Jumla's apples want a bigger piece of Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- When Suresh Khatri of Kalanki was scrolling through Facebook on Monday morning, a notice about a week-long exhibition and sale of apples from Jumla caught his eye. He had never s... Read More

Floods wash away 1,806 hectares of farmland, threaten food supplies

Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- Farmers in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot, had spent the past two years adopting climate-resilient farming practices. Alongside paddy, they were growing millet and soybean. Thirty ... Read More

Kathmandu supply lines rerouted after floods block main highway

Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- The landslides and floods that severed a crucial section of the main highway linking Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal have forced authorities and businesses to improvise alternat... Read More

Private sector pours millions into Bhotekoshi flood relief efforts

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- Nepal's private sector has mobilised millions of rupees for victims of Wednesday's devastating floods on the Bhotekoshi river, as companies, financial institutions and individual... Read More

Cosmetic imports rise as demand grows in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug. 23 -- Nepal's imports of cosmetics and personal-care products increased sharply in the last fiscal year, with consumers spending more on makeup, skincare and haircare items. According... Read More

Rice transplanting improves on last year's pace

Kathmandu, Aug. 20 -- Rice transplanting is nearing completion across Nepal, with farmers having covered 97.48 percent of the country's paddy fields by August 14, compared with 94 percent at the same ... Read More

More farmers are getting insurance, but crops are still left behind

Kathmandu, Aug. 19 -- Agricultural insurance has expanded in Nepal, but its benefits have yet to reach crop farmers to the expected scale. More than 700,000 policies have been issued over the past fiv... Read More

Bird flu hits 162 poultry farms; Rs507 million paid in compensation

Kathmandu, July 23 -- Bird flu outbreaks have affected 162 poultry farms across Nepal over the past four months, with the government distributing more than Rs507 million in compensation to affected fa... Read More

Government's digital services buckle under repeated system failures

Kathmandu, July 19 -- At around 9am last Thursday, long queues had already formed outside the Land Reform and Land Revenue Office, Bhaktapur. People clutched land ownership certificates, citizenship c... Read More

Technical glitch disrupts land services

Kathmandu, July 16 -- A technical problem has disrupted the public service system operated by the Department of Land Management and Archive for the past two days, affecting land-related services and c... Read More

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