Ode to the bicycle: The future is the bike Picture this: the world’s smallest wheeled rideable bicycle, made some years ago, was replete with wheels of 1.09cm in diameter; the largest was wheelwise 3.5m and 3.35m high. Opinion 31 Oct, 2022
EDITORIAL: Bring culprits to book It is best the police stay away from situations they were not trained for and allow competent agencies to handle them Three persons, including a police inspector, were killed in a bomb explosion in Chhireswornath Municipality in Dhanusha district... 16 Dec, 2019
Bicycle lanes to be designated in KMC Kathmandu, December 14 Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya today said he would introduce cycle lanes in KMC in the near future. Mayor Shakya said this at the inauguration of a cycle rally organised from Maitighar Mandala to Tinkune... Horoscopes 15 Dec, 2019
38th Executive Committee meeting of CITYNET begins today LALITPUR: Climate change was the major topic of discussion in the press meet held today on the commencement of the 38th Executive Committee meeting of CITYNET and an international seminar on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism. The meeting which is to... Horoscopes 06 Nov, 2019
Lalitpur to get bicycle lanes Kathmandu, April 11 Lalitpur Metropolitan City is preparing to introduce separate cycle lanes on some of the road sections under its jurisdiction. As per the plan, the local government has identified two road segments, Kupondol-Jawalakhel and... Horoscopes 12 Apr, 2019
Unabating air pollution in Capital endangers public health KATHMANDU: Relentlessly increasing air pollution in Kathmandu Valley is proving to be a peril to the health of its inhabitants, calling government agencies to recognise the situation as a public health emergency. The air quality of Kathmandu is... Horoscopes 17 Jan, 2018
Transport in Kathmandu: Fixing fallacies Modern cities are known for their high tempo: masses of people moving to their destination on time—productivity, in general. Certainly, bicycles crisscrossing Kathmandu’s streets can seem idyllic in imagination The federal election which will... 05 Dec, 2017
Commuting on our narrow, potholed roads Be it on cycles, bikes, micro-buses or private vehicles, our readers want to travel safely and be on time Old fashioned that I am, walking is my preferred way to commute in Kathmandu. Unless the destination is more than 10 km, I always opt to walk... 05 Feb, 2017
Oslo moves to ban cars from city centre Oslo, October 19 Oslo’s New Leftist city government said today it wants to ban private cars from the downtown area by 2019 as part of a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions. The Labour Party and its allies the Socialist Left and the Green... 20 Oct, 2015
Paediatric brain injury may lead to attention problems Kids with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have more lapses in attention and longer reaction times than children who suffer trauma to other parts of the body, researchers report. Attention problems have been seen in adults after TBI. This study,... Environment 03 Aug, 2015
Electric Bikes swarming in Chinese streets BEIJING: Of all the things that have changed in China over the past 30 years, transportation has undergone one of the most obvious of transformations. Where city streets once swarmed with bicycles, they are now full of automobiles. Cars clog...
