October 8: The industrialists of Chitwan have demanded to revise the industrial policy and make it friendly towards industrial…
October 8: The industrialists of Chitwan have demanded to revise the industrial policy and make it friendly towards industrial…
October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to…
October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric…
October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs…
October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power…
October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and…
October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19…
October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been…
October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22nd of October,…
October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow…
October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern…
October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal.…
October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October…
October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu…
October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and…
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In a recent interaction held with the industrialists in Bharatpur, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies stressed on the need to reduce customs duty on import of raw material and give priority to domestic industries. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former president of the Chitwan Industries Association Hari Prasad Subedi said that there was no definition of industry in the Industrial Enterprises Act while stressing on making the industrial policy more practical. Similarly, Purushottam Rijal, chairman of Rijal Food and Beverage Pvt ltd said that they could not compete with foreign goods as they also had to pay the rent of empty containers while importing raw materials. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Industrialist Ganesh Upreti stressed on the need for transparency while implementing government policy. Stating that policy reform of the industry is inevitable, he said that there should be a difference of at least 5 percent in the tax rate for small and big industries. Tikaram Pokhrel, vice-president of the Nepal Poultry Federation said that although the country is self-sufficient in eggs and meat, its dependence on raw materials is increasing. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“There is an investment of Rs 150 billion in the poultry sector and 500,000 people are employed,” he said. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raju Poudel, president of the Chitwan Industries Association, said that although the leaders stress on the need of industrial revolution in their speech, the industry is given low priority in practice which is reflected through the allocation of budget. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the interaction, Director General of the Department of Industry Jiv Lal Bhusal said that the industrial policy would be revised as per the suggestion of the industrialists. He said that some policies are being included in the budget and monetary policy and are in the process of implementation. Stating that the government will address the legitimate demands of the industrialists, Bhusal said that discussions are underway regarding these issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Secretary at the Ministry Arjun Prasad Pokhrel said that the government will continue to change and modify the policy in a timely manner. “We have a lot of problems, but we don't have the resources. We will move forward in cooperation and coordination with the private sector,” he said. He further said that the government would focus on industrial security and investment security. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13856', 'image' => '20211008021357_Industrial-Policy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:13:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14110', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Construction of Chobhar Dry Port Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.</span></span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, vehicles carrying goods do not have to wait in Birgunj for a long time as in the past for customs clearance.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The newly-built dry port, which can house around 500 containers, has been built by the government to facilitate the trade in the Kathmandu Valley. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The foundation stone of the dry port which was laid by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in January 2019 has been completed in about three years. Despite an agreement to complete the project in 18 months, the construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The estimated cost of the port spread over 220 ropanis of land was Rs 1.28 billion, but Rs 1.5 billion was spent during the completion of the construction.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ashish Gajurel, executive director of the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board, informed that preparations are being made for the operation of the port. Stating that the construction has been completed, he said that preparations are being made to bring stakeholders like customs, quarantine, security arrangements and banks.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“As the dry port is far from border checkpoints, goods should be brought to Kathmandu through the Birgunj port,” Gajurel said, “It covers everything from security issues to customs clearance.” </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the board has been doing necessary homework to determine a modality in which the dry port could be operated. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gajurel added that there are three gates at the dry port, each exclusively slated for import, export and contingencies. </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The dry port also has three buildings (customs, quarantine and administrative), three large warehouses, structures for customs purposes, container and parking area.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, it is expected to maximize imports and facilitate export, decrease investment costs and simplify trade in general. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It would also help reduce logistics costs. Gajurel said that a study will be carried out on how much the logistics cost will be reduced when goods are brought directly from Birgunj port to Chobhar port.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13855', 'image' => '20211008020353_20210905105501_5fc6e0f9c43e3_Chobhar_dry_port.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:02:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14109', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bhimdutta Municipality Adopts Metric House Number System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On Thursday, Mayor Surendra Bista inaugurated the metric house number system. Inaugurating the Shiva Temple and Rautela Marg in Bhansi of Bhimdatta Municipality-1, Mayor Bista has initiated the process of numbering houses and other structures using metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"We have started putting house numbers in the municipality from Thursday to identify the problems of the citizens and formulate a policy," said Mayor Bista, adding, “We will number the roads and houses in all the wards using the same method”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stating that the municipality has put forward many plans for the integrated sustainable development and prosperity of the city, Mayor Bista expressed the view that they would move forward by making the best use of technology.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Team leader Thambaraj Shrestha said that the municipality would have information on every household after the system is launched.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"This method benefits both the citizens and the municipality," he said. "It also expands the relationship between the municipality and the people."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He also said that the houses would be numbered in meters from the main road. He said that there will be facilities to collect suggestions. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13854', 'image' => '20211008014713_bhimdutta.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:46:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14108', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Department of Customs Initiates Administrative Reform', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The department has initiated administrative reforms in line with the Sixth Five-Year Plan of the government from the current fiscal year in order to remove the problems in customs clearance and other administrative works.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Works have been initiated especially to reform the monitoring and investigation wings of the department.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General of the Department of Customs Narayan Prasad Sapkota informed that they intend to bring a noticeable change by adopting smart system in those two sections. He informed that the investigation wing of the department will be equipped to handle the complaints more effectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preparations are underway for work division within the investigation wing. Currently, all the works are done in an integrated manner but from now on specific works will be assigned to different officials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General Sapkota informed that there will be work division in the monitoring wing as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the department, the one-door system for import and export is currently in course of implementation. The department has completed the first phase work with the help from the World Bank. The department will soon set up 40 to 50 new offices in the first phase. This is expected to help in customs clearance.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At present, importers need to visit different offices to take permission to import goods. Once the one-door policy is implemented, the compulsion to visit different offices will come to an end as the importers can avail the service from a single point.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The reform plan also includes easing customs clearance, according to the department’s officials.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13853', 'image' => '20211008011105_1583053131.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:10:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14107', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Irregular Supply of Electricity Causes Loss of Rs 2 Billion to Industries ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The daily loss due to power tripping is Rs 70 million, according to the industries. The industrialists claim that they have to bear a loss of Rs 70 million per day due to the waste of raw material, damage to machinery and reprocessing costs caused by irregular power supply. Even though Kulman Ghising has been appointed as the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority for the second time, the industrialists have said that the power supply to the industrial sector has not improved. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the irregular power supply, the industry has not been able to produce goods as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman of the Chamber of Industries (CIA) Morang, Suyash Raj Pyakurel, said that the problem was due to the government's focus on power generation but not upgrading the transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are still suffering from electricity shortage. Industries have been losing up to 20 percent in raw materials and production due to tripping of electricity three to four times a day. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medium-sized plastics industry is losing between Rs 75,000 to Rs 100,000 daily. The processing cost is doubled and its compensation cannot be done from anywhere. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rakesh Surana, former vice-president of CIA Morang and energy coordinator, said that the plastic, iron and cement industries had to bear more losses due to irregular power supply in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor. Along with electricity tripping, he said that they have to pay 17 to 22 percent more in electricity tariff due to low voltage. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the low quality of electricity, the industries are suffering a loss of Rs 15.5 million, raw material worth Rs 40 million and machinery worth Rs 10 million is being damaged daily. He complained that it was difficult for industries to balance demand and supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Manish Maru, operator of Bandhan Cement, said that 13 cement factories in Province 1 were losing 14,000 tons of raw material to produce cement daily due to power supply problems. According to him, the daily loss to the cement industry is Rs 19.6 million and this does not include the loss due to the damage of the machinery and the failure to produce as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Moreover, he said that the lack of quality electricity could lead to higher production costs and higher prices. He said, “The government should compensate the industries for their loss due to the irregularities in power supply.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rajesh Regmi, chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Duhabi grid, said that the tripping was a problem as the old transmission lines were carrying more load than they could bear. He said that he had suggested changing the transmission line to the higher authorities. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13852', 'image' => '20211008121959_c1d0e043-electricity.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 12:18:06', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14106', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unemployment Forcing People to Leave Home on the Eve of Festivals ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness. But contrary to this general assumption, on the very first day of the Dashain on October 7, a noticeable number of people were seen crossing the Gaddhachauki and Gauriphanta checkpoints along the Nepal-India border in Kanchanpur. The decision to go away from the families during the festival was not their free will, but for financially supporting the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Those people who had returned home from India due to COVID-19 crisis are leaving home on the eve of the festival. </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"">“It is not our will to leave the family when the Dashain has already begun. But it is for managing a two-square meal. When one has no job, no sufficient food to eat, the festivals are longer important for them, it brings no happiness, but gives pain, instead,” said Raj Bahadur Budha Aeir of Dadeldhura who was found on Thursday heading towards Shimla, India for job. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He arrived home six months owing to the rising infections of COVID-19 (second wave). Back at home, he was jobless and the days throughout these months were challenging for him. As he said, people like him are leaving home on the eve of the festivals when COVID-19 infection is seemed to have slowed down. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Keshab Joshi from Darchula who was among those in the line heading towards India on Thursday has a more painful story to share with. He lost his family member to COVID-19, so he has no Dashain celebrations this year. Moreover, he has to join the labour market in India to manage basic needs of the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Dhana Devi Rawat of Doti said that she is unhappy while leaving home in Dashain festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rawat shared, "Dashain celebration has begun in everyone's house. Poor people neither can get happiness nor comfort." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assistant Sub Inspector at the Area Police Office, Gaddachauki, Jeevan Gurung, said that more than 100 Nepali migrant workers went to India via Gaddachauki on October 7, the day of Ghatasthapana. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Although the number of Nepali migrant workers returning home from India is increasing, even the Dashain festival has not stopped people from leaving home for India," he opined. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung shared that they have increased vigilance to curb possible criminal activities during the festivals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He added as per the data of the past one week around 250-600 Nepali migrant workers leave the country for India on a daily basis. Three hundred seventy people went to different cities of India for employment via Gaddachauki and Gauriphanta check points on Wednesday (October 6) alone. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Police have also brought passenger help desk into operation at border points to facilitate the passengers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, people continue to enter India through the Dokebazaar transit point on the eve of the Dashain festival. Chief of the Dokebazaar Police Post, Sub-Inspector Deependra Thapa said although the trend of going to India via this transit has decreased it has not completely stopped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepali citizens go towards India using this transit generally in the evening. The record shows that 111 persons went towards India through this transit point only on Wednesday," he said, adding that more than 900 people have been entering the country from India via this point. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He said that the number of people coming on festival leave is increasing as it is festival time and the movement of people through the transit has been somewhat eased at present. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">India is the main employment destination of the people of the Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces. Most people are going to India on the eve of the festivals because of the lack of employment opportunities in their hometowns. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13851', 'image' => '20211008081032_unemployment-1024x682.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:10:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14105', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'UK Removes Nepal from Red List ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Issuing a notice on Thursday (October 7), the UK Government stated that the provision will come into effect from October 11. With the new provision, passengers returning to England from Nepal will no longer be required to enter hotel quarantine. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, eligible travellers vaccinated in over 37 new countries and territories will also be treated the same fully vaccinated UK residents, so long as they have not visited a red list country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The UK Government has also stated that proof of vaccination of four vaccines (Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen and Janssen) will be recognised from those 37 countries and territories. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Passengers travelling to the UK from Nepal should submit the proof of vaccination. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13850', 'image' => '20211008080200_redlist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:01:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14104', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'First Section of 220 KV Koshi Corridor Transmission Line Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Exim Bank of India recently held a program in Dhankuta and announced the completion of the transmission line under the first package.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The construction of this section has been completed with the concessional loan of the Government of Nepal and the Exim Bank of India. Exim Bank had given a concessional loan of USD 90 million for this project with the estimated cost of USD 112 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Koshi Corridor transmission line project can transmit about 1,000 MW of electricity from Tumlingtar to Basantapur, about 1,000 MW from Dhungesanghu (Taplejung) to Basantapur and about 2,000 MW from Basantapur to Inaruwa. In addition, a transmission and distribution network will be created for reliable power supply in the districts of Province 1.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At the program, Biswajit Garg, a representative of Exim Bank handed over the transmission line of the section to Madhu Prasad Bhetwal, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and Kulman Ghising, Managing Director of NEA.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ghising said that the foundation has been prepared in Province 1 for the transmission and distribution of electricity. He said Koshi Corridor and Kabeli Corridor transmission lines are being linked to ensure reliable power supply in the province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bhetwal said that the infrastructure has been prepared to supply electricity to the consumers of the Arun and Tamor reservoir hydropower projects. He further said that construction of transmission lines has ensured the investment of the private sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEA also plans to extend the second circuit of the transmission line and expand the capacity of 220 KV line and power transformers. NEA has already written to the Exim Bank asking for the required investment for the project. The project is estimated to cost USD 40 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The project was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction was affected when various equipment and technicians required for the construction couldn't reach the project site on time. The transmission project has been constructed by dividing it into three packages.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The first package includes construction of Inaruwa-Tumlingtar transmission line, three substations will be constructed in the second package while in the third package transmission line and substation from Terhathum to Dhungesanghu of Taplejung in Basantapur will be built. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Koshi Corridor is being built to connect the electricity generated from the Arun and Tamor rivers and their secondary rivers. It will connect electricity produced in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum and Taplejung to the national transmission line. The construction of the first section has been completed and 80 and 70 percent works of the second and third packages have also been completed respectively. The project is set to be completed by March 2022.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A 220 KV substation is currently under construction in Inaruwa. The construction of substations and completion of 220/132/33 KV Inaruwa substation under the second package is underway and is expected to complete by December, 2021. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At present, electricity generated by private sector projects is being supplied through 33 KV transmission lines. The new transmission line has resolved the problem of transmission faced by the projects of the area during the rainy season. The projects in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha and Tehrathum were not able to run at full capacity during the rainy season due to insufficient capacity of the Tirtire-Basantapur-Dhankuta-Dharan 33 kV transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agreement was signed with Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, an Indian company on February 25, 2016 to build the first section of the Inaruwa-Basantapur-Baneshwor-Tumlingtar 220 KV transmission line. The estimated cost of the first package is $37.3 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13849', 'image' => '20211007013612_Transmission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:34:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14103', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NYEF to organize Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22nd of October, 2021.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22<sup>nd</sup> of October, 2021.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaking at a press conference held in Birgunj on Wednesday, coordinator Manisha Sunuwar said that the summit is being held in Birgunj for the first time. She also stated the objective of the summit is to increase the participation of Nepali women in entrepreneurship.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The one-day conference has targeted the attendance of more than 100 women entrepreneurs, according to Sunuwar.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anup Kumar Agrawal, President of NYEF Birgunj chapter said that the hard work, struggle and success of women entrepreneurs participating in various fields of entrepreneurship will be presented in the summit. He has also expressed confidence that the summit would help in promoting entrepreneurship among women.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that this one-day interactive program between the well-established entrepreneurs and startup companies will encourage participants in building their knowledge, skills, and capacity for running business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"One of the purposes of the conference is to raise the issues faced by women in entrepreneurship and to have in-depth discussions on solutions as well," stated Sunuwar, “The summit will be important in order to take constructive initiatives for concerned bodies and authorities to address the challenges and potential of promoting women entrepreneurship.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rashmi Das, the former president of Ladies Circle Nepal, said that the experiences of success, struggle and patience of successful women entrepreneurs in various fields of business will be exchanged at the summit. Das claimed that the content of the various sectors could be a source of inspiration for newcomers to the business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that the exchange of experiences between successful entrepreneurs and startup companies at the conference will develop the ability to transform the problems that arise in the course of business into opportunities among entrepreneurs.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13848', 'image' => '20211007010456_women.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:04:08', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14102', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Services-led Growth Key to Nepal’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover, the World Bank said in its latest report. The economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year 2022, an improvement over 1.8 percent growth in FY 2021, but still below pre-pandemic growth averages, according to World Bank’s latest South Asia Economic Focus.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In South Asia, recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of COVID-19. But the recovery remains fragile and uneven, and most countries are far from pre-pandemic trend levels, states the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional update published on October 7. In Nepal, recovery is vulnerable to risks, and will rely on the continued gradual resumption of economic activities alongside social distancing and an effective vaccination rollout this year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The latest South Asia Economic Focus titled Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development projects the region to grow by 7.1 percent in 2021 and 2022. While the year-on-year growth remains strong in the region, albeit from a very low base in 2020, the recovery has been uneven across countries and sectors. South Asia’s average annual growth is forecast to be 3.4 percent over 2020-23, which is 3 percentage points less than it was in the four years preceding the pandemic.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The pandemic provides the opportunity for countries to craft a recovery path that draws lessons from the crisis,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country director for the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as saying..</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Nepal recently adopted the Kathmandu Declaration as a joint commitment of the government and development partners towards the country’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID). Mobilizing the private sector through green investment and support for small and medium enterprises with job growth potential in the services sector is a key part of Nepal’s GRID strategy.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">COVID-19 has left long-term scars on the region’s economy, the impacts of which can last well into the recovery. Many countries experienced lower investment flows, disruptions in supply chains, and setbacks to human capital accumulation, as well as substantial increases in debt levels. The pandemic is estimated to have caused 48 to 59 million people to become or remain poor in 2021 in South Asia.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As countries build back, they have a chance to rethink their long-term development models, the statement further said. With the emergence of new digital technologies, South Asia has an opportunity to shift gears from a traditional manufacturing-led growth model and capitalize on the potential of its services sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The role of services in the region’s economy has been increasing amid rapid technological change and the accelerated structural transformation of global economic activity in response to the pandemic. The adoption of digital technologies makes services more tradable, enables services to increase productivity of other sectors—including manufacturing—and creates new markets. Some South Asian countries are increasingly providing business and professional services that add value to manufacturing and play a key role in global value chains.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In Nepal, the pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital services, with the use of electronic payment transactions increasing by double digits, the World Bank report stated. Growth in the services sector as a whole is expected to drive Nepal’s recovery, despite structural constraints such as slow domestic job creation, the country’s high vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change, and large infrastructure gaps.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Countries in South Asia have a strong comparative advantage in exporting services, particularly business processes and tourism, whereas they have struggled to break into manufacturing export markets,” said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region. “To realize the potential of the services-led development, the region needs to rethink regulations and establish new institutions to support innovation and competitiveness.”</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13847', 'image' => '20211007124702_1633586810.world_bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:45:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14101', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '10,000 Metric Tons Chemical Fertilisers Stuck Across Northern Border', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Nepali company Silk Market had purchased 10,000 metric tons of urea and transported it to Shigatse 10 days ago but could not bring the fertilizer to Nepal due to inconvenience at the border checkpoint. Although the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited is about to bring a total of 15,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers including 10,000 metric tons of urea and 5,000 metric tons of Diammonuim Phosphate (DAP), it will still take a few more days for 5,000 metric tons of DAP to reach the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the company, it was planning to deliver all the fertilizers to the dealers by mid-October. However, now it will still take time to reach the seller as the fertilisers have been stopped at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bishnu Pokharel, spokesperson of the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited said that although the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Supply requested the officials of the Nepal’s Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet to bring the fertilisers in time, the efforts have not materialized. He said that the government of Nepal should hold a high-level discussion to resolve the issue.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, chief of Tatopani Customs, Narad Gautam, said that there has been a problem in bringing the goods to Nepal even though the Chinese side had assured that all the containers would be released to Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, along with 10,000 metric tons of fertilisers, more than 1,100 containers are stuck at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Containers about 40 feet high are impossible to bring as the road conditions are not good. So it takes a long time as the goods from the big containers need to be loaded in the small containers,” he told New Business Age.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He is of the view that coordination should be done from the diplomatic level to bring all goods into Nepal easily. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13846', 'image' => '20211007120847_1633563239.1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:07:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14100', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei Launches Seeds for the Future in Nepal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. The initiative was started as part of its Digital Talent Development Ecosystem. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the first time that Huawei is introducing the program in Nepal. It was first launched in 2008 in Thailand. Since then over 9,000 students from 130 countries and regions have participated in the program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, 20 students from Nepal selected from a competitive application process will get to participate in the international program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At a press meet held to launch the initiative in Lalitpur on Wednesday, Huawei introduced the selection committee for the program composed of Prof. Dr. Shashishar Ram Joshi, Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya and Prof. Timila Yami. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The program will offer students an eight-day interactive online experience and first-hand insights into the ICT industry in Nepal. During the online program, students will receive entry level and advanced courses on key technologies, including 5G, cloud computing and AI and experience China through virtual tours. They will also hear from experts who will share perspectives on a wide range of topics from cyber security to aerospace industry, immerse in an interactive and dynamic classroom that allows for cross-cultural exchanges with fellows from other countries, participate in “Tech4Good” group project and get a glimpse at Huawei’s history and technological developments, according to a statement released by the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CEO of Huawei Technologies Nepal Pvt. Ltd., William Zhang expressed the hope that students from Nepal would enthusiastically participate in the program, and shared that the company has a goal of developing 10,000 ICT talents in the next five years in Nepal. “Huawei hopes to help Nepal build the foundation for the Nepalese digital economy by partnering with all ICT stakeholders, through broadband connectivity, data centers, cloud and computing and other latest technologies", Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During its 21 years of operation in Nepal, Huawei said it is assisting the government, the public sector private businesses and all industry domains in their digital transformation through telecom, enterprise and public cloud service and solutions. --RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13845', 'image' => '20211007114536_pic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:44:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bada Dashain Festival Begins Today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The first day of Bada Dashain festival is called "Ghatasthapana" that falls on the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Ashwin (mid-September to mid-October). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Hindus in Nepal worship an oil-fed lamp (Diyo), an auspicious jar (Kakash) and Lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow barley seeds in a jar filled with sand and cow dung for germination of the auspicious barley shoots known as Jamara. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious time for observing Ghatasthapana is 11:46 am today (October 7), according to Nepal Calendar Determination Committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Prayers are also offered to Durga Bhavani, the goddess of power throughout the ten days of Dashain festival. Germination of the auspicious "Jamara" is also initiated at the Dashain Ghar of the Malla-era palace in Hanumandhoka in accordance with Vedic rituals, today. There is also a tradition of sacrificing animals while initiating the germination of "Jamara". </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also today, prayers are offered to goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati at the Dashain Ghar, marking the beginning of the nine nights of Navaratri. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Bada Dashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious hour for receiving Tika and blessings this year is 10:02 am on October 15, according to the Committee Chair Srikrishna Adhikari. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the Navaratri, thousands of devotees visit Naxal Bhagawati, Shobha Bhagawati, Maitidevi, Guheswori, Bhadrakali, Kalikasthan, Sankata, Mahankalsthan, Naradevi, Bijayeswori, Indrayani, Dakshinkali, Chamunda and other shrines of goddess Durga Bhavani early in the morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">People also recite sacred verses and hymns dedicated to Durga Bhawani at temples and shrines as well as at their homes throughout the Dashain festival.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is celebrated with family reunion as people from across the country as well as abroad return home en masse to receive blessings from their elders.People buy new clothes especially during this festival while business flourishes at this period of year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Children also fly kites during Dashain as a symbolic message to Lord Indra, the god of rain and good harvest, to stop rainfall. Another special feature of the Dashain festival is playing swing built especially for this festival. There is a general belief that people must leave the ground at least once a year and so swings are set up during Dashain.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">(Based on report published by RSS)</span></em></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13844', 'image' => '20211007081620_Dashain.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 08:15:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Provincial Government Hikes Fare of Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley', 'sub_title' => 'Commuters to pay a minimum of Rs 18 for using public vehicles ', 'summary' => 'October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development of Bagmati Province has increase the fare by up to 23 per cent for public transport outside the Kathmandu Valley while the fare has been hiked in the Valley based on distance, according to the state-owned national news agency RSS. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the latest hike, commuters of the Valley will now have to pay Rs 18 for travelling a distance between 0 to 5 kilometres, Rs 23 upto 10 kilometres, Rs 30 upto 20 kilometres and Rs 35 above 20 kilometres. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The provincial governments have been entrusted with the responsibility to revise the fare of public transport for both long and short routes within their province as per a recent decision of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13843', 'image' => '20211007075628_20210715011716_20200721030826_1595264681.yatayat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 07:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14099', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prices of Poultry Feed Rises due to Increase in Price of Raw Materials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the decline in production of soybeans in those countries, the prices have gone up significantly.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the price of poultry feed has increased by Rs 2 per kg. According to the Nepal Grain Industries Association, the price of B-0 poultry feed has been increased from Rs 64 per kg to Rs 66 and the price of B-1 has been increased from Rs 63 to Rs 65 per kg. Similarly, the price of B-2 and B-3 grains has also been increased by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 64 and Rs 63 respectively.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The price of soybean’s de-oiled cake has gone up by Rs 55 per kg from Rs 70 to Rs 125 in just a year, said Rabin Puri, president of the association. Similarly, the soybeans costing Rs 80 has gone up to Rs 115 per kg.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Along with soy de-oiled cake, the price of maize, another major raw material used for making poultry feed, has also gone up. The price of maize which was Rs 20 to Rs 25 per kg previously has reached Rs 35 per kg now, as per the association.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman Puri explained that the Indian traders imported soybeans from the United States and sold them to Nepali traders. This has resulted in high prices of poultry feed. The Indian farmers resorted to this option after the decline in soybean production in India itself.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Considering the current production cost, the price should have been increased by up to Rs 8 per kg,” said Puri, “But increasing the prices all at once may discourage the farmers, which is why; the prices have been increased by Rs 2.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chinese entrepreneurs have increased the consumption of soybeans excessively. This is another reason for the skyrocketing prices of raw material for poultry feed.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Soybean and maize used for poultry feed production in Nepal are imported from the USA, Brazil, India and other countries. Among the raw materials used for making grains, 99 percent of soybeans and 70 percent of maize have to be imported into the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13842', 'image' => '20211007112611_20210803125226_product-jpeg-500x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:25:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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In a recent interaction held with the industrialists in Bharatpur, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies stressed on the need to reduce customs duty on import of raw material and give priority to domestic industries. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former president of the Chitwan Industries Association Hari Prasad Subedi said that there was no definition of industry in the Industrial Enterprises Act while stressing on making the industrial policy more practical. Similarly, Purushottam Rijal, chairman of Rijal Food and Beverage Pvt ltd said that they could not compete with foreign goods as they also had to pay the rent of empty containers while importing raw materials. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Industrialist Ganesh Upreti stressed on the need for transparency while implementing government policy. Stating that policy reform of the industry is inevitable, he said that there should be a difference of at least 5 percent in the tax rate for small and big industries. Tikaram Pokhrel, vice-president of the Nepal Poultry Federation said that although the country is self-sufficient in eggs and meat, its dependence on raw materials is increasing. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“There is an investment of Rs 150 billion in the poultry sector and 500,000 people are employed,” he said. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raju Poudel, president of the Chitwan Industries Association, said that although the leaders stress on the need of industrial revolution in their speech, the industry is given low priority in practice which is reflected through the allocation of budget. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the interaction, Director General of the Department of Industry Jiv Lal Bhusal said that the industrial policy would be revised as per the suggestion of the industrialists. He said that some policies are being included in the budget and monetary policy and are in the process of implementation. Stating that the government will address the legitimate demands of the industrialists, Bhusal said that discussions are underway regarding these issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Secretary at the Ministry Arjun Prasad Pokhrel said that the government will continue to change and modify the policy in a timely manner. “We have a lot of problems, but we don't have the resources. We will move forward in cooperation and coordination with the private sector,” he said. He further said that the government would focus on industrial security and investment security. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13856', 'image' => '20211008021357_Industrial-Policy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:13:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14110', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Construction of Chobhar Dry Port Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.</span></span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, vehicles carrying goods do not have to wait in Birgunj for a long time as in the past for customs clearance.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The newly-built dry port, which can house around 500 containers, has been built by the government to facilitate the trade in the Kathmandu Valley. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The foundation stone of the dry port which was laid by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in January 2019 has been completed in about three years. Despite an agreement to complete the project in 18 months, the construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The estimated cost of the port spread over 220 ropanis of land was Rs 1.28 billion, but Rs 1.5 billion was spent during the completion of the construction.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ashish Gajurel, executive director of the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board, informed that preparations are being made for the operation of the port. Stating that the construction has been completed, he said that preparations are being made to bring stakeholders like customs, quarantine, security arrangements and banks.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“As the dry port is far from border checkpoints, goods should be brought to Kathmandu through the Birgunj port,” Gajurel said, “It covers everything from security issues to customs clearance.” </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the board has been doing necessary homework to determine a modality in which the dry port could be operated. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gajurel added that there are three gates at the dry port, each exclusively slated for import, export and contingencies. </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The dry port also has three buildings (customs, quarantine and administrative), three large warehouses, structures for customs purposes, container and parking area.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, it is expected to maximize imports and facilitate export, decrease investment costs and simplify trade in general. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It would also help reduce logistics costs. Gajurel said that a study will be carried out on how much the logistics cost will be reduced when goods are brought directly from Birgunj port to Chobhar port.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13855', 'image' => '20211008020353_20210905105501_5fc6e0f9c43e3_Chobhar_dry_port.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:02:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14109', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bhimdutta Municipality Adopts Metric House Number System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On Thursday, Mayor Surendra Bista inaugurated the metric house number system. Inaugurating the Shiva Temple and Rautela Marg in Bhansi of Bhimdatta Municipality-1, Mayor Bista has initiated the process of numbering houses and other structures using metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"We have started putting house numbers in the municipality from Thursday to identify the problems of the citizens and formulate a policy," said Mayor Bista, adding, “We will number the roads and houses in all the wards using the same method”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stating that the municipality has put forward many plans for the integrated sustainable development and prosperity of the city, Mayor Bista expressed the view that they would move forward by making the best use of technology.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Team leader Thambaraj Shrestha said that the municipality would have information on every household after the system is launched.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"This method benefits both the citizens and the municipality," he said. "It also expands the relationship between the municipality and the people."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He also said that the houses would be numbered in meters from the main road. He said that there will be facilities to collect suggestions. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13854', 'image' => '20211008014713_bhimdutta.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:46:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14108', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Department of Customs Initiates Administrative Reform', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The department has initiated administrative reforms in line with the Sixth Five-Year Plan of the government from the current fiscal year in order to remove the problems in customs clearance and other administrative works.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Works have been initiated especially to reform the monitoring and investigation wings of the department.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General of the Department of Customs Narayan Prasad Sapkota informed that they intend to bring a noticeable change by adopting smart system in those two sections. He informed that the investigation wing of the department will be equipped to handle the complaints more effectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preparations are underway for work division within the investigation wing. Currently, all the works are done in an integrated manner but from now on specific works will be assigned to different officials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General Sapkota informed that there will be work division in the monitoring wing as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the department, the one-door system for import and export is currently in course of implementation. The department has completed the first phase work with the help from the World Bank. The department will soon set up 40 to 50 new offices in the first phase. This is expected to help in customs clearance.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At present, importers need to visit different offices to take permission to import goods. Once the one-door policy is implemented, the compulsion to visit different offices will come to an end as the importers can avail the service from a single point.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The reform plan also includes easing customs clearance, according to the department’s officials.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13853', 'image' => '20211008011105_1583053131.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:10:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14107', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Irregular Supply of Electricity Causes Loss of Rs 2 Billion to Industries ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The daily loss due to power tripping is Rs 70 million, according to the industries. The industrialists claim that they have to bear a loss of Rs 70 million per day due to the waste of raw material, damage to machinery and reprocessing costs caused by irregular power supply. Even though Kulman Ghising has been appointed as the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority for the second time, the industrialists have said that the power supply to the industrial sector has not improved. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the irregular power supply, the industry has not been able to produce goods as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman of the Chamber of Industries (CIA) Morang, Suyash Raj Pyakurel, said that the problem was due to the government's focus on power generation but not upgrading the transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are still suffering from electricity shortage. Industries have been losing up to 20 percent in raw materials and production due to tripping of electricity three to four times a day. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medium-sized plastics industry is losing between Rs 75,000 to Rs 100,000 daily. The processing cost is doubled and its compensation cannot be done from anywhere. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rakesh Surana, former vice-president of CIA Morang and energy coordinator, said that the plastic, iron and cement industries had to bear more losses due to irregular power supply in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor. Along with electricity tripping, he said that they have to pay 17 to 22 percent more in electricity tariff due to low voltage. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the low quality of electricity, the industries are suffering a loss of Rs 15.5 million, raw material worth Rs 40 million and machinery worth Rs 10 million is being damaged daily. He complained that it was difficult for industries to balance demand and supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Manish Maru, operator of Bandhan Cement, said that 13 cement factories in Province 1 were losing 14,000 tons of raw material to produce cement daily due to power supply problems. According to him, the daily loss to the cement industry is Rs 19.6 million and this does not include the loss due to the damage of the machinery and the failure to produce as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Moreover, he said that the lack of quality electricity could lead to higher production costs and higher prices. He said, “The government should compensate the industries for their loss due to the irregularities in power supply.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rajesh Regmi, chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Duhabi grid, said that the tripping was a problem as the old transmission lines were carrying more load than they could bear. He said that he had suggested changing the transmission line to the higher authorities. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13852', 'image' => '20211008121959_c1d0e043-electricity.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 12:18:06', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14106', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unemployment Forcing People to Leave Home on the Eve of Festivals ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness. But contrary to this general assumption, on the very first day of the Dashain on October 7, a noticeable number of people were seen crossing the Gaddhachauki and Gauriphanta checkpoints along the Nepal-India border in Kanchanpur. The decision to go away from the families during the festival was not their free will, but for financially supporting the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Those people who had returned home from India due to COVID-19 crisis are leaving home on the eve of the festival. </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"">“It is not our will to leave the family when the Dashain has already begun. But it is for managing a two-square meal. When one has no job, no sufficient food to eat, the festivals are longer important for them, it brings no happiness, but gives pain, instead,” said Raj Bahadur Budha Aeir of Dadeldhura who was found on Thursday heading towards Shimla, India for job. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He arrived home six months owing to the rising infections of COVID-19 (second wave). Back at home, he was jobless and the days throughout these months were challenging for him. As he said, people like him are leaving home on the eve of the festivals when COVID-19 infection is seemed to have slowed down. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Keshab Joshi from Darchula who was among those in the line heading towards India on Thursday has a more painful story to share with. He lost his family member to COVID-19, so he has no Dashain celebrations this year. Moreover, he has to join the labour market in India to manage basic needs of the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Dhana Devi Rawat of Doti said that she is unhappy while leaving home in Dashain festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rawat shared, "Dashain celebration has begun in everyone's house. Poor people neither can get happiness nor comfort." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assistant Sub Inspector at the Area Police Office, Gaddachauki, Jeevan Gurung, said that more than 100 Nepali migrant workers went to India via Gaddachauki on October 7, the day of Ghatasthapana. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Although the number of Nepali migrant workers returning home from India is increasing, even the Dashain festival has not stopped people from leaving home for India," he opined. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung shared that they have increased vigilance to curb possible criminal activities during the festivals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He added as per the data of the past one week around 250-600 Nepali migrant workers leave the country for India on a daily basis. Three hundred seventy people went to different cities of India for employment via Gaddachauki and Gauriphanta check points on Wednesday (October 6) alone. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Police have also brought passenger help desk into operation at border points to facilitate the passengers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, people continue to enter India through the Dokebazaar transit point on the eve of the Dashain festival. Chief of the Dokebazaar Police Post, Sub-Inspector Deependra Thapa said although the trend of going to India via this transit has decreased it has not completely stopped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepali citizens go towards India using this transit generally in the evening. The record shows that 111 persons went towards India through this transit point only on Wednesday," he said, adding that more than 900 people have been entering the country from India via this point. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He said that the number of people coming on festival leave is increasing as it is festival time and the movement of people through the transit has been somewhat eased at present. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">India is the main employment destination of the people of the Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces. Most people are going to India on the eve of the festivals because of the lack of employment opportunities in their hometowns. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13851', 'image' => '20211008081032_unemployment-1024x682.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:10:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14105', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'UK Removes Nepal from Red List ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Issuing a notice on Thursday (October 7), the UK Government stated that the provision will come into effect from October 11. With the new provision, passengers returning to England from Nepal will no longer be required to enter hotel quarantine. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, eligible travellers vaccinated in over 37 new countries and territories will also be treated the same fully vaccinated UK residents, so long as they have not visited a red list country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The UK Government has also stated that proof of vaccination of four vaccines (Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen and Janssen) will be recognised from those 37 countries and territories. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Passengers travelling to the UK from Nepal should submit the proof of vaccination. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13850', 'image' => '20211008080200_redlist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:01:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14104', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'First Section of 220 KV Koshi Corridor Transmission Line Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Exim Bank of India recently held a program in Dhankuta and announced the completion of the transmission line under the first package.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The construction of this section has been completed with the concessional loan of the Government of Nepal and the Exim Bank of India. Exim Bank had given a concessional loan of USD 90 million for this project with the estimated cost of USD 112 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Koshi Corridor transmission line project can transmit about 1,000 MW of electricity from Tumlingtar to Basantapur, about 1,000 MW from Dhungesanghu (Taplejung) to Basantapur and about 2,000 MW from Basantapur to Inaruwa. In addition, a transmission and distribution network will be created for reliable power supply in the districts of Province 1.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At the program, Biswajit Garg, a representative of Exim Bank handed over the transmission line of the section to Madhu Prasad Bhetwal, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and Kulman Ghising, Managing Director of NEA.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ghising said that the foundation has been prepared in Province 1 for the transmission and distribution of electricity. He said Koshi Corridor and Kabeli Corridor transmission lines are being linked to ensure reliable power supply in the province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bhetwal said that the infrastructure has been prepared to supply electricity to the consumers of the Arun and Tamor reservoir hydropower projects. He further said that construction of transmission lines has ensured the investment of the private sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEA also plans to extend the second circuit of the transmission line and expand the capacity of 220 KV line and power transformers. NEA has already written to the Exim Bank asking for the required investment for the project. The project is estimated to cost USD 40 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The project was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction was affected when various equipment and technicians required for the construction couldn't reach the project site on time. The transmission project has been constructed by dividing it into three packages.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The first package includes construction of Inaruwa-Tumlingtar transmission line, three substations will be constructed in the second package while in the third package transmission line and substation from Terhathum to Dhungesanghu of Taplejung in Basantapur will be built. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Koshi Corridor is being built to connect the electricity generated from the Arun and Tamor rivers and their secondary rivers. It will connect electricity produced in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum and Taplejung to the national transmission line. The construction of the first section has been completed and 80 and 70 percent works of the second and third packages have also been completed respectively. The project is set to be completed by March 2022.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A 220 KV substation is currently under construction in Inaruwa. The construction of substations and completion of 220/132/33 KV Inaruwa substation under the second package is underway and is expected to complete by December, 2021. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At present, electricity generated by private sector projects is being supplied through 33 KV transmission lines. The new transmission line has resolved the problem of transmission faced by the projects of the area during the rainy season. The projects in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha and Tehrathum were not able to run at full capacity during the rainy season due to insufficient capacity of the Tirtire-Basantapur-Dhankuta-Dharan 33 kV transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agreement was signed with Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, an Indian company on February 25, 2016 to build the first section of the Inaruwa-Basantapur-Baneshwor-Tumlingtar 220 KV transmission line. The estimated cost of the first package is $37.3 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13849', 'image' => '20211007013612_Transmission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:34:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14103', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NYEF to organize Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22nd of October, 2021.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22<sup>nd</sup> of October, 2021.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaking at a press conference held in Birgunj on Wednesday, coordinator Manisha Sunuwar said that the summit is being held in Birgunj for the first time. She also stated the objective of the summit is to increase the participation of Nepali women in entrepreneurship.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The one-day conference has targeted the attendance of more than 100 women entrepreneurs, according to Sunuwar.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anup Kumar Agrawal, President of NYEF Birgunj chapter said that the hard work, struggle and success of women entrepreneurs participating in various fields of entrepreneurship will be presented in the summit. He has also expressed confidence that the summit would help in promoting entrepreneurship among women.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that this one-day interactive program between the well-established entrepreneurs and startup companies will encourage participants in building their knowledge, skills, and capacity for running business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"One of the purposes of the conference is to raise the issues faced by women in entrepreneurship and to have in-depth discussions on solutions as well," stated Sunuwar, “The summit will be important in order to take constructive initiatives for concerned bodies and authorities to address the challenges and potential of promoting women entrepreneurship.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rashmi Das, the former president of Ladies Circle Nepal, said that the experiences of success, struggle and patience of successful women entrepreneurs in various fields of business will be exchanged at the summit. Das claimed that the content of the various sectors could be a source of inspiration for newcomers to the business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that the exchange of experiences between successful entrepreneurs and startup companies at the conference will develop the ability to transform the problems that arise in the course of business into opportunities among entrepreneurs.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13848', 'image' => '20211007010456_women.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:04:08', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14102', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Services-led Growth Key to Nepal’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover, the World Bank said in its latest report. The economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year 2022, an improvement over 1.8 percent growth in FY 2021, but still below pre-pandemic growth averages, according to World Bank’s latest South Asia Economic Focus.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In South Asia, recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of COVID-19. But the recovery remains fragile and uneven, and most countries are far from pre-pandemic trend levels, states the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional update published on October 7. In Nepal, recovery is vulnerable to risks, and will rely on the continued gradual resumption of economic activities alongside social distancing and an effective vaccination rollout this year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The latest South Asia Economic Focus titled Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development projects the region to grow by 7.1 percent in 2021 and 2022. While the year-on-year growth remains strong in the region, albeit from a very low base in 2020, the recovery has been uneven across countries and sectors. South Asia’s average annual growth is forecast to be 3.4 percent over 2020-23, which is 3 percentage points less than it was in the four years preceding the pandemic.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The pandemic provides the opportunity for countries to craft a recovery path that draws lessons from the crisis,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country director for the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as saying..</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Nepal recently adopted the Kathmandu Declaration as a joint commitment of the government and development partners towards the country’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID). Mobilizing the private sector through green investment and support for small and medium enterprises with job growth potential in the services sector is a key part of Nepal’s GRID strategy.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">COVID-19 has left long-term scars on the region’s economy, the impacts of which can last well into the recovery. Many countries experienced lower investment flows, disruptions in supply chains, and setbacks to human capital accumulation, as well as substantial increases in debt levels. The pandemic is estimated to have caused 48 to 59 million people to become or remain poor in 2021 in South Asia.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As countries build back, they have a chance to rethink their long-term development models, the statement further said. With the emergence of new digital technologies, South Asia has an opportunity to shift gears from a traditional manufacturing-led growth model and capitalize on the potential of its services sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The role of services in the region’s economy has been increasing amid rapid technological change and the accelerated structural transformation of global economic activity in response to the pandemic. The adoption of digital technologies makes services more tradable, enables services to increase productivity of other sectors—including manufacturing—and creates new markets. Some South Asian countries are increasingly providing business and professional services that add value to manufacturing and play a key role in global value chains.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In Nepal, the pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital services, with the use of electronic payment transactions increasing by double digits, the World Bank report stated. Growth in the services sector as a whole is expected to drive Nepal’s recovery, despite structural constraints such as slow domestic job creation, the country’s high vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change, and large infrastructure gaps.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Countries in South Asia have a strong comparative advantage in exporting services, particularly business processes and tourism, whereas they have struggled to break into manufacturing export markets,” said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region. “To realize the potential of the services-led development, the region needs to rethink regulations and establish new institutions to support innovation and competitiveness.”</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13847', 'image' => '20211007124702_1633586810.world_bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:45:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14101', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '10,000 Metric Tons Chemical Fertilisers Stuck Across Northern Border', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Nepali company Silk Market had purchased 10,000 metric tons of urea and transported it to Shigatse 10 days ago but could not bring the fertilizer to Nepal due to inconvenience at the border checkpoint. Although the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited is about to bring a total of 15,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers including 10,000 metric tons of urea and 5,000 metric tons of Diammonuim Phosphate (DAP), it will still take a few more days for 5,000 metric tons of DAP to reach the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the company, it was planning to deliver all the fertilizers to the dealers by mid-October. However, now it will still take time to reach the seller as the fertilisers have been stopped at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bishnu Pokharel, spokesperson of the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited said that although the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Supply requested the officials of the Nepal’s Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet to bring the fertilisers in time, the efforts have not materialized. He said that the government of Nepal should hold a high-level discussion to resolve the issue.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, chief of Tatopani Customs, Narad Gautam, said that there has been a problem in bringing the goods to Nepal even though the Chinese side had assured that all the containers would be released to Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, along with 10,000 metric tons of fertilisers, more than 1,100 containers are stuck at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Containers about 40 feet high are impossible to bring as the road conditions are not good. So it takes a long time as the goods from the big containers need to be loaded in the small containers,” he told New Business Age.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He is of the view that coordination should be done from the diplomatic level to bring all goods into Nepal easily. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13846', 'image' => '20211007120847_1633563239.1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:07:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14100', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei Launches Seeds for the Future in Nepal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. The initiative was started as part of its Digital Talent Development Ecosystem. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the first time that Huawei is introducing the program in Nepal. It was first launched in 2008 in Thailand. Since then over 9,000 students from 130 countries and regions have participated in the program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, 20 students from Nepal selected from a competitive application process will get to participate in the international program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At a press meet held to launch the initiative in Lalitpur on Wednesday, Huawei introduced the selection committee for the program composed of Prof. Dr. Shashishar Ram Joshi, Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya and Prof. Timila Yami. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The program will offer students an eight-day interactive online experience and first-hand insights into the ICT industry in Nepal. During the online program, students will receive entry level and advanced courses on key technologies, including 5G, cloud computing and AI and experience China through virtual tours. They will also hear from experts who will share perspectives on a wide range of topics from cyber security to aerospace industry, immerse in an interactive and dynamic classroom that allows for cross-cultural exchanges with fellows from other countries, participate in “Tech4Good” group project and get a glimpse at Huawei’s history and technological developments, according to a statement released by the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CEO of Huawei Technologies Nepal Pvt. Ltd., William Zhang expressed the hope that students from Nepal would enthusiastically participate in the program, and shared that the company has a goal of developing 10,000 ICT talents in the next five years in Nepal. “Huawei hopes to help Nepal build the foundation for the Nepalese digital economy by partnering with all ICT stakeholders, through broadband connectivity, data centers, cloud and computing and other latest technologies", Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During its 21 years of operation in Nepal, Huawei said it is assisting the government, the public sector private businesses and all industry domains in their digital transformation through telecom, enterprise and public cloud service and solutions. --RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13845', 'image' => '20211007114536_pic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:44:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bada Dashain Festival Begins Today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The first day of Bada Dashain festival is called "Ghatasthapana" that falls on the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Ashwin (mid-September to mid-October). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Hindus in Nepal worship an oil-fed lamp (Diyo), an auspicious jar (Kakash) and Lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow barley seeds in a jar filled with sand and cow dung for germination of the auspicious barley shoots known as Jamara. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious time for observing Ghatasthapana is 11:46 am today (October 7), according to Nepal Calendar Determination Committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Prayers are also offered to Durga Bhavani, the goddess of power throughout the ten days of Dashain festival. Germination of the auspicious "Jamara" is also initiated at the Dashain Ghar of the Malla-era palace in Hanumandhoka in accordance with Vedic rituals, today. There is also a tradition of sacrificing animals while initiating the germination of "Jamara". </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also today, prayers are offered to goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati at the Dashain Ghar, marking the beginning of the nine nights of Navaratri. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Bada Dashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious hour for receiving Tika and blessings this year is 10:02 am on October 15, according to the Committee Chair Srikrishna Adhikari. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the Navaratri, thousands of devotees visit Naxal Bhagawati, Shobha Bhagawati, Maitidevi, Guheswori, Bhadrakali, Kalikasthan, Sankata, Mahankalsthan, Naradevi, Bijayeswori, Indrayani, Dakshinkali, Chamunda and other shrines of goddess Durga Bhavani early in the morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">People also recite sacred verses and hymns dedicated to Durga Bhawani at temples and shrines as well as at their homes throughout the Dashain festival.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is celebrated with family reunion as people from across the country as well as abroad return home en masse to receive blessings from their elders.People buy new clothes especially during this festival while business flourishes at this period of year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Children also fly kites during Dashain as a symbolic message to Lord Indra, the god of rain and good harvest, to stop rainfall. Another special feature of the Dashain festival is playing swing built especially for this festival. There is a general belief that people must leave the ground at least once a year and so swings are set up during Dashain.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">(Based on report published by RSS)</span></em></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13844', 'image' => '20211007081620_Dashain.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 08:15:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Provincial Government Hikes Fare of Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley', 'sub_title' => 'Commuters to pay a minimum of Rs 18 for using public vehicles ', 'summary' => 'October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development of Bagmati Province has increase the fare by up to 23 per cent for public transport outside the Kathmandu Valley while the fare has been hiked in the Valley based on distance, according to the state-owned national news agency RSS. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the latest hike, commuters of the Valley will now have to pay Rs 18 for travelling a distance between 0 to 5 kilometres, Rs 23 upto 10 kilometres, Rs 30 upto 20 kilometres and Rs 35 above 20 kilometres. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The provincial governments have been entrusted with the responsibility to revise the fare of public transport for both long and short routes within their province as per a recent decision of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13843', 'image' => '20211007075628_20210715011716_20200721030826_1595264681.yatayat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 07:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14099', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prices of Poultry Feed Rises due to Increase in Price of Raw Materials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the decline in production of soybeans in those countries, the prices have gone up significantly.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the price of poultry feed has increased by Rs 2 per kg. According to the Nepal Grain Industries Association, the price of B-0 poultry feed has been increased from Rs 64 per kg to Rs 66 and the price of B-1 has been increased from Rs 63 to Rs 65 per kg. Similarly, the price of B-2 and B-3 grains has also been increased by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 64 and Rs 63 respectively.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The price of soybean’s de-oiled cake has gone up by Rs 55 per kg from Rs 70 to Rs 125 in just a year, said Rabin Puri, president of the association. Similarly, the soybeans costing Rs 80 has gone up to Rs 115 per kg.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Along with soy de-oiled cake, the price of maize, another major raw material used for making poultry feed, has also gone up. The price of maize which was Rs 20 to Rs 25 per kg previously has reached Rs 35 per kg now, as per the association.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman Puri explained that the Indian traders imported soybeans from the United States and sold them to Nepali traders. This has resulted in high prices of poultry feed. The Indian farmers resorted to this option after the decline in soybean production in India itself.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Considering the current production cost, the price should have been increased by up to Rs 8 per kg,” said Puri, “But increasing the prices all at once may discourage the farmers, which is why; the prices have been increased by Rs 2.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chinese entrepreneurs have increased the consumption of soybeans excessively. This is another reason for the skyrocketing prices of raw material for poultry feed.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Soybean and maize used for poultry feed production in Nepal are imported from the USA, Brazil, India and other countries. Among the raw materials used for making grains, 99 percent of soybeans and 70 percent of maize have to be imported into the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13842', 'image' => '20211007112611_20210803125226_product-jpeg-500x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:25:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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 - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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In a recent interaction held with the industrialists in Bharatpur, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies stressed on the need to reduce customs duty on import of raw material and give priority to domestic industries. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former president of the Chitwan Industries Association Hari Prasad Subedi said that there was no definition of industry in the Industrial Enterprises Act while stressing on making the industrial policy more practical. Similarly, Purushottam Rijal, chairman of Rijal Food and Beverage Pvt ltd said that they could not compete with foreign goods as they also had to pay the rent of empty containers while importing raw materials. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Industrialist Ganesh Upreti stressed on the need for transparency while implementing government policy. Stating that policy reform of the industry is inevitable, he said that there should be a difference of at least 5 percent in the tax rate for small and big industries. Tikaram Pokhrel, vice-president of the Nepal Poultry Federation said that although the country is self-sufficient in eggs and meat, its dependence on raw materials is increasing. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“There is an investment of Rs 150 billion in the poultry sector and 500,000 people are employed,” he said. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raju Poudel, president of the Chitwan Industries Association, said that although the leaders stress on the need of industrial revolution in their speech, the industry is given low priority in practice which is reflected through the allocation of budget. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the interaction, Director General of the Department of Industry Jiv Lal Bhusal said that the industrial policy would be revised as per the suggestion of the industrialists. He said that some policies are being included in the budget and monetary policy and are in the process of implementation. Stating that the government will address the legitimate demands of the industrialists, Bhusal said that discussions are underway regarding these issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Secretary at the Ministry Arjun Prasad Pokhrel said that the government will continue to change and modify the policy in a timely manner. “We have a lot of problems, but we don't have the resources. We will move forward in cooperation and coordination with the private sector,” he said. He further said that the government would focus on industrial security and investment security. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13856', 'image' => '20211008021357_Industrial-Policy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:13:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14110', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Construction of Chobhar Dry Port Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.</span></span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, vehicles carrying goods do not have to wait in Birgunj for a long time as in the past for customs clearance.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The newly-built dry port, which can house around 500 containers, has been built by the government to facilitate the trade in the Kathmandu Valley. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The foundation stone of the dry port which was laid by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in January 2019 has been completed in about three years. Despite an agreement to complete the project in 18 months, the construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The estimated cost of the port spread over 220 ropanis of land was Rs 1.28 billion, but Rs 1.5 billion was spent during the completion of the construction.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ashish Gajurel, executive director of the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board, informed that preparations are being made for the operation of the port. Stating that the construction has been completed, he said that preparations are being made to bring stakeholders like customs, quarantine, security arrangements and banks.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“As the dry port is far from border checkpoints, goods should be brought to Kathmandu through the Birgunj port,” Gajurel said, “It covers everything from security issues to customs clearance.” </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the board has been doing necessary homework to determine a modality in which the dry port could be operated. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gajurel added that there are three gates at the dry port, each exclusively slated for import, export and contingencies. </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The dry port also has three buildings (customs, quarantine and administrative), three large warehouses, structures for customs purposes, container and parking area.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, it is expected to maximize imports and facilitate export, decrease investment costs and simplify trade in general. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It would also help reduce logistics costs. Gajurel said that a study will be carried out on how much the logistics cost will be reduced when goods are brought directly from Birgunj port to Chobhar port.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13855', 'image' => '20211008020353_20210905105501_5fc6e0f9c43e3_Chobhar_dry_port.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:02:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14109', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bhimdutta Municipality Adopts Metric House Number System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On Thursday, Mayor Surendra Bista inaugurated the metric house number system. Inaugurating the Shiva Temple and Rautela Marg in Bhansi of Bhimdatta Municipality-1, Mayor Bista has initiated the process of numbering houses and other structures using metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"We have started putting house numbers in the municipality from Thursday to identify the problems of the citizens and formulate a policy," said Mayor Bista, adding, “We will number the roads and houses in all the wards using the same method”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stating that the municipality has put forward many plans for the integrated sustainable development and prosperity of the city, Mayor Bista expressed the view that they would move forward by making the best use of technology.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Team leader Thambaraj Shrestha said that the municipality would have information on every household after the system is launched.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"This method benefits both the citizens and the municipality," he said. "It also expands the relationship between the municipality and the people."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He also said that the houses would be numbered in meters from the main road. He said that there will be facilities to collect suggestions. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13854', 'image' => '20211008014713_bhimdutta.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:46:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14108', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Department of Customs Initiates Administrative Reform', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The department has initiated administrative reforms in line with the Sixth Five-Year Plan of the government from the current fiscal year in order to remove the problems in customs clearance and other administrative works.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Works have been initiated especially to reform the monitoring and investigation wings of the department.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General of the Department of Customs Narayan Prasad Sapkota informed that they intend to bring a noticeable change by adopting smart system in those two sections. He informed that the investigation wing of the department will be equipped to handle the complaints more effectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preparations are underway for work division within the investigation wing. Currently, all the works are done in an integrated manner but from now on specific works will be assigned to different officials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General Sapkota informed that there will be work division in the monitoring wing as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the department, the one-door system for import and export is currently in course of implementation. The department has completed the first phase work with the help from the World Bank. The department will soon set up 40 to 50 new offices in the first phase. This is expected to help in customs clearance.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At present, importers need to visit different offices to take permission to import goods. Once the one-door policy is implemented, the compulsion to visit different offices will come to an end as the importers can avail the service from a single point.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The reform plan also includes easing customs clearance, according to the department’s officials.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13853', 'image' => '20211008011105_1583053131.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:10:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14107', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Irregular Supply of Electricity Causes Loss of Rs 2 Billion to Industries ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The daily loss due to power tripping is Rs 70 million, according to the industries. The industrialists claim that they have to bear a loss of Rs 70 million per day due to the waste of raw material, damage to machinery and reprocessing costs caused by irregular power supply. Even though Kulman Ghising has been appointed as the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority for the second time, the industrialists have said that the power supply to the industrial sector has not improved. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the irregular power supply, the industry has not been able to produce goods as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman of the Chamber of Industries (CIA) Morang, Suyash Raj Pyakurel, said that the problem was due to the government's focus on power generation but not upgrading the transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are still suffering from electricity shortage. Industries have been losing up to 20 percent in raw materials and production due to tripping of electricity three to four times a day. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medium-sized plastics industry is losing between Rs 75,000 to Rs 100,000 daily. The processing cost is doubled and its compensation cannot be done from anywhere. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rakesh Surana, former vice-president of CIA Morang and energy coordinator, said that the plastic, iron and cement industries had to bear more losses due to irregular power supply in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor. Along with electricity tripping, he said that they have to pay 17 to 22 percent more in electricity tariff due to low voltage. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the low quality of electricity, the industries are suffering a loss of Rs 15.5 million, raw material worth Rs 40 million and machinery worth Rs 10 million is being damaged daily. He complained that it was difficult for industries to balance demand and supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Manish Maru, operator of Bandhan Cement, said that 13 cement factories in Province 1 were losing 14,000 tons of raw material to produce cement daily due to power supply problems. According to him, the daily loss to the cement industry is Rs 19.6 million and this does not include the loss due to the damage of the machinery and the failure to produce as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Moreover, he said that the lack of quality electricity could lead to higher production costs and higher prices. He said, “The government should compensate the industries for their loss due to the irregularities in power supply.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rajesh Regmi, chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Duhabi grid, said that the tripping was a problem as the old transmission lines were carrying more load than they could bear. He said that he had suggested changing the transmission line to the higher authorities. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13852', 'image' => '20211008121959_c1d0e043-electricity.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 12:18:06', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14106', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unemployment Forcing People to Leave Home on the Eve of Festivals ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness. But contrary to this general assumption, on the very first day of the Dashain on October 7, a noticeable number of people were seen crossing the Gaddhachauki and Gauriphanta checkpoints along the Nepal-India border in Kanchanpur. The decision to go away from the families during the festival was not their free will, but for financially supporting the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Those people who had returned home from India due to COVID-19 crisis are leaving home on the eve of the festival. </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"">“It is not our will to leave the family when the Dashain has already begun. But it is for managing a two-square meal. When one has no job, no sufficient food to eat, the festivals are longer important for them, it brings no happiness, but gives pain, instead,” said Raj Bahadur Budha Aeir of Dadeldhura who was found on Thursday heading towards Shimla, India for job. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He arrived home six months owing to the rising infections of COVID-19 (second wave). Back at home, he was jobless and the days throughout these months were challenging for him. As he said, people like him are leaving home on the eve of the festivals when COVID-19 infection is seemed to have slowed down. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Keshab Joshi from Darchula who was among those in the line heading towards India on Thursday has a more painful story to share with. He lost his family member to COVID-19, so he has no Dashain celebrations this year. Moreover, he has to join the labour market in India to manage basic needs of the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Dhana Devi Rawat of Doti said that she is unhappy while leaving home in Dashain festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rawat shared, "Dashain celebration has begun in everyone's house. Poor people neither can get happiness nor comfort." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assistant Sub Inspector at the Area Police Office, Gaddachauki, Jeevan Gurung, said that more than 100 Nepali migrant workers went to India via Gaddachauki on October 7, the day of Ghatasthapana. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Although the number of Nepali migrant workers returning home from India is increasing, even the Dashain festival has not stopped people from leaving home for India," he opined. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung shared that they have increased vigilance to curb possible criminal activities during the festivals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He added as per the data of the past one week around 250-600 Nepali migrant workers leave the country for India on a daily basis. Three hundred seventy people went to different cities of India for employment via Gaddachauki and Gauriphanta check points on Wednesday (October 6) alone. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Police have also brought passenger help desk into operation at border points to facilitate the passengers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, people continue to enter India through the Dokebazaar transit point on the eve of the Dashain festival. Chief of the Dokebazaar Police Post, Sub-Inspector Deependra Thapa said although the trend of going to India via this transit has decreased it has not completely stopped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepali citizens go towards India using this transit generally in the evening. The record shows that 111 persons went towards India through this transit point only on Wednesday," he said, adding that more than 900 people have been entering the country from India via this point. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He said that the number of people coming on festival leave is increasing as it is festival time and the movement of people through the transit has been somewhat eased at present. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">India is the main employment destination of the people of the Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces. Most people are going to India on the eve of the festivals because of the lack of employment opportunities in their hometowns. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13851', 'image' => '20211008081032_unemployment-1024x682.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:10:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14105', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'UK Removes Nepal from Red List ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Issuing a notice on Thursday (October 7), the UK Government stated that the provision will come into effect from October 11. With the new provision, passengers returning to England from Nepal will no longer be required to enter hotel quarantine. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, eligible travellers vaccinated in over 37 new countries and territories will also be treated the same fully vaccinated UK residents, so long as they have not visited a red list country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The UK Government has also stated that proof of vaccination of four vaccines (Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen and Janssen) will be recognised from those 37 countries and territories. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Passengers travelling to the UK from Nepal should submit the proof of vaccination. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13850', 'image' => '20211008080200_redlist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:01:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14104', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'First Section of 220 KV Koshi Corridor Transmission Line Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Exim Bank of India recently held a program in Dhankuta and announced the completion of the transmission line under the first package.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The construction of this section has been completed with the concessional loan of the Government of Nepal and the Exim Bank of India. Exim Bank had given a concessional loan of USD 90 million for this project with the estimated cost of USD 112 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Koshi Corridor transmission line project can transmit about 1,000 MW of electricity from Tumlingtar to Basantapur, about 1,000 MW from Dhungesanghu (Taplejung) to Basantapur and about 2,000 MW from Basantapur to Inaruwa. In addition, a transmission and distribution network will be created for reliable power supply in the districts of Province 1.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At the program, Biswajit Garg, a representative of Exim Bank handed over the transmission line of the section to Madhu Prasad Bhetwal, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and Kulman Ghising, Managing Director of NEA.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ghising said that the foundation has been prepared in Province 1 for the transmission and distribution of electricity. He said Koshi Corridor and Kabeli Corridor transmission lines are being linked to ensure reliable power supply in the province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bhetwal said that the infrastructure has been prepared to supply electricity to the consumers of the Arun and Tamor reservoir hydropower projects. He further said that construction of transmission lines has ensured the investment of the private sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEA also plans to extend the second circuit of the transmission line and expand the capacity of 220 KV line and power transformers. NEA has already written to the Exim Bank asking for the required investment for the project. The project is estimated to cost USD 40 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The project was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction was affected when various equipment and technicians required for the construction couldn't reach the project site on time. The transmission project has been constructed by dividing it into three packages.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The first package includes construction of Inaruwa-Tumlingtar transmission line, three substations will be constructed in the second package while in the third package transmission line and substation from Terhathum to Dhungesanghu of Taplejung in Basantapur will be built. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Koshi Corridor is being built to connect the electricity generated from the Arun and Tamor rivers and their secondary rivers. It will connect electricity produced in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum and Taplejung to the national transmission line. The construction of the first section has been completed and 80 and 70 percent works of the second and third packages have also been completed respectively. The project is set to be completed by March 2022.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A 220 KV substation is currently under construction in Inaruwa. The construction of substations and completion of 220/132/33 KV Inaruwa substation under the second package is underway and is expected to complete by December, 2021. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At present, electricity generated by private sector projects is being supplied through 33 KV transmission lines. The new transmission line has resolved the problem of transmission faced by the projects of the area during the rainy season. The projects in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha and Tehrathum were not able to run at full capacity during the rainy season due to insufficient capacity of the Tirtire-Basantapur-Dhankuta-Dharan 33 kV transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agreement was signed with Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, an Indian company on February 25, 2016 to build the first section of the Inaruwa-Basantapur-Baneshwor-Tumlingtar 220 KV transmission line. The estimated cost of the first package is $37.3 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13849', 'image' => '20211007013612_Transmission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:34:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14103', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NYEF to organize Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22nd of October, 2021.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22<sup>nd</sup> of October, 2021.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaking at a press conference held in Birgunj on Wednesday, coordinator Manisha Sunuwar said that the summit is being held in Birgunj for the first time. She also stated the objective of the summit is to increase the participation of Nepali women in entrepreneurship.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The one-day conference has targeted the attendance of more than 100 women entrepreneurs, according to Sunuwar.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anup Kumar Agrawal, President of NYEF Birgunj chapter said that the hard work, struggle and success of women entrepreneurs participating in various fields of entrepreneurship will be presented in the summit. He has also expressed confidence that the summit would help in promoting entrepreneurship among women.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that this one-day interactive program between the well-established entrepreneurs and startup companies will encourage participants in building their knowledge, skills, and capacity for running business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"One of the purposes of the conference is to raise the issues faced by women in entrepreneurship and to have in-depth discussions on solutions as well," stated Sunuwar, “The summit will be important in order to take constructive initiatives for concerned bodies and authorities to address the challenges and potential of promoting women entrepreneurship.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rashmi Das, the former president of Ladies Circle Nepal, said that the experiences of success, struggle and patience of successful women entrepreneurs in various fields of business will be exchanged at the summit. Das claimed that the content of the various sectors could be a source of inspiration for newcomers to the business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that the exchange of experiences between successful entrepreneurs and startup companies at the conference will develop the ability to transform the problems that arise in the course of business into opportunities among entrepreneurs.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13848', 'image' => '20211007010456_women.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:04:08', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14102', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Services-led Growth Key to Nepal’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover, the World Bank said in its latest report. The economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year 2022, an improvement over 1.8 percent growth in FY 2021, but still below pre-pandemic growth averages, according to World Bank’s latest South Asia Economic Focus.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In South Asia, recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of COVID-19. But the recovery remains fragile and uneven, and most countries are far from pre-pandemic trend levels, states the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional update published on October 7. In Nepal, recovery is vulnerable to risks, and will rely on the continued gradual resumption of economic activities alongside social distancing and an effective vaccination rollout this year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The latest South Asia Economic Focus titled Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development projects the region to grow by 7.1 percent in 2021 and 2022. While the year-on-year growth remains strong in the region, albeit from a very low base in 2020, the recovery has been uneven across countries and sectors. South Asia’s average annual growth is forecast to be 3.4 percent over 2020-23, which is 3 percentage points less than it was in the four years preceding the pandemic.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The pandemic provides the opportunity for countries to craft a recovery path that draws lessons from the crisis,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country director for the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as saying..</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Nepal recently adopted the Kathmandu Declaration as a joint commitment of the government and development partners towards the country’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID). Mobilizing the private sector through green investment and support for small and medium enterprises with job growth potential in the services sector is a key part of Nepal’s GRID strategy.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">COVID-19 has left long-term scars on the region’s economy, the impacts of which can last well into the recovery. Many countries experienced lower investment flows, disruptions in supply chains, and setbacks to human capital accumulation, as well as substantial increases in debt levels. The pandemic is estimated to have caused 48 to 59 million people to become or remain poor in 2021 in South Asia.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As countries build back, they have a chance to rethink their long-term development models, the statement further said. With the emergence of new digital technologies, South Asia has an opportunity to shift gears from a traditional manufacturing-led growth model and capitalize on the potential of its services sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The role of services in the region’s economy has been increasing amid rapid technological change and the accelerated structural transformation of global economic activity in response to the pandemic. The adoption of digital technologies makes services more tradable, enables services to increase productivity of other sectors—including manufacturing—and creates new markets. Some South Asian countries are increasingly providing business and professional services that add value to manufacturing and play a key role in global value chains.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In Nepal, the pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital services, with the use of electronic payment transactions increasing by double digits, the World Bank report stated. Growth in the services sector as a whole is expected to drive Nepal’s recovery, despite structural constraints such as slow domestic job creation, the country’s high vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change, and large infrastructure gaps.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Countries in South Asia have a strong comparative advantage in exporting services, particularly business processes and tourism, whereas they have struggled to break into manufacturing export markets,” said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region. “To realize the potential of the services-led development, the region needs to rethink regulations and establish new institutions to support innovation and competitiveness.”</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13847', 'image' => '20211007124702_1633586810.world_bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:45:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14101', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '10,000 Metric Tons Chemical Fertilisers Stuck Across Northern Border', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Nepali company Silk Market had purchased 10,000 metric tons of urea and transported it to Shigatse 10 days ago but could not bring the fertilizer to Nepal due to inconvenience at the border checkpoint. Although the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited is about to bring a total of 15,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers including 10,000 metric tons of urea and 5,000 metric tons of Diammonuim Phosphate (DAP), it will still take a few more days for 5,000 metric tons of DAP to reach the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the company, it was planning to deliver all the fertilizers to the dealers by mid-October. However, now it will still take time to reach the seller as the fertilisers have been stopped at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bishnu Pokharel, spokesperson of the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited said that although the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Supply requested the officials of the Nepal’s Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet to bring the fertilisers in time, the efforts have not materialized. He said that the government of Nepal should hold a high-level discussion to resolve the issue.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, chief of Tatopani Customs, Narad Gautam, said that there has been a problem in bringing the goods to Nepal even though the Chinese side had assured that all the containers would be released to Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, along with 10,000 metric tons of fertilisers, more than 1,100 containers are stuck at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Containers about 40 feet high are impossible to bring as the road conditions are not good. So it takes a long time as the goods from the big containers need to be loaded in the small containers,” he told New Business Age.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He is of the view that coordination should be done from the diplomatic level to bring all goods into Nepal easily. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13846', 'image' => '20211007120847_1633563239.1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:07:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14100', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei Launches Seeds for the Future in Nepal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. The initiative was started as part of its Digital Talent Development Ecosystem. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the first time that Huawei is introducing the program in Nepal. It was first launched in 2008 in Thailand. Since then over 9,000 students from 130 countries and regions have participated in the program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, 20 students from Nepal selected from a competitive application process will get to participate in the international program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At a press meet held to launch the initiative in Lalitpur on Wednesday, Huawei introduced the selection committee for the program composed of Prof. Dr. Shashishar Ram Joshi, Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya and Prof. Timila Yami. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The program will offer students an eight-day interactive online experience and first-hand insights into the ICT industry in Nepal. During the online program, students will receive entry level and advanced courses on key technologies, including 5G, cloud computing and AI and experience China through virtual tours. They will also hear from experts who will share perspectives on a wide range of topics from cyber security to aerospace industry, immerse in an interactive and dynamic classroom that allows for cross-cultural exchanges with fellows from other countries, participate in “Tech4Good” group project and get a glimpse at Huawei’s history and technological developments, according to a statement released by the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CEO of Huawei Technologies Nepal Pvt. Ltd., William Zhang expressed the hope that students from Nepal would enthusiastically participate in the program, and shared that the company has a goal of developing 10,000 ICT talents in the next five years in Nepal. “Huawei hopes to help Nepal build the foundation for the Nepalese digital economy by partnering with all ICT stakeholders, through broadband connectivity, data centers, cloud and computing and other latest technologies", Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During its 21 years of operation in Nepal, Huawei said it is assisting the government, the public sector private businesses and all industry domains in their digital transformation through telecom, enterprise and public cloud service and solutions. --RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13845', 'image' => '20211007114536_pic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:44:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bada Dashain Festival Begins Today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The first day of Bada Dashain festival is called "Ghatasthapana" that falls on the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Ashwin (mid-September to mid-October). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Hindus in Nepal worship an oil-fed lamp (Diyo), an auspicious jar (Kakash) and Lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow barley seeds in a jar filled with sand and cow dung for germination of the auspicious barley shoots known as Jamara. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious time for observing Ghatasthapana is 11:46 am today (October 7), according to Nepal Calendar Determination Committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Prayers are also offered to Durga Bhavani, the goddess of power throughout the ten days of Dashain festival. Germination of the auspicious "Jamara" is also initiated at the Dashain Ghar of the Malla-era palace in Hanumandhoka in accordance with Vedic rituals, today. There is also a tradition of sacrificing animals while initiating the germination of "Jamara". </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also today, prayers are offered to goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati at the Dashain Ghar, marking the beginning of the nine nights of Navaratri. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Bada Dashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious hour for receiving Tika and blessings this year is 10:02 am on October 15, according to the Committee Chair Srikrishna Adhikari. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the Navaratri, thousands of devotees visit Naxal Bhagawati, Shobha Bhagawati, Maitidevi, Guheswori, Bhadrakali, Kalikasthan, Sankata, Mahankalsthan, Naradevi, Bijayeswori, Indrayani, Dakshinkali, Chamunda and other shrines of goddess Durga Bhavani early in the morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">People also recite sacred verses and hymns dedicated to Durga Bhawani at temples and shrines as well as at their homes throughout the Dashain festival.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is celebrated with family reunion as people from across the country as well as abroad return home en masse to receive blessings from their elders.People buy new clothes especially during this festival while business flourishes at this period of year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Children also fly kites during Dashain as a symbolic message to Lord Indra, the god of rain and good harvest, to stop rainfall. Another special feature of the Dashain festival is playing swing built especially for this festival. There is a general belief that people must leave the ground at least once a year and so swings are set up during Dashain.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">(Based on report published by RSS)</span></em></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13844', 'image' => '20211007081620_Dashain.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 08:15:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Provincial Government Hikes Fare of Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley', 'sub_title' => 'Commuters to pay a minimum of Rs 18 for using public vehicles ', 'summary' => 'October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development of Bagmati Province has increase the fare by up to 23 per cent for public transport outside the Kathmandu Valley while the fare has been hiked in the Valley based on distance, according to the state-owned national news agency RSS. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the latest hike, commuters of the Valley will now have to pay Rs 18 for travelling a distance between 0 to 5 kilometres, Rs 23 upto 10 kilometres, Rs 30 upto 20 kilometres and Rs 35 above 20 kilometres. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The provincial governments have been entrusted with the responsibility to revise the fare of public transport for both long and short routes within their province as per a recent decision of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13843', 'image' => '20211007075628_20210715011716_20200721030826_1595264681.yatayat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 07:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14099', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prices of Poultry Feed Rises due to Increase in Price of Raw Materials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the decline in production of soybeans in those countries, the prices have gone up significantly.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the price of poultry feed has increased by Rs 2 per kg. According to the Nepal Grain Industries Association, the price of B-0 poultry feed has been increased from Rs 64 per kg to Rs 66 and the price of B-1 has been increased from Rs 63 to Rs 65 per kg. Similarly, the price of B-2 and B-3 grains has also been increased by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 64 and Rs 63 respectively.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The price of soybean’s de-oiled cake has gone up by Rs 55 per kg from Rs 70 to Rs 125 in just a year, said Rabin Puri, president of the association. Similarly, the soybeans costing Rs 80 has gone up to Rs 115 per kg.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Along with soy de-oiled cake, the price of maize, another major raw material used for making poultry feed, has also gone up. The price of maize which was Rs 20 to Rs 25 per kg previously has reached Rs 35 per kg now, as per the association.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman Puri explained that the Indian traders imported soybeans from the United States and sold them to Nepali traders. This has resulted in high prices of poultry feed. The Indian farmers resorted to this option after the decline in soybean production in India itself.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Considering the current production cost, the price should have been increased by up to Rs 8 per kg,” said Puri, “But increasing the prices all at once may discourage the farmers, which is why; the prices have been increased by Rs 2.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chinese entrepreneurs have increased the consumption of soybeans excessively. This is another reason for the skyrocketing prices of raw material for poultry feed.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Soybean and maize used for poultry feed production in Nepal are imported from the USA, Brazil, India and other countries. Among the raw materials used for making grains, 99 percent of soybeans and 70 percent of maize have to be imported into the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13842', 'image' => '20211007112611_20210803125226_product-jpeg-500x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:25:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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In a recent interaction held with the industrialists in Bharatpur, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies stressed on the need to reduce customs duty on import of raw material and give priority to domestic industries. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former president of the Chitwan Industries Association Hari Prasad Subedi said that there was no definition of industry in the Industrial Enterprises Act while stressing on making the industrial policy more practical. Similarly, Purushottam Rijal, chairman of Rijal Food and Beverage Pvt ltd said that they could not compete with foreign goods as they also had to pay the rent of empty containers while importing raw materials. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Industrialist Ganesh Upreti stressed on the need for transparency while implementing government policy. Stating that policy reform of the industry is inevitable, he said that there should be a difference of at least 5 percent in the tax rate for small and big industries. Tikaram Pokhrel, vice-president of the Nepal Poultry Federation said that although the country is self-sufficient in eggs and meat, its dependence on raw materials is increasing. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“There is an investment of Rs 150 billion in the poultry sector and 500,000 people are employed,” he said. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raju Poudel, president of the Chitwan Industries Association, said that although the leaders stress on the need of industrial revolution in their speech, the industry is given low priority in practice which is reflected through the allocation of budget. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the interaction, Director General of the Department of Industry Jiv Lal Bhusal said that the industrial policy would be revised as per the suggestion of the industrialists. He said that some policies are being included in the budget and monetary policy and are in the process of implementation. Stating that the government will address the legitimate demands of the industrialists, Bhusal said that discussions are underway regarding these issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Secretary at the Ministry Arjun Prasad Pokhrel said that the government will continue to change and modify the policy in a timely manner. “We have a lot of problems, but we don't have the resources. We will move forward in cooperation and coordination with the private sector,” he said. He further said that the government would focus on industrial security and investment security. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13856', 'image' => '20211008021357_Industrial-Policy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:13:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14110', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Construction of Chobhar Dry Port Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 8: Chobhar Dry Port has been constructed in Kathmandu at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion to facilitate direct import of goods to Kathmandu.</span></span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, vehicles carrying goods do not have to wait in Birgunj for a long time as in the past for customs clearance.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The newly-built dry port, which can house around 500 containers, has been built by the government to facilitate the trade in the Kathmandu Valley. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The foundation stone of the dry port which was laid by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in January 2019 has been completed in about three years. Despite an agreement to complete the project in 18 months, the construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The estimated cost of the port spread over 220 ropanis of land was Rs 1.28 billion, but Rs 1.5 billion was spent during the completion of the construction.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ashish Gajurel, executive director of the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board, informed that preparations are being made for the operation of the port. Stating that the construction has been completed, he said that preparations are being made to bring stakeholders like customs, quarantine, security arrangements and banks.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“As the dry port is far from border checkpoints, goods should be brought to Kathmandu through the Birgunj port,” Gajurel said, “It covers everything from security issues to customs clearance.” </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the board has been doing necessary homework to determine a modality in which the dry port could be operated. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gajurel added that there are three gates at the dry port, each exclusively slated for import, export and contingencies. </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The dry port also has three buildings (customs, quarantine and administrative), three large warehouses, structures for customs purposes, container and parking area.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once the dry port comes into operation, it is expected to maximize imports and facilitate export, decrease investment costs and simplify trade in general. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It would also help reduce logistics costs. Gajurel said that a study will be carried out on how much the logistics cost will be reduced when goods are brought directly from Birgunj port to Chobhar port.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13855', 'image' => '20211008020353_20210905105501_5fc6e0f9c43e3_Chobhar_dry_port.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 14:02:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14109', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bhimdutta Municipality Adopts Metric House Number System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Bhimdatta municipality of Kanchanpur district has started to number the structures including houses via metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On Thursday, Mayor Surendra Bista inaugurated the metric house number system. Inaugurating the Shiva Temple and Rautela Marg in Bhansi of Bhimdatta Municipality-1, Mayor Bista has initiated the process of numbering houses and other structures using metric method.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"We have started putting house numbers in the municipality from Thursday to identify the problems of the citizens and formulate a policy," said Mayor Bista, adding, “We will number the roads and houses in all the wards using the same method”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stating that the municipality has put forward many plans for the integrated sustainable development and prosperity of the city, Mayor Bista expressed the view that they would move forward by making the best use of technology.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Team leader Thambaraj Shrestha said that the municipality would have information on every household after the system is launched.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"This method benefits both the citizens and the municipality," he said. "It also expands the relationship between the municipality and the people."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He also said that the houses would be numbered in meters from the main road. He said that there will be facilities to collect suggestions. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13854', 'image' => '20211008014713_bhimdutta.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:46:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14108', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Department of Customs Initiates Administrative Reform', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 8: The Department of Customs has started reforms to improve the customs administration.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The department has initiated administrative reforms in line with the Sixth Five-Year Plan of the government from the current fiscal year in order to remove the problems in customs clearance and other administrative works.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Works have been initiated especially to reform the monitoring and investigation wings of the department.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General of the Department of Customs Narayan Prasad Sapkota informed that they intend to bring a noticeable change by adopting smart system in those two sections. He informed that the investigation wing of the department will be equipped to handle the complaints more effectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preparations are underway for work division within the investigation wing. Currently, all the works are done in an integrated manner but from now on specific works will be assigned to different officials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director General Sapkota informed that there will be work division in the monitoring wing as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the department, the one-door system for import and export is currently in course of implementation. The department has completed the first phase work with the help from the World Bank. The department will soon set up 40 to 50 new offices in the first phase. This is expected to help in customs clearance.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At present, importers need to visit different offices to take permission to import goods. Once the one-door policy is implemented, the compulsion to visit different offices will come to an end as the importers can avail the service from a single point.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The reform plan also includes easing customs clearance, according to the department’s officials.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13853', 'image' => '20211008011105_1583053131.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 13:10:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14107', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Irregular Supply of Electricity Causes Loss of Rs 2 Billion to Industries ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 8: Around 500 small and big industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are bearing monthly loss of more than Rs 2 billion due to irregular power supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The daily loss due to power tripping is Rs 70 million, according to the industries. The industrialists claim that they have to bear a loss of Rs 70 million per day due to the waste of raw material, damage to machinery and reprocessing costs caused by irregular power supply. Even though Kulman Ghising has been appointed as the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority for the second time, the industrialists have said that the power supply to the industrial sector has not improved. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the irregular power supply, the industry has not been able to produce goods as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman of the Chamber of Industries (CIA) Morang, Suyash Raj Pyakurel, said that the problem was due to the government's focus on power generation but not upgrading the transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor are still suffering from electricity shortage. Industries have been losing up to 20 percent in raw materials and production due to tripping of electricity three to four times a day. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medium-sized plastics industry is losing between Rs 75,000 to Rs 100,000 daily. The processing cost is doubled and its compensation cannot be done from anywhere. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rakesh Surana, former vice-president of CIA Morang and energy coordinator, said that the plastic, iron and cement industries had to bear more losses due to irregular power supply in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor. Along with electricity tripping, he said that they have to pay 17 to 22 percent more in electricity tariff due to low voltage. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the low quality of electricity, the industries are suffering a loss of Rs 15.5 million, raw material worth Rs 40 million and machinery worth Rs 10 million is being damaged daily. He complained that it was difficult for industries to balance demand and supply. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Manish Maru, operator of Bandhan Cement, said that 13 cement factories in Province 1 were losing 14,000 tons of raw material to produce cement daily due to power supply problems. According to him, the daily loss to the cement industry is Rs 19.6 million and this does not include the loss due to the damage of the machinery and the failure to produce as per the target. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Moreover, he said that the lack of quality electricity could lead to higher production costs and higher prices. He said, “The government should compensate the industries for their loss due to the irregularities in power supply.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rajesh Regmi, chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Duhabi grid, said that the tripping was a problem as the old transmission lines were carrying more load than they could bear. He said that he had suggested changing the transmission line to the higher authorities. </span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13852', 'image' => '20211008121959_c1d0e043-electricity.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 12:18:06', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14106', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unemployment Forcing People to Leave Home on the Eve of Festivals ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: Dashain is considered the festival of family reunion and happiness. But contrary to this general assumption, on the very first day of the Dashain on October 7, a noticeable number of people were seen crossing the Gaddhachauki and Gauriphanta checkpoints along the Nepal-India border in Kanchanpur. The decision to go away from the families during the festival was not their free will, but for financially supporting the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Those people who had returned home from India due to COVID-19 crisis are leaving home on the eve of the festival. </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"">“It is not our will to leave the family when the Dashain has already begun. But it is for managing a two-square meal. When one has no job, no sufficient food to eat, the festivals are longer important for them, it brings no happiness, but gives pain, instead,” said Raj Bahadur Budha Aeir of Dadeldhura who was found on Thursday heading towards Shimla, India for job. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He arrived home six months owing to the rising infections of COVID-19 (second wave). Back at home, he was jobless and the days throughout these months were challenging for him. As he said, people like him are leaving home on the eve of the festivals when COVID-19 infection is seemed to have slowed down. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Keshab Joshi from Darchula who was among those in the line heading towards India on Thursday has a more painful story to share with. He lost his family member to COVID-19, so he has no Dashain celebrations this year. Moreover, he has to join the labour market in India to manage basic needs of the family. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Dhana Devi Rawat of Doti said that she is unhappy while leaving home in Dashain festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rawat shared, "Dashain celebration has begun in everyone's house. Poor people neither can get happiness nor comfort." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Assistant Sub Inspector at the Area Police Office, Gaddachauki, Jeevan Gurung, said that more than 100 Nepali migrant workers went to India via Gaddachauki on October 7, the day of Ghatasthapana. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Although the number of Nepali migrant workers returning home from India is increasing, even the Dashain festival has not stopped people from leaving home for India," he opined. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung shared that they have increased vigilance to curb possible criminal activities during the festivals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He added as per the data of the past one week around 250-600 Nepali migrant workers leave the country for India on a daily basis. Three hundred seventy people went to different cities of India for employment via Gaddachauki and Gauriphanta check points on Wednesday (October 6) alone. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Police have also brought passenger help desk into operation at border points to facilitate the passengers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, people continue to enter India through the Dokebazaar transit point on the eve of the Dashain festival. Chief of the Dokebazaar Police Post, Sub-Inspector Deependra Thapa said although the trend of going to India via this transit has decreased it has not completely stopped. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepali citizens go towards India using this transit generally in the evening. The record shows that 111 persons went towards India through this transit point only on Wednesday," he said, adding that more than 900 people have been entering the country from India via this point. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He said that the number of people coming on festival leave is increasing as it is festival time and the movement of people through the transit has been somewhat eased at present. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">India is the main employment destination of the people of the Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces. Most people are going to India on the eve of the festivals because of the lack of employment opportunities in their hometowns. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13851', 'image' => '20211008081032_unemployment-1024x682.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:10:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14105', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'UK Removes Nepal from Red List ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 8: The United Kingdom (UK) has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Issuing a notice on Thursday (October 7), the UK Government stated that the provision will come into effect from October 11. With the new provision, passengers returning to England from Nepal will no longer be required to enter hotel quarantine. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, eligible travellers vaccinated in over 37 new countries and territories will also be treated the same fully vaccinated UK residents, so long as they have not visited a red list country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The UK Government has also stated that proof of vaccination of four vaccines (Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen and Janssen) will be recognised from those 37 countries and territories. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Passengers travelling to the UK from Nepal should submit the proof of vaccination. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-08', 'modified' => '2021-10-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13850', 'image' => '20211008080200_redlist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-08 08:01:30', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14104', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'First Section of 220 KV Koshi Corridor Transmission Line Completed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The construction of the first section of the 220 KV Koshi Corridor transmission line from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur and Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha has been completed. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Exim Bank of India recently held a program in Dhankuta and announced the completion of the transmission line under the first package.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The construction of this section has been completed with the concessional loan of the Government of Nepal and the Exim Bank of India. Exim Bank had given a concessional loan of USD 90 million for this project with the estimated cost of USD 112 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Koshi Corridor transmission line project can transmit about 1,000 MW of electricity from Tumlingtar to Basantapur, about 1,000 MW from Dhungesanghu (Taplejung) to Basantapur and about 2,000 MW from Basantapur to Inaruwa. In addition, a transmission and distribution network will be created for reliable power supply in the districts of Province 1.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At the program, Biswajit Garg, a representative of Exim Bank handed over the transmission line of the section to Madhu Prasad Bhetwal, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and Kulman Ghising, Managing Director of NEA.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ghising said that the foundation has been prepared in Province 1 for the transmission and distribution of electricity. He said Koshi Corridor and Kabeli Corridor transmission lines are being linked to ensure reliable power supply in the province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bhetwal said that the infrastructure has been prepared to supply electricity to the consumers of the Arun and Tamor reservoir hydropower projects. He further said that construction of transmission lines has ensured the investment of the private sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEA also plans to extend the second circuit of the transmission line and expand the capacity of 220 KV line and power transformers. NEA has already written to the Exim Bank asking for the required investment for the project. The project is estimated to cost USD 40 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The project was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction was affected when various equipment and technicians required for the construction couldn't reach the project site on time. The transmission project has been constructed by dividing it into three packages.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The first package includes construction of Inaruwa-Tumlingtar transmission line, three substations will be constructed in the second package while in the third package transmission line and substation from Terhathum to Dhungesanghu of Taplejung in Basantapur will be built. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Koshi Corridor is being built to connect the electricity generated from the Arun and Tamor rivers and their secondary rivers. It will connect electricity produced in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum and Taplejung to the national transmission line. The construction of the first section has been completed and 80 and 70 percent works of the second and third packages have also been completed respectively. The project is set to be completed by March 2022.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A 220 KV substation is currently under construction in Inaruwa. The construction of substations and completion of 220/132/33 KV Inaruwa substation under the second package is underway and is expected to complete by December, 2021. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At present, electricity generated by private sector projects is being supplied through 33 KV transmission lines. The new transmission line has resolved the problem of transmission faced by the projects of the area during the rainy season. The projects in Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha and Tehrathum were not able to run at full capacity during the rainy season due to insufficient capacity of the Tirtire-Basantapur-Dhankuta-Dharan 33 kV transmission line. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agreement was signed with Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, an Indian company on February 25, 2016 to build the first section of the Inaruwa-Basantapur-Baneshwor-Tumlingtar 220 KV transmission line. The estimated cost of the first package is $37.3 million.</span></span></span></p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13849', 'image' => '20211007013612_Transmission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:34:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14103', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NYEF to organize Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22nd of October, 2021.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">October 7: Nepali Young Entrepreneur Forum (NYEF) Birgunj chapter is organizing the first Regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit in Birgunj in association with the Ladies Circle Nepal on 22<sup>nd</sup> of October, 2021.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaking at a press conference held in Birgunj on Wednesday, coordinator Manisha Sunuwar said that the summit is being held in Birgunj for the first time. She also stated the objective of the summit is to increase the participation of Nepali women in entrepreneurship.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The one-day conference has targeted the attendance of more than 100 women entrepreneurs, according to Sunuwar.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anup Kumar Agrawal, President of NYEF Birgunj chapter said that the hard work, struggle and success of women entrepreneurs participating in various fields of entrepreneurship will be presented in the summit. He has also expressed confidence that the summit would help in promoting entrepreneurship among women.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that this one-day interactive program between the well-established entrepreneurs and startup companies will encourage participants in building their knowledge, skills, and capacity for running business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"One of the purposes of the conference is to raise the issues faced by women in entrepreneurship and to have in-depth discussions on solutions as well," stated Sunuwar, “The summit will be important in order to take constructive initiatives for concerned bodies and authorities to address the challenges and potential of promoting women entrepreneurship.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rashmi Das, the former president of Ladies Circle Nepal, said that the experiences of success, struggle and patience of successful women entrepreneurs in various fields of business will be exchanged at the summit. Das claimed that the content of the various sectors could be a source of inspiration for newcomers to the business.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers believe that the exchange of experiences between successful entrepreneurs and startup companies at the conference will develop the ability to transform the problems that arise in the course of business into opportunities among entrepreneurs.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13848', 'image' => '20211007010456_women.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 13:04:08', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14102', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Services-led Growth Key to Nepal’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 7: A gradual economic recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover, the World Bank said in its latest report. The economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year 2022, an improvement over 1.8 percent growth in FY 2021, but still below pre-pandemic growth averages, according to World Bank’s latest South Asia Economic Focus.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In South Asia, recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of COVID-19. But the recovery remains fragile and uneven, and most countries are far from pre-pandemic trend levels, states the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional update published on October 7. In Nepal, recovery is vulnerable to risks, and will rely on the continued gradual resumption of economic activities alongside social distancing and an effective vaccination rollout this year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The latest South Asia Economic Focus titled Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development projects the region to grow by 7.1 percent in 2021 and 2022. While the year-on-year growth remains strong in the region, albeit from a very low base in 2020, the recovery has been uneven across countries and sectors. South Asia’s average annual growth is forecast to be 3.4 percent over 2020-23, which is 3 percentage points less than it was in the four years preceding the pandemic.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The pandemic provides the opportunity for countries to craft a recovery path that draws lessons from the crisis,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country director for the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as saying..</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Nepal recently adopted the Kathmandu Declaration as a joint commitment of the government and development partners towards the country’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID). Mobilizing the private sector through green investment and support for small and medium enterprises with job growth potential in the services sector is a key part of Nepal’s GRID strategy.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">COVID-19 has left long-term scars on the region’s economy, the impacts of which can last well into the recovery. Many countries experienced lower investment flows, disruptions in supply chains, and setbacks to human capital accumulation, as well as substantial increases in debt levels. The pandemic is estimated to have caused 48 to 59 million people to become or remain poor in 2021 in South Asia.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As countries build back, they have a chance to rethink their long-term development models, the statement further said. With the emergence of new digital technologies, South Asia has an opportunity to shift gears from a traditional manufacturing-led growth model and capitalize on the potential of its services sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The role of services in the region’s economy has been increasing amid rapid technological change and the accelerated structural transformation of global economic activity in response to the pandemic. The adoption of digital technologies makes services more tradable, enables services to increase productivity of other sectors—including manufacturing—and creates new markets. Some South Asian countries are increasingly providing business and professional services that add value to manufacturing and play a key role in global value chains.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In Nepal, the pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital services, with the use of electronic payment transactions increasing by double digits, the World Bank report stated. Growth in the services sector as a whole is expected to drive Nepal’s recovery, despite structural constraints such as slow domestic job creation, the country’s high vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change, and large infrastructure gaps.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Countries in South Asia have a strong comparative advantage in exporting services, particularly business processes and tourism, whereas they have struggled to break into manufacturing export markets,” said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region. “To realize the potential of the services-led development, the region needs to rethink regulations and establish new institutions to support innovation and competitiveness.”</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13847', 'image' => '20211007124702_1633586810.world_bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:45:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14101', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '10,000 Metric Tons Chemical Fertilisers Stuck Across Northern Border', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: Ten thousand metric tons of urea that was being brought to Nepal from Tatopani customs to fulfill the shortage of chemical fertiliser has been stopped at the northern checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Nepali company Silk Market had purchased 10,000 metric tons of urea and transported it to Shigatse 10 days ago but could not bring the fertilizer to Nepal due to inconvenience at the border checkpoint. Although the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited is about to bring a total of 15,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers including 10,000 metric tons of urea and 5,000 metric tons of Diammonuim Phosphate (DAP), it will still take a few more days for 5,000 metric tons of DAP to reach the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the company, it was planning to deliver all the fertilizers to the dealers by mid-October. However, now it will still take time to reach the seller as the fertilisers have been stopped at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bishnu Pokharel, spokesperson of the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited said that although the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Supply requested the officials of the Nepal’s Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet to bring the fertilisers in time, the efforts have not materialized. He said that the government of Nepal should hold a high-level discussion to resolve the issue.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, chief of Tatopani Customs, Narad Gautam, said that there has been a problem in bringing the goods to Nepal even though the Chinese side had assured that all the containers would be released to Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, along with 10,000 metric tons of fertilisers, more than 1,100 containers are stuck at the checkpoint.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Containers about 40 feet high are impossible to bring as the road conditions are not good. So it takes a long time as the goods from the big containers need to be loaded in the small containers,” he told New Business Age.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He is of the view that coordination should be done from the diplomatic level to bring all goods into Nepal easily. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13846', 'image' => '20211007120847_1633563239.1.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 12:07:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14100', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei Launches Seeds for the Future in Nepal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Chinese smartphone company Huawei has launched Seeds for the Future– its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal. The initiative was started as part of its Digital Talent Development Ecosystem. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This is the first time that Huawei is introducing the program in Nepal. It was first launched in 2008 in Thailand. Since then over 9,000 students from 130 countries and regions have participated in the program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, 20 students from Nepal selected from a competitive application process will get to participate in the international program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At a press meet held to launch the initiative in Lalitpur on Wednesday, Huawei introduced the selection committee for the program composed of Prof. Dr. Shashishar Ram Joshi, Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya and Prof. Timila Yami. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The program will offer students an eight-day interactive online experience and first-hand insights into the ICT industry in Nepal. During the online program, students will receive entry level and advanced courses on key technologies, including 5G, cloud computing and AI and experience China through virtual tours. They will also hear from experts who will share perspectives on a wide range of topics from cyber security to aerospace industry, immerse in an interactive and dynamic classroom that allows for cross-cultural exchanges with fellows from other countries, participate in “Tech4Good” group project and get a glimpse at Huawei’s history and technological developments, according to a statement released by the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CEO of Huawei Technologies Nepal Pvt. Ltd., William Zhang expressed the hope that students from Nepal would enthusiastically participate in the program, and shared that the company has a goal of developing 10,000 ICT talents in the next five years in Nepal. “Huawei hopes to help Nepal build the foundation for the Nepalese digital economy by partnering with all ICT stakeholders, through broadband connectivity, data centers, cloud and computing and other latest technologies", Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During its 21 years of operation in Nepal, Huawei said it is assisting the government, the public sector private businesses and all industry domains in their digital transformation through telecom, enterprise and public cloud service and solutions. --RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13845', 'image' => '20211007114536_pic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:44:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bada Dashain Festival Begins Today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Hindus in Nepal, has commenced from today (October 7). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The first day of Bada Dashain festival is called "Ghatasthapana" that falls on the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Ashwin (mid-September to mid-October). </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Hindus in Nepal worship an oil-fed lamp (Diyo), an auspicious jar (Kakash) and Lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow barley seeds in a jar filled with sand and cow dung for germination of the auspicious barley shoots known as Jamara. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious time for observing Ghatasthapana is 11:46 am today (October 7), according to Nepal Calendar Determination Committee. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Prayers are also offered to Durga Bhavani, the goddess of power throughout the ten days of Dashain festival. Germination of the auspicious "Jamara" is also initiated at the Dashain Ghar of the Malla-era palace in Hanumandhoka in accordance with Vedic rituals, today. There is also a tradition of sacrificing animals while initiating the germination of "Jamara". </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also today, prayers are offered to goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati at the Dashain Ghar, marking the beginning of the nine nights of Navaratri. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Bada Dashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The auspicious hour for receiving Tika and blessings this year is 10:02 am on October 15, according to the Committee Chair Srikrishna Adhikari. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the Navaratri, thousands of devotees visit Naxal Bhagawati, Shobha Bhagawati, Maitidevi, Guheswori, Bhadrakali, Kalikasthan, Sankata, Mahankalsthan, Naradevi, Bijayeswori, Indrayani, Dakshinkali, Chamunda and other shrines of goddess Durga Bhavani early in the morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">People also recite sacred verses and hymns dedicated to Durga Bhawani at temples and shrines as well as at their homes throughout the Dashain festival.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is celebrated with family reunion as people from across the country as well as abroad return home en masse to receive blessings from their elders.People buy new clothes especially during this festival while business flourishes at this period of year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Children also fly kites during Dashain as a symbolic message to Lord Indra, the god of rain and good harvest, to stop rainfall. Another special feature of the Dashain festival is playing swing built especially for this festival. There is a general belief that people must leave the ground at least once a year and so swings are set up during Dashain.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">(Based on report published by RSS)</span></em></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13844', 'image' => '20211007081620_Dashain.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 08:15:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Provincial Government Hikes Fare of Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley', 'sub_title' => 'Commuters to pay a minimum of Rs 18 for using public vehicles ', 'summary' => 'October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 7: The state government of Bagmati Province has hiked the fare of public transportation in 13 districts of the province including the Kathmandu Valley. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development of Bagmati Province has increase the fare by up to 23 per cent for public transport outside the Kathmandu Valley while the fare has been hiked in the Valley based on distance, according to the state-owned national news agency RSS. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the latest hike, commuters of the Valley will now have to pay Rs 18 for travelling a distance between 0 to 5 kilometres, Rs 23 upto 10 kilometres, Rs 30 upto 20 kilometres and Rs 35 above 20 kilometres. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The provincial governments have been entrusted with the responsibility to revise the fare of public transport for both long and short routes within their province as per a recent decision of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13843', 'image' => '20211007075628_20210715011716_20200721030826_1595264681.yatayat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 07:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '14099', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prices of Poultry Feed Rises due to Increase in Price of Raw Materials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 7: The prices of poultry feed have increased due to the increase in the prices of raw materials used for making poultry feed in the international market. Poultry feed producers import raw materials mainly from India and America.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Due to the decline in production of soybeans in those countries, the prices have gone up significantly.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, the price of poultry feed has increased by Rs 2 per kg. According to the Nepal Grain Industries Association, the price of B-0 poultry feed has been increased from Rs 64 per kg to Rs 66 and the price of B-1 has been increased from Rs 63 to Rs 65 per kg. Similarly, the price of B-2 and B-3 grains has also been increased by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 64 and Rs 63 respectively.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The price of soybean’s de-oiled cake has gone up by Rs 55 per kg from Rs 70 to Rs 125 in just a year, said Rabin Puri, president of the association. Similarly, the soybeans costing Rs 80 has gone up to Rs 115 per kg.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Along with soy de-oiled cake, the price of maize, another major raw material used for making poultry feed, has also gone up. The price of maize which was Rs 20 to Rs 25 per kg previously has reached Rs 35 per kg now, as per the association.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chairman Puri explained that the Indian traders imported soybeans from the United States and sold them to Nepali traders. This has resulted in high prices of poultry feed. The Indian farmers resorted to this option after the decline in soybean production in India itself.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Considering the current production cost, the price should have been increased by up to Rs 8 per kg,” said Puri, “But increasing the prices all at once may discourage the farmers, which is why; the prices have been increased by Rs 2.”</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chinese entrepreneurs have increased the consumption of soybeans excessively. This is another reason for the skyrocketing prices of raw material for poultry feed.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Soybean and maize used for poultry feed production in Nepal are imported from the USA, Brazil, India and other countries. Among the raw materials used for making grains, 99 percent of soybeans and 70 percent of maize have to be imported into the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-10-07', 'modified' => '2021-10-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13842', 'image' => '20211007112611_20210803125226_product-jpeg-500x500.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-10-07 11:25:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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 - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
