The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has decided to terminate the appointment of all tourism goodwill…
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has decided to terminate the appointment of all tourism goodwill…
April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain…
April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than…
April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY…
April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume.…
April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as…
April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social…
April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board…
April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant…
The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district…
April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors.…
April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation…
April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China.…
April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese…
Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver…
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Earlier, tourism goodwill ambassadors were appointed prior to the enactment of the procedures. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Ministry has also replaced the term 'goodwill ambassadors' with the 'tourism promoters'. Likewise, the Ministry has decided to write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for making initiatives to make flights to different cities of India from Nepalgunj Airport ----RSS </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-10', 'modified' => '2023-04-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17236', 'image' => '20230410063011_collage (66).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-10 06:28:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HRA Mobilizes Medical Teams to Assist Trekkers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medical squads have been deployed at the Everest Base Camp and Feriche in Solukhumbu, and Manang village of Manang district. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Chief Executive Officer of the association, Govinda Basyal, a team comprising one foreign doctor and two Nepalis has been sent to the Everest Base Camp while two foreigners and one Nepali doctors have been sent to Feriche. Likewise, a squad of two foreign doctors and one Nepali doctor has been sent to Manang. The medical teams are accompanied by the association's employees. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The association is a voluntary non-profit organization formed in 1973 with an objective to reduce casualties in the Himalayas of Nepal, especially in view of the increasing number of Nepalese and foreigners who trek up into the remote wilderness. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17235', 'image' => '20230409062016_20210428112643_20210219104343_20201108030120_Contribution of Mountains to the Tourism Economy_1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 18:18:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Eager to Give Prizes to Winners but not Interested in Infrastructure Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Bijay Damase</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that. When the Nepalese team wins the title of any international competition, the whole nation feels proud about it. At other times, neither the state nor anyone else cares about the players and sports infrastructure. The result of this is the exodus of players.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">What shall the players expect in a country that doesn't even have a decent playing ground? The sports infrastructure in Nepal is insufficient and the salary of the players is also nominal. Neither the player nor the sports fan is satisfied with this.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Even though the government formed the Ministry of Sports to look after the sports sector, it has not done anything other than honoring the best players. The government has been giving a small budget based on the progress of the game while the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) is providing salary and stipends to the national players with the support from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The government does not provide financial support to conduct sports competitions. The state only supports organization the Prime Minister's Cup tournament. Last year, the budget for the Prime Minister's Cup was Rs 6 million. This year it has been reduced to Rs 4 million. CAN officials say that their cost is around Rs 20 million.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The entire sports sector is reeling under financial crisis. CAN president Chatur Bahadur Chand says that sports sponsorship has started to decrease due to financial problems faced by the private sector. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The ICC gives CAN US$1.3 million annually. CAN has been managing the expenses of the coaches to the national tournament from that money in addition to other sponsorships.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The salary of male players under central contract has been increased by Rs 10,000 per month. Before the increase, A grade players used to get Rs 50,000, B grade Rs 40,000 and C grade Rs 30,000 per month. Now A grade male players are getting Rs 60,000, while that of B grade players is Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 for C grade. The new salary scale was implemented from last year. Similarly, CAN has increased Rs 5,000 per month for C grade and 6,000 for A and B grade players. Earlier, female players of C grade used to get Rs 10,000, B grade Rs 12,000 and A grade Rs 15,000 per month.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">According to the 2022 Central Player Agreement of CAN, the A Grade players in men’s category include Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami and Karan KC. Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar, Aarif Sheikh, Avhinash Bohra, Binod Bhandari fall in B grade. Grade C players include Kushal Malla, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Kamal Singh Airee, Bikram Sob, Sahab Alam, Sushan Bhari and Pawan Sarraff.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">In the women's side, the Grade A players include Rubina Chhetri Belbase, Sita Ranamagar, Indu Berma, Kajal Shrestha and Karuna Bhandari. Grade B players include Sarita Magar, Kabita Kunwar, Apsari Begum, Saraswati Chaudhary, Sabnam Rai and Jyoti Pandey.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Grade C players are Dolly Bhatt, Kabita Joshi, Sangeeta Rai, Roma Thapa, Asmina Karmacharya, Mamta Chaudhary and Bindu Rawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"The amount given by the ICC is spent on players, coaches, CAN staff, competitions and awards to the winners," Chand said, "Most of the amount is spent on closed-camp trainings." </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Asian Cup qualifiers require 60-day camp. One player’s daily expense for staying in a hotel during the closed-camp training is Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000. CAN spends Rs 100,000 per day for such players for food and accommodation. It means that Rs 6 million will be spent in 60 days. This expense is neither borne by the government nor the ICC. Chand says that CAN itself has to raise this amount by taking loans. According to him, players get USD 50 allowance per day while playing ICC and ACC-level tournaments. They get other additional facilities including food and accommodation and additional incentive money from the CAN.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Apart from ICC, CAN's other source is money raised from sponsors and spectators. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">CAN President Chand says that there is not much sponsorship in sports competitions from government organizations and the private sector. "We have submitted several proposals for sponsorship to Nepal Telecom and Electricity Authority, but there was no response," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Although it is everyone's responsibility to elevate cricket, it is being neglected by the government institutions. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"Government should emphasize on physical infrastructure development for cricket," says Chand, "Government should give instructions to government organizations for sponsorship. Only then will the sport develop.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif""> Former captain of the Nepali National Cricket Team LB Chhetri says that the government is neglecting cricket. According to him, the government does not give the award on time even after the victory, let alone building the physical infrastructure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17234', 'image' => '20230409022655_20230313054451_collage - 2023-03-13T173709.540.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 14:25:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17498', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Seeks Suggestions for Upcoming Budget ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24). The ministry has formed a budget drafting team and the team has asked to seek suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public for the budget.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The five-member budget drafting team has been formed under the coordination of Joint Secretary Bhupal Baral. According to a ministerial decision of the ministry on March 8, the team will draft the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill. The budget drafting team consists of joint secretaries Anand Kafle, Dhaniram Sharma, and Janakraj Sharma and joint secretaries Uttar Kumar Khatri and Baburam Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Formal suggestions for the budget can be given before April 28. The notification issued by the ministry reads, "The work related to the budget formulation of the Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2023/24 has already started. Please provide valuable suggestions to this ministry by April 28, regarding the topics suitable to be included in the budget and program for the next fiscal year.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ministry has asked various associations, organizations, intellectuals, experts, political parties, businessmen, social workers, professionals, employees, media and the general public to submit their suggestions. Such suggestions can be given through the budget suggestions tab on the ministry's website or through email.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Newly appointed Finance Minister Dr Praka Sharan Mahat has said that while making the next budget, he will give priority to increasing capital expenditure while adopting austerity measures in general expenditure. The National Planning Commission has also fixed the ceiling of the budget and sent it to the Ministry of Finance. According to the constitutional provision, the federal government should draft the budget by April 28.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17233', 'image' => '20230409014200_budget new.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:41:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17497', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Imports of Consumer Goods, Raw Materials Decline to an ‘All-time Low’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. The import of most of the major goods entering through this border has decreased.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Data of Birgunj Customs shows that imports of 17 out of 20 major items have decreased. Customs officials say that the impact of recession on business in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic has clearly visible from the decline in goods at the customs.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information Officer of Birgunj Customs, Ram Chandra Dhakal said that the import of petroleum products, vehicles and industrial raw materials, which were the major imports in the past, has decreased significantly. “Imports of goods consumed in the domestic market and raw materials for exportable products have also decreased. Such a situation has never been before," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the customs officials, the import of diesel, which is number one in the import list, has decreased by 31 percent from July to February of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous year.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, import of petrol has decreased by 10 percent. According to the customs data, the import of aviation fuel has decreased by 77 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Entrepreneur Rajesh Kyal says that fuel consumption has dropped due to the lack of demand in the domestic market and slump in the construction business. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Imports of MS steel strips and billets, the raw materials used by the construction materials industry, have also decreased by 93 and 70 percent, respectively, according to the customs data. The import of coal consumed by the cement industry has decreased by about 60 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of dozers used in construction work has decreased by 64 percent. The import of industrial equipment also seems to have declined. Such imports have decreased by 12 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Import of semi-refined soybean oil has decreased by 92 percent and semi-refined palm oil by 62 percent. Import of semi-refined sunflower oil has decreased by 57 percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Exports of the industries which used to import semi-refined oil and export it to India are now almost at a standstill. After India adopted a policy to impose zero duty on oil imports, the export from Nepal, which until then capitalized on the difference in the duty rates, has now come to a standstill.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of jeeps, cars and vans has decreased by 84 percent. The government had restricted imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves. Traders say that even though the import ban was lifted recently, there hasn’t been much imports due to lack of demand in the domestic market of Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17232', 'image' => '20230409010647_Birgunj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:05:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Saakha Group Starts Commercial Production of Compost Fertilizer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well. Saakha Group, which has started trial production in collaboration with some municipalities of Bhaktapur, has been producing compost manure commercially for four months now.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The director of Saakh Group, Kiran Prakash Saakha said that the production of compost fertilizer has been started in Nepal by establishing a subsidiary company under the group. To produce such fertilizer, the group established Rikisi Daiichi Compost Fertilizer and Agro Farm Pvt. Ltd. in Dudhauli Municipality of Sindhuli, where Saakha is the president of the company.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, the company introduced fertilizer to the market commercially in collaboration with Rikisi Compost Pvt. Ltd. The company is producing compost fertilizer using the Japanese “CNBN” technology. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Nowadays, on the one hand, waste management in municipalities has become a challenge. Where on the other hand billions of rupees are being spent on importing chemical fertilizers in the country,” Saakha said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that production of compost fertilizer started in collaboration with Thimi and other municipalities of Bhaktapur. After the success of the trial production, they started producing fertilizer commercially. Saakha claims that the quality of the fertilizer is good and that the fertilizer is produced according to the standards set by the government.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the company is producing 580 tons of compost in one lot. He said that this compost fertilizer will work like chemical fertilizers and that its production will be further expanded in cooperation with all municipalities.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This fertilizer is produced from raw materials such as cattle dung, dung, leaf litter, and red soil. According to Saakha, the manure is odorless and can be used in vegetable, paddy and fruit crops. According to Kiran Saakha, the company will continue to produce fertilizers in collaboration with the private sector and municipalities in the future.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17231', 'image' => '20230409104855_1681015769.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:48:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KMC Mayor says Political Party Leaders must be Dumped in Sisdole', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah wrote on his official Facebook page on Saturday that he will not pick up the garbage of Singha Darbar.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"If the country is to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole (dumping site)," wrote Shah.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah hinted that he will not cooperate with Singha Durbar from Saturday itself after the government did not cooperate with him when he tried to drive a dozer in the squatters’ settlement on the banks of Bagmati River in Garigaon on Friday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">He wrote on Facebook: "Starting from today (April 8), the garbage of Singha Durbar will not be picked up, if the country has to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole."</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Shah’s critical statement that leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole, the site where the garbage of the Kathmandu Valley is disposes, has now become a topic of hot discussion on social media.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17230', 'image' => '20230409101324_1680932848.balen shaha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:12:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17494', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ministry Cautions Over the Role of Middlemen ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB). The caution comes in the wake of reports that the families of migrant workers, who lost their lives in foreign employment, have been cheated by middlemen while received the insurance amount from the FEB. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Death registration certificate, recommendation of the municipality along with the documents that come with the dead body from abroad are required to receive the amount for death insurance, which can be easily made through the respective municipality. Hence, there was no need to use intermediary for that," reads a statement issued by Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of MOLESS Dandu Raj Ghimire. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ministry has requested all concerned to call the ministry’s toll-free number 16600150005141 or number 977-1-5970008 or call and message 9801800013, 9851180959 on Viber and IMO for any concerns related to this matter. It has also warned severe action against anyone who engages in unnecessary interference and cheats on the pretext of helping the families of the workers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, police have arrested six people on the charge of cheating the families of deceased workers. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17229', 'image' => '20230409095710_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:56:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17493', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Third Nat'l Cooperative Congress Concludes Issuing 11-Point Declaration ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The declaration focused on environment-friendly agriculture, imports substitution, exports promotion, employment generation and advancing public private and cooperative partnership. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Development of massive and exclusive productions through the specialized cooperative association, promotion of agriculture and livestock related sector and establishment of mega farms and development of value and supply chains are also included in the declaration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Speaking in the concluding session, former prime minister and CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli said that cooperative organisations are the saviour of economy in the time of crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Oli suggested that the cooperatives should invest in agricultural production through integrated lands and asked the cooperative orgnaisations not to expect for grants. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission Pushpa Raj Kandel praised the roles of cooperatives for contributing to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, another former vice-chairperson of National Planning Commission Dr Govinda Pokharel said the cooperative sector has encouraged the low-income community for their economic progress and make the market vibrant. He viewed that cooperatives are needed to safeguard capitalism. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17228', 'image' => '20230409095131_cooperatives.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:50:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17491', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Banglachuli View Tower Attracting Domestic Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 9: The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The otherwise lesser-known village in Dang came to be known due to the View Tower located 32 kilometers away from Ghorahi, the district headquarters of Dang. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Shrijana Oli of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-15 shared that her heart was filled with joy when she visited Banglachuli. She expressed her concern that locals do not prioritize visiting tourist spots such as Banglachuli in their own countryside. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Anita Sharma of Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City-17 came to Banglachuli for the first time. She was all praises for the place. "This place is neither too hot nor too cold. The weather is very moderate here. I could soak up view of Dang as well as various enchanting sceneries of neighbouring district in Pyuthan from the View Tower." </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">To attract more tourists, the road leading to Banglachuli needs to be blacktopped, she suggested. The View Tower along with other tourist attractions such as Dance House were built at the cost of Rs 22 million, informed Bhakta Bahadur Oli, former chairperson of Banglachuli municipality. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The garden in the View Tower should be further managed well to promote tourism, he viewed. Tulsiram Pun said, "People from cities visit Banglachuli to escape cacophony of the cities and spend some time in the lap of nature," he said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Visitors could soak up view of various mountain ranges such as Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchre among others which also offer a panoramic view of verdant forests and high hills in the district and neighbouring districts. ---RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17226', 'image' => '20230409060804_collage (64).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 06:05:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'SSF Makes Agreement with 44 Hospitals to Cover Contributors' Medical Expenses ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. As per the agreement, the people who are enrolled under the SSF do not have to visit the fund's office to claim the payments after medical treatment. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">To get the facility, the contributors should show an identity card provided by the SSF to get the provided discounts on medical expenses. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As per the agreement, they have to pay only 20 per cent amount of the total expenses spent in course of taking healthcare facilities while the rest expenses will be covered under the SSF. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Joint Spokesperson at the Fund, Rohit Regmi, said the contributors would be free from the hassle of claiming the payments to cover expenses spent in healthcare service under the medicines, healthcare and safe maternity programme, and the accident and disability scheme, later from such hospitals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under the SSF, the contributors can receive healthcare service from nine hospitals of Koshi and Madhes Provinces each, 20 of Bagmati Province, two of Gandaki province and four of Lumbini Province. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In other cases, the contributors have to claim the payments for covering medical expenses by submitting necessary documents at the fund's office while availing treatment facility from any other hospitals listed with the fund. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17225', 'image' => '20230408095009_social-security-fund.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 21:49:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17489', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Committee Formed to Study Nepal Airlines Corporation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A five-member committee has been formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17224', 'image' => '20230408122820_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:27:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17488', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'China pledges to Invest in Mutually Beneficial Areas, Nepal urges for Preferential Treatment ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. A Chinese delegation led by Sun Weidong, vice minister of the foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China made such commitment during the 15<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Bilateral Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China held in Beijing on Friday.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to a statement issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, the Nepali delegation was led by Bharat Raj Paudyal, foreign secretary of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting Foreign Secretary Paudyal proposed for the preferential treatment of Nepal’s primary products such as tea, coffee, herbal products, cooked buffalo meat, and other agricultural products with a view to reduce the widening trade deficit between the two countries.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the statement, the Vice Minister of China admired Nepal’s consistent adherence to One-China Policy and respect for the five principles of peaceful coexistence. Foreign Secretary Paudyal appreciated the Chinese policy of non-interference and respect for Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Both sides took stock of the existing Nepal-China bilateral relations and cooperation and deliberated on the ways to further expanding and consolidating cooperation in various areas, including the exchange of bilateral visits; economic cooperation; promotion of trade, investment and tourism; building connectivity; and strengthening cooperation in the fields of agriculture, education, culture and people-to-people relations, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The meeting also reviewed the progress of different infrastructure development projects under China’s grant assistance as well as Chinese-contracted projects and agreed to expedite the implementation of the projects so as to complete them in time.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Foreign Secretary of Nepal appreciated the Government of China for enlisting Nepal as one of the outbound destination countries for group tourism. The two sides discussed on promoting people to people contacts and cultural cooperation, increasing the number of scholarships to Nepali students and professionals, capacity development of technical experts, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On the occasion, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the two countries at the multilateral forums, including in the United Nations, and exchange of mutual support to each other’s candidatures. They also discussed the importance of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the usefulness of the GDI to promote SDG agenda.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In the meeting, Foreign Secretary Paudyal was accompanied by Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Ambassador of Nepal to the People’s Republic of China, Lok Bahadur Thapa, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and other officials of the Ministry and Embassy of Nepal in Beijing. Likewise, the Chinese delegation comprised senior officials of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17223', 'image' => '20230408121750_a99711c2fbe44f8b4db9f10daa82455.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:14:51', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17487', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'One Held for Hacking Nepalese Army's Cyberspace ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Sagar Dhakal, 21, from Waling Municipality-10 in Syangja and currently residing in Pokhara Metropolis-16 in Kaski is alleged to have accessed the army's cyberspace in an unauthorised manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He had used the internet service of his house owner for hacking the website. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He was arrested from Pokhara and brought to Kathmandu. Dhakal was presented to the Kathmandu District Court on Friday and the bureau has been granted permission to remand him in custody for seven days to further investigate the matter, according to the bureau’s Superintendent of Police, Pashupati Kumar Raya. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17222', 'image' => '20230407105603_nepali-army-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 22:55:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17485', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajaj Celebrates 25 Years of Leadership in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee.', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 6: Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Since its entry to the Nepali market in 1998, Bajaj has become a household name for the Nepalese people, offering reliable and high-performing vehicles at affordable prices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Hulas Auto Craft, the largest motorcycle assembly plant in Nepal, assembles Bajaj bikes in Nepal. Bajaj has over 800K satisfied and happy customers in Nepal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The largest motorbike brand has taken center stage with its unparalleled innovation and quality by winning hearts and minds of people for the last 25 years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has established itself as a trusted brand in Nepal, providing transportation solutions to millions of Nepali people. The brand has always set new benchmarks by rolling out new products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The company's commitment to quality, durability, and innovation has earned loyal customers and they have helped it to become one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in Nepal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Speaking on the occasion, Abhimanyu Golchha, Director of Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., expressed happiness for being able to celebrate 25 years of Bajaj’s leadership in the auto industry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“We have come a long way since our founding. The milestone is an outcome of hard work and dedication put in by employees and trust of dealers and customers,” Golchha added. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj is the most trusted motorcycle brand with the largest service network in Nepal. With great resale value, superior products, easily available spare parts, and customer-friendly services, Bajaj bikes now enjoy the highest position in the market, says the company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has launched a New Year campaign 2080- Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership under which customers can enjoy the best deals of 25 % down payment, sure shot cash discount of Rs. 10,000 and 1 kg Silver for 25 individuals in purchasing Bajaj motorcycles from any authorized dealers.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17220', 'image' => '20230407050819_collage - 2023-04-07T170434.472.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 17:05:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Earlier, tourism goodwill ambassadors were appointed prior to the enactment of the procedures. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Ministry has also replaced the term 'goodwill ambassadors' with the 'tourism promoters'. Likewise, the Ministry has decided to write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for making initiatives to make flights to different cities of India from Nepalgunj Airport ----RSS </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-10', 'modified' => '2023-04-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17236', 'image' => '20230410063011_collage (66).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-10 06:28:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HRA Mobilizes Medical Teams to Assist Trekkers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medical squads have been deployed at the Everest Base Camp and Feriche in Solukhumbu, and Manang village of Manang district. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Chief Executive Officer of the association, Govinda Basyal, a team comprising one foreign doctor and two Nepalis has been sent to the Everest Base Camp while two foreigners and one Nepali doctors have been sent to Feriche. Likewise, a squad of two foreign doctors and one Nepali doctor has been sent to Manang. The medical teams are accompanied by the association's employees. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The association is a voluntary non-profit organization formed in 1973 with an objective to reduce casualties in the Himalayas of Nepal, especially in view of the increasing number of Nepalese and foreigners who trek up into the remote wilderness. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17235', 'image' => '20230409062016_20210428112643_20210219104343_20201108030120_Contribution of Mountains to the Tourism Economy_1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 18:18:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Eager to Give Prizes to Winners but not Interested in Infrastructure Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Bijay Damase</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that. When the Nepalese team wins the title of any international competition, the whole nation feels proud about it. At other times, neither the state nor anyone else cares about the players and sports infrastructure. The result of this is the exodus of players.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">What shall the players expect in a country that doesn't even have a decent playing ground? The sports infrastructure in Nepal is insufficient and the salary of the players is also nominal. Neither the player nor the sports fan is satisfied with this.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Even though the government formed the Ministry of Sports to look after the sports sector, it has not done anything other than honoring the best players. The government has been giving a small budget based on the progress of the game while the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) is providing salary and stipends to the national players with the support from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The government does not provide financial support to conduct sports competitions. The state only supports organization the Prime Minister's Cup tournament. Last year, the budget for the Prime Minister's Cup was Rs 6 million. This year it has been reduced to Rs 4 million. CAN officials say that their cost is around Rs 20 million.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The entire sports sector is reeling under financial crisis. CAN president Chatur Bahadur Chand says that sports sponsorship has started to decrease due to financial problems faced by the private sector. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The ICC gives CAN US$1.3 million annually. CAN has been managing the expenses of the coaches to the national tournament from that money in addition to other sponsorships.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The salary of male players under central contract has been increased by Rs 10,000 per month. Before the increase, A grade players used to get Rs 50,000, B grade Rs 40,000 and C grade Rs 30,000 per month. Now A grade male players are getting Rs 60,000, while that of B grade players is Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 for C grade. The new salary scale was implemented from last year. Similarly, CAN has increased Rs 5,000 per month for C grade and 6,000 for A and B grade players. Earlier, female players of C grade used to get Rs 10,000, B grade Rs 12,000 and A grade Rs 15,000 per month.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">According to the 2022 Central Player Agreement of CAN, the A Grade players in men’s category include Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami and Karan KC. Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar, Aarif Sheikh, Avhinash Bohra, Binod Bhandari fall in B grade. Grade C players include Kushal Malla, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Kamal Singh Airee, Bikram Sob, Sahab Alam, Sushan Bhari and Pawan Sarraff.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">In the women's side, the Grade A players include Rubina Chhetri Belbase, Sita Ranamagar, Indu Berma, Kajal Shrestha and Karuna Bhandari. Grade B players include Sarita Magar, Kabita Kunwar, Apsari Begum, Saraswati Chaudhary, Sabnam Rai and Jyoti Pandey.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Grade C players are Dolly Bhatt, Kabita Joshi, Sangeeta Rai, Roma Thapa, Asmina Karmacharya, Mamta Chaudhary and Bindu Rawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"The amount given by the ICC is spent on players, coaches, CAN staff, competitions and awards to the winners," Chand said, "Most of the amount is spent on closed-camp trainings." </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Asian Cup qualifiers require 60-day camp. One player’s daily expense for staying in a hotel during the closed-camp training is Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000. CAN spends Rs 100,000 per day for such players for food and accommodation. It means that Rs 6 million will be spent in 60 days. This expense is neither borne by the government nor the ICC. Chand says that CAN itself has to raise this amount by taking loans. According to him, players get USD 50 allowance per day while playing ICC and ACC-level tournaments. They get other additional facilities including food and accommodation and additional incentive money from the CAN.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Apart from ICC, CAN's other source is money raised from sponsors and spectators. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">CAN President Chand says that there is not much sponsorship in sports competitions from government organizations and the private sector. "We have submitted several proposals for sponsorship to Nepal Telecom and Electricity Authority, but there was no response," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Although it is everyone's responsibility to elevate cricket, it is being neglected by the government institutions. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"Government should emphasize on physical infrastructure development for cricket," says Chand, "Government should give instructions to government organizations for sponsorship. Only then will the sport develop.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif""> Former captain of the Nepali National Cricket Team LB Chhetri says that the government is neglecting cricket. According to him, the government does not give the award on time even after the victory, let alone building the physical infrastructure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17234', 'image' => '20230409022655_20230313054451_collage - 2023-03-13T173709.540.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 14:25:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17498', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Seeks Suggestions for Upcoming Budget ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24). The ministry has formed a budget drafting team and the team has asked to seek suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public for the budget.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The five-member budget drafting team has been formed under the coordination of Joint Secretary Bhupal Baral. According to a ministerial decision of the ministry on March 8, the team will draft the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill. The budget drafting team consists of joint secretaries Anand Kafle, Dhaniram Sharma, and Janakraj Sharma and joint secretaries Uttar Kumar Khatri and Baburam Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Formal suggestions for the budget can be given before April 28. The notification issued by the ministry reads, "The work related to the budget formulation of the Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2023/24 has already started. Please provide valuable suggestions to this ministry by April 28, regarding the topics suitable to be included in the budget and program for the next fiscal year.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ministry has asked various associations, organizations, intellectuals, experts, political parties, businessmen, social workers, professionals, employees, media and the general public to submit their suggestions. Such suggestions can be given through the budget suggestions tab on the ministry's website or through email.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Newly appointed Finance Minister Dr Praka Sharan Mahat has said that while making the next budget, he will give priority to increasing capital expenditure while adopting austerity measures in general expenditure. The National Planning Commission has also fixed the ceiling of the budget and sent it to the Ministry of Finance. According to the constitutional provision, the federal government should draft the budget by April 28.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17233', 'image' => '20230409014200_budget new.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:41:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17497', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Imports of Consumer Goods, Raw Materials Decline to an ‘All-time Low’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. The import of most of the major goods entering through this border has decreased.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Data of Birgunj Customs shows that imports of 17 out of 20 major items have decreased. Customs officials say that the impact of recession on business in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic has clearly visible from the decline in goods at the customs.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information Officer of Birgunj Customs, Ram Chandra Dhakal said that the import of petroleum products, vehicles and industrial raw materials, which were the major imports in the past, has decreased significantly. “Imports of goods consumed in the domestic market and raw materials for exportable products have also decreased. Such a situation has never been before," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the customs officials, the import of diesel, which is number one in the import list, has decreased by 31 percent from July to February of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous year.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, import of petrol has decreased by 10 percent. According to the customs data, the import of aviation fuel has decreased by 77 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Entrepreneur Rajesh Kyal says that fuel consumption has dropped due to the lack of demand in the domestic market and slump in the construction business. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Imports of MS steel strips and billets, the raw materials used by the construction materials industry, have also decreased by 93 and 70 percent, respectively, according to the customs data. The import of coal consumed by the cement industry has decreased by about 60 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of dozers used in construction work has decreased by 64 percent. The import of industrial equipment also seems to have declined. Such imports have decreased by 12 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Import of semi-refined soybean oil has decreased by 92 percent and semi-refined palm oil by 62 percent. Import of semi-refined sunflower oil has decreased by 57 percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Exports of the industries which used to import semi-refined oil and export it to India are now almost at a standstill. After India adopted a policy to impose zero duty on oil imports, the export from Nepal, which until then capitalized on the difference in the duty rates, has now come to a standstill.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of jeeps, cars and vans has decreased by 84 percent. The government had restricted imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves. Traders say that even though the import ban was lifted recently, there hasn’t been much imports due to lack of demand in the domestic market of Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17232', 'image' => '20230409010647_Birgunj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:05:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Saakha Group Starts Commercial Production of Compost Fertilizer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well. Saakha Group, which has started trial production in collaboration with some municipalities of Bhaktapur, has been producing compost manure commercially for four months now.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The director of Saakh Group, Kiran Prakash Saakha said that the production of compost fertilizer has been started in Nepal by establishing a subsidiary company under the group. To produce such fertilizer, the group established Rikisi Daiichi Compost Fertilizer and Agro Farm Pvt. Ltd. in Dudhauli Municipality of Sindhuli, where Saakha is the president of the company.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, the company introduced fertilizer to the market commercially in collaboration with Rikisi Compost Pvt. Ltd. The company is producing compost fertilizer using the Japanese “CNBN” technology. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Nowadays, on the one hand, waste management in municipalities has become a challenge. Where on the other hand billions of rupees are being spent on importing chemical fertilizers in the country,” Saakha said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that production of compost fertilizer started in collaboration with Thimi and other municipalities of Bhaktapur. After the success of the trial production, they started producing fertilizer commercially. Saakha claims that the quality of the fertilizer is good and that the fertilizer is produced according to the standards set by the government.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the company is producing 580 tons of compost in one lot. He said that this compost fertilizer will work like chemical fertilizers and that its production will be further expanded in cooperation with all municipalities.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This fertilizer is produced from raw materials such as cattle dung, dung, leaf litter, and red soil. According to Saakha, the manure is odorless and can be used in vegetable, paddy and fruit crops. According to Kiran Saakha, the company will continue to produce fertilizers in collaboration with the private sector and municipalities in the future.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17231', 'image' => '20230409104855_1681015769.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:48:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KMC Mayor says Political Party Leaders must be Dumped in Sisdole', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah wrote on his official Facebook page on Saturday that he will not pick up the garbage of Singha Darbar.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"If the country is to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole (dumping site)," wrote Shah.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah hinted that he will not cooperate with Singha Durbar from Saturday itself after the government did not cooperate with him when he tried to drive a dozer in the squatters’ settlement on the banks of Bagmati River in Garigaon on Friday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">He wrote on Facebook: "Starting from today (April 8), the garbage of Singha Durbar will not be picked up, if the country has to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole."</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Shah’s critical statement that leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole, the site where the garbage of the Kathmandu Valley is disposes, has now become a topic of hot discussion on social media.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17230', 'image' => '20230409101324_1680932848.balen shaha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:12:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17494', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ministry Cautions Over the Role of Middlemen ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB). The caution comes in the wake of reports that the families of migrant workers, who lost their lives in foreign employment, have been cheated by middlemen while received the insurance amount from the FEB. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Death registration certificate, recommendation of the municipality along with the documents that come with the dead body from abroad are required to receive the amount for death insurance, which can be easily made through the respective municipality. Hence, there was no need to use intermediary for that," reads a statement issued by Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of MOLESS Dandu Raj Ghimire. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ministry has requested all concerned to call the ministry’s toll-free number 16600150005141 or number 977-1-5970008 or call and message 9801800013, 9851180959 on Viber and IMO for any concerns related to this matter. It has also warned severe action against anyone who engages in unnecessary interference and cheats on the pretext of helping the families of the workers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, police have arrested six people on the charge of cheating the families of deceased workers. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17229', 'image' => '20230409095710_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:56:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17493', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Third Nat'l Cooperative Congress Concludes Issuing 11-Point Declaration ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The declaration focused on environment-friendly agriculture, imports substitution, exports promotion, employment generation and advancing public private and cooperative partnership. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Development of massive and exclusive productions through the specialized cooperative association, promotion of agriculture and livestock related sector and establishment of mega farms and development of value and supply chains are also included in the declaration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Speaking in the concluding session, former prime minister and CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli said that cooperative organisations are the saviour of economy in the time of crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Oli suggested that the cooperatives should invest in agricultural production through integrated lands and asked the cooperative orgnaisations not to expect for grants. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission Pushpa Raj Kandel praised the roles of cooperatives for contributing to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, another former vice-chairperson of National Planning Commission Dr Govinda Pokharel said the cooperative sector has encouraged the low-income community for their economic progress and make the market vibrant. He viewed that cooperatives are needed to safeguard capitalism. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17228', 'image' => '20230409095131_cooperatives.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:50:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17491', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Banglachuli View Tower Attracting Domestic Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 9: The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The otherwise lesser-known village in Dang came to be known due to the View Tower located 32 kilometers away from Ghorahi, the district headquarters of Dang. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Shrijana Oli of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-15 shared that her heart was filled with joy when she visited Banglachuli. She expressed her concern that locals do not prioritize visiting tourist spots such as Banglachuli in their own countryside. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Anita Sharma of Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City-17 came to Banglachuli for the first time. She was all praises for the place. "This place is neither too hot nor too cold. The weather is very moderate here. I could soak up view of Dang as well as various enchanting sceneries of neighbouring district in Pyuthan from the View Tower." </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">To attract more tourists, the road leading to Banglachuli needs to be blacktopped, she suggested. The View Tower along with other tourist attractions such as Dance House were built at the cost of Rs 22 million, informed Bhakta Bahadur Oli, former chairperson of Banglachuli municipality. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The garden in the View Tower should be further managed well to promote tourism, he viewed. Tulsiram Pun said, "People from cities visit Banglachuli to escape cacophony of the cities and spend some time in the lap of nature," he said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Visitors could soak up view of various mountain ranges such as Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchre among others which also offer a panoramic view of verdant forests and high hills in the district and neighbouring districts. ---RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17226', 'image' => '20230409060804_collage (64).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 06:05:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'SSF Makes Agreement with 44 Hospitals to Cover Contributors' Medical Expenses ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. As per the agreement, the people who are enrolled under the SSF do not have to visit the fund's office to claim the payments after medical treatment. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">To get the facility, the contributors should show an identity card provided by the SSF to get the provided discounts on medical expenses. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As per the agreement, they have to pay only 20 per cent amount of the total expenses spent in course of taking healthcare facilities while the rest expenses will be covered under the SSF. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Joint Spokesperson at the Fund, Rohit Regmi, said the contributors would be free from the hassle of claiming the payments to cover expenses spent in healthcare service under the medicines, healthcare and safe maternity programme, and the accident and disability scheme, later from such hospitals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under the SSF, the contributors can receive healthcare service from nine hospitals of Koshi and Madhes Provinces each, 20 of Bagmati Province, two of Gandaki province and four of Lumbini Province. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In other cases, the contributors have to claim the payments for covering medical expenses by submitting necessary documents at the fund's office while availing treatment facility from any other hospitals listed with the fund. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17225', 'image' => '20230408095009_social-security-fund.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 21:49:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17489', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Committee Formed to Study Nepal Airlines Corporation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A five-member committee has been formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17224', 'image' => '20230408122820_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:27:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17488', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'China pledges to Invest in Mutually Beneficial Areas, Nepal urges for Preferential Treatment ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. A Chinese delegation led by Sun Weidong, vice minister of the foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China made such commitment during the 15<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Bilateral Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China held in Beijing on Friday.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to a statement issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, the Nepali delegation was led by Bharat Raj Paudyal, foreign secretary of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting Foreign Secretary Paudyal proposed for the preferential treatment of Nepal’s primary products such as tea, coffee, herbal products, cooked buffalo meat, and other agricultural products with a view to reduce the widening trade deficit between the two countries.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the statement, the Vice Minister of China admired Nepal’s consistent adherence to One-China Policy and respect for the five principles of peaceful coexistence. Foreign Secretary Paudyal appreciated the Chinese policy of non-interference and respect for Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Both sides took stock of the existing Nepal-China bilateral relations and cooperation and deliberated on the ways to further expanding and consolidating cooperation in various areas, including the exchange of bilateral visits; economic cooperation; promotion of trade, investment and tourism; building connectivity; and strengthening cooperation in the fields of agriculture, education, culture and people-to-people relations, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The meeting also reviewed the progress of different infrastructure development projects under China’s grant assistance as well as Chinese-contracted projects and agreed to expedite the implementation of the projects so as to complete them in time.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Foreign Secretary of Nepal appreciated the Government of China for enlisting Nepal as one of the outbound destination countries for group tourism. The two sides discussed on promoting people to people contacts and cultural cooperation, increasing the number of scholarships to Nepali students and professionals, capacity development of technical experts, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On the occasion, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the two countries at the multilateral forums, including in the United Nations, and exchange of mutual support to each other’s candidatures. They also discussed the importance of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the usefulness of the GDI to promote SDG agenda.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In the meeting, Foreign Secretary Paudyal was accompanied by Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Ambassador of Nepal to the People’s Republic of China, Lok Bahadur Thapa, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and other officials of the Ministry and Embassy of Nepal in Beijing. Likewise, the Chinese delegation comprised senior officials of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17223', 'image' => '20230408121750_a99711c2fbe44f8b4db9f10daa82455.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:14:51', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17487', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'One Held for Hacking Nepalese Army's Cyberspace ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Sagar Dhakal, 21, from Waling Municipality-10 in Syangja and currently residing in Pokhara Metropolis-16 in Kaski is alleged to have accessed the army's cyberspace in an unauthorised manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He had used the internet service of his house owner for hacking the website. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He was arrested from Pokhara and brought to Kathmandu. Dhakal was presented to the Kathmandu District Court on Friday and the bureau has been granted permission to remand him in custody for seven days to further investigate the matter, according to the bureau’s Superintendent of Police, Pashupati Kumar Raya. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17222', 'image' => '20230407105603_nepali-army-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 22:55:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17485', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajaj Celebrates 25 Years of Leadership in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee.', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 6: Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Since its entry to the Nepali market in 1998, Bajaj has become a household name for the Nepalese people, offering reliable and high-performing vehicles at affordable prices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Hulas Auto Craft, the largest motorcycle assembly plant in Nepal, assembles Bajaj bikes in Nepal. Bajaj has over 800K satisfied and happy customers in Nepal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The largest motorbike brand has taken center stage with its unparalleled innovation and quality by winning hearts and minds of people for the last 25 years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has established itself as a trusted brand in Nepal, providing transportation solutions to millions of Nepali people. The brand has always set new benchmarks by rolling out new products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The company's commitment to quality, durability, and innovation has earned loyal customers and they have helped it to become one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in Nepal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Speaking on the occasion, Abhimanyu Golchha, Director of Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., expressed happiness for being able to celebrate 25 years of Bajaj’s leadership in the auto industry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“We have come a long way since our founding. The milestone is an outcome of hard work and dedication put in by employees and trust of dealers and customers,” Golchha added. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj is the most trusted motorcycle brand with the largest service network in Nepal. With great resale value, superior products, easily available spare parts, and customer-friendly services, Bajaj bikes now enjoy the highest position in the market, says the company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has launched a New Year campaign 2080- Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership under which customers can enjoy the best deals of 25 % down payment, sure shot cash discount of Rs. 10,000 and 1 kg Silver for 25 individuals in purchasing Bajaj motorcycles from any authorized dealers.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17220', 'image' => '20230407050819_collage - 2023-04-07T170434.472.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 17:05:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Earlier, tourism goodwill ambassadors were appointed prior to the enactment of the procedures. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Ministry has also replaced the term 'goodwill ambassadors' with the 'tourism promoters'. Likewise, the Ministry has decided to write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for making initiatives to make flights to different cities of India from Nepalgunj Airport ----RSS </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-10', 'modified' => '2023-04-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17236', 'image' => '20230410063011_collage (66).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-10 06:28:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HRA Mobilizes Medical Teams to Assist Trekkers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medical squads have been deployed at the Everest Base Camp and Feriche in Solukhumbu, and Manang village of Manang district. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Chief Executive Officer of the association, Govinda Basyal, a team comprising one foreign doctor and two Nepalis has been sent to the Everest Base Camp while two foreigners and one Nepali doctors have been sent to Feriche. Likewise, a squad of two foreign doctors and one Nepali doctor has been sent to Manang. The medical teams are accompanied by the association's employees. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The association is a voluntary non-profit organization formed in 1973 with an objective to reduce casualties in the Himalayas of Nepal, especially in view of the increasing number of Nepalese and foreigners who trek up into the remote wilderness. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17235', 'image' => '20230409062016_20210428112643_20210219104343_20201108030120_Contribution of Mountains to the Tourism Economy_1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 18:18:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Eager to Give Prizes to Winners but not Interested in Infrastructure Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Bijay Damase</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that. When the Nepalese team wins the title of any international competition, the whole nation feels proud about it. At other times, neither the state nor anyone else cares about the players and sports infrastructure. The result of this is the exodus of players.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">What shall the players expect in a country that doesn't even have a decent playing ground? The sports infrastructure in Nepal is insufficient and the salary of the players is also nominal. Neither the player nor the sports fan is satisfied with this.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Even though the government formed the Ministry of Sports to look after the sports sector, it has not done anything other than honoring the best players. The government has been giving a small budget based on the progress of the game while the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) is providing salary and stipends to the national players with the support from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The government does not provide financial support to conduct sports competitions. The state only supports organization the Prime Minister's Cup tournament. Last year, the budget for the Prime Minister's Cup was Rs 6 million. This year it has been reduced to Rs 4 million. CAN officials say that their cost is around Rs 20 million.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The entire sports sector is reeling under financial crisis. CAN president Chatur Bahadur Chand says that sports sponsorship has started to decrease due to financial problems faced by the private sector. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The ICC gives CAN US$1.3 million annually. CAN has been managing the expenses of the coaches to the national tournament from that money in addition to other sponsorships.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The salary of male players under central contract has been increased by Rs 10,000 per month. Before the increase, A grade players used to get Rs 50,000, B grade Rs 40,000 and C grade Rs 30,000 per month. Now A grade male players are getting Rs 60,000, while that of B grade players is Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 for C grade. The new salary scale was implemented from last year. Similarly, CAN has increased Rs 5,000 per month for C grade and 6,000 for A and B grade players. Earlier, female players of C grade used to get Rs 10,000, B grade Rs 12,000 and A grade Rs 15,000 per month.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">According to the 2022 Central Player Agreement of CAN, the A Grade players in men’s category include Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami and Karan KC. Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar, Aarif Sheikh, Avhinash Bohra, Binod Bhandari fall in B grade. Grade C players include Kushal Malla, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Kamal Singh Airee, Bikram Sob, Sahab Alam, Sushan Bhari and Pawan Sarraff.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">In the women's side, the Grade A players include Rubina Chhetri Belbase, Sita Ranamagar, Indu Berma, Kajal Shrestha and Karuna Bhandari. Grade B players include Sarita Magar, Kabita Kunwar, Apsari Begum, Saraswati Chaudhary, Sabnam Rai and Jyoti Pandey.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Grade C players are Dolly Bhatt, Kabita Joshi, Sangeeta Rai, Roma Thapa, Asmina Karmacharya, Mamta Chaudhary and Bindu Rawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"The amount given by the ICC is spent on players, coaches, CAN staff, competitions and awards to the winners," Chand said, "Most of the amount is spent on closed-camp trainings." </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Asian Cup qualifiers require 60-day camp. One player’s daily expense for staying in a hotel during the closed-camp training is Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000. CAN spends Rs 100,000 per day for such players for food and accommodation. It means that Rs 6 million will be spent in 60 days. This expense is neither borne by the government nor the ICC. Chand says that CAN itself has to raise this amount by taking loans. According to him, players get USD 50 allowance per day while playing ICC and ACC-level tournaments. They get other additional facilities including food and accommodation and additional incentive money from the CAN.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Apart from ICC, CAN's other source is money raised from sponsors and spectators. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">CAN President Chand says that there is not much sponsorship in sports competitions from government organizations and the private sector. "We have submitted several proposals for sponsorship to Nepal Telecom and Electricity Authority, but there was no response," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Although it is everyone's responsibility to elevate cricket, it is being neglected by the government institutions. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"Government should emphasize on physical infrastructure development for cricket," says Chand, "Government should give instructions to government organizations for sponsorship. Only then will the sport develop.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif""> Former captain of the Nepali National Cricket Team LB Chhetri says that the government is neglecting cricket. According to him, the government does not give the award on time even after the victory, let alone building the physical infrastructure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17234', 'image' => '20230409022655_20230313054451_collage - 2023-03-13T173709.540.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 14:25:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17498', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Seeks Suggestions for Upcoming Budget ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24). The ministry has formed a budget drafting team and the team has asked to seek suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public for the budget.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The five-member budget drafting team has been formed under the coordination of Joint Secretary Bhupal Baral. According to a ministerial decision of the ministry on March 8, the team will draft the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill. The budget drafting team consists of joint secretaries Anand Kafle, Dhaniram Sharma, and Janakraj Sharma and joint secretaries Uttar Kumar Khatri and Baburam Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Formal suggestions for the budget can be given before April 28. The notification issued by the ministry reads, "The work related to the budget formulation of the Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2023/24 has already started. Please provide valuable suggestions to this ministry by April 28, regarding the topics suitable to be included in the budget and program for the next fiscal year.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ministry has asked various associations, organizations, intellectuals, experts, political parties, businessmen, social workers, professionals, employees, media and the general public to submit their suggestions. Such suggestions can be given through the budget suggestions tab on the ministry's website or through email.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Newly appointed Finance Minister Dr Praka Sharan Mahat has said that while making the next budget, he will give priority to increasing capital expenditure while adopting austerity measures in general expenditure. The National Planning Commission has also fixed the ceiling of the budget and sent it to the Ministry of Finance. According to the constitutional provision, the federal government should draft the budget by April 28.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17233', 'image' => '20230409014200_budget new.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:41:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17497', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Imports of Consumer Goods, Raw Materials Decline to an ‘All-time Low’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. The import of most of the major goods entering through this border has decreased.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Data of Birgunj Customs shows that imports of 17 out of 20 major items have decreased. Customs officials say that the impact of recession on business in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic has clearly visible from the decline in goods at the customs.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information Officer of Birgunj Customs, Ram Chandra Dhakal said that the import of petroleum products, vehicles and industrial raw materials, which were the major imports in the past, has decreased significantly. “Imports of goods consumed in the domestic market and raw materials for exportable products have also decreased. Such a situation has never been before," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the customs officials, the import of diesel, which is number one in the import list, has decreased by 31 percent from July to February of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous year.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, import of petrol has decreased by 10 percent. According to the customs data, the import of aviation fuel has decreased by 77 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Entrepreneur Rajesh Kyal says that fuel consumption has dropped due to the lack of demand in the domestic market and slump in the construction business. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Imports of MS steel strips and billets, the raw materials used by the construction materials industry, have also decreased by 93 and 70 percent, respectively, according to the customs data. The import of coal consumed by the cement industry has decreased by about 60 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of dozers used in construction work has decreased by 64 percent. The import of industrial equipment also seems to have declined. Such imports have decreased by 12 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Import of semi-refined soybean oil has decreased by 92 percent and semi-refined palm oil by 62 percent. Import of semi-refined sunflower oil has decreased by 57 percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Exports of the industries which used to import semi-refined oil and export it to India are now almost at a standstill. After India adopted a policy to impose zero duty on oil imports, the export from Nepal, which until then capitalized on the difference in the duty rates, has now come to a standstill.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of jeeps, cars and vans has decreased by 84 percent. The government had restricted imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves. Traders say that even though the import ban was lifted recently, there hasn’t been much imports due to lack of demand in the domestic market of Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17232', 'image' => '20230409010647_Birgunj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:05:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Saakha Group Starts Commercial Production of Compost Fertilizer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well. Saakha Group, which has started trial production in collaboration with some municipalities of Bhaktapur, has been producing compost manure commercially for four months now.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The director of Saakh Group, Kiran Prakash Saakha said that the production of compost fertilizer has been started in Nepal by establishing a subsidiary company under the group. To produce such fertilizer, the group established Rikisi Daiichi Compost Fertilizer and Agro Farm Pvt. Ltd. in Dudhauli Municipality of Sindhuli, where Saakha is the president of the company.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, the company introduced fertilizer to the market commercially in collaboration with Rikisi Compost Pvt. Ltd. The company is producing compost fertilizer using the Japanese “CNBN” technology. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Nowadays, on the one hand, waste management in municipalities has become a challenge. Where on the other hand billions of rupees are being spent on importing chemical fertilizers in the country,” Saakha said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that production of compost fertilizer started in collaboration with Thimi and other municipalities of Bhaktapur. After the success of the trial production, they started producing fertilizer commercially. Saakha claims that the quality of the fertilizer is good and that the fertilizer is produced according to the standards set by the government.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the company is producing 580 tons of compost in one lot. He said that this compost fertilizer will work like chemical fertilizers and that its production will be further expanded in cooperation with all municipalities.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This fertilizer is produced from raw materials such as cattle dung, dung, leaf litter, and red soil. According to Saakha, the manure is odorless and can be used in vegetable, paddy and fruit crops. According to Kiran Saakha, the company will continue to produce fertilizers in collaboration with the private sector and municipalities in the future.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17231', 'image' => '20230409104855_1681015769.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:48:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KMC Mayor says Political Party Leaders must be Dumped in Sisdole', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah wrote on his official Facebook page on Saturday that he will not pick up the garbage of Singha Darbar.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"If the country is to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole (dumping site)," wrote Shah.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah hinted that he will not cooperate with Singha Durbar from Saturday itself after the government did not cooperate with him when he tried to drive a dozer in the squatters’ settlement on the banks of Bagmati River in Garigaon on Friday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">He wrote on Facebook: "Starting from today (April 8), the garbage of Singha Durbar will not be picked up, if the country has to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole."</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Shah’s critical statement that leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole, the site where the garbage of the Kathmandu Valley is disposes, has now become a topic of hot discussion on social media.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17230', 'image' => '20230409101324_1680932848.balen shaha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:12:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17494', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ministry Cautions Over the Role of Middlemen ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB). The caution comes in the wake of reports that the families of migrant workers, who lost their lives in foreign employment, have been cheated by middlemen while received the insurance amount from the FEB. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Death registration certificate, recommendation of the municipality along with the documents that come with the dead body from abroad are required to receive the amount for death insurance, which can be easily made through the respective municipality. Hence, there was no need to use intermediary for that," reads a statement issued by Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of MOLESS Dandu Raj Ghimire. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ministry has requested all concerned to call the ministry’s toll-free number 16600150005141 or number 977-1-5970008 or call and message 9801800013, 9851180959 on Viber and IMO for any concerns related to this matter. It has also warned severe action against anyone who engages in unnecessary interference and cheats on the pretext of helping the families of the workers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, police have arrested six people on the charge of cheating the families of deceased workers. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17229', 'image' => '20230409095710_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:56:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17493', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Third Nat'l Cooperative Congress Concludes Issuing 11-Point Declaration ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The declaration focused on environment-friendly agriculture, imports substitution, exports promotion, employment generation and advancing public private and cooperative partnership. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Development of massive and exclusive productions through the specialized cooperative association, promotion of agriculture and livestock related sector and establishment of mega farms and development of value and supply chains are also included in the declaration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Speaking in the concluding session, former prime minister and CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli said that cooperative organisations are the saviour of economy in the time of crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Oli suggested that the cooperatives should invest in agricultural production through integrated lands and asked the cooperative orgnaisations not to expect for grants. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission Pushpa Raj Kandel praised the roles of cooperatives for contributing to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, another former vice-chairperson of National Planning Commission Dr Govinda Pokharel said the cooperative sector has encouraged the low-income community for their economic progress and make the market vibrant. He viewed that cooperatives are needed to safeguard capitalism. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17228', 'image' => '20230409095131_cooperatives.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:50:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17491', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Banglachuli View Tower Attracting Domestic Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 9: The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The otherwise lesser-known village in Dang came to be known due to the View Tower located 32 kilometers away from Ghorahi, the district headquarters of Dang. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Shrijana Oli of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-15 shared that her heart was filled with joy when she visited Banglachuli. She expressed her concern that locals do not prioritize visiting tourist spots such as Banglachuli in their own countryside. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Anita Sharma of Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City-17 came to Banglachuli for the first time. She was all praises for the place. "This place is neither too hot nor too cold. The weather is very moderate here. I could soak up view of Dang as well as various enchanting sceneries of neighbouring district in Pyuthan from the View Tower." </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">To attract more tourists, the road leading to Banglachuli needs to be blacktopped, she suggested. The View Tower along with other tourist attractions such as Dance House were built at the cost of Rs 22 million, informed Bhakta Bahadur Oli, former chairperson of Banglachuli municipality. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The garden in the View Tower should be further managed well to promote tourism, he viewed. Tulsiram Pun said, "People from cities visit Banglachuli to escape cacophony of the cities and spend some time in the lap of nature," he said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Visitors could soak up view of various mountain ranges such as Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchre among others which also offer a panoramic view of verdant forests and high hills in the district and neighbouring districts. ---RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17226', 'image' => '20230409060804_collage (64).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 06:05:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'SSF Makes Agreement with 44 Hospitals to Cover Contributors' Medical Expenses ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. As per the agreement, the people who are enrolled under the SSF do not have to visit the fund's office to claim the payments after medical treatment. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">To get the facility, the contributors should show an identity card provided by the SSF to get the provided discounts on medical expenses. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As per the agreement, they have to pay only 20 per cent amount of the total expenses spent in course of taking healthcare facilities while the rest expenses will be covered under the SSF. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Joint Spokesperson at the Fund, Rohit Regmi, said the contributors would be free from the hassle of claiming the payments to cover expenses spent in healthcare service under the medicines, healthcare and safe maternity programme, and the accident and disability scheme, later from such hospitals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under the SSF, the contributors can receive healthcare service from nine hospitals of Koshi and Madhes Provinces each, 20 of Bagmati Province, two of Gandaki province and four of Lumbini Province. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In other cases, the contributors have to claim the payments for covering medical expenses by submitting necessary documents at the fund's office while availing treatment facility from any other hospitals listed with the fund. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17225', 'image' => '20230408095009_social-security-fund.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 21:49:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17489', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Committee Formed to Study Nepal Airlines Corporation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A five-member committee has been formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17224', 'image' => '20230408122820_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:27:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17488', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'China pledges to Invest in Mutually Beneficial Areas, Nepal urges for Preferential Treatment ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. A Chinese delegation led by Sun Weidong, vice minister of the foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China made such commitment during the 15<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Bilateral Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China held in Beijing on Friday.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to a statement issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, the Nepali delegation was led by Bharat Raj Paudyal, foreign secretary of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting Foreign Secretary Paudyal proposed for the preferential treatment of Nepal’s primary products such as tea, coffee, herbal products, cooked buffalo meat, and other agricultural products with a view to reduce the widening trade deficit between the two countries.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the statement, the Vice Minister of China admired Nepal’s consistent adherence to One-China Policy and respect for the five principles of peaceful coexistence. Foreign Secretary Paudyal appreciated the Chinese policy of non-interference and respect for Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Both sides took stock of the existing Nepal-China bilateral relations and cooperation and deliberated on the ways to further expanding and consolidating cooperation in various areas, including the exchange of bilateral visits; economic cooperation; promotion of trade, investment and tourism; building connectivity; and strengthening cooperation in the fields of agriculture, education, culture and people-to-people relations, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The meeting also reviewed the progress of different infrastructure development projects under China’s grant assistance as well as Chinese-contracted projects and agreed to expedite the implementation of the projects so as to complete them in time.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Foreign Secretary of Nepal appreciated the Government of China for enlisting Nepal as one of the outbound destination countries for group tourism. The two sides discussed on promoting people to people contacts and cultural cooperation, increasing the number of scholarships to Nepali students and professionals, capacity development of technical experts, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On the occasion, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the two countries at the multilateral forums, including in the United Nations, and exchange of mutual support to each other’s candidatures. They also discussed the importance of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the usefulness of the GDI to promote SDG agenda.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In the meeting, Foreign Secretary Paudyal was accompanied by Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Ambassador of Nepal to the People’s Republic of China, Lok Bahadur Thapa, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and other officials of the Ministry and Embassy of Nepal in Beijing. Likewise, the Chinese delegation comprised senior officials of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17223', 'image' => '20230408121750_a99711c2fbe44f8b4db9f10daa82455.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:14:51', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17487', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'One Held for Hacking Nepalese Army's Cyberspace ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Sagar Dhakal, 21, from Waling Municipality-10 in Syangja and currently residing in Pokhara Metropolis-16 in Kaski is alleged to have accessed the army's cyberspace in an unauthorised manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He had used the internet service of his house owner for hacking the website. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He was arrested from Pokhara and brought to Kathmandu. Dhakal was presented to the Kathmandu District Court on Friday and the bureau has been granted permission to remand him in custody for seven days to further investigate the matter, according to the bureau’s Superintendent of Police, Pashupati Kumar Raya. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17222', 'image' => '20230407105603_nepali-army-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 22:55:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17485', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajaj Celebrates 25 Years of Leadership in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee.', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 6: Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Since its entry to the Nepali market in 1998, Bajaj has become a household name for the Nepalese people, offering reliable and high-performing vehicles at affordable prices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Hulas Auto Craft, the largest motorcycle assembly plant in Nepal, assembles Bajaj bikes in Nepal. Bajaj has over 800K satisfied and happy customers in Nepal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The largest motorbike brand has taken center stage with its unparalleled innovation and quality by winning hearts and minds of people for the last 25 years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has established itself as a trusted brand in Nepal, providing transportation solutions to millions of Nepali people. The brand has always set new benchmarks by rolling out new products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The company's commitment to quality, durability, and innovation has earned loyal customers and they have helped it to become one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in Nepal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Speaking on the occasion, Abhimanyu Golchha, Director of Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., expressed happiness for being able to celebrate 25 years of Bajaj’s leadership in the auto industry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“We have come a long way since our founding. The milestone is an outcome of hard work and dedication put in by employees and trust of dealers and customers,” Golchha added. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj is the most trusted motorcycle brand with the largest service network in Nepal. With great resale value, superior products, easily available spare parts, and customer-friendly services, Bajaj bikes now enjoy the highest position in the market, says the company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has launched a New Year campaign 2080- Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership under which customers can enjoy the best deals of 25 % down payment, sure shot cash discount of Rs. 10,000 and 1 kg Silver for 25 individuals in purchasing Bajaj motorcycles from any authorized dealers.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17220', 'image' => '20230407050819_collage - 2023-04-07T170434.472.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 17:05:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Earlier, tourism goodwill ambassadors were appointed prior to the enactment of the procedures. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Ministry has also replaced the term 'goodwill ambassadors' with the 'tourism promoters'. Likewise, the Ministry has decided to write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for making initiatives to make flights to different cities of India from Nepalgunj Airport ----RSS </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-10', 'modified' => '2023-04-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17236', 'image' => '20230410063011_collage (66).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-10 06:28:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HRA Mobilizes Medical Teams to Assist Trekkers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) has mobilized mobile teams of medics at three locations, to assist trekkers in remote mountain areas. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medical squads have been deployed at the Everest Base Camp and Feriche in Solukhumbu, and Manang village of Manang district. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Chief Executive Officer of the association, Govinda Basyal, a team comprising one foreign doctor and two Nepalis has been sent to the Everest Base Camp while two foreigners and one Nepali doctors have been sent to Feriche. Likewise, a squad of two foreign doctors and one Nepali doctor has been sent to Manang. The medical teams are accompanied by the association's employees. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The association is a voluntary non-profit organization formed in 1973 with an objective to reduce casualties in the Himalayas of Nepal, especially in view of the increasing number of Nepalese and foreigners who trek up into the remote wilderness. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17235', 'image' => '20230409062016_20210428112643_20210219104343_20201108030120_Contribution of Mountains to the Tourism Economy_1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 18:18:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Eager to Give Prizes to Winners but not Interested in Infrastructure Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Bijay Damase</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: As exciting as the world of Nepali cricket is, its economy is much more depressing than that. When the Nepalese team wins the title of any international competition, the whole nation feels proud about it. At other times, neither the state nor anyone else cares about the players and sports infrastructure. The result of this is the exodus of players.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">What shall the players expect in a country that doesn't even have a decent playing ground? The sports infrastructure in Nepal is insufficient and the salary of the players is also nominal. Neither the player nor the sports fan is satisfied with this.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Even though the government formed the Ministry of Sports to look after the sports sector, it has not done anything other than honoring the best players. The government has been giving a small budget based on the progress of the game while the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) is providing salary and stipends to the national players with the support from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The government does not provide financial support to conduct sports competitions. The state only supports organization the Prime Minister's Cup tournament. Last year, the budget for the Prime Minister's Cup was Rs 6 million. This year it has been reduced to Rs 4 million. CAN officials say that their cost is around Rs 20 million.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The entire sports sector is reeling under financial crisis. CAN president Chatur Bahadur Chand says that sports sponsorship has started to decrease due to financial problems faced by the private sector. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The ICC gives CAN US$1.3 million annually. CAN has been managing the expenses of the coaches to the national tournament from that money in addition to other sponsorships.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The salary of male players under central contract has been increased by Rs 10,000 per month. Before the increase, A grade players used to get Rs 50,000, B grade Rs 40,000 and C grade Rs 30,000 per month. Now A grade male players are getting Rs 60,000, while that of B grade players is Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 for C grade. The new salary scale was implemented from last year. Similarly, CAN has increased Rs 5,000 per month for C grade and 6,000 for A and B grade players. Earlier, female players of C grade used to get Rs 10,000, B grade Rs 12,000 and A grade Rs 15,000 per month.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">According to the 2022 Central Player Agreement of CAN, the A Grade players in men’s category include Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami and Karan KC. Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar, Aarif Sheikh, Avhinash Bohra, Binod Bhandari fall in B grade. Grade C players include Kushal Malla, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Kamal Singh Airee, Bikram Sob, Sahab Alam, Sushan Bhari and Pawan Sarraff.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">In the women's side, the Grade A players include Rubina Chhetri Belbase, Sita Ranamagar, Indu Berma, Kajal Shrestha and Karuna Bhandari. Grade B players include Sarita Magar, Kabita Kunwar, Apsari Begum, Saraswati Chaudhary, Sabnam Rai and Jyoti Pandey.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Grade C players are Dolly Bhatt, Kabita Joshi, Sangeeta Rai, Roma Thapa, Asmina Karmacharya, Mamta Chaudhary and Bindu Rawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"The amount given by the ICC is spent on players, coaches, CAN staff, competitions and awards to the winners," Chand said, "Most of the amount is spent on closed-camp trainings." </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">The Asian Cup qualifiers require 60-day camp. One player’s daily expense for staying in a hotel during the closed-camp training is Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000. CAN spends Rs 100,000 per day for such players for food and accommodation. It means that Rs 6 million will be spent in 60 days. This expense is neither borne by the government nor the ICC. Chand says that CAN itself has to raise this amount by taking loans. According to him, players get USD 50 allowance per day while playing ICC and ACC-level tournaments. They get other additional facilities including food and accommodation and additional incentive money from the CAN.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Apart from ICC, CAN's other source is money raised from sponsors and spectators. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">CAN President Chand says that there is not much sponsorship in sports competitions from government organizations and the private sector. "We have submitted several proposals for sponsorship to Nepal Telecom and Electricity Authority, but there was no response," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Although it is everyone's responsibility to elevate cricket, it is being neglected by the government institutions. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"Government should emphasize on physical infrastructure development for cricket," says Chand, "Government should give instructions to government organizations for sponsorship. Only then will the sport develop.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif""> Former captain of the Nepali National Cricket Team LB Chhetri says that the government is neglecting cricket. According to him, the government does not give the award on time even after the victory, let alone building the physical infrastructure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17234', 'image' => '20230409022655_20230313054451_collage - 2023-03-13T173709.540.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 14:25:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17498', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Seeks Suggestions for Upcoming Budget ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Finance has asked for suggestions for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023/24). The ministry has formed a budget drafting team and the team has asked to seek suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public for the budget.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The five-member budget drafting team has been formed under the coordination of Joint Secretary Bhupal Baral. According to a ministerial decision of the ministry on March 8, the team will draft the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill. The budget drafting team consists of joint secretaries Anand Kafle, Dhaniram Sharma, and Janakraj Sharma and joint secretaries Uttar Kumar Khatri and Baburam Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Formal suggestions for the budget can be given before April 28. The notification issued by the ministry reads, "The work related to the budget formulation of the Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2023/24 has already started. Please provide valuable suggestions to this ministry by April 28, regarding the topics suitable to be included in the budget and program for the next fiscal year.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ministry has asked various associations, organizations, intellectuals, experts, political parties, businessmen, social workers, professionals, employees, media and the general public to submit their suggestions. Such suggestions can be given through the budget suggestions tab on the ministry's website or through email.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Newly appointed Finance Minister Dr Praka Sharan Mahat has said that while making the next budget, he will give priority to increasing capital expenditure while adopting austerity measures in general expenditure. The National Planning Commission has also fixed the ceiling of the budget and sent it to the Ministry of Finance. According to the constitutional provision, the federal government should draft the budget by April 28.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17233', 'image' => '20230409014200_budget new.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:41:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17497', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Imports of Consumer Goods, Raw Materials Decline to an ‘All-time Low’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 9: The impact of the recession on the market has been clearly seen in the import of goods from Birgunj Customs, the largest dry port of Nepal in terms of import and export volume. The import of most of the major goods entering through this border has decreased.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Data of Birgunj Customs shows that imports of 17 out of 20 major items have decreased. Customs officials say that the impact of recession on business in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic has clearly visible from the decline in goods at the customs.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information Officer of Birgunj Customs, Ram Chandra Dhakal said that the import of petroleum products, vehicles and industrial raw materials, which were the major imports in the past, has decreased significantly. “Imports of goods consumed in the domestic market and raw materials for exportable products have also decreased. Such a situation has never been before," he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the customs officials, the import of diesel, which is number one in the import list, has decreased by 31 percent from July to February of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous year.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, import of petrol has decreased by 10 percent. According to the customs data, the import of aviation fuel has decreased by 77 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Entrepreneur Rajesh Kyal says that fuel consumption has dropped due to the lack of demand in the domestic market and slump in the construction business. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Imports of MS steel strips and billets, the raw materials used by the construction materials industry, have also decreased by 93 and 70 percent, respectively, according to the customs data. The import of coal consumed by the cement industry has decreased by about 60 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of dozers used in construction work has decreased by 64 percent. The import of industrial equipment also seems to have declined. Such imports have decreased by 12 percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Import of semi-refined soybean oil has decreased by 92 percent and semi-refined palm oil by 62 percent. Import of semi-refined sunflower oil has decreased by 57 percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Exports of the industries which used to import semi-refined oil and export it to India are now almost at a standstill. After India adopted a policy to impose zero duty on oil imports, the export from Nepal, which until then capitalized on the difference in the duty rates, has now come to a standstill.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The import of jeeps, cars and vans has decreased by 84 percent. The government had restricted imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves. Traders say that even though the import ban was lifted recently, there hasn’t been much imports due to lack of demand in the domestic market of Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17232', 'image' => '20230409010647_Birgunj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 13:05:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Saakha Group Starts Commercial Production of Compost Fertilizer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 9: Saakha Group, which has been engaged in the business of steel, housing, painting and others, has entered into commercial production of compost fertilizer as well. Saakha Group, which has started trial production in collaboration with some municipalities of Bhaktapur, has been producing compost manure commercially for four months now.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The director of Saakh Group, Kiran Prakash Saakha said that the production of compost fertilizer has been started in Nepal by establishing a subsidiary company under the group. To produce such fertilizer, the group established Rikisi Daiichi Compost Fertilizer and Agro Farm Pvt. Ltd. in Dudhauli Municipality of Sindhuli, where Saakha is the president of the company.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, the company introduced fertilizer to the market commercially in collaboration with Rikisi Compost Pvt. Ltd. The company is producing compost fertilizer using the Japanese “CNBN” technology. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Nowadays, on the one hand, waste management in municipalities has become a challenge. Where on the other hand billions of rupees are being spent on importing chemical fertilizers in the country,” Saakha said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that production of compost fertilizer started in collaboration with Thimi and other municipalities of Bhaktapur. After the success of the trial production, they started producing fertilizer commercially. Saakha claims that the quality of the fertilizer is good and that the fertilizer is produced according to the standards set by the government.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the company is producing 580 tons of compost in one lot. He said that this compost fertilizer will work like chemical fertilizers and that its production will be further expanded in cooperation with all municipalities.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This fertilizer is produced from raw materials such as cattle dung, dung, leaf litter, and red soil. According to Saakha, the manure is odorless and can be used in vegetable, paddy and fruit crops. According to Kiran Saakha, the company will continue to produce fertilizers in collaboration with the private sector and municipalities in the future.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17231', 'image' => '20230409104855_1681015769.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:48:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KMC Mayor says Political Party Leaders must be Dumped in Sisdole', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">April 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)’s Mayor Balen Shah made critical comments on the leaders of political parties on social media</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah wrote on his official Facebook page on Saturday that he will not pick up the garbage of Singha Darbar.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">"If the country is to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole (dumping site)," wrote Shah.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Mayor Shah hinted that he will not cooperate with Singha Durbar from Saturday itself after the government did not cooperate with him when he tried to drive a dozer in the squatters’ settlement on the banks of Bagmati River in Garigaon on Friday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">He wrote on Facebook: "Starting from today (April 8), the garbage of Singha Durbar will not be picked up, if the country has to be cleaned, its leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole."</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Nirmala UI","sans-serif"">Shah’s critical statement that leaders will have to be dumped in Sisdole, the site where the garbage of the Kathmandu Valley is disposes, has now become a topic of hot discussion on social media.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17230', 'image' => '20230409101324_1680932848.balen shaha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 10:12:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17494', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ministry Cautions Over the Role of Middlemen ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLESS) has urged one and all not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board (FEB). The caution comes in the wake of reports that the families of migrant workers, who lost their lives in foreign employment, have been cheated by middlemen while received the insurance amount from the FEB. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Death registration certificate, recommendation of the municipality along with the documents that come with the dead body from abroad are required to receive the amount for death insurance, which can be easily made through the respective municipality. Hence, there was no need to use intermediary for that," reads a statement issued by Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of MOLESS Dandu Raj Ghimire. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ministry has requested all concerned to call the ministry’s toll-free number 16600150005141 or number 977-1-5970008 or call and message 9801800013, 9851180959 on Viber and IMO for any concerns related to this matter. It has also warned severe action against anyone who engages in unnecessary interference and cheats on the pretext of helping the families of the workers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, police have arrested six people on the charge of cheating the families of deceased workers. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17229', 'image' => '20230409095710_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:56:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17493', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Third Nat'l Cooperative Congress Concludes Issuing 11-Point Declaration ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 9: The Third National Cooperative Congress concluded on Saturday by issuing an 11-point declaration with emphasis on production, procession and marketing to contribute in the making of a self-reliant economy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The declaration focused on environment-friendly agriculture, imports substitution, exports promotion, employment generation and advancing public private and cooperative partnership. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Development of massive and exclusive productions through the specialized cooperative association, promotion of agriculture and livestock related sector and establishment of mega farms and development of value and supply chains are also included in the declaration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Speaking in the concluding session, former prime minister and CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli said that cooperative organisations are the saviour of economy in the time of crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Oli suggested that the cooperatives should invest in agricultural production through integrated lands and asked the cooperative orgnaisations not to expect for grants. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission Pushpa Raj Kandel praised the roles of cooperatives for contributing to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, another former vice-chairperson of National Planning Commission Dr Govinda Pokharel said the cooperative sector has encouraged the low-income community for their economic progress and make the market vibrant. He viewed that cooperatives are needed to safeguard capitalism. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17228', 'image' => '20230409095131_cooperatives.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 09:50:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17491', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Banglachuli View Tower Attracting Domestic Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 9: The view tower at Banglachuli Rural Municipality has been a preferred destination for domestic tourists in Dang district lately. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The otherwise lesser-known village in Dang came to be known due to the View Tower located 32 kilometers away from Ghorahi, the district headquarters of Dang. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Shrijana Oli of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-15 shared that her heart was filled with joy when she visited Banglachuli. She expressed her concern that locals do not prioritize visiting tourist spots such as Banglachuli in their own countryside. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Anita Sharma of Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City-17 came to Banglachuli for the first time. She was all praises for the place. "This place is neither too hot nor too cold. The weather is very moderate here. I could soak up view of Dang as well as various enchanting sceneries of neighbouring district in Pyuthan from the View Tower." </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">To attract more tourists, the road leading to Banglachuli needs to be blacktopped, she suggested. The View Tower along with other tourist attractions such as Dance House were built at the cost of Rs 22 million, informed Bhakta Bahadur Oli, former chairperson of Banglachuli municipality. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The garden in the View Tower should be further managed well to promote tourism, he viewed. Tulsiram Pun said, "People from cities visit Banglachuli to escape cacophony of the cities and spend some time in the lap of nature," he said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Visitors could soak up view of various mountain ranges such as Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchre among others which also offer a panoramic view of verdant forests and high hills in the district and neighbouring districts. ---RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-09', 'modified' => '2023-04-09', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17226', 'image' => '20230409060804_collage (64).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-09 06:05:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'SSF Makes Agreement with 44 Hospitals to Cover Contributors' Medical Expenses ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has reached an agreement with 44 hospitals across the country on the matter relating to the coverage of medical expenses spent by its contributors. As per the agreement, the people who are enrolled under the SSF do not have to visit the fund's office to claim the payments after medical treatment. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">To get the facility, the contributors should show an identity card provided by the SSF to get the provided discounts on medical expenses. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As per the agreement, they have to pay only 20 per cent amount of the total expenses spent in course of taking healthcare facilities while the rest expenses will be covered under the SSF. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Joint Spokesperson at the Fund, Rohit Regmi, said the contributors would be free from the hassle of claiming the payments to cover expenses spent in healthcare service under the medicines, healthcare and safe maternity programme, and the accident and disability scheme, later from such hospitals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under the SSF, the contributors can receive healthcare service from nine hospitals of Koshi and Madhes Provinces each, 20 of Bagmati Province, two of Gandaki province and four of Lumbini Province. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In other cases, the contributors have to claim the payments for covering medical expenses by submitting necessary documents at the fund's office while availing treatment facility from any other hospitals listed with the fund. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17225', 'image' => '20230408095009_social-security-fund.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 21:49:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17489', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Committee Formed to Study Nepal Airlines Corporation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 8: The government has formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A five-member committee has been formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17224', 'image' => '20230408122820_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:27:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17488', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'China pledges to Invest in Mutually Beneficial Areas, Nepal urges for Preferential Treatment ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 8: China has agreed to encourage Chinese investors to make investment in mutually beneficial areas of Nepal and China. A Chinese delegation led by Sun Weidong, vice minister of the foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China made such commitment during the 15<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Bilateral Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China held in Beijing on Friday.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to a statement issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, the Nepali delegation was led by Bharat Raj Paudyal, foreign secretary of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting Foreign Secretary Paudyal proposed for the preferential treatment of Nepal’s primary products such as tea, coffee, herbal products, cooked buffalo meat, and other agricultural products with a view to reduce the widening trade deficit between the two countries.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the statement, the Vice Minister of China admired Nepal’s consistent adherence to One-China Policy and respect for the five principles of peaceful coexistence. Foreign Secretary Paudyal appreciated the Chinese policy of non-interference and respect for Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:SimSun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Both sides took stock of the existing Nepal-China bilateral relations and cooperation and deliberated on the ways to further expanding and consolidating cooperation in various areas, including the exchange of bilateral visits; economic cooperation; promotion of trade, investment and tourism; building connectivity; and strengthening cooperation in the fields of agriculture, education, culture and people-to-people relations, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The meeting also reviewed the progress of different infrastructure development projects under China’s grant assistance as well as Chinese-contracted projects and agreed to expedite the implementation of the projects so as to complete them in time.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Foreign Secretary of Nepal appreciated the Government of China for enlisting Nepal as one of the outbound destination countries for group tourism. The two sides discussed on promoting people to people contacts and cultural cooperation, increasing the number of scholarships to Nepali students and professionals, capacity development of technical experts, among others.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On the occasion, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the two countries at the multilateral forums, including in the United Nations, and exchange of mutual support to each other’s candidatures. They also discussed the importance of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the usefulness of the GDI to promote SDG agenda.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In the meeting, Foreign Secretary Paudyal was accompanied by Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Ambassador of Nepal to the People’s Republic of China, Lok Bahadur Thapa, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and other officials of the Ministry and Embassy of Nepal in Beijing. Likewise, the Chinese delegation comprised senior officials of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-08', 'modified' => '2023-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17223', 'image' => '20230408121750_a99711c2fbe44f8b4db9f10daa82455.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-08 12:14:51', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17487', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'One Held for Hacking Nepalese Army's Cyberspace ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 7: The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has apprehended one person on charge of hacking the cybersyace of the Nepalese Army. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Sagar Dhakal, 21, from Waling Municipality-10 in Syangja and currently residing in Pokhara Metropolis-16 in Kaski is alleged to have accessed the army's cyberspace in an unauthorised manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He had used the internet service of his house owner for hacking the website. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He was arrested from Pokhara and brought to Kathmandu. Dhakal was presented to the Kathmandu District Court on Friday and the bureau has been granted permission to remand him in custody for seven days to further investigate the matter, according to the bureau’s Superintendent of Police, Pashupati Kumar Raya. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17222', 'image' => '20230407105603_nepali-army-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 22:55:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17485', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajaj Celebrates 25 Years of Leadership in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee.', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 6: Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Bajaj Motorcycles and the largest motorcycle selling company in Nepal, has successfully organized “Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership-Leader’s Meet 2023” to mark its silver jubilee. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Since its entry to the Nepali market in 1998, Bajaj has become a household name for the Nepalese people, offering reliable and high-performing vehicles at affordable prices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Hulas Auto Craft, the largest motorcycle assembly plant in Nepal, assembles Bajaj bikes in Nepal. Bajaj has over 800K satisfied and happy customers in Nepal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The largest motorbike brand has taken center stage with its unparalleled innovation and quality by winning hearts and minds of people for the last 25 years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has established itself as a trusted brand in Nepal, providing transportation solutions to millions of Nepali people. The brand has always set new benchmarks by rolling out new products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The company's commitment to quality, durability, and innovation has earned loyal customers and they have helped it to become one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in Nepal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Speaking on the occasion, Abhimanyu Golchha, Director of Hansraj Hulaschand & Co. Pvt. Ltd., expressed happiness for being able to celebrate 25 years of Bajaj’s leadership in the auto industry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“We have come a long way since our founding. The milestone is an outcome of hard work and dedication put in by employees and trust of dealers and customers,” Golchha added. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj is the most trusted motorcycle brand with the largest service network in Nepal. With great resale value, superior products, easily available spare parts, and customer-friendly services, Bajaj bikes now enjoy the highest position in the market, says the company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Bajaj has launched a New Year campaign 2080- Bajaj 25 Years of Leadership under which customers can enjoy the best deals of 25 % down payment, sure shot cash discount of Rs. 10,000 and 1 kg Silver for 25 individuals in purchasing Bajaj motorcycles from any authorized dealers.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-07', 'modified' => '2023-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17220', 'image' => '20230407050819_collage - 2023-04-07T170434.472.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-07 17:05:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
