ILAM, June 28 - Shortage of quality fertilizers in the eastern part of the country has encouraged increasing use of inferior-quality fertilizers illegally imported from India. […]

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KATHMANDU, June 29 - Australian ambassador to Nepal, Graeme Lade, said on Saturday that Australian government is mulling to double its aid to Nepal in the next few years. […]

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KATHMANDU, June 30 - Sunday announced postponement of its week-long strike, responding to a request from the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI).“We postpone our protest programs at the request of FNCCI, which has urged us to raise the issue again later once normal situation is restored in the country,” Sarad Bhandari, […]

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KATHMANDU, June 30 - Transportation workers of Butwal, Rupandehi district seized two tankers from the regional office of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) at Bhairahawa and distributed it to entrepreneurs at the existing rate on Sunday. They resorted to such an action saying that shortage of petroleum goods was creating hand-to-mouth problem.
The workers affiliated to […]

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KATHMANDU, June 30 - The government has approved the post of six judges to work at the proposed six commercial benches, according to a cabinet source. The approved number of judges is half the number sought by the Supreme Court.
Besides, the government, in a decision last Wednesday, also approved the post of 12 under […]

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KATHMANDU, June 30 - At least four people were killed, dozens others were displaced and property worth millions of rupees was damaged due to the floods and landslide triggered by incessant rains at several places in the country within past two days. Purna Bahadur BK and Rudri Pun of Bame VDC in Salyan district were […]

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Kathmandu, June 2: The crisis in petroleum supply is likely to worsen further as bankrupt Nepal Oil Corporation today said its monthly losses have climbed to a record Rs 2.70 billion.

Based on new import prices from the Indian Oil Corporation, the state-owned petroleum supply entity said its monthly losses grew significantly from last month’s […]

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KATHMANDU, May 26 - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Monday said that there are no winners or losers in democracy and urged everyone to work hard together to institutionalise the achievements of the people’s movement. Speaking at a farewell programme for the parliamentarians of the interim legislative-parliament organised at the parliamentary secretariat in Singha Durbar […]

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KATHMANDU, May 25 - A meeting of the three major parties—CPN-Maoist, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress—held at the Prime Minister’s Official residence at Baluwatar Sunday concluded without reaching a common agreement. The three parties failed to reach a consensus after the Nepali Congress and the UML adhered to their respective stances and the Maoist rejected their […]

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KATHMANDU, May 23 - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala directed Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat Friday to grant Rs 1 billion loan to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for the smooth supply of petroleum products. On Thursday, the cash-strapped NOC had informed that the selling and distribution of petroleum products will come to a […]

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