May 26, 2026, Tuesday

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Tea worth Rs 38 million exported

Tea worth Rs 38 million exported

Tea worth Rs 38 million has been exported from Nepal. According to National Tea and Coffee Development Board, tea farming is done in around 27,500 hectares of land and Jhapa covers more than one third of the total tea gardens. Of the total 28 million kilograms of tea, Jhapa produces as high as 18 million…

Economic growth not possible sans private sector: Minister Bhandari

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari, has insisted on the involvement and promotion of the private sector in the journey towards national prosperity.While inaugurating the ninth AGM of the Nepal Printers’ Association Federation here today, the Minister ruled out the possibility of achieving economic growth without private sector’s role. He took time to…

  • 10,932 workers died in foreign employment

    10,932 workers died in foreign employment

    More than 1,800 Nepali workers have lost their lives in the last decade. On the other hand, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has identified six Gulf countries as Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait...

  • Ghorahi Cement in case of closure

    Dang's Ghorahi cement industry is in trouble due to the obstruction of local bodies in the mining area. The work of extracting limestone has been stopped for 10 months after the municipality did not allow the tipper to run on...

  • One year earnings of Jagdamba Steel 14 billion

    Jagdamba Enterprises, which claims to be the number one steel company in Nepal, has earned more than 14 billion in one year. Jagdamba Enterprises has reported an operating income of 14 billion 26 million rupees in 2021. This is a...

  • Double gas import, use reduction policy fails

    Double gas import, use reduction policy fails

    Kathmandu. Although the government aims to reduce the import of cooking gas by increasing the production of electricity through the budget, the import has almost doubled in one year. Due to the increase in gas demand in the market, the...