Bordering Indian market full with Nepali customers
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November 12: The number of Nepali customers visiting bordering Indian markets for shopping for Tihar and Chhat festivals has been on the rise. With Nepali markets out of stock of many goods including daily essentials, the neighbouring Indian market has become a good choice for the locals here. Travelling across the border has become relatively easier after the agitating Madhesi parties relaxed their protests on the eve of the festivals. Neighbouring Indian markets of Thuthibari, Laxmipur, Jhulnipur, Baragdawa and to Balmikinagar among others are full of customers from Nepal.…

November 11: While the third day of five-day Hindu festival, Tihar, is marked as the day of the worship of cow, which signifies prosperity and wealth, curd prepared from cow milk and its wastes like urine and dung are used as medicines that reportedly help cure various diseases like malaria, tuberculosis and cancer, among others. According to various researches conducted in the United States of America and Europe, the dairy products and wastes of the animal would help cure various diseases like cancer, tuberculosis and malaria. Yogi Somraj said that dairy products like curd, milk, ghee and urine and waste of cow are used as medicines to treat various diseases. Cow's milk is richer in omega-3, vitamin E, beta-carotene and CLA (a beneficial fatty acid named coagulated linoleic acid), which helps treat…

Renewable Energy Exhibition
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November 11: An exhibition on renewable energy has kicked off at the Nepal Art Council in the capital city from today. Organized with an objective to introduce the public to the various forms of alternative energy source at a time when the country is reeling under widespread fuel-crisis, the two-day event is organized by the District Development Office (DDO), Kathmandu in collaboration with the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre and Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). The exhibition has more than 25 stalls, offering information about electronic vehicles, bio-mass fuel, firewood stove, improved-stove and briquette among others. Many of the products in the display are home-made with reasonable price. Inaugurating the exhibition, Minister for Science, Technology and Environment Biswendra Paswan…

Five-Star Hotel Proposed at TIA
Five-Star Hotel Proposed at TIA
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November 10: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has decided to re-forward the proposal to build a five star hotel at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to the Cabinet. The ministry has recommended the government to lease the land and build the hotel under the Build Own Operate and Transfer (BOOT)…

Foreign trade down by 18 percent
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November 10: During the first two months of the current fiscal year, foreign trade in Nepal has decreased by 18 percent in comparison to the same period in the previous year. Both import and export have decreased during the period. The ongoing protest in Terai and the unofficial blockade imposed by India have hampered both domestic and international trade. In the first two months of the current fiscal year, total export and total import have decreased by 17.3 percent and 18.1 percent, respectively. Import of petroleum products that occupies 16 percent of total import has also decreased by 45 percent during the…

Domestic air flight fare increases two fold
Domestic air flight fare increases two fold
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November 9: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the fare of domestic air flights by almost two fold in the wake of the acute shortage of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). The decision to hike domestic flights fare will be effective from Tuesday as the ATF price has also surged as NOC is forced to transport the aviation fuel from air route in the backdrop of the continuing Indian government's undeclared blockade at the border. The existing rate of ATF per litre which stood at Rs 118 has now climbed almost two fold to be traded at Rs 233, said NOC. A meeting of the Airlines Operators' Association of Nepal took the decision to hike the fare following the increment in the fuel price, Simrik Air's Marketing Manager Prajwal Thapa told National News Agency (RSS). NOC has said the fare of domestic air flights…

NOC says it's run out of stock, appeals all to not queue up for fuel
NOC says it's run out of stock, appeals all to not queue up for fuel
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November 9: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has said that it would not be able to distribute fuel for the moment, as it has run out of stock, while imports from India have come to a halt since the past five days.…

Finance Minister and private sector discuss unannounced blockade

November 8: Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Poudel on Sunday held a discussion with private sector on the unannounced blockade and its consequences. In the discussion, the office-bearers of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Nepali Industries and Nepal Chamber of Commerce stressed that the Finance Ministry should take lead role in removing the unofficial blockade and enable an environment to resume industrial operation in the…

Home Ministry says Deusi, Bhailo only up to 10 pm
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November 8: The Ministry of Home Affairs has appealed to all to organize cultural programmes like deusi and bhailo on the occasion of the Tihar festival only up to 10 pm. A press release issued today by the Home Ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal states that the public has been requested to organise the deusi and bhailo only up to 10 at night in view of security as people involved in untoward activities during the night time might disturb the law and…

Flights reduced due to fuel shortage
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November 8: Private airlines companies of the country have cut down more than 75 per cent of air flights due to the fuel shortage. The private sector airlines companies reduced flights as the Nepal Airlines Corporation failed to supply fuel from Kolkata,…

Chamber delegation urges PM to create industry-friendly atmosphere

November 7: A delegation of Nepal Chambers of Commerce on Saturday called on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and urged him to create an atmosphere conducive for operating industries by solving the problems facing the country soon. The delegation led by Chamber President Rajeshkaji Shrestha said he continuous obstruction of supplies on Nepal-India border have caused problems in running business. He urged the PM to bring the programmes of reliefs to control capital…

Medical Association worries over medicine shortage
Medical Association worries over medicine shortage
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November 7: Nepal Medical Association (NMA) on Saturday expressed concern towards the difficulties emerging in extremely sensitive areas including the medical sector in the backdrop of severe shortage of fuel products due to the agitation and Indian government's undeclared blockade. "The treatment of common Nepali people has been difficult due to the shortage of essential medicines in medical institutions across the country," NMA General Secretary Mukti Ram Shrestha said in a statement adding, "NMA expresses deep concern over the failure to provide essential medicines to patients due to the limited amount of medicines in health…

 Tourism Minister pledges efforts to enlist Dolakha's temple as world heritage site

November 7: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel on Saturday pledged to make efforts to enlist the renowned Bhimeshwor temple of the district as a UNESCO World Heritage site in order to boost tourism. At a farewell ceremony organized by Regional Hotel Association in district headquarters of Charikot, Minister Pokharel said if the government could succeed in its bid to enlist the temple as a world heritage site it would attract more foreign tourists to…

VW recalls 92,000 cars in US; power-assisted brakes can fail
VW recalls 92,000 cars in US; power-assisted brakes can fail
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November 05: Volkswagen is recalling nearly 92,000 cars in the U.S. to fix mechanical problems that can knock out the power-assisted brakes. The recall includes the Beetle, Golf, Jetta and Passat models from 2015 and 2016. The cars have 1.8-liter and 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engines.The German automaker says a part in the camshaft can shear off, causing loss of vacuum in the power brakes. That can lengthen stopping distance and possibly cause a crash. The engines also will go into a reduced power mode to avoid further…

Nepal is beautiful and safe, recommend foreign tourists
Nepal is beautiful and safe, recommend foreign tourists
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November 4: The tourists visiting Nepal in the aftermath of the massive earthquake have opined that Nepal’s pristine beauty has remained intact while the tourist destinations are safe for travel. Australian photographer Beniji Santa Maria during his visit to tourist destinations found that they were safer for travel. He travelled for a week at the Ghandruk Himalayan area at the world famous Annapurna Trekking route and also visited major destinations inside Pokhara, Bhaktapur and…