Taplejung voters want election candidates to give top priority to marketing cardamom The price of cardamom in the district has slumped from Rs 3,000 to Rs 500 per kg in three years Taplejung, November 20 As the first phase of the parliamentary and provincial elections draw close, voters in the district expect winners to... Travel 21 Nov, 2017
Cardamom price slumps lowest in a decade TERHATHUM: Cardamom farmers in Terhathum district are upset with the slump in the price of cardamom, the highest fall in cardamom prices in a decade. The current price of 1 kilogram (1 maund) of cardamom is Rs 25 thousand in this season. Last... 25 Oct, 2017
Cardamom price slump hits farmers Dhankuta, October 16 Cardamom farmers and traders from eastern hilly districts are adversely affected by heavy fall in prices of cardamom this year. Cardamom farmer Bam Bahadur Limbu of Dhankuta’s Parewadin-3 looks worried as he has hard time... Travel 17 Oct, 2017
Ban on Indian banknotes hits cardamom trade Phidim, November 18 The Indian government's decision to ban INR 500- and INR 1,000- banknotes has halted trade of cardamom in the eastern region. The price of cardamom in Nepal is determined by the Indian market. Without an agency to... Travel 19 Nov, 2016
Farmers worried as cardamom prices fall Lamjung, November 2 A heavy fall in the prices of cardamom has left farmers worried in Lamjung. Many cardamom farmers have decided to hoard their produce after the price witnessed a sharp decline. Compared to the previous year’s price of Rs... Travel 03 Nov, 2016
Ilam farmers worried as cardamom price drops by 36 per cent ILAM: Sudden fall in the price of cardamom has become a matter of concern for the farmers here. Cardamom is the second major cash crop after ginger in Ilam district. The price of cardamom has dropped by Rs 25, 000 per maund (40 kilogrammes)... 31 Oct, 2016
Two parties merge in Bhojpur BHOJPUR: Federal Socialist Party and Khas Inclusive Party announced their merger in Bhojpur on Sunday. A press meet organised in Bhojpur headquarters informed that Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Bhojpur District Ad hoc Committee was formed after the... Travel 27 Jul, 2015
Woman involved in abducting businessman arrested JHAPA: A woman, who has been accused of involvement in the abduction of a cardamom trader Sunil Kumar Bindal of Birtamode in the district, was arrested after six months on Sunday. Suru Tamang (23) also known as Bunu, a resident of Dharampur-4 was... Travel 26 Jul, 2015
National Briefs Birtamod shut JHAPA: Birtamod Chamber of Commerce and Industries on Thursday shut businesses and marketplaces in the eastern Tarai town to protest Wednesday evening’s incident in which an unidentified gang fired five rounds of bullet targetting... Travel 29 Jan, 2010
Price dip chills farmers’, traders’ gills Sankhuwasabha, December 10: The cardamom business inSankhuwasabha district has been hit due to the decline in price for the past one week. Things are pretty glum, especially in business centres like Khandbari, Chichila, Num, Hedangnagadhi Barhabise,... 11 Dec, 2008
Kids bunk class to rake in big bucks Ilam, November 22:Students in the northern part of Ilam district have taken to bunking classes and plucking cardamoms to raise money for their school expenses. Milan Rai, a sixth grader at Jamuna-based Bhagawati Secondary School, said he has been... 22 Nov, 2008
