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The Narayangadh–Muglin road section has been blocked once more after a fresh landslide occurred at Tuiun Khola last night. According to the Chitwan District Traffic Police Office, the road, which had reopened partially at 4 PM on Sunday after being cleared for 45 hours, was again blocked at 8 PM when another landslide struck the same location. Chitwan Traffic Police Chief Gayatri Sharma said that continuous landslides after 8 PM made it impossible to clear the debris. Considering the high risk during nighttime, the administration had issued a notice restricting travel from 9 PM to 5 AM, but the road…

The Narayangadh–Muglin road section in Chitwan has reopened for one-way traffic after a landslide near Tuiun Khola blocked the highway since Friday evening.According to the Bharatpur Road Division Office, debris removal was completed on Sunday afternoon, allowing limited movement of vehicles. The landslide, which struck around 6 p.m. on Friday, had left thousands of passengers stranded for more than two days. With the partial reopening, vehicles have now started moving toward their destinations.

Road traffic has been disrupted in seven different locations across the country today, according to Nepal Police. Jajarkot–Dolpa Section: The road is completely blocked after a dry landslide of rocks and soil fell this morning at Bhirkuna in Nalgad Municipality–11, Jajarkot. Myagdi Beni–Darbang Section: Another major blockage occurred at Ghumaune Cliff in Beni Municipality–4 at 5:25 a.m. when mud and debris from a landslide obstructed the road. Chitwan Mugling–Narayangadh Section: The road remains closed for the second consecutive day after repeated dry landslides at Tui Khola in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality–5 since 6:25 p.m. on October 3. Continuous landslides are hampering…

The Muglin–Narayangadh highway, which has been blocked since Friday evening, has not yet reopened. According to the Road Division Office, Bharatpur, the landslide near the Tuin Khola bridge continues, making it difficult to clear the debris. Efforts to remove the landslide resumed early Sunday morning. The office reported that continuous landslides have been occurring since around 6:30 PM on Friday. Because the landslide did not stop, work to clear the road, which had paused after Saturday evening, began again on Sunday morning. The office has requested travelers to remain in safe areas and to maintain lane discipline for vehicles stranded…

Nepal’s national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines, will begin direct flights to Guangzhou, China starting Ashwin 9. This will be the first time the airline operates a Kathmandu–Guangzhou–Kathmandu flight service. According to Executive Chairman Yubaraj Adhikari, all technical preparations for the flights have been completed, and the airline has received the necessary permissions for the Guangzhou route. Nepal Airlines has scheduled three regular weekly flights. The first flight will operate on Ashwin 9, followed by flights on Ashwin 12, Ashwin 30, Kartik 2, and Kartik 6. Thereafter, direct flights to Guangzhou will operate every Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday. The airline has…

The Muglin–Narayangadh road section has been blocked for 36 hours. Due to a landslide, the road has remained obstructed since around 6:30 p.m. on Friday (Ashwin 3). A landslide occurred near the Tuin Khola bridge in Ichhakamana Rural Municipality–6, Chitwan, along this road section. The Bharatpur Road Division has stated that efforts to clear the landslide are ongoing. Work to remove the debris is stopped at night. Although teams have been deployed from morning to evening to clear the landslide, they have not yet succeeded. Continuous falling rocks from the Muglin side have made it difficult to remove the debris…

The Bahrabise–Kodari Highway section at Kodari has remained completely closed for 51 days following a massive Ico landslide, halting all types of vehicular movement, including cargo containers. As a result, over 1,500 freight containers carrying goods worth billions of rupees have been stranded in Chinese territory, mainly in Nyalam, Dhingri, Khasa, Jangbu Port, and Shigatse. Many of these containers are loaded with festival-related supplies, causing significant losses to traders, who are also forced to pay high warehouse fees to store the goods. On the Nepali side, containers are stuck at Miteri Bridge, the old customs office premises, Liping Bazaar, and…