Floods cause loss of Rs 5 billion in Madhes The recent floods, landslides and inundation have caused a huge loss in Madhes. Kathmandu 02 Oct, 2024
Belauri sugarcane farmers' woes Farmers in Belauri Municipality are worried about the disease in sugarcane planted in 60 bighas of land. Nepal 14 Sep, 2022
Delhi's sugar export curbs likely to hit market The domestic sugar market is likely to be affected with the recent decision of India to impose restrictions on export of sugar. Business 26 May, 2022
Sugar production declines as lack of sugarcane hits mills As the sugarcane farming has been declining of late, sugar production has decreased drastically this year. Business 01 Apr, 2021
EDITORIAL: Timely decision ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has taken a decision to inoculate people above 60 years of age against COVID-19 from March 7. Opinion 19 Feb, 2021
Sugarmills face shortage of raw materials After facing years of criticism for not paying sugarcane farmers on time, sugar mills have now found themselves struggling to procure the raw material for producing sugar as more and more farmers have abandoned sugarcane farming in the recent years. Business 18 Feb, 2021
Sugarcane farmers yet to recover due payments KATHMANDU, JANUARY 11 Even though two weeks have passed since the sugarcane farmers inked an agreement with the government to end their protest, they are still struggling to get their dues cleared. The government and Sugarcane Farmers Struggle... 12 Jan, 2021
EDITORIAL: Don�t deceive this time The refusal by the sugar mills to pay the farmers for their produce under whatever pretext is outright robbery Sugarcane farmers have withdrawn their protests in the capital after 16 days, after the farmers and the government reached a four-point... 30 Dec, 2020
Sugarcane farming declines in Mahottari MAHOTTARI, DECEMBER 22 Hiralal Mahato of Bhangaha Municipality in Mahottari district who used to cultivate sugarcane in three bigha land has now started cultivating it only in one bigha. Similarly, Dhaneshi Mahato of the same locality has already... Travel 23 Dec, 2020
EDITORIAL: Split in NCP The non-ideological feud in the ruling NCP has finally led to the vertical split within 31 months of its unification Thirty-one months after the unification between the then CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist-Centre) to form the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the... 23 Dec, 2020
Locals growing sugarcane, banana on Bajura roadside BAJURA, DECEMBER 10 Locals have started sugarcane and banana farming on the roadside from Dabbazaar to Martadi along the Sanphe-Martadi road section in Bajura. Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Bajura, provided loan to local farmers for the... Travel 11 Dec, 2020
Sugarcane farmers face double whammy Kathmandu, May 14 The coronavirus pandemic has added to the woes of sugarcane farmers, who were already struggling to recover their due payment from sugar mills. Generally, sugarcane harvesting season is from January to March. “Since not all... 15 May, 2020
