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Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki Opens 5 New Showrooms</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="VG Suzuki" src="/userfiles/images/bb1%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 67px;" />VG Automobiles, the subsidiary company of Vishal Group and the authorized importer and distributor for Suzuki Motorcycle India Ltd has opened five new showrooms in Kalanki, Basundhara, Boudha and Kausaltar in Kathmandu and in Banepa of Kavre. The showrooms were inaugurated by Adhir Kumar Shrestha, Assistant General Manager of VG Automobiles. The company has also announced special exchange program to mark the opening of the new showrooms. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Galaxy S Duos 2 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="Galaxy S Duos 2" src="/userfiles/images/bbb%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; width: 53px; height: 100px;" />International Marketing Services Pvt Ltd (IMS) has launched Galaxy S Duos 2, the latest additions to the Galaxy Smartphone series. The Galaxy S Duos 2 is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. The phone sports a four inch WVGA touchscreen, and comes with 4 GB of internal storage and 768 MB of RAM. The imaging devices include a 5 MP primary camera and a VGA secondary camera. The handset is priced at Rs 18500. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa" src="/userfiles/images/bb3%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 70px;" />Morang Auto Works Enterprises (MAW) opened a new Yamaha show room named Saurav Motorcycle Marmat Kendra in Rampur, Palpa. The showroom was inaugurated by Managing Director of MAW Vishnu Kumar Agarwal along with Namrata Shrestha, Goodwill Brand Ambassador of Yamaha two wheelers in Nepal. The new showroom offers services like consultation, sales and after sales along with a service facility. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>John Players’ End of Season Sale </strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="John Players’ End of Season Sale " src="/userfiles/images/bb4%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 24px;" />John Players, the premium menswear from Surya Nepal Private Limited has announced its ‘End of Season Sale’. The sale offers a discount of up to 50 per cent on John Players shirts, pullovers, denims and jackets. The sale is available on all the John Players’ Exclusive Branded Outlets and other select outlets across the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-27', 'modified' => '2014-01-28', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd organized Dell by Gnext Partners Meet 2014 at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza on 23rd January 2014. Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward', 'sortorder' => '2383', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2489', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (20 - 26 January 2014)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Toyota Hiace with New Engine</strong></span></div> <div> United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. Apart from the new engine, Hiace comes with features like low engine noise, reduced weight and is highly durable and reliable, says a statement from the company. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Jagdamba Steel’s Salaam Idea Contest</strong></span></div> <div> Jagdamba Steels Private Limited has launched a Facebook contest named Salaam Idea Contest. In this contest, participants are required to upload a picture in which TMT Steel Bar is used for any purpose other than construction or in tool making in the official Facebook Page of Jagdamba Steels. The participant with maximum number of likes will be declared the winner and will win a new Mahindra Rodeo RZ scooter. The contest will run for a month. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Berger Silk Range Launched </strong></span></div> <div> Berger and Jensen Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched Berger Silk premium paint in Nepal. According to the company, Silk offers better shine and colour, and is one of the most luxurious offering from Berger. The company has also claimed that the paint is one of the safest emulsions in market as it is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury and chromium. Silk is endorsed by popular Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Shikhar Cement Gets NS Mark</strong></span></div> <div> Shikhar Cement, a product of Star Cement Industry Pvt Ltd has received NS Certification. Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has awarded the certification based on the quality and manufacturing process of the cement. Star Cement Industry has been manufacturing cement since last eight years. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>Avanish Distillery launches Striker </strong></div> <div> Avanish Distillery Pvt Ltd has introduced its first product Striker, apple flavoured liquor in the market. According to the company, Striker is made from clean and pure water, and has passed through strict quality control. The company will also be producing vodkas, rums, whiskeys and gins in near future.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-21', 'modified' => '2014-01-22', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. Apart from the new engine, Hiace comes with features like low engine noise, reduced weight and is highly durable and reliable, says a statement from the company.', 'sortorder' => '2331', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2392', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (30 December 2013 - 5 January 2014)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Color X-22 in market</strong></span></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced X-factor X-22 Wave Series mobile in the market. According to the company, the handset comes with a super fast file transferring system. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 operating system and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core processor. Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Asian Paints Announces Top 50 Winners</strong></span></div> <div> Asian Paints Nepal has announced top 50 finalists of its ‘Dream Home Contest’ campaign. After 4 months of Facebook contest, the semi-finalists were selected on the basis of highest voted photographs in the Dream Home Contest App. These houses will be visited by a team of architects from the Society of Nepalese Architect (SONA). The jury members will select top 10 finalists after the visits. These top 10 houses will be visited by celebrity judges Karishma Manandhar, Nima Rumba and Rabi Dongol to decide the winners.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker’s Black List Party</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker is going to organize first Johnnie Walker Black List Party in Kathmandu on 25th January 2014 to celebrate the success of its ‘Join the Pact’ campaign in Nepal. The exclusive invitee-only event will be held at Hyatt Regency hotel. Attendees can indulge in Johnnie Walker’s signature bold flavours while being entertained by performances from superstar international DJs, dancers and performance artists, says a statement. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Grand awarded ‘Indian Car of the Year 2014’</strong></span></div> <div> Hyundai Grand has won the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award for 2014. Grand i10 earned the India’s highest automotive award where it competed with other major automobile companies. Hyundai has sold over 35,000 Grand i10 across India in the 90 days of after launching September 2013. Grand has been designed at Hyundai European design centre in Germany using Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic Design’ theme.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki’s Showroom in Birgunj</strong></span></div> <div> VG Suzuki has opened its new showroom in Birgunj. The showroom will have on display Suzuki’s three motorcycle and two scooter models. To celebrate the inauguration of the showroom, customers are offered a discount of Rs 10,000 on all the motorcycles and scooters. There is also a bumper prize of a Suzuki car and three LED TVs.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-01', 'modified' => '2014-01-01', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Colors Mobile has introduced X-factor X-22 Wave Series mobile in the market. According to the company, the handset comes with a super fast file transferring system. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 operating system and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core processor. Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.', 'sortorder' => '2234', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2354', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (23 - 29 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Unveils Grand i10</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm. There is an option of of 5-speed manual transmission and Automatic Transmission. The company is offering a discount of up to 150,000 as an introductory offer. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda’s ‘Enlighten Your Life’ Offer </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company Pvt Ltd has announced a new scheme titled ‘Enlighten your life’ this winter. Under this scheme, on every purchase of Honda generator and power products priced below Rs 150,000, customers will get a free carry bag, jacket and wall clock. On purchasing the generators and power products priced above Rs 150,000, a luggage bag and jacket is offered for free. The scheme is available in all showrooms, branches and dealers of Honda across the country.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>KIS-Multi Device Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, in co-operation with Kaspersky Labs, have launched Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi Device 2014 antivirus in the market. According to the company, it is a new security product that provides premium protection for the world’s most commonly-used devices. ‘This solution protects not only Windows PCs, but also Android smartphones and tablets and Mac computers, allowing for the easily securing of any combination of devices with one activation code,’ says a statement. The software comes in 5-devices/1-year pack at introductory price of Rs 5000.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 11th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 1244031, 2237978, 2357915, 2486125 and 4133253. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. The bumper prize for this contest is an apartment at Downtown Housing. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-24', 'modified' => '2013-12-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm.', 'sortorder' => '2198', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2306', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (16 - 22 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Selects Band for Nepali FIFA Theme Song</strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 8th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 3202526, 5874406, 7762516, 8013027 and 9747989. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Himstar’s New Heaters</strong></span></div> <div> Him Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced five new models of heaters in the market. The series includes three new small size heaters and a gas heater. The series also includes a unique heater that runs on both LPG and electricity. The company has informed that the heaters give a warning when the heater is about to go off or when the oxygen level of the room goes down. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Bajaj’s ‘Meet and Greet Paras’ Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the sole authorised distributor of Bajaj motorcycles for Nepal launched a promotional campaign named ‘Meet and Greet Paras from 9 to 15 December. Under the scheme, customers purchasing Bajaj Pulsar bikes received an invitation card to meet cricketer Paras Khadka. The company has informed that other interested individuals can also participate in the event by playing a game named ‘Mauka ma Chauka’ on the company’s official facebook page. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda Announces Brio Winner </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company, the sole distributor of Honda two-wheelers in Nepal has announced the winner of its bumper draw of ‘Honda Lifestyle Upgrade’ offer. The winner of the bumper draw has won a Honda Brio. The offer started on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-17', 'modified' => '2013-12-17', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco.', 'sortorder' => '2148', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2222', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker Initiates ‘Join the Pact’ in Nepal</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign, the global responsible drinking initiative by Johnnie Walker. The campaign aims to gather a further one million pledges by encouraging consumers to make the commitment to ‘Never Drink and Drive’. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Ncell Extends Free Gift Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has extended its ‘Khusiko Bahar, Ncell ko Upahar’ campaign for another 60 days. With the extension, Ncell customers will now receive free daily gifts for another two months. Ncell had initially launched the campaign for 30 days on October 30. Under the campaign, Ncell has so far awarded free gifts worth Rs 1.87 billion to the customers. On enrolling to the campaign, customers will receive a guaranteed gift, which could range from internet package and bonus balance to night talk time and SMS and MMS for free. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Index Furniture’s Wedding Collection</strong></span></div> <div> Index Furniture has introduced a promotional campaign for this wedding season from November 25 to February 1. The company has introduced new bedroom sets, sofa sets and other decorative items likes cushions, table and floor lamps, dining sets, and table clocks under its ‘Wedding Collection’. During the campaign, the company will offer 10 per cent discount on all bedroom and living room sets worth Rs 50,000 or above.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Fcube Launches Third Cinema Hall</strong></span></div> <div> KL Cinema City Pvt Ltd has launched its third movie theater CUBE-3 at Fcube Cinemas at KL Tower, Chabahil. With the new theatre, the company has claimed that it has introduced ‘Active Seating System’ for the first time in Nepal. According to a press release, every seat of the theater is fitted with sound and motion sensors with wide-open views of the big screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Dabur Chawanprash Endorsed by Rajesh Hamal</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Chawanprash has appointed superstar Rajesh Hamal as a brand ambassador to the product and has launched new thematic campaign with the celebrated actor. According to the company, Hamal himself proposed to be the face of Dabur Chawanprash as his belief of becoming healthy and fit perfectly overlaps with the brand properties.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-03', 'modified' => '2013-12-03', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign', 'sortorder' => '2064', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2176', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (25 November - 01 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Dabur launches Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt. Dabur has combined salt power with other trusted herbs to give a complete oral care solution, says a press release. The toothpaste is available in 40, 80 and 175 gram packs at Rs 20, 35 and 70 respectively. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Sagar Group Wins ‘Brother Gold Award 2013’</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Group is awarded with ‘Gold Award 2013’ in an event hosted by Brother International Gulf at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on November 2013. Sagar Group won the award from among many countries of Middle East and South Asia. Brother Gold Award for Service Excellence is awarded only to authorized service providers on the basis of after-sales service, service Infrastructure, processing mechanism and efficient execution cycle. There were 49 participants from 49 different countries like Qatar, Mauritius, UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Nepal releases Official FIFA World Cup Anthem </strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola has released the official Coca-Cola Anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2014 titled ‘The World is Ours’. According to a press statement, the anthem brings the music of Brazil to the world and captures the local rhythms of samba, baile funk and technobraga featuring vocals from Brazilian singer David Correy and sounds from Monobloco, a Brazilian street band. The Coca-Cola Company has had a long relationship with FIFA since 1974 and has been an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup since 1978. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Amco Batteries Opens Showroom</strong></span></div> <div> Amco Batteries has opened its showroom in Soaltee Mode of Kathmandu on Friday. According to the company, Amco automobile and two-wheeler batteries are very popular in India, and soon will be renowned in Nepal as well. The showroom will deal in Amco batteries and also provide other required services. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-26', 'modified' => '2013-11-27', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. 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The pack will be available on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and the customers can subscribe to any one of them as per their requirement.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Kobe LED TVs in Market</strong></span></div> <div> Bhajuratna Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced Kobe LED TVs in the market. According to the company, the TVs are targeted to those customers who want LED TVs at an affordable price. The TVs are available in 22 and 32 inch sizes, and have features like 3d Comb Filter, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Hotel Mode, Volume Leveller, Cinema Zoom, USB High Speed 2.0, Eco Vision and HDMI. The TVs will be made available through 14 showrooms throughout the country. The company is giving out a warranty of one year on both the models of TVs. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hero Announces Winners of Dashain Tihar Offer</strong></span></div> <div> General Marketing Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributors of Hero motorcycles for Nepal has announced the winners of second lucky draw of its Dashain and Tihar offer ‘Hero Blockbuster Deal’. The three winners have won Rs 100,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 from the lucky draw.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Colors’ New Handsets </strong></span></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced two new handsets, Star 3G (X- 30) under its star series phones and new X-Factor Idol (X-16) in the market. Colors Star 3G is powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor and comes with 3.5 inch capacitive multi-touch screen, front and rear cameras and 1200 mAh battery. Colors Idol (X-16) is a dual SIM phone that runs on Android 2.3 and is powered by a 1 GHz processor, and has 512 MB of ROM and 256 MB of RAM.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Samsara Joins Hands Al Ansari </strong></span></div> <div> Samsara Money Transfer has entered into an agreement with UAE based Al Ansari Exchange. Following the agreement, money could be received from any branches of Samsara in Nepal sent from the Al Ansari Exchange in UAE. Executive Vice Chairman of Samsara Jeewan Babu Shrestha and Rashed A. Al Ansari, General Manager of the Al Ansari Exchange, signed an agreement to this effect recently. Samsara claims that it has more than 1 thousand 8 hundred agents across Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-12', 'modified' => '2013-11-24', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market.', 'sortorder' => '1988', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2061', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (28 October - 3 November)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Micromax Launches Two New Models</strong></span></div> <div> Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor. It has 1 GB of RAM, and has an 8 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera. Canvas Fun comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has a 4.5 inch screen. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>‘Experience Hyundai’ Organized</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi InterContinental Pvt Ltd organized an event named ‘Experience Hyundai’ from 24-26 October at its Thapathali showroom. According to the company, the event was organized to provide a platform to experience the entire Hyundai family along with some entertainment. The event featured free car wash, free gift on every test drive, any brand exchange, on spot finance and insurance and a free check up facility for Hyundai vehicles. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Karbonn A5 and A26 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Allied Trade link International P Ltd, the authorized distributor of Karbonn Mobile launched two new handsets A5 and A26 in the market. A5 has features like Android Gingerbread, dual SIM, 1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 3.2 MP camera and front digital camera among others. A26 comes with features like Android v 4.1, 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 5 inch Screen, Wi-Fi, 2000 mAh battery, 5 MP camera with LED flash, Front Digital camera and 512 MB RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Scooter Exchange Concludes</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises organized ‘Yamaha Scooter Exchange Mahamela’ from October 24 to 26 at Bhrikuti Mandap. According to the company, this was the first and biggest event of its kind in Nepal. The event offered exchange of old motorcycles and scooters with Yamaha Ray. There was participation of more than 10 dealers and over 40 re-condition houses. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ford Focus Best Selling Vehicle Globally</strong></span></div> <div> Ford Focus has maintained its leadership as the best-selling vehicle nameplate globally, based on Ford analysis of the latest Polk global vehicle registration data for the first half of 2013. Globally, Focus is up 20 per cent in the first half of 2013 as compared with the same period last year. Also, Ford Fiesta ranks as the fourth best-selling vehicle overall, and is the world’s best-selling subcompact vehicle through June 2013. Ford is the only brand with two nameplates among the global top five best-sellers.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-29', 'modified' => '2013-10-29', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor.', 'sortorder' => '1914', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2002', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (21 - 27 October 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New RAV4 and Hilux Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Inaugurates Training Academy </strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental, sole distributer of Hyundai has inaugurated its new Training Academy. According to the company, this is its first such dedicated training facility. Located in Patan Industrial Area, the new facility will host Hyundai staffs from across Nepal, offering training in disciplines such as Sales, Service, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management and Product training. Covering 1600 sqm, the facility features classroom style lecture rooms, group discussion room, Seminar Hall, Library, e-learning center, Practical area and car display with mock-up showroom /service environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Showroom at Mirchaiya</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises Pvt Ltd, sole authorized distributor for Yamaha Motorcycles in Nepal has opened a new Yamaha showroom named S S Auto Center at Mirchaiya. The showroom offers facility of sales, service and spares under one roof, and is introduced as a part of its Yes! Yamaha concept.The showroom was inaugurated by actress and Goodwill Ambassador for Yamaha Ray Namrata Shrestha. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New TVS Company Outlet at Maharajgunj</strong></span></div> <div> CG MotoCorp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has added a new Company Outlet in Maharajgunj under the name AIT TVS Maharajgunj. AIT TVS is the 41st TVS Sales Outlet in Nepal under CG MotoCorp which offers various models of TVS two-wheelers. The showroom targets to sell more than 1200 units of vehicle in this fiscal year.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Mahindra Spare Parts Outlet at Balaju</strong></span></div> <div> Agni Incorporated, the sole authorized distributer of Mahindra multi utility vehicles and tractors in the country, has opened Mahindra genuine spare parts outlet at Balaju, Kathmandu and at 15 other places throughout the country. Customers can get opening discount of 15 per cent on purchase of all spare parts and lubricants for a limited period of time.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-21', 'modified' => '2013-10-21', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm.', 'sortorder' => '1852', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1800', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (9 - 15 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary" src="/userfiles/images/pk.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 61px;" />Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary</span></strong></div> <div> Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration. The programme held at Hotel Radisson was attended by prominent figures from the various business and non business communities. The highlight of the program was the launch of the group’s first corporate magazine by Managing Director Pradeep Kumar Shrestha.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Colors Introduces Star 4.0" src="/userfiles/images/clr.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 51px; height: 100px;" />Colors Introduces Star 4.0</span></strong></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced Star 4.0 in its Xfactor series. The handset supports 3G SIM and 3G data connections. Xfactor Star has a 4 inch capacitive touch screen and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The phone is powered by 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. There is a 3.2 MP rear camera and a 0.3 MP front camera, and the camera comes with LED flash and supports panoramic shot mode. The phone is available at a price of Rs 11,000. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’" src="/userfiles/images/bjj.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 26px;" />Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’</span></strong></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the authorized distributor and marketer of Bajaj Motorcycles in Nepal has introduced a new scheme for Dashain and Tihar called ‘Bajaj Dusavatar’. The scheme offers every customer purchasing Bajaj bikes instant cash prizes and weekly lucky draw coupon. The scheme revolves around the number 10, and offers weekly bumper prize of Rs 1,000,000 to 10 winners. Also, the campaign will last for a period of 10 weeks and the scheme celebrates the 10 years of two wheeler market of Bajaj bikes in Nepal. This offer is active from September 1 and is applicable throughout the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="YSRS in Pokhara" src="/userfiles/images/ysrs.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 52px;" />YSRS in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Yamaha conducted its Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS) programme on August 30 in Pokhara College of Management in Nadipur, Pokhara. The programme was attended by 60 participants. The objective of such one-day workshops is to increase road safety awareness for both bikers and pedestrians. This kind of program has been already conducted in more than 12 colleges of Kathmandu valley. The event also featured the test ride of the new reloaded Yamaha FZ-S.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Hyundai’s Festive Offer" src="/userfiles/images/hnd(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 55px;" />Hyundai’s Festive Offer</span></strong></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd, sole authorized distributor of Hyundai Motors in Nepal has introduced a customer scheme named ‘Dashain Tihar Ko Offer Super Duper Bumper’ for this festive season. Under this scheme, Hyundai customers can get cash discount of up to Rs 500,000 as Super offer, 50 Tola Gold (5 Tola each to 10 persons) as Duper offer, and Bumper prize of two Hyundai Eons through lucky draw. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-10', 'modified' => '2013-09-10', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration.', 'sortorder' => '1661', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1760', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Asian Paints Dream Home Contest" src="/userfiles/images/ap.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 114px;" />Asian Paints’ Dream Home Contest </span></strong></div> <div> Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’. To participate in the contest, customers have to paint the exterior of their home with Apex Ultima and upload the photos of their home in Asian paints Facebook page app ‘Dream Home Contest’. Top 50 maximum liked photographs will be judged for their aesthetic appeal. Details of the contest can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/AsianPaints.NP. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign" src="/userfiles/images/jw.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 105px;" />Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has launched a new campaign ‘Double the Intensity’ for the award-winning Johnnie Walker Double Black whiskey. The campaign will have variety of materials including print advertising and advertising at point of purchase. Johnnie Walker Double Black was introduced in Nepal in 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer" src="/userfiles/images/lgfd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 125px; height: 46px;" />LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer</span></strong></div> <div> LG has announced a new offer named ‘Father’s Day Celebration Offer’. With this offer, customers will be entitled to win a 32” Cinema 3D TV through a lucky draw on purchase of any LG products. On every LG purchase, customers need to SMS LG<space>Product Model No.<space>Product Serial No in the warranty card. </space></space></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Xfactor Shine 1" src="/userfiles/images/lgx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; height: 110px; width: 62px;" />Colors Launches Xfactor Shine 1 </span></strong></div> <div> Colors mobile has introduced new Xfactor Shine 1 in the market. According to the company official, the handset is loaded with the best of the features, comes with a faster processor and beautiful sleek design and Android version 4.0.3. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor and has 4 GB ROM and 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Samsung’s New Smart Cameras" src="/userfiles/images/smsg.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 68px; height: 110px;" />Samsung’s New Smart Cameras</span></strong></div> <div> Him Electronics Private Limited, authorized distributor of Samsung Cameras in Nepal has introduced three new ranges of cameras – WB200F, ST150F and ST72. WB200F features a Hybrid Touch User Interface and enhanced Wifi connectivity with 14.2 MP sensor, 18x zoom and 24mm ultra-wide angle lens. ST150F comes with 16 MP sensor, 5x zoom, 3” screen. ST72 features a f2.5 lens, 5x zoom and 16.2 Megapixels. The prices of WB200F, ST150F and ST72 are Rs 24,990, Rs 14,990 and Rs 13,990 respectively.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-04', 'modified' => '2013-09-04', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’.', 'sortorder' => '1621', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1711', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (26 August - 01 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="John Player’s End of Season Sale" src="/userfiles/images/jp.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 29px;" />John Player’s End of Season Sale</span></strong></div> <div> John Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent. The discounts are applicable on wide range of John Players garments. The discount can be availed at outlets of John Players at Bluebird Mall - Tripureshwor, Teendhara - Durbar Marg, City Center (1st Floor) – Kamalpokhari , Maitidevi Complex ( Maitidevi ), Civil Mall (Sundhara) and other leading garment stores across the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="TVS Phoenix 125" src="/userfiles/images/tvs(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 113px;" />TVS Phoenix 125 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> CG Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has launched TVS Phoenix 125 in the market. According to a press release, Phoenix is a premium executive deluxe 125cc motorcycle and is one of the most feature-filled products. The 4-speed transmission of the motorcycle delivers 11 PS of power at 8000 rpm. The motorcycle is available in the market at an introductory price of Rs 169,900. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur" src="/userfiles/images/hnd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 110px;" />Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur</span></strong></div> <div> Honda has opened a new showroom in Kohalpur of Banke on 21 August. The showroom will deal in Honda motorcycles and scooters; ad will also provide the services of exchange and financing. The showroom sold twenty motorcycles on the day of inauguration, and also offered gifts, cash discounts and free helmets and accessories to the customers. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Tata Safari " src="/userfiles/images/ts.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 102px;" />Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Siprdai Trading has started the sale of Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara. Dubbed as the ‘Real SUV’, Storme is claimed to be the combination of luxury, power and off-road performance. The SUV is powered by a 2.2 litre VariCOR turbocharged engine delivering a maximum output of 140 ps and a peak torque of 320 NM. The price of Safari Storme starts from Rs 3.88 million. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition" src="/userfiles/images/fd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 98px;" />Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition from September 18</span></strong></div> <div> House of Rajkarnicar Exhibitions and Events is going to organize Seagram’s Royal Stag Food Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition 2013 from September 18. According to a press release, the Exhibition will be the first of its kind in Nepal focusing exclusively on food, beverage & hospitality. The four-day event will have 150 exhibitors, two thematic pavilions and eight special events. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-27', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'ohn Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent.', 'sortorder' => '1572', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1673', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (19 - 25 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator" src="/userfiles/images/lg(2).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 95px; height: 100px;" />LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator</span></strong></div> <div> LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market. The refrigerator with net capacity of 506 litres and has features like wide hidden touch display, tempered control drawer and glass shelves and water and ice dispenser among others. The freezing compartment comes with express freezing technology and also has interior LED lights. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Micromax 4 " src="/userfiles/images/mx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 90px; height: 120px;" />Micromax 4 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> Micromax has launched its new smartphone Canvas 4, the latest upgraded version in the Canvas series in the market. Canvas 4 is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS. It comes with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB internal and 32 GB expandable memory. It sports a high definition 5 MP front camera, 13 MP back professional camera, auto focus, 99 burst shots, 4-way panorama and LED flash. It supports video calling and has a 5 inch IPS LCD multi-touch screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Pepsi Awards" src="/userfiles/images/20.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 58px;" />Pepsi Awards Winner of 20-20 Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Pepsi has awarded two million rupees to the winner of its 20-20 promotion campaign. Pepsi gave Rs 7,200,000 to consumers as part of the campaign which ran from June 16 to August 6. According to a press release from the company, the campaign had close to 3, 00,000 participants through SMS and events. The campaign was launched with the slogan ‘Ru Bees Ma Bees Lakh, Jitau Lakhau Lakh’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Springwood’s Season SALE" src="/userfiles/images/springwood(1).jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 41px;" />Springwood’s Season SALE</span></strong></div> <div> Springwood, men’s garment brand marketed by Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd is offering ‘end of season’ sale through various outlets throughout Kathmandu and outside as well. The sale offers discounts of 50, 35 and 25 per cent on Springwood’s collection of shirts, t-shirts, trousers, jeans, sweaters and sweat shirts. The sale is valid form 15 August to 15 September 2013.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="IME" src="/userfiles/images/ime.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 56px;" />IME launches ‘Dashain Ma SLC’ Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> International Money Express (IME) has launched a consumer promotion campaign named ‘Dashain Ma SLC with the onset of this year’s festive season. During the two month long campaign starting from August 17, 2013, all IME customers coming to IME agent outlets to avail remittance services will get a chance to win various exciting prizes. During the campaign period, IME will give away 60 Samsung smart phones every day, 8 LED TVs every week and a Hyundai Eon as the bumper prize at the end of the campaign.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-20', 'modified' => '2013-08-20', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market.', 'sortorder' => '1534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1622', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (12 - 18 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati" src="/userfiles/images/mahindara.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 75px;" />Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati </span></strong></div> <div> SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil. The new showroom located will have on display the entire range of 125cc scooters Rodeo RZ, Duro DZ, Flyte and motorcycles 110cc Centuro and Pantero. The spacious showroom is aesthetically designed to offer best convenience and experience to customers, says a press release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj " src="/userfiles/images/ncellcenter.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 95px;" />New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj </span></strong></div> <div> Ncell inaugurated new Ncell Centre in Neta Chowk, Rajbiraj. Ncell’s Legal and Government Liaison Director Kamal Khanal and Customer Relations Director Soma Thapa jointly inaugurated the Centre. From the centre, Ncell subscribers can avail services such as SIM exchange, GPRS, MMS, settings, international roaming, call details, balance transfer, bill payments, corporate services, blackberry service, and change of ownership, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Toshiba P2300" src="/userfiles/images/toshiba.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Toshiba P2300 in the Nepali Market </span></strong></div> <div> EOL Pvt Ltd has launched Toshiba P2300 LED Power TV in the market. According to the company, the TV is explicitly developed to meet the needs and requirements of Asian market. According to a press release, the TV offers intuitive operation and enhanced viewer satisfaction, and comes with better picture, sound and connectivity. The TV delivers the best viewing experience and sharpens and brightens sports and action scenes by balancing and optimizing the combined performance of the TV panel, video processing and backlight technology, says the release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Malee Juice" src="/userfiles/images/malee.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Malee Juice in Nepal </span></strong></div> <div> Thailand’s renowned Malee juice is now available in the Nepali market. The juice comes in Orange, Apple, Grape, Pineapple, Guava, Pomegranate, Carrot, Tomato, Mixed Fruit and Mixed Vegetables falavours, and is available in major shopping malls of Nepal. The juice has been launched with the punch line ‘Fruit with Care’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Kaspersky’s New Antivirus and Internet Security </span></strong></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, the sole authorized distributor of Kaspersky products for Nepal has launched Kaspersky Antivirus 2014 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 in the market. According to the company, the products are the latest versions of proven security solutions for home users.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '2013-08-12', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil.', 'sortorder' => '1483', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $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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Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki Opens 5 New Showrooms</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="VG Suzuki" src="/userfiles/images/bb1%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 67px;" />VG Automobiles, the subsidiary company of Vishal Group and the authorized importer and distributor for Suzuki Motorcycle India Ltd has opened five new showrooms in Kalanki, Basundhara, Boudha and Kausaltar in Kathmandu and in Banepa of Kavre. The showrooms were inaugurated by Adhir Kumar Shrestha, Assistant General Manager of VG Automobiles. The company has also announced special exchange program to mark the opening of the new showrooms. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Galaxy S Duos 2 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="Galaxy S Duos 2" src="/userfiles/images/bbb%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; width: 53px; height: 100px;" />International Marketing Services Pvt Ltd (IMS) has launched Galaxy S Duos 2, the latest additions to the Galaxy Smartphone series. The Galaxy S Duos 2 is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. The phone sports a four inch WVGA touchscreen, and comes with 4 GB of internal storage and 768 MB of RAM. The imaging devices include a 5 MP primary camera and a VGA secondary camera. The handset is priced at Rs 18500. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa" src="/userfiles/images/bb3%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 70px;" />Morang Auto Works Enterprises (MAW) opened a new Yamaha show room named Saurav Motorcycle Marmat Kendra in Rampur, Palpa. The showroom was inaugurated by Managing Director of MAW Vishnu Kumar Agarwal along with Namrata Shrestha, Goodwill Brand Ambassador of Yamaha two wheelers in Nepal. The new showroom offers services like consultation, sales and after sales along with a service facility. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>John Players’ End of Season Sale </strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="John Players’ End of Season Sale " src="/userfiles/images/bb4%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 24px;" />John Players, the premium menswear from Surya Nepal Private Limited has announced its ‘End of Season Sale’. The sale offers a discount of up to 50 per cent on John Players shirts, pullovers, denims and jackets. The sale is available on all the John Players’ Exclusive Branded Outlets and other select outlets across the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-27', 'modified' => '2014-01-28', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd organized Dell by Gnext Partners Meet 2014 at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza on 23rd January 2014. Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward', 'sortorder' => '2383', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2489', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (20 - 26 January 2014)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Toyota Hiace with New Engine</strong></span></div> <div> United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. Apart from the new engine, Hiace comes with features like low engine noise, reduced weight and is highly durable and reliable, says a statement from the company. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Jagdamba Steel’s Salaam Idea Contest</strong></span></div> <div> Jagdamba Steels Private Limited has launched a Facebook contest named Salaam Idea Contest. In this contest, participants are required to upload a picture in which TMT Steel Bar is used for any purpose other than construction or in tool making in the official Facebook Page of Jagdamba Steels. The participant with maximum number of likes will be declared the winner and will win a new Mahindra Rodeo RZ scooter. The contest will run for a month. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Berger Silk Range Launched </strong></span></div> <div> Berger and Jensen Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched Berger Silk premium paint in Nepal. According to the company, Silk offers better shine and colour, and is one of the most luxurious offering from Berger. The company has also claimed that the paint is one of the safest emulsions in market as it is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury and chromium. Silk is endorsed by popular Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Shikhar Cement Gets NS Mark</strong></span></div> <div> Shikhar Cement, a product of Star Cement Industry Pvt Ltd has received NS Certification. Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has awarded the certification based on the quality and manufacturing process of the cement. Star Cement Industry has been manufacturing cement since last eight years. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>Avanish Distillery launches Striker </strong></div> <div> Avanish Distillery Pvt Ltd has introduced its first product Striker, apple flavoured liquor in the market. According to the company, Striker is made from clean and pure water, and has passed through strict quality control. The company will also be producing vodkas, rums, whiskeys and gins in near future.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-21', 'modified' => '2014-01-22', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. 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Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Asian Paints Announces Top 50 Winners</strong></span></div> <div> Asian Paints Nepal has announced top 50 finalists of its ‘Dream Home Contest’ campaign. After 4 months of Facebook contest, the semi-finalists were selected on the basis of highest voted photographs in the Dream Home Contest App. These houses will be visited by a team of architects from the Society of Nepalese Architect (SONA). The jury members will select top 10 finalists after the visits. These top 10 houses will be visited by celebrity judges Karishma Manandhar, Nima Rumba and Rabi Dongol to decide the winners.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker’s Black List Party</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker is going to organize first Johnnie Walker Black List Party in Kathmandu on 25th January 2014 to celebrate the success of its ‘Join the Pact’ campaign in Nepal. The exclusive invitee-only event will be held at Hyatt Regency hotel. Attendees can indulge in Johnnie Walker’s signature bold flavours while being entertained by performances from superstar international DJs, dancers and performance artists, says a statement. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Grand awarded ‘Indian Car of the Year 2014’</strong></span></div> <div> Hyundai Grand has won the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award for 2014. Grand i10 earned the India’s highest automotive award where it competed with other major automobile companies. Hyundai has sold over 35,000 Grand i10 across India in the 90 days of after launching September 2013. Grand has been designed at Hyundai European design centre in Germany using Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic Design’ theme.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki’s Showroom in Birgunj</strong></span></div> <div> VG Suzuki has opened its new showroom in Birgunj. The showroom will have on display Suzuki’s three motorcycle and two scooter models. To celebrate the inauguration of the showroom, customers are offered a discount of Rs 10,000 on all the motorcycles and scooters. There is also a bumper prize of a Suzuki car and three LED TVs.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-01', 'modified' => '2014-01-01', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Colors Mobile has introduced X-factor X-22 Wave Series mobile in the market. According to the company, the handset comes with a super fast file transferring system. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 operating system and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core processor. Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.', 'sortorder' => '2234', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2354', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (23 - 29 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Unveils Grand i10</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm. There is an option of of 5-speed manual transmission and Automatic Transmission. The company is offering a discount of up to 150,000 as an introductory offer. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda’s ‘Enlighten Your Life’ Offer </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company Pvt Ltd has announced a new scheme titled ‘Enlighten your life’ this winter. Under this scheme, on every purchase of Honda generator and power products priced below Rs 150,000, customers will get a free carry bag, jacket and wall clock. On purchasing the generators and power products priced above Rs 150,000, a luggage bag and jacket is offered for free. The scheme is available in all showrooms, branches and dealers of Honda across the country.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>KIS-Multi Device Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, in co-operation with Kaspersky Labs, have launched Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi Device 2014 antivirus in the market. According to the company, it is a new security product that provides premium protection for the world’s most commonly-used devices. ‘This solution protects not only Windows PCs, but also Android smartphones and tablets and Mac computers, allowing for the easily securing of any combination of devices with one activation code,’ says a statement. The software comes in 5-devices/1-year pack at introductory price of Rs 5000.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 11th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 1244031, 2237978, 2357915, 2486125 and 4133253. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. The bumper prize for this contest is an apartment at Downtown Housing. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-24', 'modified' => '2013-12-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. 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Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 8th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 3202526, 5874406, 7762516, 8013027 and 9747989. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Himstar’s New Heaters</strong></span></div> <div> Him Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced five new models of heaters in the market. The series includes three new small size heaters and a gas heater. The series also includes a unique heater that runs on both LPG and electricity. The company has informed that the heaters give a warning when the heater is about to go off or when the oxygen level of the room goes down. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Bajaj’s ‘Meet and Greet Paras’ Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the sole authorised distributor of Bajaj motorcycles for Nepal launched a promotional campaign named ‘Meet and Greet Paras from 9 to 15 December. Under the scheme, customers purchasing Bajaj Pulsar bikes received an invitation card to meet cricketer Paras Khadka. The company has informed that other interested individuals can also participate in the event by playing a game named ‘Mauka ma Chauka’ on the company’s official facebook page. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda Announces Brio Winner </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company, the sole distributor of Honda two-wheelers in Nepal has announced the winner of its bumper draw of ‘Honda Lifestyle Upgrade’ offer. The winner of the bumper draw has won a Honda Brio. The offer started on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-17', 'modified' => '2013-12-17', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. 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Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign, the global responsible drinking initiative by Johnnie Walker. The campaign aims to gather a further one million pledges by encouraging consumers to make the commitment to ‘Never Drink and Drive’. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Ncell Extends Free Gift Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has extended its ‘Khusiko Bahar, Ncell ko Upahar’ campaign for another 60 days. With the extension, Ncell customers will now receive free daily gifts for another two months. Ncell had initially launched the campaign for 30 days on October 30. Under the campaign, Ncell has so far awarded free gifts worth Rs 1.87 billion to the customers. On enrolling to the campaign, customers will receive a guaranteed gift, which could range from internet package and bonus balance to night talk time and SMS and MMS for free. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Index Furniture’s Wedding Collection</strong></span></div> <div> Index Furniture has introduced a promotional campaign for this wedding season from November 25 to February 1. The company has introduced new bedroom sets, sofa sets and other decorative items likes cushions, table and floor lamps, dining sets, and table clocks under its ‘Wedding Collection’. During the campaign, the company will offer 10 per cent discount on all bedroom and living room sets worth Rs 50,000 or above.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Fcube Launches Third Cinema Hall</strong></span></div> <div> KL Cinema City Pvt Ltd has launched its third movie theater CUBE-3 at Fcube Cinemas at KL Tower, Chabahil. With the new theatre, the company has claimed that it has introduced ‘Active Seating System’ for the first time in Nepal. According to a press release, every seat of the theater is fitted with sound and motion sensors with wide-open views of the big screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Dabur Chawanprash Endorsed by Rajesh Hamal</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Chawanprash has appointed superstar Rajesh Hamal as a brand ambassador to the product and has launched new thematic campaign with the celebrated actor. According to the company, Hamal himself proposed to be the face of Dabur Chawanprash as his belief of becoming healthy and fit perfectly overlaps with the brand properties.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-03', 'modified' => '2013-12-03', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign', 'sortorder' => '2064', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2176', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (25 November - 01 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Dabur launches Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt. Dabur has combined salt power with other trusted herbs to give a complete oral care solution, says a press release. The toothpaste is available in 40, 80 and 175 gram packs at Rs 20, 35 and 70 respectively. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Sagar Group Wins ‘Brother Gold Award 2013’</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Group is awarded with ‘Gold Award 2013’ in an event hosted by Brother International Gulf at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on November 2013. Sagar Group won the award from among many countries of Middle East and South Asia. Brother Gold Award for Service Excellence is awarded only to authorized service providers on the basis of after-sales service, service Infrastructure, processing mechanism and efficient execution cycle. There were 49 participants from 49 different countries like Qatar, Mauritius, UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Nepal releases Official FIFA World Cup Anthem </strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola has released the official Coca-Cola Anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2014 titled ‘The World is Ours’. According to a press statement, the anthem brings the music of Brazil to the world and captures the local rhythms of samba, baile funk and technobraga featuring vocals from Brazilian singer David Correy and sounds from Monobloco, a Brazilian street band. The Coca-Cola Company has had a long relationship with FIFA since 1974 and has been an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup since 1978. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Amco Batteries Opens Showroom</strong></span></div> <div> Amco Batteries has opened its showroom in Soaltee Mode of Kathmandu on Friday. According to the company, Amco automobile and two-wheeler batteries are very popular in India, and soon will be renowned in Nepal as well. The showroom will deal in Amco batteries and also provide other required services. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-26', 'modified' => '2013-11-27', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt.', 'sortorder' => '2021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2135', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (11 - 17 November 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ncell introduces Facebook pack</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market. It offers the customers with a choice to subscribe data service for using Facebook only. The pack will be available on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and the customers can subscribe to any one of them as per their requirement.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Kobe LED TVs in Market</strong></span></div> <div> Bhajuratna Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced Kobe LED TVs in the market. According to the company, the TVs are targeted to those customers who want LED TVs at an affordable price. The TVs are available in 22 and 32 inch sizes, and have features like 3d Comb Filter, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Hotel Mode, Volume Leveller, Cinema Zoom, USB High Speed 2.0, Eco Vision and HDMI. The TVs will be made available through 14 showrooms throughout the country. The company is giving out a warranty of one year on both the models of TVs. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hero Announces Winners of Dashain Tihar Offer</strong></span></div> <div> General Marketing Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributors of Hero motorcycles for Nepal has announced the winners of second lucky draw of its Dashain and Tihar offer ‘Hero Blockbuster Deal’. The three winners have won Rs 100,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 from the lucky draw.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Colors’ New Handsets </strong></span></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced two new handsets, Star 3G (X- 30) under its star series phones and new X-Factor Idol (X-16) in the market. Colors Star 3G is powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor and comes with 3.5 inch capacitive multi-touch screen, front and rear cameras and 1200 mAh battery. Colors Idol (X-16) is a dual SIM phone that runs on Android 2.3 and is powered by a 1 GHz processor, and has 512 MB of ROM and 256 MB of RAM.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Samsara Joins Hands Al Ansari </strong></span></div> <div> Samsara Money Transfer has entered into an agreement with UAE based Al Ansari Exchange. Following the agreement, money could be received from any branches of Samsara in Nepal sent from the Al Ansari Exchange in UAE. Executive Vice Chairman of Samsara Jeewan Babu Shrestha and Rashed A. Al Ansari, General Manager of the Al Ansari Exchange, signed an agreement to this effect recently. Samsara claims that it has more than 1 thousand 8 hundred agents across Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-12', 'modified' => '2013-11-24', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market.', 'sortorder' => '1988', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2061', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (28 October - 3 November)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Micromax Launches Two New Models</strong></span></div> <div> Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor. It has 1 GB of RAM, and has an 8 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera. Canvas Fun comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has a 4.5 inch screen. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>‘Experience Hyundai’ Organized</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi InterContinental Pvt Ltd organized an event named ‘Experience Hyundai’ from 24-26 October at its Thapathali showroom. According to the company, the event was organized to provide a platform to experience the entire Hyundai family along with some entertainment. The event featured free car wash, free gift on every test drive, any brand exchange, on spot finance and insurance and a free check up facility for Hyundai vehicles. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Karbonn A5 and A26 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Allied Trade link International P Ltd, the authorized distributor of Karbonn Mobile launched two new handsets A5 and A26 in the market. A5 has features like Android Gingerbread, dual SIM, 1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 3.2 MP camera and front digital camera among others. A26 comes with features like Android v 4.1, 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 5 inch Screen, Wi-Fi, 2000 mAh battery, 5 MP camera with LED flash, Front Digital camera and 512 MB RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Scooter Exchange Concludes</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises organized ‘Yamaha Scooter Exchange Mahamela’ from October 24 to 26 at Bhrikuti Mandap. According to the company, this was the first and biggest event of its kind in Nepal. The event offered exchange of old motorcycles and scooters with Yamaha Ray. There was participation of more than 10 dealers and over 40 re-condition houses. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ford Focus Best Selling Vehicle Globally</strong></span></div> <div> Ford Focus has maintained its leadership as the best-selling vehicle nameplate globally, based on Ford analysis of the latest Polk global vehicle registration data for the first half of 2013. Globally, Focus is up 20 per cent in the first half of 2013 as compared with the same period last year. Also, Ford Fiesta ranks as the fourth best-selling vehicle overall, and is the world’s best-selling subcompact vehicle through June 2013. Ford is the only brand with two nameplates among the global top five best-sellers.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-29', 'modified' => '2013-10-29', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor.', 'sortorder' => '1914', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2002', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (21 - 27 October 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New RAV4 and Hilux Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Inaugurates Training Academy </strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental, sole distributer of Hyundai has inaugurated its new Training Academy. According to the company, this is its first such dedicated training facility. Located in Patan Industrial Area, the new facility will host Hyundai staffs from across Nepal, offering training in disciplines such as Sales, Service, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management and Product training. Covering 1600 sqm, the facility features classroom style lecture rooms, group discussion room, Seminar Hall, Library, e-learning center, Practical area and car display with mock-up showroom /service environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Showroom at Mirchaiya</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises Pvt Ltd, sole authorized distributor for Yamaha Motorcycles in Nepal has opened a new Yamaha showroom named S S Auto Center at Mirchaiya. The showroom offers facility of sales, service and spares under one roof, and is introduced as a part of its Yes! Yamaha concept.The showroom was inaugurated by actress and Goodwill Ambassador for Yamaha Ray Namrata Shrestha. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New TVS Company Outlet at Maharajgunj</strong></span></div> <div> CG MotoCorp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has added a new Company Outlet in Maharajgunj under the name AIT TVS Maharajgunj. AIT TVS is the 41st TVS Sales Outlet in Nepal under CG MotoCorp which offers various models of TVS two-wheelers. The showroom targets to sell more than 1200 units of vehicle in this fiscal year.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Mahindra Spare Parts Outlet at Balaju</strong></span></div> <div> Agni Incorporated, the sole authorized distributer of Mahindra multi utility vehicles and tractors in the country, has opened Mahindra genuine spare parts outlet at Balaju, Kathmandu and at 15 other places throughout the country. Customers can get opening discount of 15 per cent on purchase of all spare parts and lubricants for a limited period of time.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-21', 'modified' => '2013-10-21', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm.', 'sortorder' => '1852', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1800', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (9 - 15 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary" src="/userfiles/images/pk.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 61px;" />Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary</span></strong></div> <div> Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration. The programme held at Hotel Radisson was attended by prominent figures from the various business and non business communities. The highlight of the program was the launch of the group’s first corporate magazine by Managing Director Pradeep Kumar Shrestha.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Colors Introduces Star 4.0" src="/userfiles/images/clr.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 51px; height: 100px;" />Colors Introduces Star 4.0</span></strong></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced Star 4.0 in its Xfactor series. The handset supports 3G SIM and 3G data connections. Xfactor Star has a 4 inch capacitive touch screen and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The phone is powered by 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. There is a 3.2 MP rear camera and a 0.3 MP front camera, and the camera comes with LED flash and supports panoramic shot mode. The phone is available at a price of Rs 11,000. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’" src="/userfiles/images/bjj.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 26px;" />Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’</span></strong></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the authorized distributor and marketer of Bajaj Motorcycles in Nepal has introduced a new scheme for Dashain and Tihar called ‘Bajaj Dusavatar’. The scheme offers every customer purchasing Bajaj bikes instant cash prizes and weekly lucky draw coupon. The scheme revolves around the number 10, and offers weekly bumper prize of Rs 1,000,000 to 10 winners. Also, the campaign will last for a period of 10 weeks and the scheme celebrates the 10 years of two wheeler market of Bajaj bikes in Nepal. This offer is active from September 1 and is applicable throughout the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="YSRS in Pokhara" src="/userfiles/images/ysrs.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 52px;" />YSRS in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Yamaha conducted its Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS) programme on August 30 in Pokhara College of Management in Nadipur, Pokhara. The programme was attended by 60 participants. The objective of such one-day workshops is to increase road safety awareness for both bikers and pedestrians. This kind of program has been already conducted in more than 12 colleges of Kathmandu valley. The event also featured the test ride of the new reloaded Yamaha FZ-S.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Hyundai’s Festive Offer" src="/userfiles/images/hnd(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 55px;" />Hyundai’s Festive Offer</span></strong></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd, sole authorized distributor of Hyundai Motors in Nepal has introduced a customer scheme named ‘Dashain Tihar Ko Offer Super Duper Bumper’ for this festive season. Under this scheme, Hyundai customers can get cash discount of up to Rs 500,000 as Super offer, 50 Tola Gold (5 Tola each to 10 persons) as Duper offer, and Bumper prize of two Hyundai Eons through lucky draw. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-10', 'modified' => '2013-09-10', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration.', 'sortorder' => '1661', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1760', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Asian Paints Dream Home Contest" src="/userfiles/images/ap.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 114px;" />Asian Paints’ Dream Home Contest </span></strong></div> <div> Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’. To participate in the contest, customers have to paint the exterior of their home with Apex Ultima and upload the photos of their home in Asian paints Facebook page app ‘Dream Home Contest’. Top 50 maximum liked photographs will be judged for their aesthetic appeal. Details of the contest can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/AsianPaints.NP. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign" src="/userfiles/images/jw.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 105px;" />Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has launched a new campaign ‘Double the Intensity’ for the award-winning Johnnie Walker Double Black whiskey. The campaign will have variety of materials including print advertising and advertising at point of purchase. Johnnie Walker Double Black was introduced in Nepal in 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer" src="/userfiles/images/lgfd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 125px; height: 46px;" />LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer</span></strong></div> <div> LG has announced a new offer named ‘Father’s Day Celebration Offer’. With this offer, customers will be entitled to win a 32” Cinema 3D TV through a lucky draw on purchase of any LG products. On every LG purchase, customers need to SMS LG<space>Product Model No.<space>Product Serial No in the warranty card. </space></space></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Xfactor Shine 1" src="/userfiles/images/lgx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; height: 110px; width: 62px;" />Colors Launches Xfactor Shine 1 </span></strong></div> <div> Colors mobile has introduced new Xfactor Shine 1 in the market. According to the company official, the handset is loaded with the best of the features, comes with a faster processor and beautiful sleek design and Android version 4.0.3. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor and has 4 GB ROM and 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Samsung’s New Smart Cameras" src="/userfiles/images/smsg.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 68px; height: 110px;" />Samsung’s New Smart Cameras</span></strong></div> <div> Him Electronics Private Limited, authorized distributor of Samsung Cameras in Nepal has introduced three new ranges of cameras – WB200F, ST150F and ST72. WB200F features a Hybrid Touch User Interface and enhanced Wifi connectivity with 14.2 MP sensor, 18x zoom and 24mm ultra-wide angle lens. ST150F comes with 16 MP sensor, 5x zoom, 3” screen. ST72 features a f2.5 lens, 5x zoom and 16.2 Megapixels. The prices of WB200F, ST150F and ST72 are Rs 24,990, Rs 14,990 and Rs 13,990 respectively.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-04', 'modified' => '2013-09-04', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’.', 'sortorder' => '1621', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1711', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (26 August - 01 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="John Player’s End of Season Sale" src="/userfiles/images/jp.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 29px;" />John Player’s End of Season Sale</span></strong></div> <div> John Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent. The discounts are applicable on wide range of John Players garments. The discount can be availed at outlets of John Players at Bluebird Mall - Tripureshwor, Teendhara - Durbar Marg, City Center (1st Floor) – Kamalpokhari , Maitidevi Complex ( Maitidevi ), Civil Mall (Sundhara) and other leading garment stores across the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="TVS Phoenix 125" src="/userfiles/images/tvs(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 113px;" />TVS Phoenix 125 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> CG Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has launched TVS Phoenix 125 in the market. According to a press release, Phoenix is a premium executive deluxe 125cc motorcycle and is one of the most feature-filled products. The 4-speed transmission of the motorcycle delivers 11 PS of power at 8000 rpm. The motorcycle is available in the market at an introductory price of Rs 169,900. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur" src="/userfiles/images/hnd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 110px;" />Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur</span></strong></div> <div> Honda has opened a new showroom in Kohalpur of Banke on 21 August. The showroom will deal in Honda motorcycles and scooters; ad will also provide the services of exchange and financing. The showroom sold twenty motorcycles on the day of inauguration, and also offered gifts, cash discounts and free helmets and accessories to the customers. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Tata Safari " src="/userfiles/images/ts.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 102px;" />Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Siprdai Trading has started the sale of Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara. Dubbed as the ‘Real SUV’, Storme is claimed to be the combination of luxury, power and off-road performance. The SUV is powered by a 2.2 litre VariCOR turbocharged engine delivering a maximum output of 140 ps and a peak torque of 320 NM. The price of Safari Storme starts from Rs 3.88 million. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition" src="/userfiles/images/fd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 98px;" />Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition from September 18</span></strong></div> <div> House of Rajkarnicar Exhibitions and Events is going to organize Seagram’s Royal Stag Food Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition 2013 from September 18. According to a press release, the Exhibition will be the first of its kind in Nepal focusing exclusively on food, beverage & hospitality. The four-day event will have 150 exhibitors, two thematic pavilions and eight special events. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-27', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'ohn Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent.', 'sortorder' => '1572', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1673', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (19 - 25 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator" src="/userfiles/images/lg(2).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 95px; height: 100px;" />LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator</span></strong></div> <div> LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market. The refrigerator with net capacity of 506 litres and has features like wide hidden touch display, tempered control drawer and glass shelves and water and ice dispenser among others. The freezing compartment comes with express freezing technology and also has interior LED lights. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Micromax 4 " src="/userfiles/images/mx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 90px; height: 120px;" />Micromax 4 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> Micromax has launched its new smartphone Canvas 4, the latest upgraded version in the Canvas series in the market. Canvas 4 is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS. It comes with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB internal and 32 GB expandable memory. It sports a high definition 5 MP front camera, 13 MP back professional camera, auto focus, 99 burst shots, 4-way panorama and LED flash. It supports video calling and has a 5 inch IPS LCD multi-touch screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Pepsi Awards" src="/userfiles/images/20.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 58px;" />Pepsi Awards Winner of 20-20 Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Pepsi has awarded two million rupees to the winner of its 20-20 promotion campaign. Pepsi gave Rs 7,200,000 to consumers as part of the campaign which ran from June 16 to August 6. According to a press release from the company, the campaign had close to 3, 00,000 participants through SMS and events. The campaign was launched with the slogan ‘Ru Bees Ma Bees Lakh, Jitau Lakhau Lakh’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Springwood’s Season SALE" src="/userfiles/images/springwood(1).jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 41px;" />Springwood’s Season SALE</span></strong></div> <div> Springwood, men’s garment brand marketed by Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd is offering ‘end of season’ sale through various outlets throughout Kathmandu and outside as well. The sale offers discounts of 50, 35 and 25 per cent on Springwood’s collection of shirts, t-shirts, trousers, jeans, sweaters and sweat shirts. The sale is valid form 15 August to 15 September 2013.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="IME" src="/userfiles/images/ime.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 56px;" />IME launches ‘Dashain Ma SLC’ Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> International Money Express (IME) has launched a consumer promotion campaign named ‘Dashain Ma SLC with the onset of this year’s festive season. During the two month long campaign starting from August 17, 2013, all IME customers coming to IME agent outlets to avail remittance services will get a chance to win various exciting prizes. During the campaign period, IME will give away 60 Samsung smart phones every day, 8 LED TVs every week and a Hyundai Eon as the bumper prize at the end of the campaign.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-20', 'modified' => '2013-08-20', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market.', 'sortorder' => '1534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1622', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (12 - 18 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati" src="/userfiles/images/mahindara.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 75px;" />Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati </span></strong></div> <div> SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil. The new showroom located will have on display the entire range of 125cc scooters Rodeo RZ, Duro DZ, Flyte and motorcycles 110cc Centuro and Pantero. The spacious showroom is aesthetically designed to offer best convenience and experience to customers, says a press release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj " src="/userfiles/images/ncellcenter.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 95px;" />New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj </span></strong></div> <div> Ncell inaugurated new Ncell Centre in Neta Chowk, Rajbiraj. Ncell’s Legal and Government Liaison Director Kamal Khanal and Customer Relations Director Soma Thapa jointly inaugurated the Centre. From the centre, Ncell subscribers can avail services such as SIM exchange, GPRS, MMS, settings, international roaming, call details, balance transfer, bill payments, corporate services, blackberry service, and change of ownership, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Toshiba P2300" src="/userfiles/images/toshiba.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Toshiba P2300 in the Nepali Market </span></strong></div> <div> EOL Pvt Ltd has launched Toshiba P2300 LED Power TV in the market. According to the company, the TV is explicitly developed to meet the needs and requirements of Asian market. According to a press release, the TV offers intuitive operation and enhanced viewer satisfaction, and comes with better picture, sound and connectivity. The TV delivers the best viewing experience and sharpens and brightens sports and action scenes by balancing and optimizing the combined performance of the TV panel, video processing and backlight technology, says the release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Malee Juice" src="/userfiles/images/malee.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Malee Juice in Nepal </span></strong></div> <div> Thailand’s renowned Malee juice is now available in the Nepali market. The juice comes in Orange, Apple, Grape, Pineapple, Guava, Pomegranate, Carrot, Tomato, Mixed Fruit and Mixed Vegetables falavours, and is available in major shopping malls of Nepal. The juice has been launched with the punch line ‘Fruit with Care’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Kaspersky’s New Antivirus and Internet Security </span></strong></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, the sole authorized distributor of Kaspersky products for Nepal has launched Kaspersky Antivirus 2014 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 in the market. 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Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki Opens 5 New Showrooms</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="VG Suzuki" src="/userfiles/images/bb1%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 67px;" />VG Automobiles, the subsidiary company of Vishal Group and the authorized importer and distributor for Suzuki Motorcycle India Ltd has opened five new showrooms in Kalanki, Basundhara, Boudha and Kausaltar in Kathmandu and in Banepa of Kavre. The showrooms were inaugurated by Adhir Kumar Shrestha, Assistant General Manager of VG Automobiles. The company has also announced special exchange program to mark the opening of the new showrooms. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Galaxy S Duos 2 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="Galaxy S Duos 2" src="/userfiles/images/bbb%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; width: 53px; height: 100px;" />International Marketing Services Pvt Ltd (IMS) has launched Galaxy S Duos 2, the latest additions to the Galaxy Smartphone series. The Galaxy S Duos 2 is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. The phone sports a four inch WVGA touchscreen, and comes with 4 GB of internal storage and 768 MB of RAM. The imaging devices include a 5 MP primary camera and a VGA secondary camera. The handset is priced at Rs 18500. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa" src="/userfiles/images/bb3%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 70px;" />Morang Auto Works Enterprises (MAW) opened a new Yamaha show room named Saurav Motorcycle Marmat Kendra in Rampur, Palpa. The showroom was inaugurated by Managing Director of MAW Vishnu Kumar Agarwal along with Namrata Shrestha, Goodwill Brand Ambassador of Yamaha two wheelers in Nepal. The new showroom offers services like consultation, sales and after sales along with a service facility. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>John Players’ End of Season Sale </strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="John Players’ End of Season Sale " src="/userfiles/images/bb4%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 24px;" />John Players, the premium menswear from Surya Nepal Private Limited has announced its ‘End of Season Sale’. The sale offers a discount of up to 50 per cent on John Players shirts, pullovers, denims and jackets. The sale is available on all the John Players’ Exclusive Branded Outlets and other select outlets across the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-27', 'modified' => '2014-01-28', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd organized Dell by Gnext Partners Meet 2014 at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza on 23rd January 2014. Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward', 'sortorder' => '2383', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2489', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (20 - 26 January 2014)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Toyota Hiace with New Engine</strong></span></div> <div> United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. Apart from the new engine, Hiace comes with features like low engine noise, reduced weight and is highly durable and reliable, says a statement from the company. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Jagdamba Steel’s Salaam Idea Contest</strong></span></div> <div> Jagdamba Steels Private Limited has launched a Facebook contest named Salaam Idea Contest. In this contest, participants are required to upload a picture in which TMT Steel Bar is used for any purpose other than construction or in tool making in the official Facebook Page of Jagdamba Steels. The participant with maximum number of likes will be declared the winner and will win a new Mahindra Rodeo RZ scooter. The contest will run for a month. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Berger Silk Range Launched </strong></span></div> <div> Berger and Jensen Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched Berger Silk premium paint in Nepal. According to the company, Silk offers better shine and colour, and is one of the most luxurious offering from Berger. The company has also claimed that the paint is one of the safest emulsions in market as it is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury and chromium. Silk is endorsed by popular Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Shikhar Cement Gets NS Mark</strong></span></div> <div> Shikhar Cement, a product of Star Cement Industry Pvt Ltd has received NS Certification. Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has awarded the certification based on the quality and manufacturing process of the cement. Star Cement Industry has been manufacturing cement since last eight years. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>Avanish Distillery launches Striker </strong></div> <div> Avanish Distillery Pvt Ltd has introduced its first product Striker, apple flavoured liquor in the market. According to the company, Striker is made from clean and pure water, and has passed through strict quality control. The company will also be producing vodkas, rums, whiskeys and gins in near future.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-21', 'modified' => '2014-01-22', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. 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Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Asian Paints Announces Top 50 Winners</strong></span></div> <div> Asian Paints Nepal has announced top 50 finalists of its ‘Dream Home Contest’ campaign. After 4 months of Facebook contest, the semi-finalists were selected on the basis of highest voted photographs in the Dream Home Contest App. These houses will be visited by a team of architects from the Society of Nepalese Architect (SONA). The jury members will select top 10 finalists after the visits. These top 10 houses will be visited by celebrity judges Karishma Manandhar, Nima Rumba and Rabi Dongol to decide the winners.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker’s Black List Party</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker is going to organize first Johnnie Walker Black List Party in Kathmandu on 25th January 2014 to celebrate the success of its ‘Join the Pact’ campaign in Nepal. The exclusive invitee-only event will be held at Hyatt Regency hotel. Attendees can indulge in Johnnie Walker’s signature bold flavours while being entertained by performances from superstar international DJs, dancers and performance artists, says a statement. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Grand awarded ‘Indian Car of the Year 2014’</strong></span></div> <div> Hyundai Grand has won the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award for 2014. Grand i10 earned the India’s highest automotive award where it competed with other major automobile companies. Hyundai has sold over 35,000 Grand i10 across India in the 90 days of after launching September 2013. Grand has been designed at Hyundai European design centre in Germany using Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic Design’ theme.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki’s Showroom in Birgunj</strong></span></div> <div> VG Suzuki has opened its new showroom in Birgunj. The showroom will have on display Suzuki’s three motorcycle and two scooter models. To celebrate the inauguration of the showroom, customers are offered a discount of Rs 10,000 on all the motorcycles and scooters. There is also a bumper prize of a Suzuki car and three LED TVs.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-01', 'modified' => '2014-01-01', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Colors Mobile has introduced X-factor X-22 Wave Series mobile in the market. According to the company, the handset comes with a super fast file transferring system. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 operating system and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core processor. Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.', 'sortorder' => '2234', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2354', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (23 - 29 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Unveils Grand i10</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm. There is an option of of 5-speed manual transmission and Automatic Transmission. The company is offering a discount of up to 150,000 as an introductory offer. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda’s ‘Enlighten Your Life’ Offer </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company Pvt Ltd has announced a new scheme titled ‘Enlighten your life’ this winter. Under this scheme, on every purchase of Honda generator and power products priced below Rs 150,000, customers will get a free carry bag, jacket and wall clock. On purchasing the generators and power products priced above Rs 150,000, a luggage bag and jacket is offered for free. The scheme is available in all showrooms, branches and dealers of Honda across the country.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>KIS-Multi Device Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, in co-operation with Kaspersky Labs, have launched Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi Device 2014 antivirus in the market. According to the company, it is a new security product that provides premium protection for the world’s most commonly-used devices. ‘This solution protects not only Windows PCs, but also Android smartphones and tablets and Mac computers, allowing for the easily securing of any combination of devices with one activation code,’ says a statement. The software comes in 5-devices/1-year pack at introductory price of Rs 5000.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 11th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 1244031, 2237978, 2357915, 2486125 and 4133253. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. The bumper prize for this contest is an apartment at Downtown Housing. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-24', 'modified' => '2013-12-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm.', 'sortorder' => '2198', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2306', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (16 - 22 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Selects Band for Nepali FIFA Theme Song</strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 8th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 3202526, 5874406, 7762516, 8013027 and 9747989. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Himstar’s New Heaters</strong></span></div> <div> Him Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced five new models of heaters in the market. The series includes three new small size heaters and a gas heater. The series also includes a unique heater that runs on both LPG and electricity. The company has informed that the heaters give a warning when the heater is about to go off or when the oxygen level of the room goes down. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Bajaj’s ‘Meet and Greet Paras’ Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the sole authorised distributor of Bajaj motorcycles for Nepal launched a promotional campaign named ‘Meet and Greet Paras from 9 to 15 December. Under the scheme, customers purchasing Bajaj Pulsar bikes received an invitation card to meet cricketer Paras Khadka. The company has informed that other interested individuals can also participate in the event by playing a game named ‘Mauka ma Chauka’ on the company’s official facebook page. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda Announces Brio Winner </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company, the sole distributor of Honda two-wheelers in Nepal has announced the winner of its bumper draw of ‘Honda Lifestyle Upgrade’ offer. The winner of the bumper draw has won a Honda Brio. The offer started on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-17', 'modified' => '2013-12-17', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco.', 'sortorder' => '2148', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2222', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker Initiates ‘Join the Pact’ in Nepal</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign, the global responsible drinking initiative by Johnnie Walker. The campaign aims to gather a further one million pledges by encouraging consumers to make the commitment to ‘Never Drink and Drive’. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Ncell Extends Free Gift Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has extended its ‘Khusiko Bahar, Ncell ko Upahar’ campaign for another 60 days. With the extension, Ncell customers will now receive free daily gifts for another two months. Ncell had initially launched the campaign for 30 days on October 30. Under the campaign, Ncell has so far awarded free gifts worth Rs 1.87 billion to the customers. On enrolling to the campaign, customers will receive a guaranteed gift, which could range from internet package and bonus balance to night talk time and SMS and MMS for free. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Index Furniture’s Wedding Collection</strong></span></div> <div> Index Furniture has introduced a promotional campaign for this wedding season from November 25 to February 1. The company has introduced new bedroom sets, sofa sets and other decorative items likes cushions, table and floor lamps, dining sets, and table clocks under its ‘Wedding Collection’. During the campaign, the company will offer 10 per cent discount on all bedroom and living room sets worth Rs 50,000 or above.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Fcube Launches Third Cinema Hall</strong></span></div> <div> KL Cinema City Pvt Ltd has launched its third movie theater CUBE-3 at Fcube Cinemas at KL Tower, Chabahil. With the new theatre, the company has claimed that it has introduced ‘Active Seating System’ for the first time in Nepal. According to a press release, every seat of the theater is fitted with sound and motion sensors with wide-open views of the big screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Dabur Chawanprash Endorsed by Rajesh Hamal</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Chawanprash has appointed superstar Rajesh Hamal as a brand ambassador to the product and has launched new thematic campaign with the celebrated actor. According to the company, Hamal himself proposed to be the face of Dabur Chawanprash as his belief of becoming healthy and fit perfectly overlaps with the brand properties.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-03', 'modified' => '2013-12-03', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign', 'sortorder' => '2064', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2176', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (25 November - 01 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Dabur launches Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt. Dabur has combined salt power with other trusted herbs to give a complete oral care solution, says a press release. The toothpaste is available in 40, 80 and 175 gram packs at Rs 20, 35 and 70 respectively. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Sagar Group Wins ‘Brother Gold Award 2013’</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Group is awarded with ‘Gold Award 2013’ in an event hosted by Brother International Gulf at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on November 2013. Sagar Group won the award from among many countries of Middle East and South Asia. Brother Gold Award for Service Excellence is awarded only to authorized service providers on the basis of after-sales service, service Infrastructure, processing mechanism and efficient execution cycle. There were 49 participants from 49 different countries like Qatar, Mauritius, UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Nepal releases Official FIFA World Cup Anthem </strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola has released the official Coca-Cola Anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2014 titled ‘The World is Ours’. According to a press statement, the anthem brings the music of Brazil to the world and captures the local rhythms of samba, baile funk and technobraga featuring vocals from Brazilian singer David Correy and sounds from Monobloco, a Brazilian street band. The Coca-Cola Company has had a long relationship with FIFA since 1974 and has been an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup since 1978. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Amco Batteries Opens Showroom</strong></span></div> <div> Amco Batteries has opened its showroom in Soaltee Mode of Kathmandu on Friday. According to the company, Amco automobile and two-wheeler batteries are very popular in India, and soon will be renowned in Nepal as well. The showroom will deal in Amco batteries and also provide other required services. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-26', 'modified' => '2013-11-27', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt.', 'sortorder' => '2021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2135', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (11 - 17 November 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ncell introduces Facebook pack</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market. It offers the customers with a choice to subscribe data service for using Facebook only. The pack will be available on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and the customers can subscribe to any one of them as per their requirement.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Kobe LED TVs in Market</strong></span></div> <div> Bhajuratna Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced Kobe LED TVs in the market. According to the company, the TVs are targeted to those customers who want LED TVs at an affordable price. The TVs are available in 22 and 32 inch sizes, and have features like 3d Comb Filter, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Hotel Mode, Volume Leveller, Cinema Zoom, USB High Speed 2.0, Eco Vision and HDMI. The TVs will be made available through 14 showrooms throughout the country. The company is giving out a warranty of one year on both the models of TVs. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hero Announces Winners of Dashain Tihar Offer</strong></span></div> <div> General Marketing Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributors of Hero motorcycles for Nepal has announced the winners of second lucky draw of its Dashain and Tihar offer ‘Hero Blockbuster Deal’. The three winners have won Rs 100,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 from the lucky draw.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Colors’ New Handsets </strong></span></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced two new handsets, Star 3G (X- 30) under its star series phones and new X-Factor Idol (X-16) in the market. Colors Star 3G is powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor and comes with 3.5 inch capacitive multi-touch screen, front and rear cameras and 1200 mAh battery. Colors Idol (X-16) is a dual SIM phone that runs on Android 2.3 and is powered by a 1 GHz processor, and has 512 MB of ROM and 256 MB of RAM.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Samsara Joins Hands Al Ansari </strong></span></div> <div> Samsara Money Transfer has entered into an agreement with UAE based Al Ansari Exchange. Following the agreement, money could be received from any branches of Samsara in Nepal sent from the Al Ansari Exchange in UAE. Executive Vice Chairman of Samsara Jeewan Babu Shrestha and Rashed A. Al Ansari, General Manager of the Al Ansari Exchange, signed an agreement to this effect recently. Samsara claims that it has more than 1 thousand 8 hundred agents across Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-12', 'modified' => '2013-11-24', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market.', 'sortorder' => '1988', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2061', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (28 October - 3 November)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Micromax Launches Two New Models</strong></span></div> <div> Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor. It has 1 GB of RAM, and has an 8 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera. Canvas Fun comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has a 4.5 inch screen. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>‘Experience Hyundai’ Organized</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi InterContinental Pvt Ltd organized an event named ‘Experience Hyundai’ from 24-26 October at its Thapathali showroom. According to the company, the event was organized to provide a platform to experience the entire Hyundai family along with some entertainment. The event featured free car wash, free gift on every test drive, any brand exchange, on spot finance and insurance and a free check up facility for Hyundai vehicles. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Karbonn A5 and A26 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Allied Trade link International P Ltd, the authorized distributor of Karbonn Mobile launched two new handsets A5 and A26 in the market. A5 has features like Android Gingerbread, dual SIM, 1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 3.2 MP camera and front digital camera among others. A26 comes with features like Android v 4.1, 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 5 inch Screen, Wi-Fi, 2000 mAh battery, 5 MP camera with LED flash, Front Digital camera and 512 MB RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Scooter Exchange Concludes</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises organized ‘Yamaha Scooter Exchange Mahamela’ from October 24 to 26 at Bhrikuti Mandap. According to the company, this was the first and biggest event of its kind in Nepal. The event offered exchange of old motorcycles and scooters with Yamaha Ray. There was participation of more than 10 dealers and over 40 re-condition houses. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ford Focus Best Selling Vehicle Globally</strong></span></div> <div> Ford Focus has maintained its leadership as the best-selling vehicle nameplate globally, based on Ford analysis of the latest Polk global vehicle registration data for the first half of 2013. Globally, Focus is up 20 per cent in the first half of 2013 as compared with the same period last year. Also, Ford Fiesta ranks as the fourth best-selling vehicle overall, and is the world’s best-selling subcompact vehicle through June 2013. Ford is the only brand with two nameplates among the global top five best-sellers.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-29', 'modified' => '2013-10-29', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor.', 'sortorder' => '1914', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2002', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (21 - 27 October 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New RAV4 and Hilux Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Inaugurates Training Academy </strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental, sole distributer of Hyundai has inaugurated its new Training Academy. According to the company, this is its first such dedicated training facility. Located in Patan Industrial Area, the new facility will host Hyundai staffs from across Nepal, offering training in disciplines such as Sales, Service, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management and Product training. Covering 1600 sqm, the facility features classroom style lecture rooms, group discussion room, Seminar Hall, Library, e-learning center, Practical area and car display with mock-up showroom /service environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Showroom at Mirchaiya</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises Pvt Ltd, sole authorized distributor for Yamaha Motorcycles in Nepal has opened a new Yamaha showroom named S S Auto Center at Mirchaiya. The showroom offers facility of sales, service and spares under one roof, and is introduced as a part of its Yes! Yamaha concept.The showroom was inaugurated by actress and Goodwill Ambassador for Yamaha Ray Namrata Shrestha. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New TVS Company Outlet at Maharajgunj</strong></span></div> <div> CG MotoCorp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has added a new Company Outlet in Maharajgunj under the name AIT TVS Maharajgunj. AIT TVS is the 41st TVS Sales Outlet in Nepal under CG MotoCorp which offers various models of TVS two-wheelers. The showroom targets to sell more than 1200 units of vehicle in this fiscal year.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Mahindra Spare Parts Outlet at Balaju</strong></span></div> <div> Agni Incorporated, the sole authorized distributer of Mahindra multi utility vehicles and tractors in the country, has opened Mahindra genuine spare parts outlet at Balaju, Kathmandu and at 15 other places throughout the country. Customers can get opening discount of 15 per cent on purchase of all spare parts and lubricants for a limited period of time.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-21', 'modified' => '2013-10-21', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm.', 'sortorder' => '1852', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1800', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (9 - 15 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary" src="/userfiles/images/pk.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 61px;" />Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary</span></strong></div> <div> Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration. The programme held at Hotel Radisson was attended by prominent figures from the various business and non business communities. The highlight of the program was the launch of the group’s first corporate magazine by Managing Director Pradeep Kumar Shrestha.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Colors Introduces Star 4.0" src="/userfiles/images/clr.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 51px; height: 100px;" />Colors Introduces Star 4.0</span></strong></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced Star 4.0 in its Xfactor series. The handset supports 3G SIM and 3G data connections. Xfactor Star has a 4 inch capacitive touch screen and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The phone is powered by 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. There is a 3.2 MP rear camera and a 0.3 MP front camera, and the camera comes with LED flash and supports panoramic shot mode. The phone is available at a price of Rs 11,000. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’" src="/userfiles/images/bjj.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 26px;" />Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’</span></strong></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the authorized distributor and marketer of Bajaj Motorcycles in Nepal has introduced a new scheme for Dashain and Tihar called ‘Bajaj Dusavatar’. The scheme offers every customer purchasing Bajaj bikes instant cash prizes and weekly lucky draw coupon. The scheme revolves around the number 10, and offers weekly bumper prize of Rs 1,000,000 to 10 winners. Also, the campaign will last for a period of 10 weeks and the scheme celebrates the 10 years of two wheeler market of Bajaj bikes in Nepal. This offer is active from September 1 and is applicable throughout the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="YSRS in Pokhara" src="/userfiles/images/ysrs.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 52px;" />YSRS in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Yamaha conducted its Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS) programme on August 30 in Pokhara College of Management in Nadipur, Pokhara. The programme was attended by 60 participants. The objective of such one-day workshops is to increase road safety awareness for both bikers and pedestrians. This kind of program has been already conducted in more than 12 colleges of Kathmandu valley. The event also featured the test ride of the new reloaded Yamaha FZ-S.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Hyundai’s Festive Offer" src="/userfiles/images/hnd(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 55px;" />Hyundai’s Festive Offer</span></strong></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd, sole authorized distributor of Hyundai Motors in Nepal has introduced a customer scheme named ‘Dashain Tihar Ko Offer Super Duper Bumper’ for this festive season. Under this scheme, Hyundai customers can get cash discount of up to Rs 500,000 as Super offer, 50 Tola Gold (5 Tola each to 10 persons) as Duper offer, and Bumper prize of two Hyundai Eons through lucky draw. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-10', 'modified' => '2013-09-10', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration.', 'sortorder' => '1661', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1760', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Asian Paints Dream Home Contest" src="/userfiles/images/ap.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 114px;" />Asian Paints’ Dream Home Contest </span></strong></div> <div> Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’. To participate in the contest, customers have to paint the exterior of their home with Apex Ultima and upload the photos of their home in Asian paints Facebook page app ‘Dream Home Contest’. Top 50 maximum liked photographs will be judged for their aesthetic appeal. Details of the contest can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/AsianPaints.NP. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign" src="/userfiles/images/jw.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 105px;" />Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has launched a new campaign ‘Double the Intensity’ for the award-winning Johnnie Walker Double Black whiskey. The campaign will have variety of materials including print advertising and advertising at point of purchase. Johnnie Walker Double Black was introduced in Nepal in 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer" src="/userfiles/images/lgfd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 125px; height: 46px;" />LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer</span></strong></div> <div> LG has announced a new offer named ‘Father’s Day Celebration Offer’. With this offer, customers will be entitled to win a 32” Cinema 3D TV through a lucky draw on purchase of any LG products. On every LG purchase, customers need to SMS LG<space>Product Model No.<space>Product Serial No in the warranty card. </space></space></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Xfactor Shine 1" src="/userfiles/images/lgx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; height: 110px; width: 62px;" />Colors Launches Xfactor Shine 1 </span></strong></div> <div> Colors mobile has introduced new Xfactor Shine 1 in the market. According to the company official, the handset is loaded with the best of the features, comes with a faster processor and beautiful sleek design and Android version 4.0.3. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor and has 4 GB ROM and 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Samsung’s New Smart Cameras" src="/userfiles/images/smsg.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 68px; height: 110px;" />Samsung’s New Smart Cameras</span></strong></div> <div> Him Electronics Private Limited, authorized distributor of Samsung Cameras in Nepal has introduced three new ranges of cameras – WB200F, ST150F and ST72. WB200F features a Hybrid Touch User Interface and enhanced Wifi connectivity with 14.2 MP sensor, 18x zoom and 24mm ultra-wide angle lens. ST150F comes with 16 MP sensor, 5x zoom, 3” screen. ST72 features a f2.5 lens, 5x zoom and 16.2 Megapixels. The prices of WB200F, ST150F and ST72 are Rs 24,990, Rs 14,990 and Rs 13,990 respectively.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-04', 'modified' => '2013-09-04', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’.', 'sortorder' => '1621', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1711', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (26 August - 01 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="John Player’s End of Season Sale" src="/userfiles/images/jp.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 29px;" />John Player’s End of Season Sale</span></strong></div> <div> John Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent. The discounts are applicable on wide range of John Players garments. The discount can be availed at outlets of John Players at Bluebird Mall - Tripureshwor, Teendhara - Durbar Marg, City Center (1st Floor) – Kamalpokhari , Maitidevi Complex ( Maitidevi ), Civil Mall (Sundhara) and other leading garment stores across the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="TVS Phoenix 125" src="/userfiles/images/tvs(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 113px;" />TVS Phoenix 125 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> CG Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has launched TVS Phoenix 125 in the market. According to a press release, Phoenix is a premium executive deluxe 125cc motorcycle and is one of the most feature-filled products. The 4-speed transmission of the motorcycle delivers 11 PS of power at 8000 rpm. The motorcycle is available in the market at an introductory price of Rs 169,900. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur" src="/userfiles/images/hnd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 110px;" />Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur</span></strong></div> <div> Honda has opened a new showroom in Kohalpur of Banke on 21 August. The showroom will deal in Honda motorcycles and scooters; ad will also provide the services of exchange and financing. The showroom sold twenty motorcycles on the day of inauguration, and also offered gifts, cash discounts and free helmets and accessories to the customers. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Tata Safari " src="/userfiles/images/ts.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 102px;" />Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Siprdai Trading has started the sale of Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara. Dubbed as the ‘Real SUV’, Storme is claimed to be the combination of luxury, power and off-road performance. The SUV is powered by a 2.2 litre VariCOR turbocharged engine delivering a maximum output of 140 ps and a peak torque of 320 NM. The price of Safari Storme starts from Rs 3.88 million. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition" src="/userfiles/images/fd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 98px;" />Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition from September 18</span></strong></div> <div> House of Rajkarnicar Exhibitions and Events is going to organize Seagram’s Royal Stag Food Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition 2013 from September 18. According to a press release, the Exhibition will be the first of its kind in Nepal focusing exclusively on food, beverage & hospitality. The four-day event will have 150 exhibitors, two thematic pavilions and eight special events. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-27', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'ohn Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent.', 'sortorder' => '1572', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1673', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (19 - 25 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator" src="/userfiles/images/lg(2).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 95px; height: 100px;" />LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator</span></strong></div> <div> LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market. The refrigerator with net capacity of 506 litres and has features like wide hidden touch display, tempered control drawer and glass shelves and water and ice dispenser among others. The freezing compartment comes with express freezing technology and also has interior LED lights. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Micromax 4 " src="/userfiles/images/mx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 90px; height: 120px;" />Micromax 4 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> Micromax has launched its new smartphone Canvas 4, the latest upgraded version in the Canvas series in the market. Canvas 4 is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS. It comes with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB internal and 32 GB expandable memory. It sports a high definition 5 MP front camera, 13 MP back professional camera, auto focus, 99 burst shots, 4-way panorama and LED flash. It supports video calling and has a 5 inch IPS LCD multi-touch screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Pepsi Awards" src="/userfiles/images/20.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 58px;" />Pepsi Awards Winner of 20-20 Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Pepsi has awarded two million rupees to the winner of its 20-20 promotion campaign. Pepsi gave Rs 7,200,000 to consumers as part of the campaign which ran from June 16 to August 6. According to a press release from the company, the campaign had close to 3, 00,000 participants through SMS and events. The campaign was launched with the slogan ‘Ru Bees Ma Bees Lakh, Jitau Lakhau Lakh’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Springwood’s Season SALE" src="/userfiles/images/springwood(1).jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 41px;" />Springwood’s Season SALE</span></strong></div> <div> Springwood, men’s garment brand marketed by Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd is offering ‘end of season’ sale through various outlets throughout Kathmandu and outside as well. The sale offers discounts of 50, 35 and 25 per cent on Springwood’s collection of shirts, t-shirts, trousers, jeans, sweaters and sweat shirts. The sale is valid form 15 August to 15 September 2013.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="IME" src="/userfiles/images/ime.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 56px;" />IME launches ‘Dashain Ma SLC’ Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> International Money Express (IME) has launched a consumer promotion campaign named ‘Dashain Ma SLC with the onset of this year’s festive season. During the two month long campaign starting from August 17, 2013, all IME customers coming to IME agent outlets to avail remittance services will get a chance to win various exciting prizes. During the campaign period, IME will give away 60 Samsung smart phones every day, 8 LED TVs every week and a Hyundai Eon as the bumper prize at the end of the campaign.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-20', 'modified' => '2013-08-20', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market.', 'sortorder' => '1534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1622', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (12 - 18 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati" src="/userfiles/images/mahindara.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 75px;" />Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati </span></strong></div> <div> SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil. The new showroom located will have on display the entire range of 125cc scooters Rodeo RZ, Duro DZ, Flyte and motorcycles 110cc Centuro and Pantero. The spacious showroom is aesthetically designed to offer best convenience and experience to customers, says a press release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj " src="/userfiles/images/ncellcenter.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 95px;" />New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj </span></strong></div> <div> Ncell inaugurated new Ncell Centre in Neta Chowk, Rajbiraj. Ncell’s Legal and Government Liaison Director Kamal Khanal and Customer Relations Director Soma Thapa jointly inaugurated the Centre. From the centre, Ncell subscribers can avail services such as SIM exchange, GPRS, MMS, settings, international roaming, call details, balance transfer, bill payments, corporate services, blackberry service, and change of ownership, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Toshiba P2300" src="/userfiles/images/toshiba.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Toshiba P2300 in the Nepali Market </span></strong></div> <div> EOL Pvt Ltd has launched Toshiba P2300 LED Power TV in the market. According to the company, the TV is explicitly developed to meet the needs and requirements of Asian market. According to a press release, the TV offers intuitive operation and enhanced viewer satisfaction, and comes with better picture, sound and connectivity. The TV delivers the best viewing experience and sharpens and brightens sports and action scenes by balancing and optimizing the combined performance of the TV panel, video processing and backlight technology, says the release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Malee Juice" src="/userfiles/images/malee.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Malee Juice in Nepal </span></strong></div> <div> Thailand’s renowned Malee juice is now available in the Nepali market. The juice comes in Orange, Apple, Grape, Pineapple, Guava, Pomegranate, Carrot, Tomato, Mixed Fruit and Mixed Vegetables falavours, and is available in major shopping malls of Nepal. The juice has been launched with the punch line ‘Fruit with Care’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Kaspersky’s New Antivirus and Internet Security </span></strong></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, the sole authorized distributor of Kaspersky products for Nepal has launched Kaspersky Antivirus 2014 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 in the market. According to the company, the products are the latest versions of proven security solutions for home users.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '2013-08-12', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil.', 'sortorder' => '1483', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $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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Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki Opens 5 New Showrooms</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="VG Suzuki" src="/userfiles/images/bb1%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 67px;" />VG Automobiles, the subsidiary company of Vishal Group and the authorized importer and distributor for Suzuki Motorcycle India Ltd has opened five new showrooms in Kalanki, Basundhara, Boudha and Kausaltar in Kathmandu and in Banepa of Kavre. The showrooms were inaugurated by Adhir Kumar Shrestha, Assistant General Manager of VG Automobiles. The company has also announced special exchange program to mark the opening of the new showrooms. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Galaxy S Duos 2 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="Galaxy S Duos 2" src="/userfiles/images/bbb%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; width: 53px; height: 100px;" />International Marketing Services Pvt Ltd (IMS) has launched Galaxy S Duos 2, the latest additions to the Galaxy Smartphone series. The Galaxy S Duos 2 is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. The phone sports a four inch WVGA touchscreen, and comes with 4 GB of internal storage and 768 MB of RAM. The imaging devices include a 5 MP primary camera and a VGA secondary camera. The handset is priced at Rs 18500. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa</strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="New Yamaha Showroom in Palpa" src="/userfiles/images/bb3%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 70px;" />Morang Auto Works Enterprises (MAW) opened a new Yamaha show room named Saurav Motorcycle Marmat Kendra in Rampur, Palpa. The showroom was inaugurated by Managing Director of MAW Vishnu Kumar Agarwal along with Namrata Shrestha, Goodwill Brand Ambassador of Yamaha two wheelers in Nepal. The new showroom offers services like consultation, sales and after sales along with a service facility. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>John Players’ End of Season Sale </strong></span></div> <div> <img alt="John Players’ End of Season Sale " src="/userfiles/images/bb4%20(Copy).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 24px;" />John Players, the premium menswear from Surya Nepal Private Limited has announced its ‘End of Season Sale’. The sale offers a discount of up to 50 per cent on John Players shirts, pullovers, denims and jackets. The sale is available on all the John Players’ Exclusive Branded Outlets and other select outlets across the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-27', 'modified' => '2014-01-28', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd organized Dell by Gnext Partners Meet 2014 at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza on 23rd January 2014. Mir Saadat Ali, General Manager, ROAP (Rest of Asia Pacific) from Dell was present at the event. Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd has been a Dell consumer partner since 2010. The event was held to announce Generation Next as the Dell consumer plus commercial partner for Nepal hence forward', 'sortorder' => '2383', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2489', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (20 - 26 January 2014)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Toyota Hiace with New Engine</strong></span></div> <div> United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. Apart from the new engine, Hiace comes with features like low engine noise, reduced weight and is highly durable and reliable, says a statement from the company. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Jagdamba Steel’s Salaam Idea Contest</strong></span></div> <div> Jagdamba Steels Private Limited has launched a Facebook contest named Salaam Idea Contest. In this contest, participants are required to upload a picture in which TMT Steel Bar is used for any purpose other than construction or in tool making in the official Facebook Page of Jagdamba Steels. The participant with maximum number of likes will be declared the winner and will win a new Mahindra Rodeo RZ scooter. The contest will run for a month. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Berger Silk Range Launched </strong></span></div> <div> Berger and Jensen Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched Berger Silk premium paint in Nepal. According to the company, Silk offers better shine and colour, and is one of the most luxurious offering from Berger. The company has also claimed that the paint is one of the safest emulsions in market as it is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury and chromium. Silk is endorsed by popular Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Shikhar Cement Gets NS Mark</strong></span></div> <div> Shikhar Cement, a product of Star Cement Industry Pvt Ltd has received NS Certification. Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has awarded the certification based on the quality and manufacturing process of the cement. Star Cement Industry has been manufacturing cement since last eight years. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>Avanish Distillery launches Striker </strong></div> <div> Avanish Distillery Pvt Ltd has introduced its first product Striker, apple flavoured liquor in the market. According to the company, Striker is made from clean and pure water, and has passed through strict quality control. The company will also be producing vodkas, rums, whiskeys and gins in near future.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-21', 'modified' => '2014-01-22', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd has introduced Toyota Hiace with a new 2.5 litre, 16 valve DOHC Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine. According to the company, the new engine offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. Apart from the new engine, Hiace comes with features like low engine noise, reduced weight and is highly durable and reliable, says a statement from the company.', 'sortorder' => '2331', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2392', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (30 December 2013 - 5 January 2014)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Color X-22 in market</strong></span></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced X-factor X-22 Wave Series mobile in the market. According to the company, the handset comes with a super fast file transferring system. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 operating system and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core processor. Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Asian Paints Announces Top 50 Winners</strong></span></div> <div> Asian Paints Nepal has announced top 50 finalists of its ‘Dream Home Contest’ campaign. After 4 months of Facebook contest, the semi-finalists were selected on the basis of highest voted photographs in the Dream Home Contest App. These houses will be visited by a team of architects from the Society of Nepalese Architect (SONA). The jury members will select top 10 finalists after the visits. These top 10 houses will be visited by celebrity judges Karishma Manandhar, Nima Rumba and Rabi Dongol to decide the winners.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker’s Black List Party</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker is going to organize first Johnnie Walker Black List Party in Kathmandu on 25th January 2014 to celebrate the success of its ‘Join the Pact’ campaign in Nepal. The exclusive invitee-only event will be held at Hyatt Regency hotel. Attendees can indulge in Johnnie Walker’s signature bold flavours while being entertained by performances from superstar international DJs, dancers and performance artists, says a statement. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Grand awarded ‘Indian Car of the Year 2014’</strong></span></div> <div> Hyundai Grand has won the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award for 2014. Grand i10 earned the India’s highest automotive award where it competed with other major automobile companies. Hyundai has sold over 35,000 Grand i10 across India in the 90 days of after launching September 2013. Grand has been designed at Hyundai European design centre in Germany using Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic Design’ theme.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>VG Suzuki’s Showroom in Birgunj</strong></span></div> <div> VG Suzuki has opened its new showroom in Birgunj. The showroom will have on display Suzuki’s three motorcycle and two scooter models. To celebrate the inauguration of the showroom, customers are offered a discount of Rs 10,000 on all the motorcycles and scooters. There is also a bumper prize of a Suzuki car and three LED TVs.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2014-01-01', 'modified' => '2014-01-01', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Colors Mobile has introduced X-factor X-22 Wave Series mobile in the market. According to the company, the handset comes with a super fast file transferring system. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 operating system and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core processor. Other features of the phone include 3.5” HVGA touchscreen, 1200 mAh battery, 3.2 MP rear camera and a front Camera along with flashlight option.', 'sortorder' => '2234', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2354', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (23 - 29 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Unveils Grand i10</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm. There is an option of of 5-speed manual transmission and Automatic Transmission. The company is offering a discount of up to 150,000 as an introductory offer. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda’s ‘Enlighten Your Life’ Offer </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company Pvt Ltd has announced a new scheme titled ‘Enlighten your life’ this winter. Under this scheme, on every purchase of Honda generator and power products priced below Rs 150,000, customers will get a free carry bag, jacket and wall clock. On purchasing the generators and power products priced above Rs 150,000, a luggage bag and jacket is offered for free. The scheme is available in all showrooms, branches and dealers of Honda across the country.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>KIS-Multi Device Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, in co-operation with Kaspersky Labs, have launched Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi Device 2014 antivirus in the market. According to the company, it is a new security product that provides premium protection for the world’s most commonly-used devices. ‘This solution protects not only Windows PCs, but also Android smartphones and tablets and Mac computers, allowing for the easily securing of any combination of devices with one activation code,’ says a statement. The software comes in 5-devices/1-year pack at introductory price of Rs 5000.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 11th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 1244031, 2237978, 2357915, 2486125 and 4133253. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. The bumper prize for this contest is an apartment at Downtown Housing. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-24', 'modified' => '2013-12-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd has introduced Hyundai Grand i10 in the market. According to the company, the new hatchback is a blend of performance, style, space, fuel efficiency, and features and safety and is positioned between i10 and i20. Grand i10 comes with a 1.2 litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine which delivers a maximum output of 83 ps at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 11.6 Kgm at 4,000 rpm.', 'sortorder' => '2198', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2306', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (16 - 22 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Selects Band for Nepali FIFA Theme Song</strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pashupati Paints Announces Winners </strong></span></div> <div> Pashupati Paints has announced the silver coin winners for the 8th lucky draw of its ‘Win A Home Contest’. The unique numbers of the five winners are 3202526, 5874406, 7762516, 8013027 and 9747989. The winners are randomly selected through computerized software. Under this contest, customers buying Pashupati Paints products like Luxuria, Luxuria Ecosafe, Ex-coat, Excoat Plus and One Way worth Rs 20,000 and above receive a scratch card which has the Unique Lucky Number. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Himstar’s New Heaters</strong></span></div> <div> Him Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced five new models of heaters in the market. The series includes three new small size heaters and a gas heater. The series also includes a unique heater that runs on both LPG and electricity. The company has informed that the heaters give a warning when the heater is about to go off or when the oxygen level of the room goes down. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Bajaj’s ‘Meet and Greet Paras’ Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the sole authorised distributor of Bajaj motorcycles for Nepal launched a promotional campaign named ‘Meet and Greet Paras from 9 to 15 December. Under the scheme, customers purchasing Bajaj Pulsar bikes received an invitation card to meet cricketer Paras Khadka. The company has informed that other interested individuals can also participate in the event by playing a game named ‘Mauka ma Chauka’ on the company’s official facebook page. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Honda Announces Brio Winner </strong></span></div> <div> Syakar Trading Company, the sole distributor of Honda two-wheelers in Nepal has announced the winner of its bumper draw of ‘Honda Lifestyle Upgrade’ offer. The winner of the bumper draw has won a Honda Brio. The offer started on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-17', 'modified' => '2013-12-17', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Coca-Cola Nepal has announced the names of three bands that will create the Nepali version of the official Coca-Cola anthem for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The names of the three bands are Kalyan Singh, Sagar Raaj and Bramhanaal Band. Coca-Cola has partnered with the popular Nepali rock band 1974 AD to collaborate with the winning bands to create the special Nepali version of the official Campaign song The World Is Ours, sung by Brazilian artists David Correy and band Monobloco.', 'sortorder' => '2148', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2222', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Johnnie Walker Initiates ‘Join the Pact’ in Nepal</strong></span></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign, the global responsible drinking initiative by Johnnie Walker. The campaign aims to gather a further one million pledges by encouraging consumers to make the commitment to ‘Never Drink and Drive’. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Ncell Extends Free Gift Campaign</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has extended its ‘Khusiko Bahar, Ncell ko Upahar’ campaign for another 60 days. With the extension, Ncell customers will now receive free daily gifts for another two months. Ncell had initially launched the campaign for 30 days on October 30. Under the campaign, Ncell has so far awarded free gifts worth Rs 1.87 billion to the customers. On enrolling to the campaign, customers will receive a guaranteed gift, which could range from internet package and bonus balance to night talk time and SMS and MMS for free. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Index Furniture’s Wedding Collection</strong></span></div> <div> Index Furniture has introduced a promotional campaign for this wedding season from November 25 to February 1. The company has introduced new bedroom sets, sofa sets and other decorative items likes cushions, table and floor lamps, dining sets, and table clocks under its ‘Wedding Collection’. During the campaign, the company will offer 10 per cent discount on all bedroom and living room sets worth Rs 50,000 or above.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Fcube Launches Third Cinema Hall</strong></span></div> <div> KL Cinema City Pvt Ltd has launched its third movie theater CUBE-3 at Fcube Cinemas at KL Tower, Chabahil. With the new theatre, the company has claimed that it has introduced ‘Active Seating System’ for the first time in Nepal. According to a press release, every seat of the theater is fitted with sound and motion sensors with wide-open views of the big screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Dabur Chawanprash Endorsed by Rajesh Hamal</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Chawanprash has appointed superstar Rajesh Hamal as a brand ambassador to the product and has launched new thematic campaign with the celebrated actor. According to the company, Hamal himself proposed to be the face of Dabur Chawanprash as his belief of becoming healthy and fit perfectly overlaps with the brand properties.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-12-03', 'modified' => '2013-12-03', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Johnnie Walker has announced the launch of ‘JoinThe Pact’ campaign in Nepal in partnership with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. Mika, who is also Johnnie Walker Responsible Drinking Ambassador, will visit Kathmandu in January as part of the ‘Join the Pact’ campaign', 'sortorder' => '2064', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2176', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (25 November - 01 December 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Dabur launches Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste</strong></span></div> <div> Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt. Dabur has combined salt power with other trusted herbs to give a complete oral care solution, says a press release. The toothpaste is available in 40, 80 and 175 gram packs at Rs 20, 35 and 70 respectively. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Sagar Group Wins ‘Brother Gold Award 2013’</strong></span></div> <div> Sagar Group is awarded with ‘Gold Award 2013’ in an event hosted by Brother International Gulf at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on November 2013. Sagar Group won the award from among many countries of Middle East and South Asia. Brother Gold Award for Service Excellence is awarded only to authorized service providers on the basis of after-sales service, service Infrastructure, processing mechanism and efficient execution cycle. There were 49 participants from 49 different countries like Qatar, Mauritius, UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Coca-Cola Nepal releases Official FIFA World Cup Anthem </strong></span></div> <div> Coca-Cola has released the official Coca-Cola Anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2014 titled ‘The World is Ours’. According to a press statement, the anthem brings the music of Brazil to the world and captures the local rhythms of samba, baile funk and technobraga featuring vocals from Brazilian singer David Correy and sounds from Monobloco, a Brazilian street band. The Coca-Cola Company has had a long relationship with FIFA since 1974 and has been an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup since 1978. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Amco Batteries Opens Showroom</strong></span></div> <div> Amco Batteries has opened its showroom in Soaltee Mode of Kathmandu on Friday. According to the company, Amco automobile and two-wheeler batteries are very popular in India, and soon will be renowned in Nepal as well. The showroom will deal in Amco batteries and also provide other required services. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-26', 'modified' => '2013-11-27', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Dabur Nepal has launched Dabur Super Salt Toothpaste in the market. According to the company, the toothpaste is the new offering in the mainstream segment with the added benefit of salt.', 'sortorder' => '2021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2135', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (11 - 17 November 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ncell introduces Facebook pack</strong></span></div> <div> Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market. It offers the customers with a choice to subscribe data service for using Facebook only. The pack will be available on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and the customers can subscribe to any one of them as per their requirement.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Kobe LED TVs in Market</strong></span></div> <div> Bhajuratna Electronics Pvt Ltd has introduced Kobe LED TVs in the market. According to the company, the TVs are targeted to those customers who want LED TVs at an affordable price. The TVs are available in 22 and 32 inch sizes, and have features like 3d Comb Filter, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Hotel Mode, Volume Leveller, Cinema Zoom, USB High Speed 2.0, Eco Vision and HDMI. The TVs will be made available through 14 showrooms throughout the country. The company is giving out a warranty of one year on both the models of TVs. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hero Announces Winners of Dashain Tihar Offer</strong></span></div> <div> General Marketing Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributors of Hero motorcycles for Nepal has announced the winners of second lucky draw of its Dashain and Tihar offer ‘Hero Blockbuster Deal’. The three winners have won Rs 100,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 from the lucky draw.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Colors’ New Handsets </strong></span></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced two new handsets, Star 3G (X- 30) under its star series phones and new X-Factor Idol (X-16) in the market. Colors Star 3G is powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor and comes with 3.5 inch capacitive multi-touch screen, front and rear cameras and 1200 mAh battery. Colors Idol (X-16) is a dual SIM phone that runs on Android 2.3 and is powered by a 1 GHz processor, and has 512 MB of ROM and 256 MB of RAM.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Samsara Joins Hands Al Ansari </strong></span></div> <div> Samsara Money Transfer has entered into an agreement with UAE based Al Ansari Exchange. Following the agreement, money could be received from any branches of Samsara in Nepal sent from the Al Ansari Exchange in UAE. Executive Vice Chairman of Samsara Jeewan Babu Shrestha and Rashed A. Al Ansari, General Manager of the Al Ansari Exchange, signed an agreement to this effect recently. Samsara claims that it has more than 1 thousand 8 hundred agents across Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-11-12', 'modified' => '2013-11-24', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Ncell has launched Facebook Pack that will enable Ncell customers to use Facebook on their mobile handsets at as low as 50 paisa per MB. According to the company, this is the first application-based service package made available by any operator in the Nepali market.', 'sortorder' => '1988', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2061', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (28 October - 3 November)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Micromax Launches Two New Models</strong></span></div> <div> Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor. It has 1 GB of RAM, and has an 8 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera. Canvas Fun comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has a 4.5 inch screen. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>‘Experience Hyundai’ Organized</strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi InterContinental Pvt Ltd organized an event named ‘Experience Hyundai’ from 24-26 October at its Thapathali showroom. According to the company, the event was organized to provide a platform to experience the entire Hyundai family along with some entertainment. The event featured free car wash, free gift on every test drive, any brand exchange, on spot finance and insurance and a free check up facility for Hyundai vehicles. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Karbonn A5 and A26 Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Allied Trade link International P Ltd, the authorized distributor of Karbonn Mobile launched two new handsets A5 and A26 in the market. A5 has features like Android Gingerbread, dual SIM, 1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 3.2 MP camera and front digital camera among others. A26 comes with features like Android v 4.1, 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 5 inch Screen, Wi-Fi, 2000 mAh battery, 5 MP camera with LED flash, Front Digital camera and 512 MB RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Scooter Exchange Concludes</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises organized ‘Yamaha Scooter Exchange Mahamela’ from October 24 to 26 at Bhrikuti Mandap. According to the company, this was the first and biggest event of its kind in Nepal. The event offered exchange of old motorcycles and scooters with Yamaha Ray. There was participation of more than 10 dealers and over 40 re-condition houses. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Ford Focus Best Selling Vehicle Globally</strong></span></div> <div> Ford Focus has maintained its leadership as the best-selling vehicle nameplate globally, based on Ford analysis of the latest Polk global vehicle registration data for the first half of 2013. Globally, Focus is up 20 per cent in the first half of 2013 as compared with the same period last year. Also, Ford Fiesta ranks as the fourth best-selling vehicle overall, and is the world’s best-selling subcompact vehicle through June 2013. Ford is the only brand with two nameplates among the global top five best-sellers.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-29', 'modified' => '2013-10-29', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Micromax has launched two new mobile phones Canvas 2 Plus and Canvas Fun in the market. Canvas 2 Plus sports a 5 inch IPS screen, runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad core Processor.', 'sortorder' => '1914', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '2002', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (21 - 27 October 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New RAV4 and Hilux Launched</strong></span></div> <div> Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Hyundai Inaugurates Training Academy </strong></span></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental, sole distributer of Hyundai has inaugurated its new Training Academy. According to the company, this is its first such dedicated training facility. Located in Patan Industrial Area, the new facility will host Hyundai staffs from across Nepal, offering training in disciplines such as Sales, Service, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management and Product training. Covering 1600 sqm, the facility features classroom style lecture rooms, group discussion room, Seminar Hall, Library, e-learning center, Practical area and car display with mock-up showroom /service environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Yamaha Showroom at Mirchaiya</strong></span></div> <div> MAW Enterprises Pvt Ltd, sole authorized distributor for Yamaha Motorcycles in Nepal has opened a new Yamaha showroom named S S Auto Center at Mirchaiya. The showroom offers facility of sales, service and spares under one roof, and is introduced as a part of its Yes! Yamaha concept.The showroom was inaugurated by actress and Goodwill Ambassador for Yamaha Ray Namrata Shrestha. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>New TVS Company Outlet at Maharajgunj</strong></span></div> <div> CG MotoCorp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has added a new Company Outlet in Maharajgunj under the name AIT TVS Maharajgunj. AIT TVS is the 41st TVS Sales Outlet in Nepal under CG MotoCorp which offers various models of TVS two-wheelers. The showroom targets to sell more than 1200 units of vehicle in this fiscal year.</div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Mahindra Spare Parts Outlet at Balaju</strong></span></div> <div> Agni Incorporated, the sole authorized distributer of Mahindra multi utility vehicles and tractors in the country, has opened Mahindra genuine spare parts outlet at Balaju, Kathmandu and at 15 other places throughout the country. Customers can get opening discount of 15 per cent on purchase of all spare parts and lubricants for a limited period of time.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-10-21', 'modified' => '2013-10-21', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Toyota has launched the 4th Generation Toyota Rav4 and upgraded 7th Generation Toyota Hilux in the market. New Rav4 comes with advanced features and powerful engine bundled in a compact size. It has features like improved fuel efficiency, increased cargo capacity, a dynamic design, full airbags (D+P+Side+CSA) among others. Hilux is powered by a 3.0 L Turbo Diesel engine with low emissions, and can tread anywhere, from tight corners in the city streets to vast hilly terrains. Hilux has a ground clearance of 222 mm.', 'sortorder' => '1852', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1800', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (9 - 15 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary" src="/userfiles/images/pk.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 61px;" />Panchakanya Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary</span></strong></div> <div> Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration. The programme held at Hotel Radisson was attended by prominent figures from the various business and non business communities. The highlight of the program was the launch of the group’s first corporate magazine by Managing Director Pradeep Kumar Shrestha.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Colors Introduces Star 4.0" src="/userfiles/images/clr.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 51px; height: 100px;" />Colors Introduces Star 4.0</span></strong></div> <div> Colors Mobile has introduced Star 4.0 in its Xfactor series. The handset supports 3G SIM and 3G data connections. Xfactor Star has a 4 inch capacitive touch screen and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The phone is powered by 1.3 GHz dual core processor and has 512 MB of RAM. There is a 3.2 MP rear camera and a 0.3 MP front camera, and the camera comes with LED flash and supports panoramic shot mode. The phone is available at a price of Rs 11,000. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’" src="/userfiles/images/bjj.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 26px;" />Bajaj’s ‘Dusavatar’</span></strong></div> <div> HH Bajaj, the authorized distributor and marketer of Bajaj Motorcycles in Nepal has introduced a new scheme for Dashain and Tihar called ‘Bajaj Dusavatar’. The scheme offers every customer purchasing Bajaj bikes instant cash prizes and weekly lucky draw coupon. The scheme revolves around the number 10, and offers weekly bumper prize of Rs 1,000,000 to 10 winners. Also, the campaign will last for a period of 10 weeks and the scheme celebrates the 10 years of two wheeler market of Bajaj bikes in Nepal. This offer is active from September 1 and is applicable throughout the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="YSRS in Pokhara" src="/userfiles/images/ysrs.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 52px;" />YSRS in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Yamaha conducted its Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS) programme on August 30 in Pokhara College of Management in Nadipur, Pokhara. The programme was attended by 60 participants. The objective of such one-day workshops is to increase road safety awareness for both bikers and pedestrians. This kind of program has been already conducted in more than 12 colleges of Kathmandu valley. The event also featured the test ride of the new reloaded Yamaha FZ-S.</div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Hyundai’s Festive Offer" src="/userfiles/images/hnd(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 100px; height: 55px;" />Hyundai’s Festive Offer</span></strong></div> <div> Laxmi Intercontinental P Ltd, sole authorized distributor of Hyundai Motors in Nepal has introduced a customer scheme named ‘Dashain Tihar Ko Offer Super Duper Bumper’ for this festive season. Under this scheme, Hyundai customers can get cash discount of up to Rs 500,000 as Super offer, 50 Tola Gold (5 Tola each to 10 persons) as Duper offer, and Bumper prize of two Hyundai Eons through lucky draw. </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-10', 'modified' => '2013-09-10', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Panchakanya Group has celebrated 40 years of its presence in the Nepali industrial sector. On the occasion of its annual Panchakanya Day event on August 31st, the Group organized a program for the celebration.', 'sortorder' => '1661', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1760', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (2 - 8 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Asian Paints Dream Home Contest" src="/userfiles/images/ap.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 114px;" />Asian Paints’ Dream Home Contest </span></strong></div> <div> Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’. To participate in the contest, customers have to paint the exterior of their home with Apex Ultima and upload the photos of their home in Asian paints Facebook page app ‘Dream Home Contest’. Top 50 maximum liked photographs will be judged for their aesthetic appeal. Details of the contest can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/AsianPaints.NP. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign" src="/userfiles/images/jw.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 105px;" />Johnnie Walker’s Double Black Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Johnnie Walker has launched a new campaign ‘Double the Intensity’ for the award-winning Johnnie Walker Double Black whiskey. The campaign will have variety of materials including print advertising and advertising at point of purchase. Johnnie Walker Double Black was introduced in Nepal in 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer" src="/userfiles/images/lgfd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 125px; height: 46px;" />LG’s Father’s Day Celebration Offer</span></strong></div> <div> LG has announced a new offer named ‘Father’s Day Celebration Offer’. With this offer, customers will be entitled to win a 32” Cinema 3D TV through a lucky draw on purchase of any LG products. On every LG purchase, customers need to SMS LG<space>Product Model No.<space>Product Serial No in the warranty card. </space></space></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Xfactor Shine 1" src="/userfiles/images/lgx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; height: 110px; width: 62px;" />Colors Launches Xfactor Shine 1 </span></strong></div> <div> Colors mobile has introduced new Xfactor Shine 1 in the market. According to the company official, the handset is loaded with the best of the features, comes with a faster processor and beautiful sleek design and Android version 4.0.3. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor and has 4 GB ROM and 512 MB of RAM. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Samsung’s New Smart Cameras" src="/userfiles/images/smsg.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 68px; height: 110px;" />Samsung’s New Smart Cameras</span></strong></div> <div> Him Electronics Private Limited, authorized distributor of Samsung Cameras in Nepal has introduced three new ranges of cameras – WB200F, ST150F and ST72. WB200F features a Hybrid Touch User Interface and enhanced Wifi connectivity with 14.2 MP sensor, 18x zoom and 24mm ultra-wide angle lens. ST150F comes with 16 MP sensor, 5x zoom, 3” screen. ST72 features a f2.5 lens, 5x zoom and 16.2 Megapixels. The prices of WB200F, ST150F and ST72 are Rs 24,990, Rs 14,990 and Rs 13,990 respectively.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-04', 'modified' => '2013-09-04', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Asian Paints has launched a consumer engagement campaign titled ‘Asian Paints Apex Ultima Dream Home Contest’.', 'sortorder' => '1621', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1711', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (26 August - 01 September 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="John Player’s End of Season Sale" src="/userfiles/images/jp.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 29px;" />John Player’s End of Season Sale</span></strong></div> <div> John Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent. The discounts are applicable on wide range of John Players garments. The discount can be availed at outlets of John Players at Bluebird Mall - Tripureshwor, Teendhara - Durbar Marg, City Center (1st Floor) – Kamalpokhari , Maitidevi Complex ( Maitidevi ), Civil Mall (Sundhara) and other leading garment stores across the country. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="TVS Phoenix 125" src="/userfiles/images/tvs(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 113px;" />TVS Phoenix 125 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> CG Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of TVS two-wheelers in Nepal has launched TVS Phoenix 125 in the market. According to a press release, Phoenix is a premium executive deluxe 125cc motorcycle and is one of the most feature-filled products. The 4-speed transmission of the motorcycle delivers 11 PS of power at 8000 rpm. The motorcycle is available in the market at an introductory price of Rs 169,900. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur" src="/userfiles/images/hnd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 110px;" />Honda’s Showroom in Kohalpur</span></strong></div> <div> Honda has opened a new showroom in Kohalpur of Banke on 21 August. The showroom will deal in Honda motorcycles and scooters; ad will also provide the services of exchange and financing. The showroom sold twenty motorcycles on the day of inauguration, and also offered gifts, cash discounts and free helmets and accessories to the customers. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Tata Safari " src="/userfiles/images/ts.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 102px;" />Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara</span></strong></div> <div> Siprdai Trading has started the sale of Tata Safari Storme in Pokhara. Dubbed as the ‘Real SUV’, Storme is claimed to be the combination of luxury, power and off-road performance. The SUV is powered by a 2.2 litre VariCOR turbocharged engine delivering a maximum output of 140 ps and a peak torque of 320 NM. The price of Safari Storme starts from Rs 3.88 million. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition" src="/userfiles/images/fd.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 98px;" />Food, Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition from September 18</span></strong></div> <div> House of Rajkarnicar Exhibitions and Events is going to organize Seagram’s Royal Stag Food Drinks and Hospitality Exhibition 2013 from September 18. According to a press release, the Exhibition will be the first of its kind in Nepal focusing exclusively on food, beverage & hospitality. The four-day event will have 150 exhibitors, two thematic pavilions and eight special events. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-27', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'ohn Players, premium men’s wear from Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd has announced ‘End of Season Sale’ that offers discount up to 50 per cent.', 'sortorder' => '1572', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1673', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (19 - 25 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator" src="/userfiles/images/lg(2).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 95px; height: 100px;" />LG’s Side-by-side Refrigerator</span></strong></div> <div> LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market. The refrigerator with net capacity of 506 litres and has features like wide hidden touch display, tempered control drawer and glass shelves and water and ice dispenser among others. The freezing compartment comes with express freezing technology and also has interior LED lights. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Micromax 4 " src="/userfiles/images/mx.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 90px; height: 120px;" />Micromax 4 Launched</span></strong></div> <div> Micromax has launched its new smartphone Canvas 4, the latest upgraded version in the Canvas series in the market. Canvas 4 is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS. It comes with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB internal and 32 GB expandable memory. It sports a high definition 5 MP front camera, 13 MP back professional camera, auto focus, 99 burst shots, 4-way panorama and LED flash. It supports video calling and has a 5 inch IPS LCD multi-touch screen. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Pepsi Awards" src="/userfiles/images/20.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 58px;" />Pepsi Awards Winner of 20-20 Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> Pepsi has awarded two million rupees to the winner of its 20-20 promotion campaign. Pepsi gave Rs 7,200,000 to consumers as part of the campaign which ran from June 16 to August 6. According to a press release from the company, the campaign had close to 3, 00,000 participants through SMS and events. The campaign was launched with the slogan ‘Ru Bees Ma Bees Lakh, Jitau Lakhau Lakh’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Springwood’s Season SALE" src="/userfiles/images/springwood(1).jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 41px;" />Springwood’s Season SALE</span></strong></div> <div> Springwood, men’s garment brand marketed by Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd is offering ‘end of season’ sale through various outlets throughout Kathmandu and outside as well. The sale offers discounts of 50, 35 and 25 per cent on Springwood’s collection of shirts, t-shirts, trousers, jeans, sweaters and sweat shirts. The sale is valid form 15 August to 15 September 2013.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="IME" src="/userfiles/images/ime.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 100px; height: 56px;" />IME launches ‘Dashain Ma SLC’ Campaign</span></strong></div> <div> International Money Express (IME) has launched a consumer promotion campaign named ‘Dashain Ma SLC with the onset of this year’s festive season. During the two month long campaign starting from August 17, 2013, all IME customers coming to IME agent outlets to avail remittance services will get a chance to win various exciting prizes. During the campaign period, IME will give away 60 Samsung smart phones every day, 8 LED TVs every week and a Hyundai Eon as the bumper prize at the end of the campaign.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-20', 'modified' => '2013-08-20', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'LG has launched a new side-by-side refrigerator in the market.', 'sortorder' => '1534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1622', 'article_category_id' => '150', 'title' => 'Business Briefs (12 - 18 August 2013)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati" src="/userfiles/images/mahindara.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 75px;" />Mahindra Showroom at Chuchhepati </span></strong></div> <div> SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil. The new showroom located will have on display the entire range of 125cc scooters Rodeo RZ, Duro DZ, Flyte and motorcycles 110cc Centuro and Pantero. The spacious showroom is aesthetically designed to offer best convenience and experience to customers, says a press release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj " src="/userfiles/images/ncellcenter.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 95px;" />New Ncell Centre in Rajbiraj </span></strong></div> <div> Ncell inaugurated new Ncell Centre in Neta Chowk, Rajbiraj. Ncell’s Legal and Government Liaison Director Kamal Khanal and Customer Relations Director Soma Thapa jointly inaugurated the Centre. From the centre, Ncell subscribers can avail services such as SIM exchange, GPRS, MMS, settings, international roaming, call details, balance transfer, bill payments, corporate services, blackberry service, and change of ownership, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Toshiba P2300" src="/userfiles/images/toshiba.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Toshiba P2300 in the Nepali Market </span></strong></div> <div> EOL Pvt Ltd has launched Toshiba P2300 LED Power TV in the market. According to the company, the TV is explicitly developed to meet the needs and requirements of Asian market. According to a press release, the TV offers intuitive operation and enhanced viewer satisfaction, and comes with better picture, sound and connectivity. The TV delivers the best viewing experience and sharpens and brightens sports and action scenes by balancing and optimizing the combined performance of the TV panel, video processing and backlight technology, says the release. </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="Malee Juice" src="/userfiles/images/malee.jpg" style=" float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />Malee Juice in Nepal </span></strong></div> <div> Thailand’s renowned Malee juice is now available in the Nepali market. The juice comes in Orange, Apple, Grape, Pineapple, Guava, Pomegranate, Carrot, Tomato, Mixed Fruit and Mixed Vegetables falavours, and is available in major shopping malls of Nepal. The juice has been launched with the punch line ‘Fruit with Care’. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Kaspersky’s New Antivirus and Internet Security </span></strong></div> <div> Sagar Software and Traders, the sole authorized distributor of Kaspersky products for Nepal has launched Kaspersky Antivirus 2014 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 in the market. According to the company, the products are the latest versions of proven security solutions for home users.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '2013-08-12', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'SG Global Pvt Ltd, the Authorized Distributor of Mahindra two-wheelers in Nepal has opened a new showroom in Chuchhepati, Chabahil.', 'sortorder' => '1483', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $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
