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14 Apr 2026

Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol attends the inauguration ceremony of the electric vehicle being used for night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley, at the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. The service is introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services will operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses will operate on these two routes.

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#13577112

14 Apr 2026

Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol attends the inauguration ceremony of the electric vehicle being used for night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley, at the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. The service is introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services will operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses will operate on these two routes.

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#13577101

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577102

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577103

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577104

14 Apr 2026

Interior view of the electric vehicle used for the night shuttle service being introduced in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services will operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses will operate on these two routes.

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#13577105

14 Apr 2026

Vehicle staff and a municipal police officer prepare to operate the night shuttle service from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service, introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services will operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses will operate on these two routes.

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#13577107

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577108

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577109

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577110

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13577111

14 Apr 2026

An electric vehicle used for a night shuttle service in Kathmandu Valley rolls out from the garage in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 14, 2026. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, inaugurates the service introduced in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat. In the first phase, electric bus services operate on routes from Lagankhel to Budhanilkantha, Budhanilkantha to Lagankhel, Thankot to the Airport, and the Airport to Thankot. One route covers 16 kilometers, passing through Lagankhel, Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center before reaching Budhanilkantha. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City states this is a north-south one-way route. The east-west route, covering 20 kilometers, runs from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. The metropolis informs that four night-time electric buses operate on these two routes.

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#13569791

12 Apr 2026

A view of the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, on April 12, 2026. The bridge is one of the busiest and most iconic cantilever bridges in the country.

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#13569793

12 Apr 2026

A view of the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, on April 12, 2026. The bridge is one of the busiest and most iconic cantilever bridges in the country.

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#13569796

12 Apr 2026

A man walks past a row of yellow taxis along a roadside in Kolkata, India, on April 12, 2026.

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#13557196

10 Apr 2026

OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 30: A couple stands on a platform as a JR West 323 series train with its distinctive silver and orange livery departs Ashiharabashi Station in Osaka, Japan, on March 30, 2026.

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