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World Food Prices Continue to Rise in April: FAO   
World Food Prices Continue to Rise in April: FAO   
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May 5: Global food prices rose for the second consecutive month in April, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported…

PM says New Budget will Focus on Underprivileged Class, Region   
PM says New Budget will Focus on Underprivileged Class, Region   
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May 5: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahalhas said that the government’s policies and programme as well as budget for the upcoming fiscal year would focus on the concerns of underprivileged classes and regions lagging behind in national development…

India Imposes Export Duty of 40% on Onions
India Imposes Export Duty of 40% on Onions
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The India government on Friday imposed a 40 per cent duty on export of onions. Similarly, it granted an exemption on duty for the import of desi chana until March 31,…

Betel Leaves Worth Over Rs 18 Million Imported in Nine Months
Betel Leaves Worth Over Rs 18 Million Imported in Nine Months
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Nepal has imported betel leaves nearly worth  Rs 18 million in the past nine months. According to the statistics of the Department of Customs, Nepal has imported 75, 685 kilograms of betel leaves worth 18 million in the last nine months of the current fiscal…

Government Fails to Sell Foreign Employment Savings Bonds as per its Target
Government Fails to Sell Foreign Employment Savings Bonds as per its Target
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May 3: The government has started issuing fewer Foreign Employment Saving Bonds in recent years as the target group – Nepali workers in foreign employment -- has shown little interest in the initiative of the government to encourage investment in such…

'IT has Immense Potential'   
'IT has Immense Potential'   
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May 3: The officials at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology have argued that information technology (IT) sector has opened up new avenues for employment as an IT-friendly society is being created in…

Internet Blackout across the Nation as ISPs Fail to Pay dues for Bandwidth Usage

May 3: There was a nationwide disruption in internet services on Thursday while the country marked the National Information and Communications Day as most of the internet services providers (ISPs) defaulted on their payment for bandwidth…

Developing Asia, Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population: ADB Report   

May 3: The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion, and comprehensive policy reforms are urgently needed to support the welfare of older people, said a report released Thursday by Asian Development Bank…

Myagdi Farmers Earn Rs 210 Million by Selling Oranges
Myagdi Farmers Earn Rs 210 Million by Selling Oranges
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The farmers of Myagdi have earned more than Rs 210 million this year by selling oranges. Orange is the main agricultural produce exported from…

NEPSE Records Loss of 7.31 Points, Closing at 1998.96
NEPSE Records Loss of 7.31 Points, Closing at 1998.96
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The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index saw a loss of 7.31 points or 0.36%, closing at 1998.96 on the last trading day of the week on…