- Monday, 8 September 2025
Laxman Kafle
Savour jackfruit and enjoy numerous health benefits
It is the season to enjoy jackfruits. If you visit the fruit and vegetable markets in Kathmandu, you can see heaps of ripe jackfruits waiting for customers at many shops. "It costs around Rs. 70 per kilogram," a shopkeeper was heard responding to a buyer at Pepsicola. "If you want to take only meats, it costs Rs. 150 per kg."
Nepal’s export trade reaches record high
Nepal’s export trade witnessed a record growth in the last fiscal year 2024/25, breaking all previous records. According to annual tra
Paddy plantation limited to 72% with rain deficit in Tarai belt
Madhes Province has reported the lowest paddy plantation progress among all provinces in the country as of July 20, this year. According to the paddy plantation statistics made public by Centre for Crop Development and Agro-Biodiversity Conservation under the Department of Agriculture on Sunday, plantation has been completed only in 46.83 per cent of its total paddy fields so far thanks to the long spell of drought.
Budget Implementation Review Low performance in capital spending, improvement in revenue mobilisation
The government has once again fallen short in capital expenditure performance for the fiscal year 2024/25, with just 63 per cent of the allocated capital budget being spent, raising concerns about the government's ability to effectively implement development projects.
KMC unveils 25.76 billion budget for 2025/26
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has unveiled a budget of Rs. 25.76 billion for the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26, giving high priority to infrastructure development. Deputy Mayor of Kathman
Revenue collection reaches just 78% as fiscal year nears close
With only four days remaining before the current fiscal year comes to an end, the government faces a significant shortfall in revenue collection, having achieved just 78 per cent of its annual target as of July 11, 2025. According to the daily r
Export of Nepali dog chew hits record Rs. 4 billion
Nepal’s dog chew industry has shown impressive growth over the past one decade. In the 11 months of the current fiscal year, its export hit a record Rs. 4 billion. This marks a staggering jump from Rs. 1.22 billion recorded in the fiscal year 2019/20 — an increase of over 227 per cent in five years.
Nepal observing National Paddy Day tomorrow
The 22nd National Paddy Day and Paddy Plantation Festival is being marked nationwide on Sunday with the theme ‘Intensification in Rice Crops: Food Security and Self-Reliance’.
Five Metropolises unveil budget for new FY
Of the six metropolitan cities, five, and most local levels have presented their budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26, within the deadline specified by the constitution.
Nepal makes record-high exports
Nepal’s export sector has achieved a historic milestone, touching highest-ever export value of nearly Rs. 250 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 2024/25.
halt of Longstanding subsidy worries sugarcane farmers
Thousands of sugarcane farmers across Nepal are shocked by abrupt halt of the subsidy provided to sugarcane farmers for more than 15 years. The decision of the gover
Book on success stories of 50 SKorea returnees made public
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Kathmandu has unveiled the second edition of its inspirational book titled ‘You Can Be the Boss’ (Tapai Pani Malik Banna Saknuhuncha), featuring 50 success stor
Government spends only 40% of development expenditure
It is yet another year with poor capital expenditure. In 11 months, the governm
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Nepal starts commercial export of electricity to Bangladesh
The government has started exporting 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh through the Indian transmission line this year. The Nepal Electricity A
Nepal spending over Rs. 2 billion annually to import chillies
Believe it or not, people of an agrarian country like Nepal consume imported chillies worth more than Rs. 2 billion a year. But statistics of Department of Customs confirm this truism. Statistics show that Nep
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