Tag: #transportation
Articles tagged with #transportation
Nepal’s five little railways
Early and obscure train tracks that you probably have never heard of
The road to success
How hard work and patience helped lift a bus conductor in Ilam to becoming an entrepreneur
Nepal’s first, and forgotten, tunnel
In all the current media hubbub about proposed highway tunnels in Thankot, Sanga, and the Tarai Fast Track, it may be worth remembering that…
New High Way to Dolpo
... is not good news for trekkers
Implant service providers take contraception to Nepal's poor
TIMELY ADVICE: After providing implants at a remote health post in Baitadi recently, visiting service providers Madhavi Bhatta and Ashmita…
In Nepal women hold up more than half the sky
Photos: ACHYUT RAJ BHANDARI- Achyut Raj BhandariWomen may be treated unfairly by society in one of Nepal’s most conservative districts, but it…
Three toots for Tootle
The motorcycle ride-share serves as a reliable option for people with disabilities unable to use public transport
Nepal’s deadly roads take their toll
Photos: BIKRAM RAIAt least seven people were killed when a bus heading to Narayangad from Beni lost control and fell 70m from the road down to…
From a fossil past to an electric future
PIPE DREAM: Part of a 69km petroleum pipeline connecting Amlekhganj in Nepal to an oil refinery in India, under construction in Patlaiya. The…
20% electric by 2020
Photos: BIKRAM RAIPrime Minister KP Oli on Tuesday announced a new action plan for electric transport that proposes to turn at least 20% of…
Life and livelihood in remote Nepal
A villager in Maspur, Humla weaves a doko basket from strips of bamboo.“Jai grihasthi” is a greeting heard often in the Far West and Karnali…
Kathmandu-Bhaktapur Trolley Bus
(Born: 1975, Allowed to die: 2009) Kathmandu-Bhaktapur trolley bus stop 1975. Photo: DANIEL W EDWARDSFifteen years ago, while operating…