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The statistics of Labor Department shows that only six thousand foreign nationals are working in Nepal.<br /> According to Nepal Labor Act 1992, workers other than foreign investors and their close relatives must have a work permit to work in Nepal. “Nearly 85 per cent of the foreign workers in Nepal haven’t received the work permit,†said Krishnahari </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> Pushkar Karna, Under Secretary at the Ministry. The majority of the illegal workers are from India and Bhutan.<br /> The illegal workers can be punished according to the Labor Act, Immigration Act, Revenue laws, and other related laws. But no action has been taken against any of the workers, according to Karna. The Immigration Department has informed that it had issued visas to 1421 workers in the last fiscal year alone. Of them, 152 were involved with NGOs and INGOs.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Around 50,000 foreign workers in Nepal are working illegally without work permit,', 'sortorder' => '32', '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' => '82', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Telecom To Witness 20b Additional Investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year. Telecom service providers are investing Rs 20 billion to achieve these goals. In the current fiscal year, government-owned<br /> In the current fiscal year, government-owned Nepal Telecom is investing the biggest amount. It alone will invest Rs 10 billion for the expansion of the network and better quality of its services targeting to bring 2.2 million people inside its network. “Around 1.8 million GSM mobiles will be distributed this year,†said Surendra Thike, the spokesperson of the company. Telecom aims to take ADSL internet to 75 districts of Nepal within a year. “Our priority now is to improve the quality along with the network expansion. For this, we are adding mobile towers and base transceiver station (BTS),†said Thike. <br /> Spice Nepal, a private telecom company which recently changed to Ncell Pvt Ltd, has several plans on cards to take the company to the first position. “We will invest US $ 100 million in 2011 to achieve our goals,†said Pasi Koistinen in a program organized in the Valley. The company claims to have 3.2 million customers.Smart Telecom, the company with basic focus on rural </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> areas, is planning to invest US $ 1.7 million this year. “Our goal is to expand customer network along with quality improvement,†said Subash Bajracharya, the chief executive officer of the company. The company will install 127 BTS this year. <br /> STM Telecom, operating in Eastern region, is increasing the coverage this year. “We will distribute 0.1 million mobile service within a year,†said Suyas Pradhan, the assistant manager of the company. STM is coming up with more than a billion of the capital.Nepal Satellite, operating in Western and Midwestern region so far, is intending to bring people of Far-western region inside its network. It is also investing more than a billion rupees this year, said the company source.<br /> Similarly, UTL also has some aggressive plans for this year. Three Indian partners of the company who hold 80 per cent stake are investing billions of rupees. With this, two more companies are lobbying to get the license to step into telecommunication industry. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) now allows telecom companies to operate overall services. This flexibility seems to attract investors to invest in the telecommunication industry.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year.', 'sortorder' => '31', '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' => '81', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'U.S. Partnership For A Transforming Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis. Addressing a programme ‘US partnership for a transforming Nepal’ organised by Central Department of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, he said it is the private sector and not international donors that will transform Nepal’s economy and create opportunities for the Nepali youth. <br /> DeLisi also said that when one sees Nepalis queuing up at the Foreign Ministry every day for passports, one cannot help but feel depressed by the large number of young people choosing to leave their homes to work abroad. He added, “We want to help the private sector create jobs that are so desperately needed.â€</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> One of the USAID initiatives will invest US $ 30 million over three years to help strengthen Nepal’s trade competitiveness, expand exports and make the agricultural more efficient, he said and requested to have labour law reforms so that politicallylinked labour unions cannot cripple economic growth. Noting that Nepal has enacted a new trade policy in response to economic changes that have occurred in recent years, both inside and outside the country, he said, “This new policy is well positioned to strengthen trade ties with the United States as well as other countries because it addresses new economic realities.†The updated trade policy aims to promote new exportable goods of comparative advantage, in partnership.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis.', 'sortorder' => '30', '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' => '80', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Motorbike Tour For NTY Promotion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India: Mountain to Sea†for the promotion of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011.<br /> Team of eight members will visit 23 major cities of India informing people about the geography and cultural specialties of Nepal, said Manu Bhurtel, one of the team members.</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> “We will not only visit the cities but actually organize press meets and encourage people to come to Nepal,†said Bhurtel.<br /> The group will use 350cc bullet bike for the tour which will last from 3rd December to 14th January, the official day when NTY kicks off. 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A project under UNDP has recommended Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve of east and Ghodaghodi Tal of west as appropriate destination for Eco Tourism. The project had recently conducted the feasibility study of these two places vis-à -vis tourism potentials. Koshi Tappu and Ghodaghodi Tal, which are wetlands, have a great possibility to be developed as centre of attraction for both internal and external tourism, according to tourism expert Rabi Jung Pandey who was involved in the study. Pandey made the report of the study public saying </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> that conservation of the spots and tourism shouldgo hand in hand.<br /> According to him, conservation is essential for sustainability of tourism.Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is spread in an area of 17,500 hectares of land. It is well-known for wild buffalos and for bird watching. This region is also rich in cultural diversity. Ghodaghodi Tal covers an area of 2563 hectares and is the largest wetland in Terai. It is in Kailali district and is connected with the East-West Highway. This place is famous for different species of birds and alligators. These places see a very few number of tourists due to a lack of publicity.</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '28', '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' => '78', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Half-a-Dozen New Hotels', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Among them, Airport Hotel of Kathmandu, Kasahi Hotel of Lumbini, Siddhartha Hotel of Nepalgunj and Hotel Nance of Bhairahawa are three-star hotels. Kanjirowa Hotel of Jumla is a four-star hotel. Similarly, Dhangadi will also see a <span style="text-align: justify;">star hotel this tourism year. According to Hotel </span></div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Association of Nepal (HAN), the name of this hotel is still to be decided. <br /> The rise in the number of tourists is seen as a silver lining for NTY 2011. Hotel entrepreneurs are excited to invest and this year alone, Rs 500 million has already been invested in three-star hotels, according to hotel entrepreneurs.<br /> <br /> </span></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '27', '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' => '77', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'India’s Assistance Sought For Smart Card', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card. According to Deepak Subedi, Joint-Secretary of MoLTM, assistance from India is sought because of Nepal’s inexperience about the</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> types and use of smart card. “Now the Indian government is issuing smart card for the insurance of people living below the poverty line. We will study that card before we make our own,†he says.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card.', 'sortorder' => '26', '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' => '76', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Thamel Region Under Surveillance Of CC Cameras', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area. These cameras are fixed to control possibility of criminal activities during the tourism year, said Tejendra Nath Shrestha, Chairman, Tourism Development Board of Thamel. “The main monitor of the CC cameras will be placed in Metropolitan Police Station of Thamel,†he added. <br /> Fivem a in points of Thamel are already covered by the cameras. 50 cameras are planned to be fixed soon. “The connection of these cameras with the metropolitan police station would be completed</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> within a month,†he shared.<br /> The footage covered by these cameras can be stored for a month, say the experts. It would be easier to make the security stronger with the help of these cameras, says Heera Sunuwar, a woman police constable at the CC TV branch, Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s office, Thamel. A budget of Rs 6.1 million has been allocated by Nepal Tourism Board for this project. Additional amount equal to 15 per cent of this amount was contributed by the local people and businessmen.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area.', 'sortorder' => '25', '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' => '75', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Agenda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">12</span> Biznews</p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Visiting business people</span></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">18</span> karl slym<br />  </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '12 Biznews Visiting business people 18 karl slym', 'sortorder' => '24', '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' => '74', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Nepal To Get Free MS Softwares', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. 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The statistics of Labor Department shows that only six thousand foreign nationals are working in Nepal.<br /> According to Nepal Labor Act 1992, workers other than foreign investors and their close relatives must have a work permit to work in Nepal. “Nearly 85 per cent of the foreign workers in Nepal haven’t received the work permit,†said Krishnahari </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> Pushkar Karna, Under Secretary at the Ministry. The majority of the illegal workers are from India and Bhutan.<br /> The illegal workers can be punished according to the Labor Act, Immigration Act, Revenue laws, and other related laws. But no action has been taken against any of the workers, according to Karna. The Immigration Department has informed that it had issued visas to 1421 workers in the last fiscal year alone. Of them, 152 were involved with NGOs and INGOs.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Around 50,000 foreign workers in Nepal are working illegally without work permit,', 'sortorder' => '32', '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' => '82', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Telecom To Witness 20b Additional Investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year. Telecom service providers are investing Rs 20 billion to achieve these goals. In the current fiscal year, government-owned<br /> In the current fiscal year, government-owned Nepal Telecom is investing the biggest amount. It alone will invest Rs 10 billion for the expansion of the network and better quality of its services targeting to bring 2.2 million people inside its network. “Around 1.8 million GSM mobiles will be distributed this year,†said Surendra Thike, the spokesperson of the company. Telecom aims to take ADSL internet to 75 districts of Nepal within a year. “Our priority now is to improve the quality along with the network expansion. For this, we are adding mobile towers and base transceiver station (BTS),†said Thike. <br /> Spice Nepal, a private telecom company which recently changed to Ncell Pvt Ltd, has several plans on cards to take the company to the first position. “We will invest US $ 100 million in 2011 to achieve our goals,†said Pasi Koistinen in a program organized in the Valley. The company claims to have 3.2 million customers.Smart Telecom, the company with basic focus on rural </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> areas, is planning to invest US $ 1.7 million this year. “Our goal is to expand customer network along with quality improvement,†said Subash Bajracharya, the chief executive officer of the company. The company will install 127 BTS this year. <br /> STM Telecom, operating in Eastern region, is increasing the coverage this year. “We will distribute 0.1 million mobile service within a year,†said Suyas Pradhan, the assistant manager of the company. STM is coming up with more than a billion of the capital.Nepal Satellite, operating in Western and Midwestern region so far, is intending to bring people of Far-western region inside its network. It is also investing more than a billion rupees this year, said the company source.<br /> Similarly, UTL also has some aggressive plans for this year. Three Indian partners of the company who hold 80 per cent stake are investing billions of rupees. With this, two more companies are lobbying to get the license to step into telecommunication industry. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) now allows telecom companies to operate overall services. This flexibility seems to attract investors to invest in the telecommunication industry.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year.', 'sortorder' => '31', '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' => '81', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'U.S. Partnership For A Transforming Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis. Addressing a programme ‘US partnership for a transforming Nepal’ organised by Central Department of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, he said it is the private sector and not international donors that will transform Nepal’s economy and create opportunities for the Nepali youth. <br /> DeLisi also said that when one sees Nepalis queuing up at the Foreign Ministry every day for passports, one cannot help but feel depressed by the large number of young people choosing to leave their homes to work abroad. He added, “We want to help the private sector create jobs that are so desperately needed.â€</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> One of the USAID initiatives will invest US $ 30 million over three years to help strengthen Nepal’s trade competitiveness, expand exports and make the agricultural more efficient, he said and requested to have labour law reforms so that politicallylinked labour unions cannot cripple economic growth. Noting that Nepal has enacted a new trade policy in response to economic changes that have occurred in recent years, both inside and outside the country, he said, “This new policy is well positioned to strengthen trade ties with the United States as well as other countries because it addresses new economic realities.†The updated trade policy aims to promote new exportable goods of comparative advantage, in partnership.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis.', 'sortorder' => '30', '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' => '80', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Motorbike Tour For NTY Promotion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India: Mountain to Sea†for the promotion of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011.<br /> Team of eight members will visit 23 major cities of India informing people about the geography and cultural specialties of Nepal, said Manu Bhurtel, one of the team members.</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> “We will not only visit the cities but actually organize press meets and encourage people to come to Nepal,†said Bhurtel.<br /> The group will use 350cc bullet bike for the tour which will last from 3rd December to 14th January, the official day when NTY kicks off. Bhurtel added that the estimated cost of this tour is Rs 2.2 million.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India:', 'sortorder' => '29', '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' => '79', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Two New Tourist Destinations Identifi Ed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011. A project under UNDP has recommended Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve of east and Ghodaghodi Tal of west as appropriate destination for Eco Tourism. The project had recently conducted the feasibility study of these two places vis-à -vis tourism potentials. Koshi Tappu and Ghodaghodi Tal, which are wetlands, have a great possibility to be developed as centre of attraction for both internal and external tourism, according to tourism expert Rabi Jung Pandey who was involved in the study. Pandey made the report of the study public saying </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> that conservation of the spots and tourism shouldgo hand in hand.<br /> According to him, conservation is essential for sustainability of tourism.Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is spread in an area of 17,500 hectares of land. It is well-known for wild buffalos and for bird watching. This region is also rich in cultural diversity. Ghodaghodi Tal covers an area of 2563 hectares and is the largest wetland in Terai. It is in Kailali district and is connected with the East-West Highway. This place is famous for different species of birds and alligators. These places see a very few number of tourists due to a lack of publicity.</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '28', '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' => '78', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Half-a-Dozen New Hotels', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Among them, Airport Hotel of Kathmandu, Kasahi Hotel of Lumbini, Siddhartha Hotel of Nepalgunj and Hotel Nance of Bhairahawa are three-star hotels. Kanjirowa Hotel of Jumla is a four-star hotel. Similarly, Dhangadi will also see a <span style="text-align: justify;">star hotel this tourism year. According to Hotel </span></div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Association of Nepal (HAN), the name of this hotel is still to be decided. <br /> The rise in the number of tourists is seen as a silver lining for NTY 2011. Hotel entrepreneurs are excited to invest and this year alone, Rs 500 million has already been invested in three-star hotels, according to hotel entrepreneurs.<br /> <br /> </span></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '27', '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' => '77', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'India’s Assistance Sought For Smart Card', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card. According to Deepak Subedi, Joint-Secretary of MoLTM, assistance from India is sought because of Nepal’s inexperience about the</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> types and use of smart card. “Now the Indian government is issuing smart card for the insurance of people living below the poverty line. We will study that card before we make our own,†he says.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card.', 'sortorder' => '26', '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' => '76', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Thamel Region Under Surveillance Of CC Cameras', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area. These cameras are fixed to control possibility of criminal activities during the tourism year, said Tejendra Nath Shrestha, Chairman, Tourism Development Board of Thamel. “The main monitor of the CC cameras will be placed in Metropolitan Police Station of Thamel,†he added. <br /> Fivem a in points of Thamel are already covered by the cameras. 50 cameras are planned to be fixed soon. “The connection of these cameras with the metropolitan police station would be completed</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> within a month,†he shared.<br /> The footage covered by these cameras can be stored for a month, say the experts. It would be easier to make the security stronger with the help of these cameras, says Heera Sunuwar, a woman police constable at the CC TV branch, Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s office, Thamel. A budget of Rs 6.1 million has been allocated by Nepal Tourism Board for this project. Additional amount equal to 15 per cent of this amount was contributed by the local people and businessmen.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area.', 'sortorder' => '25', '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' => '75', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Agenda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">12</span> Biznews</p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Visiting business people</span></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">18</span> karl slym<br />  </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '12 Biznews Visiting business people 18 karl slym', 'sortorder' => '24', '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' => '74', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Nepal To Get Free MS Softwares', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.', 'sortorder' => '23', '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' => '46', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'We Want To Change The Face Of TV Entertainment Through DHT', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Ultimately the goverment has granted permission to operatre Direct-to-home(DTH) system service satellite.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Ultimately the goverment has granted permission to operatre Direct-to-home(DTH) system service satellite.', 'sortorder' => '7', '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' => '44', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Four New LPG Plants', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Four new (LPG) filling plants will soon be set up in different parts of the country with plan to bring theor products in the market with in a year.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Four new (LPG) filling plants will soon be set up in different parts of the country with plan to bring theor products in the market with in a year.', 'sortorder' => '6', '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' => '43', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Smart Telecom Begins Mobile Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Smart Telecome has launched its limited mobility cell phone services with code numbers 961.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Smart Telecome has launched its limited mobility cell phone services with code numbers 961.', 'sortorder' => '5', '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' => '42', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Largest Sugar Factory In The Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> The Federation of Sugarcane Farmer's Cooperatives is all set to establish a sugar mill which plans tobe the largest in the country.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Federation of Sugarcane Farmer's Cooperatives is all set to establish a sugar mill which plans tobe the largest in the country.', 'sortorder' => '4', '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' => '41', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Shangrila And Bageswori To Merge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> The Pokhara-based Shangrila Development Bank and Nepalgunj-based Bageshwori Development Bank has proposed a merger.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Pokhara-based Shangrila Development Bank and Nepalgunj-based Bageshwori Development Bank has proposed a merger.', 'sortorder' => '3', '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 = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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The statistics of Labor Department shows that only six thousand foreign nationals are working in Nepal.<br /> According to Nepal Labor Act 1992, workers other than foreign investors and their close relatives must have a work permit to work in Nepal. “Nearly 85 per cent of the foreign workers in Nepal haven’t received the work permit,†said Krishnahari </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> Pushkar Karna, Under Secretary at the Ministry. The majority of the illegal workers are from India and Bhutan.<br /> The illegal workers can be punished according to the Labor Act, Immigration Act, Revenue laws, and other related laws. But no action has been taken against any of the workers, according to Karna. The Immigration Department has informed that it had issued visas to 1421 workers in the last fiscal year alone. Of them, 152 were involved with NGOs and INGOs.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Around 50,000 foreign workers in Nepal are working illegally without work permit,', 'sortorder' => '32', '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' => '82', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Telecom To Witness 20b Additional Investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year. Telecom service providers are investing Rs 20 billion to achieve these goals. In the current fiscal year, government-owned<br /> In the current fiscal year, government-owned Nepal Telecom is investing the biggest amount. It alone will invest Rs 10 billion for the expansion of the network and better quality of its services targeting to bring 2.2 million people inside its network. “Around 1.8 million GSM mobiles will be distributed this year,†said Surendra Thike, the spokesperson of the company. Telecom aims to take ADSL internet to 75 districts of Nepal within a year. “Our priority now is to improve the quality along with the network expansion. For this, we are adding mobile towers and base transceiver station (BTS),†said Thike. <br /> Spice Nepal, a private telecom company which recently changed to Ncell Pvt Ltd, has several plans on cards to take the company to the first position. “We will invest US $ 100 million in 2011 to achieve our goals,†said Pasi Koistinen in a program organized in the Valley. The company claims to have 3.2 million customers.Smart Telecom, the company with basic focus on rural </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> areas, is planning to invest US $ 1.7 million this year. “Our goal is to expand customer network along with quality improvement,†said Subash Bajracharya, the chief executive officer of the company. The company will install 127 BTS this year. <br /> STM Telecom, operating in Eastern region, is increasing the coverage this year. “We will distribute 0.1 million mobile service within a year,†said Suyas Pradhan, the assistant manager of the company. STM is coming up with more than a billion of the capital.Nepal Satellite, operating in Western and Midwestern region so far, is intending to bring people of Far-western region inside its network. It is also investing more than a billion rupees this year, said the company source.<br /> Similarly, UTL also has some aggressive plans for this year. Three Indian partners of the company who hold 80 per cent stake are investing billions of rupees. With this, two more companies are lobbying to get the license to step into telecommunication industry. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) now allows telecom companies to operate overall services. This flexibility seems to attract investors to invest in the telecommunication industry.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year.', 'sortorder' => '31', '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' => '81', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'U.S. Partnership For A Transforming Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis. Addressing a programme ‘US partnership for a transforming Nepal’ organised by Central Department of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, he said it is the private sector and not international donors that will transform Nepal’s economy and create opportunities for the Nepali youth. <br /> DeLisi also said that when one sees Nepalis queuing up at the Foreign Ministry every day for passports, one cannot help but feel depressed by the large number of young people choosing to leave their homes to work abroad. He added, “We want to help the private sector create jobs that are so desperately needed.â€</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> One of the USAID initiatives will invest US $ 30 million over three years to help strengthen Nepal’s trade competitiveness, expand exports and make the agricultural more efficient, he said and requested to have labour law reforms so that politicallylinked labour unions cannot cripple economic growth. Noting that Nepal has enacted a new trade policy in response to economic changes that have occurred in recent years, both inside and outside the country, he said, “This new policy is well positioned to strengthen trade ties with the United States as well as other countries because it addresses new economic realities.†The updated trade policy aims to promote new exportable goods of comparative advantage, in partnership.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis.', 'sortorder' => '30', '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' => '80', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Motorbike Tour For NTY Promotion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India: Mountain to Sea†for the promotion of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011.<br /> Team of eight members will visit 23 major cities of India informing people about the geography and cultural specialties of Nepal, said Manu Bhurtel, one of the team members.</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> “We will not only visit the cities but actually organize press meets and encourage people to come to Nepal,†said Bhurtel.<br /> The group will use 350cc bullet bike for the tour which will last from 3rd December to 14th January, the official day when NTY kicks off. Bhurtel added that the estimated cost of this tour is Rs 2.2 million.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India:', 'sortorder' => '29', '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' => '79', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Two New Tourist Destinations Identifi Ed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011. A project under UNDP has recommended Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve of east and Ghodaghodi Tal of west as appropriate destination for Eco Tourism. The project had recently conducted the feasibility study of these two places vis-à -vis tourism potentials. Koshi Tappu and Ghodaghodi Tal, which are wetlands, have a great possibility to be developed as centre of attraction for both internal and external tourism, according to tourism expert Rabi Jung Pandey who was involved in the study. Pandey made the report of the study public saying </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> that conservation of the spots and tourism shouldgo hand in hand.<br /> According to him, conservation is essential for sustainability of tourism.Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is spread in an area of 17,500 hectares of land. It is well-known for wild buffalos and for bird watching. This region is also rich in cultural diversity. Ghodaghodi Tal covers an area of 2563 hectares and is the largest wetland in Terai. It is in Kailali district and is connected with the East-West Highway. This place is famous for different species of birds and alligators. These places see a very few number of tourists due to a lack of publicity.</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '28', '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' => '78', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Half-a-Dozen New Hotels', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Among them, Airport Hotel of Kathmandu, Kasahi Hotel of Lumbini, Siddhartha Hotel of Nepalgunj and Hotel Nance of Bhairahawa are three-star hotels. Kanjirowa Hotel of Jumla is a four-star hotel. Similarly, Dhangadi will also see a <span style="text-align: justify;">star hotel this tourism year. According to Hotel </span></div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Association of Nepal (HAN), the name of this hotel is still to be decided. <br /> The rise in the number of tourists is seen as a silver lining for NTY 2011. Hotel entrepreneurs are excited to invest and this year alone, Rs 500 million has already been invested in three-star hotels, according to hotel entrepreneurs.<br /> <br /> </span></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '27', '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' => '77', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'India’s Assistance Sought For Smart Card', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card. According to Deepak Subedi, Joint-Secretary of MoLTM, assistance from India is sought because of Nepal’s inexperience about the</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> types and use of smart card. “Now the Indian government is issuing smart card for the insurance of people living below the poverty line. We will study that card before we make our own,†he says.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card.', 'sortorder' => '26', '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' => '76', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Thamel Region Under Surveillance Of CC Cameras', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area. These cameras are fixed to control possibility of criminal activities during the tourism year, said Tejendra Nath Shrestha, Chairman, Tourism Development Board of Thamel. “The main monitor of the CC cameras will be placed in Metropolitan Police Station of Thamel,†he added. <br /> Fivem a in points of Thamel are already covered by the cameras. 50 cameras are planned to be fixed soon. “The connection of these cameras with the metropolitan police station would be completed</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> within a month,†he shared.<br /> The footage covered by these cameras can be stored for a month, say the experts. It would be easier to make the security stronger with the help of these cameras, says Heera Sunuwar, a woman police constable at the CC TV branch, Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s office, Thamel. A budget of Rs 6.1 million has been allocated by Nepal Tourism Board for this project. Additional amount equal to 15 per cent of this amount was contributed by the local people and businessmen.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area.', 'sortorder' => '25', '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' => '75', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Agenda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">12</span> Biznews</p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Visiting business people</span></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">18</span> karl slym<br />  </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '12 Biznews Visiting business people 18 karl slym', 'sortorder' => '24', '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' => '74', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Nepal To Get Free MS Softwares', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.', 'sortorder' => '23', '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' => '46', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'We Want To Change The Face Of TV Entertainment Through DHT', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Ultimately the goverment has granted permission to operatre Direct-to-home(DTH) system service satellite.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Ultimately the goverment has granted permission to operatre Direct-to-home(DTH) system service satellite.', 'sortorder' => '7', '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' => '44', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Four New LPG Plants', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Four new (LPG) filling plants will soon be set up in different parts of the country with plan to bring theor products in the market with in a year.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Four new (LPG) filling plants will soon be set up in different parts of the country with plan to bring theor products in the market with in a year.', 'sortorder' => '6', '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' => '43', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Smart Telecom Begins Mobile Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Smart Telecome has launched its limited mobility cell phone services with code numbers 961.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Smart Telecome has launched its limited mobility cell phone services with code numbers 961.', 'sortorder' => '5', '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' => '42', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Largest Sugar Factory In The Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> The Federation of Sugarcane Farmer's Cooperatives is all set to establish a sugar mill which plans tobe the largest in the country.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Federation of Sugarcane Farmer's Cooperatives is all set to establish a sugar mill which plans tobe the largest in the country.', 'sortorder' => '4', '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' => '41', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Shangrila And Bageswori To Merge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> The Pokhara-based Shangrila Development Bank and Nepalgunj-based Bageshwori Development Bank has proposed a merger.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Pokhara-based Shangrila Development Bank and Nepalgunj-based Bageshwori Development Bank has proposed a merger.', 'sortorder' => '3', '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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The statistics of Labor Department shows that only six thousand foreign nationals are working in Nepal.<br /> According to Nepal Labor Act 1992, workers other than foreign investors and their close relatives must have a work permit to work in Nepal. “Nearly 85 per cent of the foreign workers in Nepal haven’t received the work permit,†said Krishnahari </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> Pushkar Karna, Under Secretary at the Ministry. The majority of the illegal workers are from India and Bhutan.<br /> The illegal workers can be punished according to the Labor Act, Immigration Act, Revenue laws, and other related laws. But no action has been taken against any of the workers, according to Karna. The Immigration Department has informed that it had issued visas to 1421 workers in the last fiscal year alone. Of them, 152 were involved with NGOs and INGOs.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Around 50,000 foreign workers in Nepal are working illegally without work permit,', 'sortorder' => '32', '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' => '82', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Telecom To Witness 20b Additional Investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year. Telecom service providers are investing Rs 20 billion to achieve these goals. In the current fiscal year, government-owned<br /> In the current fiscal year, government-owned Nepal Telecom is investing the biggest amount. It alone will invest Rs 10 billion for the expansion of the network and better quality of its services targeting to bring 2.2 million people inside its network. “Around 1.8 million GSM mobiles will be distributed this year,†said Surendra Thike, the spokesperson of the company. Telecom aims to take ADSL internet to 75 districts of Nepal within a year. “Our priority now is to improve the quality along with the network expansion. For this, we are adding mobile towers and base transceiver station (BTS),†said Thike. <br /> Spice Nepal, a private telecom company which recently changed to Ncell Pvt Ltd, has several plans on cards to take the company to the first position. “We will invest US $ 100 million in 2011 to achieve our goals,†said Pasi Koistinen in a program organized in the Valley. The company claims to have 3.2 million customers.Smart Telecom, the company with basic focus on rural </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> areas, is planning to invest US $ 1.7 million this year. “Our goal is to expand customer network along with quality improvement,†said Subash Bajracharya, the chief executive officer of the company. The company will install 127 BTS this year. <br /> STM Telecom, operating in Eastern region, is increasing the coverage this year. “We will distribute 0.1 million mobile service within a year,†said Suyas Pradhan, the assistant manager of the company. STM is coming up with more than a billion of the capital.Nepal Satellite, operating in Western and Midwestern region so far, is intending to bring people of Far-western region inside its network. It is also investing more than a billion rupees this year, said the company source.<br /> Similarly, UTL also has some aggressive plans for this year. Three Indian partners of the company who hold 80 per cent stake are investing billions of rupees. With this, two more companies are lobbying to get the license to step into telecommunication industry. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) now allows telecom companies to operate overall services. This flexibility seems to attract investors to invest in the telecommunication industry.</div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Telecom companies are coming up with better quality and bigger network within a year.', 'sortorder' => '31', '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' => '81', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'U.S. Partnership For A Transforming Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis. Addressing a programme ‘US partnership for a transforming Nepal’ organised by Central Department of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, he said it is the private sector and not international donors that will transform Nepal’s economy and create opportunities for the Nepali youth. <br /> DeLisi also said that when one sees Nepalis queuing up at the Foreign Ministry every day for passports, one cannot help but feel depressed by the large number of young people choosing to leave their homes to work abroad. He added, “We want to help the private sector create jobs that are so desperately needed.â€</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> One of the USAID initiatives will invest US $ 30 million over three years to help strengthen Nepal’s trade competitiveness, expand exports and make the agricultural more efficient, he said and requested to have labour law reforms so that politicallylinked labour unions cannot cripple economic growth. Noting that Nepal has enacted a new trade policy in response to economic changes that have occurred in recent years, both inside and outside the country, he said, “This new policy is well positioned to strengthen trade ties with the United States as well as other countries because it addresses new economic realities.†The updated trade policy aims to promote new exportable goods of comparative advantage, in partnership.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'US Ambassador Scott DeLisi has said that development assistance alone cannot improve the lives of Nepalis.', 'sortorder' => '30', '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' => '80', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Motorbike Tour For NTY Promotion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India: Mountain to Sea†for the promotion of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011.<br /> Team of eight members will visit 23 major cities of India informing people about the geography and cultural specialties of Nepal, said Manu Bhurtel, one of the team members.</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> “We will not only visit the cities but actually organize press meets and encourage people to come to Nepal,†said Bhurtel.<br /> The group will use 350cc bullet bike for the tour which will last from 3rd December to 14th January, the official day when NTY kicks off. Bhurtel added that the estimated cost of this tour is Rs 2.2 million.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Himalayan Enfielder Club is conducting Nepal-India motorbike tour with the slogan “Nepal and India:', 'sortorder' => '29', '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' => '79', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Two New Tourist Destinations Identifi Ed', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011. A project under UNDP has recommended Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve of east and Ghodaghodi Tal of west as appropriate destination for Eco Tourism. The project had recently conducted the feasibility study of these two places vis-à -vis tourism potentials. Koshi Tappu and Ghodaghodi Tal, which are wetlands, have a great possibility to be developed as centre of attraction for both internal and external tourism, according to tourism expert Rabi Jung Pandey who was involved in the study. Pandey made the report of the study public saying </div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> that conservation of the spots and tourism shouldgo hand in hand.<br /> According to him, conservation is essential for sustainability of tourism.Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is spread in an area of 17,500 hectares of land. It is well-known for wild buffalos and for bird watching. This region is also rich in cultural diversity. Ghodaghodi Tal covers an area of 2563 hectares and is the largest wetland in Terai. It is in Kailali district and is connected with the East-West Highway. This place is famous for different species of birds and alligators. These places see a very few number of tourists due to a lack of publicity.</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Two new tourist destinations have been identified aiming the upcoming Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '28', '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' => '78', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Half-a-Dozen New Hotels', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Among them, Airport Hotel of Kathmandu, Kasahi Hotel of Lumbini, Siddhartha Hotel of Nepalgunj and Hotel Nance of Bhairahawa are three-star hotels. Kanjirowa Hotel of Jumla is a four-star hotel. Similarly, Dhangadi will also see a <span style="text-align: justify;">star hotel this tourism year. According to Hotel </span></div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Association of Nepal (HAN), the name of this hotel is still to be decided. <br /> The rise in the number of tourists is seen as a silver lining for NTY 2011. Hotel entrepreneurs are excited to invest and this year alone, Rs 500 million has already been invested in three-star hotels, according to hotel entrepreneurs.<br /> <br /> </span></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Some half a dozen new hotels are all set to welcome guests in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011.', 'sortorder' => '27', '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' => '77', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'India’s Assistance Sought For Smart Card', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card. According to Deepak Subedi, Joint-Secretary of MoLTM, assistance from India is sought because of Nepal’s inexperience about the</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> types and use of smart card. “Now the Indian government is issuing smart card for the insurance of people living below the poverty line. We will study that card before we make our own,†he says.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is seeking India’s backing to issue smart card.', 'sortorder' => '26', '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' => '76', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Thamel Region Under Surveillance Of CC Cameras', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div style="width: 595px;"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: left;"> <div align="justify"> Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area. These cameras are fixed to control possibility of criminal activities during the tourism year, said Tejendra Nath Shrestha, Chairman, Tourism Development Board of Thamel. “The main monitor of the CC cameras will be placed in Metropolitan Police Station of Thamel,†he added. <br /> Fivem a in points of Thamel are already covered by the cameras. 50 cameras are planned to be fixed soon. “The connection of these cameras with the metropolitan police station would be completed</div> </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px; width: 47%; float: right; text-align: justify;"> within a month,†he shared.<br /> The footage covered by these cameras can be stored for a month, say the experts. It would be easier to make the security stronger with the help of these cameras, says Heera Sunuwar, a woman police constable at the CC TV branch, Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s office, Thamel. A budget of Rs 6.1 million has been allocated by Nepal Tourism Board for this project. Additional amount equal to 15 per cent of this amount was contributed by the local people and businessmen.<br />  </div> <div style="clear: both;">  </div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-12-23', 'modified' => '2010-12-31', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Targeting the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, close circuit (CC) cameras are installed in Thamel area.', 'sortorder' => '25', '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' => '75', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Agenda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">12</span> Biznews</p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Visiting business people</span></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">18</span> karl slym<br />  </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '12 Biznews Visiting business people 18 karl slym', 'sortorder' => '24', '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' => '74', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Nepal To Get Free MS Softwares', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-10', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Microsoft is going to provide its product to Nepali software producers free of cost under the BIz Spark initiative. Nearly 200 companies will benifit from this according to Microsoft sourcees.', 'sortorder' => '23', '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' => '46', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'We Want To Change The Face Of TV Entertainment Through DHT', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Ultimately the goverment has granted permission to operatre Direct-to-home(DTH) system service satellite.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Ultimately the goverment has granted permission to operatre Direct-to-home(DTH) system service satellite.', 'sortorder' => '7', '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' => '44', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Four New LPG Plants', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Four new (LPG) filling plants will soon be set up in different parts of the country with plan to bring theor products in the market with in a year.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Four new (LPG) filling plants will soon be set up in different parts of the country with plan to bring theor products in the market with in a year.', 'sortorder' => '6', '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' => '43', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Smart Telecom Begins Mobile Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> Smart Telecome has launched its limited mobility cell phone services with code numbers 961.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'Smart Telecome has launched its limited mobility cell phone services with code numbers 961.', 'sortorder' => '5', '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' => '42', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Largest Sugar Factory In The Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> The Federation of Sugarcane Farmer's Cooperatives is all set to establish a sugar mill which plans tobe the largest in the country.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Federation of Sugarcane Farmer's Cooperatives is all set to establish a sugar mill which plans tobe the largest in the country.', 'sortorder' => '4', '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' => '41', 'article_category_id' => '34', 'title' => 'Shangrila And Bageswori To Merge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> The Pokhara-based Shangrila Development Bank and Nepalgunj-based Bageshwori Development Bank has proposed a merger.</p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2010-11-04', 'modified' => '2010-11-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => 'The Pokhara-based Shangrila Development Bank and Nepalgunj-based Bageshwori Development Bank has proposed a merger.', 'sortorder' => '3', '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