (kp 04/03/2012), Demolition drive in full throttle in Chabahil area (ht 04/03/2012)

Crash course: Road accidents in Nepal, by Charina Cabrido (rep 03/03/2012)

30 injured in Chitwan bus mishap (nn 02/03/2012)

Three die in road mishap, by Suresh Yadav (rep 01/03/2012)

Four including bride die in tractor accident, by Rudra Khadka and Nirmal Ghimire (rep 26/02/2012), 4 dead, 29 hurt in tractor accident (kp 26/02/2012)

Traffic cops forced to apologize for enforcing rules, by Gajendra Bohara (rep 25/02/2012), ‘Humiliated’ by UML cadres, Dang traffic cops say will resign, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 25/02/2012)

Commuting blues, by Hemant Arjyal (rep 25/02/2012)

Road accidents kill 215 (ht 25/02/2012)

Hetauda only 4 hours from Kathmandu now (kp 24/02/2012)

Feasibility studies to be conducted for three tunnels (kp 24/02/2012)

Traffic police fines 365 jaywalkers, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 24/02/2012), So far so good (rep 25/02/2012), 856 fined for jaywalking on second day: Use overhead bridges to cross the road, reiterate cops (ht 25/02/2012)

22 hurt after bus carrying wedding procession turns turtle (nn 24/02/2012)

Three killed in Dang bus accident (nn 23/02/2012)

Three killed, eight injured in Bhojpur truck mishap (nn 22/02/2012)

With drink-driving a no-no, restaurants drop clients home, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 21/02/2012)

Road expansion in Kathmandu: Class war, by Murari Sharma (rep 21/02/2012)

Road should be treated as a shared space, by Ashish Gajurel (kp 20/02/2012)

Three die, 18 hurt in Pyuthan jeep mishap (nn 20/02/2012), Five die in jeep accident (rep 21/02/2012), 4 killed, 19 injured in accident, by Giru Bhandari (kp 21/02/2012)

Panel to inspect fast track to Tarai: Govt told to report in 5 days (ht 17/02/2012)

2 die, 18 injured in bus accident, by Kamal Thapa (rep 14/02/2012)

KTM-tarai fast track project: PAC directs line ministries to furnish expense details (kp 13/02/2012)

5 killed in road accident, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 12/02/2012), 5 killed in Kulekhani jeep plunge, by Pratap Bista (kp 13/02/2012)

Traffic cops seek greater authority: To issue driving licence, scrap it for drunk driving (ht 10/02/2012)

Govt sitting on suggestion to shorten Mid-Hill Highway, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 09/02/2012)

Demolition drive: Reconstructing roads immediately will soothe simmering discontent (kp 07/02/2012), Road-widening and traffic management: The urban necessities, by Ashish Gajurel (ht 07/02/2012), Drive widens Valley roads by 17.83 km (ht 08/02/2012)

KTM-Tarai Fast Track project plans to bypass Khokana (kp 07/02/2012)

Maitighar-Bhadrakali road section closed by Nepal Army opens to ease traffic (nn 07/02/2012)

Mid-Hill Highway Track Opening: Work hit as local Maoist leaders seek commission (kp 05/02/2012)

Three killed, 20 hurt after bus crashes into culvert (nn 05/02/2012)

Anti-drinking drive fuels daytime drinking (rep 04/02/2012)

Reconstruction trails behind demolitions (rep 04/02/2012), Road expansion in full swing with razing of illegal houses (ht 04/02/2012), Officials bulldoze hotel, bank premises (kp 05/02/2012), People over vehicles, by Prashanta Khanal (kp 05/02/2012), 10 hurt in clashes as demolition drive rolls on (ht 05/02/2012), Lazimpat locals protest demolition drive (kp 06/02/2012)

KTM-Tarai fast track: Govt arranges funds for land acquisition, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 04/02/2012)

Boozing it down: Our driving law should clarify the unit(s) of alcohol that can be consumed by an individual when driving, by Shradha Giri (kp 03/02/2012)

Valley road widening drive to cover 13 km, by Om Astha Rai (rep 02/02/2012)

Fit to drive: Safer ways of driving need to be encouraged and enforced, by Deepak Thapa (kp 02/02/2012)

Carrying motor insurance papers soon to be mandatory for motorists (rep 01/02/2012)

Logical logistics: There’s a need to enact and frame laws on multimodal transport to advance logistics beneficial to trade, by Ashish Gajurel (kp 31/01/2012)

Cops crack down on seat belt infractions: 2,682 drivers to be fined (ht 30/01/2012)

Only 56 KM Road constructed in four months (nn 30/01/2012)

Construction materials on roads, streets an utter public nuisance, by Umesh Bhatta (kp 25/01/2012)

6 die in Dang tractor crash (kp 25/01/2012), Tractor turns turtle in Dang, 7 killed (nn 25/01/2012)

Truck runs over six members of same family in Sunsari (nn 23/01/2012), Truck mows down six of family in Sunsari, by Bhim Ghimire (kp 24/01/2012)

Kathmandu-Tarai fast track: Open track this year, build it under BOT: PM, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 22/01/2012), Compensation
distribution begins
, by Pratap Bista (kp 23/01/2012)

Driving license to be suspended for frequent violators, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 22/01/2012)

202 held overnight for drunk driving (ht 22/01/2012)

Flyover construction to begin within this fiscal year, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 20/01/2012)

Bus parks in Valley few and small (kp 19/01/2012)

No more traffic congestion at Kalanki, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 19/01/2012)

Five killed in two accidents, by Tek Narayan Bhattarai and Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 17/01/2012), Two killed, over dozen injured in Palpa bus mishap (nn 17/01/2012)

Embossed number plates from next year (kp 17/01/2012)

Police drive against drunk driving bearing fruit: Road accidents, crash-related injuries down (ht 15/01/2012), Campaign against drunk driving eats up 40% biz in restaurants, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 17/01/2012)

40 bridges on East-West Highway to be upgraded (kp 13/01/2012)

Government extends Valley road widening campaign: Plan to widen a total stretch of 400 km in 38 villages and five municipalities, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 13/01/2012)

Four killed, five injured in accidents (ht 13/01/2012)

Govt without route distances; commuters at the receiving end (kp 12/01/2012)

Shital Niwas front wall to be razed, by Santosh P. Pokharel (ht 12/01/2012)

Half-a-dozen roads to be reclassified as highways (kp 11/01/2012)

Road infrastructure and economic growth Of national priority, by Ashish Hajurel (ht 11/01/2012)

Cheap populism or serious vision: For a city like Kathmandu, the emphasis has to be on a good combination of pedestrian and bicycle pathways and a well-organised public transportation, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 10/01/2012)

Road expansion picks pace (kp 08/01/2012)

Plan to construct road thru CNP takes flak (kp 07/01/2012), Road to nowhere: A road through National Park makes no sense (kp 11/01/2012), SC issues stay order against govt decision to construct roads inside Chitwan National Park (nn 12/01/2012)

Dang road collision toll reaches ten as four more succumb to injuries (nn 07/01/2012), 10 dead as jeep, truck collide in dense fog, by Gaendra Bohara (rep 08/01/2012), 10 people die as truck, jeep collide head-on in Dang, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 08/01/2012), Dang road accident toll reaches 11; Deukhuri mourns death (nn 08/01/2012)

One dead, 29 injured in bus accident, by Madhusudan Guragain (kp 06/01/2012)

Found: Three new long-term parking areas in Kathmandu, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 06/01/2012)

Road-widening to go ahead: Minister Tripathi: MoPPW forms committee to report on illegal structures in Valley (ht 04/01/2012), Supreme Court stays govt demolition bid: Asks authorities to follow proper procedures (ht 05/01/2012)

Broadening For Parking?, by Shyam K.C. (rn 03/01/2012)

Traffic cops seek breathalysers to discourage drunk-driving (ht 01/01/2012)

Five die, dozen injured in Nuwakot bus fall (nn 01/12/2012)

Rs 450m more needed to complete widening of roads (rep 27/12/2011)

Alternative to Maitighar-Bhadrakali road to be build, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 27/12/2011)

Accident rate in valley escalates by 50% (ht 27/12/2011)

100 pc decline in road deaths, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 27/12/2011)

After Kathmandu, Lalitpur road expansion starts (kp 25/12/2011)

29 years on, Baitadi road still incomplete, by DR Panta and Khagendra Awasthi (kp 22/12/2011)

Defunct lights hit traffic mgmt, by Pritam Bhattarai (kp 22/12/2011)

Though plans abound, sustainable transport system a pipe dream, by Pragati Shahi (kp 20/12/2011)

Construction of four overhead bridges begins (kp 19/12/2011)

16 killed, dozens injured in Baitadi bus accident, by Bikram Giri and Barun Paneru (rep 18/12/2011), 14 dead in Baitadi bus accident, by Khagebndra Awasthi (kp 18/12/2011), One more succumbs to injuries, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp 19/12/2011)

Drive to widen road continues amid protest: Structures built along Kamalpokhari-Gyaneshwor-Ratopul section demolished (ht 18/12/2011)

Rules of the road, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/12/2011)

16 injured in Kanchanpur road mishap (nn 16/12/2011)

Microbus crushes pedestrian to death by engaging reverse gear (nn 16/12/2011)

The State Of The Roads, by Shyam K.C. (rn 15/12/2011)

Drunk behind the wheels? The cops are waiting, by Pragati Shahi (kp 14/12/2011)

One killed, 34 injured in bus accident (nn 13/12/2011)

Underpasses, flyovers to be built at Capital’s five busiest junctions, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 12/12/2011)

Local bodies told to upgrade roads instead of opening tracks (kp 12/12/2011)

Dozen injured in Gulmi jeep accident (nn 11/12/2011)

Chinese govt to fund ring road expansion (ht 08/12/2011)

KMC plans to operate night bus service from Dec.15 (nn 07/12/2011)

Govt delays footpath construction, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 05/12/2011)

Four killed in road accident (kp 05/12/2011)

155 caught for drunk-driving (ht 04/12/2011)

Three killed, over dozen injured in Ilam road collision (nn 03/12/2011)

Transportation halted along Araniko highway demanding compensation for accident victims (nn 02/12/2011)

Road expansion: Controversy, praise galore (kp 30/11/2011)

Financing mechanism for KTM-Tarai fast track: Ministry to hold talks with PAC, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 29/11/2011), Compensation proposal fails to figure in Cabinet meeting Compensation proposal fails to figure in Cabinet meeting (rep 01/12/2011)

Bike registration up four-fold (rep 27/11/2011)

Lawmakers, rights activists demand implementation of public transport ethics (nn 27/11/2011)

MTPD demolition drive continues (kp 27/11/2011)

Dead on arrival: Traffic related accidents are now the number one killer in Nepal, by Paavan Mathema (nt 25/11/2011)

Nepal, China agree to construct 2nd friendship bridge in Rasuwa, by Anil Giri (kp 21/11/2011)

Govt set to replace 450 twines with ‘safer’ bridges, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 19/11/2011)

PAC directs demolition of overbridges: Company set to move SC, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 19/11/2011)

Parking lots to be removed from roads (rep 16/11/2011) [???], KMC sits on House panel’s directive: Says it needs more time to relocate parking areas, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 17/11/2011)

Transport for all: Public transport system is an immediate necessity (kp 16/11/2011)

The vanishing: Countless roads have disappeared at the government’s behest—the Thapathali-Bhadrakali road is just one, by Shyam K.C. (kp 14/11/2011)

Kathmandu-Hetauda fast-track work gains momentum, by Ramesh Shrestha and Pratap Bista (kp 14/11/2011), Locals to invest in infrastructure project: The 50-km fast track to Hetauda has 3.5-km tunnel (ht 14/11/2011), Farmers demand more money for land (kp 18/11/2011)

Demolition drive to widen Valley roads continues (rep 13/11/2011)

1 killed, over 3 dozens injured in road mishaps in Barabise, Chitwan (nn 13/11/2011)

Govt to make ticket issuance in public vehicles mandatory, by Ramesh Shrestha and Sanjeev Giri (kp 13/11/2011)

Traffic rule overhaul against Act, say officials: Decision granted immunity to public transportation drivers, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 12/11/2011)

Fast track to Tarai runs off course Ministry seeks alternative modality for project (ht 12/11/2011)

549 dead, 5,777 injured in six months, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 11/11/2011), Road to safety (rep 12/11/2011)

Four die in Doti jeep accident (nn 11/11/2011)

Tractor carrying pilgrims plunges into irrigation canal; 18 dead, dozens injured, 3 missing (nn 10/11/2011), Village in gloom after losing 15 souls, by Suresh Yadav (rep 11/11/2011), 18 of Dhanusha village killed in tractor crash, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha and Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 11/11/2011)

Traffic police pledges to metal metro roads (ht 08/11/2011), Demolition of traffic islands ‘not enough’, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 09/11/2011)

Six killed in Sunsari road mishap (nn 07/11/2011), Eight die in road accident, by Amar Khadka (rep 08/11/2011)

2 dead, 7 injured in Dang bus mishap (nn 06/11/2011)

Enforce Road Rules (rn 04/11/2011)

The new silk road, by Prasit Sthapit (nt 04/11/2011)

Road to hell: Rampant construction of roads on Chure and the Mahabhrata ranges leads to ecological loss and natural disasters, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 04/11/2011)

Lainchaur-Thamel road expands by 5 metres (kp 02/11/2011)

Land acquisition rate fixed for KTM-Tarai expressway (rep 01/11/2011)

KMC moots solar streetlights after failing to pay NEA (rep 01/11/2011)

Bridge connecting Humla with Tibet to be finally built, by Tufan Neupane (rep 01/11/2011)

NA won't open Bhadrakali road now, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 31/10/2011)

One killed, three dozen injured in separate road accidents (nn 31/10/2011)

Eight killed in road accidents (kp 30/10/2011)

1 dies, 13 injured in Dhading road mishap (nn 30/10/2011)

Cops take action against 3,775 vehicles (ht 27/10/2011)

Three dozen injured in Kavre bus accident (nn 27/10/2011)

Row over compensation amount ends, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 26/10/2011)

Traffic rules violation up 50 percent, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 25/10/2011)

Six dead, 26 injured in Ilam, Makwanpur accidents (ht 24/10/2011)

City parking lots ill-managed (kp 23/10/2011)

Four killed in separate accidents (nn 23/10/2011)

Three killed, some missing as suspension bridge over Trisuli River collapses (nn 22/10/2011), Two dead, 17 injured as footbridge twines snap, by Krishna Acharya (kp 23/10/2011), Two dead in bridge collapse: One missing,Indian students among 31 hurt, by Shiva Prasad Upreti (ht 23/10/2011), Search continues for missing people, by Krishna Acharya (kp 24/10/2011), Bridge collapse hits Gorkha folk hard (ht 24/10/2011)

Valley roads reach saturation point, by Sreejana Shrestha (rep 22/10/2011)

Police to declare no horn area soon (rep 22/10/2011)

GPS system to boost accident response (ht 22/10/2011)

Sindhuli road carnage and the roads ahead, by Nayan Pokhrel Sindhuliya (kp 22/10/2011)

The revolition in Rukum, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 22/10/2011)

Road collapse makes a mess of traffic, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 21/10/2011)

‘North-South road network not enough’ (ht 21/10/2011)

Three die in mini-truck accident in Makwanpur (nn 21/10/2011)

Road Accidents: A Major Killer, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 20/10/2011)

One killed, 28 injured in road accidents (nn 20/10/2011)

Public happy with new lane dividers (kp 19/10/2011)

Roads bleeding due to lack of monitoring (ht 19/10/1011)

Suspension bridges to replace deadly tuins: MoLD estimates Rs 2.8 billion needed to substitute wire technology across the country (ht 19/10/2011)

Dashain 2068: Deaths And Despair, by Prem Khatry (rn 18/10/2011)

KMC starts removing commercial hoarding boards in the valley (nn 18/10/2011), 1,050 hoarding boards removed (ht 19/10/2011)

PM for opening Maitighar-Bhadrakali road (rep 17/10/2011)

PM for policy to discourage personal vehicles (kp 17/10(2011), A mobile mentality: We have not calculated the true cost of hyper-privatised and motorised mobility, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 18/10/2011)

Kalanki-Koteshwar to turn into an eight-lane road (rep 16/10/2011)

Passenger buses banned in Nepalthok-Khurkot section, by Madhusadan Guragain (rep 16/10/2011), Sindhuli bans traffic on Khurkot-Nepalthok, by Rajkumar Karki (kp 16/10/2011), Sindhuli DAO scraps ban on traffic along risky Khurkot-Nepalthok road section (nn 22/10/2011), Khurkot-Nepalthok road section opens (ht 26/19/2011)

Routine road accidents unnerve many: DoTM passes the buck on local administration, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 15/10/2011)

41 Dashain revelers dead, 15 hurt as bus falls 700 m, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 14/10/2011), 41 killed as bus falls on river bank in Sindhuli: 15 hurt in accident on BP Highway; Survivors say bus was carrying 70-80 passengers, by Rajkumar Karki (kp 14/10/2011), Man saves life by jumping off roof, by Manoj Basnet (kp 14/10/2011), Make Roads Safer (rn 15/10/2011), Tragedy in Sindhuli (rep 16/10/2011), Perils Of Travelling, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 16/10/2011)

2 die, 9 injured in bus accident, by Bikram Giri (rep 12/10/2011)

City cops to narrow Lainchaur footpaths (kp 12/10/2011), Traffic police step up road-widening campaign (ht 12/10/2011), Sidewalk demolition ‘not wise’ (kp 18/10/2011)

No honking, please: The cacophony of horns on the roads must be halted (kp 12/10/2011)

Valley records highest number of Dashain road accident deaths, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 11/10/2011)

Fast track road: Non-owners to get 75pc of land valuation, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 28/09/2011)

Walking, cycling and politics: If geography is destiny, then Kathmandu can be one among the most livable cities in the world, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 27/09/2011)

Road offenders to get bank slips, not traffic receipts, by Ankit Adhikari and Navin Adhikari (kp 23/09/2011)

Smart public transport: A good urban life is possible only with a good transportation system that emphasises non-motorised mobility as much as possible, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 20/09/2011)

Two die in Surkhet road mishap (nn 20/09/2011)

13 killed in bus accident, by Dilip Poudel (rep 19/09/2011), 13 killed in Myagdi road accident, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 19/09/2011)

Roads in Taplejung await repair, by Ananda Gautam, (kp 19/09/2011)

Key road remains unrepaired for yrs, by Guru Prasad Bhandari (kp 18/09/2011)

Govt pushes third-party insurance, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 16/09/2011)

Metro traffic police pledge to teach reckless drivers a lesson: Flying squads not to let them go scot-free (ht 15/09/2011)

One dead, 19 injured in Dang bus accident (nn 14/09/0211)

On the road to prosperity, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 12/09/2011)

Ring Road bus stops plan cries out for funds (kp 11/09/2011)

Beni-Jomson road awaits maintenance, by Ghana Shyam Khadka (kp 11/09/2011)

Three killed, 20 injured in Palpa bus mishap (nn 09/09/2011)

Bus operators sit on fare hike demand; bookings yet to open, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 09/09/2011)

Rain leaves six-lane road waterlogged, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 07/09/2011)

304 bridges being constructed (ht 06/09/2011)

Dilapidated roads in far-west awaiting repair (ht 06/09/2011)

Four killed in mini-truck accident, by Rameshwar Karki (rep 05/09/2011)

Two-wheelers registration slumps (rep 04/09/2011)

Martadi road project fails to make progress, by Prakash Singh (ht 29/08/2011)

Transportation infrastructure: In need of strong investment, by Ashish Gajurel (ht 26/08/2011)

Chinese team to study Ring Road widening (kp 24/08/2011)

Road to Upper Tamakoshi caves in at many places, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 21/08/2011)

Valley's traffic: Unbridled Chaos, by Keshab Poudel (sp 19/08/2011)

Traffic chaos: Some roads horror of horrors (kp 17/08/2011)

Valley to get bus stops with route map (kp 16/08/2011)

Transporters cry foul, announce nationwide protest, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 16/08/2011)

Three people killed, nine injured in Kavre accident, by Manoj Basnet (kp 11/08/2011)

Driving licence rules made stricter, by Navin Adhikari (kp 08/08/2011)

Ring Road widening work to start by January (kp 05/08/2011)

Road under Road Dept nose in sorry state (kp 29/07/2011)

Araniko highway shut for five days, by Yubaraj Puri (ht 28/07/2011)

Locals protest KMC’s overhead bridge plan (kp 27/07/2011), KMC putting spanner in ring road works (kp 02/08/2011)

55 killed, 180 injured in Dhading road mishaps last year (nn 27/07/2011)

Valley traffic system calls for major troubleshooting: Human resource mgmt key problem, says a metro cop, by Navin Adhikari (kp 25/07/2011)

BP Highway construction work halted (kp 24/07/2011)

The way to dusty death, by Madhav Aryal (kp 24/07/2011)

Auto registrations in Bagmati down 22pc (kp 23/07/2011)

Vehicles go through bumpy ordeal on Araniko Highway, by Rishiram Poudel (kp 22/07/2011)

Five of 11 bridges to open by this year-end (kp 20/07/2011)

Three dead, 10 injured in Gulmi jeep crash (kp 20/07/2011)

Conflict over derelict road likely to delay UTKHPL, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 19/07/2011)

1,587 people die in road accidents last year (rep 19/07/2011)

Nine bridges across country to get facelift, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 19/07/2011)

Access denied: There is still no functional highway in Karnali, by Padam Bhandari (kp 15/07/2011)

Makawanpur admins apathy delays Tarai fast-track highway, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 10/07/2011)

Whose idea was that? Sky bridges make the city ugly, encourage undesirable activities and do not ease traffic, by Ahshich Gajurel (kp 10/07/2011)

Bus carrying 42 people dives into Trishuli (kp 06/07/2011), Bus plunge kills one, 12 still missing (ht 06/07/2011), Ill-fated bus swept away, by Samundra Poudel (rep 07/07/2011)

6-lane road develops cracks, potholes (kp 05/06/2011)

Vehicle sales, registrations down, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 05/07/2011)

Displacing old vehicles: Older vehicles emit more pollution and are not eco-friendly but maintainance can be a solution, by Narayan Bahadur Nakarmi (kp 30/06/2011)

Killer dividers to go, by Jenee Rai (kp 29/06/2011)

Bike registration up 2.98pc (kp 28/06/2011)

Koshi road project to bring Valley closer (ht 26/06/2011)

Sick of rough rides? Potholes to go soon: DoR releasing Rs 9m to repair roads, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 24/06/2011), A thousand potholes: It’s monsoon—prepare yourself for road repairs (kp 26/06/2011)

Landslide blocks Prithvi highway for hours (nn 18/06/2011)

Itahari road readied for plantation (ht 16/06/2011)

Track opening of Mid-Hill Highway stalls (kp 07/06/2011)

Seven killed in Sindhuli, Chitwan accidents (kp 07/06/2011), Eight killed, scores hurt in accidents (ht 07/06/2011)

Soon: 51 bus stops on Ring Road, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 06/06/2011)

Vehicle registration slumps further (rep 05/06/2011)

Road brings benefits to Dolakha village, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 05/06/2011)

Govt planning to ban old vehicles (rep 02/06/2011)

Driving license trial results on the spot (rep 02/06/2011)

Registration of motorbikes falls to monthly low (kp 01/06/2011)

Four-year plan to build, repair bridges on cards, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 29/05/2011)

Govt against opening new track (ht 24/05/2011)

Department prepares action Corrigendum plan to manage valley traffic (ht 23/05/2011)

Casualties in roads up by 80 pc (ht 22/05/2011)

Nepal badly needs safer roads, by Surendra Phuyal (rep 17/05/2011)

Implementation of fast-track road project uncertain (rep 16/05/2011), Four link roads to Fast Track planned (kp 20/05/2011)

‘Decade of Action for Road Safety’ launched (ht 12/05/2011)

More time sought for land acquisition for fast track (kp 09/05/2011)

Road Safety And Discipline, by Shyam K.C. (rn 06/05/2011)

Govt plans to upgrade Kathmandu-Birgunj route (kp 06/05/2011)

Bridge to connect three districts (kp 06/05/2011)

Two dead,13 injured in accidents (ht 06/05/2011)

16 killed in Doti bus accident, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 04/05/2011), 16 killed in Doti road accident (nn 04/05/2011), 16 dead in Doti bus mishap, by Mohan Shahi (kp 05/05/2011), 16 killed in bus accident, 21 injured (ht 05/05/2011)

Tinkune-Suryabinayak road formally opened (kp 04/05/2011), Tinkune-Suryabinayak highway inaugurated (ht 04/05/2011), Nepal's widest road inaugurated (nn 04/05/2011)

Ten killed, over dozen injured in Sindhuli bus plunge (nn 03/05/2011), 12 killed in Sindhuli bus mishap (kp 04/05/2011), Bus accident claims 12, as many injured (ht 04/05/2011), Three more deceased passengers identified (ht 05/05/2011)

Mid-Hill Highway to halve travel time to east (kp 29/04/2011)

City traffic: Accidents kill 60 in four months (kp 27/04/2011)

Bike purchase rate drops in Valley, by Ramesh Shrestha and Sanjeev Giri (kp 24/04/2011)

Five new bridges in Kathmandu, by Arjun Poudel (rep 23/04/2011)

Vehicles grew 15 times in 20 yrs (ht 23/04/2011), New transport policy to limit auto imports (kp 25/04/2011)

Kathmandu-Terai fast track project: Ministry seeks clear direction from PAC (kp 22/04/2011)

Army truck brings tension to Lalitpur (kp 20/04/2011)

Four six-lane roads on the cards: Rs 700 million allocated for upgrade this fiscal year (ht 20/04/2011)

A taste of success on Ring Road: Cops to designate 51 pick-and-drop places, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 20/04/2011)

10 die in month of accidents (kp 19/04/2011), Three killed in Capital road accidents (kp 19/04/2011)

Road encroachment is the biggest hurdle in traffic management, by Jagat Man Shrestha (kp 19/04/2011)

One killed, 10 injured in Dhading bus mishap (ht 18/04/2011)

Kathmandu begs for more road, by Prasun Singh (kp 17/04/2011)

Three killed, nine injured in Doti bus mishap (nn 17/04/2011)

Five killed, dozens hurt in accidents (kp 15/04/2011)

Police drives bearing fruit, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 10/04/2011)

Over 20 injured in Jhapa bus accident (nn 09/04/2011)

Govt plan to repair bridges nationwide (kp 08/04/2011)

75 pc bikes sans insurance cover (rep 07/04/2011)

‘Driver-May-Care’ Attitude, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 06/04/2011)

Expansion of road in the offing (ht 06/04/2011)

10 dead, 90 hurt in bus collision, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 05/04/2011), Sunsari bus collision death toll reaches 11 (nn 05/04/2011)

Beshisahar-Manang road govt's top priority (rep 03/04/2011)

Road accidents cost govt dearly (ht 02/04/2011)

Six-lane road to bhaktapur: Median strip to be man-stopper (kp 31/03/2011)

Baneshwor locals warn of stern subway agitation (ht 30/03/2011)

Ring road no-parking zone: Vehicle owners at sixes and sevens (kp 27/03/2011)

Bumpy ride for four-lane road constructors (ht 27/03/2011)

Bus carrying tourists overturns near Lumbini; several injured (nn 26/03/2011)

New EoI to be called for Tarai fast track (kp 25/03/2011)

Cabbies armed with oh-so sharp shears (kp 24/03/2011)

4 killed in jeep accident (kp 23/03/2011)

Nepali Roads - Built To Kill?, by Prem Khatry (rn 22/03/2011)

Govt scraps bidding for Tarai fast-track (rep 20/03/2011)

Six killed in road accidents (kp 18/03/2011)

Public transport code of conduct: Travel to be safer for women, elderly & PWDs (kp 10/03/2011)

Traffic: The city lifeline: Plan to build 44 bus stands (kp 08/03/2011)

Rules of the road (kp 02/03/2011)

5 dead as jeep plunges into river (kp 01/03/2011)

Traffic cops act against digital, reflective plates: Take action against 1,491 vehicles for breaching rules (ht 28/02/2011), ‘Shelve digital plates in two weeks’ (kp 02/03/2011), Vehicle licence plates: Painters raking in big bucks (kp 03/03/2011), Changing plates, by Suman DC (kp 03/03/2011)

Get it strict & straight, by Ujjwala Maharjan (rep 25/02/2011)

Designers’ oversight comes to light: Mid-Hill Highway could be shortened by 200km (ht 22/02/2011)

Four killed in separate accidents (nn 22/02/2011)

Five decades on, road work incomplete, by Pratap Bista (kp 21/02/2011)

Foreign, home bidders cold to fast-track project (kp 18/02/2011)

Travel woes to ease for women, disabled (ht 18/02/2011)

Govt gears up to phase out old public vehicles (kp 17/02/2011)

Night bus service plan on razor's edge (kp 13/02/2011)

Traffic congestion relief in offing: 11 under construction inner bridges to ease road load (kp 11/02/2011)

One-km Nagdhunga tunnel road to facilitate highway flow (ht 11/02/2011)

Traffic cops enforce apex court verdict: Take action against 162 vehicles with tinted glass (ht 11/02/2011)

Two killed, 7 injured in Dhading bus mishap (nn 09/02/2011)

Managing Kathmandu's traffic, by Ashish Gajurel (rep 08/02/2011)

Traffic cops get stricter: Punch holes on 96 driving licences (ht 07/02/2011)

Discipline key to braving 6-lane killer (kp 04/06/2011)

Call for proper road safety measures (kp 03/02/2011)

Overhead bridges for six-lane road section mooted (ht 02/02/2011)

Warring DoR, DoA ‘in ceasefire’: The departments are at odds over DoR’s plan to develop a tunnel road from Gothatar to Bouddha (kp 01/02/2011)

Fast Track project at slow pace (ht 01/02/2011)

Road fatalities going up on Tinkune-Suryabinayak section (ht 01/02/2011)

Mid-Hill Highway can be completed in 3 years, interview with Dinesh Prasad Basnet (kp 28/01/2011), DoR recommends shortening Mid-Hill Highway (kp 29/01/2011), Dream project (rep 29/01/2011), ‘Mid-Hill highway to be ready by 2013’ (ht 03/02/2011)

PAC advises govt to accelerate construction of Kathmandu – Terai fast-track road (nn 28/01/2011)

Valley traffic lights on the blink (kp 27/01/2011)

Ring Road congestion: Traffic police claim it is easing (kp 25/01/2011)

Nine killed, 27 injured in Gorkha road accident (nn 25/01/2011), Nine killed in Gorkha bus fall, by Krishna Acharya (kp 26/01/2011)

Traffic island plans remain in limbo (kp 24/01/2011)

Three dead, 60 injured in bus-fall (ht 22/01/2011)

Case for architecturally-rich invented spaces, by Shiva Rijal (rep 22/01/2011)

15 years on, Martadi’s wait for road continues Locals blame leaders’ apathy, fund crunch (ht 20/01/2011)

Political conflict causes halt in construction of B.P highway (nn 20/01/2011)

Road construction on for 20 years, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 18/01/2011)

Kathmandu-Nijgadh fast track: Land pooling panel formed (ht 18/01/2011)

Four dead, 13 injured (ht 16/01/2011)

Ring Road declared a no-parking zone (kp 10/01/2011), Traffic police augment ‘no-parking zone’ drive (kp 11/01/2011), Ring Road parking woes: cops step on commoners’ toes, by An kit Adhikari (kp 12/01/2011)

Report sought on traffic management (kp 09/01/2011)

Ring Road to go green again, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 07/01/2011), Green road (kp 09/01/2011), Metro police bid to rid Ring Road of traffic woes: Set to swing into action from today (ht 09/01/2011)

Parking trouble: A systematic method to collect parking fees is needed (kp 06/01/2011)

Traffic cops say their initiative paying off (ht 05/01/2011)

No rural road to market, by Mohan Shahi (kp 02/01/2011)

Transporters ask govt to rework passenger fares: They want to raise fares by 18 pc after petroleum price-hike (ht 02/01/2011)

2 killed, 1 hurt in accidents (ht 02/01/2011)

Plan to free Ring Road of jams (kp 30/12/2010)

KTM-Nijgadh fast track bidding process to resume, by Ramesh Acharya (kp 29/12/2010)

BP Highway in limbo as donor threatens to withdraw support (nn 29/12/2010)

Three dead in Dailekh road mishap (nn 29/12/2010)

Road safety drive: 426 offenders booked in a day (kp 29/12/2010), Crackdown on rough riders (ht 29/12/2010), Safer streets: Traffic rules must be enforced consistently (kp 30/12/2010), 2,000 held in a week lectured: The violators are mostly youngsters with modified motorcycles who ride or park these on pavements, do not use overbridges and drive without licences (kp 02/01/2011)

100 detained in drive against jaywalkers (kp 28/12/2010), Pedestrians detained for jaywalking! (ht 28/12/2010)

Three killed, 30 hurt in accidents (ht 28/12/2010)

Carriers give 10-day timeline to up fares, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 25/12/2010)

One killed, 26 injured in Butwal bus accident (nn 25/12/2010)

Five killed in Palpa jeep-fall (ht 25/12/2010)

Four dead, 24 hurt in road accidents (ht 24/12/2010)

Cops fail to remove footpath obstructions (ht 20/12/2010)

Overhead bridges: Should KMC add to existing eyesores? (ht 18/12/2010)

Govt to re-invite EoI for Fast Track soon (kp 17/12/2010)

Far-West folks pave roads of change with own hands, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 17/12/2010)

Five prestressed concrete bridges in DoR plan book (kp 16/12/2010), Locals put spanner in
overhead bridge work
(kp 17/12/2010)

The right to ride: Syndicate is behind much of the city’s transportation woes (kp 16/12/2010)

‘Roads in Nepal sub-standard’ (ht 15/12/2010)

Road track brings new hope for Sinja Valley (kp 14/12/2010)

5 inspectors for 200,000 vehicles! Even if the team inspects 100 vehicles every day, it takes six years to check them once, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 12/12/2010)

Five die in separate road accidents (nn 11/12/2010)

Road project brings hope, income to rural people, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 09/12/2010)

Kalikot locals rue their land lost to highway, by Tularam Pandey (kp 08/12/2010)

Terhathum forest users to build road in village (ht 06/12/2010)

Seven killed in separate road accidents (nn 04/12/2010), 7 killed, 30 injured in road accidents (kp 05/12/2010)

New routes in offing to ease traffic congestion (kp 30/11/2010)

Creaky bridges brace for much-needed repair, by Pragati Shahi and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 30/11/2010)

KUKL is to blame for poor road life, says DoR (kp 29/11/2010)

Outer ring road in limbo (nn 26/11/2010)

World Bank provides additional resources to expand roads to remote western districts (nn 24/11/2010), WB okays $75m more to improve roads in west (kp 25/11/2010), WB provides additional aid to expand roads to remote districts (ht 25/11/2010)

Pedallers push for separate cycle lane: Demand KMC work to make Kathmandu bicycle-friendly (ht 21/11/2010)

Continuity given to ongoing programmes, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 21/11/2010)

Three killed in Sunsari bus accident (nn 21/11/2010)

Nagdhunga-Naubise road to partially close (kp 18/11/2010), Govt finally begins repair work on Prithvi Highway (ht 19/11/2010)

Nepal, India to fortify Tarai with road link (kp 16/11/2010), Meet highlights importance of Tarai road project (ht 16/11/2010), First meet of PSC stresses on timely completion of Terai roads (nn 16/11/2010)

Work to build four overhead bridges in Capital begins (kp 12/11/2010)

Mishaps: Long-term Solutions Needed, by Shyam Subedi (ht 11/11/2010)

MoPPW says it cannot renovate Nagdhunga-Naubise section for 1 year (nn 11/11/2010)

Four killed, 31 injured in accidents during Tihar (ht 09/11/2010)

One dead, 8 injured in Gulmi jeep accident (nn 08/11/2010)

Four die, 13 injured in Rukum jeep accident (nn 06/11/2010), Seven killed, ten injured in Rukum road accident (nn 06/11/2010)

Manang to get road link, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 04/11/2010)

Four overhead bridges to be constructed in Kathmandu (nn 04/11/2010)

Mugling Bridge repair work halted, by Krishna Acharya (kp 02/11/2010)

Bridges to boost inner connectivity in Capital, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 31/10/2010)

Plan to allocate a whopping Rs 325m to repair bridges, by Pragati Shahi and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 31/10/2010)

17 Kathmandu bridges to be repaired this year, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 29/10/2010)

306 road accidents in one month in City (ht 29/10/2010)

ADB's loan and grant assistance of US$ 49 m for improvement of rural roads (nn 29/10/2010)

Three killed, five injured in Dolakha road mishap (nn 28/10/2010)

No budget puts Ring Road expansion on hold, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 27/10/2010), Outer Ring Road Project stalled due to opposition by locals and Maoists (kp 28/10/2010)

Only a master plan can help Valley roads, by Balram Mishra (kp 27/10/2010)

Lanes, roads & machines, by Arun Gupto (rep 27/10/2010)

Young and reckless: Young motorbike riders endanger a great number of lives — including their own, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 26/10/2010)

Police swing into action to rein in overloaded trucks: Tippers laden with extra load damaging roads (ht 23/10/2010)

Dhangadhi commuters hit hard as bridge falls, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 23/10/2010)

City bikers could have a rough ride in store: Traffic cops swing into action against modified two-wheelers in capital (ht 22/10/2010)

Two killed, 18 injured in Chitwan road mishap (nn 22/10/2010)

26 died in road accidents in Dashain in four years (kp 21/10/2010)

Five of a family die in Morang road collision (nn 16/10/2010)

Vehicles grow thirteen times in two decades (kp 15/10/2010)

Over two dozen injured in Kavre bus accident (nn 15/10/2010)

Road fatalities soar in last 5 years: Stakeholders push each other’s buttons over safety measures, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 13/10/2010)

Koteshwor to Jadibuti road section opens (nn 11/10/2010), Koteshwor-Jadibuti road section inaugurated (ht 12/10/2010)

Parking woes plague many: Lot operators into fleeging folks, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/10/2010)

Hit the highway: The great Dashain migration has started with bus companies reporting sold-out trips (kp 06/10/2010)

One way traffic on run-down Mugling bridge (kp 05/10/2010), Mugling bridge dilapidated; traffic operated one-way (nn 05/10/2010), 14 killed as jeep plunges into river (kp 06/10/2010), 14 pilgrims killed in jeep crash (ht 06/10/2010), Remaining four victims identified: Villagers,relatives in grief; Narrow road to blame: Transporters (ht 07/10/2010), PM calls road department chief on the carpet, by Shiva Apriya (ht 12/10/2010)

Vehicle carrying pilgrims plunges into Kaligandaki; at least 12 killed (nn 05/10/2010)

Stupendous task: Total length of the strategic road network is 9,286 kilometres (kp 04/10/2010)

Mid-Hill track to open soon (ht 01/10/2010)

Plan to reduce road casualties (ht 30/09/2010)

Headway in transit road routes, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 30/09/2010)

Highway shut for two months (ht 28/09/2010)

Beni-Jomsom road reopens (ht 28/09/2010)

Rules of the road: Rushed traffic rules during Dashain are unlikely to work (kp 26/09/2010)

Bhimdutta (Mahendranagar) Municipality: Road Ruin, by Umid Bagchanda (sp 24/09/2010)

Cops to crack down on drivers (kp 23/09/2010)

Road development plan under PPP (kp 23/09/2010)

Streets As Chaotic As Politics, by Shyam K.C. (rn 22/09/2010)

No pedestrian problem, this!, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 16/09/2010)

Fast-track project in limbo, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht 16/09/2010)

Stalled Tarai Roads Project stirs to life (kp 16/09/2010)

Prepaid taxi service to be introduced (ht 16/09/2010)

Roads to be maintained before Dashain: Busy thoroughfares with heavy traffic to get first priority (ht 15/09/2010)

A bridge too far Budget delays hold back Mid-Hill Highway Project (kp 09/09/2010), Mid-Hill track work on: Highway to be finished this FY, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 13/09/2010)

Five killed, 10 missing as bus plunges into Bhotekoshi (nn 06/09/2010), Five killed, 20 missing as bus plunges into river (kp 07/09/2010), 30 feared killed as bus plunges in river, by Yubaraj Puri (ht 07/09/2010), Police confirm 21 yet to be recovered (ht 08/09/2010)

Two-thirds of six-lane project completed (nn 28/08/2010), Kathmandu-Bhaktapur road extension: 70 pc work over (kp 29/08/2010)

Road sections in east await maintenance (ht 26/08/2010)

Walking on water, by Shyam K.C. (kp 23/08/2010)

Bridges over troubled waters: Roiled waters sweep funds, by Pragati Shahi (kp 20/08/2010), Nation likely to get 60 more motorable bridges this fiscal (ht 21/08/2010), Bridging the gap: Pork-barrel politics is undermining the safety of our bridges (kp 22/08/2010)

‘Killer’ bus mows down DSP’s father (kp 17/08/2010)

Fast Tracked: Terai-Kathmandu: NA mobilises 2,000 personnel for the Rs 6bn project (ht 16/08/2010)

Right of way Perhaps it is time to consider fines for jaywalkers (kp 15/08/2010)

Professional driving licence a tough nut (kp 15/08/2010)

Three four-laning projects next year (ht 13/08/2010)

Two dozen injured in bus-truck collision in Hetauda (nn 13/08/2010)

Sale of vehicles almost double, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 10/08/2010)

Landslilde obstructs Maldhunga-Beni road stretch (nn 10/08/2010)

Tehrathum linked to Kathmandu (ht 02/08/2010)

Nine die in Nawalparasi jeep accident (nn 31/07/2010)

Joint project for transport management on anvil (ht 28/07/2010)

Two die, three dozens injured in separate accidents (nn 27/07/2010)

‘Plans for most bridges sure to gather dust’: Under political pressure,NPC forced ministry to come up with designs (ht 23/07/2010)

367 road accidents in one month (ht 23/07/2010)

Tickets to discourage wilful traffic violators (ht 22/07/2010)

Poor roadworks ring alarm bells, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 16/07/2010)

Follow the river: The development of link roads along the banks of the Valley's rivers could ease our traffic woes, by Paavan Mathema (nt 16/07/2010)

Where there's a wheel: If Kathmandu could be turned into a bicycle city, that would be a dream come true, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 14/07/2010)

Four dead in Dhangadhi bus mishap (nn 11/07/2010), 4 dead, 33 hurt in bus accident (kp 12/07/2010)

Construction of Darchula-Tinkar road begins (nn 12/07/2010)

Obstructed Mugling-Narayanghat section of Prithvi Highway resumes (nn 11/07/2010)

Four killed in Doti accident (nn 11/07/2010)

7 killed in accident (kp 10/07/2010), Death toll in Bara bus accident reaches 10 (nn 10/07/2010)

Trolley buses to be back? (kp 09/07/2010)

19 injured in Bhaktapur bus mishap (nn 04/07/2010)

20 injured in Dang bus mishap (nn 03/07/2010)

23 injured in Baitadi bus accident, 9 in Parasi (nn 02/07/2010)

Two dozen injured in Prithvi Highway accident (nn 30/06/2010)

Metropolitan traffic police mulls prepaid taxi (nn 28/06/2010)

Budgets too slow keep bridges too far, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 24/06/2010)

Acquiring driving licence tougher (ht 23/06/2010), Not for tyros (ht 24/06/2010)

Road a boon for these rural folk, by Chandra Karki (kp 22/06/2010)

Road safety in need of attention (ht 22/06/2010), Road accidents: Beyond the fatalities, by Prakash Shrestha (ht 23/06/2010)

Core area ban on light vehicles soon, by Ishwar Rauniyar and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/06/2010), Gridlocked: Small vehicles’ ban fails to address the root cause of bad traffic (kp 21/06/2010)

6 killed in separate accidents (rn 18/06/2010)

CIAA halts road construction in Kawasoti (nn 14/06/2010)

Road improvement plan stalls (kp 10/06/2010), Road Development Works In Nepal, by S.K. Shrestha (rn 11/06/2010)

Triveni-Dumkibas road construction falls into snag sans budget (nn 10/06/2010)

Construction of alternative fast track connecting capital in full swing (rn 10/06/2010)

Road works may remain incomplete this fiscal (ht 03/06/2010)

$ 22 million aid for Valley traffic management (ht 02/06/2010)

Roads affect trekking in Manang (nn 02/06/2010)

Road fatalities (ht 01/06/2010)

Four new overhead bridges for amblers soon, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 29/05/2010)

Road repair being rushed as fiscal draws to close (kp 27/05/2010)

Four dead, 15 injured in road accidents (ht 25/05/2010)

Fund crunch stalls road projects in Bajhang (ht 23/05/2010)

Forty injured in Bhaktapur accident (nn 23/05/2010)

Five killed in Udaypur accident (nn 22/05/2010)

Blame game slaughters traffic system (kp 19/05/2010), Lack of traffic lights to blame for rise in accidents in Valley (ht 20/05/2010)

58k mobikes registered in 10 months (kp 18/05/2010)

WB to float Rs 3.01 billion to upgrade rural road networks (nn 18/05/2010)

Terhathum VDCs to get road access to markets (kp 17/05/2010)

71 bridges to be completed this FY (kp 13/05/2010)

Truck knocks down two to death in Udaypur (nn 10/05/2010)

Report on footpath management gathers dust (kp 07/05/2010)

Meagre small budget hinders road repair, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 06/05/2010)

Seven die in two separate accidents (nn 02/05/2010)

Alternative road to Hetauda to be black-topped (ht 30/04/2010)

Roads built from local funds (rn 29/04/2010)

Rs 6b sought for road maintenance (kp 27/04/2010), Valley roads have fallen victims to negligence; Overall road maintenance hasn’t happened for ten years, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 27/04/2010)

Traffic Management - Key To Urban Policing, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 26/04/2010)

Kathmandu tops Valley in accidents, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 26/04/2010)

‘Roads to China in 20 years’: Officials say more budget required, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 24/04/2010)

Wrong use of divider behind most accidents, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 23/04/2010)

Seven killed in bus accident (nn 18/04/2020)

Seven killed, 12 injured in road accidents (ht 16/04/2010)

License to kill? An average of three people are killed everyday in road accidents across the country, by Prakriti Pathak (nt 16/04/2010)

Truck knocks down student in Naikap; students obstruct traffic in protest (nn 15/04/2010)

Two kiiled, 23 injured in separate accidents (ht 15/04/2010)

Three killed, nine injured in Chitwan truck accident (nn 14/04/2010)

3 killed, 54 hurt in mishap (ht 14/04/2010)

Road accidents in Nepal: Failed governance indices, by Mukti Rijal (ht 13/04/2010)

Six killed, 22 injured in accident (kp 12/04/2010)

Five killed, 30 injured in Sunsari bus accident (nn 10/04/2010), Five killed, 50 hurt in Sunsari bus mishap, by By Jaya Krishna Yadav  (rn 11/04/2010)

Truck plunges into Trishuli; 5 killed, 7 injured (nn 07/04/2010)

New trial traffic schedule for tankers (kp 06/04/2010)

RAP constructing roads in seven districts (rn 05/04/2010)

Three die in road mishap (nn 05/04/2010)

Sankhu-Melamchi road to be blacktopped (rn 03/04/2010)

Pedestrians behind 42 pc mishaps, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 02/04/2010)

Police van escorting PM's convoy overturns on the road, over dozen injured (nn 02/04/2010)

Passengers facing problems (rn 30/03/2010)

Public transport fare hiked (nn 28/03/2010), Public transport fare up by 9.9 pc (ht 28/03/2010), Transport fare up 9.9 pc (kp 28/03/2010), It's not fare: There has to be a mechanism to enforce uniformity in transport fares (kp 29/03/2010)

Two dead, seven hurt in Tanahun bus mishap (nn 27/03/2010), Twelve killed in road accidents (ht 28/03/2010), Sloshed youths play with life, killing nine (kp 28/03/2010)

Demand for bridge over Kaligandaki, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 25/03/2010)

How Safe Is Walking?, by Shyam K.C. (rn 25/03/2010)

Eight hurt in mishap (ht 24/03/2010)

One pilgrim killed in Chitwan bus accident (nn 24/03/2010)

Valley roads unfriendly for pedestrians (kp 24/03/2010)

Construction of roads receive momentum (rn 24/03/2010)

Ensure Road Safety (rn 20/03/2010), Reckless On Roads, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 21/03/2010), Accidents Will Happen, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 21/03/2010), Road Safety Requires Out-of-the-box Thinking, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 22/03/2010)

Mid-hill highway to open soon (rn 20/03/2010)

Five killed, 38 hurt in separate mishaps (ht 20/03/2010)

Road condition, apathy blamed, by Motilal Poudel (kp 20/03/2010)

One dies, 14 injured in separate accidents (nn 19/03/2010)

Bus plunges into Karnali; at least 20 killed, several missing (nn 18/03/2010), 31 killed as bus plunges into Karnali River, by Tularam Pandey and Moti Poudel (kp 19/03/2010), Bus plunges into Karnali; death toll 31, by Govinda Sharma (rn 19/03/2010), Govt express condolence to families of Dailekh bus accident victims (nn 19/03/2010), 31 killed in Dailekh bus mishap, by Puskar Thapa (ht 19/03/2010), Dailekh survivors recount mishap (ht 19/03/2010)

Four killed, six injured in road accidents (ht 18/03/2010)

Commuters to see light at the end of the tunnel: tackling city traffic chaos, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 14/03/2010)

Calling out for a bridge: For villagers living along the Kamala River, the monsoons bring a wave of terror every year, by Dominik von Bohlen (kp 13/03/2010)

10 killed, 13 injured in Tanahu jeep plunge (kp 11/03/2010)

Passenger bus hits motorcyclist (kp 11/03/2010)

First Mid-West ring road at Dang (kp 11/03/2010), Dang to see first mid-west ring road (nn 11/03/2010)

Tinkune-Suryabinayak road: Construction work resumes (kp 11/03/2010)

Existing ring road expansion in the offing, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 10/03/2010), Road rules: Expansion of ring road should be done with people’s consent (kp 11/03/2010)

Two killed, three injured as Bolero skids off the road from Arniko Highway (nn 07/03/2010), Four killed in accidents (kp 08/03/2010)

Two killed in Palpa in motorcycle-bus collision; one knocked down by ambulance in Dharan (nn 06/03/2010)

Joint drive against overloaded vehicles, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 06/03/2010)

Highest suspension bridge opens, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 05/03/2010)

Cabbies in Kathmandu fleecing passengers, yet few complaining, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 03/03/2010)

Rural Transport (rn 01/03/2010)

Halting Will Not Solve Traffic Problem, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 01/03/2010)

Morang ring road construction in limbo, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 01/03/2010)

451 two wheelers seized as rough ride rises during Holi, by Purushottam Khatri (rn 01/03/2010)

Gongabu area tense after micro-bus hits child (nn 27/02/2010)

Women traffic police outsmart male cops, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 27/02/2010)

Donation row halts road construction (ht 26/02/2010)

Dispute over track halts mid-hill highway survey, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 25/02/2010)

Road construction in limbo (ht 24/02/2010)

Come June, ask DoTM how fit your vehicle is, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 24/02/2010)

Highway ride may be plain sailing: Govt, WB plan to repair 700 km stretch in a year (kp 23/02/2010), Fill Up The Holes, by Shyam K.C. (rn 25/02/2010)

One killed, 9 hurt in microbus mishap (nn 23/02/2010)

4 killed, as many hurt (ht 23/02/2010)

Two killed in motorcycle-bus collision (nn 22/02/2010)

FNCCI proposes joint investment for Kathmandu-Nijgadh fact track (nn 22/02/2010)

Kathmandu-Lhasa direct bus service may resume this month (nn 22/02/2010)

Road pledge for Dolpalis (kp 21/02/2010)

2 killed, score injured in mishaps (ht 21/02/2010), 3 killed in separate road accidents (ht 21/02/2010), Grandma, grand-daughter crushed under car in Dang (nn 21/02/2010)

Locals start building road (rn 20/02/2010)

Motorcycle rider killed in collision with bus (nn 20/02/2010)

Rough roads: Kathmandu streets are broader but no safer (kp 18/02/2010)

Kathmandu Valley Outer Ring Road project in limbo, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 17/02/2010)

One killed, 45 injured in Pokhara accident (nn 17/02/2010)

Rural roads: Changing the lives of poor people in Nepal, by Sarah Sanyahumbi (kp 17/02/2010)

Second east-west highway in a year, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 16/02/2010)

RAP gets global achievement award (ht 16/02/2010)

Fatal indifference (ht 16/02/2010)

CDO bars drivers from playing music, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 16/02/2010)

Elderly knocked down by microbus (nn 16/02/2010)

Bridge over Rapti river completed (rn 15/02/2010)

Swayambhu Yatayat bus knocks down five in Chabahil; at least one killed; locals torch three buses (nn 14/02/2010), Woman killed, four injured: Chabahil bus rampage (kp 15/02/2010), One more injured in Chabahil mishap dies; Chabahil area still tense; Swyambhu Yatayat banned (nn 15/02/2010), Swayambhu Yatayat may stay off roads (kp 16/02/2010), Chabhil death toll reaches two (rn 16/02/2010), Reckless driver not our staffer, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 17/02/2010) [??], Swoyambhu Yatayat bus service resume stealthily (ht 22/02/2010)

Villagers construct road to fight against poverty, by Binod Thapa (ht 13/02/2010)

Traffic fines sum up to Rs 70,000 daily, say police, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 13/02/2010)

Road accidents show no signs of abating (ht 13/02/2010)

Four persons killed in tractor accident (nn 13/02/2010), 4 killed in crash (kp 14/02/2010)

Road to riches: Highway will bring Nepal and Tibet 'in from the cold', by Joanna Jolly (nt 12/02/2010)

Butwal Municipality mulling alternative highway (rn 12/02/2010)

Road safety measures still neglected, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 11/02/2010)

Truck crush kills six (kp 11/02/2010), Truck mows down six in Kailali, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 11/02/2010)

Commuters peeved at dearth of micro-buses (ht 09/02/2010)

NA may get nod to fell 7,000 trees for fast-track road, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 09/02/2010)

5 killed in separate highway accidents (kp 09/02/2010), Seven killed in separate road mishaps (ht 09/02/2010)

Four die in road mishaps (kp 07/02/2010)

Seven pilgrims killed, 15 hurt in bus-fall (kp 06/02/2010), Seven pilgrims die in bus accident (rn 06/02/2010), 7 pilgrims killed in road mishap (ht 06/02/2010)

Bus mows down 7-yr-old (kp 06/02/2010), School boy killed in accident at Chabahil (rn 06/02/2010)

Mid-hill highway to be widened to 8.5m, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 04/02/2010)

DPM to lay foundation stone of Mechi bridge today, by Gobinda Kshetri(ht 04/02/2010)

Truck set ablaze after hitting bike (kp 04/02/2010)

Actress killed in accident (ht 04/02/2010)

Sindhulimadi to have cable car in a year (ht 02/02/2010)

Four killed in road accidents (ht 01/02/2010)

Locals unwilling to give up land for ring road (kp 28/01/2010)

Govt moves to stop truck overloading (kp 28/01/2010)

Traffic lights turn into showpieces (kp 24/01/2010)

Finally, flyovers in sight (kp 22/01/2010)

9 killed, dozens hurt in mishap (ht 17/01/2010)

Mohanpur accident toll six (ht 16/01/2010)

Plan to reduce Valley traffic snarls in offing, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 15/01/2010), Traffic travails: A lack of coordination among plans and government agencies has contributed to the valley's traffic chaos, by Dewan Rai (nt 15/01/2010)

Four die in Jhapa road accident (nn 15/01/2010)

Nepals innovative rural road gets global award (ht 13/01/2010)

New bridge makes Khajura locals happy (rn 13/01/2010)

Nepal's rural roads go global (Relief Web 11/01/2010)

37 injured in Banepa bus-fall (kp 10/01/2010)

Three killed in road mishaps (ht 09/01/2010)

Honking vehicles Honking vehicles (ht 05/01/2010)

16 injured in Chitwan bus mishap (nn 03/01/2010)

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