Global oil shock tests Nepal, but electric cooking cushions blow

Nepal is better prepared than before as West Asia tensions push up fuel prices.

Raghu Basnet and his wife arrived at the Nepal Gas plant in Balaju Industrial Area with two empty cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Thursday afternoon. As there was no queue, they dropped their two cylinders, paid for two half refills, loaded them onto their scooter and left.