New Road of Kathmandu

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New Road (Nepali: नयाँ सडक, Nepal Bhasa: न्हु सतक) literally is a four lane street in the center of Kathmandu. However, the term also denotes the neighbourhood of the street. It is one of the busiest marketplace and trendiest hangouts of Nepal. The road was built under Juddha Samsher Rana, the then Prime Minister of Nepal. So, the road is also called Juddha Sadak.

[edit] Boundaries of the Road

East: Tundikhel

West: Basantapur

North: Pyukha, Fasikyeba

South: Pako, Khichhapokhari, Tebahaal

After the fall of autocratic Rana regime, it was renamed New Road.

New Road is one of the most frequented marketplace in the whole of Kathmandu. From clothing, jewelry to electronics, you name it you get it at New Road. New Road is not as new as its name suggests, the marketplace setting is more than half a decade old and so are the houses and other infrastructure. To understand lifestyle of Kathmandu, New Road is a must see. It is the most densely populated area in the whole of Nepal.

Other than being the busiest downtown marketplace in Kathmandu, it is the place where most demonstrations takes place.

[edit] Landmarks

The important places in and around New Road are:

• A gate at the Easternmost part of the road marks the start of road. This gate is called New Road Gate
• A statue of Juddha Samsher at the westernmost roundabout of the road
• A small park at the south-western part called Bhugol Park
• The first damkal-fire squad of Nepal at the South-Western end
• The head office of Gorkhapatra Sansthan, the first national daily
• The head office of Nepal Bank Limited, the first commercial bank of Nepal
• Basantapur Darbar- the old Royal residence of Nepal
• Bishal Bajar- the first supermarket of Nepal at North Western end
• Tebahaal parallels almost half of its its South Eastern side
• Ranjana Cinema Hall at its Northern side