Nepal’s Covid vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds affected by syringe shortage
This is the second time the Covid-19 vaccination programme has been halted due to a lack of syringes.
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Two years after disasters, Nepal’s displaced families are still living in makeshift settlements
Victims have been deprived of help not because the government lacked the resources but due to mismanagement and lack of coordination between the agencies concerned.
Nepal continues import ban on 10 goods items as foreign exchange reserves dwindle
The latest restriction, till August-end, has been imposed on importing mobile sets that are priced over $300 and motorcycles with capacity over 150cc.
Nepal’s tea sector suffering from shortage of chemical fertiliser
Tea producers have blamed the government for neglecting the sector despite having potential and demand in both domestic and international markets.
Trees are drying up in Dhankuta forests, bewildering locals
More than 5,000 trees in three different community forests in the municipality have dried up.
Nepal, Bangladesh get $1 billion to boost regional trade and connectivity
The programme will help improve selected road corridors and upgrade key land ports and custom infrastructure.
Nepal children from ages 5 to 11 deprived of Covid-19 vaccine due to dose shortage
The vaccines were committed as part of the COVAX facility, the UN-backed international vaccine-sharing scheme.
Inflation-ridden Nepalis hit by record hike in petroleum prices
Adding to the inflation-caused woes, experts say prices have been hiked sharply at a time when the country’s economic indicators—from farming to trade—are at their worst.
Fertiliser shortage grips Nepal
Parliament tells officials to ensure chemical fertilisers anyhow
Nepal’s hotels to ban single-use plastics in green push
Hotel Association Nepal announced all kinds of throwaway plastics — water bottles, straws, toothbrushes — will be prohibited at all its member establishments starting January…