NA members stress on ending Chhaupadi tradition ​​​​​​​National Assembly (NA) members have urged the State to end the chhaupadi tradition. Kathmandu 27 Jun, 2024
UML secretary slams Dahal-led government CPN-UML Secretary Gokarna Bista has said the incumbent government led by CPN-MC Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal wouldn’t do good for the country. Nepal 19 Mar, 2023
Pre-budget discussion kicks off The Ministry of Finance (MoF) initiated the groundwork for formulating the budget for the coming fiscal year 2022-23 with discussion with the agriculture sector stakeholders today. Business 16 Mar, 2022
Agitating dairy farmers give milk for free in protest Chitwan, July 23 Irate dairy farmers distributed their produce to pedestrians free of cost on the fourth day of their protest against the Dairy Development Corporation’s decision to slash the price of milk. Farmers affiliated to... Travel 24 Jul, 2018
Govt to provide incentives to farmers: Poudel Hetauda, April 7 Province 3 Chief Minister Dor Mani Poudel today underscored the need for agriculture based industries in the country. Speaking at a workshop organised by the Ministry for Land, Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperative in Hetauda,... Travel 08 Apr, 2018
Farming profession: There is need of attitudinal fix In order to change the attitude of people towards making their career in farming, the agricultural institutes in the country and the human resources generated by them should advocate the possibilities and the opportunities in the agrarian... 15 Feb, 2018
EDITORIAL: Huge potential Minimum support price for coffee must be declared in advance every year to allay farmers’ fear that they will be cheated by middlemen Around 30 years ago, the late King Birendra visited Aapchaur, Gulmi where he encouraged farmers to grow Arabica and... 14 Nov, 2016
Live goats will get dearer this Dashain Kathmandu, September 21 Adding to the woes of inflation-hit consumers, traders say that price of live goats will go up this Dashain. Reasoning that the goat price has increased in India — the major supplier — local traders say that price... 22 Sep, 2016
EDITORIAL: Boosting agriculture The unveiled national budget has given hope that the government is serious about turning around the agricultural sector, because agriculture has received priority The devastating earthquake of last year has had an adverse impact on almost all sectors... 31 May, 2016
Bargarh/New Delhi, April 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to need a big rise in economic growth and a run of good weather to have a chance of fulfilling his promise to double farmers’ incomes by 2022. He may also have to allow farm gate... 09 Apr, 2016
EDITORIAL: Ad hoc plan Heavy concentration of population in the arable and irrigable areas has shrunken the agriculture lands that used to be a food basket to feed millions of people round the year Food and energy security are the two issues a country wants to be... 01 Dec, 2015
Plagued by problems Revised agricultural policy required to reform agriculture based industry KATHMANDU: The demand for rice is increasing by five to 10 per cent each year. However, as the local production of rice is not enough to cater to growing demand, the country... 13 Sep, 2015
