Kathmandu. The great festivals of Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath have arrived at our doorstep. However, the common consumer's kitchen is suffocating under the burden of inflation. Using the recent floods and natural disasters as an excuse, the prices of daily necessities like rice, cooking oil, sugar, onions, and even meat have been excessively increased in the market. Not only this, but a severe shortage of cooking gas has been created in urban areas including the capital Kathmandu, forcing consumers to wait in line for hours. Some consumers have been wandering for a week with empty cylinders. Is this shortage and...