PM Oli's greetings on Dhanya Purnima Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended best wishes to those celebrating Dhanya Purnima, Udhauli festival, Yomari Punhi and Jyapu Day. Nepal 15 Dec, 2024
EDITORIAL: Unplanned action The government seems to be totally unprepared to deal with the new variant of the coronavirus – Omicron – even as it affects many states in India. Opinion 28 Dec, 2021
Fertiliser import from Bangladesh still uncertain KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 23 Almost two weeks after the Cabinet decided to purchase fertilisers from Bangladesh, the Agriculture Inputs Company Ltd (AICL) has received a letter from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to begin the... 24 Nov, 2020
Sixty per cent paddy harvesting completed KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 5 More than 60 per cent of paddy harvesting has been completed across the country so far, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD). According to Hari Bahadur KC, spokesperson for MoALD, the... 06 Nov, 2020
EDITORIAL: Clean-up act This should give a big boost to Nepal’s ad industry and its artistes, while promoting its landscape, culture and language Despite pressure from the private cable operators and Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television service providers, the... 16 Oct, 2020
Paddy harvest begins, farmers not getting minimum support price KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 14 Paddy harvesting has begun across the country, however the farmers are not getting the support price for the crop set by the government. Aiming to encourage farmers, the government had set the support price for paddy on June... 15 Oct, 2020
Don�t burn the stubble: Upcycle or recycle crop residue Relying heavily on just one or two crops has always been a terrible idea. India’s granary, Punjab, resorted to rice-wheat rotation after displacing other traditional crops, including barley and pulses, more suited to the region A lot of noise is... 16 Jan, 2020
MoAD finalises paddy support price Kathmandu, December 8 The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) has recommended support price for paddy at Rs 2,200 and Rs 2,400 per quintal for the ongoing fiscal year. While MoAD has recommended Rs 2,200 per quintal for thick paddy,... 09 Dec, 2017
RENDEZVOUS: �Market management for agro products required under the federal system� Though the government started fixing the support price of paddy and sugarcane a few years ago to ensure that farmers get reasonable price for their produce, the government is yet to set the minimum rates of both crops for the ongoing fiscal. As a... 04 Dec, 2017
Paddy output unlikely to come down despite monsoon havoc Kathmandu, October 30 With country’s farmers busy cutting paddy, the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) has said that paddy production in the ongoing fiscal year is unlikely to come down though unfavourable monsoon had inundated many... Horoscopes 31 Oct, 2017
Climate induced disaster This year the monsoon started a bit later and is expected to extend for 8-10 days more. Rainfall has led to landslides and road blockages in hilly areas. Farmers face losing their crops. For farmers of Nepal Dashain is not only a merry making season... 04 Oct, 2017
Westerly winds bring rain in different parts of Nepal KATHMANDU: Different parts of the country, including some western districts, received rainfall since Wednesday evening. Rainfall in the capital city Kathmandu since this morning has caused the mercury to dip. According to the Department of Hydrology... Travel 29 Oct, 2015
