Load shedding already a history: NEA

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has clarified that the problem of the frequent power outages in recent times was because of tripping and not load shedding.

Gold price goes down Rs 1,300 per tola 

Price of gold has gone down by Rs 1,300 per tola (11.66 grammes) in Nepali market today.    

COVID restrictions prove a boon for garments sector

While the COVID-19 restrictions have been painful for many businesses, they have actually helped boost the domestic garment industry. The restrictions, and the border closure they entailed, cut down on foreign imports and led to an increase in the consumption of domestically produced clothing, according to Chandi Prasad Aryal, president of Garment Association Nepal (GAN). “Imports of clothes decreased by around 36 per cent in the first four months of the current fiscal year because of various...

Foreign employment returnee finds niche in hotel business back home   

A foreign employment returnee has found a niche in hotel entrepreneurship back home. Guru Poudel of Ramgram Municipality-5 in East Nawalparasi district has utilized his six years of skills he gained in the United Kingdom by pursuing hotel business.    

Snowfall elates Humla farmers

The snowfall of Sunday and Monday has brought smiles to the face of the Humla farmers. The first crop has not sprouted in lack of rain for a long time and the snow has brought opportunity to grow the crops, said the farmers. Kalu Bhandari, a farmer of Simkot Rural Municipality-2, said that the recent snowfall has brought relief to the first crops of barley, uwa and wheat seeds sown in October last year. The locals believe that the first crop will grow well with the snowfall of December and January...

Minister Gurung asks Ad Board to make strategic plan

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has directed the Advertisement Board to work effectively. Speaking at the fourth full meeting of the board on Tuesday at Singhadurbar, Minister Gurung, who is also the Spokesperson of the government, said that the board should work effectively in order to utilise the billions rupees that is spent on commercials.

APF's anti-smuggling drive proves effective

Despite the authorities sealing the borders, people, as well as smuggled goods, are moving unfettered through the main and side entry points. Bearing this in mind, the APF Bageshwori has launched a special campaign against such illegal trade.

Gold price goes up  

The price of gold has climbed Rs 1,100 per tola (11.66 grammes) in te domestic market today.

100 MW more power can now be imported from India

The capacity of the country's largest Dhalkebar substation in Dhanusha has been increased. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has added 220/132, 315 MVA capacity power transformer in Dhalkebar under the grid substation capacity enhancement project with the investment of the government. NEA's Acting Executive Director Hitendra Dev Shakya informed that an additional 315 MVA power transformer connected to the substation was charged Sunday night. At present, two 220/132 kV transformers are in operation...

Fertiliser import from Bangladesh delays

It has been 18 days since an agreement between the governments of Nepal and Bangladesh for Nepal to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes fertilisers was reached. In this regard, Nepal has already sent a letter of credit (LC) to the government of Bangladesh. There has been a delay from the side of Bangladesh in supplying fertilisers although Nepal has completed all the process in this regard, said the Agriculture Inputs Company Ltd.

Incessant snowfall in Humla, air services halted

Different airlines companies including Sita Air, Summit Air and Tara Air have been operating up to 15 flights daily from Nepalgunj and Surkhet. However, not a single flight was operated on Monday.

Agro centre initiates distributing farmer ID cards   

Agro Centre Pvt Ltd has started providing farmer's identity cards so as to distribute fertilizer, seeds and agriculture inputs to the needy farmers at a subsidized price. 

Sarlahi farmers making fortune from tomatoes

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Sarlahi's Sanat Kumar spent a decade in foreign employment, returning home he started buffalo farming, and now earns a lakh rupees a month

'I spent 10 years in Qatar and Malaysia before I returned to Nepal. I had thought of buffalo farming. So I made buffalo shed in the village but my earnings were only sufficient to make buffalo shed, not for buying buffalos.' Mahato said.

Crusher industries excavating river products illegally 

Conservation of the environment has been difficult as the crusher industries continued illegal extraction of river products. The crushers and sand processing factories in Dhanusha are found avoiding tax.

Lumbini Sugar mill starts clearing payment dues after owner got arrested

The Lumbini Sugar Mill located at Sunawal of Nawalparasi (West) has started clearing the due payment to the sugarcane farmers after the police arrested Manoj Kumar Agrawal, director of the mill on Thursday evening from Birgunj.

Dana-Khurkot transmission line completed  

The construction of the 220 VK Dana-Khurkot Sub-station and transmission line under the Kaligandaki corridor has been completed in Myagdi.

Cardamom export records worth Rs. 3bn in five months

With the decline in cardamom yield in India this year, the demand for cardamom produced in Nepal has been rising lately. Cardamom traders said that the price of cardamom produced in Nepal has also increased due to the shortage of cardamom in the Indian market. In the past, the market price of cardamom in India had declined due to higher production there.

New Year heralds tourism surge in Bandipur

The once-thriving tourism sector in Bandipur, which had suffered a nasty blow since the COVID-19 contagion, is gradually gaining momentum. After an extended period of dormancy, hoteliers, restaurant owners and other stakeholders in the tourism industry welcomed throngs of domestic tourists, who swarmed the precincts of Bandipur to celebrate the Gregorian Calendar New Year. “Since the last seven months Bandipur hotels had closed their doors owing to COVID-19,” said Bais Gurung, Chairman of the...

Orange farmers becoming millionaire in Tanahu: Orange worth Rs. 50 million sold from two villages

Chairman of Umachowk Block Operation Committee, Nirmal Bahadur Adhikari, said that oranges of more than 20 million rupees were sold out from the village during the current fiscal year.