The gap between wholesale and retail prices of vegetables has been widening, with consumers bearing the brunt of weak market monitoring and inspection.

Market insiders say the government has failed in its responsibility—particularly of regulating markets—allowing middlemen and retailers to rake in profits. While wholesale prices at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market have fallen for most vegetables, retail prices have refused to come down proportionately.

For instance, the wholesale price of local and Tarai cabbage at Kalimati has dropped by around 40 percent. On Friday, local cabbage was priced at Rs40 per kg and Tarai cabbage at Rs30 per kg. In retail markets, however, cabbage was selling for Rs90 to Rs100 per kg—more than double the wholesale rate.

Likewise, wholesale prices of local and Tarai cauliflower declined by 12.86 percent and 16.67 percent to Rs61 per kg and Rs50 per kg, respectively. In retail outlets, cauliflower costs between Rs160 and Rs170 per kg.

Eggplant prices at the wholesale level declined by 13.15 percent to Rs55 per kg and by 9.43 percent to Rs60 per kg. Yet consumers have to cough up Rs110 to Rs120 per kg in retail markets.

शुक्रबार र शनिबार अन्तराष्ट्रिय बजारमा मूल्य सामान्य घट्दा यसको प्रभाव नेपाली बजारमा परेको हो ।

दाहाल दिल्लीमा रहँदा उनले सन्देश सभालाई सम्बोधन गर्नेबाहेक अन्य राजनीतिक भेटघाटका कार्यक्रम तय नभएको सचिवालयले जनाएको छ।

त्रिपक्षीय सहमतिअनुसार रास्वपा सभापतिमा रवि लामिछाने नै रहनेछन्। प्रधानमन्त्रीको उम्मेदवार बालेन हुनेछन् भने कुलमान घिसिङ रास्वापाकाे वरिष्ठ उपसभापति बन्ने छन्।

केन्द्रीय समितिले सुरुमा पुसमा १५औँ महाधिवेशन गर्ने गरी म्याद माघसम्म बढाएकोमा अहिले कार्यतालिका संशोधन गर्दै वैशाख २८–३१ मा महाधिवेशन गर्ने गरी म्याद जेठ मसान्तसम्म थपेको हो ।

महाधिवेशनलाई लिएर चर्किरहेको विवादबीच यो बैठकलाई महत्त्वका साथ हेरिएको छ।