PM vows to ensure quality improvement in transport ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday has said the government has started necessary preparations to bring about qualitative changes in public transportation service inside Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu 01 Aug, 2023
Nepal EV Expo Electric Vehicle Manufacturers and Importers Association of Nepal (EVMIAN), Media Space Solutions and Futurex Trade Fair and Events are jointly organising Nepal EV Expo at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu from September 1 to 3. Business 21 Jul, 2023
Electric vehicles start plying in Lumbini The Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) took an initiation to operate the vehicles for a trial at least for 15 days. Nepal 29 Sep, 2022
Permit to operate resort within LDT revoked The decision to grant permit to operate a resort within Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) has been scrapped. Business 03 Aug, 2022
EDITORIAL - Inconsistent policy Just days after taking over as the new Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Rajendra Pandey has halted two pride projects, namely, the construction of a tunnel linking Bhimphedi with Kulekhani and operation of electric vehicles. While the new provincial government has given its own logic for abruptly stopping the projects, it shows policy inconsistency and sends a wrong message to would-be investors in Nepal’s infrastructure. Opinion 15 Nov, 2021
Sajha Yatayat inks pact to procure 40 electric buses Sajha Yatayat Cooperative Ltd on Friday signed an agreement with CHTC Kinwin (Nanjing) Automobile Company of China for the supply, delivery, and maintenance of 40 electric buses for Kathmandu valley. Kathmandu 09 Oct, 2021
EDITORIAL - Energy for all Nepal has unveiled its roadmap for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) by 2030, which aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The roadmap also envisages increasing the amount of renewable energy by gradually cutting down on the use of fossil fuel and enhancing energy efficiency. Opinion 22 Sep, 2021
Nepal's first locally made electric motorbike woos petrol purists Yatri Motorcycles was set up in 2017 with the dream of designing, engineering and manufacturing world-class electric vehicles from the ground up in Nepal. Kathmandu 18 Aug, 2021
AOAN slams decision to remove diesel buses from TIA KATHMANDU, JANUARY 8 The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) plans to remove diesel ramp buses that are used to transport passengers to the aircraft and to the terminal building, and replace them with electric variants. Based on the same... 09 Jan, 2021
Entrepreneurs welcome VAT exemption on penstock pipes KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 6 The government’s decision to exempt value added tax (VAT) on the import of iron or steel sheet used in making penstock pipes to be used in hydropower projects has brought cheer to the entrepreneurs in the country. The iron... 07 Oct, 2020
EDITORIAL: More power to you While the tariff reduction plan will cheer households, NEA must have a strategy soon to divert power to more productive areas For the Nepalis who have been ensured reliable power supply since the last few years, there is even better news, and it... 30 Jan, 2020
Govt decides to retract Rs 3bn from Sajha Yatayat Kathmandu, January 23 The government has decided to take back Rs three billion that it had provided to Sajha Yatayat for the procurement of 300 electric buses owing to sluggish progress made by the company in the procurement process. Informing... 24 Jan, 2020
