Nepali farmers have transplanted paddy on 88.75 percent of 1.37 million hectares, Agriculture Department says.

Passage of the two key pieces of legislation is crucial to get Nepal removed from the European Union blacklist.

The new frequency of flights will be effective Monday. As the number of flights had not increased despite huge demand for tickets, passengers were forced to pay up to six times the normal fare.

Services remain capped due to an air bubble arrangement between Nepal and India.

Consumer activists denounce the move as piling burdens on people who are already suffering due to the lockdown.

The airport in the tourist city may take another year or longer to be ready, officials say.

The donor agency, which has provided $100 million for vaccine procurement, says money should not be an issue when it comes to vaccinating the population.

The Cabinet has also permitted regular domestic flights by following health safety protocols.

The 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, an engineering marvel, which took 10 years to complete saw massive costs and time overruns.

Operations will be under flight rationing, but demand for air seats has grown despite Covid-19 worries because of the monsoon, carriers say.

Share of agriculture in the country’s economy has been plummeting. Although 60 percent of Nepalis still depend on agriculture, it accounts for just 25 percent of the GDP.

Fully vaccinated need not stay in hotel quarantine and can self isolate at home. For the non-vaccinated mandatory hotel quarantine has been reduced to seven days from 10 days earlier.

The Cabinet has decided to open up a number of international sectors for the convenience of Nepali migrant workers.

The tourism sector employs 371,140 people, representing 11.5 percent of persons engaged in all industries in Nepal.

Universal vaccination against Covid-19 is among the major features of the annual financial plans.