Nepal’s Transport Policy needs an overhaul to reflect demographic shifts and need for better connectivity
A train network will generate jobs in construction and operation, bring efficiency and connectivity
On 25 June, China inaugurated a 435km section of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Electrified High-speed Rail. The ‘bullet train’ will have a top speed of 160…
When Chinese social media posted photographs last month of engineers surveying the extension of the Tibet Railway, one of the images showed Mt…
Ten years ago, at the beginning of the last decade, Nepalis looked forward with optimism to a country with greater connectivity — at least a…
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALANepali officials have prepared a wish-list of 11 projects for Chinese President Xi Jinping when he makes a state visit…
TRAIN A COMIN': Kerung (Gyirong) used to be a staging post during the 19th century Nepal-Tibet wars.Tashi Sherpa runs the only teashop in Rasuwa…
Dozens of trucks carrying imported Chinese goods cross the Bhote Kosi into Nepal this week. The Nepali border town of Rasuwa Gadi (pictured…
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIThe trans-Himalayan railroad has been in the news lately. And like everything else in Nepal, it is difficult to…
THE 6TH EXTINCTION: This orchid with medicinal properties, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, (Panchaule) is an endangered species.Nepal is situated at the…
With poaching under control, the big new threat to Nepal’s nature is from infrastructure
With a six-lane highway joining the city to Kohalpur, plans to upgrade to a Metropolis, international flights starting soon from its expanded…
