A global shortage of nitrogen fertiliser is driving up prices to record levels, prompting countries like Nepal to delay imports.

The six were accused of smuggling of 33kg gold and murdering an alleged carrier in 2018. The Morang District Court acquitted all police personnel implicated in the crime.

Work on the 18.1 km broad gauge cross-border railroad track had stalled over a land compensation dispute.

Tamang was declared dead in 2015 in Saudi Arabia.

Subhash Tamang has been running around from one government office to another to reclaim his citizenship and his identity after he was pronounced dead in Saudi Arabia.

Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari districts have the highest caseloads, according to the records of the provincial government.

Average productivity soared to 7 tonnes per hectare in Morang, compared to the national average of less than 4 tonnes, officials say.

The industrial heartland in the eastern region is home to 500 factories which employ around 50,000 persons.

Two weeks on, police have yet to arrest the members of Communist Party of Nepal who abducted and murdered Rajendra Kumar Shrestha.

Villagers say the activists of Communist Party of Nepal used to come to their homes asking for food and money.

The party said it took action against Rajendra Kumar Shrestha for being an informant to the police and helping them arrest party leaders and cadres.

Business conditions have improved, but demand remains low to warrant raising output, entrepreneurs say.

Private hospitals in Biratnagar are demanding a deposit of Rs 100,000 to Rs 300,000 from each Covid-19 patient before starting their treatment, locals say.

Until three decades ago, Nepali farmers used to grow 150,000 tonnes of jute annually, experts said.

Over twenty trucks carrying Nepali tea and large cardamom have been stranded over the bridge of the Mechi River for the past five days.