April 7: The government has decided to shut night-time businesses and restaurants after 9…
April 7: The government has decided to shut night-time businesses and restaurants after 9…
April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078…
April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community.…
April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses.…
April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA).…
April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar.…
April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion.…
April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year.…
April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing.…
April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather.…
April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure.…
April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April…
April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month.…
April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021.…
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Local governments have been asked to increase antigen and PCR tests and expand contact tracing.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13002', 'image' => '20210408011602_20190101025132_DSC_0021.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 13:14:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13255', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Government to Collect Data on Financial Access during National Census', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS. According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, it is the first time such data are being collected in the census. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Detailed information would be collected on number of Nepali people absent in the country, ancestral language, and people living with disabilities, RSS further reported Director at the Central Bureau of Statistics, Badri Kumar Karki, reportedly shared this information. "National census this time is being conducted in a comprehensive and different way," RSS quoted Karki as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to RSS, a seminar is currently being held at Dhangadhi for the necessary preparation of the national census. Training to supervisor, area census officer, and enumerators is being provided as part of the seminar. For the census, the households would be listed from May 9 to 28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The ward level information would be gathered under community questionnaire- agricultural products, their exports, major source of revenue, ethnic communities facing extinct, marginalized community, and physical, health and social facilities at ward, status of disaster risk, loss caused by wild animals etc, RSS further reported. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13001', 'image' => '20210408115828_20161209015641_cbs.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 11:57:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13254', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Bhumi Restaurant Launches Newari Bhoj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. The restaurant launched the event aiming to promote and preserve the Newari culture.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant launched the event on March 14 and has been serving its customers with special Newai cuisine regularly.<br /> Gyan Bahadur Gurung, general manager of the restaurant, informed that the event is an initiation to promote authentic Newari cuisine. "We aim to preserve and promote the Newari heritage as people are opting for modern lifestyle and are slowly forgetting our traditional dishes," he informed.<br /> A minimum of ten customers are required to serve the Newari Bhoj dishes. <br /> “Since the Newari dishes are large in number, requiring hours to prepare, and people these days are getting busier and don't want to spend much time cooking these dishes. So, the essence of our tradition is slowly fading away. We introduced this promotional event to preserve them,” shared Gurung.<br /> The restaurant has marked a price of Rs 1700 per individual for the Newari Bhoj. The cost is variable depending on the dishes the customer wants, Gurung added.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant, with its two outlets in Lazimpat and Jhamsikhel, is regularly serving its customers with authentic Nepali, Newari, and Indian cuisines since 2007.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13000', 'image' => '20210407081234_IMG_9492.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 20:11:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13253', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sundar Yatayat to Add Four more Electric Buses', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. The company has been operating four electric buses in the valley at present.<br /> Chairman of Sundar Yatayat, Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, said that four additional buses are coming in the first phase as per an agreement with the Chinese company BAK to procure 25 electric buses.<br /> Chairman Thapa informed that preparations have been made to bring the four buses in the first phase to operate them within April. "The Chinese company has already started the process of sending the bus to Nepal," he said. <br /> At present, the company is operating three electric buses along the Ring Road and one on the Bhaktapur-Ratnapark route. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The company, which recently operated a bus to Kavre's Banepa as a test, is preparing to expand the service along the route after the arrival of the new buses. The company has said it will build a charging station in the meantime. The company currently has three charging stations – one each at Sitapaila, Chabahil, and Sukedhara.<br /> The government has been struggling to operate electric buses itself. The government, which had earlier given the responsibility to Sundar Yatayat for the purchase of 300 electric buses in July 2020, later withheld the money saying that the company could not buy the buses on time. After holding the money for one year, the government in January authorized Sajha Yatayat to procure the buses. “At present, we are preparing tenders for buying the buses,” said Kanak Mani Dixit, chairman of the public transport company.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12999', 'image' => '20210407042049_20190904021637_20190820034730_6Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 16:19:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13252', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Production of Sugar Declines', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). In the corresponding period of last fiscal year, 130,000 metric tons of sugar was produced in the country while the production this year is only 100,000 metric. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The process of crushing sugarcane in this year was completed a week ago. Since crushing sugarcanes has been completed for this year, SPA has estimated that about 100,000 metric tons of sugar has been produced so far. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to a report received by the association from sugar mills, 75,000 metric tons of sugar has already been produced while the data of three industries are yet to be received. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the data of the industry which is yet to received is added , production of sugar is estimated to reach 100,000 metric tons,” said Shashikanta Agrawal, president of the Association. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The production has declined this year compared to the previous years, states SPA. This year most of the sugarcane farmers have shifted to rice and wheat farming due to the problem of untimely payment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to Agrawal, payment is not the only issue behind the decline in production. “As per the cycle of production, sugarcane production declines every three years,” he said. Even if the same amount of fertilizer, seeds is used to produce sugar in the same area of land, the production declines by 20 to 25% in the second year compared to the first year, said Agrawal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Around 260,000 metric tons of sugar used to be produced till ten years ago. The domestic production has been affected due to smuggling of sugar and lack of timely payment to the farmers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Until the last year, twelve sugar mills were in operation . But now, the number has declined to ten due to lack of sugarcane. According to the government data, the country consumes 250,000 metric tons of sugar.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmers yet to receive full payment</span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmer have not received the full payment from sugar mills yet. Rakesh Agrawal, member of the Sugarcane Farmers Struggle Committee, claimed that the farmers have not received full payment. He said if the payment is not made by mid May, farmers will visit Kathmandu again to stage protest programme. Farmers are hoping to receive the outstanding dues of Rs 200 million on the initiative of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12998', 'image' => '20210407012621_20201220120511_Sweet2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 13:25:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IMF Raises Nepal’s Growth Projection to 2.9% for Current Fiscal Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). <br /> Releasing its World Economic Outlook (WEO) on Tuesday, the IMF slightly raised the growth forecast for Nepal from its earlier projection of 2.5 percent in October last year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">According to the projection made by the IMF’s flagship report WEO, Nepal’s economy will grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year after an estimated contraction of 1.9 percent in the last fiscal year (FY 2019/20). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Nepal’s economy had grown by an average of 7.75 percent per year in the three-year period before the pandemic.<br /> IMF has projected Nepal’s economy to grow by 4.2 percent in the next fiscal year, and the growth is expected to reach 5.2 percent in the Fiscal Year 2025/26.<br /> Even when the country was under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government in its annual budget speech had set an unlikely target of achieving 7 percent economic growth in the current fiscal year against all odds.<br /> The IMF’s improved outlook for Nepal comes in line with a projection of stronger recovery of the global economy in 2021 and 2022 compared to its previous forecast.<br /> According to the WEO, the global economy is projected to grow by 6 percent in 2021, up by 0.5 percentage points from its January forecast. The global economy is likely to grow by 4.4 percent in 2022 from an estimated historic contraction of -3.3 percent in 2020 when the world was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the IMF.<br /> “Thanks to the ingenuity of the scientific community, hundreds of millions of people are being vaccinated and this is expected to power recoveries in many countries later this year,” Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the IMF, told a press briefing following the release of the WEO.<br /> “Economies also continue to adapt to new ways of working despite reduced mobility, leading to a stronger than anticipated rebound across regions. Additional fiscal support in large economies, particularly the United States, has further improved the outlook,” she added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12997', 'image' => '20210406073839_IMF Growth.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 19:37:17', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '35' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13250', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Hotel Yak & Yeti Introduces Weekly Fun Event WAoTS’P ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. According to the hotel, the lounge has been revamped as “the place to network, unwind and party with its flagship weekly fun event WAoTS’P- We Are On The Same Page”.<br /> The five-star hotel informally launched the weekly fun event WAoTS’P on March 19 and has been hosting various professionals from different sectors every Friday at the newly renovated Lounge 77. <br /> According to the hotel, the concept of WAoTS’P- We Are on the Same Page is a continuation of its previous flagship event, This. Is. Kathmandu – For The Resilient People of The Valley, a successful sold-out New Year Eve 2021 event at the hotel.<br /> The hotel launched WAoTS’P to refresh the professionals and help them celebrate their hectic work-life schedules. The management team of the hotel aims to make their service accessible to Nepalese of all economic backgrounds through this event.<br /> "With this event, we want to break the stereotype among the general public that our service is only for foreigners and high-earning individuals. This weekly event aims to cater to Nepalese coming from various ways of life. We aim to make our service affordable to all professionals," Sagar Bantawa Rai, director of Sales and Marketing of Hotel Yak and Yeti, informed. <br /> Likewise, Bantawa also informed that the pandemic has severely affected the hotel business as five-star hotels are deserted by foreigners, and Yak and Yeti plans to divert their focus on Nepalese guests. The event is a part of such initiation to bring in more local customers, he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The hotel has selected some of the best artists to provide its guests with an evening of fun and entertainment.<br /> "We know that nothing is quite relaxing than gathering with friends to enjoy a great drink and a great evening of live music. WAoTS’P is all about helping our guests enjoy the moment with delicious cuisine, fusion drinks, and shooty music in a happening atmosphere," Alina Shakya, marketing executive of the hotel informed.<br /> The hotel invites individuals looking for the perfect way to kick off their weekend in style. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">“We invite our guests to have a good time with our exclusive signature cocktails and mocktail, Yak’s Tail, Yeti’s Paw, Downtown Kathmandu, along with delicious appetizers, Thai twist charcoal chicken tikka, bruschetta with sauté mushroom,” Shakya informed. <br /> The hotel also provides surprise offers of the week and special giveaways to make the event exciting..<br /> Interested individuals can call the hotel to place their reservations and inquiries about the event.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12996', 'image' => '20210406053700_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:35:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Nepal and Qatar to Collaborate for Tourism Promotion ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">A press statement released by the NTB says that CEO Dr Regmi and Qatari Ambassador Yusuf agreed to work together to forge bilateral cooperation to promote tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The Qatari envoy, hailing Nepal as a “unique gift of nature”, opined that Nepal could attain economic development through tourism provided Nepal underscores development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“The natural beauty of Nepal is so mesmerizing. I am often spellbound by the beauty of Nepal. Many foreign tourists have not been able to make Nepal their destinations in lack of proper facility of transportation and expensive airfare for the foreigners,” he said, urging the authority concerned to pay attention to this issue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He reaffirmed the Qatari government’s support in promotion of Nepal’s tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Similarly, CEO Regmi said that the government and private sector had been emphasizing development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Regmi also said that Nepal had forwarded a new plan for promotion of tourism in Middle East countries including Qatar. He reassured that Nepal was ready to host Qatari tourists by providing them facilities they look for such as ‘Halal’ food, prayers room among others. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to him, there are direct flights between Nepal and Qatar and the Qataris willing to visit Nepal would not face any issue in immigration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He said that the NTB would spare no effort to facilitate the Qataris willing to visit Nepal.-- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12995', 'image' => '20210406052853_Flag-Pins-Nepal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:28:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Food Company Procures Paddy worth Rs 781 Million', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. The company has procured 27,791 metric tons of paddy through its procurement centers and branches across the country as of March 25.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company informed that the procurement of paddy at minimum price fixed by the government is in the final stage for this fiscal year. The procurement process will end very soon as very few numbers of farmers have approached the company to sell paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company had aimed to procure 60,000 metric tons of paddy for this fiscal year which seems to be unattainable. Sharmila Neupane, spokesperson for FMTC, said it has been difficult to meet the target as there has been short supply of paddy for commercial purpose. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The government keeps a stock of 33,000 metric tons of paddy for immediate supply during emergency like famine and epidemic. To increase the stock of paddy, FMTCL had recently invited tender to procure 5,000 metric tons of paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the company had been unable to procure wheat in the last fiscal year. It had procured 60 metric tons of wheat only though it had set target to procure 3,000 metric tons of wheat. In the current fiscal year, it is preparing to procure 5,000 metric tons of wheat. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company has started preparations for procurement as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has already finalized minimum price for wheat. The Ministry has set the minimum price at Rs 3,111 per quintal, which is an increase of Rs 96 from the earlier price of Rs 3,015 during last fiscal year. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12994', 'image' => '20210406042923_20190528010847_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 16:28:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Nationals Visiting Nepal for 'Hotel Quarantine'', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. However, the Indian nationals are not here for tourism propose but rather for quarantine measures.<br /> According to hoteliers, Indians come to stay in quarantine in hotels in Nepal.<br /> Indians come to Kathmandu due to the quarantine requirements before flying to work in the Gulf and other countries. Indians have started to stay in hotel quarantines in Kathmandu as they do not have to repeat it in the work destination country.<br /> According to Sajan Shakya, general secretary of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), 500 to 600 Indian nationals have been coming to Kathmandu daily for the last few weeks to stay in hotel quarantine.<br /> It has helped to keep the activities of hotels in Kathmandu running to some extent, he informed.<br /> "Some Indians are coming to Kathmandu," said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The arriving Indians are not here for tourism purposes but to work in the Gulf countries. They are here in Kathmandu to meet the 14-day quarantine to fly to other countries for work, he added.<br /> Hotel occupancy in Nepal stood at 2 to 3 percent during the outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown, restrictions. However, it has slightly improved in the past 20 days with around 5 percent occupancy.<br /> Around 15,000 tourists visited Nepal in March. Hoteliers informed that the current number of tourists is low as the hotels can serve 2.5 million tourists.<br /> Even after the decline in number of coronavirus cases and the launch of Covid-19 vaccines, tourism professionals are skeptical of receiving sufficient tourists as new variants of the pathogen have been reported.<br /> Even at HAN's 47th annual general meeting, hoteliers said there was no immediate prospect of revival of the tourism sector, given coronavirus outbreak and the uncertainty of tourist arrival.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12993', 'image' => '20210406123146_20201223013206_20200504104410_20190511105700_Clipboard37 2 copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 12:30:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Flights to and from Bharatpur Airport Disrupted ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, the flights to Kathmandu and Pokhara airports from Bharatpur could not take place due to poor visibility. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Chief of Bharatpur Airport Yogendra Kunwar said that all flights connecting Bharatpur to Kathmandu and Pokhara could not take place due to poor visibility caused by pollution in the recent days. Buddha Air operates eight flights and Yeti Air has four daily flights to and from Bharatpur. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12992', 'image' => '20210406090956_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 09:09:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Prepare Master Plan for Road Safety', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basant Kumar Nembang has instructed the subordinate bodies under the ministry to formulate a master plan for road construction across the country.<br /> At a meeting of the ministry-level Development Problem Solving Committee on April 4, Minister Nembang directed the subordinate bodies to formulate a master plan. Currently, the road network across the country has expanded to about 100,000 kilometers (km), and the Department of Roads is preparing a master plan to make them safe and of high quality.<br /> "As it is the construction season now, we should go to the project sites and give high priority to monitoring instead of going through the files. There should be coordination between the agencies," the minister said.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed the need to form a separate task force to resolve the issues of compensation and land acquisition.<br /> Nepal is currently working on a five-year road strategy plan. However, an official said that the minister instructed them to formulate a master plan to cover the overall road infrastructure.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed on a concrete strategy on what to do in the next decade and how to make road infrastructure safe, reliable, and quality. He claimed that the master plan will formulate a strategy for the coming decade.<br /> "The government's goal of extending the road network to all district headquarters has almost been achieved," he said. Therefore, the priority now is to develop reliable road infrastructure for safe travel, which the master plan will prioritize, he added.<br /> The government on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the roads connecting the headquarters of rural municipalities with the nearby blacktop road and has decided to initiate the road construction work in each electoral constituency.<br /> Officials of the department informed that a long-term plan is a must for quality road expansion.<br /> The Department of Roads directly oversees about 15,000 kilometers of national highways, auxiliary highways, and other roads after the country went into federalism. Likewise, the department has handed over other roads to the provinces and local governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the Economic Survey 2076/77, altogether 34,347 km roads have been constructed by the federal government and 61, 395 km roads by provincial governments and 95,742 km roads by local level governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12991', 'image' => '20210405061831_20210207092127_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 18:17:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NOC Hikes Price of Petroleum Products', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The price of petrol has been increased by Rs 2 per litre. With this, the price of petrol is fixed Rs 120 per litre. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Similarly, the NOC has increased price of diesel and kerosene oil each by Rs 2 per litre. As per the new price, diesel and kerosene oil would be traded for Rs 103 per litre. However, prices of LPG (cooking gas) and aviation fuel remain unchanged. The NOC made this price adjustment as per the price list sent by the Indian Oil Corporation on April 1. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12990', 'image' => '20210405025037_20210211120609_20190503125003_Petrol-Price-Increase.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:49:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PAC Directs Ministry to Collect Electricity Tariff from Industries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. A meeting of the committee held on Sunday (April 4) directed the ministry to collect all the outstanding dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee issued such directive to the Ministry of Energy after discussing a report prepared by a sub-committee. The Ministry of Energy should now give necessary instructions to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to collect the amount. PAC had formed a sub-committee under the coordination of MP Minendra Rijal to study the electricity tariff dispute over dedicated feeders and trunk lines.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to the report, NEA has to collect Rs 10.14 billion from various industries. The committee has directed the government to collect the amount along with interest and compensation within a month. Chairman of the committee Bharat Kumar Shah said that he has instructed the concerned body to collect the amount within a month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee said that it is not acceptable for the industries to delay the payment of electricity tariff even after getting electricity service through trunk line and dedicated feeder during extreme load shedding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the general public does not pay the electricity tariff, the power is cut off immediately. Why not take action when the industrialists do not pay the tariff of billions?,”asked Shah, adding, “The outstanding dues will now be collected.” The government should not delay in collecting the dues along with the accrued interest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had also decided to collect all the dues from the industrialists in January. However, the decision has not been implemented. NEA was preparing to collect the tariff in installments from the industrialists from next year. The Electricity Regulatory Commission has not yet taken a decision in this regard.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had provided electricity to the industrialists through dedicated feeder and trunk line by fixing 65 percent higher tariff rate from July 2015 during load shedding in the country. However, at that time, NEA was not authorized to fix electricity tariff. After that, NEA had approved the tariff from the then Electricity Tariff Determination Commission on January 13, 2016. As a result, there is a dispute regarding the tariff from the time the tariff was set by NEA to the date approved by the commission.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Some industries have not used electricity during load shedding. However, the authority had been sending bills. Also, NEA had been sending bills to the industrialists even after the end of load shedding. Industrialists have not paid dues stating this has put them into trouble. As a result, the issue is still mired in controversy. Now, PAC has decided to collect the dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The sub-committee had prepared the study report last year. However, due to increasing risk of corona virus the report could not be submitted to the committee. The dissolution of the parliament further delayed the submission of the report. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee made the decision after the Supreme Court reinstated the parliament. It has also been mentioned that the Electricity Regulatory Commission should take timely action to update the electricity tariff to prevent such problems in the near future. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12989', 'image' => '20210405024504_20200807030044_1596750181.Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:44:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI starts the First Friday Talk interaction Programme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. The programme titled First Friday Talk aims to connect youths and entrepreneurs under its flagship program.<br /> The Start-Up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI invited Gagan Pradhan and his team for the first edition of the talk programme to share their ideas about establishing Himalayan Java and the success story behind the franchising business of the made-in-Nepal brand.<br /> A goal to establish a small coffee shop of international standard gave birth to Himalayan Java, Gagan Pradhan, co-founder of Himalayan Java, shared.<br /> “Himalayan Java has changed the way people consume the beverage. Our coffee station led to a rise in coffee culture in Nepal,” he added.<br /> Answering the queries of the attendees who were mostly start-up owners, Pradhan informed that besides the coffee and product of Himalayan Java, the core dedicated team has led to the growth and development of Himalayan Java as a successful franchise business in Nepal.<br /> Stating that the founders are more dedicated to the core principle of a company, Pradhan suggested that a company should focus more on forming a good team rather than hiring a business consultant for business promotion.<br /> Likewise, informing that Himalayan Java during the initial phase struggled to meet the operating expenses for almost 2 and a half years, he suggested that start-ups should not quit easily but study the reasons that have been affecting their business. <br /> Himalayan Java opened its first franchise outlet in Patan in 2017. The company currently aims to open a franchise outlet each month.<br /> Similarly, he informed that identifying and knowing the product is crucial for a company to perform well. Likewise, he suggested that start-ups should not hurry but rather move steadily with their plans.<br /> Currently, Himalayan Java has 32 outlets in Nepal and abroad and is preparing to open a state of art outlet in Durbarmarg.<br /> From its humble beginnings, Himalayan Java has grown into a ‘coffee institution’. Other than the fact that it only uses locally grown coffee, the organization is also involved in bringing in high-quality machines such as roasters, grinders, espresso machines, and commercial urns through Mocca Trading, an arm of the company that also exports Nepali coffee to other countries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Pradhan, the outlet in Durbarmarg is the most expensive coffee store in Nepal, and the company is planning to register its design for trademark. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">Speaking about the mistakes made by Himalayan Java, Pradhan shared that the SOP of the franchise model was too big and investors didn't read it. Likewise, hiring a business consultant also didn't work out for the coffee franchise. Similarly, Pradhan and the team struggled to develop a proper settled warehouse system. Likewise, missing out on developing the data analysis system was one of the major mistakes.<br /> Addressing the welcome speech Ranjit Acharya, committee chair of Start-up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI, informed that the committee initiated the interaction program under its Knowledge series. The team will hold an interaction program with successful entrepreneurs on the first Friday of each month of the English calendar.<br /> The committee is opening an application for the 50 Start-up-50 Investors program on April 7 for connecting aspiring start-ups with investors. Start-ups operating for a year and more from various sectors are eligible to apply. Under the programme, FNCCI will select 50 start-ups and connect them with mentors and 50 investors. "The program is part of FNCCI to promote entrepreneurship in Nepal," Acharya informed. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-04', 'modified' => '2021-04-04', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12988', 'image' => '20210404054449_IMG_20210402_160314.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-04 17:43:35', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Local governments have been asked to increase antigen and PCR tests and expand contact tracing.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13002', 'image' => '20210408011602_20190101025132_DSC_0021.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 13:14:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13255', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Government to Collect Data on Financial Access during National Census', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS. According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, it is the first time such data are being collected in the census. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Detailed information would be collected on number of Nepali people absent in the country, ancestral language, and people living with disabilities, RSS further reported Director at the Central Bureau of Statistics, Badri Kumar Karki, reportedly shared this information. "National census this time is being conducted in a comprehensive and different way," RSS quoted Karki as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to RSS, a seminar is currently being held at Dhangadhi for the necessary preparation of the national census. Training to supervisor, area census officer, and enumerators is being provided as part of the seminar. For the census, the households would be listed from May 9 to 28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The ward level information would be gathered under community questionnaire- agricultural products, their exports, major source of revenue, ethnic communities facing extinct, marginalized community, and physical, health and social facilities at ward, status of disaster risk, loss caused by wild animals etc, RSS further reported. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13001', 'image' => '20210408115828_20161209015641_cbs.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 11:57:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13254', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Bhumi Restaurant Launches Newari Bhoj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. The restaurant launched the event aiming to promote and preserve the Newari culture.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant launched the event on March 14 and has been serving its customers with special Newai cuisine regularly.<br /> Gyan Bahadur Gurung, general manager of the restaurant, informed that the event is an initiation to promote authentic Newari cuisine. "We aim to preserve and promote the Newari heritage as people are opting for modern lifestyle and are slowly forgetting our traditional dishes," he informed.<br /> A minimum of ten customers are required to serve the Newari Bhoj dishes. <br /> “Since the Newari dishes are large in number, requiring hours to prepare, and people these days are getting busier and don't want to spend much time cooking these dishes. So, the essence of our tradition is slowly fading away. We introduced this promotional event to preserve them,” shared Gurung.<br /> The restaurant has marked a price of Rs 1700 per individual for the Newari Bhoj. The cost is variable depending on the dishes the customer wants, Gurung added.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant, with its two outlets in Lazimpat and Jhamsikhel, is regularly serving its customers with authentic Nepali, Newari, and Indian cuisines since 2007.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13000', 'image' => '20210407081234_IMG_9492.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 20:11:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13253', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sundar Yatayat to Add Four more Electric Buses', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. The company has been operating four electric buses in the valley at present.<br /> Chairman of Sundar Yatayat, Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, said that four additional buses are coming in the first phase as per an agreement with the Chinese company BAK to procure 25 electric buses.<br /> Chairman Thapa informed that preparations have been made to bring the four buses in the first phase to operate them within April. "The Chinese company has already started the process of sending the bus to Nepal," he said. <br /> At present, the company is operating three electric buses along the Ring Road and one on the Bhaktapur-Ratnapark route. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The company, which recently operated a bus to Kavre's Banepa as a test, is preparing to expand the service along the route after the arrival of the new buses. The company has said it will build a charging station in the meantime. The company currently has three charging stations – one each at Sitapaila, Chabahil, and Sukedhara.<br /> The government has been struggling to operate electric buses itself. The government, which had earlier given the responsibility to Sundar Yatayat for the purchase of 300 electric buses in July 2020, later withheld the money saying that the company could not buy the buses on time. After holding the money for one year, the government in January authorized Sajha Yatayat to procure the buses. “At present, we are preparing tenders for buying the buses,” said Kanak Mani Dixit, chairman of the public transport company.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12999', 'image' => '20210407042049_20190904021637_20190820034730_6Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 16:19:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13252', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Production of Sugar Declines', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). In the corresponding period of last fiscal year, 130,000 metric tons of sugar was produced in the country while the production this year is only 100,000 metric. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The process of crushing sugarcane in this year was completed a week ago. Since crushing sugarcanes has been completed for this year, SPA has estimated that about 100,000 metric tons of sugar has been produced so far. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to a report received by the association from sugar mills, 75,000 metric tons of sugar has already been produced while the data of three industries are yet to be received. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the data of the industry which is yet to received is added , production of sugar is estimated to reach 100,000 metric tons,” said Shashikanta Agrawal, president of the Association. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The production has declined this year compared to the previous years, states SPA. This year most of the sugarcane farmers have shifted to rice and wheat farming due to the problem of untimely payment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to Agrawal, payment is not the only issue behind the decline in production. “As per the cycle of production, sugarcane production declines every three years,” he said. Even if the same amount of fertilizer, seeds is used to produce sugar in the same area of land, the production declines by 20 to 25% in the second year compared to the first year, said Agrawal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Around 260,000 metric tons of sugar used to be produced till ten years ago. The domestic production has been affected due to smuggling of sugar and lack of timely payment to the farmers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Until the last year, twelve sugar mills were in operation . But now, the number has declined to ten due to lack of sugarcane. According to the government data, the country consumes 250,000 metric tons of sugar.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmers yet to receive full payment</span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmer have not received the full payment from sugar mills yet. Rakesh Agrawal, member of the Sugarcane Farmers Struggle Committee, claimed that the farmers have not received full payment. He said if the payment is not made by mid May, farmers will visit Kathmandu again to stage protest programme. Farmers are hoping to receive the outstanding dues of Rs 200 million on the initiative of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12998', 'image' => '20210407012621_20201220120511_Sweet2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 13:25:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IMF Raises Nepal’s Growth Projection to 2.9% for Current Fiscal Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). <br /> Releasing its World Economic Outlook (WEO) on Tuesday, the IMF slightly raised the growth forecast for Nepal from its earlier projection of 2.5 percent in October last year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">According to the projection made by the IMF’s flagship report WEO, Nepal’s economy will grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year after an estimated contraction of 1.9 percent in the last fiscal year (FY 2019/20). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Nepal’s economy had grown by an average of 7.75 percent per year in the three-year period before the pandemic.<br /> IMF has projected Nepal’s economy to grow by 4.2 percent in the next fiscal year, and the growth is expected to reach 5.2 percent in the Fiscal Year 2025/26.<br /> Even when the country was under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government in its annual budget speech had set an unlikely target of achieving 7 percent economic growth in the current fiscal year against all odds.<br /> The IMF’s improved outlook for Nepal comes in line with a projection of stronger recovery of the global economy in 2021 and 2022 compared to its previous forecast.<br /> According to the WEO, the global economy is projected to grow by 6 percent in 2021, up by 0.5 percentage points from its January forecast. The global economy is likely to grow by 4.4 percent in 2022 from an estimated historic contraction of -3.3 percent in 2020 when the world was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the IMF.<br /> “Thanks to the ingenuity of the scientific community, hundreds of millions of people are being vaccinated and this is expected to power recoveries in many countries later this year,” Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the IMF, told a press briefing following the release of the WEO.<br /> “Economies also continue to adapt to new ways of working despite reduced mobility, leading to a stronger than anticipated rebound across regions. Additional fiscal support in large economies, particularly the United States, has further improved the outlook,” she added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12997', 'image' => '20210406073839_IMF Growth.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 19:37:17', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '35' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13250', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Hotel Yak & Yeti Introduces Weekly Fun Event WAoTS’P ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. According to the hotel, the lounge has been revamped as “the place to network, unwind and party with its flagship weekly fun event WAoTS’P- We Are On The Same Page”.<br /> The five-star hotel informally launched the weekly fun event WAoTS’P on March 19 and has been hosting various professionals from different sectors every Friday at the newly renovated Lounge 77. <br /> According to the hotel, the concept of WAoTS’P- We Are on the Same Page is a continuation of its previous flagship event, This. Is. Kathmandu – For The Resilient People of The Valley, a successful sold-out New Year Eve 2021 event at the hotel.<br /> The hotel launched WAoTS’P to refresh the professionals and help them celebrate their hectic work-life schedules. The management team of the hotel aims to make their service accessible to Nepalese of all economic backgrounds through this event.<br /> "With this event, we want to break the stereotype among the general public that our service is only for foreigners and high-earning individuals. This weekly event aims to cater to Nepalese coming from various ways of life. We aim to make our service affordable to all professionals," Sagar Bantawa Rai, director of Sales and Marketing of Hotel Yak and Yeti, informed. <br /> Likewise, Bantawa also informed that the pandemic has severely affected the hotel business as five-star hotels are deserted by foreigners, and Yak and Yeti plans to divert their focus on Nepalese guests. The event is a part of such initiation to bring in more local customers, he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The hotel has selected some of the best artists to provide its guests with an evening of fun and entertainment.<br /> "We know that nothing is quite relaxing than gathering with friends to enjoy a great drink and a great evening of live music. WAoTS’P is all about helping our guests enjoy the moment with delicious cuisine, fusion drinks, and shooty music in a happening atmosphere," Alina Shakya, marketing executive of the hotel informed.<br /> The hotel invites individuals looking for the perfect way to kick off their weekend in style. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">“We invite our guests to have a good time with our exclusive signature cocktails and mocktail, Yak’s Tail, Yeti’s Paw, Downtown Kathmandu, along with delicious appetizers, Thai twist charcoal chicken tikka, bruschetta with sauté mushroom,” Shakya informed. <br /> The hotel also provides surprise offers of the week and special giveaways to make the event exciting..<br /> Interested individuals can call the hotel to place their reservations and inquiries about the event.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12996', 'image' => '20210406053700_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:35:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Nepal and Qatar to Collaborate for Tourism Promotion ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">A press statement released by the NTB says that CEO Dr Regmi and Qatari Ambassador Yusuf agreed to work together to forge bilateral cooperation to promote tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The Qatari envoy, hailing Nepal as a “unique gift of nature”, opined that Nepal could attain economic development through tourism provided Nepal underscores development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“The natural beauty of Nepal is so mesmerizing. I am often spellbound by the beauty of Nepal. Many foreign tourists have not been able to make Nepal their destinations in lack of proper facility of transportation and expensive airfare for the foreigners,” he said, urging the authority concerned to pay attention to this issue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He reaffirmed the Qatari government’s support in promotion of Nepal’s tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Similarly, CEO Regmi said that the government and private sector had been emphasizing development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Regmi also said that Nepal had forwarded a new plan for promotion of tourism in Middle East countries including Qatar. He reassured that Nepal was ready to host Qatari tourists by providing them facilities they look for such as ‘Halal’ food, prayers room among others. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to him, there are direct flights between Nepal and Qatar and the Qataris willing to visit Nepal would not face any issue in immigration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He said that the NTB would spare no effort to facilitate the Qataris willing to visit Nepal.-- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12995', 'image' => '20210406052853_Flag-Pins-Nepal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:28:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Food Company Procures Paddy worth Rs 781 Million', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. The company has procured 27,791 metric tons of paddy through its procurement centers and branches across the country as of March 25.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company informed that the procurement of paddy at minimum price fixed by the government is in the final stage for this fiscal year. The procurement process will end very soon as very few numbers of farmers have approached the company to sell paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company had aimed to procure 60,000 metric tons of paddy for this fiscal year which seems to be unattainable. Sharmila Neupane, spokesperson for FMTC, said it has been difficult to meet the target as there has been short supply of paddy for commercial purpose. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The government keeps a stock of 33,000 metric tons of paddy for immediate supply during emergency like famine and epidemic. To increase the stock of paddy, FMTCL had recently invited tender to procure 5,000 metric tons of paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the company had been unable to procure wheat in the last fiscal year. It had procured 60 metric tons of wheat only though it had set target to procure 3,000 metric tons of wheat. In the current fiscal year, it is preparing to procure 5,000 metric tons of wheat. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company has started preparations for procurement as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has already finalized minimum price for wheat. The Ministry has set the minimum price at Rs 3,111 per quintal, which is an increase of Rs 96 from the earlier price of Rs 3,015 during last fiscal year. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12994', 'image' => '20210406042923_20190528010847_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 16:28:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Nationals Visiting Nepal for 'Hotel Quarantine'', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. However, the Indian nationals are not here for tourism propose but rather for quarantine measures.<br /> According to hoteliers, Indians come to stay in quarantine in hotels in Nepal.<br /> Indians come to Kathmandu due to the quarantine requirements before flying to work in the Gulf and other countries. Indians have started to stay in hotel quarantines in Kathmandu as they do not have to repeat it in the work destination country.<br /> According to Sajan Shakya, general secretary of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), 500 to 600 Indian nationals have been coming to Kathmandu daily for the last few weeks to stay in hotel quarantine.<br /> It has helped to keep the activities of hotels in Kathmandu running to some extent, he informed.<br /> "Some Indians are coming to Kathmandu," said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The arriving Indians are not here for tourism purposes but to work in the Gulf countries. They are here in Kathmandu to meet the 14-day quarantine to fly to other countries for work, he added.<br /> Hotel occupancy in Nepal stood at 2 to 3 percent during the outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown, restrictions. However, it has slightly improved in the past 20 days with around 5 percent occupancy.<br /> Around 15,000 tourists visited Nepal in March. Hoteliers informed that the current number of tourists is low as the hotels can serve 2.5 million tourists.<br /> Even after the decline in number of coronavirus cases and the launch of Covid-19 vaccines, tourism professionals are skeptical of receiving sufficient tourists as new variants of the pathogen have been reported.<br /> Even at HAN's 47th annual general meeting, hoteliers said there was no immediate prospect of revival of the tourism sector, given coronavirus outbreak and the uncertainty of tourist arrival.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12993', 'image' => '20210406123146_20201223013206_20200504104410_20190511105700_Clipboard37 2 copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 12:30:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Flights to and from Bharatpur Airport Disrupted ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, the flights to Kathmandu and Pokhara airports from Bharatpur could not take place due to poor visibility. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Chief of Bharatpur Airport Yogendra Kunwar said that all flights connecting Bharatpur to Kathmandu and Pokhara could not take place due to poor visibility caused by pollution in the recent days. Buddha Air operates eight flights and Yeti Air has four daily flights to and from Bharatpur. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12992', 'image' => '20210406090956_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 09:09:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Prepare Master Plan for Road Safety', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basant Kumar Nembang has instructed the subordinate bodies under the ministry to formulate a master plan for road construction across the country.<br /> At a meeting of the ministry-level Development Problem Solving Committee on April 4, Minister Nembang directed the subordinate bodies to formulate a master plan. Currently, the road network across the country has expanded to about 100,000 kilometers (km), and the Department of Roads is preparing a master plan to make them safe and of high quality.<br /> "As it is the construction season now, we should go to the project sites and give high priority to monitoring instead of going through the files. There should be coordination between the agencies," the minister said.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed the need to form a separate task force to resolve the issues of compensation and land acquisition.<br /> Nepal is currently working on a five-year road strategy plan. However, an official said that the minister instructed them to formulate a master plan to cover the overall road infrastructure.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed on a concrete strategy on what to do in the next decade and how to make road infrastructure safe, reliable, and quality. He claimed that the master plan will formulate a strategy for the coming decade.<br /> "The government's goal of extending the road network to all district headquarters has almost been achieved," he said. Therefore, the priority now is to develop reliable road infrastructure for safe travel, which the master plan will prioritize, he added.<br /> The government on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the roads connecting the headquarters of rural municipalities with the nearby blacktop road and has decided to initiate the road construction work in each electoral constituency.<br /> Officials of the department informed that a long-term plan is a must for quality road expansion.<br /> The Department of Roads directly oversees about 15,000 kilometers of national highways, auxiliary highways, and other roads after the country went into federalism. Likewise, the department has handed over other roads to the provinces and local governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the Economic Survey 2076/77, altogether 34,347 km roads have been constructed by the federal government and 61, 395 km roads by provincial governments and 95,742 km roads by local level governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12991', 'image' => '20210405061831_20210207092127_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 18:17:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NOC Hikes Price of Petroleum Products', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The price of petrol has been increased by Rs 2 per litre. With this, the price of petrol is fixed Rs 120 per litre. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Similarly, the NOC has increased price of diesel and kerosene oil each by Rs 2 per litre. As per the new price, diesel and kerosene oil would be traded for Rs 103 per litre. However, prices of LPG (cooking gas) and aviation fuel remain unchanged. The NOC made this price adjustment as per the price list sent by the Indian Oil Corporation on April 1. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12990', 'image' => '20210405025037_20210211120609_20190503125003_Petrol-Price-Increase.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:49:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PAC Directs Ministry to Collect Electricity Tariff from Industries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. A meeting of the committee held on Sunday (April 4) directed the ministry to collect all the outstanding dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee issued such directive to the Ministry of Energy after discussing a report prepared by a sub-committee. The Ministry of Energy should now give necessary instructions to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to collect the amount. PAC had formed a sub-committee under the coordination of MP Minendra Rijal to study the electricity tariff dispute over dedicated feeders and trunk lines.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to the report, NEA has to collect Rs 10.14 billion from various industries. The committee has directed the government to collect the amount along with interest and compensation within a month. Chairman of the committee Bharat Kumar Shah said that he has instructed the concerned body to collect the amount within a month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee said that it is not acceptable for the industries to delay the payment of electricity tariff even after getting electricity service through trunk line and dedicated feeder during extreme load shedding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the general public does not pay the electricity tariff, the power is cut off immediately. Why not take action when the industrialists do not pay the tariff of billions?,”asked Shah, adding, “The outstanding dues will now be collected.” The government should not delay in collecting the dues along with the accrued interest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had also decided to collect all the dues from the industrialists in January. However, the decision has not been implemented. NEA was preparing to collect the tariff in installments from the industrialists from next year. The Electricity Regulatory Commission has not yet taken a decision in this regard.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had provided electricity to the industrialists through dedicated feeder and trunk line by fixing 65 percent higher tariff rate from July 2015 during load shedding in the country. However, at that time, NEA was not authorized to fix electricity tariff. After that, NEA had approved the tariff from the then Electricity Tariff Determination Commission on January 13, 2016. As a result, there is a dispute regarding the tariff from the time the tariff was set by NEA to the date approved by the commission.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Some industries have not used electricity during load shedding. However, the authority had been sending bills. Also, NEA had been sending bills to the industrialists even after the end of load shedding. Industrialists have not paid dues stating this has put them into trouble. As a result, the issue is still mired in controversy. Now, PAC has decided to collect the dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The sub-committee had prepared the study report last year. However, due to increasing risk of corona virus the report could not be submitted to the committee. The dissolution of the parliament further delayed the submission of the report. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee made the decision after the Supreme Court reinstated the parliament. It has also been mentioned that the Electricity Regulatory Commission should take timely action to update the electricity tariff to prevent such problems in the near future. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12989', 'image' => '20210405024504_20200807030044_1596750181.Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:44:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI starts the First Friday Talk interaction Programme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. The programme titled First Friday Talk aims to connect youths and entrepreneurs under its flagship program.<br /> The Start-Up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI invited Gagan Pradhan and his team for the first edition of the talk programme to share their ideas about establishing Himalayan Java and the success story behind the franchising business of the made-in-Nepal brand.<br /> A goal to establish a small coffee shop of international standard gave birth to Himalayan Java, Gagan Pradhan, co-founder of Himalayan Java, shared.<br /> “Himalayan Java has changed the way people consume the beverage. Our coffee station led to a rise in coffee culture in Nepal,” he added.<br /> Answering the queries of the attendees who were mostly start-up owners, Pradhan informed that besides the coffee and product of Himalayan Java, the core dedicated team has led to the growth and development of Himalayan Java as a successful franchise business in Nepal.<br /> Stating that the founders are more dedicated to the core principle of a company, Pradhan suggested that a company should focus more on forming a good team rather than hiring a business consultant for business promotion.<br /> Likewise, informing that Himalayan Java during the initial phase struggled to meet the operating expenses for almost 2 and a half years, he suggested that start-ups should not quit easily but study the reasons that have been affecting their business. <br /> Himalayan Java opened its first franchise outlet in Patan in 2017. The company currently aims to open a franchise outlet each month.<br /> Similarly, he informed that identifying and knowing the product is crucial for a company to perform well. Likewise, he suggested that start-ups should not hurry but rather move steadily with their plans.<br /> Currently, Himalayan Java has 32 outlets in Nepal and abroad and is preparing to open a state of art outlet in Durbarmarg.<br /> From its humble beginnings, Himalayan Java has grown into a ‘coffee institution’. Other than the fact that it only uses locally grown coffee, the organization is also involved in bringing in high-quality machines such as roasters, grinders, espresso machines, and commercial urns through Mocca Trading, an arm of the company that also exports Nepali coffee to other countries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Pradhan, the outlet in Durbarmarg is the most expensive coffee store in Nepal, and the company is planning to register its design for trademark. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">Speaking about the mistakes made by Himalayan Java, Pradhan shared that the SOP of the franchise model was too big and investors didn't read it. Likewise, hiring a business consultant also didn't work out for the coffee franchise. Similarly, Pradhan and the team struggled to develop a proper settled warehouse system. Likewise, missing out on developing the data analysis system was one of the major mistakes.<br /> Addressing the welcome speech Ranjit Acharya, committee chair of Start-up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI, informed that the committee initiated the interaction program under its Knowledge series. The team will hold an interaction program with successful entrepreneurs on the first Friday of each month of the English calendar.<br /> The committee is opening an application for the 50 Start-up-50 Investors program on April 7 for connecting aspiring start-ups with investors. Start-ups operating for a year and more from various sectors are eligible to apply. Under the programme, FNCCI will select 50 start-ups and connect them with mentors and 50 investors. "The program is part of FNCCI to promote entrepreneurship in Nepal," Acharya informed. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-04', 'modified' => '2021-04-04', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12988', 'image' => '20210404054449_IMG_20210402_160314.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-04 17:43:35', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Local governments have been asked to increase antigen and PCR tests and expand contact tracing.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13002', 'image' => '20210408011602_20190101025132_DSC_0021.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 13:14:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13255', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Government to Collect Data on Financial Access during National Census', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS. According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, it is the first time such data are being collected in the census. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Detailed information would be collected on number of Nepali people absent in the country, ancestral language, and people living with disabilities, RSS further reported Director at the Central Bureau of Statistics, Badri Kumar Karki, reportedly shared this information. "National census this time is being conducted in a comprehensive and different way," RSS quoted Karki as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to RSS, a seminar is currently being held at Dhangadhi for the necessary preparation of the national census. Training to supervisor, area census officer, and enumerators is being provided as part of the seminar. For the census, the households would be listed from May 9 to 28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The ward level information would be gathered under community questionnaire- agricultural products, their exports, major source of revenue, ethnic communities facing extinct, marginalized community, and physical, health and social facilities at ward, status of disaster risk, loss caused by wild animals etc, RSS further reported. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13001', 'image' => '20210408115828_20161209015641_cbs.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 11:57:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13254', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Bhumi Restaurant Launches Newari Bhoj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. The restaurant launched the event aiming to promote and preserve the Newari culture.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant launched the event on March 14 and has been serving its customers with special Newai cuisine regularly.<br /> Gyan Bahadur Gurung, general manager of the restaurant, informed that the event is an initiation to promote authentic Newari cuisine. "We aim to preserve and promote the Newari heritage as people are opting for modern lifestyle and are slowly forgetting our traditional dishes," he informed.<br /> A minimum of ten customers are required to serve the Newari Bhoj dishes. <br /> “Since the Newari dishes are large in number, requiring hours to prepare, and people these days are getting busier and don't want to spend much time cooking these dishes. So, the essence of our tradition is slowly fading away. We introduced this promotional event to preserve them,” shared Gurung.<br /> The restaurant has marked a price of Rs 1700 per individual for the Newari Bhoj. The cost is variable depending on the dishes the customer wants, Gurung added.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant, with its two outlets in Lazimpat and Jhamsikhel, is regularly serving its customers with authentic Nepali, Newari, and Indian cuisines since 2007.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13000', 'image' => '20210407081234_IMG_9492.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 20:11:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13253', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sundar Yatayat to Add Four more Electric Buses', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. The company has been operating four electric buses in the valley at present.<br /> Chairman of Sundar Yatayat, Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, said that four additional buses are coming in the first phase as per an agreement with the Chinese company BAK to procure 25 electric buses.<br /> Chairman Thapa informed that preparations have been made to bring the four buses in the first phase to operate them within April. "The Chinese company has already started the process of sending the bus to Nepal," he said. <br /> At present, the company is operating three electric buses along the Ring Road and one on the Bhaktapur-Ratnapark route. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The company, which recently operated a bus to Kavre's Banepa as a test, is preparing to expand the service along the route after the arrival of the new buses. The company has said it will build a charging station in the meantime. The company currently has three charging stations – one each at Sitapaila, Chabahil, and Sukedhara.<br /> The government has been struggling to operate electric buses itself. The government, which had earlier given the responsibility to Sundar Yatayat for the purchase of 300 electric buses in July 2020, later withheld the money saying that the company could not buy the buses on time. After holding the money for one year, the government in January authorized Sajha Yatayat to procure the buses. “At present, we are preparing tenders for buying the buses,” said Kanak Mani Dixit, chairman of the public transport company.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12999', 'image' => '20210407042049_20190904021637_20190820034730_6Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 16:19:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13252', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Production of Sugar Declines', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). In the corresponding period of last fiscal year, 130,000 metric tons of sugar was produced in the country while the production this year is only 100,000 metric. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The process of crushing sugarcane in this year was completed a week ago. Since crushing sugarcanes has been completed for this year, SPA has estimated that about 100,000 metric tons of sugar has been produced so far. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to a report received by the association from sugar mills, 75,000 metric tons of sugar has already been produced while the data of three industries are yet to be received. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the data of the industry which is yet to received is added , production of sugar is estimated to reach 100,000 metric tons,” said Shashikanta Agrawal, president of the Association. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The production has declined this year compared to the previous years, states SPA. This year most of the sugarcane farmers have shifted to rice and wheat farming due to the problem of untimely payment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to Agrawal, payment is not the only issue behind the decline in production. “As per the cycle of production, sugarcane production declines every three years,” he said. Even if the same amount of fertilizer, seeds is used to produce sugar in the same area of land, the production declines by 20 to 25% in the second year compared to the first year, said Agrawal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Around 260,000 metric tons of sugar used to be produced till ten years ago. The domestic production has been affected due to smuggling of sugar and lack of timely payment to the farmers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Until the last year, twelve sugar mills were in operation . But now, the number has declined to ten due to lack of sugarcane. According to the government data, the country consumes 250,000 metric tons of sugar.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmers yet to receive full payment</span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmer have not received the full payment from sugar mills yet. Rakesh Agrawal, member of the Sugarcane Farmers Struggle Committee, claimed that the farmers have not received full payment. He said if the payment is not made by mid May, farmers will visit Kathmandu again to stage protest programme. Farmers are hoping to receive the outstanding dues of Rs 200 million on the initiative of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12998', 'image' => '20210407012621_20201220120511_Sweet2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 13:25:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IMF Raises Nepal’s Growth Projection to 2.9% for Current Fiscal Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). <br /> Releasing its World Economic Outlook (WEO) on Tuesday, the IMF slightly raised the growth forecast for Nepal from its earlier projection of 2.5 percent in October last year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">According to the projection made by the IMF’s flagship report WEO, Nepal’s economy will grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year after an estimated contraction of 1.9 percent in the last fiscal year (FY 2019/20). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Nepal’s economy had grown by an average of 7.75 percent per year in the three-year period before the pandemic.<br /> IMF has projected Nepal’s economy to grow by 4.2 percent in the next fiscal year, and the growth is expected to reach 5.2 percent in the Fiscal Year 2025/26.<br /> Even when the country was under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government in its annual budget speech had set an unlikely target of achieving 7 percent economic growth in the current fiscal year against all odds.<br /> The IMF’s improved outlook for Nepal comes in line with a projection of stronger recovery of the global economy in 2021 and 2022 compared to its previous forecast.<br /> According to the WEO, the global economy is projected to grow by 6 percent in 2021, up by 0.5 percentage points from its January forecast. The global economy is likely to grow by 4.4 percent in 2022 from an estimated historic contraction of -3.3 percent in 2020 when the world was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the IMF.<br /> “Thanks to the ingenuity of the scientific community, hundreds of millions of people are being vaccinated and this is expected to power recoveries in many countries later this year,” Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the IMF, told a press briefing following the release of the WEO.<br /> “Economies also continue to adapt to new ways of working despite reduced mobility, leading to a stronger than anticipated rebound across regions. Additional fiscal support in large economies, particularly the United States, has further improved the outlook,” she added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12997', 'image' => '20210406073839_IMF Growth.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 19:37:17', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '35' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13250', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Hotel Yak & Yeti Introduces Weekly Fun Event WAoTS’P ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. According to the hotel, the lounge has been revamped as “the place to network, unwind and party with its flagship weekly fun event WAoTS’P- We Are On The Same Page”.<br /> The five-star hotel informally launched the weekly fun event WAoTS’P on March 19 and has been hosting various professionals from different sectors every Friday at the newly renovated Lounge 77. <br /> According to the hotel, the concept of WAoTS’P- We Are on the Same Page is a continuation of its previous flagship event, This. Is. Kathmandu – For The Resilient People of The Valley, a successful sold-out New Year Eve 2021 event at the hotel.<br /> The hotel launched WAoTS’P to refresh the professionals and help them celebrate their hectic work-life schedules. The management team of the hotel aims to make their service accessible to Nepalese of all economic backgrounds through this event.<br /> "With this event, we want to break the stereotype among the general public that our service is only for foreigners and high-earning individuals. This weekly event aims to cater to Nepalese coming from various ways of life. We aim to make our service affordable to all professionals," Sagar Bantawa Rai, director of Sales and Marketing of Hotel Yak and Yeti, informed. <br /> Likewise, Bantawa also informed that the pandemic has severely affected the hotel business as five-star hotels are deserted by foreigners, and Yak and Yeti plans to divert their focus on Nepalese guests. The event is a part of such initiation to bring in more local customers, he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The hotel has selected some of the best artists to provide its guests with an evening of fun and entertainment.<br /> "We know that nothing is quite relaxing than gathering with friends to enjoy a great drink and a great evening of live music. WAoTS’P is all about helping our guests enjoy the moment with delicious cuisine, fusion drinks, and shooty music in a happening atmosphere," Alina Shakya, marketing executive of the hotel informed.<br /> The hotel invites individuals looking for the perfect way to kick off their weekend in style. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">“We invite our guests to have a good time with our exclusive signature cocktails and mocktail, Yak’s Tail, Yeti’s Paw, Downtown Kathmandu, along with delicious appetizers, Thai twist charcoal chicken tikka, bruschetta with sauté mushroom,” Shakya informed. <br /> The hotel also provides surprise offers of the week and special giveaways to make the event exciting..<br /> Interested individuals can call the hotel to place their reservations and inquiries about the event.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12996', 'image' => '20210406053700_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:35:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Nepal and Qatar to Collaborate for Tourism Promotion ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">A press statement released by the NTB says that CEO Dr Regmi and Qatari Ambassador Yusuf agreed to work together to forge bilateral cooperation to promote tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The Qatari envoy, hailing Nepal as a “unique gift of nature”, opined that Nepal could attain economic development through tourism provided Nepal underscores development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“The natural beauty of Nepal is so mesmerizing. I am often spellbound by the beauty of Nepal. Many foreign tourists have not been able to make Nepal their destinations in lack of proper facility of transportation and expensive airfare for the foreigners,” he said, urging the authority concerned to pay attention to this issue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He reaffirmed the Qatari government’s support in promotion of Nepal’s tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Similarly, CEO Regmi said that the government and private sector had been emphasizing development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Regmi also said that Nepal had forwarded a new plan for promotion of tourism in Middle East countries including Qatar. He reassured that Nepal was ready to host Qatari tourists by providing them facilities they look for such as ‘Halal’ food, prayers room among others. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to him, there are direct flights between Nepal and Qatar and the Qataris willing to visit Nepal would not face any issue in immigration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He said that the NTB would spare no effort to facilitate the Qataris willing to visit Nepal.-- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12995', 'image' => '20210406052853_Flag-Pins-Nepal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:28:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Food Company Procures Paddy worth Rs 781 Million', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. The company has procured 27,791 metric tons of paddy through its procurement centers and branches across the country as of March 25.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company informed that the procurement of paddy at minimum price fixed by the government is in the final stage for this fiscal year. The procurement process will end very soon as very few numbers of farmers have approached the company to sell paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company had aimed to procure 60,000 metric tons of paddy for this fiscal year which seems to be unattainable. Sharmila Neupane, spokesperson for FMTC, said it has been difficult to meet the target as there has been short supply of paddy for commercial purpose. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The government keeps a stock of 33,000 metric tons of paddy for immediate supply during emergency like famine and epidemic. To increase the stock of paddy, FMTCL had recently invited tender to procure 5,000 metric tons of paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the company had been unable to procure wheat in the last fiscal year. It had procured 60 metric tons of wheat only though it had set target to procure 3,000 metric tons of wheat. In the current fiscal year, it is preparing to procure 5,000 metric tons of wheat. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company has started preparations for procurement as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has already finalized minimum price for wheat. The Ministry has set the minimum price at Rs 3,111 per quintal, which is an increase of Rs 96 from the earlier price of Rs 3,015 during last fiscal year. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12994', 'image' => '20210406042923_20190528010847_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 16:28:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Nationals Visiting Nepal for 'Hotel Quarantine'', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. However, the Indian nationals are not here for tourism propose but rather for quarantine measures.<br /> According to hoteliers, Indians come to stay in quarantine in hotels in Nepal.<br /> Indians come to Kathmandu due to the quarantine requirements before flying to work in the Gulf and other countries. Indians have started to stay in hotel quarantines in Kathmandu as they do not have to repeat it in the work destination country.<br /> According to Sajan Shakya, general secretary of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), 500 to 600 Indian nationals have been coming to Kathmandu daily for the last few weeks to stay in hotel quarantine.<br /> It has helped to keep the activities of hotels in Kathmandu running to some extent, he informed.<br /> "Some Indians are coming to Kathmandu," said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The arriving Indians are not here for tourism purposes but to work in the Gulf countries. They are here in Kathmandu to meet the 14-day quarantine to fly to other countries for work, he added.<br /> Hotel occupancy in Nepal stood at 2 to 3 percent during the outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown, restrictions. However, it has slightly improved in the past 20 days with around 5 percent occupancy.<br /> Around 15,000 tourists visited Nepal in March. Hoteliers informed that the current number of tourists is low as the hotels can serve 2.5 million tourists.<br /> Even after the decline in number of coronavirus cases and the launch of Covid-19 vaccines, tourism professionals are skeptical of receiving sufficient tourists as new variants of the pathogen have been reported.<br /> Even at HAN's 47th annual general meeting, hoteliers said there was no immediate prospect of revival of the tourism sector, given coronavirus outbreak and the uncertainty of tourist arrival.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12993', 'image' => '20210406123146_20201223013206_20200504104410_20190511105700_Clipboard37 2 copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 12:30:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Flights to and from Bharatpur Airport Disrupted ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, the flights to Kathmandu and Pokhara airports from Bharatpur could not take place due to poor visibility. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Chief of Bharatpur Airport Yogendra Kunwar said that all flights connecting Bharatpur to Kathmandu and Pokhara could not take place due to poor visibility caused by pollution in the recent days. Buddha Air operates eight flights and Yeti Air has four daily flights to and from Bharatpur. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12992', 'image' => '20210406090956_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 09:09:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Prepare Master Plan for Road Safety', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basant Kumar Nembang has instructed the subordinate bodies under the ministry to formulate a master plan for road construction across the country.<br /> At a meeting of the ministry-level Development Problem Solving Committee on April 4, Minister Nembang directed the subordinate bodies to formulate a master plan. Currently, the road network across the country has expanded to about 100,000 kilometers (km), and the Department of Roads is preparing a master plan to make them safe and of high quality.<br /> "As it is the construction season now, we should go to the project sites and give high priority to monitoring instead of going through the files. There should be coordination between the agencies," the minister said.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed the need to form a separate task force to resolve the issues of compensation and land acquisition.<br /> Nepal is currently working on a five-year road strategy plan. However, an official said that the minister instructed them to formulate a master plan to cover the overall road infrastructure.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed on a concrete strategy on what to do in the next decade and how to make road infrastructure safe, reliable, and quality. He claimed that the master plan will formulate a strategy for the coming decade.<br /> "The government's goal of extending the road network to all district headquarters has almost been achieved," he said. Therefore, the priority now is to develop reliable road infrastructure for safe travel, which the master plan will prioritize, he added.<br /> The government on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the roads connecting the headquarters of rural municipalities with the nearby blacktop road and has decided to initiate the road construction work in each electoral constituency.<br /> Officials of the department informed that a long-term plan is a must for quality road expansion.<br /> The Department of Roads directly oversees about 15,000 kilometers of national highways, auxiliary highways, and other roads after the country went into federalism. Likewise, the department has handed over other roads to the provinces and local governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the Economic Survey 2076/77, altogether 34,347 km roads have been constructed by the federal government and 61, 395 km roads by provincial governments and 95,742 km roads by local level governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12991', 'image' => '20210405061831_20210207092127_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 18:17:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NOC Hikes Price of Petroleum Products', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The price of petrol has been increased by Rs 2 per litre. With this, the price of petrol is fixed Rs 120 per litre. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Similarly, the NOC has increased price of diesel and kerosene oil each by Rs 2 per litre. As per the new price, diesel and kerosene oil would be traded for Rs 103 per litre. However, prices of LPG (cooking gas) and aviation fuel remain unchanged. The NOC made this price adjustment as per the price list sent by the Indian Oil Corporation on April 1. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12990', 'image' => '20210405025037_20210211120609_20190503125003_Petrol-Price-Increase.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:49:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PAC Directs Ministry to Collect Electricity Tariff from Industries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. A meeting of the committee held on Sunday (April 4) directed the ministry to collect all the outstanding dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee issued such directive to the Ministry of Energy after discussing a report prepared by a sub-committee. The Ministry of Energy should now give necessary instructions to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to collect the amount. PAC had formed a sub-committee under the coordination of MP Minendra Rijal to study the electricity tariff dispute over dedicated feeders and trunk lines.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to the report, NEA has to collect Rs 10.14 billion from various industries. The committee has directed the government to collect the amount along with interest and compensation within a month. Chairman of the committee Bharat Kumar Shah said that he has instructed the concerned body to collect the amount within a month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee said that it is not acceptable for the industries to delay the payment of electricity tariff even after getting electricity service through trunk line and dedicated feeder during extreme load shedding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the general public does not pay the electricity tariff, the power is cut off immediately. Why not take action when the industrialists do not pay the tariff of billions?,”asked Shah, adding, “The outstanding dues will now be collected.” The government should not delay in collecting the dues along with the accrued interest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had also decided to collect all the dues from the industrialists in January. However, the decision has not been implemented. NEA was preparing to collect the tariff in installments from the industrialists from next year. The Electricity Regulatory Commission has not yet taken a decision in this regard.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had provided electricity to the industrialists through dedicated feeder and trunk line by fixing 65 percent higher tariff rate from July 2015 during load shedding in the country. However, at that time, NEA was not authorized to fix electricity tariff. After that, NEA had approved the tariff from the then Electricity Tariff Determination Commission on January 13, 2016. As a result, there is a dispute regarding the tariff from the time the tariff was set by NEA to the date approved by the commission.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Some industries have not used electricity during load shedding. However, the authority had been sending bills. Also, NEA had been sending bills to the industrialists even after the end of load shedding. Industrialists have not paid dues stating this has put them into trouble. As a result, the issue is still mired in controversy. Now, PAC has decided to collect the dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The sub-committee had prepared the study report last year. However, due to increasing risk of corona virus the report could not be submitted to the committee. The dissolution of the parliament further delayed the submission of the report. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee made the decision after the Supreme Court reinstated the parliament. It has also been mentioned that the Electricity Regulatory Commission should take timely action to update the electricity tariff to prevent such problems in the near future. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12989', 'image' => '20210405024504_20200807030044_1596750181.Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:44:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI starts the First Friday Talk interaction Programme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. The programme titled First Friday Talk aims to connect youths and entrepreneurs under its flagship program.<br /> The Start-Up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI invited Gagan Pradhan and his team for the first edition of the talk programme to share their ideas about establishing Himalayan Java and the success story behind the franchising business of the made-in-Nepal brand.<br /> A goal to establish a small coffee shop of international standard gave birth to Himalayan Java, Gagan Pradhan, co-founder of Himalayan Java, shared.<br /> “Himalayan Java has changed the way people consume the beverage. Our coffee station led to a rise in coffee culture in Nepal,” he added.<br /> Answering the queries of the attendees who were mostly start-up owners, Pradhan informed that besides the coffee and product of Himalayan Java, the core dedicated team has led to the growth and development of Himalayan Java as a successful franchise business in Nepal.<br /> Stating that the founders are more dedicated to the core principle of a company, Pradhan suggested that a company should focus more on forming a good team rather than hiring a business consultant for business promotion.<br /> Likewise, informing that Himalayan Java during the initial phase struggled to meet the operating expenses for almost 2 and a half years, he suggested that start-ups should not quit easily but study the reasons that have been affecting their business. <br /> Himalayan Java opened its first franchise outlet in Patan in 2017. The company currently aims to open a franchise outlet each month.<br /> Similarly, he informed that identifying and knowing the product is crucial for a company to perform well. Likewise, he suggested that start-ups should not hurry but rather move steadily with their plans.<br /> Currently, Himalayan Java has 32 outlets in Nepal and abroad and is preparing to open a state of art outlet in Durbarmarg.<br /> From its humble beginnings, Himalayan Java has grown into a ‘coffee institution’. Other than the fact that it only uses locally grown coffee, the organization is also involved in bringing in high-quality machines such as roasters, grinders, espresso machines, and commercial urns through Mocca Trading, an arm of the company that also exports Nepali coffee to other countries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Pradhan, the outlet in Durbarmarg is the most expensive coffee store in Nepal, and the company is planning to register its design for trademark. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">Speaking about the mistakes made by Himalayan Java, Pradhan shared that the SOP of the franchise model was too big and investors didn't read it. Likewise, hiring a business consultant also didn't work out for the coffee franchise. Similarly, Pradhan and the team struggled to develop a proper settled warehouse system. Likewise, missing out on developing the data analysis system was one of the major mistakes.<br /> Addressing the welcome speech Ranjit Acharya, committee chair of Start-up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI, informed that the committee initiated the interaction program under its Knowledge series. The team will hold an interaction program with successful entrepreneurs on the first Friday of each month of the English calendar.<br /> The committee is opening an application for the 50 Start-up-50 Investors program on April 7 for connecting aspiring start-ups with investors. Start-ups operating for a year and more from various sectors are eligible to apply. Under the programme, FNCCI will select 50 start-ups and connect them with mentors and 50 investors. 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Local governments have been asked to increase antigen and PCR tests and expand contact tracing.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13002', 'image' => '20210408011602_20190101025132_DSC_0021.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 13:14:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13255', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Government to Collect Data on Financial Access during National Census', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 8: The government will be collecting data on people's financial access, bank account, number of houses built on government grant and their structure during the national census to be held next year, 2078 BS. According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, it is the first time such data are being collected in the census. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Detailed information would be collected on number of Nepali people absent in the country, ancestral language, and people living with disabilities, RSS further reported Director at the Central Bureau of Statistics, Badri Kumar Karki, reportedly shared this information. "National census this time is being conducted in a comprehensive and different way," RSS quoted Karki as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to RSS, a seminar is currently being held at Dhangadhi for the necessary preparation of the national census. Training to supervisor, area census officer, and enumerators is being provided as part of the seminar. For the census, the households would be listed from May 9 to 28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The ward level information would be gathered under community questionnaire- agricultural products, their exports, major source of revenue, ethnic communities facing extinct, marginalized community, and physical, health and social facilities at ward, status of disaster risk, loss caused by wild animals etc, RSS further reported. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-08', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13001', 'image' => '20210408115828_20161209015641_cbs.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-08 11:57:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13254', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Bhumi Restaurant Launches Newari Bhoj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: Bhumi Restaurant in Lazimpat has launched a traditional Newari cuisine promotion event, Newari Bhoj, to serve its customers with the authentic taste of the Newar community. The restaurant launched the event aiming to promote and preserve the Newari culture.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant launched the event on March 14 and has been serving its customers with special Newai cuisine regularly.<br /> Gyan Bahadur Gurung, general manager of the restaurant, informed that the event is an initiation to promote authentic Newari cuisine. "We aim to preserve and promote the Newari heritage as people are opting for modern lifestyle and are slowly forgetting our traditional dishes," he informed.<br /> A minimum of ten customers are required to serve the Newari Bhoj dishes. <br /> “Since the Newari dishes are large in number, requiring hours to prepare, and people these days are getting busier and don't want to spend much time cooking these dishes. So, the essence of our tradition is slowly fading away. We introduced this promotional event to preserve them,” shared Gurung.<br /> The restaurant has marked a price of Rs 1700 per individual for the Newari Bhoj. The cost is variable depending on the dishes the customer wants, Gurung added.<br /> Bhumi Restaurant, with its two outlets in Lazimpat and Jhamsikhel, is regularly serving its customers with authentic Nepali, Newari, and Indian cuisines since 2007.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '13000', 'image' => '20210407081234_IMG_9492.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 20:11:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13253', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sundar Yatayat to Add Four more Electric Buses', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 7: The Sundar Yatayat, a transportation company based in Kathmandu, is preparing to acquire four more electric buses. The company has been operating four electric buses in the valley at present.<br /> Chairman of Sundar Yatayat, Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, said that four additional buses are coming in the first phase as per an agreement with the Chinese company BAK to procure 25 electric buses.<br /> Chairman Thapa informed that preparations have been made to bring the four buses in the first phase to operate them within April. "The Chinese company has already started the process of sending the bus to Nepal," he said. <br /> At present, the company is operating three electric buses along the Ring Road and one on the Bhaktapur-Ratnapark route. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The company, which recently operated a bus to Kavre's Banepa as a test, is preparing to expand the service along the route after the arrival of the new buses. The company has said it will build a charging station in the meantime. The company currently has three charging stations – one each at Sitapaila, Chabahil, and Sukedhara.<br /> The government has been struggling to operate electric buses itself. The government, which had earlier given the responsibility to Sundar Yatayat for the purchase of 300 electric buses in July 2020, later withheld the money saying that the company could not buy the buses on time. After holding the money for one year, the government in January authorized Sajha Yatayat to procure the buses. “At present, we are preparing tenders for buying the buses,” said Kanak Mani Dixit, chairman of the public transport company.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12999', 'image' => '20210407042049_20190904021637_20190820034730_6Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 16:19:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13252', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Production of Sugar Declines', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 7: Production of sugar has declined in the fiscal year compared to last year, according to the Sugar Producers Association (SPA). In the corresponding period of last fiscal year, 130,000 metric tons of sugar was produced in the country while the production this year is only 100,000 metric. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The process of crushing sugarcane in this year was completed a week ago. Since crushing sugarcanes has been completed for this year, SPA has estimated that about 100,000 metric tons of sugar has been produced so far. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to a report received by the association from sugar mills, 75,000 metric tons of sugar has already been produced while the data of three industries are yet to be received. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the data of the industry which is yet to received is added , production of sugar is estimated to reach 100,000 metric tons,” said Shashikanta Agrawal, president of the Association. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The production has declined this year compared to the previous years, states SPA. This year most of the sugarcane farmers have shifted to rice and wheat farming due to the problem of untimely payment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to Agrawal, payment is not the only issue behind the decline in production. “As per the cycle of production, sugarcane production declines every three years,” he said. Even if the same amount of fertilizer, seeds is used to produce sugar in the same area of land, the production declines by 20 to 25% in the second year compared to the first year, said Agrawal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Around 260,000 metric tons of sugar used to be produced till ten years ago. The domestic production has been affected due to smuggling of sugar and lack of timely payment to the farmers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Until the last year, twelve sugar mills were in operation . But now, the number has declined to ten due to lack of sugarcane. According to the government data, the country consumes 250,000 metric tons of sugar.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmers yet to receive full payment</span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Sugarcane farmer have not received the full payment from sugar mills yet. Rakesh Agrawal, member of the Sugarcane Farmers Struggle Committee, claimed that the farmers have not received full payment. He said if the payment is not made by mid May, farmers will visit Kathmandu again to stage protest programme. Farmers are hoping to receive the outstanding dues of Rs 200 million on the initiative of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-07', 'modified' => '2021-04-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12998', 'image' => '20210407012621_20201220120511_Sweet2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-07 13:25:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IMF Raises Nepal’s Growth Projection to 2.9% for Current Fiscal Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April 6: Nepal’s economy is likely to grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). <br /> Releasing its World Economic Outlook (WEO) on Tuesday, the IMF slightly raised the growth forecast for Nepal from its earlier projection of 2.5 percent in October last year.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">According to the projection made by the IMF’s flagship report WEO, Nepal’s economy will grow by 2.9 percent in the current fiscal year after an estimated contraction of 1.9 percent in the last fiscal year (FY 2019/20). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Nepal’s economy had grown by an average of 7.75 percent per year in the three-year period before the pandemic.<br /> IMF has projected Nepal’s economy to grow by 4.2 percent in the next fiscal year, and the growth is expected to reach 5.2 percent in the Fiscal Year 2025/26.<br /> Even when the country was under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government in its annual budget speech had set an unlikely target of achieving 7 percent economic growth in the current fiscal year against all odds.<br /> The IMF’s improved outlook for Nepal comes in line with a projection of stronger recovery of the global economy in 2021 and 2022 compared to its previous forecast.<br /> According to the WEO, the global economy is projected to grow by 6 percent in 2021, up by 0.5 percentage points from its January forecast. The global economy is likely to grow by 4.4 percent in 2022 from an estimated historic contraction of -3.3 percent in 2020 when the world was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the IMF.<br /> “Thanks to the ingenuity of the scientific community, hundreds of millions of people are being vaccinated and this is expected to power recoveries in many countries later this year,” Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the IMF, told a press briefing following the release of the WEO.<br /> “Economies also continue to adapt to new ways of working despite reduced mobility, leading to a stronger than anticipated rebound across regions. Additional fiscal support in large economies, particularly the United States, has further improved the outlook,” she added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12997', 'image' => '20210406073839_IMF Growth.JPG', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 19:37:17', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '35' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13250', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Hotel Yak & Yeti Introduces Weekly Fun Event WAoTS’P ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">April 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, a five-star hotel in Durbar Marg, has launched its revamped Lounge 77, previously known as Piano Bar. According to the hotel, the lounge has been revamped as “the place to network, unwind and party with its flagship weekly fun event WAoTS’P- We Are On The Same Page”.<br /> The five-star hotel informally launched the weekly fun event WAoTS’P on March 19 and has been hosting various professionals from different sectors every Friday at the newly renovated Lounge 77. <br /> According to the hotel, the concept of WAoTS’P- We Are on the Same Page is a continuation of its previous flagship event, This. Is. Kathmandu – For The Resilient People of The Valley, a successful sold-out New Year Eve 2021 event at the hotel.<br /> The hotel launched WAoTS’P to refresh the professionals and help them celebrate their hectic work-life schedules. The management team of the hotel aims to make their service accessible to Nepalese of all economic backgrounds through this event.<br /> "With this event, we want to break the stereotype among the general public that our service is only for foreigners and high-earning individuals. This weekly event aims to cater to Nepalese coming from various ways of life. We aim to make our service affordable to all professionals," Sagar Bantawa Rai, director of Sales and Marketing of Hotel Yak and Yeti, informed. <br /> Likewise, Bantawa also informed that the pandemic has severely affected the hotel business as five-star hotels are deserted by foreigners, and Yak and Yeti plans to divert their focus on Nepalese guests. The event is a part of such initiation to bring in more local customers, he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The hotel has selected some of the best artists to provide its guests with an evening of fun and entertainment.<br /> "We know that nothing is quite relaxing than gathering with friends to enjoy a great drink and a great evening of live music. WAoTS’P is all about helping our guests enjoy the moment with delicious cuisine, fusion drinks, and shooty music in a happening atmosphere," Alina Shakya, marketing executive of the hotel informed.<br /> The hotel invites individuals looking for the perfect way to kick off their weekend in style. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">“We invite our guests to have a good time with our exclusive signature cocktails and mocktail, Yak’s Tail, Yeti’s Paw, Downtown Kathmandu, along with delicious appetizers, Thai twist charcoal chicken tikka, bruschetta with sauté mushroom,” Shakya informed. <br /> The hotel also provides surprise offers of the week and special giveaways to make the event exciting..<br /> Interested individuals can call the hotel to place their reservations and inquiries about the event.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12996', 'image' => '20210406053700_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:35:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Nepal and Qatar to Collaborate for Tourism Promotion ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed about prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">A press statement released by the NTB says that CEO Dr Regmi and Qatari Ambassador Yusuf agreed to work together to forge bilateral cooperation to promote tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The Qatari envoy, hailing Nepal as a “unique gift of nature”, opined that Nepal could attain economic development through tourism provided Nepal underscores development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“The natural beauty of Nepal is so mesmerizing. I am often spellbound by the beauty of Nepal. Many foreign tourists have not been able to make Nepal their destinations in lack of proper facility of transportation and expensive airfare for the foreigners,” he said, urging the authority concerned to pay attention to this issue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He reaffirmed the Qatari government’s support in promotion of Nepal’s tourism. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Similarly, CEO Regmi said that the government and private sector had been emphasizing development of physical infrastructures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Regmi also said that Nepal had forwarded a new plan for promotion of tourism in Middle East countries including Qatar. He reassured that Nepal was ready to host Qatari tourists by providing them facilities they look for such as ‘Halal’ food, prayers room among others. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to him, there are direct flights between Nepal and Qatar and the Qataris willing to visit Nepal would not face any issue in immigration. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">He said that the NTB would spare no effort to facilitate the Qataris willing to visit Nepal.-- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12995', 'image' => '20210406052853_Flag-Pins-Nepal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 17:28:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Food Company Procures Paddy worth Rs 781 Million', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 6: The state-owned Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCL) has procured paddy worth Rs 781 million in the current fiscal year year. The company has procured 27,791 metric tons of paddy through its procurement centers and branches across the country as of March 25.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company informed that the procurement of paddy at minimum price fixed by the government is in the final stage for this fiscal year. The procurement process will end very soon as very few numbers of farmers have approached the company to sell paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company had aimed to procure 60,000 metric tons of paddy for this fiscal year which seems to be unattainable. Sharmila Neupane, spokesperson for FMTC, said it has been difficult to meet the target as there has been short supply of paddy for commercial purpose. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The government keeps a stock of 33,000 metric tons of paddy for immediate supply during emergency like famine and epidemic. To increase the stock of paddy, FMTCL had recently invited tender to procure 5,000 metric tons of paddy. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the company had been unable to procure wheat in the last fiscal year. It had procured 60 metric tons of wheat only though it had set target to procure 3,000 metric tons of wheat. In the current fiscal year, it is preparing to procure 5,000 metric tons of wheat. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The company has started preparations for procurement as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has already finalized minimum price for wheat. The Ministry has set the minimum price at Rs 3,111 per quintal, which is an increase of Rs 96 from the earlier price of Rs 3,015 during last fiscal year. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12994', 'image' => '20210406042923_20190528010847_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 16:28:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Nationals Visiting Nepal for 'Hotel Quarantine'', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 6: The number of Indian tourists arriving in Nepal has been growing. However, the Indian nationals are not here for tourism propose but rather for quarantine measures.<br /> According to hoteliers, Indians come to stay in quarantine in hotels in Nepal.<br /> Indians come to Kathmandu due to the quarantine requirements before flying to work in the Gulf and other countries. Indians have started to stay in hotel quarantines in Kathmandu as they do not have to repeat it in the work destination country.<br /> According to Sajan Shakya, general secretary of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), 500 to 600 Indian nationals have been coming to Kathmandu daily for the last few weeks to stay in hotel quarantine.<br /> It has helped to keep the activities of hotels in Kathmandu running to some extent, he informed.<br /> "Some Indians are coming to Kathmandu," said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The arriving Indians are not here for tourism purposes but to work in the Gulf countries. They are here in Kathmandu to meet the 14-day quarantine to fly to other countries for work, he added.<br /> Hotel occupancy in Nepal stood at 2 to 3 percent during the outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown, restrictions. However, it has slightly improved in the past 20 days with around 5 percent occupancy.<br /> Around 15,000 tourists visited Nepal in March. Hoteliers informed that the current number of tourists is low as the hotels can serve 2.5 million tourists.<br /> Even after the decline in number of coronavirus cases and the launch of Covid-19 vaccines, tourism professionals are skeptical of receiving sufficient tourists as new variants of the pathogen have been reported.<br /> Even at HAN's 47th annual general meeting, hoteliers said there was no immediate prospect of revival of the tourism sector, given coronavirus outbreak and the uncertainty of tourist arrival.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12993', 'image' => '20210406123146_20201223013206_20200504104410_20190511105700_Clipboard37 2 copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 12:30:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Flights to and from Bharatpur Airport Disrupted ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">April 6: All flights to and from Bharatpur Airport were affected on Monday (April 6) due to unfavourable weather. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, the flights to Kathmandu and Pokhara airports from Bharatpur could not take place due to poor visibility. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Chief of Bharatpur Airport Yogendra Kunwar said that all flights connecting Bharatpur to Kathmandu and Pokhara could not take place due to poor visibility caused by pollution in the recent days. Buddha Air operates eight flights and Yeti Air has four daily flights to and from Bharatpur. </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-06', 'modified' => '2021-04-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12992', 'image' => '20210406090956_My Effect.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-06 09:09:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Prepare Master Plan for Road Safety', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 5: With the expansion of road networks in the country, the government is making preparations for a master plan to prioritize road safety and construction of quality infrastructure. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basant Kumar Nembang has instructed the subordinate bodies under the ministry to formulate a master plan for road construction across the country.<br /> At a meeting of the ministry-level Development Problem Solving Committee on April 4, Minister Nembang directed the subordinate bodies to formulate a master plan. Currently, the road network across the country has expanded to about 100,000 kilometers (km), and the Department of Roads is preparing a master plan to make them safe and of high quality.<br /> "As it is the construction season now, we should go to the project sites and give high priority to monitoring instead of going through the files. There should be coordination between the agencies," the minister said.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed the need to form a separate task force to resolve the issues of compensation and land acquisition.<br /> Nepal is currently working on a five-year road strategy plan. However, an official said that the minister instructed them to formulate a master plan to cover the overall road infrastructure.<br /> Minister Nembang stressed on a concrete strategy on what to do in the next decade and how to make road infrastructure safe, reliable, and quality. He claimed that the master plan will formulate a strategy for the coming decade.<br /> "The government's goal of extending the road network to all district headquarters has almost been achieved," he said. Therefore, the priority now is to develop reliable road infrastructure for safe travel, which the master plan will prioritize, he added.<br /> The government on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the roads connecting the headquarters of rural municipalities with the nearby blacktop road and has decided to initiate the road construction work in each electoral constituency.<br /> Officials of the department informed that a long-term plan is a must for quality road expansion.<br /> The Department of Roads directly oversees about 15,000 kilometers of national highways, auxiliary highways, and other roads after the country went into federalism. Likewise, the department has handed over other roads to the provinces and local governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the Economic Survey 2076/77, altogether 34,347 km roads have been constructed by the federal government and 61, 395 km roads by provincial governments and 95,742 km roads by local level governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12991', 'image' => '20210405061831_20210207092127_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 18:17:53', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NOC Hikes Price of Petroleum Products', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">April 5: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday midnight (April 5).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">The price of petrol has been increased by Rs 2 per litre. With this, the price of petrol is fixed Rs 120 per litre. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Similarly, the NOC has increased price of diesel and kerosene oil each by Rs 2 per litre. As per the new price, diesel and kerosene oil would be traded for Rs 103 per litre. However, prices of LPG (cooking gas) and aviation fuel remain unchanged. The NOC made this price adjustment as per the price list sent by the Indian Oil Corporation on April 1. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12990', 'image' => '20210405025037_20210211120609_20190503125003_Petrol-Price-Increase.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:49:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PAC Directs Ministry to Collect Electricity Tariff from Industries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">April 5: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to collect electricity tariff of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from defaulting industries within a month. A meeting of the committee held on Sunday (April 4) directed the ministry to collect all the outstanding dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee issued such directive to the Ministry of Energy after discussing a report prepared by a sub-committee. The Ministry of Energy should now give necessary instructions to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to collect the amount. PAC had formed a sub-committee under the coordination of MP Minendra Rijal to study the electricity tariff dispute over dedicated feeders and trunk lines.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">According to the report, NEA has to collect Rs 10.14 billion from various industries. The committee has directed the government to collect the amount along with interest and compensation within a month. Chairman of the committee Bharat Kumar Shah said that he has instructed the concerned body to collect the amount within a month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee said that it is not acceptable for the industries to delay the payment of electricity tariff even after getting electricity service through trunk line and dedicated feeder during extreme load shedding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">“If the general public does not pay the electricity tariff, the power is cut off immediately. Why not take action when the industrialists do not pay the tariff of billions?,”asked Shah, adding, “The outstanding dues will now be collected.” The government should not delay in collecting the dues along with the accrued interest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had also decided to collect all the dues from the industrialists in January. However, the decision has not been implemented. NEA was preparing to collect the tariff in installments from the industrialists from next year. The Electricity Regulatory Commission has not yet taken a decision in this regard.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">NEA had provided electricity to the industrialists through dedicated feeder and trunk line by fixing 65 percent higher tariff rate from July 2015 during load shedding in the country. However, at that time, NEA was not authorized to fix electricity tariff. After that, NEA had approved the tariff from the then Electricity Tariff Determination Commission on January 13, 2016. As a result, there is a dispute regarding the tariff from the time the tariff was set by NEA to the date approved by the commission.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Some industries have not used electricity during load shedding. However, the authority had been sending bills. Also, NEA had been sending bills to the industrialists even after the end of load shedding. Industrialists have not paid dues stating this has put them into trouble. As a result, the issue is still mired in controversy. Now, PAC has decided to collect the dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The sub-committee had prepared the study report last year. However, due to increasing risk of corona virus the report could not be submitted to the committee. The dissolution of the parliament further delayed the submission of the report. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The committee made the decision after the Supreme Court reinstated the parliament. It has also been mentioned that the Electricity Regulatory Commission should take timely action to update the electricity tariff to prevent such problems in the near future. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-05', 'modified' => '2021-04-05', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12989', 'image' => '20210405024504_20200807030044_1596750181.Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-05 14:44:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '13242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI starts the First Friday Talk interaction Programme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">April 4: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has started an interaction programme from April 2, 2021. The programme titled First Friday Talk aims to connect youths and entrepreneurs under its flagship program.<br /> The Start-Up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI invited Gagan Pradhan and his team for the first edition of the talk programme to share their ideas about establishing Himalayan Java and the success story behind the franchising business of the made-in-Nepal brand.<br /> A goal to establish a small coffee shop of international standard gave birth to Himalayan Java, Gagan Pradhan, co-founder of Himalayan Java, shared.<br /> “Himalayan Java has changed the way people consume the beverage. Our coffee station led to a rise in coffee culture in Nepal,” he added.<br /> Answering the queries of the attendees who were mostly start-up owners, Pradhan informed that besides the coffee and product of Himalayan Java, the core dedicated team has led to the growth and development of Himalayan Java as a successful franchise business in Nepal.<br /> Stating that the founders are more dedicated to the core principle of a company, Pradhan suggested that a company should focus more on forming a good team rather than hiring a business consultant for business promotion.<br /> Likewise, informing that Himalayan Java during the initial phase struggled to meet the operating expenses for almost 2 and a half years, he suggested that start-ups should not quit easily but study the reasons that have been affecting their business. <br /> Himalayan Java opened its first franchise outlet in Patan in 2017. The company currently aims to open a franchise outlet each month.<br /> Similarly, he informed that identifying and knowing the product is crucial for a company to perform well. Likewise, he suggested that start-ups should not hurry but rather move steadily with their plans.<br /> Currently, Himalayan Java has 32 outlets in Nepal and abroad and is preparing to open a state of art outlet in Durbarmarg.<br /> From its humble beginnings, Himalayan Java has grown into a ‘coffee institution’. Other than the fact that it only uses locally grown coffee, the organization is also involved in bringing in high-quality machines such as roasters, grinders, espresso machines, and commercial urns through Mocca Trading, an arm of the company that also exports Nepali coffee to other countries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Pradhan, the outlet in Durbarmarg is the most expensive coffee store in Nepal, and the company is planning to register its design for trademark. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Times">Speaking about the mistakes made by Himalayan Java, Pradhan shared that the SOP of the franchise model was too big and investors didn't read it. Likewise, hiring a business consultant also didn't work out for the coffee franchise. Similarly, Pradhan and the team struggled to develop a proper settled warehouse system. Likewise, missing out on developing the data analysis system was one of the major mistakes.<br /> Addressing the welcome speech Ranjit Acharya, committee chair of Start-up and Innovation Committee of FNCCI, informed that the committee initiated the interaction program under its Knowledge series. The team will hold an interaction program with successful entrepreneurs on the first Friday of each month of the English calendar.<br /> The committee is opening an application for the 50 Start-up-50 Investors program on April 7 for connecting aspiring start-ups with investors. Start-ups operating for a year and more from various sectors are eligible to apply. Under the programme, FNCCI will select 50 start-ups and connect them with mentors and 50 investors. "The program is part of FNCCI to promote entrepreneurship in Nepal," Acharya informed. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2021-04-04', 'modified' => '2021-04-04', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '12988', 'image' => '20210404054449_IMG_20210402_160314.jpg', 'article_date' => '2021-04-04 17:43:35', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
