Sugarcane crop stranded Biratnagar, March 1 :90,000 quintals of sugarcane in four eastern Terai districts could not get through to their destination due to bandh. Nepal Sugarcane Farmers’ Association has asked bandh organisers to create a conducive environment so that... 01 Mar, 2007
Sugarcane farmers set to go on strike Biratnagar, December 25 :Sugarcane farmers in Morang and Sunsari districts, demanding to raise the price of sugarcane, have decided to go on strike. They are forced to go on strike as Eastern Sugar Mills Ltd (ESML) could not give them the right price... 25 Dec, 2006
Once-over Funeral rites held :Bhadrapur: Funeral rites of step mother of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs KP Sharma Oli were conducted in the riverside of the Dewaniya river near Prithvinagar on Monday. Narayani Oli, 81, who was staying... Travel 22 Aug, 2006
Farmers complain of district office’s apathy Lekhnath, January 19: Sugarcane farmers of Lekhnath Municipality-15 have complained that they are not getting any assistance from the District Agriculture Development Office (DADO) of Kaski for the control of pests in sugarcane plantation. Farmers said... 19 Jan, 2006
Chand thanks all for his son’s safe release Kathmandu, November 13:Former prime minister and leader of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, today thanked the media, human rights organisations, civil society, business community, OHCHR (United Nations Office of High Commissioner... Horoscopes 13 Nov, 2005
Chand’s son to be freed ‘soon’ Dhangadhi, November 4:The CPN-Maoists have said they would release Arun Chand, son of former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand by Sunday, Bir Bahadur Budha, acting chief of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Nepalgunj regional office,... Travel 04 Nov, 2005
Chand’s mill owes farmers a lot Dhangadhi, November 1:An official of the Basuling Sugar Mill, the biggest sugar factory in the far-western region, today said they are not being able to repay outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers as the government has been denying them a loan it... Travel 01 Nov, 2005
Parties to blame for current crisis, says Karki Kathmandu, October 31: The spokesperson for the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Rosan Karki, said today that major political parties were mainly to blame for political deadlock dogging the country. Terming the present situation a political deadlock... Travel 31 Oct, 2005
Global sugar prices to sweeten farmers’ life New Delhi, August 8:Suicides by bankrupt Indian sugarcane farmers might well become a thing of the past if the current rise in the global price of sugar continues, making mills scramble for more raw stock.The recent victory of the Global Alliance for... 08 Aug, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Hike sugarcane price’ BIRATNAGAR: Sugarcane farmers are worried because there is no proportional increment in the price of sugarcane vis-a-vis the price of sugar. Farmers, who have formed a pressure committee for the reasonable price increment of... 02 Aug, 2005
Sugarcane price difference hits farmers Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 16:Difference in sugarcane prices in the bordering areas between Nepal and India has hit Nepali sugarcane farmers. They prefer to sell sugarcane to the Indian mills rather than to the domestic one. Prem Chandra... 16 Jan, 2005
