KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The Kathmandu Valley has recorded the lowest air temperature of this year.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The value of Rupee has plummeted to a new low of 116.61 against the US Dollar.

BIRATNAGAR, Aug 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has argued that although the local units had authority to impose tax, it should be considered as per the people's capacity to pay.

KATHMANDU, June 24: The results of Secondary Education Examination (SEE) this year could not match the expectations raised by last year’s result with more number of students scoring Grade Point Average (GPA) from 0.85 to 1.20, which is the second lowest grade.

KATHMANDU, March 19: The price of onions has plummeted over the past week in the Kathmandu Valley. The wholesale price for a kilogram of onion hovered around Rs 33 and Rs 35 last Sunday at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market. This Sunday, the price went down to an average of Rs 30 per kilogram.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A person living in Province 3 earns more than roughly twice as much as someone in Province 6 or 7, according to an analysis of government data on per capita income done by Republica.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nov 29: Compared to the past two Constituent Assembly (CA) elections and a local election, the voter turnout in the first phase of federal and provincial elections on Sunday is said to be the lowest in 10 years in Sindhupalchowk district. This time, only 69 percent of voters in the district exercised their voting rights, it has been revealed.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nov 29: Compared to the past two Constituent Assembly (CA) elections and a local election, the voter turnout in the first phase of federal and provincial elections on Sunday is said to be the lowest in 10 years in Sindhupalchowk district.

TEHRATHUM, Oct 25: Cardamom farmers in the district are upset with the slump in the price of cardamom, the highest fall in cardamom prices in a decade.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 26: US firm AAR Corp has submitted the lowest bid of US$ 104.8 million each to supply two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC).

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Nepal has wrapped up the ACC Women's Asia Cup T20 Tournament without any victory after it faced a thumping 99 runs defeat at the hands of Asian giant India on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Water level in the Kulekhani Reservoir, which feeds two hydropower plants, has reached only 1522.55 meters this year -- the lowest point in three years. This means that only lifeline for stabilizing power supply can generate less electricity this year compared to last year.

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Even as financial and cyber crime rates have been rapidly increasing in the recent years, the number of heinous and organized crimes have been declining, resulting in the lowest growth rates in the last 10 years, according to Nepal Police.

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KATHMANDU, June 24: Nepal will have only 30,000 tons of food grains in balance in 2016/17 - the lowest in the past seven years.