Inflation 3.65 per cent, remittance up by 19.2 per cent

The remittance inflow increased by 19.2 percent jumping to Rs. 809.89 billion in the review period while it was decrease by 6.3 percent in the same period of the previous year.

Paddy plantation begins in peri-urban areas of Kathmandu Valley (Photo Feature)

With the arrival of the monsoon farmers of the peri-urban areas of Kathmandu Valley have started paddy plantation. Amid a lack of workers due to the prohibitory order, farmers have begun paddy plantation themselves this year. 

Wheat production increases in Parsa

Production of whet has increased in the Parsa district this year. According to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre Parsa, wheat production has increased by 5,210 tonnes to 85,965 tonnes in the Parsa district this year.

Bhairahawa has enough stock of fertiliser

There will be no shortage of fertiliser in Rupandehi this year. There is no shortage of fertiliser as enough fertiliser arrived here in January and cooperatives and farmers have stock in their houses.

Farmers forced to sell paddy at cheap rate in absence of dryer machine

Farmers in Jhapa are worried about the lack of marketing and fair price of paddy. Although the federal, province and local governments have introduced various programmes to attract the farmers to cultivate Chaite and Boro paddy, they are worried about the lack of marketing and fair price of the produced paddy.

Tourism infrastructure in Khaptad lack maintenance

The tourism infrastructures constructed in Khaptad, a major attraction of the Sudurpashchim Province, are in a sorry state due to lack of maintenance. Tens of millions of rupees are allocated and different structures are built every year for the development of tourism in the Khaptad region. However, these structures are not maintained, turning them into sheds for stray cows and buffaloes. Many infrastructures like waiting rooms, view towers, toilets, fences and temples built to attract tourists...

Tax exemption in electric vehicles, transport entrepreneurs excited

Bhesha Bahadur Thap, Chairman of Sundar Yatayat Private Limited, lauded the government move saying the government has provided an ample of facilities for the electric vehicle. He said that they are waiting for its proper implementation.

Farmers get agri-inputs in grants   

Agricultural tools have been provided to maize farmers in Gaindakot Municipality of Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat-Susta).    

Farmers upset as Chaite paddy doesn’t fetch good price

Farmers in the Saptari district are busy reaping Chaite paddy but their confidence is crumbling as the produce prepared after two months of hard work is not yielding a reasonable price.

Lockdown makes consumer goods costly

Prolonged lockdown has pushed the price of food and consumer goods up in the district to the dismay of common people.

Devidanda tourist park construction in full swing

The construction work of Devidanda Park in Tanahun district’s Byas Municipality-10 is in full swing, despite the lockdown imposed by the government amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.

Namobuddha Municipality distributes advance breed buffaloes to 55 farmers

In a bid to attract farmers to commercial animal husbandry and increase their income level, Namobuddha Municipality has started distributing young buffaloes of exotic breeds in grants. Amid a function organised here at Ward 10 of the municipality, Mayor TP Sharma Timalsina distributed Murrah (exotic breed) buffaloes to 55 farmers of the ward, with 80 per cent subsidy. The municipality has allocated Rs. 2,133,000 for the programme and received the same amount from the federal government. Similarly,...

Mini two-wheeler ploughing tractor taking over ox-drawn plough

Pirtiram Praja Chepang has been a farmer for many years. When he remembers his past and compares it with the present, Pirtiram finds ease in farming now since the ploughing machines entered the village.

Fertiliser supply improves

Lack of fertiliser during the paddy plantation season has been a recurrent problem in Nepal. Every year, the farmers face ordeals of fertiliser shortage. However, this year, the authorities have claimed that there would be no shortage of chemical fertiliser at least during the plantation season. They said they would manage to cater at least half of the demand to each farmer. “We will provide fertiliser to the farmers. They will not face dearth of fertiliser this year like in the past years as...

Paddy plantation begins in Bajhang

Farmers in Bajhang district have started planting paddy in the fields having irrigation facilities. Farmers of Thalara, Chhanna, Rayal, Bagathala, Bungal and surrounding areas of the district headquarters have started planting paddy since the second week of June. Those who had been to India for employment have also started returning home to plant paddy.

Farming on Bagmati River bank transforms lives

The Bagmati River bank, which was like a desert until 10 years ago, is now becoming as expensive as gold for the locals of Hariharpurgadhi Rural Municipality, in Sindhulimadhi, in Sindhuli district. Flowing through the border of Sindhuli and Makwanpur districts, the river has now been turned into a fertile land by the hard work of the family of Bir Bahadur Ghalan, a resident of the municipality. He said that his 15-member family now survives on the crops grown on the river bank.

Public transport sector loses monthly Rs. 70 billion business since prohibitory order, workers demand relief

According to Vice-President of Nepal Yatayat Baybasahi Rastrya Mahasang (Nepal National Federation for Transportation Business), Deepak Adhikari, Some 290 thousand passenger vehicles run across the country including buses, mini and micro buses in different long routes. The turnover of these vehicles in total would be around Rs. 70 billion per month.

Nepal's largest cold store comes into operation in Banke, traders delighted

Chairman of Nepalgunj Cold Storage and Ware housing, Sanjay Kumar Jain, said that 60 percent of its total capacity has already been utilized as it came into operation.

Revenue of Pokhara metropolis up by three fold from sand excavation

The Office informed that the revenue paid by different excavation companies added Rs. 300 million in Pokhara Metropolis's income this fiscal year so far. According to Revenue chief Pandey, this amount is tripled that of previous fiscal years.

Labours in fast track construction unpaid for one year  

The labours working in the Khutiya-Dipayal fast track have not been paid for a year. A labour Prem Acharya said 125 labours were undergoing hardship as they have not been paid for long time.