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	<strong>--By Sagar Ghimire</strong></div>
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	Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 5.08 points last week. It had closed on 551.55 points on Sunday (September 1) making a record of six-month to cross 500. However, it plunged to 546.55 at the end of the trading day on Thursday (September 6).&nbsp;</div>
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	Shares of 141 companies were traded in the market floor during the week through 9400 transactions, which amounts to Rs 2.097 billion. The market floor was opened on Sunday (September 1) for five days during the week. The transaction amount of &lsquo;A&rsquo; class companies only accounts to 41.98 per cent, which equals to Rs 881.46 million.</div>
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	The transaction amount is 140.47 per cent higher compared to the amount of previous week, when the shares of 131 companies were traded through 8234 transactions amounting to Rs 872.19 million during four trading days.</div>
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	Among the sub-indices, the Hydropower sector has decreased heavily by 39.32 points closing at 1274.67. The Hydropower sector was followed by Other, Commercial Bank, Development Bank and Trading to observe decline respectively. The Manufacturing and Production sector remained unchanged in the sub-index.&nbsp;</div>
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	The Insurance sector increased the highest by 6.75 points in the share markets last week. The Insurance opened at 1231.49 points and closed at 1238.24. &nbsp;Except Insurance, there was increment in Hotel, Trading and Finance sectors also.</div>
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	Of the individual companies, Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB) topped the index in terms of transaction amount, number of shares and number of transactions.&nbsp;</div>
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	The Bank made Rs 866.18 million as a total transaction amount through 543 transactions. The total number of Bank&rsquo;s shares traded during the week was 3,206,380.&nbsp;</div>
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	Nabil Bank was on the second in the index to have the highest transaction with an amount worth Rs 397.70 million. &nbsp;</div>
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	During the week, 1,292,061 bonus shares of Sagarmatha Insurance Company, 53,747 of Salt Trading Company, 104,835 of Goodwill Finance and 139,466 bonus shares of Neco Insurance Company were listed in the Nepse. Similarly, 1,555,000 units of additional share were also listed during the week.</div>
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		<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Nepse on Sunday</span></strong></p>
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	Nepse index increased by 5.52 points closing at 552.01 on Sunday, September 8. The share market saw a total of 235.1 million turnover through 1917 transactions of 96 companies on the first day of the market floor for this week.Banking, Development and Hydropower sectors&rsquo; sub-indices increased, while Finance, Insurance and Others sectors observed a decline in the share market. The Hydropower sector surged highest by 30.32 points with closing on 1304.99, while Insurance continues plunged the most (1.54 points) with closing on 1235.8.&nbsp;</div>
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	The stock of Premier Finance Co Ltd- &lsquo;PFCCLL&rsquo;- has been resumed on Sunday at a trading rate of Rs 168 after the merger process with the Imperial Finance was cancelled.</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt="India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties" src="/userfiles/images/ind.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />India and Japan have resolved to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector. Both the tourism ministries have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral tourism relations. A meeting was held in New Delhi on September 3 between Japan&rsquo;s Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroshi Kajiyama and India&rsquo;s Minister of State for Tourism, Dr K Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi informed his Japanese counterpart about the various measures being taken to improve Golf Tourism and MICE Tourism in India, which may be attractive to Japanese tourists and businessmen. Chiranjeevi has invited Japan to invest in the low budget hotel sector where India has liberalised the FDI route. Kajiyama said, &ldquo;The proposal for investments in the budget hotel sector could form a part of the MoU between the two countries.&rdquo; Furthermore, Kajiyama said he would like to lead a delegation of businessmen from Japan in the next meeting in which he hoped to conclude the MoU with India. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt="Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots" src="/userfiles/images/boeing(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 114px;" />Aircraft manufacturing giant, Boeing, has said the world will need over one million more commercial pilots and technicians in the next two decades to support the aircraft currently on order. In its 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook, the company confirmed that around 498,000 new commercial pilots are going to be needed and 556,000 commercial airline maintenance technicians will need to be added to the staff counts of the world&rsquo;s airlines. &ldquo;The urgent demand for competent aviation personnel is a global issue that is here now and is very real,&rdquo; said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services. The industry forecast projects demand will be far more serious than in previous years, after many airlines have started putting in large orders to bolster their fleets. Overall pilot demand increased in every single region except for Europe, which decreased slightly on last year&rsquo;s outlook. The most common aircraft type on order is single aisle models, and represents a global requirement of roughly 25,000 new pilots per year. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Countries Call For Closer Policies at UNWTO General Assembly</span></strong></div>
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	The General Debate of the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly has put a spotlight on the link between tourism and air transport policies. Countries attending called for closer coordination between both policies highlighting that too often these interlinked sectors are dissociated (Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe, 28 August). Delegations from the 120 UNWTO Members States intervening at the 20th Session of the UNWTO Assembly discussed air transport policies in their respective countries and called for measures and initiatives to increase connectivity. Countries further called for closer collaboration between tourism and air transport policies. Issues such as visa facilitation, the need to make airports more visitor friendly, taxation, open skies and the impact of low cost airlines were among the issues in debate. More than one billion tourists crossed international borders during 2012, over half of who travelled by air to their destinations. (Traveldailynews.com)</div>
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Could Technology Mean Game Over for Family Time on Holiday?</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt=" Technology" src="/userfiles/images/could.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 74px;" />Parents surveyed in a recent poll by Villa Plus, an England based holiday company, have revealed that technology dominates their children&rsquo;s holidays. Fifteen per cent of parents with children aged 18 or under who used IT devices on their last family holiday said, on average, their children used the technology for 3 hours or more every day. Moreover, almost a quarter (22 per cent) of respondents who&rsquo;ve been on holiday with children said their kids usually used tablets on holiday, while over a third (35 per cent) said they used smartphones, and more than a quarter (27 per cent) stated they used games consoles. Teenagers aged between 15 and 18 are particularly devoted technology users, the data shows, with 62 per cent of parents with kids in this age group revealing they use a smartphone while on holiday. Parents of 15 to 18 year olds were also most likely to have a child who uses a laptop whilst on holiday (21 per cent). (Traveldailynews.com)&nbsp;</div>',
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	Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. According to the Airline, the additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already strong ties between Nepal and the UAE.</div>
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	The new services will be operated by A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Economy Class seats. The double daily services enhance the connectivity over the airline&rsquo;s Abu Dhabi hub to key destinations in Europe, Middle East and GCC.&nbsp;</div>
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	&ldquo;The addition of the new flights will further strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Nepal and the UAE and will lead to continued strong growth in traffic flows between Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi and beyond to many key destinations across our global network,&rdquo; said Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways&rsquo; Chief Strategy and Planning Officer.</div>',
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	<img alt="Soaltee Crowne Plaza wins Today's Traveller Award" src="/userfiles/images/slt(2).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;width: 250px; height: 302px;" />Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu has won Today&rsquo;s Traveller Award 2013 for the Best International Business Hotel. &nbsp;The award ceremony was held in New Delhi on August 30 at the Taj Palace Hotel, and was attended by known personalities from hotel industry, travel trade, airlines and media. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, presented the award to Nalin Mandiratta, General Manager of the hotel.&nbsp;</div>
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	Today&#39;s Traveller Award is India&#39;s one of the most respected travel and tourism industry awards. The award was incorporated in 2007 with an objective of recognizing exceptional achievers and contributors in the hospitality, travel and tourism industry.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
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	Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu is well known for its state-of-the-art facilities and world class amenities, has received numerous awards and recognition in the past for its excellent services.</div>',
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	The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of August 2013, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6.34. per cent to 47,397.&nbsp;</div>
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	In aggregate, the South Asian segment has registered positive growth of 10. per cent. Arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 83.14 per cent, 36.92 per cent and 59.64 per cent respectively. India which constitutes the major market of Nepal, has recorded negative growth of 1.67 per cent. Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have recorded positive growth of 21.92 per cent in aggregate. The visitor arrivals from China increased by 21.50 per cent compared to the same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan and Singapore and Malaysia have also increased by 34.54 per cent, 51.66 per cent and 73.89 per cent respectively. However, Thailand saw decline of 8.53 per cent.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
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	An overall negative growth of 17.37 per cent has been observed from the European markets. &nbsp;Arrivals from markets such as the UK, Germany, and France are up by 2.22 per cent, 10.38 per cent, and 2.45 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have declined by 9.53 per cent, 50.56 per cent, 3.95 per cent respectively compared to the same month last year.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Tourist arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA have increased by 39.23 per cent, 6.78 per cent and 16.05 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from New Zealand have decreased by 3.64 per cent. A total of 59,335 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2013. The number of Nepalis arrivals stood at 62,200 while 75,200 Nepalis departed from TIA in August 2013.</div>',
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<div>
	Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; at New Delhi on 30 Aug 2013, a programme focused towards press and tour operators. Subash Niroula, Acting Chief Executive Officer, NTB expressed that by organizing such kind of programmes, NTB is looking at actively promoting Nepal in India. He viewed &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; as a platform to reinforce and build relationships with prospective and current Indian partners. He further reiterated that Nepal is looking to tap the Indian market by being more reachable, regular and proactive with the Indian travel trade and media as well. &nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishnu Prasad Lamsal, Minister (Economic), Nepal Embassy in India said that the event has created a platform to discuss on tourism prospects between Nepal and India and further strengthen economic diplomacy. On the occasion, Subash Goyal, President of Indian Association of Tour Operators opined that Nepal has tremendous advantages in terms of non-requirement of visa, easily acceptable currencies, similar culture and no language barriers.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>
	The Nepalese private sector tour operators opined that participation at this particular programme provided them with a number of inquiries for Nepal and they hope they can convert the same to strong business ties.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>
	Other dignitaries in the event included Yogesh Srivastav, Senior Secretary of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India; &nbsp;Gour Kanjilal, &nbsp;Executive Director of Indian Association of Tour Operators &nbsp;and Kumkum Manaktala, Head of Tourism -Confederation of Indian Industry.&nbsp;</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">CAN SofTech Boosts Software Industry</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.The event came up with the slogan &quot;Converging to e-life&quot; which suggests the event to be extensively based on various e-solutions and services.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Keeping in mind the increasing demand of genuine software in the market, Computer Association of Nepal held its annual software Expo from 4 September for four days in Kathmandu with the aims to bring together the software providers and the customers under the same roof in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishwo Ram Balami, the coordinator of the event, said that CAN SofTech brought together all CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, IT managers and decision makers, ICT industry leaders, ICT professionals, engineers and consultants, government officials, banking and financial institutions, academia and ICT students system, Integrators and solutions providers and ICT users.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;It is an amazing platform to share ideas, demonstrate products and services, and make information exchange with national and international software developers, products and software users, professionals engaged in various IT related industries,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE), Ministry of Information &amp; Communication (MoIC), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Office of the Controller of Certification (OCC), Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA), Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal (ISPAN), this event strives to convert e-life in Nepal.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Features of CAN SofTech 2013 were Software Development, IT Enables Services, Intranet and Data Storage, Broadband Services, Voice and Data Communication, Smart Devices, Gaming, &nbsp;Commerce in converged environment, Digital World, E-Governance, E-Security, Mobile Application, ICT Innovation in Nepal, ICT Training and ICT Colleges and other ICT Services and Solutions.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Raining Sops at Subisu CAN SofTech</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sponsors and stalls that are present in the CAN SofTech 2013 have put forward various offers with the aim to attract the visitors.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to CAN, the title sponsor of the event, Subisu introduced &lsquo;Free internet package&rsquo; providing unlimited internet at the speed of 256kbps and a cable TV at Rs 1000 per month with a special discount of three months if full payment of one year in done in advance. At the same time, the company also offered internet and cable TV free for one additional month along with 10 per cent discount on cable modem and USB free of cost for the customers paying 6 months charge in advance.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Diamond Sponsor, Nepal Telecom will provide e-video Dongle, rim card, talk value worth Rs 100, 1 GB memory card and facility of downloading 1 GB data for three months at a discount rate of Rs 2200.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Midas Technologies also provided a gift voucher of its product of Midas eClass of Rs 300. Siddhartha Bank provided Rs 100 balance for the customers opening account in Siddhartha Hello Paisa Sewa. Similarly, KRB software offered Kohinoor web based accounting software at a discount rate of Rs 9,999.</div>',
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			'description' => 'The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.',
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			'title' => 'Software Industries Flourishing In Nepal',
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong>--By Suraksha Adhikari&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The software market in Nepal is experiencing steady growth. Experts and professionals involved in this business are taking this growth as a positive aspect of developing awareness related to information technology in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supporting the growth, Computer&rsquo;s Association Nepal organised Subisu CAN Softech 2013 with the aim to showcase new technologies developed in the field of software, services, solutions and services and create environment to develop policies significant to promote information and communication technology in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	As per &nbsp;CAN the overall trade of software has increased in the domestic market. Amrit Kumar Pant, General Secretary of CAN, said, the market and activities related to this business have been increasing as the people have been using software and application as necessity while it was used in the form of luxury till some years ago.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The trend of using computers is also on the rise since schools, health institutions, clubs and other social groups in far flung areas of the country have started using computers for day-to-day activities, Pant said, adding that the volume of overall ICT products will double in the next few years.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	CAN is working toward developing Nepal as a digital hub, particularly in software development, said Pant pointing out various international level software are being developed in Nepal. &ldquo;Some years ago, people used desktop based software but now the people have switched to mobile based, android updating system which shows growing awareness of people towards technology,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to Bishwo Ram Balami, third vice president of CAN, Nepal is independent enough to produce adequate number of domestic software which is being used in cooperatives, medical establishments, small scale industries, shopping malls etc but other software like billing software, banking software are imported from other countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Current Business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The growing market of software business has not been only fulfilling desires of youths and the IT enthusiasts; it also has been boosting up the economy of the country. According to Narayan Neupane, second vice president of CAN, the annual transaction of 30 local companies dealing with Management Information System (MIS) is around Rs 1.5 billion. Similarly, the financial sectors and Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) software companies are doing transaction of around Rs 4 billion per year. The operating system including Windows, Linux, Mac are annually transacting around Rs 30 million&ndash;Rs 35 million. The use of genuine and branded anti-virus software is on the rise and the trade volume of anti-virus software is around Rs 2 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A study carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal recently showed that the computer penetration in Nepal is around 3 per cent among which 20 per cent uses internet. With the rise of mobile applications, the internet users in mobile has reached up to 67 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A raw data recently showed that there are around 300 software companies in Kathmandu valley.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Increment in Outsourcing Activities</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Back at the turn of the century, outsourcing was not much of a global phenomenon as it is today, and businesses and governments alike were skeptic of transferring bulk of their IT works to the other side of the world. Outsourcing has now flattened the world to a large extent, and is playing a pivotal role in bridging the digital as well as economic divide among the developed and the developing countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is not a specific data on the outsourcing activities of Nepal but it has been definitely increasing as almost 2,500 graduates are being produced from BIT, BIM schools. The manpower has been increasing speedily and as the country is not being able to provide the employment opportunities to those students and they have searched alternative ways to utilize their capabilities. &ldquo;Outsourcing is a common phenomenon in Nepal at present and they are working for the companies of Australia, America, Japan and other western countries,&rdquo; said Balami.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Pant said that the outsourcing activities have been providing employment opportunities to around 200-2500 people in the country but actual data has not yet come because most of the people are doing it on the basis of their own personal contact.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Problems and Challenges</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Brain drain of the human resources has became a concern in the country. Khem Raj Bhattarai, Founder of KRB Software Pvt Ltd said that the skilled manpower are outsourcing to other countries which is a great loss to the nation. &ldquo;We should bring Nepali ICT professionals, who are working abroad, to our &nbsp;country with capital and technology,&rdquo; he said.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to the experts of this sector, lack of awareness in the people about running registered software companies have created problems. &ldquo;Many developers were running the business illegally, which was discouraging the registered companies and eventually promoting unhealthy competition in the market,&rdquo; they stressed.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is lack of awareness in the people about the importance of ICT business and its prospects in the country. Pirated software users are also increasing which has been a threat to the software business and awareness should be increased to disarm these sorts of activities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Commenting on the amendment of the IT related Policy, one of the sources from Chief Investigation Bureau (CIB) said that government should come up with an updated provision to encourage the youngsters to engage in healthy business and increasing awareness about the disadvantages of pirated software to the county. They should be given a proper opportunities to showcase their abilities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Prospects of software business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The IT sector are experiencing remarkable growth in the Nepali market. The CAN Softech have brought the IT professionals and IT enthusiasts under one roof to discuss new prospects in this sector. Such activities not only act as a hub for these peoples but also encourage them to do something innovative and remarkable in this field. Some of the IT experts feels that Nepal government should prepare special policy for implementing the original software in order to discourage the pirated software. Government sector should support the IT sector in identifying areas to brings revenue in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Way ahead</span></strong></div>
<div>
	In this converging era, people look for a one door solution to their problems as they want one application, which can perform multiple tasks. So, if Nepal is to gear towards introducing itself as ICT-based country, it should focus itself in developing a clean environment where information and technology can flourish in a holistic way.</div>',
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			'title' => 'Learning Curve News In Brief (9 - 15 September 2013)',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">TU, IoM Published Results of Entrance Examination 2070</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Bachelor Level Entrance Examination Committee 2070, Examination Control Division of the Tribhuvan University and Institute of Medicine (IoM) Dean&rsquo;s Office publishes the results of following programmes (B.Pharma, B.Sc. MLT, B.Sc. MIT, B.Optom, BASLP, B.Sc. Nursing, BAMS and BDS) for the academic year 2070/2071 (2013 AD) conducted on 16 Bhadra 2070 (1 Sep 2013). MBBS Entrance 2070 results have been also published.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">BTC will Provide 10 per cent Scholarship to Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The British College (BTC) has decided to provide 10 percent scholarship to students. The college took the decision during the discussion held among the college advisory committee. According to Rajan Kandel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the college, the decision will certainly help in maintaining the relation between Britain and Nepal. &ldquo;The discussion was focused on the future strategies and British visa as well,&rdquo; he says. The college informed that students from six different countries are currently studying in the college. &nbsp;The advisory committee of the college includes Lord Sandwich, an elected hereditary peer in the UK House of Lords (upper house), Dr Chiran Thapa, Dr Arjun Karki, among others.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">MoE Prepared New Provision for SLC Appearing Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Ministry of Education (MoE) has drafted a new provision for School Leaving Certificate (SLC) appearing students from this year onwards. According to the MoE, SLC appearing students will have to make illiterate people literate taking literacy classes has been taken by to accomplish the goal targeted under the literary campaign. As per the new provision, each student should make three illiterate persons literate to obtain ten marks. The total number of illiterate persons comes from an age group of 15-60.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">NCC Celebrated Golden Jubilee</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Commerce Campus celebrated golden Jubilee on September 3 at the college premise. Chairman of the interim election government, Khil Raj Regmi and Education Minister Madhav Prasad Poudel were present in the programme. On the occasion, Regmi said that the government is planning to increase budget in higher education sector in coming days.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Interaction Programme @ Tourism &amp; Hotel Management College&nbsp;</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management College at Pokhara organized an interaction programme on &lsquo;Role of Management Education&rsquo; on September 4. Speaking at the programme Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, former Dean of the Symbiosis International University of India and Senior Consultant of The New Business Age Pvt Ltd said that the education system should not only be based on theoretical knowledge but it should follow investigative system. He said, &ldquo;Management Colleges should focus on job viability rather than on the quantity of the students.&rdquo; &nbsp;Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal WM Senevirathna talked about the feasibility of tourism and hotel business in Nepal. According to the Ashok Palikhele, chairperson of the management committee of the college, such interaction programmes helps in sharing knowledge.</div>',
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			'title' => '‘The New Media Has Impacted  The Journalism Teaching And Training’',
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><img alt="Martin Huckerby" src="/userfiles/images/ms.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 250px; height: 259px;" />Martin Huckerby</strong> is a well known British Journalist with wide experience as a reporter and news editor on top UK newspapers. In these fifteen years, of career he has worked as an editorial consultant, advising news organizations and training journalists around the globe. He was editor of The Prague Post, the English-language paper of the Czech Republic (1992-96), foreign news editor of The Observer, London (1989-92) and reporter and news editor at The Times, London (1972-86). Currently, he is in Nepal to provide investigative journalism training. He shares his experiences as a trainer with <strong>Siromani Dhungana</strong> and <strong>Sanjeev Sharma</strong> of The Corporate. <strong>Excerpt:&nbsp;</strong></span></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What to you exactly do at Thompson foundation?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I am simply a consultant, an outsider in Thompson Foundation. I am an independent media consultant/trainer and a journalist. I have been working closely with Thomson Foundation since last couple of years.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>You are a renowned journalism trainer at present? What excites you about the training?</strong></span></div>
<div>
	If people benefit from the training it is always a pleasure for me. It is actually a sense of putting the opportunities I&rsquo;ve had or things I&rsquo;ve learned to passed on to other people who want to use them. The other nice thing about being a journalism trainer is the opportunity to go to other countries and meet different people, which is very interesting part of my job.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the most important things you want to pass on to the participants of the trainings?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	It varies from countries to countries. It is important to tell whatever you are doing in the particular environment and in a particular political situation. &nbsp;For instance, I had been in Nepal and South Africa as a trainer last year to train journalists. I found that the environment was totally different in South Africa compared to Nepal. Choice of topics, issues and approaches in trainings varies from place to place.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the basic skills you want to pass on to the journalists in general?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	There are many skills that you can use as a journalist. I wouldn&rsquo;t say that there are specific skills to pass on. I think we are in a business of opening people&rsquo;s eyes and making them realize that there are different ways of approaching their jobs according to the norms on their organization or countries. We basically try to train journalists about the different ways of approaching issues and topics. I divide news into two broad categories- news that is important to people and news that they are interested in. I think while writing news, journalists should try to explore ways to make the issues more attractive and interesting. Every journalist should be aware of the need of readers or viewers. Talking about Nepali media sector, in 20 years there has been pretty amazing and tremendous progress. With relatively low level of trainings, Nepali journalists made their way pretty amazingly.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">There is a rapid change in media technology these days. What changes have new technology brought to the media landscape?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I think the change and impact brought by technology is very vast. Use of technology has made a constant change in all types of media. &nbsp;Most are faced with the future which is incredibly unclear. I remember a conversation with one of the top digital news official in the BBC a few years ago. During the conversation, he told me that now we should try fast and kill fast. He was referring to their work style, and the fact that the news ideas are coming very quickly from various sources through different media. And if they don&rsquo;t find those news to be useful they would be &lsquo;killed&rsquo; or thrown away quickly.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In western countries, traditional media are still making profit. However, it is a fact that new media has made them less profitable. The financial crisis and the rise of digital media have slowed the pace of advertising into the traditional media. &nbsp;Thus, we can say that the media particularly in the west, is facing a situation of double whammy. The digital revolution has brought a massive change which the traditional media are adapting to gradually. The new media has also impacted the journalism teaching and training. There are a whole lot of materials to study in the web. One can get training from anywhere from any part of the world. However, I think the level of interaction between trainer and the trainee during the online training is somewhat limited.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">How do you assess the current scenario of business journalism throughout the world?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I can&rsquo;t make many intelligent comments about the particular topic as I am not an expert in business journalism. However, I do compare business and financial publications of different countries. I would say that business journalism varies considerably in different countries and different aspects should be considered while writing business news. I mean to say that the impact of different business, financial and economic events in everyday life of people should be highlighted in the first hand.&nbsp;</div>',
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			'title' => 'Punctual CEO!',
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	This Nepali airlines is known for its punctuality. The CEO is very particular about the timing especially that of the pilots. For last one decade, Captain Dhiraj had arrived at work at 9 A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M. passed without Dhiraj&rsquo;s arrival, it caused a sensation. All work ceased, and the CEO himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the corridor.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Finally, precisely at ten, Dhiraj &nbsp;showed up, clothes dusty and torn, his face scratched and bruised, his glasses bent. He limped painfully to the time clock, punched in, and said, aware that all eyes were upon him, &ldquo;I tripped and rolled down and nearly killed myself as I slipped on the slippery road of Baneshwor because of rain last night.&rdquo;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	And the CEO said, &ldquo;And to roll down just two kilometers of road it took you a whole hour?&rdquo; Now go to the plane as you are and fly to Biratnager as passengers are waiting. As soon as you fly back to Kathmandu go to office and submit your resignation. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -ML</strong></div>
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	It is not easy to envisage country&rsquo;s bright economic future after 10 years of instability. In fact, country&rsquo;s existing economic indicators are not very much positive though it has tremendous potential to take the path of progress and prosperity.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Industrial growth has been hanging near zero percent, the investment rate has declined, inflation is high, industrial growth is badly affected due to the energy crisis, causing companies to struggle on how to run businesses without a reliable source of electricity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In the aforementioned situation, collective effort is a must to achieve the double digit growth. New Business Age group and Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BiCCI) tried to find out a common solution for the existing economic slowdown.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The NBA group and BiCCI jointly organized Nepal Leadership Summit: Roadmap of Economic Revolution: Vision 2080 BS in Nepal&rsquo;s renowned industrial city Birgunj last week.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Minister since 1990 expressed their views on Nepal&rsquo;s economic development. They also signed a 12-point Birgunj declaration showing their commitment to the economic revolution in Nepal giving private sector a leading role. The summit was historic in many respects.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	First, the summit was successful to bring together Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Ministers who represent various political parties in a platform to discuss important economic issues. Second, it sought former PMs visions and agendas to address country&rsquo;s existing adverse economic issues ranging from labour unrest to power deficit. Third, the summit also tried to figure out differences among politicians and make them convinced for the economic prosperity of the country. Last but not the least, politicians signed a 12-point pact showing their commitment to the long term economic development of the country which will be remembered as the Birgunj Declaration.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	It is a fact that commitment is not enough. Leaders should be ready to translate their commitment into action. There is still a long struggle ahead when it comes to engaging the government to revive the Nepali economy. The country has yet to address economic concerns and map out a strategy with business community and international support to address country&rsquo;s economic problems.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In a positive sign to the country&rsquo;s economic prosperity, all leaders pledged not to politicize economic agenda. They also stressed that Nepal is in a dire need of economic revolution after various political changes.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Regardless of their political ideology, all leaders agreed to let private sector lead the country&rsquo;s development and acknowledged the government&rsquo;s role as catalyst.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Nepal should focus on turning the optimism about the country&rsquo;s future into real action. The mood should be changed from thinking of Nepal as a poor country to as a country that holds hope.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	It is a difficult task to implement the 12-point Birgunj Declaration but not impossible. One thing is for sure: &lsquo;United we stand: divided we fall&rsquo;. The need of the hour is sincere commitment from all political parties to drive the country into prosperity.</div>',
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<div>
	<strong>--By Sagar Ghimire</strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 5.08 points last week. It had closed on 551.55 points on Sunday (September 1) making a record of six-month to cross 500. However, it plunged to 546.55 at the end of the trading day on Thursday (September 6).&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Shares of 141 companies were traded in the market floor during the week through 9400 transactions, which amounts to Rs 2.097 billion. The market floor was opened on Sunday (September 1) for five days during the week. The transaction amount of &lsquo;A&rsquo; class companies only accounts to 41.98 per cent, which equals to Rs 881.46 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The transaction amount is 140.47 per cent higher compared to the amount of previous week, when the shares of 131 companies were traded through 8234 transactions amounting to Rs 872.19 million during four trading days.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Among the sub-indices, the Hydropower sector has decreased heavily by 39.32 points closing at 1274.67. The Hydropower sector was followed by Other, Commercial Bank, Development Bank and Trading to observe decline respectively. The Manufacturing and Production sector remained unchanged in the sub-index.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Insurance sector increased the highest by 6.75 points in the share markets last week. The Insurance opened at 1231.49 points and closed at 1238.24. &nbsp;Except Insurance, there was increment in Hotel, Trading and Finance sectors also.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Of the individual companies, Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB) topped the index in terms of transaction amount, number of shares and number of transactions.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Bank made Rs 866.18 million as a total transaction amount through 543 transactions. The total number of Bank&rsquo;s shares traded during the week was 3,206,380.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nabil Bank was on the second in the index to have the highest transaction with an amount worth Rs 397.70 million. &nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	During the week, 1,292,061 bonus shares of Sagarmatha Insurance Company, 53,747 of Salt Trading Company, 104,835 of Goodwill Finance and 139,466 bonus shares of Neco Insurance Company were listed in the Nepse. Similarly, 1,555,000 units of additional share were also listed during the week.</div>
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	<hr />
	<p>
		<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Nepse on Sunday</span></strong></p>
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	Nepse index increased by 5.52 points closing at 552.01 on Sunday, September 8. The share market saw a total of 235.1 million turnover through 1917 transactions of 96 companies on the first day of the market floor for this week.Banking, Development and Hydropower sectors&rsquo; sub-indices increased, while Finance, Insurance and Others sectors observed a decline in the share market. The Hydropower sector surged highest by 30.32 points with closing on 1304.99, while Insurance continues plunged the most (1.54 points) with closing on 1235.8.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The stock of Premier Finance Co Ltd- &lsquo;PFCCLL&rsquo;- has been resumed on Sunday at a trading rate of Rs 168 after the merger process with the Imperial Finance was cancelled.</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt="India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties" src="/userfiles/images/ind.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />India and Japan have resolved to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector. Both the tourism ministries have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral tourism relations. A meeting was held in New Delhi on September 3 between Japan&rsquo;s Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroshi Kajiyama and India&rsquo;s Minister of State for Tourism, Dr K Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi informed his Japanese counterpart about the various measures being taken to improve Golf Tourism and MICE Tourism in India, which may be attractive to Japanese tourists and businessmen. Chiranjeevi has invited Japan to invest in the low budget hotel sector where India has liberalised the FDI route. Kajiyama said, &ldquo;The proposal for investments in the budget hotel sector could form a part of the MoU between the two countries.&rdquo; Furthermore, Kajiyama said he would like to lead a delegation of businessmen from Japan in the next meeting in which he hoped to conclude the MoU with India. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots</span></strong></div>
<div>
	<img alt="Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots" src="/userfiles/images/boeing(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 114px;" />Aircraft manufacturing giant, Boeing, has said the world will need over one million more commercial pilots and technicians in the next two decades to support the aircraft currently on order. In its 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook, the company confirmed that around 498,000 new commercial pilots are going to be needed and 556,000 commercial airline maintenance technicians will need to be added to the staff counts of the world&rsquo;s airlines. &ldquo;The urgent demand for competent aviation personnel is a global issue that is here now and is very real,&rdquo; said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services. The industry forecast projects demand will be far more serious than in previous years, after many airlines have started putting in large orders to bolster their fleets. Overall pilot demand increased in every single region except for Europe, which decreased slightly on last year&rsquo;s outlook. The most common aircraft type on order is single aisle models, and represents a global requirement of roughly 25,000 new pilots per year. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Countries Call For Closer Policies at UNWTO General Assembly</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The General Debate of the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly has put a spotlight on the link between tourism and air transport policies. Countries attending called for closer coordination between both policies highlighting that too often these interlinked sectors are dissociated (Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe, 28 August). Delegations from the 120 UNWTO Members States intervening at the 20th Session of the UNWTO Assembly discussed air transport policies in their respective countries and called for measures and initiatives to increase connectivity. Countries further called for closer collaboration between tourism and air transport policies. Issues such as visa facilitation, the need to make airports more visitor friendly, taxation, open skies and the impact of low cost airlines were among the issues in debate. More than one billion tourists crossed international borders during 2012, over half of who travelled by air to their destinations. (Traveldailynews.com)</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Could Technology Mean Game Over for Family Time on Holiday?</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt=" Technology" src="/userfiles/images/could.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 74px;" />Parents surveyed in a recent poll by Villa Plus, an England based holiday company, have revealed that technology dominates their children&rsquo;s holidays. Fifteen per cent of parents with children aged 18 or under who used IT devices on their last family holiday said, on average, their children used the technology for 3 hours or more every day. Moreover, almost a quarter (22 per cent) of respondents who&rsquo;ve been on holiday with children said their kids usually used tablets on holiday, while over a third (35 per cent) said they used smartphones, and more than a quarter (27 per cent) stated they used games consoles. Teenagers aged between 15 and 18 are particularly devoted technology users, the data shows, with 62 per cent of parents with kids in this age group revealing they use a smartphone while on holiday. Parents of 15 to 18 year olds were also most likely to have a child who uses a laptop whilst on holiday (21 per cent). (Traveldailynews.com)&nbsp;</div>',
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	Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. According to the Airline, the additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already strong ties between Nepal and the UAE.</div>
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	<img alt="Tourist Arrival" src="/userfiles/images/etihad(1).jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 127px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px;" /></div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
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	The new services will be operated by A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Economy Class seats. The double daily services enhance the connectivity over the airline&rsquo;s Abu Dhabi hub to key destinations in Europe, Middle East and GCC.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The addition of the new flights will further strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Nepal and the UAE and will lead to continued strong growth in traffic flows between Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi and beyond to many key destinations across our global network,&rdquo; said Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways&rsquo; Chief Strategy and Planning Officer.</div>',
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	<img alt="Soaltee Crowne Plaza wins Today's Traveller Award" src="/userfiles/images/slt(2).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;width: 250px; height: 302px;" />Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu has won Today&rsquo;s Traveller Award 2013 for the Best International Business Hotel. &nbsp;The award ceremony was held in New Delhi on August 30 at the Taj Palace Hotel, and was attended by known personalities from hotel industry, travel trade, airlines and media. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, presented the award to Nalin Mandiratta, General Manager of the hotel.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
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	Today&#39;s Traveller Award is India&#39;s one of the most respected travel and tourism industry awards. The award was incorporated in 2007 with an objective of recognizing exceptional achievers and contributors in the hospitality, travel and tourism industry.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu is well known for its state-of-the-art facilities and world class amenities, has received numerous awards and recognition in the past for its excellent services.</div>',
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	The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of August 2013, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6.34. per cent to 47,397.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In aggregate, the South Asian segment has registered positive growth of 10. per cent. Arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 83.14 per cent, 36.92 per cent and 59.64 per cent respectively. India which constitutes the major market of Nepal, has recorded negative growth of 1.67 per cent. Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have recorded positive growth of 21.92 per cent in aggregate. The visitor arrivals from China increased by 21.50 per cent compared to the same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan and Singapore and Malaysia have also increased by 34.54 per cent, 51.66 per cent and 73.89 per cent respectively. However, Thailand saw decline of 8.53 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	An overall negative growth of 17.37 per cent has been observed from the European markets. &nbsp;Arrivals from markets such as the UK, Germany, and France are up by 2.22 per cent, 10.38 per cent, and 2.45 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have declined by 9.53 per cent, 50.56 per cent, 3.95 per cent respectively compared to the same month last year.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Tourist arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA have increased by 39.23 per cent, 6.78 per cent and 16.05 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from New Zealand have decreased by 3.64 per cent. A total of 59,335 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2013. The number of Nepalis arrivals stood at 62,200 while 75,200 Nepalis departed from TIA in August 2013.</div>',
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<div>
	Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; at New Delhi on 30 Aug 2013, a programme focused towards press and tour operators. Subash Niroula, Acting Chief Executive Officer, NTB expressed that by organizing such kind of programmes, NTB is looking at actively promoting Nepal in India. He viewed &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; as a platform to reinforce and build relationships with prospective and current Indian partners. He further reiterated that Nepal is looking to tap the Indian market by being more reachable, regular and proactive with the Indian travel trade and media as well. &nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishnu Prasad Lamsal, Minister (Economic), Nepal Embassy in India said that the event has created a platform to discuss on tourism prospects between Nepal and India and further strengthen economic diplomacy. On the occasion, Subash Goyal, President of Indian Association of Tour Operators opined that Nepal has tremendous advantages in terms of non-requirement of visa, easily acceptable currencies, similar culture and no language barriers.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Nepalese private sector tour operators opined that participation at this particular programme provided them with a number of inquiries for Nepal and they hope they can convert the same to strong business ties.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">CAN SofTech Boosts Software Industry</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.The event came up with the slogan &quot;Converging to e-life&quot; which suggests the event to be extensively based on various e-solutions and services.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Keeping in mind the increasing demand of genuine software in the market, Computer Association of Nepal held its annual software Expo from 4 September for four days in Kathmandu with the aims to bring together the software providers and the customers under the same roof in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishwo Ram Balami, the coordinator of the event, said that CAN SofTech brought together all CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, IT managers and decision makers, ICT industry leaders, ICT professionals, engineers and consultants, government officials, banking and financial institutions, academia and ICT students system, Integrators and solutions providers and ICT users.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;It is an amazing platform to share ideas, demonstrate products and services, and make information exchange with national and international software developers, products and software users, professionals engaged in various IT related industries,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE), Ministry of Information &amp; Communication (MoIC), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Office of the Controller of Certification (OCC), Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA), Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal (ISPAN), this event strives to convert e-life in Nepal.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Features of CAN SofTech 2013 were Software Development, IT Enables Services, Intranet and Data Storage, Broadband Services, Voice and Data Communication, Smart Devices, Gaming, &nbsp;Commerce in converged environment, Digital World, E-Governance, E-Security, Mobile Application, ICT Innovation in Nepal, ICT Training and ICT Colleges and other ICT Services and Solutions.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Raining Sops at Subisu CAN SofTech</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sponsors and stalls that are present in the CAN SofTech 2013 have put forward various offers with the aim to attract the visitors.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to CAN, the title sponsor of the event, Subisu introduced &lsquo;Free internet package&rsquo; providing unlimited internet at the speed of 256kbps and a cable TV at Rs 1000 per month with a special discount of three months if full payment of one year in done in advance. At the same time, the company also offered internet and cable TV free for one additional month along with 10 per cent discount on cable modem and USB free of cost for the customers paying 6 months charge in advance.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Diamond Sponsor, Nepal Telecom will provide e-video Dongle, rim card, talk value worth Rs 100, 1 GB memory card and facility of downloading 1 GB data for three months at a discount rate of Rs 2200.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Midas Technologies also provided a gift voucher of its product of Midas eClass of Rs 300. Siddhartha Bank provided Rs 100 balance for the customers opening account in Siddhartha Hello Paisa Sewa. Similarly, KRB software offered Kohinoor web based accounting software at a discount rate of Rs 9,999.</div>',
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			'description' => 'The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.',
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			'title' => 'Software Industries Flourishing In Nepal',
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong>--By Suraksha Adhikari&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The software market in Nepal is experiencing steady growth. Experts and professionals involved in this business are taking this growth as a positive aspect of developing awareness related to information technology in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supporting the growth, Computer&rsquo;s Association Nepal organised Subisu CAN Softech 2013 with the aim to showcase new technologies developed in the field of software, services, solutions and services and create environment to develop policies significant to promote information and communication technology in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	As per &nbsp;CAN the overall trade of software has increased in the domestic market. Amrit Kumar Pant, General Secretary of CAN, said, the market and activities related to this business have been increasing as the people have been using software and application as necessity while it was used in the form of luxury till some years ago.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The trend of using computers is also on the rise since schools, health institutions, clubs and other social groups in far flung areas of the country have started using computers for day-to-day activities, Pant said, adding that the volume of overall ICT products will double in the next few years.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	CAN is working toward developing Nepal as a digital hub, particularly in software development, said Pant pointing out various international level software are being developed in Nepal. &ldquo;Some years ago, people used desktop based software but now the people have switched to mobile based, android updating system which shows growing awareness of people towards technology,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to Bishwo Ram Balami, third vice president of CAN, Nepal is independent enough to produce adequate number of domestic software which is being used in cooperatives, medical establishments, small scale industries, shopping malls etc but other software like billing software, banking software are imported from other countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Current Business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The growing market of software business has not been only fulfilling desires of youths and the IT enthusiasts; it also has been boosting up the economy of the country. According to Narayan Neupane, second vice president of CAN, the annual transaction of 30 local companies dealing with Management Information System (MIS) is around Rs 1.5 billion. Similarly, the financial sectors and Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) software companies are doing transaction of around Rs 4 billion per year. The operating system including Windows, Linux, Mac are annually transacting around Rs 30 million&ndash;Rs 35 million. The use of genuine and branded anti-virus software is on the rise and the trade volume of anti-virus software is around Rs 2 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A study carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal recently showed that the computer penetration in Nepal is around 3 per cent among which 20 per cent uses internet. With the rise of mobile applications, the internet users in mobile has reached up to 67 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A raw data recently showed that there are around 300 software companies in Kathmandu valley.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Increment in Outsourcing Activities</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Back at the turn of the century, outsourcing was not much of a global phenomenon as it is today, and businesses and governments alike were skeptic of transferring bulk of their IT works to the other side of the world. Outsourcing has now flattened the world to a large extent, and is playing a pivotal role in bridging the digital as well as economic divide among the developed and the developing countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is not a specific data on the outsourcing activities of Nepal but it has been definitely increasing as almost 2,500 graduates are being produced from BIT, BIM schools. The manpower has been increasing speedily and as the country is not being able to provide the employment opportunities to those students and they have searched alternative ways to utilize their capabilities. &ldquo;Outsourcing is a common phenomenon in Nepal at present and they are working for the companies of Australia, America, Japan and other western countries,&rdquo; said Balami.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Pant said that the outsourcing activities have been providing employment opportunities to around 200-2500 people in the country but actual data has not yet come because most of the people are doing it on the basis of their own personal contact.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Problems and Challenges</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Brain drain of the human resources has became a concern in the country. Khem Raj Bhattarai, Founder of KRB Software Pvt Ltd said that the skilled manpower are outsourcing to other countries which is a great loss to the nation. &ldquo;We should bring Nepali ICT professionals, who are working abroad, to our &nbsp;country with capital and technology,&rdquo; he said.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to the experts of this sector, lack of awareness in the people about running registered software companies have created problems. &ldquo;Many developers were running the business illegally, which was discouraging the registered companies and eventually promoting unhealthy competition in the market,&rdquo; they stressed.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is lack of awareness in the people about the importance of ICT business and its prospects in the country. Pirated software users are also increasing which has been a threat to the software business and awareness should be increased to disarm these sorts of activities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Commenting on the amendment of the IT related Policy, one of the sources from Chief Investigation Bureau (CIB) said that government should come up with an updated provision to encourage the youngsters to engage in healthy business and increasing awareness about the disadvantages of pirated software to the county. They should be given a proper opportunities to showcase their abilities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Prospects of software business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The IT sector are experiencing remarkable growth in the Nepali market. The CAN Softech have brought the IT professionals and IT enthusiasts under one roof to discuss new prospects in this sector. Such activities not only act as a hub for these peoples but also encourage them to do something innovative and remarkable in this field. Some of the IT experts feels that Nepal government should prepare special policy for implementing the original software in order to discourage the pirated software. Government sector should support the IT sector in identifying areas to brings revenue in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Way ahead</span></strong></div>
<div>
	In this converging era, people look for a one door solution to their problems as they want one application, which can perform multiple tasks. So, if Nepal is to gear towards introducing itself as ICT-based country, it should focus itself in developing a clean environment where information and technology can flourish in a holistic way.</div>',
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			'title' => 'Learning Curve News In Brief (9 - 15 September 2013)',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">TU, IoM Published Results of Entrance Examination 2070</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Bachelor Level Entrance Examination Committee 2070, Examination Control Division of the Tribhuvan University and Institute of Medicine (IoM) Dean&rsquo;s Office publishes the results of following programmes (B.Pharma, B.Sc. MLT, B.Sc. MIT, B.Optom, BASLP, B.Sc. Nursing, BAMS and BDS) for the academic year 2070/2071 (2013 AD) conducted on 16 Bhadra 2070 (1 Sep 2013). MBBS Entrance 2070 results have been also published.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">BTC will Provide 10 per cent Scholarship to Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The British College (BTC) has decided to provide 10 percent scholarship to students. The college took the decision during the discussion held among the college advisory committee. According to Rajan Kandel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the college, the decision will certainly help in maintaining the relation between Britain and Nepal. &ldquo;The discussion was focused on the future strategies and British visa as well,&rdquo; he says. The college informed that students from six different countries are currently studying in the college. &nbsp;The advisory committee of the college includes Lord Sandwich, an elected hereditary peer in the UK House of Lords (upper house), Dr Chiran Thapa, Dr Arjun Karki, among others.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">MoE Prepared New Provision for SLC Appearing Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Ministry of Education (MoE) has drafted a new provision for School Leaving Certificate (SLC) appearing students from this year onwards. According to the MoE, SLC appearing students will have to make illiterate people literate taking literacy classes has been taken by to accomplish the goal targeted under the literary campaign. As per the new provision, each student should make three illiterate persons literate to obtain ten marks. The total number of illiterate persons comes from an age group of 15-60.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">NCC Celebrated Golden Jubilee</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Commerce Campus celebrated golden Jubilee on September 3 at the college premise. Chairman of the interim election government, Khil Raj Regmi and Education Minister Madhav Prasad Poudel were present in the programme. On the occasion, Regmi said that the government is planning to increase budget in higher education sector in coming days.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Interaction Programme @ Tourism &amp; Hotel Management College&nbsp;</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management College at Pokhara organized an interaction programme on &lsquo;Role of Management Education&rsquo; on September 4. Speaking at the programme Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, former Dean of the Symbiosis International University of India and Senior Consultant of The New Business Age Pvt Ltd said that the education system should not only be based on theoretical knowledge but it should follow investigative system. He said, &ldquo;Management Colleges should focus on job viability rather than on the quantity of the students.&rdquo; &nbsp;Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal WM Senevirathna talked about the feasibility of tourism and hotel business in Nepal. According to the Ashok Palikhele, chairperson of the management committee of the college, such interaction programmes helps in sharing knowledge.</div>',
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			'title' => '‘The New Media Has Impacted  The Journalism Teaching And Training’',
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><img alt="Martin Huckerby" src="/userfiles/images/ms.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 250px; height: 259px;" />Martin Huckerby</strong> is a well known British Journalist with wide experience as a reporter and news editor on top UK newspapers. In these fifteen years, of career he has worked as an editorial consultant, advising news organizations and training journalists around the globe. He was editor of The Prague Post, the English-language paper of the Czech Republic (1992-96), foreign news editor of The Observer, London (1989-92) and reporter and news editor at The Times, London (1972-86). Currently, he is in Nepal to provide investigative journalism training. He shares his experiences as a trainer with <strong>Siromani Dhungana</strong> and <strong>Sanjeev Sharma</strong> of The Corporate. <strong>Excerpt:&nbsp;</strong></span></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What to you exactly do at Thompson foundation?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I am simply a consultant, an outsider in Thompson Foundation. I am an independent media consultant/trainer and a journalist. I have been working closely with Thomson Foundation since last couple of years.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>You are a renowned journalism trainer at present? What excites you about the training?</strong></span></div>
<div>
	If people benefit from the training it is always a pleasure for me. It is actually a sense of putting the opportunities I&rsquo;ve had or things I&rsquo;ve learned to passed on to other people who want to use them. The other nice thing about being a journalism trainer is the opportunity to go to other countries and meet different people, which is very interesting part of my job.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the most important things you want to pass on to the participants of the trainings?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	It varies from countries to countries. It is important to tell whatever you are doing in the particular environment and in a particular political situation. &nbsp;For instance, I had been in Nepal and South Africa as a trainer last year to train journalists. I found that the environment was totally different in South Africa compared to Nepal. Choice of topics, issues and approaches in trainings varies from place to place.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the basic skills you want to pass on to the journalists in general?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	There are many skills that you can use as a journalist. I wouldn&rsquo;t say that there are specific skills to pass on. I think we are in a business of opening people&rsquo;s eyes and making them realize that there are different ways of approaching their jobs according to the norms on their organization or countries. We basically try to train journalists about the different ways of approaching issues and topics. I divide news into two broad categories- news that is important to people and news that they are interested in. I think while writing news, journalists should try to explore ways to make the issues more attractive and interesting. Every journalist should be aware of the need of readers or viewers. Talking about Nepali media sector, in 20 years there has been pretty amazing and tremendous progress. With relatively low level of trainings, Nepali journalists made their way pretty amazingly.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">There is a rapid change in media technology these days. What changes have new technology brought to the media landscape?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I think the change and impact brought by technology is very vast. Use of technology has made a constant change in all types of media. &nbsp;Most are faced with the future which is incredibly unclear. I remember a conversation with one of the top digital news official in the BBC a few years ago. During the conversation, he told me that now we should try fast and kill fast. He was referring to their work style, and the fact that the news ideas are coming very quickly from various sources through different media. And if they don&rsquo;t find those news to be useful they would be &lsquo;killed&rsquo; or thrown away quickly.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In western countries, traditional media are still making profit. However, it is a fact that new media has made them less profitable. The financial crisis and the rise of digital media have slowed the pace of advertising into the traditional media. &nbsp;Thus, we can say that the media particularly in the west, is facing a situation of double whammy. The digital revolution has brought a massive change which the traditional media are adapting to gradually. The new media has also impacted the journalism teaching and training. There are a whole lot of materials to study in the web. One can get training from anywhere from any part of the world. However, I think the level of interaction between trainer and the trainee during the online training is somewhat limited.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">How do you assess the current scenario of business journalism throughout the world?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I can&rsquo;t make many intelligent comments about the particular topic as I am not an expert in business journalism. However, I do compare business and financial publications of different countries. I would say that business journalism varies considerably in different countries and different aspects should be considered while writing business news. I mean to say that the impact of different business, financial and economic events in everyday life of people should be highlighted in the first hand.&nbsp;</div>',
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			'title' => 'Punctual CEO!',
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	This Nepali airlines is known for its punctuality. The CEO is very particular about the timing especially that of the pilots. For last one decade, Captain Dhiraj had arrived at work at 9 A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M. passed without Dhiraj&rsquo;s arrival, it caused a sensation. All work ceased, and the CEO himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the corridor.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Finally, precisely at ten, Dhiraj &nbsp;showed up, clothes dusty and torn, his face scratched and bruised, his glasses bent. He limped painfully to the time clock, punched in, and said, aware that all eyes were upon him, &ldquo;I tripped and rolled down and nearly killed myself as I slipped on the slippery road of Baneshwor because of rain last night.&rdquo;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	And the CEO said, &ldquo;And to roll down just two kilometers of road it took you a whole hour?&rdquo; Now go to the plane as you are and fly to Biratnager as passengers are waiting. As soon as you fly back to Kathmandu go to office and submit your resignation. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -ML</strong></div>
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			'title' => 'Nepal Leadership Summit',
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	It is not easy to envisage country&rsquo;s bright economic future after 10 years of instability. In fact, country&rsquo;s existing economic indicators are not very much positive though it has tremendous potential to take the path of progress and prosperity.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Industrial growth has been hanging near zero percent, the investment rate has declined, inflation is high, industrial growth is badly affected due to the energy crisis, causing companies to struggle on how to run businesses without a reliable source of electricity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In the aforementioned situation, collective effort is a must to achieve the double digit growth. New Business Age group and Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BiCCI) tried to find out a common solution for the existing economic slowdown.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The NBA group and BiCCI jointly organized Nepal Leadership Summit: Roadmap of Economic Revolution: Vision 2080 BS in Nepal&rsquo;s renowned industrial city Birgunj last week.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Minister since 1990 expressed their views on Nepal&rsquo;s economic development. They also signed a 12-point Birgunj declaration showing their commitment to the economic revolution in Nepal giving private sector a leading role. The summit was historic in many respects.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	First, the summit was successful to bring together Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Ministers who represent various political parties in a platform to discuss important economic issues. Second, it sought former PMs visions and agendas to address country&rsquo;s existing adverse economic issues ranging from labour unrest to power deficit. Third, the summit also tried to figure out differences among politicians and make them convinced for the economic prosperity of the country. Last but not the least, politicians signed a 12-point pact showing their commitment to the long term economic development of the country which will be remembered as the Birgunj Declaration.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	It is a fact that commitment is not enough. Leaders should be ready to translate their commitment into action. There is still a long struggle ahead when it comes to engaging the government to revive the Nepali economy. The country has yet to address economic concerns and map out a strategy with business community and international support to address country&rsquo;s economic problems.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In a positive sign to the country&rsquo;s economic prosperity, all leaders pledged not to politicize economic agenda. They also stressed that Nepal is in a dire need of economic revolution after various political changes.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Regardless of their political ideology, all leaders agreed to let private sector lead the country&rsquo;s development and acknowledged the government&rsquo;s role as catalyst.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Nepal should focus on turning the optimism about the country&rsquo;s future into real action. The mood should be changed from thinking of Nepal as a poor country to as a country that holds hope.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	It is a difficult task to implement the 12-point Birgunj Declaration but not impossible. One thing is for sure: &lsquo;United we stand: divided we fall&rsquo;. The need of the hour is sincere commitment from all political parties to drive the country into prosperity.</div>',
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<div>
	<strong>--By Sagar Ghimire</strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 5.08 points last week. It had closed on 551.55 points on Sunday (September 1) making a record of six-month to cross 500. However, it plunged to 546.55 at the end of the trading day on Thursday (September 6).&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Shares of 141 companies were traded in the market floor during the week through 9400 transactions, which amounts to Rs 2.097 billion. The market floor was opened on Sunday (September 1) for five days during the week. The transaction amount of &lsquo;A&rsquo; class companies only accounts to 41.98 per cent, which equals to Rs 881.46 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The transaction amount is 140.47 per cent higher compared to the amount of previous week, when the shares of 131 companies were traded through 8234 transactions amounting to Rs 872.19 million during four trading days.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Among the sub-indices, the Hydropower sector has decreased heavily by 39.32 points closing at 1274.67. The Hydropower sector was followed by Other, Commercial Bank, Development Bank and Trading to observe decline respectively. The Manufacturing and Production sector remained unchanged in the sub-index.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Insurance sector increased the highest by 6.75 points in the share markets last week. The Insurance opened at 1231.49 points and closed at 1238.24. &nbsp;Except Insurance, there was increment in Hotel, Trading and Finance sectors also.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Of the individual companies, Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB) topped the index in terms of transaction amount, number of shares and number of transactions.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Bank made Rs 866.18 million as a total transaction amount through 543 transactions. The total number of Bank&rsquo;s shares traded during the week was 3,206,380.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nabil Bank was on the second in the index to have the highest transaction with an amount worth Rs 397.70 million. &nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	During the week, 1,292,061 bonus shares of Sagarmatha Insurance Company, 53,747 of Salt Trading Company, 104,835 of Goodwill Finance and 139,466 bonus shares of Neco Insurance Company were listed in the Nepse. Similarly, 1,555,000 units of additional share were also listed during the week.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
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	<hr />
	<p>
		<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Nepse on Sunday</span></strong></p>
</div>
<div>
	Nepse index increased by 5.52 points closing at 552.01 on Sunday, September 8. The share market saw a total of 235.1 million turnover through 1917 transactions of 96 companies on the first day of the market floor for this week.Banking, Development and Hydropower sectors&rsquo; sub-indices increased, while Finance, Insurance and Others sectors observed a decline in the share market. The Hydropower sector surged highest by 30.32 points with closing on 1304.99, while Insurance continues plunged the most (1.54 points) with closing on 1235.8.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The stock of Premier Finance Co Ltd- &lsquo;PFCCLL&rsquo;- has been resumed on Sunday at a trading rate of Rs 168 after the merger process with the Imperial Finance was cancelled.</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties</span></strong></div>
<div>
	<img alt="India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties" src="/userfiles/images/ind.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />India and Japan have resolved to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector. Both the tourism ministries have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral tourism relations. A meeting was held in New Delhi on September 3 between Japan&rsquo;s Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroshi Kajiyama and India&rsquo;s Minister of State for Tourism, Dr K Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi informed his Japanese counterpart about the various measures being taken to improve Golf Tourism and MICE Tourism in India, which may be attractive to Japanese tourists and businessmen. Chiranjeevi has invited Japan to invest in the low budget hotel sector where India has liberalised the FDI route. Kajiyama said, &ldquo;The proposal for investments in the budget hotel sector could form a part of the MoU between the two countries.&rdquo; Furthermore, Kajiyama said he would like to lead a delegation of businessmen from Japan in the next meeting in which he hoped to conclude the MoU with India. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots</span></strong></div>
<div>
	<img alt="Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots" src="/userfiles/images/boeing(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 114px;" />Aircraft manufacturing giant, Boeing, has said the world will need over one million more commercial pilots and technicians in the next two decades to support the aircraft currently on order. In its 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook, the company confirmed that around 498,000 new commercial pilots are going to be needed and 556,000 commercial airline maintenance technicians will need to be added to the staff counts of the world&rsquo;s airlines. &ldquo;The urgent demand for competent aviation personnel is a global issue that is here now and is very real,&rdquo; said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services. The industry forecast projects demand will be far more serious than in previous years, after many airlines have started putting in large orders to bolster their fleets. Overall pilot demand increased in every single region except for Europe, which decreased slightly on last year&rsquo;s outlook. The most common aircraft type on order is single aisle models, and represents a global requirement of roughly 25,000 new pilots per year. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Countries Call For Closer Policies at UNWTO General Assembly</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The General Debate of the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly has put a spotlight on the link between tourism and air transport policies. Countries attending called for closer coordination between both policies highlighting that too often these interlinked sectors are dissociated (Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe, 28 August). Delegations from the 120 UNWTO Members States intervening at the 20th Session of the UNWTO Assembly discussed air transport policies in their respective countries and called for measures and initiatives to increase connectivity. Countries further called for closer collaboration between tourism and air transport policies. Issues such as visa facilitation, the need to make airports more visitor friendly, taxation, open skies and the impact of low cost airlines were among the issues in debate. More than one billion tourists crossed international borders during 2012, over half of who travelled by air to their destinations. (Traveldailynews.com)</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Could Technology Mean Game Over for Family Time on Holiday?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	<img alt=" Technology" src="/userfiles/images/could.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 74px;" />Parents surveyed in a recent poll by Villa Plus, an England based holiday company, have revealed that technology dominates their children&rsquo;s holidays. Fifteen per cent of parents with children aged 18 or under who used IT devices on their last family holiday said, on average, their children used the technology for 3 hours or more every day. Moreover, almost a quarter (22 per cent) of respondents who&rsquo;ve been on holiday with children said their kids usually used tablets on holiday, while over a third (35 per cent) said they used smartphones, and more than a quarter (27 per cent) stated they used games consoles. Teenagers aged between 15 and 18 are particularly devoted technology users, the data shows, with 62 per cent of parents with kids in this age group revealing they use a smartphone while on holiday. Parents of 15 to 18 year olds were also most likely to have a child who uses a laptop whilst on holiday (21 per cent). (Traveldailynews.com)&nbsp;</div>',
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	Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. According to the Airline, the additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already strong ties between Nepal and the UAE.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
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	<img alt="Tourist Arrival" src="/userfiles/images/etihad(1).jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 127px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px;" /></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The new services will be operated by A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Economy Class seats. The double daily services enhance the connectivity over the airline&rsquo;s Abu Dhabi hub to key destinations in Europe, Middle East and GCC.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The addition of the new flights will further strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Nepal and the UAE and will lead to continued strong growth in traffic flows between Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi and beyond to many key destinations across our global network,&rdquo; said Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways&rsquo; Chief Strategy and Planning Officer.</div>',
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	<img alt="Soaltee Crowne Plaza wins Today's Traveller Award" src="/userfiles/images/slt(2).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;width: 250px; height: 302px;" />Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu has won Today&rsquo;s Traveller Award 2013 for the Best International Business Hotel. &nbsp;The award ceremony was held in New Delhi on August 30 at the Taj Palace Hotel, and was attended by known personalities from hotel industry, travel trade, airlines and media. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, presented the award to Nalin Mandiratta, General Manager of the hotel.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Today&#39;s Traveller Award is India&#39;s one of the most respected travel and tourism industry awards. The award was incorporated in 2007 with an objective of recognizing exceptional achievers and contributors in the hospitality, travel and tourism industry.</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
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	The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of August 2013, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6.34. per cent to 47,397.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In aggregate, the South Asian segment has registered positive growth of 10. per cent. Arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 83.14 per cent, 36.92 per cent and 59.64 per cent respectively. India which constitutes the major market of Nepal, has recorded negative growth of 1.67 per cent. Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have recorded positive growth of 21.92 per cent in aggregate. The visitor arrivals from China increased by 21.50 per cent compared to the same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan and Singapore and Malaysia have also increased by 34.54 per cent, 51.66 per cent and 73.89 per cent respectively. However, Thailand saw decline of 8.53 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	An overall negative growth of 17.37 per cent has been observed from the European markets. &nbsp;Arrivals from markets such as the UK, Germany, and France are up by 2.22 per cent, 10.38 per cent, and 2.45 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have declined by 9.53 per cent, 50.56 per cent, 3.95 per cent respectively compared to the same month last year.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Tourist arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA have increased by 39.23 per cent, 6.78 per cent and 16.05 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from New Zealand have decreased by 3.64 per cent. A total of 59,335 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2013. The number of Nepalis arrivals stood at 62,200 while 75,200 Nepalis departed from TIA in August 2013.</div>',
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<div>
	Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; at New Delhi on 30 Aug 2013, a programme focused towards press and tour operators. Subash Niroula, Acting Chief Executive Officer, NTB expressed that by organizing such kind of programmes, NTB is looking at actively promoting Nepal in India. He viewed &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; as a platform to reinforce and build relationships with prospective and current Indian partners. He further reiterated that Nepal is looking to tap the Indian market by being more reachable, regular and proactive with the Indian travel trade and media as well. &nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishnu Prasad Lamsal, Minister (Economic), Nepal Embassy in India said that the event has created a platform to discuss on tourism prospects between Nepal and India and further strengthen economic diplomacy. On the occasion, Subash Goyal, President of Indian Association of Tour Operators opined that Nepal has tremendous advantages in terms of non-requirement of visa, easily acceptable currencies, similar culture and no language barriers.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Nepalese private sector tour operators opined that participation at this particular programme provided them with a number of inquiries for Nepal and they hope they can convert the same to strong business ties.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Other dignitaries in the event included Yogesh Srivastav, Senior Secretary of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India; &nbsp;Gour Kanjilal, &nbsp;Executive Director of Indian Association of Tour Operators &nbsp;and Kumkum Manaktala, Head of Tourism -Confederation of Indian Industry.&nbsp;</div>',
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			'description' => 'Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized ‘Naturally Nepal Evening’ at New Delhi on 30 Aug 2013, a programme focused towards press and tour operators.',
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			'title' => 'Focus Briefs (9 - 15 September 2013)',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">CAN SofTech Boosts Software Industry</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.The event came up with the slogan &quot;Converging to e-life&quot; which suggests the event to be extensively based on various e-solutions and services.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Keeping in mind the increasing demand of genuine software in the market, Computer Association of Nepal held its annual software Expo from 4 September for four days in Kathmandu with the aims to bring together the software providers and the customers under the same roof in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishwo Ram Balami, the coordinator of the event, said that CAN SofTech brought together all CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, IT managers and decision makers, ICT industry leaders, ICT professionals, engineers and consultants, government officials, banking and financial institutions, academia and ICT students system, Integrators and solutions providers and ICT users.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;It is an amazing platform to share ideas, demonstrate products and services, and make information exchange with national and international software developers, products and software users, professionals engaged in various IT related industries,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE), Ministry of Information &amp; Communication (MoIC), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Office of the Controller of Certification (OCC), Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA), Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal (ISPAN), this event strives to convert e-life in Nepal.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Features of CAN SofTech 2013 were Software Development, IT Enables Services, Intranet and Data Storage, Broadband Services, Voice and Data Communication, Smart Devices, Gaming, &nbsp;Commerce in converged environment, Digital World, E-Governance, E-Security, Mobile Application, ICT Innovation in Nepal, ICT Training and ICT Colleges and other ICT Services and Solutions.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Raining Sops at Subisu CAN SofTech</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sponsors and stalls that are present in the CAN SofTech 2013 have put forward various offers with the aim to attract the visitors.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to CAN, the title sponsor of the event, Subisu introduced &lsquo;Free internet package&rsquo; providing unlimited internet at the speed of 256kbps and a cable TV at Rs 1000 per month with a special discount of three months if full payment of one year in done in advance. At the same time, the company also offered internet and cable TV free for one additional month along with 10 per cent discount on cable modem and USB free of cost for the customers paying 6 months charge in advance.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Diamond Sponsor, Nepal Telecom will provide e-video Dongle, rim card, talk value worth Rs 100, 1 GB memory card and facility of downloading 1 GB data for three months at a discount rate of Rs 2200.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Midas Technologies also provided a gift voucher of its product of Midas eClass of Rs 300. Siddhartha Bank provided Rs 100 balance for the customers opening account in Siddhartha Hello Paisa Sewa. Similarly, KRB software offered Kohinoor web based accounting software at a discount rate of Rs 9,999.</div>',
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			'description' => 'The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.',
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			'title' => 'Software Industries Flourishing In Nepal',
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong>--By Suraksha Adhikari&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The software market in Nepal is experiencing steady growth. Experts and professionals involved in this business are taking this growth as a positive aspect of developing awareness related to information technology in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supporting the growth, Computer&rsquo;s Association Nepal organised Subisu CAN Softech 2013 with the aim to showcase new technologies developed in the field of software, services, solutions and services and create environment to develop policies significant to promote information and communication technology in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	As per &nbsp;CAN the overall trade of software has increased in the domestic market. Amrit Kumar Pant, General Secretary of CAN, said, the market and activities related to this business have been increasing as the people have been using software and application as necessity while it was used in the form of luxury till some years ago.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The trend of using computers is also on the rise since schools, health institutions, clubs and other social groups in far flung areas of the country have started using computers for day-to-day activities, Pant said, adding that the volume of overall ICT products will double in the next few years.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	CAN is working toward developing Nepal as a digital hub, particularly in software development, said Pant pointing out various international level software are being developed in Nepal. &ldquo;Some years ago, people used desktop based software but now the people have switched to mobile based, android updating system which shows growing awareness of people towards technology,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to Bishwo Ram Balami, third vice president of CAN, Nepal is independent enough to produce adequate number of domestic software which is being used in cooperatives, medical establishments, small scale industries, shopping malls etc but other software like billing software, banking software are imported from other countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Current Business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The growing market of software business has not been only fulfilling desires of youths and the IT enthusiasts; it also has been boosting up the economy of the country. According to Narayan Neupane, second vice president of CAN, the annual transaction of 30 local companies dealing with Management Information System (MIS) is around Rs 1.5 billion. Similarly, the financial sectors and Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) software companies are doing transaction of around Rs 4 billion per year. The operating system including Windows, Linux, Mac are annually transacting around Rs 30 million&ndash;Rs 35 million. The use of genuine and branded anti-virus software is on the rise and the trade volume of anti-virus software is around Rs 2 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A study carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal recently showed that the computer penetration in Nepal is around 3 per cent among which 20 per cent uses internet. With the rise of mobile applications, the internet users in mobile has reached up to 67 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A raw data recently showed that there are around 300 software companies in Kathmandu valley.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Increment in Outsourcing Activities</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Back at the turn of the century, outsourcing was not much of a global phenomenon as it is today, and businesses and governments alike were skeptic of transferring bulk of their IT works to the other side of the world. Outsourcing has now flattened the world to a large extent, and is playing a pivotal role in bridging the digital as well as economic divide among the developed and the developing countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is not a specific data on the outsourcing activities of Nepal but it has been definitely increasing as almost 2,500 graduates are being produced from BIT, BIM schools. The manpower has been increasing speedily and as the country is not being able to provide the employment opportunities to those students and they have searched alternative ways to utilize their capabilities. &ldquo;Outsourcing is a common phenomenon in Nepal at present and they are working for the companies of Australia, America, Japan and other western countries,&rdquo; said Balami.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Pant said that the outsourcing activities have been providing employment opportunities to around 200-2500 people in the country but actual data has not yet come because most of the people are doing it on the basis of their own personal contact.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Problems and Challenges</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Brain drain of the human resources has became a concern in the country. Khem Raj Bhattarai, Founder of KRB Software Pvt Ltd said that the skilled manpower are outsourcing to other countries which is a great loss to the nation. &ldquo;We should bring Nepali ICT professionals, who are working abroad, to our &nbsp;country with capital and technology,&rdquo; he said.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to the experts of this sector, lack of awareness in the people about running registered software companies have created problems. &ldquo;Many developers were running the business illegally, which was discouraging the registered companies and eventually promoting unhealthy competition in the market,&rdquo; they stressed.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is lack of awareness in the people about the importance of ICT business and its prospects in the country. Pirated software users are also increasing which has been a threat to the software business and awareness should be increased to disarm these sorts of activities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Commenting on the amendment of the IT related Policy, one of the sources from Chief Investigation Bureau (CIB) said that government should come up with an updated provision to encourage the youngsters to engage in healthy business and increasing awareness about the disadvantages of pirated software to the county. They should be given a proper opportunities to showcase their abilities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Prospects of software business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The IT sector are experiencing remarkable growth in the Nepali market. The CAN Softech have brought the IT professionals and IT enthusiasts under one roof to discuss new prospects in this sector. Such activities not only act as a hub for these peoples but also encourage them to do something innovative and remarkable in this field. Some of the IT experts feels that Nepal government should prepare special policy for implementing the original software in order to discourage the pirated software. Government sector should support the IT sector in identifying areas to brings revenue in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Way ahead</span></strong></div>
<div>
	In this converging era, people look for a one door solution to their problems as they want one application, which can perform multiple tasks. So, if Nepal is to gear towards introducing itself as ICT-based country, it should focus itself in developing a clean environment where information and technology can flourish in a holistic way.</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">TU, IoM Published Results of Entrance Examination 2070</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Bachelor Level Entrance Examination Committee 2070, Examination Control Division of the Tribhuvan University and Institute of Medicine (IoM) Dean&rsquo;s Office publishes the results of following programmes (B.Pharma, B.Sc. MLT, B.Sc. MIT, B.Optom, BASLP, B.Sc. Nursing, BAMS and BDS) for the academic year 2070/2071 (2013 AD) conducted on 16 Bhadra 2070 (1 Sep 2013). MBBS Entrance 2070 results have been also published.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">BTC will Provide 10 per cent Scholarship to Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The British College (BTC) has decided to provide 10 percent scholarship to students. The college took the decision during the discussion held among the college advisory committee. According to Rajan Kandel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the college, the decision will certainly help in maintaining the relation between Britain and Nepal. &ldquo;The discussion was focused on the future strategies and British visa as well,&rdquo; he says. The college informed that students from six different countries are currently studying in the college. &nbsp;The advisory committee of the college includes Lord Sandwich, an elected hereditary peer in the UK House of Lords (upper house), Dr Chiran Thapa, Dr Arjun Karki, among others.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">MoE Prepared New Provision for SLC Appearing Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Ministry of Education (MoE) has drafted a new provision for School Leaving Certificate (SLC) appearing students from this year onwards. According to the MoE, SLC appearing students will have to make illiterate people literate taking literacy classes has been taken by to accomplish the goal targeted under the literary campaign. As per the new provision, each student should make three illiterate persons literate to obtain ten marks. The total number of illiterate persons comes from an age group of 15-60.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">NCC Celebrated Golden Jubilee</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Commerce Campus celebrated golden Jubilee on September 3 at the college premise. Chairman of the interim election government, Khil Raj Regmi and Education Minister Madhav Prasad Poudel were present in the programme. On the occasion, Regmi said that the government is planning to increase budget in higher education sector in coming days.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Interaction Programme @ Tourism &amp; Hotel Management College&nbsp;</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management College at Pokhara organized an interaction programme on &lsquo;Role of Management Education&rsquo; on September 4. Speaking at the programme Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, former Dean of the Symbiosis International University of India and Senior Consultant of The New Business Age Pvt Ltd said that the education system should not only be based on theoretical knowledge but it should follow investigative system. He said, &ldquo;Management Colleges should focus on job viability rather than on the quantity of the students.&rdquo; &nbsp;Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal WM Senevirathna talked about the feasibility of tourism and hotel business in Nepal. According to the Ashok Palikhele, chairperson of the management committee of the college, such interaction programmes helps in sharing knowledge.</div>',
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><img alt="Martin Huckerby" src="/userfiles/images/ms.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 250px; height: 259px;" />Martin Huckerby</strong> is a well known British Journalist with wide experience as a reporter and news editor on top UK newspapers. In these fifteen years, of career he has worked as an editorial consultant, advising news organizations and training journalists around the globe. He was editor of The Prague Post, the English-language paper of the Czech Republic (1992-96), foreign news editor of The Observer, London (1989-92) and reporter and news editor at The Times, London (1972-86). Currently, he is in Nepal to provide investigative journalism training. He shares his experiences as a trainer with <strong>Siromani Dhungana</strong> and <strong>Sanjeev Sharma</strong> of The Corporate. <strong>Excerpt:&nbsp;</strong></span></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What to you exactly do at Thompson foundation?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I am simply a consultant, an outsider in Thompson Foundation. I am an independent media consultant/trainer and a journalist. I have been working closely with Thomson Foundation since last couple of years.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>You are a renowned journalism trainer at present? What excites you about the training?</strong></span></div>
<div>
	If people benefit from the training it is always a pleasure for me. It is actually a sense of putting the opportunities I&rsquo;ve had or things I&rsquo;ve learned to passed on to other people who want to use them. The other nice thing about being a journalism trainer is the opportunity to go to other countries and meet different people, which is very interesting part of my job.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the most important things you want to pass on to the participants of the trainings?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	It varies from countries to countries. It is important to tell whatever you are doing in the particular environment and in a particular political situation. &nbsp;For instance, I had been in Nepal and South Africa as a trainer last year to train journalists. I found that the environment was totally different in South Africa compared to Nepal. Choice of topics, issues and approaches in trainings varies from place to place.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the basic skills you want to pass on to the journalists in general?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	There are many skills that you can use as a journalist. I wouldn&rsquo;t say that there are specific skills to pass on. I think we are in a business of opening people&rsquo;s eyes and making them realize that there are different ways of approaching their jobs according to the norms on their organization or countries. We basically try to train journalists about the different ways of approaching issues and topics. I divide news into two broad categories- news that is important to people and news that they are interested in. I think while writing news, journalists should try to explore ways to make the issues more attractive and interesting. Every journalist should be aware of the need of readers or viewers. Talking about Nepali media sector, in 20 years there has been pretty amazing and tremendous progress. With relatively low level of trainings, Nepali journalists made their way pretty amazingly.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">There is a rapid change in media technology these days. What changes have new technology brought to the media landscape?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I think the change and impact brought by technology is very vast. Use of technology has made a constant change in all types of media. &nbsp;Most are faced with the future which is incredibly unclear. I remember a conversation with one of the top digital news official in the BBC a few years ago. During the conversation, he told me that now we should try fast and kill fast. He was referring to their work style, and the fact that the news ideas are coming very quickly from various sources through different media. And if they don&rsquo;t find those news to be useful they would be &lsquo;killed&rsquo; or thrown away quickly.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In western countries, traditional media are still making profit. However, it is a fact that new media has made them less profitable. The financial crisis and the rise of digital media have slowed the pace of advertising into the traditional media. &nbsp;Thus, we can say that the media particularly in the west, is facing a situation of double whammy. The digital revolution has brought a massive change which the traditional media are adapting to gradually. The new media has also impacted the journalism teaching and training. There are a whole lot of materials to study in the web. One can get training from anywhere from any part of the world. However, I think the level of interaction between trainer and the trainee during the online training is somewhat limited.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">How do you assess the current scenario of business journalism throughout the world?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I can&rsquo;t make many intelligent comments about the particular topic as I am not an expert in business journalism. However, I do compare business and financial publications of different countries. I would say that business journalism varies considerably in different countries and different aspects should be considered while writing business news. I mean to say that the impact of different business, financial and economic events in everyday life of people should be highlighted in the first hand.&nbsp;</div>',
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	This Nepali airlines is known for its punctuality. The CEO is very particular about the timing especially that of the pilots. For last one decade, Captain Dhiraj had arrived at work at 9 A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M. passed without Dhiraj&rsquo;s arrival, it caused a sensation. All work ceased, and the CEO himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the corridor.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Finally, precisely at ten, Dhiraj &nbsp;showed up, clothes dusty and torn, his face scratched and bruised, his glasses bent. He limped painfully to the time clock, punched in, and said, aware that all eyes were upon him, &ldquo;I tripped and rolled down and nearly killed myself as I slipped on the slippery road of Baneshwor because of rain last night.&rdquo;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	And the CEO said, &ldquo;And to roll down just two kilometers of road it took you a whole hour?&rdquo; Now go to the plane as you are and fly to Biratnager as passengers are waiting. As soon as you fly back to Kathmandu go to office and submit your resignation. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -ML</strong></div>
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	It is not easy to envisage country&rsquo;s bright economic future after 10 years of instability. In fact, country&rsquo;s existing economic indicators are not very much positive though it has tremendous potential to take the path of progress and prosperity.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Industrial growth has been hanging near zero percent, the investment rate has declined, inflation is high, industrial growth is badly affected due to the energy crisis, causing companies to struggle on how to run businesses without a reliable source of electricity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In the aforementioned situation, collective effort is a must to achieve the double digit growth. New Business Age group and Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BiCCI) tried to find out a common solution for the existing economic slowdown.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The NBA group and BiCCI jointly organized Nepal Leadership Summit: Roadmap of Economic Revolution: Vision 2080 BS in Nepal&rsquo;s renowned industrial city Birgunj last week.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Minister since 1990 expressed their views on Nepal&rsquo;s economic development. They also signed a 12-point Birgunj declaration showing their commitment to the economic revolution in Nepal giving private sector a leading role. The summit was historic in many respects.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	First, the summit was successful to bring together Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Ministers who represent various political parties in a platform to discuss important economic issues. Second, it sought former PMs visions and agendas to address country&rsquo;s existing adverse economic issues ranging from labour unrest to power deficit. Third, the summit also tried to figure out differences among politicians and make them convinced for the economic prosperity of the country. Last but not the least, politicians signed a 12-point pact showing their commitment to the long term economic development of the country which will be remembered as the Birgunj Declaration.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	It is a fact that commitment is not enough. Leaders should be ready to translate their commitment into action. There is still a long struggle ahead when it comes to engaging the government to revive the Nepali economy. The country has yet to address economic concerns and map out a strategy with business community and international support to address country&rsquo;s economic problems.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In a positive sign to the country&rsquo;s economic prosperity, all leaders pledged not to politicize economic agenda. They also stressed that Nepal is in a dire need of economic revolution after various political changes.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Regardless of their political ideology, all leaders agreed to let private sector lead the country&rsquo;s development and acknowledged the government&rsquo;s role as catalyst.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;Nepal should focus on turning the optimism about the country&rsquo;s future into real action. The mood should be changed from thinking of Nepal as a poor country to as a country that holds hope.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	It is a difficult task to implement the 12-point Birgunj Declaration but not impossible. One thing is for sure: &lsquo;United we stand: divided we fall&rsquo;. The need of the hour is sincere commitment from all political parties to drive the country into prosperity.</div>',
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<div>
	<strong>--By Sagar Ghimire</strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 5.08 points last week. It had closed on 551.55 points on Sunday (September 1) making a record of six-month to cross 500. However, it plunged to 546.55 at the end of the trading day on Thursday (September 6).&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Shares of 141 companies were traded in the market floor during the week through 9400 transactions, which amounts to Rs 2.097 billion. The market floor was opened on Sunday (September 1) for five days during the week. The transaction amount of &lsquo;A&rsquo; class companies only accounts to 41.98 per cent, which equals to Rs 881.46 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The transaction amount is 140.47 per cent higher compared to the amount of previous week, when the shares of 131 companies were traded through 8234 transactions amounting to Rs 872.19 million during four trading days.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Among the sub-indices, the Hydropower sector has decreased heavily by 39.32 points closing at 1274.67. The Hydropower sector was followed by Other, Commercial Bank, Development Bank and Trading to observe decline respectively. The Manufacturing and Production sector remained unchanged in the sub-index.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Insurance sector increased the highest by 6.75 points in the share markets last week. The Insurance opened at 1231.49 points and closed at 1238.24. &nbsp;Except Insurance, there was increment in Hotel, Trading and Finance sectors also.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Of the individual companies, Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB) topped the index in terms of transaction amount, number of shares and number of transactions.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Bank made Rs 866.18 million as a total transaction amount through 543 transactions. The total number of Bank&rsquo;s shares traded during the week was 3,206,380.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nabil Bank was on the second in the index to have the highest transaction with an amount worth Rs 397.70 million. &nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	During the week, 1,292,061 bonus shares of Sagarmatha Insurance Company, 53,747 of Salt Trading Company, 104,835 of Goodwill Finance and 139,466 bonus shares of Neco Insurance Company were listed in the Nepse. Similarly, 1,555,000 units of additional share were also listed during the week.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
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	<hr />
	<p>
		<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Nepse on Sunday</span></strong></p>
</div>
<div>
	Nepse index increased by 5.52 points closing at 552.01 on Sunday, September 8. The share market saw a total of 235.1 million turnover through 1917 transactions of 96 companies on the first day of the market floor for this week.Banking, Development and Hydropower sectors&rsquo; sub-indices increased, while Finance, Insurance and Others sectors observed a decline in the share market. The Hydropower sector surged highest by 30.32 points with closing on 1304.99, while Insurance continues plunged the most (1.54 points) with closing on 1235.8.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The stock of Premier Finance Co Ltd- &lsquo;PFCCLL&rsquo;- has been resumed on Sunday at a trading rate of Rs 168 after the merger process with the Imperial Finance was cancelled.</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt="India, Japan Strengthen Tourism Ties" src="/userfiles/images/ind.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 116px;" />India and Japan have resolved to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector. Both the tourism ministries have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral tourism relations. A meeting was held in New Delhi on September 3 between Japan&rsquo;s Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroshi Kajiyama and India&rsquo;s Minister of State for Tourism, Dr K Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi informed his Japanese counterpart about the various measures being taken to improve Golf Tourism and MICE Tourism in India, which may be attractive to Japanese tourists and businessmen. Chiranjeevi has invited Japan to invest in the low budget hotel sector where India has liberalised the FDI route. Kajiyama said, &ldquo;The proposal for investments in the budget hotel sector could form a part of the MoU between the two countries.&rdquo; Furthermore, Kajiyama said he would like to lead a delegation of businessmen from Japan in the next meeting in which he hoped to conclude the MoU with India. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots</span></strong></div>
<div>
	<img alt="Boeing Forecasts Need for Pilots" src="/userfiles/images/boeing(1).jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 114px;" />Aircraft manufacturing giant, Boeing, has said the world will need over one million more commercial pilots and technicians in the next two decades to support the aircraft currently on order. In its 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook, the company confirmed that around 498,000 new commercial pilots are going to be needed and 556,000 commercial airline maintenance technicians will need to be added to the staff counts of the world&rsquo;s airlines. &ldquo;The urgent demand for competent aviation personnel is a global issue that is here now and is very real,&rdquo; said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services. The industry forecast projects demand will be far more serious than in previous years, after many airlines have started putting in large orders to bolster their fleets. Overall pilot demand increased in every single region except for Europe, which decreased slightly on last year&rsquo;s outlook. The most common aircraft type on order is single aisle models, and represents a global requirement of roughly 25,000 new pilots per year. (Traveldailymedia.com)</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Countries Call For Closer Policies at UNWTO General Assembly</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The General Debate of the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly has put a spotlight on the link between tourism and air transport policies. Countries attending called for closer coordination between both policies highlighting that too often these interlinked sectors are dissociated (Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe, 28 August). Delegations from the 120 UNWTO Members States intervening at the 20th Session of the UNWTO Assembly discussed air transport policies in their respective countries and called for measures and initiatives to increase connectivity. Countries further called for closer collaboration between tourism and air transport policies. Issues such as visa facilitation, the need to make airports more visitor friendly, taxation, open skies and the impact of low cost airlines were among the issues in debate. More than one billion tourists crossed international borders during 2012, over half of who travelled by air to their destinations. (Traveldailynews.com)</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Could Technology Mean Game Over for Family Time on Holiday?</span></strong></div>
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	<img alt=" Technology" src="/userfiles/images/could.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 150px; height: 74px;" />Parents surveyed in a recent poll by Villa Plus, an England based holiday company, have revealed that technology dominates their children&rsquo;s holidays. Fifteen per cent of parents with children aged 18 or under who used IT devices on their last family holiday said, on average, their children used the technology for 3 hours or more every day. Moreover, almost a quarter (22 per cent) of respondents who&rsquo;ve been on holiday with children said their kids usually used tablets on holiday, while over a third (35 per cent) said they used smartphones, and more than a quarter (27 per cent) stated they used games consoles. Teenagers aged between 15 and 18 are particularly devoted technology users, the data shows, with 62 per cent of parents with kids in this age group revealing they use a smartphone while on holiday. Parents of 15 to 18 year olds were also most likely to have a child who uses a laptop whilst on holiday (21 per cent). (Traveldailynews.com)&nbsp;</div>',
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	Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. According to the Airline, the additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already strong ties between Nepal and the UAE.</div>
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	<img alt="Tourist Arrival" src="/userfiles/images/etihad(1).jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 127px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px;" /></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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	The new services will be operated by A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Economy Class seats. The double daily services enhance the connectivity over the airline&rsquo;s Abu Dhabi hub to key destinations in Europe, Middle East and GCC.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The addition of the new flights will further strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Nepal and the UAE and will lead to continued strong growth in traffic flows between Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi and beyond to many key destinations across our global network,&rdquo; said Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways&rsquo; Chief Strategy and Planning Officer.</div>',
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	<img alt="Soaltee Crowne Plaza wins Today's Traveller Award" src="/userfiles/images/slt(2).jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;width: 250px; height: 302px;" />Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu has won Today&rsquo;s Traveller Award 2013 for the Best International Business Hotel. &nbsp;The award ceremony was held in New Delhi on August 30 at the Taj Palace Hotel, and was attended by known personalities from hotel industry, travel trade, airlines and media. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, presented the award to Nalin Mandiratta, General Manager of the hotel.&nbsp;</div>
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	The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of August 2013, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6.34. per cent to 47,397.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In aggregate, the South Asian segment has registered positive growth of 10. per cent. Arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 83.14 per cent, 36.92 per cent and 59.64 per cent respectively. India which constitutes the major market of Nepal, has recorded negative growth of 1.67 per cent. Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have recorded positive growth of 21.92 per cent in aggregate. The visitor arrivals from China increased by 21.50 per cent compared to the same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan and Singapore and Malaysia have also increased by 34.54 per cent, 51.66 per cent and 73.89 per cent respectively. However, Thailand saw decline of 8.53 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	An overall negative growth of 17.37 per cent has been observed from the European markets. &nbsp;Arrivals from markets such as the UK, Germany, and France are up by 2.22 per cent, 10.38 per cent, and 2.45 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have declined by 9.53 per cent, 50.56 per cent, 3.95 per cent respectively compared to the same month last year.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Tourist arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA have increased by 39.23 per cent, 6.78 per cent and 16.05 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from New Zealand have decreased by 3.64 per cent. A total of 59,335 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2013. The number of Nepalis arrivals stood at 62,200 while 75,200 Nepalis departed from TIA in August 2013.</div>',
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; at New Delhi on 30 Aug 2013, a programme focused towards press and tour operators. Subash Niroula, Acting Chief Executive Officer, NTB expressed that by organizing such kind of programmes, NTB is looking at actively promoting Nepal in India. He viewed &lsquo;Naturally Nepal Evening&rsquo; as a platform to reinforce and build relationships with prospective and current Indian partners. He further reiterated that Nepal is looking to tap the Indian market by being more reachable, regular and proactive with the Indian travel trade and media as well. &nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishnu Prasad Lamsal, Minister (Economic), Nepal Embassy in India said that the event has created a platform to discuss on tourism prospects between Nepal and India and further strengthen economic diplomacy. On the occasion, Subash Goyal, President of Indian Association of Tour Operators opined that Nepal has tremendous advantages in terms of non-requirement of visa, easily acceptable currencies, similar culture and no language barriers.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The Nepalese private sector tour operators opined that participation at this particular programme provided them with a number of inquiries for Nepal and they hope they can convert the same to strong business ties.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Other dignitaries in the event included Yogesh Srivastav, Senior Secretary of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India; &nbsp;Gour Kanjilal, &nbsp;Executive Director of Indian Association of Tour Operators &nbsp;and Kumkum Manaktala, Head of Tourism -Confederation of Indian Industry.&nbsp;</div>',
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			'title' => 'Focus Briefs (9 - 15 September 2013)',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">CAN SofTech Boosts Software Industry</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.The event came up with the slogan &quot;Converging to e-life&quot; which suggests the event to be extensively based on various e-solutions and services.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Keeping in mind the increasing demand of genuine software in the market, Computer Association of Nepal held its annual software Expo from 4 September for four days in Kathmandu with the aims to bring together the software providers and the customers under the same roof in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Bishwo Ram Balami, the coordinator of the event, said that CAN SofTech brought together all CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, IT managers and decision makers, ICT industry leaders, ICT professionals, engineers and consultants, government officials, banking and financial institutions, academia and ICT students system, Integrators and solutions providers and ICT users.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;It is an amazing platform to share ideas, demonstrate products and services, and make information exchange with national and international software developers, products and software users, professionals engaged in various IT related industries,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE), Ministry of Information &amp; Communication (MoIC), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Office of the Controller of Certification (OCC), Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA), Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal (ISPAN), this event strives to convert e-life in Nepal.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Features of CAN SofTech 2013 were Software Development, IT Enables Services, Intranet and Data Storage, Broadband Services, Voice and Data Communication, Smart Devices, Gaming, &nbsp;Commerce in converged environment, Digital World, E-Governance, E-Security, Mobile Application, ICT Innovation in Nepal, ICT Training and ICT Colleges and other ICT Services and Solutions.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Raining Sops at Subisu CAN SofTech</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The sponsors and stalls that are present in the CAN SofTech 2013 have put forward various offers with the aim to attract the visitors.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to CAN, the title sponsor of the event, Subisu introduced &lsquo;Free internet package&rsquo; providing unlimited internet at the speed of 256kbps and a cable TV at Rs 1000 per month with a special discount of three months if full payment of one year in done in advance. At the same time, the company also offered internet and cable TV free for one additional month along with 10 per cent discount on cable modem and USB free of cost for the customers paying 6 months charge in advance.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Diamond Sponsor, Nepal Telecom will provide e-video Dongle, rim card, talk value worth Rs 100, 1 GB memory card and facility of downloading 1 GB data for three months at a discount rate of Rs 2200.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Midas Technologies also provided a gift voucher of its product of Midas eClass of Rs 300. Siddhartha Bank provided Rs 100 balance for the customers opening account in Siddhartha Hello Paisa Sewa. Similarly, KRB software offered Kohinoor web based accounting software at a discount rate of Rs 9,999.</div>',
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			'description' => 'The sixth edition of CAN SofTech-2013 kicked off with an aim to bring together national and international ICT related companies under a single roof at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from September 4.',
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			'title' => 'Software Industries Flourishing In Nepal',
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	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong>--By Suraksha Adhikari&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The software market in Nepal is experiencing steady growth. Experts and professionals involved in this business are taking this growth as a positive aspect of developing awareness related to information technology in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Supporting the growth, Computer&rsquo;s Association Nepal organised Subisu CAN Softech 2013 with the aim to showcase new technologies developed in the field of software, services, solutions and services and create environment to develop policies significant to promote information and communication technology in Nepal.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	As per &nbsp;CAN the overall trade of software has increased in the domestic market. Amrit Kumar Pant, General Secretary of CAN, said, the market and activities related to this business have been increasing as the people have been using software and application as necessity while it was used in the form of luxury till some years ago.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;The trend of using computers is also on the rise since schools, health institutions, clubs and other social groups in far flung areas of the country have started using computers for day-to-day activities, Pant said, adding that the volume of overall ICT products will double in the next few years.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	CAN is working toward developing Nepal as a digital hub, particularly in software development, said Pant pointing out various international level software are being developed in Nepal. &ldquo;Some years ago, people used desktop based software but now the people have switched to mobile based, android updating system which shows growing awareness of people towards technology,&rdquo; he added.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to Bishwo Ram Balami, third vice president of CAN, Nepal is independent enough to produce adequate number of domestic software which is being used in cooperatives, medical establishments, small scale industries, shopping malls etc but other software like billing software, banking software are imported from other countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Current Business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The growing market of software business has not been only fulfilling desires of youths and the IT enthusiasts; it also has been boosting up the economy of the country. According to Narayan Neupane, second vice president of CAN, the annual transaction of 30 local companies dealing with Management Information System (MIS) is around Rs 1.5 billion. Similarly, the financial sectors and Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) software companies are doing transaction of around Rs 4 billion per year. The operating system including Windows, Linux, Mac are annually transacting around Rs 30 million&ndash;Rs 35 million. The use of genuine and branded anti-virus software is on the rise and the trade volume of anti-virus software is around Rs 2 million.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A study carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal recently showed that the computer penetration in Nepal is around 3 per cent among which 20 per cent uses internet. With the rise of mobile applications, the internet users in mobile has reached up to 67 per cent.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	A raw data recently showed that there are around 300 software companies in Kathmandu valley.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Increment in Outsourcing Activities</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Back at the turn of the century, outsourcing was not much of a global phenomenon as it is today, and businesses and governments alike were skeptic of transferring bulk of their IT works to the other side of the world. Outsourcing has now flattened the world to a large extent, and is playing a pivotal role in bridging the digital as well as economic divide among the developed and the developing countries.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is not a specific data on the outsourcing activities of Nepal but it has been definitely increasing as almost 2,500 graduates are being produced from BIT, BIM schools. The manpower has been increasing speedily and as the country is not being able to provide the employment opportunities to those students and they have searched alternative ways to utilize their capabilities. &ldquo;Outsourcing is a common phenomenon in Nepal at present and they are working for the companies of Australia, America, Japan and other western countries,&rdquo; said Balami.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Pant said that the outsourcing activities have been providing employment opportunities to around 200-2500 people in the country but actual data has not yet come because most of the people are doing it on the basis of their own personal contact.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Problems and Challenges</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Brain drain of the human resources has became a concern in the country. Khem Raj Bhattarai, Founder of KRB Software Pvt Ltd said that the skilled manpower are outsourcing to other countries which is a great loss to the nation. &ldquo;We should bring Nepali ICT professionals, who are working abroad, to our &nbsp;country with capital and technology,&rdquo; he said.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to the experts of this sector, lack of awareness in the people about running registered software companies have created problems. &ldquo;Many developers were running the business illegally, which was discouraging the registered companies and eventually promoting unhealthy competition in the market,&rdquo; they stressed.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	There is lack of awareness in the people about the importance of ICT business and its prospects in the country. Pirated software users are also increasing which has been a threat to the software business and awareness should be increased to disarm these sorts of activities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Commenting on the amendment of the IT related Policy, one of the sources from Chief Investigation Bureau (CIB) said that government should come up with an updated provision to encourage the youngsters to engage in healthy business and increasing awareness about the disadvantages of pirated software to the county. They should be given a proper opportunities to showcase their abilities.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Prospects of software business</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The IT sector are experiencing remarkable growth in the Nepali market. The CAN Softech have brought the IT professionals and IT enthusiasts under one roof to discuss new prospects in this sector. Such activities not only act as a hub for these peoples but also encourage them to do something innovative and remarkable in this field. Some of the IT experts feels that Nepal government should prepare special policy for implementing the original software in order to discourage the pirated software. Government sector should support the IT sector in identifying areas to brings revenue in the country.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Way ahead</span></strong></div>
<div>
	In this converging era, people look for a one door solution to their problems as they want one application, which can perform multiple tasks. So, if Nepal is to gear towards introducing itself as ICT-based country, it should focus itself in developing a clean environment where information and technology can flourish in a holistic way.</div>',
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	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">TU, IoM Published Results of Entrance Examination 2070</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Bachelor Level Entrance Examination Committee 2070, Examination Control Division of the Tribhuvan University and Institute of Medicine (IoM) Dean&rsquo;s Office publishes the results of following programmes (B.Pharma, B.Sc. MLT, B.Sc. MIT, B.Optom, BASLP, B.Sc. Nursing, BAMS and BDS) for the academic year 2070/2071 (2013 AD) conducted on 16 Bhadra 2070 (1 Sep 2013). MBBS Entrance 2070 results have been also published.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">BTC will Provide 10 per cent Scholarship to Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	The British College (BTC) has decided to provide 10 percent scholarship to students. The college took the decision during the discussion held among the college advisory committee. According to Rajan Kandel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the college, the decision will certainly help in maintaining the relation between Britain and Nepal. &ldquo;The discussion was focused on the future strategies and British visa as well,&rdquo; he says. The college informed that students from six different countries are currently studying in the college. &nbsp;The advisory committee of the college includes Lord Sandwich, an elected hereditary peer in the UK House of Lords (upper house), Dr Chiran Thapa, Dr Arjun Karki, among others.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">MoE Prepared New Provision for SLC Appearing Students</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Ministry of Education (MoE) has drafted a new provision for School Leaving Certificate (SLC) appearing students from this year onwards. According to the MoE, SLC appearing students will have to make illiterate people literate taking literacy classes has been taken by to accomplish the goal targeted under the literary campaign. As per the new provision, each student should make three illiterate persons literate to obtain ten marks. The total number of illiterate persons comes from an age group of 15-60.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">NCC Celebrated Golden Jubilee</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Commerce Campus celebrated golden Jubilee on September 3 at the college premise. Chairman of the interim election government, Khil Raj Regmi and Education Minister Madhav Prasad Poudel were present in the programme. On the occasion, Regmi said that the government is planning to increase budget in higher education sector in coming days.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Interaction Programme @ Tourism &amp; Hotel Management College&nbsp;</span></strong></div>
<div>
	Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management College at Pokhara organized an interaction programme on &lsquo;Role of Management Education&rsquo; on September 4. Speaking at the programme Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, former Dean of the Symbiosis International University of India and Senior Consultant of The New Business Age Pvt Ltd said that the education system should not only be based on theoretical knowledge but it should follow investigative system. He said, &ldquo;Management Colleges should focus on job viability rather than on the quantity of the students.&rdquo; &nbsp;Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal WM Senevirathna talked about the feasibility of tourism and hotel business in Nepal. According to the Ashok Palikhele, chairperson of the management committee of the college, such interaction programmes helps in sharing knowledge.</div>',
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			'title' => '‘The New Media Has Impacted  The Journalism Teaching And Training’',
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><img alt="Martin Huckerby" src="/userfiles/images/ms.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 250px; height: 259px;" />Martin Huckerby</strong> is a well known British Journalist with wide experience as a reporter and news editor on top UK newspapers. In these fifteen years, of career he has worked as an editorial consultant, advising news organizations and training journalists around the globe. He was editor of The Prague Post, the English-language paper of the Czech Republic (1992-96), foreign news editor of The Observer, London (1989-92) and reporter and news editor at The Times, London (1972-86). Currently, he is in Nepal to provide investigative journalism training. He shares his experiences as a trainer with <strong>Siromani Dhungana</strong> and <strong>Sanjeev Sharma</strong> of The Corporate. <strong>Excerpt:&nbsp;</strong></span></div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What to you exactly do at Thompson foundation?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I am simply a consultant, an outsider in Thompson Foundation. I am an independent media consultant/trainer and a journalist. I have been working closely with Thomson Foundation since last couple of years.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>You are a renowned journalism trainer at present? What excites you about the training?</strong></span></div>
<div>
	If people benefit from the training it is always a pleasure for me. It is actually a sense of putting the opportunities I&rsquo;ve had or things I&rsquo;ve learned to passed on to other people who want to use them. The other nice thing about being a journalism trainer is the opportunity to go to other countries and meet different people, which is very interesting part of my job.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the most important things you want to pass on to the participants of the trainings?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	It varies from countries to countries. It is important to tell whatever you are doing in the particular environment and in a particular political situation. &nbsp;For instance, I had been in Nepal and South Africa as a trainer last year to train journalists. I found that the environment was totally different in South Africa compared to Nepal. Choice of topics, issues and approaches in trainings varies from place to place.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">What are the basic skills you want to pass on to the journalists in general?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	There are many skills that you can use as a journalist. I wouldn&rsquo;t say that there are specific skills to pass on. I think we are in a business of opening people&rsquo;s eyes and making them realize that there are different ways of approaching their jobs according to the norms on their organization or countries. We basically try to train journalists about the different ways of approaching issues and topics. I divide news into two broad categories- news that is important to people and news that they are interested in. I think while writing news, journalists should try to explore ways to make the issues more attractive and interesting. Every journalist should be aware of the need of readers or viewers. Talking about Nepali media sector, in 20 years there has been pretty amazing and tremendous progress. With relatively low level of trainings, Nepali journalists made their way pretty amazingly.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">There is a rapid change in media technology these days. What changes have new technology brought to the media landscape?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I think the change and impact brought by technology is very vast. Use of technology has made a constant change in all types of media. &nbsp;Most are faced with the future which is incredibly unclear. I remember a conversation with one of the top digital news official in the BBC a few years ago. During the conversation, he told me that now we should try fast and kill fast. He was referring to their work style, and the fact that the news ideas are coming very quickly from various sources through different media. And if they don&rsquo;t find those news to be useful they would be &lsquo;killed&rsquo; or thrown away quickly.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	In western countries, traditional media are still making profit. However, it is a fact that new media has made them less profitable. The financial crisis and the rise of digital media have slowed the pace of advertising into the traditional media. &nbsp;Thus, we can say that the media particularly in the west, is facing a situation of double whammy. The digital revolution has brought a massive change which the traditional media are adapting to gradually. The new media has also impacted the journalism teaching and training. There are a whole lot of materials to study in the web. One can get training from anywhere from any part of the world. However, I think the level of interaction between trainer and the trainee during the online training is somewhat limited.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">How do you assess the current scenario of business journalism throughout the world?</span></strong></div>
<div>
	I can&rsquo;t make many intelligent comments about the particular topic as I am not an expert in business journalism. However, I do compare business and financial publications of different countries. I would say that business journalism varies considerably in different countries and different aspects should be considered while writing business news. I mean to say that the impact of different business, financial and economic events in everyday life of people should be highlighted in the first hand.&nbsp;</div>',
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	This Nepali airlines is known for its punctuality. The CEO is very particular about the timing especially that of the pilots. For last one decade, Captain Dhiraj had arrived at work at 9 A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M. passed without Dhiraj&rsquo;s arrival, it caused a sensation. All work ceased, and the CEO himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the corridor.</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Finally, precisely at ten, Dhiraj &nbsp;showed up, clothes dusty and torn, his face scratched and bruised, his glasses bent. He limped painfully to the time clock, punched in, and said, aware that all eyes were upon him, &ldquo;I tripped and rolled down and nearly killed myself as I slipped on the slippery road of Baneshwor because of rain last night.&rdquo;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	And the CEO said, &ldquo;And to roll down just two kilometers of road it took you a whole hour?&rdquo; Now go to the plane as you are and fly to Biratnager as passengers are waiting. As soon as you fly back to Kathmandu go to office and submit your resignation. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -ML</strong></div>
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	It is not easy to envisage country&rsquo;s bright economic future after 10 years of instability. In fact, country&rsquo;s existing economic indicators are not very much positive though it has tremendous potential to take the path of progress and prosperity.</div>
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	&nbsp;Industrial growth has been hanging near zero percent, the investment rate has declined, inflation is high, industrial growth is badly affected due to the energy crisis, causing companies to struggle on how to run businesses without a reliable source of electricity.&nbsp;</div>
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	In the aforementioned situation, collective effort is a must to achieve the double digit growth. New Business Age group and Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BiCCI) tried to find out a common solution for the existing economic slowdown.</div>
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	The NBA group and BiCCI jointly organized Nepal Leadership Summit: Roadmap of Economic Revolution: Vision 2080 BS in Nepal&rsquo;s renowned industrial city Birgunj last week.</div>
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	Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Minister since 1990 expressed their views on Nepal&rsquo;s economic development. They also signed a 12-point Birgunj declaration showing their commitment to the economic revolution in Nepal giving private sector a leading role. The summit was historic in many respects.&nbsp;</div>
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	First, the summit was successful to bring together Nepal&rsquo;s five former Prime Ministers who represent various political parties in a platform to discuss important economic issues. Second, it sought former PMs visions and agendas to address country&rsquo;s existing adverse economic issues ranging from labour unrest to power deficit. Third, the summit also tried to figure out differences among politicians and make them convinced for the economic prosperity of the country. Last but not the least, politicians signed a 12-point pact showing their commitment to the long term economic development of the country which will be remembered as the Birgunj Declaration.</div>
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	It is a fact that commitment is not enough. Leaders should be ready to translate their commitment into action. There is still a long struggle ahead when it comes to engaging the government to revive the Nepali economy. The country has yet to address economic concerns and map out a strategy with business community and international support to address country&rsquo;s economic problems.</div>
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	In a positive sign to the country&rsquo;s economic prosperity, all leaders pledged not to politicize economic agenda. They also stressed that Nepal is in a dire need of economic revolution after various political changes.</div>
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	&nbsp;Regardless of their political ideology, all leaders agreed to let private sector lead the country&rsquo;s development and acknowledged the government&rsquo;s role as catalyst.&nbsp;</div>
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	&nbsp;Nepal should focus on turning the optimism about the country&rsquo;s future into real action. The mood should be changed from thinking of Nepal as a poor country to as a country that holds hope.</div>
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	It is a difficult task to implement the 12-point Birgunj Declaration but not impossible. One thing is for sure: &lsquo;United we stand: divided we fall&rsquo;. The need of the hour is sincere commitment from all political parties to drive the country into prosperity.</div>',
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