Nepal lost Rs10 billion in India's import squeeze. New Delhi seeks investigation before easing curbs

Kathmandu, Sept. 20 -- Nepal made a special request to India to remove obstacles to the export of jute and steel products during the Nepal-India Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee on Trade, Transit, and... Read More

Tatopani reopening unlikely before festive season. Traders urge Beijing talks

Kathmandu, Sept. 17 -- The reopening of the Tatopani border point in the north appears highly unlikely before the festive season, as traders urge the government to negotiate with Beijing for its early... Read More

Nepalis cut back on food as 'hyperinflation' and shortages bite

Kathmandu, Sept. 13 -- Shanti Belbase, 53, was planning to make sel-roti for dar, a heavy meal eaten by women in preparation for fasting during the Haritalika Teej festival, for her three younger sist... Read More

LPG crisis deepens in Kathmandu, restaurants on the brink

Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- The cooking gas shortage has deepened in the Kathmandu Valley, with consumers saying they are being forced to return empty-handed despite queuing for hours for a cylinder. The s... Read More

Krishnabhir collapse disrupts LPG supply to Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- A report circulating on Wednesday that cooking gas would be supplied only for household use and not to commercial establishments added to growing uncertainty over LPG supplies am... Read More

Trade shifts to under-resourced Korala point after Rasuwa and Tatopani closures

Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- With the two major northern trade points-Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani-coming to a complete halt, the Korala border point, the only remaining northern trade route, is struggling to ha... Read More

Onion prices jump 140 percent in a year as India supply tightens

Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- For Lalit Chand, buying onions has become an exercise in cutting back. On Sunday, Chand bought a kilogram of onions for Rs140 in retail and immediately told his wife, Sushma, to... Read More

Prithvi Highway shutdown puts Kathmandu supplies under pressure

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Nepal's key supply route, the Prithvi Highway, has remained closed since Wednesday morning following devastating floods, with no certainty over when full-fledged traffic will res... Read More

Court orders government to ensure dairy farmers are paid on time

Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court has ordered the government to develop a system to ensure dairy farmers are paid regularly, in line with a tripartite agreement reached between the Ministry of A... Read More

Nepal's trade routes to China suffer repeated monsoon disruptions

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Every monsoon, Nepal's northern trade routes are disrupted by landslides and floods, blocking roads, washing away bridges and bringing cargo movement with China to a near halt. ... Read More

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