Kathmandu. With festivals approaching, a sugar crisis has been observed in the market, accompanied by a significant price increase.However, government trading companies claim to have sufficient sugar in stock.The government and its subordinate public institutions have intensified supply management to prevent artificial shortages and price hikes of sugar in the Nepali market during the festival season (Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath). Salt Trading Corporation and Food Management and Trading Company Limited are mobilizing their existing stock and undertaking new imports to provide sugar to consumers at subsidized rates, while the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies is closely analyzing the overall...