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![Why Sikkim wants more babies](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/bhutia people of sikkim1674218639.jpg)
Jan 20, 2023
Why Sikkim wants more babies
Sikkim government offers financial and other benefits to its employees to have a third child
![Sugarcane minimum support price jumps Rs20 per quintal](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Sugarcane minimum base price1674141876.jpg)
Jan 18, 2023
Sugarcane minimum support price jumps Rs20 per quintal
Govt has set the minimum support price of sugarcane at Rs540 per quintal with a...
![In Galkot, traditional stone miners are at their wits' end](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Stone quarry1674026709.jpg)
Jan 18, 2023
In Galkot, traditional stone miners are at their wits' end
A sharp decline in stone demand has displaced many workers from local quarries
![Jhapa is becoming a thriving herbal plant centre](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/51673942494.jpg)
Jan 17, 2023
Jhapa is becoming a thriving herbal plant centre
The herbal plant is now cultivated in more than 500 bighas of land
![Dang produces enough cereals to feed residents in district, and then some](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/SR_LAHAN__11zon (1)1672654596.jpg)
Jan 13, 2023
Dang produces enough cereals to feed residents in district, and then some
The district records 294,074 metric tonnes of agriculture produce from 75,991 hectares of farmland
![Patan High Court grants bail to cricketer Lamichhane](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/sandeep lamichhane cricket1662704207.jpg)
Jan 12, 2023
Patan High Court grants bail to cricketer Lamichhane
A joint bench of Judges Dhruvraj Nanda and Ramesh Dhakal pass the order to release...
![Stakeholders stress forest wetland preservation](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Wetlands Nawalparasi1673517196.jpg)
Jan 12, 2023
Stakeholders stress forest wetland preservation
Environmentalists call on park and forest authorities to step up efforts to safeguard wetlands in...
![Tuvalu creates a digital twin of an islet in metaverse](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/screengrab of Funafuti Tuvalu1673515663.jpg)
Jan 12, 2023
Tuvalu creates a digital twin of an islet in metaverse
Tuvalu is almost 5,700 times smaller than Nepal. Taking the help of a metaverse company,...
![Impunity and new rights violations in Nepal: HR Watch](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/banke women ruby khan1673512031.jpg)
Jan 12, 2023
Impunity and new rights violations in Nepal: HR Watch
The global rights watchdog says no accountability for wartime or ongoing abuses in Nepal
![Honeytrap case: Court sends woman to judicial custody](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Honey trap tulsipur1673352111.jpg)
Jan 10, 2023
Honeytrap case: Court sends woman to judicial custody
Krishni Gahatraj, 35, is the mastermind behind luring a Tulsipur man into a honey trap...
![Citizen scientists lend a hand in aquatic bird census](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/RajendraPaneru_Kanchanpur_RSS_25_11zon1673248671.jpg)
Jan 09, 2023
Citizen scientists lend a hand in aquatic bird census
Nepal has been doing regular counts of birds since 1987 when it joined Wetland International
![Will Home Minister Lamichhane's assurance ensure justice to Nirmala Kurmi?](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/rabi election1673181620.jpg)
Jan 08, 2023
Will Home Minister Lamichhane's assurance ensure justice to Nirmala Kurmi?
Government promises investigation into Nirmala Kurmi’s disappearance, but her neighbours aren’t convinced
![KMC extends Rs9 million to 'model schools' in the city](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Durbar High School1673081521.jpg)
Jan 07, 2023
KMC extends Rs9 million to 'model schools' in the city
Bhanu, Sanskrit and Kanya secondary schools receive Rs3 million each under the metropolis’ policy and...
![TU's financial woes](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/TU1672928477.jpg)
Jan 05, 2023
TU's financial woes
The TU Senate endorsed Rs28 billion budget in the fiscal year 2021/22, the government released...
![CIB probes match-fixing allegations in Nepal T20 League](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Nepal-T20-League1672770492.jpg)
Jan 03, 2023
CIB probes match-fixing allegations in Nepal T20 League
A CIB team has been deployed under DSP to look into the case on the...
![All you need to know about Nirmala Kurmi’s disappearance](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/nirmala kurmii1672746621.jpg)
Jan 03, 2023
All you need to know about Nirmala Kurmi’s disappearance
Many Nepalis know about Nirmala Panta, but few know about Nirmala Kurmi. Activists blame an...
![Government predicts 7 per cent rise in paddy production](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/SR_LAHAN__11zon (1)1672654596.jpg)
Jan 02, 2023
Government predicts 7 per cent rise in paddy production
The higher yield is largely contributed to the growth in production in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim...
![Tales of male acid attack victims](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/Gallery Image 11672460013.jpeg)
Dec 31, 2022
Tales of male acid attack victims
While acid attacks are common among women in Nepal, a considerable number of men also...
![Man, 26, returns from Russia, seeks police's help to arrest his traffickers](https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/250X250/human trafficking1672402972.jpg)
Dec 30, 2022
Man, 26, returns from Russia, seeks police's help to arrest his traffickers
The victim, a 26-year-old man, says Russian police helped him return home