November 20: Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks on Saturday struck a breakthrough deal on creating a disaster fund for compensating poor nations that are the victims of climate…
November 20: Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks on Saturday struck a breakthrough deal on creating a disaster fund for compensating poor nations that are the victims of climate…
November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. …
November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission…
November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election…
November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission…
November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14th edition of Chitwan Festival in the district.…
November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by…
November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its…
November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20).…
November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament.…
November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial…
November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies.…
November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal…
November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in…
November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by…
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They also agreed that the globe needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030, added CNN.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to The Hill, the draft text outlines a proposed fund that would be open to all developing nations “that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.” The document is light on details as to the financial model and logistics of the fund, but the agreement marks a major breakthrough for developing nations that have struggled to make their voices heard on the world stage on climate issues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Poorer nations are often the victims of climate disasters despite having contributed little to the pollution, Fox News added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that it is still undecided how much countries will get from the loss and damage fund - and when.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The previous $100bn commitment pledged by richer countries in 2009 to deliver the amount annually till 2020 still hasn't been reached two years after the deadline, added the BBC. “This has left the developing nations wary of this new promise of money,” added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16088', 'image' => '20221120070703_climate-change-1024x680-1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:06:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16348', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting of FPTP, PR to be Conducted at Once ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC issued such directive as some ballot papers of the HoR and provincial assemblies were mixed up in some polling stations during the voting process due to carelessness of the officials and voters. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC has planned to release the results within eight days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a news conference on Sunday evening, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that ballot boxes were being taken to the offices of the returning officers after completing the voting on Sunday and vote counting was to begin in some places including the Kathmandu Valley from last night itself. The EC reached such decision after forging a consensus among the political parties. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the EC, helicopters were used to collect the ballot boxes from remote areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the EC has directed to immediately begin vote counting after the collection of the ballot boxes. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-21', 'modified' => '2022-11-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16087', 'image' => '20221121111436_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-21 11:13:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16346', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '60 Percent Voter Turnout: Preliminary Report of EC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The voting that started from 7 am today and concluded at 5 pm is over and the details of the turnout continues to arrive, the EC said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Overall, the voting was conducted in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner across the country, except some sporadic incidents, according to the EC. Although the designated voting time is over, the voters who have already entered the polling centres or are within a few yards of the centre can cast their votes even after the deadline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In Madhesh Province, voting was conducted in all polling centres without any postponement. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Voting process was obstructed in some districts such as Bajura, Surkhet, Taplejung, Nawalparasi (Susta East), Gulmi and Dolakha after disputes between the political parties and the candidates, the EC stated. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16086', 'image' => '20221120071452_RP_Kanchanpur-2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:14:27', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16343', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Voting Underway in Peaceful Environment’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel, who is observing the election on behalf of the General Election Observation Committee (GEOC), said that voting is taking place in a well-organized and peaceful manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who is observing election in Saptari district, said that voters have lined up and are enthusiastically casting their votes in a systematic way. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha shared that the voters have been exercising their Right to Vote, queuing up at the polling centres since early morning. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voting is taking place in a peaceful manner. The voters are excited. At several places voters could be seen queuing up since early morning waiting for their turn to cast the ballot," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At many voting centres voters turned up only from 8am due to cold and their numbers increased as the day progressed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Chief Justice Khila Raj Regmi cast his ballot at Sano Gaucharan Park polling booth at Old Baneshwor at 9.45 this morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to RSS after casting his vote, Regmi urged all the electorate to take part in the voting which decides the course of the nation for the next five years and beyond. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voters are casting ballot in an easy, smooth and peaceful manner. I reckon voter numbers would increase more towards the afternoon," he said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16085', 'image' => '20221120015338_NL_Mannayang.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:51:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16342', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '32 Percent Voting across the Country until 12.45 pm ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel gave this information at a news conference held at the Election Commission. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16084', 'image' => '20221120014507_SG_Myagdi107yearoldmanmatadan(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:44:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16341', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Preparations for 14th Chitwan Festival Begins', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14th edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14<sup>th</sup> edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. With the aim of promoting local products, the festival is going to be held at the Narayani riverside exhibition ground from January 9 to 18.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The chamber informed about the preparations for ground management and stall booking for Chitwan Festival, which is one of the biggest festivals organized every two years in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chun Narayan Shrestha, president of the federation said that there will be around 500 stalls in this festival. Shrestha said that he believes the festival will make the economic activities of the country sustainable and provide relief to businessmen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shrestha said that this year's festival will focus on tourism promotion stating, “Tourism touches every economic sector. After Covid-19 pandemic, the message that Chitwan is safe for tourism will also spread.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that due to the decrease in domestic and foreign tourists in Chitwan after Covid-19, stakeholders have given priority to revive the tourism sector. He said that the publicity for the festival will be done after the election.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nil Bahadur KC, a member of the organizing committee, said that stall booking started from November 17. According to him, 175 stalls have been booked as of last Friday. The stalls of agriculture, education, health and tourism will be given priority in the festival which will commence with the main slogan of 'Land of Diversity'.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Apart from this, there will be stalls for information technology, automobile, hotel, restaurant, fancy stalls etc. KC said that the products made in Nepal and Chitwan will be promoted more at the stalls. He added that a 20 percent discount has been given for booking stalls for the members of the chamber, which is looking for sponsors and co-sponsors to complete the festival.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16083', 'image' => '20221120123855_Festival_5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16340', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Scraps Export Tax on Low-Grade Iron Ore', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Agencies</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the news agency, India took such measures after months of complaints from miners and steel makers about loss of foreign sales opportunities.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The move, set out in a notification issued late on Friday, reverses the imposition in May of a 50 percent tax on exports of iron-ore lumps and fines with less than 58 percent iron content, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The government also reversed a May rise in export tax on iron ore concentrates other than roasted iron pyrites. That tax now returns to 30 percent from 50 percent.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the additional taxation imposed in May was intended to boost domestic supply of iron ore, a raw ingredient for making steel, and thereby hold down inflation.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">India exported less than half as much steel in the seven months to October as it did a year earlier, Reuters reported citing government data.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Major steel makers have reportedly urged the Indian government to unwind the additional export taxation, saying it added to their problem of weakening international demand.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Despite the latest tax reductions, a top miners' organisation remained doubtful about the prospect of exports reviving.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"Once you disturb the trade, to recover is very difficult." Reuters quoted RK Sharma, secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, as saying.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16082', 'image' => '20221120122600_20220220042539_application_iron-ore_723x365.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:25:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16339', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oriental Cooperative Owes Over Rs 10 Billion to its Depositors ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the Problematic Cooperative Management Committee’s Office, Oriental Cooperative Ltd had amassed savings of over Rs 10 billion through its nine branches across the country and misappropriated the deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative was first declared problematic on November 6, 2017 after it went bankrupt. According to the committee chief Keshab Prasad Poudel, 7,646 members approached the committee office demanding its intervention to get back their deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative also faced a case at the Supreme Court for the ‘misappropriation’ of the deposits. Responding to the case, the apex court on February 23, 2020 ordered the cooperative to address the issue. But the implementation of the court verdict is still awaited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assessing that the cooperative is not serious towards addressing the issue, the Ministry of Cooperatives on September 23, 2022 declared it ‘problematic’ for the second time. Following the declaration, former chair of the cooperative Sudhir Basnet has been arrested. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During his inquiry, Basnet revealed his association with ‘Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited’, ‘Consumer Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’, and the ‘Vegas Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’ which have also been identified as ‘problematic’ by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, Oriental Cooperative is found to have collected the deposits by establishing its branches in Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Dang, Surkhet, Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Itahari, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has declared 12 cooperatives as ‘problematic’. </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cooperatives declared problematic by government </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government are Standard Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited, Prabhu Saving and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Consumer Savings and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Standard Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited, Standard Multipurpose Cooperative Limited and Lu:Niva Multipurpose Cooperatives Limited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, Pacific Saving and Investment Cooperative Limited, Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Cooperative, Kuber Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited, Vegas Saving and Loan Cooperatives, Societal Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited were also declared troubled by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee office has been managing the cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government, said Office Chief Poudel, who is also the member-secretary of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the depositors doing transaction with the problematic cooperatives have been refunded except for Oriental Cooperatives. Legal recourses were being taken against the troubled cooperatives to refund the remaining depositors at the earliest, Poudel shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the money trapped in the troubled cooperatives is of retired employees, shared Tejnath Pokharel, branch officer of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The shopkeepers saving their income in the cooperatives without acquiring additional information about the cooperatives were also duped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Problematic Cooperative Management Committee Office had issued a 15-day notice on November 7 in the name of the board members, debtors, managers and employees of the cooperatives declared crisis-stricken by the government to pay the loan and interest of the liabilities to the depositors and members within 15 days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Notices were published in the national-level media, shared Poudel adding that operators of those cooperatives, debtors, managers and employees not paying interest within 15 days will be booked. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16081', 'image' => '20221120101156_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 10:11:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16338', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voting for General Election Begins ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). According to the Election Commission, voting will be held in a single phase from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm in all the 77 districts of the country. There are a total of 17,988,570 individuals who are eligible to vote in the election. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, 22,227 polling stations in 10,892 polling centres have been established for the election, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported. Arrangements have been made to give priority to senior citizens, people with disabilities and the pregnant for the voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, voters have already reached the polling centres since early morning. The number of women voters is seen significantly high in the polling centres, RSS added. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">“Voters will be voting by putting swastika stamp on four separate ballot papers for the first-past-the-post and proportional representation system of the elections.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the second election to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies after the country adopted the federal form of governance. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Altogether 246,960 employees and security personnel have been deployed for management of the election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, a total of 2,412 candidates are contesting in the first past the post system of the election to the House of Representatives. Similarly, 2,199 candidates are enlisted for the proportional election system.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">For the provincial assembly, 3,224 are in the fray for the first-past-the-post election system, while 3,708 names are listed in the final closed list for the proportional election system. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> A total of 39.9 million ballot papers have been printed for the first-past-the-post system of the House of Representatives and provincial assembly and 40.6 million ballot papers for the proportional election system, RSS reported. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, 7,219 persons from 44 national and 12 from two international organizations are observing the elections to help enhance the credibility of the election. The observer will supervise the elections in 165 constituencies of the House of Representatives and 330 constituencies of the Provincial Assembly. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Election Commission is planning to complete the counting of FPTP votes within three days. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16080', 'image' => '20221120094353_niroj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 09:43:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16344', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '“Controversial” World Cup All Set to Begin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. Reuters reported that it will be the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the most expensive ever in history.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Fifa World Cup in Qatar will finally get under way on Sunday after 12 years of questions, criticisms and conjecture.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Controversial World Cup set to get underway, BBC wrote in its headline.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The opening ceremony of the football extravaganza will begin at 1440 GMT (21:25 NST), before the first match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The build-up to the first tournament to be held in a Muslim country in the Middle East has been overshadowed by a number of controversies, reported BBC, adding, “Fifa has asked all 32 competing nations to focus on the football.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">England defender Eric Dier described the "terrible situation" for migrant workers in Qatar as "disappointing" and told Reuters the issues surrounding the World Cup in the Gulf state had dampened the players' excitement before the showpiece event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country's population.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government of Qatar has reportedly said its labour system was still a work in progress but denied allegations in a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers in the country were being trapped and exploited.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Qatar and FIFA hope the spotlight will turn to action on the pitch after facing mounting criticism over foreign workers' rights, LGBT rights and social restrictions, added Reuters. Organisers have denied allegations of bribery for hosting rights.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16079', 'image' => '20221120043233_Qatar-World-Cup-2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 16:31:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16337', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Observers Confident of Fair and Peaceful Election', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a report prepared on the basis of observation of the pre-election period, the GEOC has mentioned that the preparations and environment for the election are much stringent than in the past, providing a level of confidence for clean and peaceful election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia said that the political parties and candidates have followed the code of conduct and thus created a favourable environment. However, any case of violation of the code of conduct will be met with action at the point itself, he added </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha said that since there were no agitations and disturbances the elections this time would be conducted in a peaceful manner. This time the campaigning for the elections was also not too expensive and flamboyant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Justice Sushila Karki disciplined approach to the election campaigns indicates that democracy is moving in the right direction. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former chief election commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel said that the preparation and management of the election till now has ensured that the election will be completed peacefully. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Law Society President Tirthaman Shakya and Executive Director Krishnaman Pradhan shared that the GEOC has been conducting observation of election through 331 representatives in 261 municipalities of 36 districts of the country. The GEOC has been monitoring party registration, candidate nomination, election campaigning, among others. The GEOC also said that 10 special observers, 24 national observers, 36 district observers and 261 local observers will be mobilized on the election day. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The report mentions that there has been improvements in voter list, candidacy registration, implementation of code of conduct, security arrangement, ballot paper, polling station, voter education, staff management etc compared to the past. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16078', 'image' => '20221119054427_20220805085711_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 17:43:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16336', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Home Ministry Assures Safe, Fair, and Peaceful Atmosphere for Voting ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. According to the home ministry, those found involved in violent activities has been kept under surveillance to ensure there will be safe atmosphere for voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Organizing a press conference on Friday, Spokesperson at the Home Ministry, Binod Prakash Singh, reiterated that any individual, group or organization likely to jeopardize the safety of election staff, voters and ballot is under strict surveillance. "Election security is better this time. I request voters for their enthusiastic participation in the voting," Singh said. He however admitted the country witnessed some untoward activities in the run-up to the election. But, the ministry has adopted zero tolerance to those involved in such violent activities. "We have continued scrutiny and surveillance," Spokesperson Singh reiterated. According to him, the bomb defusing teams of the Nepalese Army were mobilized at 903 places near the polling centres. The NA has kept its helicopters standby at Itahari, Bardibas, Pokhara and Surkhet while it is conducting air patrols to ensure safety during the election. The ballot papers were ferried by helicopters in forty places.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, 2025 weapons possessed illegally by various individuals were seized. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A total of 2,98,579 security personnel have been mobilized for the election security. The human resources for election security include Nepalese Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, National Investigation Department, and temporary police personnel. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16077', 'image' => '20221119121748_NA_Chitwan-IMG_3129.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 12:17:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16335', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Technical Glitches Disrupt NAC's Domestic Flight', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines. The twin otter flown to Bhojpur from Kathmandu had to be returned midway due to technical problems, according to NAC Spokesperson Archana Khadka.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There were 15 passengers onboard. It is the only plane used for domestic flights by the state-owned airline company. Due to the problem, all domestic flights of NAC were canceled. Even the flights scheduled for Saturday have been canceled. Following the cancellation of flights, NAC has assured that the airfare paid by the passengers would be returned.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Although the NAC has three twin otters, one is in no condition to fly while the other one has not been repaired for a long time. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16076', 'image' => '20221118072842_DHC-6-400-NAC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 19:27:39', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16334', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Cup Tickets in Qatar Most Expensive Ever: Study', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia, with tickets for the final costing an eye-watering 684 pounds ($812) on average, Reuters reported citing a study.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While fans in Russia paid an average of 214 pounds for a seat, tickets to matches in Qatar cost an average 286 pounds, according to a study by Keller Sports.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the study by the Munich-based sports outfitter has termed the ticket prices in Qatar as the most expensive ever for World Cup games in the last 20 years, with those for the final 59 percent higher than four years ago.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The World Cup in Qatar is already considered the most expensive World Cup ever. The construction of six new stadiums and the complete renovation of two other arenas in the country are said to have cost around $3 billion," the study said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Much more money was spent on expanding the infrastructure of the capital Doha, such as transport routes and the reconstruction of the international airport.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It is hardly surprising that the World Cup in Qatar is also the World Cup with the most expensive tickets on average."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">World football governing body FIFA had earlier said nearly three million tickets across eight stadiums in Qatar had been sold ahead of the November 20-December 18 World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the news agency, tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany were considered the most affordable in the last 20 years, with an average cost of 100 pounds for matches while tickets to the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion cost, on average, 221 pounds per seat.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16075', 'image' => '20221118040633_wcc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 16:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16333', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'WTO Warns of 'Real' Recession Risk in some Major Economies', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"It may not happen everywhere, but several key countries risk sliding into recession," Reuters quoted WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as saying on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Of course, the impact of that can be quite significant for emerging markets and poor countries, which need external demand from the developed countries to recover."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Geneva-based trade body last month projected global trade to rise just 1.0 percent in 2023, down sharply from an estimated 3.5 percent rise for this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"There are so many uncertainties and most of the risks are on the downside, such as the fallout from the war in Ukraine and headwinds from inflation,” she said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Okonjo-Iweala said she has called on G20 leaders to phase out food export restrictions, which have been on the rise and hurt poor countries by pushing up food prices.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Among the few bright spots that she noted, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G20 summit to mend strained bilateral ties that are among the uncertainties weighing on the prospects for global recovery, the news agency added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"One doesn't want to read too much into it, but it's always good when the two biggest economies in the world talk to each other," Okonjo-Iweala said of the U.S.-China summit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Okonjo-Iweala said she was "very hopeful" some breakthrough will be made in reforming the WTO's dispute settlement system, which has been paralysed since 2019 when the administration of former US President Donald Trump blocked the appointment of judges for an appeals body arbitrating on global trade disputes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a meeting in September, trade ministers of the G7 advanced economies agreed to work towards having a functioning WTO dispute settlement system by 2024.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16074', 'image' => '20221118033918_rec.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 14:30:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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() - 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They also agreed that the globe needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030, added CNN.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to The Hill, the draft text outlines a proposed fund that would be open to all developing nations “that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.” The document is light on details as to the financial model and logistics of the fund, but the agreement marks a major breakthrough for developing nations that have struggled to make their voices heard on the world stage on climate issues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Poorer nations are often the victims of climate disasters despite having contributed little to the pollution, Fox News added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that it is still undecided how much countries will get from the loss and damage fund - and when.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The previous $100bn commitment pledged by richer countries in 2009 to deliver the amount annually till 2020 still hasn't been reached two years after the deadline, added the BBC. “This has left the developing nations wary of this new promise of money,” added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16088', 'image' => '20221120070703_climate-change-1024x680-1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:06:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16348', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting of FPTP, PR to be Conducted at Once ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC issued such directive as some ballot papers of the HoR and provincial assemblies were mixed up in some polling stations during the voting process due to carelessness of the officials and voters. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC has planned to release the results within eight days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a news conference on Sunday evening, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that ballot boxes were being taken to the offices of the returning officers after completing the voting on Sunday and vote counting was to begin in some places including the Kathmandu Valley from last night itself. The EC reached such decision after forging a consensus among the political parties. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the EC, helicopters were used to collect the ballot boxes from remote areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the EC has directed to immediately begin vote counting after the collection of the ballot boxes. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-21', 'modified' => '2022-11-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16087', 'image' => '20221121111436_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-21 11:13:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16346', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '60 Percent Voter Turnout: Preliminary Report of EC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The voting that started from 7 am today and concluded at 5 pm is over and the details of the turnout continues to arrive, the EC said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Overall, the voting was conducted in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner across the country, except some sporadic incidents, according to the EC. Although the designated voting time is over, the voters who have already entered the polling centres or are within a few yards of the centre can cast their votes even after the deadline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In Madhesh Province, voting was conducted in all polling centres without any postponement. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Voting process was obstructed in some districts such as Bajura, Surkhet, Taplejung, Nawalparasi (Susta East), Gulmi and Dolakha after disputes between the political parties and the candidates, the EC stated. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16086', 'image' => '20221120071452_RP_Kanchanpur-2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:14:27', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16343', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Voting Underway in Peaceful Environment’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel, who is observing the election on behalf of the General Election Observation Committee (GEOC), said that voting is taking place in a well-organized and peaceful manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who is observing election in Saptari district, said that voters have lined up and are enthusiastically casting their votes in a systematic way. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha shared that the voters have been exercising their Right to Vote, queuing up at the polling centres since early morning. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voting is taking place in a peaceful manner. The voters are excited. At several places voters could be seen queuing up since early morning waiting for their turn to cast the ballot," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At many voting centres voters turned up only from 8am due to cold and their numbers increased as the day progressed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Chief Justice Khila Raj Regmi cast his ballot at Sano Gaucharan Park polling booth at Old Baneshwor at 9.45 this morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to RSS after casting his vote, Regmi urged all the electorate to take part in the voting which decides the course of the nation for the next five years and beyond. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voters are casting ballot in an easy, smooth and peaceful manner. I reckon voter numbers would increase more towards the afternoon," he said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16085', 'image' => '20221120015338_NL_Mannayang.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:51:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16342', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '32 Percent Voting across the Country until 12.45 pm ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel gave this information at a news conference held at the Election Commission. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16084', 'image' => '20221120014507_SG_Myagdi107yearoldmanmatadan(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:44:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16341', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Preparations for 14th Chitwan Festival Begins', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14th edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14<sup>th</sup> edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. With the aim of promoting local products, the festival is going to be held at the Narayani riverside exhibition ground from January 9 to 18.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The chamber informed about the preparations for ground management and stall booking for Chitwan Festival, which is one of the biggest festivals organized every two years in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chun Narayan Shrestha, president of the federation said that there will be around 500 stalls in this festival. Shrestha said that he believes the festival will make the economic activities of the country sustainable and provide relief to businessmen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shrestha said that this year's festival will focus on tourism promotion stating, “Tourism touches every economic sector. After Covid-19 pandemic, the message that Chitwan is safe for tourism will also spread.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that due to the decrease in domestic and foreign tourists in Chitwan after Covid-19, stakeholders have given priority to revive the tourism sector. He said that the publicity for the festival will be done after the election.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nil Bahadur KC, a member of the organizing committee, said that stall booking started from November 17. According to him, 175 stalls have been booked as of last Friday. The stalls of agriculture, education, health and tourism will be given priority in the festival which will commence with the main slogan of 'Land of Diversity'.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Apart from this, there will be stalls for information technology, automobile, hotel, restaurant, fancy stalls etc. KC said that the products made in Nepal and Chitwan will be promoted more at the stalls. He added that a 20 percent discount has been given for booking stalls for the members of the chamber, which is looking for sponsors and co-sponsors to complete the festival.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16083', 'image' => '20221120123855_Festival_5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16340', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Scraps Export Tax on Low-Grade Iron Ore', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Agencies</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the news agency, India took such measures after months of complaints from miners and steel makers about loss of foreign sales opportunities.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The move, set out in a notification issued late on Friday, reverses the imposition in May of a 50 percent tax on exports of iron-ore lumps and fines with less than 58 percent iron content, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The government also reversed a May rise in export tax on iron ore concentrates other than roasted iron pyrites. That tax now returns to 30 percent from 50 percent.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the additional taxation imposed in May was intended to boost domestic supply of iron ore, a raw ingredient for making steel, and thereby hold down inflation.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">India exported less than half as much steel in the seven months to October as it did a year earlier, Reuters reported citing government data.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Major steel makers have reportedly urged the Indian government to unwind the additional export taxation, saying it added to their problem of weakening international demand.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Despite the latest tax reductions, a top miners' organisation remained doubtful about the prospect of exports reviving.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"Once you disturb the trade, to recover is very difficult." Reuters quoted RK Sharma, secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, as saying.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16082', 'image' => '20221120122600_20220220042539_application_iron-ore_723x365.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:25:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16339', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oriental Cooperative Owes Over Rs 10 Billion to its Depositors ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the Problematic Cooperative Management Committee’s Office, Oriental Cooperative Ltd had amassed savings of over Rs 10 billion through its nine branches across the country and misappropriated the deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative was first declared problematic on November 6, 2017 after it went bankrupt. According to the committee chief Keshab Prasad Poudel, 7,646 members approached the committee office demanding its intervention to get back their deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative also faced a case at the Supreme Court for the ‘misappropriation’ of the deposits. Responding to the case, the apex court on February 23, 2020 ordered the cooperative to address the issue. But the implementation of the court verdict is still awaited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assessing that the cooperative is not serious towards addressing the issue, the Ministry of Cooperatives on September 23, 2022 declared it ‘problematic’ for the second time. Following the declaration, former chair of the cooperative Sudhir Basnet has been arrested. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During his inquiry, Basnet revealed his association with ‘Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited’, ‘Consumer Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’, and the ‘Vegas Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’ which have also been identified as ‘problematic’ by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, Oriental Cooperative is found to have collected the deposits by establishing its branches in Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Dang, Surkhet, Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Itahari, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has declared 12 cooperatives as ‘problematic’. </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cooperatives declared problematic by government </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government are Standard Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited, Prabhu Saving and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Consumer Savings and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Standard Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited, Standard Multipurpose Cooperative Limited and Lu:Niva Multipurpose Cooperatives Limited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, Pacific Saving and Investment Cooperative Limited, Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Cooperative, Kuber Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited, Vegas Saving and Loan Cooperatives, Societal Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited were also declared troubled by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee office has been managing the cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government, said Office Chief Poudel, who is also the member-secretary of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the depositors doing transaction with the problematic cooperatives have been refunded except for Oriental Cooperatives. Legal recourses were being taken against the troubled cooperatives to refund the remaining depositors at the earliest, Poudel shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the money trapped in the troubled cooperatives is of retired employees, shared Tejnath Pokharel, branch officer of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The shopkeepers saving their income in the cooperatives without acquiring additional information about the cooperatives were also duped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Problematic Cooperative Management Committee Office had issued a 15-day notice on November 7 in the name of the board members, debtors, managers and employees of the cooperatives declared crisis-stricken by the government to pay the loan and interest of the liabilities to the depositors and members within 15 days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Notices were published in the national-level media, shared Poudel adding that operators of those cooperatives, debtors, managers and employees not paying interest within 15 days will be booked. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16081', 'image' => '20221120101156_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 10:11:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16338', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voting for General Election Begins ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). According to the Election Commission, voting will be held in a single phase from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm in all the 77 districts of the country. There are a total of 17,988,570 individuals who are eligible to vote in the election. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, 22,227 polling stations in 10,892 polling centres have been established for the election, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported. Arrangements have been made to give priority to senior citizens, people with disabilities and the pregnant for the voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, voters have already reached the polling centres since early morning. The number of women voters is seen significantly high in the polling centres, RSS added. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">“Voters will be voting by putting swastika stamp on four separate ballot papers for the first-past-the-post and proportional representation system of the elections.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the second election to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies after the country adopted the federal form of governance. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Altogether 246,960 employees and security personnel have been deployed for management of the election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, a total of 2,412 candidates are contesting in the first past the post system of the election to the House of Representatives. Similarly, 2,199 candidates are enlisted for the proportional election system.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">For the provincial assembly, 3,224 are in the fray for the first-past-the-post election system, while 3,708 names are listed in the final closed list for the proportional election system. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> A total of 39.9 million ballot papers have been printed for the first-past-the-post system of the House of Representatives and provincial assembly and 40.6 million ballot papers for the proportional election system, RSS reported. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, 7,219 persons from 44 national and 12 from two international organizations are observing the elections to help enhance the credibility of the election. The observer will supervise the elections in 165 constituencies of the House of Representatives and 330 constituencies of the Provincial Assembly. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Election Commission is planning to complete the counting of FPTP votes within three days. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16080', 'image' => '20221120094353_niroj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 09:43:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16344', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '“Controversial” World Cup All Set to Begin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. Reuters reported that it will be the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the most expensive ever in history.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Fifa World Cup in Qatar will finally get under way on Sunday after 12 years of questions, criticisms and conjecture.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Controversial World Cup set to get underway, BBC wrote in its headline.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The opening ceremony of the football extravaganza will begin at 1440 GMT (21:25 NST), before the first match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The build-up to the first tournament to be held in a Muslim country in the Middle East has been overshadowed by a number of controversies, reported BBC, adding, “Fifa has asked all 32 competing nations to focus on the football.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">England defender Eric Dier described the "terrible situation" for migrant workers in Qatar as "disappointing" and told Reuters the issues surrounding the World Cup in the Gulf state had dampened the players' excitement before the showpiece event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country's population.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government of Qatar has reportedly said its labour system was still a work in progress but denied allegations in a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers in the country were being trapped and exploited.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Qatar and FIFA hope the spotlight will turn to action on the pitch after facing mounting criticism over foreign workers' rights, LGBT rights and social restrictions, added Reuters. Organisers have denied allegations of bribery for hosting rights.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16079', 'image' => '20221120043233_Qatar-World-Cup-2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 16:31:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16337', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Observers Confident of Fair and Peaceful Election', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a report prepared on the basis of observation of the pre-election period, the GEOC has mentioned that the preparations and environment for the election are much stringent than in the past, providing a level of confidence for clean and peaceful election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia said that the political parties and candidates have followed the code of conduct and thus created a favourable environment. However, any case of violation of the code of conduct will be met with action at the point itself, he added </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha said that since there were no agitations and disturbances the elections this time would be conducted in a peaceful manner. This time the campaigning for the elections was also not too expensive and flamboyant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Justice Sushila Karki disciplined approach to the election campaigns indicates that democracy is moving in the right direction. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former chief election commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel said that the preparation and management of the election till now has ensured that the election will be completed peacefully. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Law Society President Tirthaman Shakya and Executive Director Krishnaman Pradhan shared that the GEOC has been conducting observation of election through 331 representatives in 261 municipalities of 36 districts of the country. The GEOC has been monitoring party registration, candidate nomination, election campaigning, among others. The GEOC also said that 10 special observers, 24 national observers, 36 district observers and 261 local observers will be mobilized on the election day. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The report mentions that there has been improvements in voter list, candidacy registration, implementation of code of conduct, security arrangement, ballot paper, polling station, voter education, staff management etc compared to the past. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16078', 'image' => '20221119054427_20220805085711_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 17:43:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16336', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Home Ministry Assures Safe, Fair, and Peaceful Atmosphere for Voting ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. According to the home ministry, those found involved in violent activities has been kept under surveillance to ensure there will be safe atmosphere for voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Organizing a press conference on Friday, Spokesperson at the Home Ministry, Binod Prakash Singh, reiterated that any individual, group or organization likely to jeopardize the safety of election staff, voters and ballot is under strict surveillance. "Election security is better this time. I request voters for their enthusiastic participation in the voting," Singh said. He however admitted the country witnessed some untoward activities in the run-up to the election. But, the ministry has adopted zero tolerance to those involved in such violent activities. "We have continued scrutiny and surveillance," Spokesperson Singh reiterated. According to him, the bomb defusing teams of the Nepalese Army were mobilized at 903 places near the polling centres. The NA has kept its helicopters standby at Itahari, Bardibas, Pokhara and Surkhet while it is conducting air patrols to ensure safety during the election. The ballot papers were ferried by helicopters in forty places.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, 2025 weapons possessed illegally by various individuals were seized. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A total of 2,98,579 security personnel have been mobilized for the election security. The human resources for election security include Nepalese Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, National Investigation Department, and temporary police personnel. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16077', 'image' => '20221119121748_NA_Chitwan-IMG_3129.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 12:17:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16335', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Technical Glitches Disrupt NAC's Domestic Flight', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines. The twin otter flown to Bhojpur from Kathmandu had to be returned midway due to technical problems, according to NAC Spokesperson Archana Khadka.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There were 15 passengers onboard. It is the only plane used for domestic flights by the state-owned airline company. Due to the problem, all domestic flights of NAC were canceled. Even the flights scheduled for Saturday have been canceled. Following the cancellation of flights, NAC has assured that the airfare paid by the passengers would be returned.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Although the NAC has three twin otters, one is in no condition to fly while the other one has not been repaired for a long time. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16076', 'image' => '20221118072842_DHC-6-400-NAC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 19:27:39', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16334', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Cup Tickets in Qatar Most Expensive Ever: Study', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia, with tickets for the final costing an eye-watering 684 pounds ($812) on average, Reuters reported citing a study.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While fans in Russia paid an average of 214 pounds for a seat, tickets to matches in Qatar cost an average 286 pounds, according to a study by Keller Sports.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the study by the Munich-based sports outfitter has termed the ticket prices in Qatar as the most expensive ever for World Cup games in the last 20 years, with those for the final 59 percent higher than four years ago.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The World Cup in Qatar is already considered the most expensive World Cup ever. The construction of six new stadiums and the complete renovation of two other arenas in the country are said to have cost around $3 billion," the study said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Much more money was spent on expanding the infrastructure of the capital Doha, such as transport routes and the reconstruction of the international airport.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It is hardly surprising that the World Cup in Qatar is also the World Cup with the most expensive tickets on average."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">World football governing body FIFA had earlier said nearly three million tickets across eight stadiums in Qatar had been sold ahead of the November 20-December 18 World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the news agency, tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany were considered the most affordable in the last 20 years, with an average cost of 100 pounds for matches while tickets to the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion cost, on average, 221 pounds per seat.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16075', 'image' => '20221118040633_wcc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 16:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16333', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'WTO Warns of 'Real' Recession Risk in some Major Economies', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"It may not happen everywhere, but several key countries risk sliding into recession," Reuters quoted WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as saying on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Of course, the impact of that can be quite significant for emerging markets and poor countries, which need external demand from the developed countries to recover."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Geneva-based trade body last month projected global trade to rise just 1.0 percent in 2023, down sharply from an estimated 3.5 percent rise for this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"There are so many uncertainties and most of the risks are on the downside, such as the fallout from the war in Ukraine and headwinds from inflation,” she said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Okonjo-Iweala said she has called on G20 leaders to phase out food export restrictions, which have been on the rise and hurt poor countries by pushing up food prices.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Among the few bright spots that she noted, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G20 summit to mend strained bilateral ties that are among the uncertainties weighing on the prospects for global recovery, the news agency added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"One doesn't want to read too much into it, but it's always good when the two biggest economies in the world talk to each other," Okonjo-Iweala said of the U.S.-China summit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Okonjo-Iweala said she was "very hopeful" some breakthrough will be made in reforming the WTO's dispute settlement system, which has been paralysed since 2019 when the administration of former US President Donald Trump blocked the appointment of judges for an appeals body arbitrating on global trade disputes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a meeting in September, trade ministers of the G7 advanced economies agreed to work towards having a functioning WTO dispute settlement system by 2024.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16074', 'image' => '20221118033918_rec.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 14:30:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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 - 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They also agreed that the globe needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030, added CNN.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to The Hill, the draft text outlines a proposed fund that would be open to all developing nations “that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.” The document is light on details as to the financial model and logistics of the fund, but the agreement marks a major breakthrough for developing nations that have struggled to make their voices heard on the world stage on climate issues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Poorer nations are often the victims of climate disasters despite having contributed little to the pollution, Fox News added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that it is still undecided how much countries will get from the loss and damage fund - and when.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The previous $100bn commitment pledged by richer countries in 2009 to deliver the amount annually till 2020 still hasn't been reached two years after the deadline, added the BBC. “This has left the developing nations wary of this new promise of money,” added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16088', 'image' => '20221120070703_climate-change-1024x680-1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:06:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16348', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting of FPTP, PR to be Conducted at Once ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC issued such directive as some ballot papers of the HoR and provincial assemblies were mixed up in some polling stations during the voting process due to carelessness of the officials and voters. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC has planned to release the results within eight days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a news conference on Sunday evening, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that ballot boxes were being taken to the offices of the returning officers after completing the voting on Sunday and vote counting was to begin in some places including the Kathmandu Valley from last night itself. The EC reached such decision after forging a consensus among the political parties. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the EC, helicopters were used to collect the ballot boxes from remote areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the EC has directed to immediately begin vote counting after the collection of the ballot boxes. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-21', 'modified' => '2022-11-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16087', 'image' => '20221121111436_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-21 11:13:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16346', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '60 Percent Voter Turnout: Preliminary Report of EC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The voting that started from 7 am today and concluded at 5 pm is over and the details of the turnout continues to arrive, the EC said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Overall, the voting was conducted in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner across the country, except some sporadic incidents, according to the EC. Although the designated voting time is over, the voters who have already entered the polling centres or are within a few yards of the centre can cast their votes even after the deadline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In Madhesh Province, voting was conducted in all polling centres without any postponement. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Voting process was obstructed in some districts such as Bajura, Surkhet, Taplejung, Nawalparasi (Susta East), Gulmi and Dolakha after disputes between the political parties and the candidates, the EC stated. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16086', 'image' => '20221120071452_RP_Kanchanpur-2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:14:27', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16343', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Voting Underway in Peaceful Environment’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel, who is observing the election on behalf of the General Election Observation Committee (GEOC), said that voting is taking place in a well-organized and peaceful manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who is observing election in Saptari district, said that voters have lined up and are enthusiastically casting their votes in a systematic way. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha shared that the voters have been exercising their Right to Vote, queuing up at the polling centres since early morning. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voting is taking place in a peaceful manner. The voters are excited. At several places voters could be seen queuing up since early morning waiting for their turn to cast the ballot," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At many voting centres voters turned up only from 8am due to cold and their numbers increased as the day progressed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Chief Justice Khila Raj Regmi cast his ballot at Sano Gaucharan Park polling booth at Old Baneshwor at 9.45 this morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to RSS after casting his vote, Regmi urged all the electorate to take part in the voting which decides the course of the nation for the next five years and beyond. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voters are casting ballot in an easy, smooth and peaceful manner. I reckon voter numbers would increase more towards the afternoon," he said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16085', 'image' => '20221120015338_NL_Mannayang.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:51:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16342', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '32 Percent Voting across the Country until 12.45 pm ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel gave this information at a news conference held at the Election Commission. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16084', 'image' => '20221120014507_SG_Myagdi107yearoldmanmatadan(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:44:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16341', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Preparations for 14th Chitwan Festival Begins', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14th edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14<sup>th</sup> edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. With the aim of promoting local products, the festival is going to be held at the Narayani riverside exhibition ground from January 9 to 18.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The chamber informed about the preparations for ground management and stall booking for Chitwan Festival, which is one of the biggest festivals organized every two years in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chun Narayan Shrestha, president of the federation said that there will be around 500 stalls in this festival. Shrestha said that he believes the festival will make the economic activities of the country sustainable and provide relief to businessmen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shrestha said that this year's festival will focus on tourism promotion stating, “Tourism touches every economic sector. After Covid-19 pandemic, the message that Chitwan is safe for tourism will also spread.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that due to the decrease in domestic and foreign tourists in Chitwan after Covid-19, stakeholders have given priority to revive the tourism sector. He said that the publicity for the festival will be done after the election.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nil Bahadur KC, a member of the organizing committee, said that stall booking started from November 17. According to him, 175 stalls have been booked as of last Friday. The stalls of agriculture, education, health and tourism will be given priority in the festival which will commence with the main slogan of 'Land of Diversity'.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Apart from this, there will be stalls for information technology, automobile, hotel, restaurant, fancy stalls etc. KC said that the products made in Nepal and Chitwan will be promoted more at the stalls. He added that a 20 percent discount has been given for booking stalls for the members of the chamber, which is looking for sponsors and co-sponsors to complete the festival.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16083', 'image' => '20221120123855_Festival_5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16340', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Scraps Export Tax on Low-Grade Iron Ore', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Agencies</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the news agency, India took such measures after months of complaints from miners and steel makers about loss of foreign sales opportunities.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The move, set out in a notification issued late on Friday, reverses the imposition in May of a 50 percent tax on exports of iron-ore lumps and fines with less than 58 percent iron content, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The government also reversed a May rise in export tax on iron ore concentrates other than roasted iron pyrites. That tax now returns to 30 percent from 50 percent.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the additional taxation imposed in May was intended to boost domestic supply of iron ore, a raw ingredient for making steel, and thereby hold down inflation.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">India exported less than half as much steel in the seven months to October as it did a year earlier, Reuters reported citing government data.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Major steel makers have reportedly urged the Indian government to unwind the additional export taxation, saying it added to their problem of weakening international demand.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Despite the latest tax reductions, a top miners' organisation remained doubtful about the prospect of exports reviving.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"Once you disturb the trade, to recover is very difficult." Reuters quoted RK Sharma, secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, as saying.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16082', 'image' => '20221120122600_20220220042539_application_iron-ore_723x365.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:25:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16339', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oriental Cooperative Owes Over Rs 10 Billion to its Depositors ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the Problematic Cooperative Management Committee’s Office, Oriental Cooperative Ltd had amassed savings of over Rs 10 billion through its nine branches across the country and misappropriated the deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative was first declared problematic on November 6, 2017 after it went bankrupt. According to the committee chief Keshab Prasad Poudel, 7,646 members approached the committee office demanding its intervention to get back their deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative also faced a case at the Supreme Court for the ‘misappropriation’ of the deposits. Responding to the case, the apex court on February 23, 2020 ordered the cooperative to address the issue. But the implementation of the court verdict is still awaited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assessing that the cooperative is not serious towards addressing the issue, the Ministry of Cooperatives on September 23, 2022 declared it ‘problematic’ for the second time. Following the declaration, former chair of the cooperative Sudhir Basnet has been arrested. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During his inquiry, Basnet revealed his association with ‘Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited’, ‘Consumer Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’, and the ‘Vegas Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’ which have also been identified as ‘problematic’ by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, Oriental Cooperative is found to have collected the deposits by establishing its branches in Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Dang, Surkhet, Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Itahari, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has declared 12 cooperatives as ‘problematic’. </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cooperatives declared problematic by government </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government are Standard Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited, Prabhu Saving and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Consumer Savings and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Standard Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited, Standard Multipurpose Cooperative Limited and Lu:Niva Multipurpose Cooperatives Limited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, Pacific Saving and Investment Cooperative Limited, Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Cooperative, Kuber Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited, Vegas Saving and Loan Cooperatives, Societal Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited were also declared troubled by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee office has been managing the cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government, said Office Chief Poudel, who is also the member-secretary of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the depositors doing transaction with the problematic cooperatives have been refunded except for Oriental Cooperatives. Legal recourses were being taken against the troubled cooperatives to refund the remaining depositors at the earliest, Poudel shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the money trapped in the troubled cooperatives is of retired employees, shared Tejnath Pokharel, branch officer of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The shopkeepers saving their income in the cooperatives without acquiring additional information about the cooperatives were also duped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Problematic Cooperative Management Committee Office had issued a 15-day notice on November 7 in the name of the board members, debtors, managers and employees of the cooperatives declared crisis-stricken by the government to pay the loan and interest of the liabilities to the depositors and members within 15 days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Notices were published in the national-level media, shared Poudel adding that operators of those cooperatives, debtors, managers and employees not paying interest within 15 days will be booked. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16081', 'image' => '20221120101156_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 10:11:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16338', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voting for General Election Begins ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). According to the Election Commission, voting will be held in a single phase from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm in all the 77 districts of the country. There are a total of 17,988,570 individuals who are eligible to vote in the election. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, 22,227 polling stations in 10,892 polling centres have been established for the election, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported. Arrangements have been made to give priority to senior citizens, people with disabilities and the pregnant for the voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, voters have already reached the polling centres since early morning. The number of women voters is seen significantly high in the polling centres, RSS added. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">“Voters will be voting by putting swastika stamp on four separate ballot papers for the first-past-the-post and proportional representation system of the elections.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the second election to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies after the country adopted the federal form of governance. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Altogether 246,960 employees and security personnel have been deployed for management of the election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, a total of 2,412 candidates are contesting in the first past the post system of the election to the House of Representatives. Similarly, 2,199 candidates are enlisted for the proportional election system.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">For the provincial assembly, 3,224 are in the fray for the first-past-the-post election system, while 3,708 names are listed in the final closed list for the proportional election system. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> A total of 39.9 million ballot papers have been printed for the first-past-the-post system of the House of Representatives and provincial assembly and 40.6 million ballot papers for the proportional election system, RSS reported. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, 7,219 persons from 44 national and 12 from two international organizations are observing the elections to help enhance the credibility of the election. The observer will supervise the elections in 165 constituencies of the House of Representatives and 330 constituencies of the Provincial Assembly. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Election Commission is planning to complete the counting of FPTP votes within three days. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16080', 'image' => '20221120094353_niroj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 09:43:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16344', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '“Controversial” World Cup All Set to Begin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. Reuters reported that it will be the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the most expensive ever in history.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Fifa World Cup in Qatar will finally get under way on Sunday after 12 years of questions, criticisms and conjecture.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Controversial World Cup set to get underway, BBC wrote in its headline.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The opening ceremony of the football extravaganza will begin at 1440 GMT (21:25 NST), before the first match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The build-up to the first tournament to be held in a Muslim country in the Middle East has been overshadowed by a number of controversies, reported BBC, adding, “Fifa has asked all 32 competing nations to focus on the football.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">England defender Eric Dier described the "terrible situation" for migrant workers in Qatar as "disappointing" and told Reuters the issues surrounding the World Cup in the Gulf state had dampened the players' excitement before the showpiece event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country's population.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government of Qatar has reportedly said its labour system was still a work in progress but denied allegations in a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers in the country were being trapped and exploited.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Qatar and FIFA hope the spotlight will turn to action on the pitch after facing mounting criticism over foreign workers' rights, LGBT rights and social restrictions, added Reuters. Organisers have denied allegations of bribery for hosting rights.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16079', 'image' => '20221120043233_Qatar-World-Cup-2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 16:31:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16337', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Observers Confident of Fair and Peaceful Election', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a report prepared on the basis of observation of the pre-election period, the GEOC has mentioned that the preparations and environment for the election are much stringent than in the past, providing a level of confidence for clean and peaceful election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia said that the political parties and candidates have followed the code of conduct and thus created a favourable environment. However, any case of violation of the code of conduct will be met with action at the point itself, he added </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha said that since there were no agitations and disturbances the elections this time would be conducted in a peaceful manner. This time the campaigning for the elections was also not too expensive and flamboyant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Justice Sushila Karki disciplined approach to the election campaigns indicates that democracy is moving in the right direction. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former chief election commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel said that the preparation and management of the election till now has ensured that the election will be completed peacefully. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Law Society President Tirthaman Shakya and Executive Director Krishnaman Pradhan shared that the GEOC has been conducting observation of election through 331 representatives in 261 municipalities of 36 districts of the country. The GEOC has been monitoring party registration, candidate nomination, election campaigning, among others. The GEOC also said that 10 special observers, 24 national observers, 36 district observers and 261 local observers will be mobilized on the election day. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The report mentions that there has been improvements in voter list, candidacy registration, implementation of code of conduct, security arrangement, ballot paper, polling station, voter education, staff management etc compared to the past. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16078', 'image' => '20221119054427_20220805085711_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 17:43:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16336', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Home Ministry Assures Safe, Fair, and Peaceful Atmosphere for Voting ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. According to the home ministry, those found involved in violent activities has been kept under surveillance to ensure there will be safe atmosphere for voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Organizing a press conference on Friday, Spokesperson at the Home Ministry, Binod Prakash Singh, reiterated that any individual, group or organization likely to jeopardize the safety of election staff, voters and ballot is under strict surveillance. "Election security is better this time. I request voters for their enthusiastic participation in the voting," Singh said. He however admitted the country witnessed some untoward activities in the run-up to the election. But, the ministry has adopted zero tolerance to those involved in such violent activities. "We have continued scrutiny and surveillance," Spokesperson Singh reiterated. According to him, the bomb defusing teams of the Nepalese Army were mobilized at 903 places near the polling centres. The NA has kept its helicopters standby at Itahari, Bardibas, Pokhara and Surkhet while it is conducting air patrols to ensure safety during the election. The ballot papers were ferried by helicopters in forty places.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, 2025 weapons possessed illegally by various individuals were seized. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A total of 2,98,579 security personnel have been mobilized for the election security. The human resources for election security include Nepalese Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, National Investigation Department, and temporary police personnel. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16077', 'image' => '20221119121748_NA_Chitwan-IMG_3129.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 12:17:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16335', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Technical Glitches Disrupt NAC's Domestic Flight', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines. The twin otter flown to Bhojpur from Kathmandu had to be returned midway due to technical problems, according to NAC Spokesperson Archana Khadka.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There were 15 passengers onboard. It is the only plane used for domestic flights by the state-owned airline company. Due to the problem, all domestic flights of NAC were canceled. Even the flights scheduled for Saturday have been canceled. Following the cancellation of flights, NAC has assured that the airfare paid by the passengers would be returned.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Although the NAC has three twin otters, one is in no condition to fly while the other one has not been repaired for a long time. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16076', 'image' => '20221118072842_DHC-6-400-NAC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 19:27:39', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16334', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Cup Tickets in Qatar Most Expensive Ever: Study', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia, with tickets for the final costing an eye-watering 684 pounds ($812) on average, Reuters reported citing a study.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While fans in Russia paid an average of 214 pounds for a seat, tickets to matches in Qatar cost an average 286 pounds, according to a study by Keller Sports.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the study by the Munich-based sports outfitter has termed the ticket prices in Qatar as the most expensive ever for World Cup games in the last 20 years, with those for the final 59 percent higher than four years ago.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The World Cup in Qatar is already considered the most expensive World Cup ever. The construction of six new stadiums and the complete renovation of two other arenas in the country are said to have cost around $3 billion," the study said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Much more money was spent on expanding the infrastructure of the capital Doha, such as transport routes and the reconstruction of the international airport.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It is hardly surprising that the World Cup in Qatar is also the World Cup with the most expensive tickets on average."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">World football governing body FIFA had earlier said nearly three million tickets across eight stadiums in Qatar had been sold ahead of the November 20-December 18 World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the news agency, tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany were considered the most affordable in the last 20 years, with an average cost of 100 pounds for matches while tickets to the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion cost, on average, 221 pounds per seat.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16075', 'image' => '20221118040633_wcc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 16:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16333', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'WTO Warns of 'Real' Recession Risk in some Major Economies', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"It may not happen everywhere, but several key countries risk sliding into recession," Reuters quoted WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as saying on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Of course, the impact of that can be quite significant for emerging markets and poor countries, which need external demand from the developed countries to recover."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Geneva-based trade body last month projected global trade to rise just 1.0 percent in 2023, down sharply from an estimated 3.5 percent rise for this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"There are so many uncertainties and most of the risks are on the downside, such as the fallout from the war in Ukraine and headwinds from inflation,” she said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Okonjo-Iweala said she has called on G20 leaders to phase out food export restrictions, which have been on the rise and hurt poor countries by pushing up food prices.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Among the few bright spots that she noted, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G20 summit to mend strained bilateral ties that are among the uncertainties weighing on the prospects for global recovery, the news agency added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"One doesn't want to read too much into it, but it's always good when the two biggest economies in the world talk to each other," Okonjo-Iweala said of the U.S.-China summit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Okonjo-Iweala said she was "very hopeful" some breakthrough will be made in reforming the WTO's dispute settlement system, which has been paralysed since 2019 when the administration of former US President Donald Trump blocked the appointment of judges for an appeals body arbitrating on global trade 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They also agreed that the globe needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030, added CNN.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to The Hill, the draft text outlines a proposed fund that would be open to all developing nations “that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.” The document is light on details as to the financial model and logistics of the fund, but the agreement marks a major breakthrough for developing nations that have struggled to make their voices heard on the world stage on climate issues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Poorer nations are often the victims of climate disasters despite having contributed little to the pollution, Fox News added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that it is still undecided how much countries will get from the loss and damage fund - and when.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The previous $100bn commitment pledged by richer countries in 2009 to deliver the amount annually till 2020 still hasn't been reached two years after the deadline, added the BBC. “This has left the developing nations wary of this new promise of money,” added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16088', 'image' => '20221120070703_climate-change-1024x680-1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:06:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16348', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting of FPTP, PR to be Conducted at Once ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the offices of the chief returning officers to ensure vote counting of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system as well as proportional representation (PR) of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in four different places at a time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC issued such directive as some ballot papers of the HoR and provincial assemblies were mixed up in some polling stations during the voting process due to carelessness of the officials and voters. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The EC has planned to release the results within eight days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a news conference on Sunday evening, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that ballot boxes were being taken to the offices of the returning officers after completing the voting on Sunday and vote counting was to begin in some places including the Kathmandu Valley from last night itself. The EC reached such decision after forging a consensus among the political parties. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the EC, helicopters were used to collect the ballot boxes from remote areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the EC has directed to immediately begin vote counting after the collection of the ballot boxes. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-21', 'modified' => '2022-11-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16087', 'image' => '20221121111436_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-21 11:13:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16346', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '60 Percent Voter Turnout: Preliminary Report of EC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The voters’ turnout during the general election on Sunday remained around 60 per cent, as per a preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The voting that started from 7 am today and concluded at 5 pm is over and the details of the turnout continues to arrive, the EC said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Overall, the voting was conducted in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner across the country, except some sporadic incidents, according to the EC. Although the designated voting time is over, the voters who have already entered the polling centres or are within a few yards of the centre can cast their votes even after the deadline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In Madhesh Province, voting was conducted in all polling centres without any postponement. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Voting process was obstructed in some districts such as Bajura, Surkhet, Taplejung, Nawalparasi (Susta East), Gulmi and Dolakha after disputes between the political parties and the candidates, the EC stated. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16086', 'image' => '20221120071452_RP_Kanchanpur-2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 19:14:27', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16343', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Voting Underway in Peaceful Environment’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel, who is observing the election on behalf of the General Election Observation Committee (GEOC), said that voting is taking place in a well-organized and peaceful manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who is observing election in Saptari district, said that voters have lined up and are enthusiastically casting their votes in a systematic way. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha shared that the voters have been exercising their Right to Vote, queuing up at the polling centres since early morning. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voting is taking place in a peaceful manner. The voters are excited. At several places voters could be seen queuing up since early morning waiting for their turn to cast the ballot," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At many voting centres voters turned up only from 8am due to cold and their numbers increased as the day progressed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Chief Justice Khila Raj Regmi cast his ballot at Sano Gaucharan Park polling booth at Old Baneshwor at 9.45 this morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to RSS after casting his vote, Regmi urged all the electorate to take part in the voting which decides the course of the nation for the next five years and beyond. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The voters are casting ballot in an easy, smooth and peaceful manner. I reckon voter numbers would increase more towards the afternoon," he said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16085', 'image' => '20221120015338_NL_Mannayang.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:51:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16342', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '32 Percent Voting across the Country until 12.45 pm ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Thirty-two percent voting was recorded as of 12.45 pm across the country today under the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, the Election Commission said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel gave this information at a news conference held at the Election Commission. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16084', 'image' => '20221120014507_SG_Myagdi107yearoldmanmatadan(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 13:44:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16341', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Preparations for 14th Chitwan Festival Begins', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14th edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started preparation to organise the 14<sup>th</sup> edition of Chitwan Festival in the district. With the aim of promoting local products, the festival is going to be held at the Narayani riverside exhibition ground from January 9 to 18.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The chamber informed about the preparations for ground management and stall booking for Chitwan Festival, which is one of the biggest festivals organized every two years in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chun Narayan Shrestha, president of the federation said that there will be around 500 stalls in this festival. Shrestha said that he believes the festival will make the economic activities of the country sustainable and provide relief to businessmen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shrestha said that this year's festival will focus on tourism promotion stating, “Tourism touches every economic sector. After Covid-19 pandemic, the message that Chitwan is safe for tourism will also spread.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that due to the decrease in domestic and foreign tourists in Chitwan after Covid-19, stakeholders have given priority to revive the tourism sector. He said that the publicity for the festival will be done after the election.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nil Bahadur KC, a member of the organizing committee, said that stall booking started from November 17. According to him, 175 stalls have been booked as of last Friday. The stalls of agriculture, education, health and tourism will be given priority in the festival which will commence with the main slogan of 'Land of Diversity'.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Apart from this, there will be stalls for information technology, automobile, hotel, restaurant, fancy stalls etc. KC said that the products made in Nepal and Chitwan will be promoted more at the stalls. He added that a 20 percent discount has been given for booking stalls for the members of the chamber, which is looking for sponsors and co-sponsors to complete the festival.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16083', 'image' => '20221120123855_Festival_5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16340', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Scraps Export Tax on Low-Grade Iron Ore', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Agencies</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 20: India has scrapped export taxes on low-grade iron ore and on some intermediate steel products starting from Saturday, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the news agency, India took such measures after months of complaints from miners and steel makers about loss of foreign sales opportunities.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The move, set out in a notification issued late on Friday, reverses the imposition in May of a 50 percent tax on exports of iron-ore lumps and fines with less than 58 percent iron content, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The government also reversed a May rise in export tax on iron ore concentrates other than roasted iron pyrites. That tax now returns to 30 percent from 50 percent.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the additional taxation imposed in May was intended to boost domestic supply of iron ore, a raw ingredient for making steel, and thereby hold down inflation.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">India exported less than half as much steel in the seven months to October as it did a year earlier, Reuters reported citing government data.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Major steel makers have reportedly urged the Indian government to unwind the additional export taxation, saying it added to their problem of weakening international demand.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Despite the latest tax reductions, a top miners' organisation remained doubtful about the prospect of exports reviving.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"Once you disturb the trade, to recover is very difficult." Reuters quoted RK Sharma, secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, as saying.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16082', 'image' => '20221120122600_20220220042539_application_iron-ore_723x365.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 12:25:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16339', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oriental Cooperative Owes Over Rs 10 Billion to its Depositors ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Oriental Cooperative, which was announced crisis-ridden twice by the cabinet, is found to have embezzled some Rs 10.84 billion from its members. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the Problematic Cooperative Management Committee’s Office, Oriental Cooperative Ltd had amassed savings of over Rs 10 billion through its nine branches across the country and misappropriated the deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative was first declared problematic on November 6, 2017 after it went bankrupt. According to the committee chief Keshab Prasad Poudel, 7,646 members approached the committee office demanding its intervention to get back their deposits. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperative also faced a case at the Supreme Court for the ‘misappropriation’ of the deposits. Responding to the case, the apex court on February 23, 2020 ordered the cooperative to address the issue. But the implementation of the court verdict is still awaited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assessing that the cooperative is not serious towards addressing the issue, the Ministry of Cooperatives on September 23, 2022 declared it ‘problematic’ for the second time. Following the declaration, former chair of the cooperative Sudhir Basnet has been arrested. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During his inquiry, Basnet revealed his association with ‘Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited’, ‘Consumer Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’, and the ‘Vegas Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd’ which have also been identified as ‘problematic’ by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, Oriental Cooperative is found to have collected the deposits by establishing its branches in Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Dang, Surkhet, Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Itahari, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has declared 12 cooperatives as ‘problematic’. </span></span></span><br /> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cooperatives declared problematic by government </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government are Standard Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited, Prabhu Saving and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Consumer Savings and Loan Cooperatives Limited, Standard Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited, Standard Multipurpose Cooperative Limited and Lu:Niva Multipurpose Cooperatives Limited. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, Pacific Saving and Investment Cooperative Limited, Kohinoor Hill Saving and Credit Cooperative, Kuber Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited, Vegas Saving and Loan Cooperatives, Societal Saving and Loan Cooperative Limited were also declared troubled by the government. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The committee office has been managing the cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government, said Office Chief Poudel, who is also the member-secretary of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the depositors doing transaction with the problematic cooperatives have been refunded except for Oriental Cooperatives. Legal recourses were being taken against the troubled cooperatives to refund the remaining depositors at the earliest, Poudel shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Most of the money trapped in the troubled cooperatives is of retired employees, shared Tejnath Pokharel, branch officer of the committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The shopkeepers saving their income in the cooperatives without acquiring additional information about the cooperatives were also duped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Problematic Cooperative Management Committee Office had issued a 15-day notice on November 7 in the name of the board members, debtors, managers and employees of the cooperatives declared crisis-stricken by the government to pay the loan and interest of the liabilities to the depositors and members within 15 days. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Notices were published in the national-level media, shared Poudel adding that operators of those cooperatives, debtors, managers and employees not paying interest within 15 days will be booked. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16081', 'image' => '20221120101156_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 10:11:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16338', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voting for General Election Begins ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: Voting for the general election has started across the country since early morning today (November 20). According to the Election Commission, voting will be held in a single phase from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm in all the 77 districts of the country. There are a total of 17,988,570 individuals who are eligible to vote in the election. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, 22,227 polling stations in 10,892 polling centres have been established for the election, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported. Arrangements have been made to give priority to senior citizens, people with disabilities and the pregnant for the voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, voters have already reached the polling centres since early morning. The number of women voters is seen significantly high in the polling centres, RSS added. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">“Voters will be voting by putting swastika stamp on four separate ballot papers for the first-past-the-post and proportional representation system of the elections.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the second election to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies after the country adopted the federal form of governance. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Altogether 246,960 employees and security personnel have been deployed for management of the election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to RSS, a total of 2,412 candidates are contesting in the first past the post system of the election to the House of Representatives. Similarly, 2,199 candidates are enlisted for the proportional election system.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">For the provincial assembly, 3,224 are in the fray for the first-past-the-post election system, while 3,708 names are listed in the final closed list for the proportional election system. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> A total of 39.9 million ballot papers have been printed for the first-past-the-post system of the House of Representatives and provincial assembly and 40.6 million ballot papers for the proportional election system, RSS reported. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, 7,219 persons from 44 national and 12 from two international organizations are observing the elections to help enhance the credibility of the election. The observer will supervise the elections in 165 constituencies of the House of Representatives and 330 constituencies of the Provincial Assembly. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Election Commission is planning to complete the counting of FPTP votes within three days. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16080', 'image' => '20221120094353_niroj.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 09:43:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16344', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '“Controversial” World Cup All Set to Begin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: The World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. Reuters reported that it will be the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the most expensive ever in history.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Fifa World Cup in Qatar will finally get under way on Sunday after 12 years of questions, criticisms and conjecture.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Controversial World Cup set to get underway, BBC wrote in its headline.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The opening ceremony of the football extravaganza will begin at 1440 GMT (21:25 NST), before the first match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The build-up to the first tournament to be held in a Muslim country in the Middle East has been overshadowed by a number of controversies, reported BBC, adding, “Fifa has asked all 32 competing nations to focus on the football.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">England defender Eric Dier described the "terrible situation" for migrant workers in Qatar as "disappointing" and told Reuters the issues surrounding the World Cup in the Gulf state had dampened the players' excitement before the showpiece event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country's population.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government of Qatar has reportedly said its labour system was still a work in progress but denied allegations in a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers in the country were being trapped and exploited.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Qatar and FIFA hope the spotlight will turn to action on the pitch after facing mounting criticism over foreign workers' rights, LGBT rights and social restrictions, added Reuters. Organisers have denied allegations of bribery for hosting rights.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-20', 'modified' => '2022-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16079', 'image' => '20221120043233_Qatar-World-Cup-2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-20 16:31:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16337', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Observers Confident of Fair and Peaceful Election', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The General Elections Observation Committee (GEOC) has expressed confidence that the election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies on Sunday will likely be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In a report prepared on the basis of observation of the pre-election period, the GEOC has mentioned that the preparations and environment for the election are much stringent than in the past, providing a level of confidence for clean and peaceful election. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia said that the political parties and candidates have followed the code of conduct and thus created a favourable environment. However, any case of violation of the code of conduct will be met with action at the point itself, he added </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha said that since there were no agitations and disturbances the elections this time would be conducted in a peaceful manner. This time the campaigning for the elections was also not too expensive and flamboyant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another former Chief Justice Sushila Karki disciplined approach to the election campaigns indicates that democracy is moving in the right direction. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Former chief election commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel said that the preparation and management of the election till now has ensured that the election will be completed peacefully. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Law Society President Tirthaman Shakya and Executive Director Krishnaman Pradhan shared that the GEOC has been conducting observation of election through 331 representatives in 261 municipalities of 36 districts of the country. The GEOC has been monitoring party registration, candidate nomination, election campaigning, among others. The GEOC also said that 10 special observers, 24 national observers, 36 district observers and 261 local observers will be mobilized on the election day. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The report mentions that there has been improvements in voter list, candidacy registration, implementation of code of conduct, security arrangement, ballot paper, polling station, voter education, staff management etc compared to the past. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16078', 'image' => '20221119054427_20220805085711_Election_Commission.2e16d0ba.fill-650x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 17:43:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16336', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Home Ministry Assures Safe, Fair, and Peaceful Atmosphere for Voting ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs has assured the voters of a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere for Sunday’s election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies. According to the home ministry, those found involved in violent activities has been kept under surveillance to ensure there will be safe atmosphere for voting. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Organizing a press conference on Friday, Spokesperson at the Home Ministry, Binod Prakash Singh, reiterated that any individual, group or organization likely to jeopardize the safety of election staff, voters and ballot is under strict surveillance. "Election security is better this time. I request voters for their enthusiastic participation in the voting," Singh said. He however admitted the country witnessed some untoward activities in the run-up to the election. But, the ministry has adopted zero tolerance to those involved in such violent activities. "We have continued scrutiny and surveillance," Spokesperson Singh reiterated. According to him, the bomb defusing teams of the Nepalese Army were mobilized at 903 places near the polling centres. The NA has kept its helicopters standby at Itahari, Bardibas, Pokhara and Surkhet while it is conducting air patrols to ensure safety during the election. The ballot papers were ferried by helicopters in forty places.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, 2025 weapons possessed illegally by various individuals were seized. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A total of 2,98,579 security personnel have been mobilized for the election security. The human resources for election security include Nepalese Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, National Investigation Department, and temporary police personnel. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-19', 'modified' => '2022-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16077', 'image' => '20221119121748_NA_Chitwan-IMG_3129.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-19 12:17:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16335', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Technical Glitches Disrupt NAC's Domestic Flight', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Technical glitches in a twin otter on Friday disrupted a domestic flight of Nepal Airlines. The twin otter flown to Bhojpur from Kathmandu had to be returned midway due to technical problems, according to NAC Spokesperson Archana Khadka.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There were 15 passengers onboard. It is the only plane used for domestic flights by the state-owned airline company. Due to the problem, all domestic flights of NAC were canceled. Even the flights scheduled for Saturday have been canceled. Following the cancellation of flights, NAC has assured that the airfare paid by the passengers would be returned.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Although the NAC has three twin otters, one is in no condition to fly while the other one has not been repaired for a long time. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16076', 'image' => '20221118072842_DHC-6-400-NAC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 19:27:39', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16334', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Cup Tickets in Qatar Most Expensive Ever: Study', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: Football fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar will fork out nearly 40 percent more for match tickets compared to those who watched the 2018 edition in Russia, with tickets for the final costing an eye-watering 684 pounds ($812) on average, Reuters reported citing a study.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While fans in Russia paid an average of 214 pounds for a seat, tickets to matches in Qatar cost an average 286 pounds, according to a study by Keller Sports.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, the study by the Munich-based sports outfitter has termed the ticket prices in Qatar as the most expensive ever for World Cup games in the last 20 years, with those for the final 59 percent higher than four years ago.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The World Cup in Qatar is already considered the most expensive World Cup ever. The construction of six new stadiums and the complete renovation of two other arenas in the country are said to have cost around $3 billion," the study said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Much more money was spent on expanding the infrastructure of the capital Doha, such as transport routes and the reconstruction of the international airport.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It is hardly surprising that the World Cup in Qatar is also the World Cup with the most expensive tickets on average."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">World football governing body FIFA had earlier said nearly three million tickets across eight stadiums in Qatar had been sold ahead of the November 20-December 18 World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the news agency, tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany were considered the most affordable in the last 20 years, with an average cost of 100 pounds for matches while tickets to the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion cost, on average, 221 pounds per seat.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16075', 'image' => '20221118040633_wcc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 16:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16333', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'WTO Warns of 'Real' Recession Risk in some Major Economies', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 18: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that several major economies face a real risk of sliding into recession as the war in Ukraine, rising food and fuel costs, and soaring inflation cloud the global outlook, according to a news report published by Reuters.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"It may not happen everywhere, but several key countries risk sliding into recession," Reuters quoted WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as saying on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Of course, the impact of that can be quite significant for emerging markets and poor countries, which need external demand from the developed countries to recover."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Geneva-based trade body last month projected global trade to rise just 1.0 percent in 2023, down sharply from an estimated 3.5 percent rise for this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"There are so many uncertainties and most of the risks are on the downside, such as the fallout from the war in Ukraine and headwinds from inflation,” she said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Okonjo-Iweala said she has called on G20 leaders to phase out food export restrictions, which have been on the rise and hurt poor countries by pushing up food prices.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Among the few bright spots that she noted, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G20 summit to mend strained bilateral ties that are among the uncertainties weighing on the prospects for global recovery, the news agency added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"One doesn't want to read too much into it, but it's always good when the two biggest economies in the world talk to each other," Okonjo-Iweala said of the U.S.-China summit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Okonjo-Iweala said she was "very hopeful" some breakthrough will be made in reforming the WTO's dispute settlement system, which has been paralysed since 2019 when the administration of former US President Donald Trump blocked the appointment of judges for an appeals body arbitrating on global trade disputes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a meeting in September, trade ministers of the G7 advanced economies agreed to work towards having a functioning WTO dispute settlement system by 2024.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-11-18', 'modified' => '2022-11-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16074', 'image' => '20221118033918_rec.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2022-11-18 14:30:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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 - 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| 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
