Rice shortage hits Bajura amidst poll campaigning With Parliamentary and Provincial Assembly elections just around the corner, candidates and leaders of political parties have reached even the remotest part of Bajura, including Himali Rural Municipality for campaigning, but people here have not got relief from the problems caused food crisis. Nepal 13 Nov, 2022
Food crisis hits Bajura folks hard Acute food crisis has hit locals hard after contractors failed to supply rice on time to Himali Rural Municipality, Bajura. Nepal 30 Jun, 2022
NFC depots in Bajura closed after shortage of rice Nepal Food Corporation depots in Bajura have pulled their shutters after they sold all their stock rice. Nepal 21 Sep, 2021
Bajura running out of rice stock, Kolti Depot limits distribution to 10 kg per person The Kolti Depot of Food Management and Trading Company Ltd in Bajura is running out of rice stock, leading to a scarcity of food grain in the district. Nepal 27 Jul, 2021
Saldang facing shortage of rice Saldang of Dolpa district has been facing shortage of rice. The Food Management and Trading Company Limited had fixed a quota of 1,500 quintals of rice for Saldang last year. Nepal 10 May, 2021
Food crisis hits Bajura folks hard Bajura, June 13 Nepal Food Corporation, Kolti Depot, Bajura, has issued a public notice stating that sale of rice from the depot has been halted from June 3, till further notice. The depot said 700 quintal rice allocated for current fiscal... Travel 14 Jun, 2020
Barekot facing food crisis Jajarkot, February 4 Acute food shortage has badly hit Barekot Rural Municipality in Jajarkot. Locals in the rural municipality have been facing food crisis due to negligence of the contractor who was entrusted with supplying subsidised rice from... Travel 05 Feb, 2020
People reeling under food crisis in Bajura Bajura, October 4 It has been four months since Kawadi depot of Bajura’s Himali Rural Municipality ran out of rice, affecting 4,000 people residing in Wards No 1, 2 and 3 of the municipality. Local Janak Rokaya said every household had been... Travel 05 Oct, 2019
Jajarkot locals reeling under food crisis Jajarkot, March 27 Locals of Barekot and western part of Jajarkot are reeling under acute shortage of food due to negligence of the contractor who was entrusted with supplying subsidised rice. It has already been months since Nepal Food... Travel 28 Mar, 2018
Higher rice prices put crunch on Humla folks BAJURA: Remote areas of Humla district, inaccessible except by walking are reeling under critical shortage of rice grains. The lack of rice grains at the Srinagar-based Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) depot has forced locals to purchase from the depot at... Travel 17 Oct, 2017
Dolpa folks deprived of subsidised rice DOLPA: Locals of three villages in Dolpa district have been deprived of government-sponsored subsidised rice and salt for the past two years due to a dispute at Kerung border point. Rather the consignment containing a total of 6,800 quintals of rice... Travel 29 Aug, 2017
Shortage of subsidised rice mars Tihar celebration in Dolpa DOLPA: While Nepalis across the nation are celebrating the Tihar festival, the shortage of rice to be provided by the government under the subsidy scheme has stolen the festive mood of the people in Dolpa. The country's largest district that... Travel 30 Oct, 2016
