
April 21: The price of Kathmandu-New Delhi air tickets has more than doubled after the cash-strapped Jet Airways suspended its flights…
April 21: The price of Kathmandu-New Delhi air tickets has more than doubled after the cash-strapped Jet Airways suspended its flights…
April 21: Amnesty International has emphasizes that Nepal must strengthen and implement its new law on the right to food in order to meet its commitments to rid the country of hunger, malnutrition and food…
April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic…
April 21: Nepal Telecom has decided not to pay its mobile service renewal charge of Rs 20 billion to the government immediately.…
Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also…
April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20.…
April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April…
April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion…
April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj…
April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their…
April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April…
April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11th Crity Awards scheduled for August…
April 19: Panchakanya Group in association with Sekisui, Japan and Starline Enterprises, India, has completed Advanced Plumbing Training Program for 175 participants on Thrusday, April…
April 18: Construction of the runway of Pokhara International Airport has been complete.…
April 18: The reoccurring hailstorms have damaged a significant amount of crops in Myagdi district.…
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It also suggested that the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the law need to be crafted soon.</p> <p> AI said in a statement that hunger was one of the root causes of Nepal’s decade-long internal conflict, and it continues to be felt across the country today. Nearly half of all households in Nepal face food insecurity, and a tenth are “severely food insecure”. More than a half of all children under five years of age are anaemic, while more than a third of them suffer from stunted growth, the statement added.</p> <p> In an important step towards realizing its goal of “zero hunger” by 2025, the Nepal government brought the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act 2018 into force last September.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10254', 'image' => '20190421035549_submission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10502', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Punjabi Food Festival at Ghar-e-Kabab', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.', 'content' => '<p> April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.</p> <p> The festival, which kicked off on April 19 will end on May 4, serving different Punjabi cuisines such as Bhatti da Murg, Makki di Roti, Sarson da Saag, Kukkad Curry, Machali Amritsari, among other dishes. According to Samir Bahadur Chand, multi outlet manager at the hotel, there are very few restaurants serving Punjabi cuisines in the capital.</p> <p> “So, we hope the festival will satisfy the customers’ hunger for Punjabi food.”</p> <p> A statement issued by the restaurant says that Punjabi cuisine has carved a niche for itself in the culinary realms of India.</p> <p> There are options for both vegetarian and non-vegetarians in the festival. The ambience of the restaurant looks amazing, and the waiters are dressed up in Punjabi, giving a feeling that one is at a Punjabi restaurant in India.</p> <p> “The cuisines offer a perfect blend of traditional and contemporary delights, all of which have a unique taste of their own. Staying true to tradition, every item will be prepared with hand-picked ingredients and with the utmost love, care and finesse,” the statement added.</p> <p> According to Tripurari Singh, director of food and beverage, the festival is not just about Punjabi food.</p> <p> “The feeling you get inside the restaurant is amazing. The servers are dressed up in Punjabi, and Punjabi folk/instrumental music will be played as per the request from the customers,” he said.</p> <p> The festival starts at 12:30 pm and ends at 10:30 pm every day. For reservation, the hotel has requested to contact +97714221711 or +9779841365714.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10253', 'image' => '20190421023535_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10501', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Telecom Declines to Pay Rs 20 Billion Renewal Charge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: Nepal Telecom has decided not to pay its mobile service renewal charge of Rs 20 billion to the government immediately. ', 'content' => '<p> April 21: Nepal Telecom has decided not to pay its mobile service renewal charge of Rs 20 billion to the government immediately. The state-owned telecom company said so arguing that there is lack of clarity in legal provision regarding this issue.</p> <p> A meeting of Nepal Telecommunication Authority on March 17 had decided to collect Rs 20 billion as renewal charge from Nepal Telecom.</p> <p> Dilli Ram Adhikari, managing director of Nepal Telecom, told New Business Age that the state-owned telecom giant will not pay the charge unless there is clear legal provisions.</p> <p> Nepal Telecom had acquired the license to start mobile service about two decades ago. At that time, the government had not determined the registration and renewal charge. Nepal Telecom had obtained the license under the condition that the company would pay the charges on par with other companies in the future. There is a legal provision of renewing the license in 10 years for the first time and then every five years after that.</p> <p> Howeverm Adhikari argues that there isn’t any clear policy that defines how much amount should be paid.</p> <p> “We will pay the charge only when there is clear provision in the law,” he added.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10252', 'image' => '20190421115740_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market Watch of April 19', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.', 'content' => '<p> <strong> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Current Price (CMP): 1232.26 </strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh:</strong></p> <p> O: 1217.04<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1214.95<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for 8<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: </strong></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,203.41</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,209.18</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,220.72</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,226.49</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,238.03</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,243.8</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,255.34</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <p> O: 1184.02<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1181.87<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for the 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,148.28</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,165.07</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,198.67</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,215.46</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,249.06</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,265.85</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,299.45</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Pivot for this month: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> 1077.31</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1104.17</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1144.09</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1170.95</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1210.87</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1237.73</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1277.65</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Turnover Update:</strong></p> <p> 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh (2<sup>nd</sup> – 5<sup>th</sup>): Nrs. 262 Crores</p> <p> Last week of Chaitra (24th - 28th): NRs. 299.27 Crores</p> <p> 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 75.12 Crores</p> <p> 4<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 82.16 Crores</p> <p> <strong>Commentary:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.</li> <li> 2. The volume today is lower than that of yesterday.</li> <li> 3. Out of 10 Sub-indices Hydropower, Finance, Non- Life Insurance and Life Insurance are negative today.</li> <li> 4. We can see noticeable changes on Banking, Hotels and Manufacturing & Processing of 25.35, 16.36 and 10.57 respectively.</li> <li> 5. Today top 4 turnovers are from the banking sector.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="602"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>Scrips</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> <strong>Closing Price</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>KBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 8.58 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 269</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.47 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 278</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.20 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 302</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 3.61 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 385</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>CBBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 2.99 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 1,014</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Sector Wise Summary: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Sector</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover Values</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover volume</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Total Transaction</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> <strong>Commercial Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> NRs. 56.73 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 1,956,989</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 5,512</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> <strong>Finance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> NRs. 018 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 14,151</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 79</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Hotels</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.09 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 3,345</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 18</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Manufacturing And Processing</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.66 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 19,981</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 91</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Others</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 0.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 12,326</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 122</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Hydro Power</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 3.07 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 153,960</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 1,120</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Non Life Insurance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 5.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 98,434</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 608</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Development Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 2.93 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 147,388</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 495</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Mutual Fund</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 0.20 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 205,521</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Promoter Share</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 1.60 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 45,494</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 69</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/19th%20april%20sensitive%20chart.JPG" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></p> <p align="center"> <strong> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> <strong>Analysis:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. This week we only had 4 trading days instead of 5 due to Nepali New Year. We can see the improvement in the NEPSE Market gradually as the market this week started from 1188.71 and ended at 1232.26.</li> <li> 2. This week banking sector is in uptrend as its NEPSE index has been increasing likewise more of the sub indices are also in uptrend which are Hotels, Development Banks whose points are increasing smoothly.</li> <li> 3. The most noticeable change in sub-indices is of the Hotel sector which started 1752.01 and ended at 1784.00 on the 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh. </li> <li> 4. Though the market is increasing the volume of the last week of Chaitra is greater than of 1st week of Baisakh which means that the market is looking for Saturation.</li> </ul> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10251', 'image' => '20190419035519_19th april trend line chart.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt not to Announce Populist Programmes this Time’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. ', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. There is a constitutional provision which binds the government to prepare the budget within May 29. The National Planning Commission has set a ceiling of Rs 1.5 trillion for the budget. The finance ministry is working in line with the ceiling set by the NPC.</p> <p> The government is planning to announce programmes in the upcoming budget after a review of the first year of implementation of fiscal federalism, according to Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada’s advisor Dr Ram Sharan Kharel.</p> <p> A high ranking official at the finance ministry told New Business Age that the government will not announce any populist programme this time as such programmes announced without proper management of source had cost a heavy burden to the state coffers.</p> <p> According to him, the government has given high priority to trade deficit, lack of investible capital, agriculture, infrastructure while preparing the budget.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10250', 'image' => '20190419033431_20160717125003_finance-ministy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10498', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Video Review Portal Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18. The company says that the new product would help the business houses and brands looking for new ways to increase their digital presence as part of their promotional strategies.</p> <p> “In today’s fast paced world, it is much more efficient for someone to click on a video link than it is for them to read a page of text. People want fast and easy information, and online video allows them to have that,” reads a statement issued by the company.</p> <p> The product was unveiled by Dr Ajay Kumar, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu.</p> <p> Dr Kumar also presented the “early adopter” certificates to Hotel Buddy, Everest Holiday Inn Hotel, Mitho Restaurant and Hity Café who were the first few customers to embrace the technology.</p> <p> Kannan Sankaran, founder and CEO of the company, said, “In the current technological turf, digital presence of brands is necessary to attain a global outreach and our mission is to give companies and brands a wider visibility, boost their company’s image through video reviews and connect them with prospective customers. The technological transition from view to play allows for a much greater and broader brand visibility, hence establishing a professional yet personal emotional connection with the customers. The platform helps in achieving better outreach through the talk of the customers, thus enabling would-be customers to relate to the brand. Sometimes it is better to make the PUBLIC do the talking.”</p> <p> The Reviewclip Portal www.thereviewclip.com is designed to provide the clients with highly personalized, interactive service on the web, giving wider reach by connecting customers with the business. The portal shall have devoted pages for brands and businesses showcasing all their video reviews with star ratings and provides information about the company.</p> <p> Users can view, like, share and comment on the video reviews. It also allows the general public to submit video reviews for any brands and businesses through the portal. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10249', 'image' => '20190419025855_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10497', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Voto Nepal Aims to ‘Glorify the Nepali Wear’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.</p> <p> With the motto of “unveiling the world’s finest quality and service,” Voto Nepal says it accumulates, manufactures and produces everything from the scratch.</p> <p> Most of the products of Voto Nepal are handmade and 90 percent of them are domestic.</p> <p> The brand aims to offer comfortable, chic and graceful wears for both men and women.</p> <p> The concept of this indigenous brand was developed by two women – Pooja Rimal and Pooja Pandey – with a vision to ground break and glorify the Nepali wear, be it casual, formal or semi-formal.</p> <p> To mark the launch of the product, the company is organising Voto Utsav at its outlet in Kamalpokhari from April 14 to 20, offering a wide range of fashionable garments for both men and women with exclusive discounts on this particular week.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10248', 'image' => '20190419023539_aaadddd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘New Education Policy to Prioritise Research and Practical Education’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.</p> <p> Secretary BC also stressed on linking academic research with the research of corporate sector. BC said during a programme on Friday that the projects carried out by the students during their academic session can be useful for both corporate and education sectors.</p> <p> Speaking on the launch of a magazine -- Management Scholar -- of Kantipur City College (KCC) on Friday, April 19, BC elaborated that such linkage will help the graduates in finding sponsorship for their magazine, journals and research publication. Similarly, the corporate houses do not need to spend separate time and effort for their research activities. </p> <p> KCC’s seventh edition of the magazine with a theme of ‘Sustainable Development’ was published on the initiation of its two BBA students Sunita Thapa and Manila Karki. According to the college’s Managing Director Pralhad Karki, education sector should be capable enough to generate graduates who can take ownership of their duty and responsibility in the job market.</p> <p> Likewise, Raju Kattel, acting principal of the college, said that it is not difficult for the students involved in this kind of creative activities to find job in the market. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10247', 'image' => '20190419015256_ministry (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CIAA Issues Public Notice to 5 Foreign Companies Involved in Wide-Body Aircraft Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement. This is the second time the anti-graft body has asked the companies to record their statement.</p> <p> CIAA Spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Koirala said in a statement that representatives of High Fly X, Ireland, AAR Crop, USA, Aviation Capital AMBM and Norton Rose of Germany and High Fly International of Portugal have been called for recording their statements.</p> <p> CIAA issued a public notice on Thursday, April 18, asking the representatives of the international companies to be present at its office to record their statement within seven days.</p> <p> The Public Accounts Committee has alleged that there has been corruption of over Rs 4 billion in the procurement process of the two wide-body aircraft for the state-run airlines.</p> <p> Nepal Airlines Corporation had signed a deal with the AAR Crop of America for the procurement of two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. But allegation of corruption came to the fore soon after AAR in a statement mentioned about the involvement of other partnering companies for the delivery of the wide-body aircraft to NAC.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10246', 'image' => '20190419022027_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10494', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Jal Pipes and Fittings Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18. The product was launched in the presence of brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala.</p> <p> According to the company, Jal Pipes and Fittings are manufactured with the state-of-art technology from Austria, Germany and Japan. It has partnered with Japanese company Sekisui for the production.</p> <p> Brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala, said, “I am very happy and honored to be part of a brand such as Jal Pipes and Fittings.”</p> <p> Elaborating further on the event, Girish Jain, MD of Arihant Group, said, “Arihant has many ventures and we were looking to branch out in the sector of pipes and fittings. We got that opportunity through Jal Pipes and Fittings. Through this, we aim to please our customers and hope they trust and buy Jal Pipes as much as they have for our other products. We would like to thank our loyal customers for their support because of which we are able to expand and grow and provide them with their needs.”</p> <p> Arihant Group encompasses more than 22 business units in the country in various operating segments that oversee a wide range of products and services. Some of its subsidiaries are Arihant Holidays, Mahalaxmi Cables, Arihant Autocorrugation, Arihant Iron and Steel Industries, Arihant Chemicals etc.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10245', 'image' => '20190419014153_j.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10493', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'CG to Sponsor Crity Awards', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11th Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11<sup>th</sup> Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.</p> <p> The title sponsor of the awards ceremony will be CG’s product Nepal Ice while the event will also be supported by CG Cement.</p> <p> Rabindra Kumar Rijal, president of AAN, and Nirvaan Chaudhary, managing director of CG, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations on April 18.</p> <p> Speaking on the occasion, Nirvaan Chaudhary expressed that CG was extremely happy to be sponsoring the past few editions of the Crity Awards. He also said that they would be open to future cooperation as well.</p> <p> Similarly, AAN President Rijal thanked CG Brewery and CG Cement for the sponsorship. 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The runway, which is considered the main part of the airport, was completed within one and a half years since the national pride project kicked off.</p> <p> With the completion of the runway, almost 35 percent of the total project has been completed, according to the project officials.</p> <p> Acting chief of the project Krishna Prasad Poudel confirmed that the runway has been completed.</p> <p> The runway which is 2500 meters long is different from other runways and has set a new precedent. Although other runways are blacktopped, this runway is made of concrete materials for the first time in Nepal’s history.</p> <p> Poudel said that they are planning to complete the airport six months ahead of the schedule as per the request of the government.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-18', 'modified' => '2019-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10242', 'image' => '20190418031942_PIA.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Farmers of Myagdi fed up with Repeated Hailstones', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The reoccurring hailstorms have damaged a significant amount of crops in Myagdi district. 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It also suggested that the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the law need to be crafted soon.</p> <p> AI said in a statement that hunger was one of the root causes of Nepal’s decade-long internal conflict, and it continues to be felt across the country today. Nearly half of all households in Nepal face food insecurity, and a tenth are “severely food insecure”. More than a half of all children under five years of age are anaemic, while more than a third of them suffer from stunted growth, the statement added.</p> <p> In an important step towards realizing its goal of “zero hunger” by 2025, the Nepal government brought the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act 2018 into force last September.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10254', 'image' => '20190421035549_submission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10502', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Punjabi Food Festival at Ghar-e-Kabab', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.', 'content' => '<p> April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.</p> <p> The festival, which kicked off on April 19 will end on May 4, serving different Punjabi cuisines such as Bhatti da Murg, Makki di Roti, Sarson da Saag, Kukkad Curry, Machali Amritsari, among other dishes. According to Samir Bahadur Chand, multi outlet manager at the hotel, there are very few restaurants serving Punjabi cuisines in the capital.</p> <p> “So, we hope the festival will satisfy the customers’ hunger for Punjabi food.”</p> <p> A statement issued by the restaurant says that Punjabi cuisine has carved a niche for itself in the culinary realms of India.</p> <p> There are options for both vegetarian and non-vegetarians in the festival. The ambience of the restaurant looks amazing, and the waiters are dressed up in Punjabi, giving a feeling that one is at a Punjabi restaurant in India.</p> <p> “The cuisines offer a perfect blend of traditional and contemporary delights, all of which have a unique taste of their own. Staying true to tradition, every item will be prepared with hand-picked ingredients and with the utmost love, care and finesse,” the statement added.</p> <p> According to Tripurari Singh, director of food and beverage, the festival is not just about Punjabi food.</p> <p> “The feeling you get inside the restaurant is amazing. The servers are dressed up in Punjabi, and Punjabi folk/instrumental music will be played as per the request from the customers,” he said.</p> <p> The festival starts at 12:30 pm and ends at 10:30 pm every day. 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The state-owned telecom company said so arguing that there is lack of clarity in legal provision regarding this issue.</p> <p> A meeting of Nepal Telecommunication Authority on March 17 had decided to collect Rs 20 billion as renewal charge from Nepal Telecom.</p> <p> Dilli Ram Adhikari, managing director of Nepal Telecom, told New Business Age that the state-owned telecom giant will not pay the charge unless there is clear legal provisions.</p> <p> Nepal Telecom had acquired the license to start mobile service about two decades ago. At that time, the government had not determined the registration and renewal charge. Nepal Telecom had obtained the license under the condition that the company would pay the charges on par with other companies in the future. There is a legal provision of renewing the license in 10 years for the first time and then every five years after that.</p> <p> Howeverm Adhikari argues that there isn’t any clear policy that defines how much amount should be paid.</p> <p> “We will pay the charge only when there is clear provision in the law,” he added.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10252', 'image' => '20190421115740_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market Watch of April 19', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.', 'content' => '<p> <strong> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Current Price (CMP): 1232.26 </strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh:</strong></p> <p> O: 1217.04<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1214.95<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for 8<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: </strong></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,203.41</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,209.18</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,220.72</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,226.49</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,238.03</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,243.8</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,255.34</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <p> O: 1184.02<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1181.87<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for the 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,148.28</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,165.07</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,198.67</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,215.46</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,249.06</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,265.85</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,299.45</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Pivot for this month: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> 1077.31</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1104.17</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1144.09</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1170.95</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1210.87</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1237.73</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1277.65</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Turnover Update:</strong></p> <p> 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh (2<sup>nd</sup> – 5<sup>th</sup>): Nrs. 262 Crores</p> <p> Last week of Chaitra (24th - 28th): NRs. 299.27 Crores</p> <p> 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 75.12 Crores</p> <p> 4<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 82.16 Crores</p> <p> <strong>Commentary:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.</li> <li> 2. The volume today is lower than that of yesterday.</li> <li> 3. Out of 10 Sub-indices Hydropower, Finance, Non- Life Insurance and Life Insurance are negative today.</li> <li> 4. We can see noticeable changes on Banking, Hotels and Manufacturing & Processing of 25.35, 16.36 and 10.57 respectively.</li> <li> 5. Today top 4 turnovers are from the banking sector.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="602"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>Scrips</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> <strong>Closing Price</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>KBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 8.58 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 269</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.47 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 278</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.20 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 302</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 3.61 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 385</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>CBBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 2.99 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 1,014</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Sector Wise Summary: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Sector</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover Values</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover volume</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Total Transaction</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> <strong>Commercial Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> NRs. 56.73 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 1,956,989</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 5,512</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> <strong>Finance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> NRs. 018 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 14,151</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 79</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Hotels</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.09 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 3,345</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 18</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Manufacturing And Processing</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.66 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 19,981</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 91</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Others</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 0.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 12,326</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 122</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Hydro Power</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 3.07 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 153,960</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 1,120</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Non Life Insurance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 5.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 98,434</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 608</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Development Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 2.93 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 147,388</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 495</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Mutual Fund</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 0.20 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 205,521</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Promoter Share</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 1.60 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 45,494</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 69</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/19th%20april%20sensitive%20chart.JPG" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></p> <p align="center"> <strong> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> <strong>Analysis:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. This week we only had 4 trading days instead of 5 due to Nepali New Year. We can see the improvement in the NEPSE Market gradually as the market this week started from 1188.71 and ended at 1232.26.</li> <li> 2. This week banking sector is in uptrend as its NEPSE index has been increasing likewise more of the sub indices are also in uptrend which are Hotels, Development Banks whose points are increasing smoothly.</li> <li> 3. The most noticeable change in sub-indices is of the Hotel sector which started 1752.01 and ended at 1784.00 on the 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh. </li> <li> 4. Though the market is increasing the volume of the last week of Chaitra is greater than of 1st week of Baisakh which means that the market is looking for Saturation.</li> </ul> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10251', 'image' => '20190419035519_19th april trend line chart.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt not to Announce Populist Programmes this Time’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. ', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. There is a constitutional provision which binds the government to prepare the budget within May 29. The National Planning Commission has set a ceiling of Rs 1.5 trillion for the budget. The finance ministry is working in line with the ceiling set by the NPC.</p> <p> The government is planning to announce programmes in the upcoming budget after a review of the first year of implementation of fiscal federalism, according to Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada’s advisor Dr Ram Sharan Kharel.</p> <p> A high ranking official at the finance ministry told New Business Age that the government will not announce any populist programme this time as such programmes announced without proper management of source had cost a heavy burden to the state coffers.</p> <p> According to him, the government has given high priority to trade deficit, lack of investible capital, agriculture, infrastructure while preparing the budget.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10250', 'image' => '20190419033431_20160717125003_finance-ministy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10498', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Video Review Portal Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18. The company says that the new product would help the business houses and brands looking for new ways to increase their digital presence as part of their promotional strategies.</p> <p> “In today’s fast paced world, it is much more efficient for someone to click on a video link than it is for them to read a page of text. People want fast and easy information, and online video allows them to have that,” reads a statement issued by the company.</p> <p> The product was unveiled by Dr Ajay Kumar, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu.</p> <p> Dr Kumar also presented the “early adopter” certificates to Hotel Buddy, Everest Holiday Inn Hotel, Mitho Restaurant and Hity Café who were the first few customers to embrace the technology.</p> <p> Kannan Sankaran, founder and CEO of the company, said, “In the current technological turf, digital presence of brands is necessary to attain a global outreach and our mission is to give companies and brands a wider visibility, boost their company’s image through video reviews and connect them with prospective customers. The technological transition from view to play allows for a much greater and broader brand visibility, hence establishing a professional yet personal emotional connection with the customers. The platform helps in achieving better outreach through the talk of the customers, thus enabling would-be customers to relate to the brand. Sometimes it is better to make the PUBLIC do the talking.”</p> <p> The Reviewclip Portal www.thereviewclip.com is designed to provide the clients with highly personalized, interactive service on the web, giving wider reach by connecting customers with the business. The portal shall have devoted pages for brands and businesses showcasing all their video reviews with star ratings and provides information about the company.</p> <p> Users can view, like, share and comment on the video reviews. It also allows the general public to submit video reviews for any brands and businesses through the portal. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10249', 'image' => '20190419025855_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10497', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Voto Nepal Aims to ‘Glorify the Nepali Wear’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.</p> <p> With the motto of “unveiling the world’s finest quality and service,” Voto Nepal says it accumulates, manufactures and produces everything from the scratch.</p> <p> Most of the products of Voto Nepal are handmade and 90 percent of them are domestic.</p> <p> The brand aims to offer comfortable, chic and graceful wears for both men and women.</p> <p> The concept of this indigenous brand was developed by two women – Pooja Rimal and Pooja Pandey – with a vision to ground break and glorify the Nepali wear, be it casual, formal or semi-formal.</p> <p> To mark the launch of the product, the company is organising Voto Utsav at its outlet in Kamalpokhari from April 14 to 20, offering a wide range of fashionable garments for both men and women with exclusive discounts on this particular week.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10248', 'image' => '20190419023539_aaadddd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘New Education Policy to Prioritise Research and Practical Education’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.</p> <p> Secretary BC also stressed on linking academic research with the research of corporate sector. BC said during a programme on Friday that the projects carried out by the students during their academic session can be useful for both corporate and education sectors.</p> <p> Speaking on the launch of a magazine -- Management Scholar -- of Kantipur City College (KCC) on Friday, April 19, BC elaborated that such linkage will help the graduates in finding sponsorship for their magazine, journals and research publication. Similarly, the corporate houses do not need to spend separate time and effort for their research activities. </p> <p> KCC’s seventh edition of the magazine with a theme of ‘Sustainable Development’ was published on the initiation of its two BBA students Sunita Thapa and Manila Karki. According to the college’s Managing Director Pralhad Karki, education sector should be capable enough to generate graduates who can take ownership of their duty and responsibility in the job market.</p> <p> Likewise, Raju Kattel, acting principal of the college, said that it is not difficult for the students involved in this kind of creative activities to find job in the market. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10247', 'image' => '20190419015256_ministry (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CIAA Issues Public Notice to 5 Foreign Companies Involved in Wide-Body Aircraft Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement. This is the second time the anti-graft body has asked the companies to record their statement.</p> <p> CIAA Spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Koirala said in a statement that representatives of High Fly X, Ireland, AAR Crop, USA, Aviation Capital AMBM and Norton Rose of Germany and High Fly International of Portugal have been called for recording their statements.</p> <p> CIAA issued a public notice on Thursday, April 18, asking the representatives of the international companies to be present at its office to record their statement within seven days.</p> <p> The Public Accounts Committee has alleged that there has been corruption of over Rs 4 billion in the procurement process of the two wide-body aircraft for the state-run airlines.</p> <p> Nepal Airlines Corporation had signed a deal with the AAR Crop of America for the procurement of two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. But allegation of corruption came to the fore soon after AAR in a statement mentioned about the involvement of other partnering companies for the delivery of the wide-body aircraft to NAC.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10246', 'image' => '20190419022027_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10494', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Jal Pipes and Fittings Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18. The product was launched in the presence of brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala.</p> <p> According to the company, Jal Pipes and Fittings are manufactured with the state-of-art technology from Austria, Germany and Japan. It has partnered with Japanese company Sekisui for the production.</p> <p> Brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala, said, “I am very happy and honored to be part of a brand such as Jal Pipes and Fittings.”</p> <p> Elaborating further on the event, Girish Jain, MD of Arihant Group, said, “Arihant has many ventures and we were looking to branch out in the sector of pipes and fittings. We got that opportunity through Jal Pipes and Fittings. Through this, we aim to please our customers and hope they trust and buy Jal Pipes as much as they have for our other products. We would like to thank our loyal customers for their support because of which we are able to expand and grow and provide them with their needs.”</p> <p> Arihant Group encompasses more than 22 business units in the country in various operating segments that oversee a wide range of products and services. Some of its subsidiaries are Arihant Holidays, Mahalaxmi Cables, Arihant Autocorrugation, Arihant Iron and Steel Industries, Arihant Chemicals etc.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10245', 'image' => '20190419014153_j.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10493', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'CG to Sponsor Crity Awards', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11th Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11<sup>th</sup> Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.</p> <p> The title sponsor of the awards ceremony will be CG’s product Nepal Ice while the event will also be supported by CG Cement.</p> <p> Rabindra Kumar Rijal, president of AAN, and Nirvaan Chaudhary, managing director of CG, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations on April 18.</p> <p> Speaking on the occasion, Nirvaan Chaudhary expressed that CG was extremely happy to be sponsoring the past few editions of the Crity Awards. He also said that they would be open to future cooperation as well.</p> <p> Similarly, AAN President Rijal thanked CG Brewery and CG Cement for the sponsorship. 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It also suggested that the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the law need to be crafted soon.</p> <p> AI said in a statement that hunger was one of the root causes of Nepal’s decade-long internal conflict, and it continues to be felt across the country today. Nearly half of all households in Nepal face food insecurity, and a tenth are “severely food insecure”. More than a half of all children under five years of age are anaemic, while more than a third of them suffer from stunted growth, the statement added.</p> <p> In an important step towards realizing its goal of “zero hunger” by 2025, the Nepal government brought the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act 2018 into force last September.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10254', 'image' => '20190421035549_submission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10502', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Punjabi Food Festival at Ghar-e-Kabab', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.', 'content' => '<p> April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.</p> <p> The festival, which kicked off on April 19 will end on May 4, serving different Punjabi cuisines such as Bhatti da Murg, Makki di Roti, Sarson da Saag, Kukkad Curry, Machali Amritsari, among other dishes. According to Samir Bahadur Chand, multi outlet manager at the hotel, there are very few restaurants serving Punjabi cuisines in the capital.</p> <p> “So, we hope the festival will satisfy the customers’ hunger for Punjabi food.”</p> <p> A statement issued by the restaurant says that Punjabi cuisine has carved a niche for itself in the culinary realms of India.</p> <p> There are options for both vegetarian and non-vegetarians in the festival. The ambience of the restaurant looks amazing, and the waiters are dressed up in Punjabi, giving a feeling that one is at a Punjabi restaurant in India.</p> <p> “The cuisines offer a perfect blend of traditional and contemporary delights, all of which have a unique taste of their own. Staying true to tradition, every item will be prepared with hand-picked ingredients and with the utmost love, care and finesse,” the statement added.</p> <p> According to Tripurari Singh, director of food and beverage, the festival is not just about Punjabi food.</p> <p> “The feeling you get inside the restaurant is amazing. The servers are dressed up in Punjabi, and Punjabi folk/instrumental music will be played as per the request from the customers,” he said.</p> <p> The festival starts at 12:30 pm and ends at 10:30 pm every day. 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The state-owned telecom company said so arguing that there is lack of clarity in legal provision regarding this issue.</p> <p> A meeting of Nepal Telecommunication Authority on March 17 had decided to collect Rs 20 billion as renewal charge from Nepal Telecom.</p> <p> Dilli Ram Adhikari, managing director of Nepal Telecom, told New Business Age that the state-owned telecom giant will not pay the charge unless there is clear legal provisions.</p> <p> Nepal Telecom had acquired the license to start mobile service about two decades ago. At that time, the government had not determined the registration and renewal charge. Nepal Telecom had obtained the license under the condition that the company would pay the charges on par with other companies in the future. There is a legal provision of renewing the license in 10 years for the first time and then every five years after that.</p> <p> Howeverm Adhikari argues that there isn’t any clear policy that defines how much amount should be paid.</p> <p> “We will pay the charge only when there is clear provision in the law,” he added.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10252', 'image' => '20190421115740_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market Watch of April 19', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.', 'content' => '<p> <strong> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Current Price (CMP): 1232.26 </strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh:</strong></p> <p> O: 1217.04<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1214.95<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for 8<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: </strong></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,203.41</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,209.18</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,220.72</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,226.49</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,238.03</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,243.8</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,255.34</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <p> O: 1184.02<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1181.87<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for the 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,148.28</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,165.07</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,198.67</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,215.46</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,249.06</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,265.85</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,299.45</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Pivot for this month: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> 1077.31</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1104.17</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1144.09</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1170.95</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1210.87</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1237.73</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1277.65</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Turnover Update:</strong></p> <p> 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh (2<sup>nd</sup> – 5<sup>th</sup>): Nrs. 262 Crores</p> <p> Last week of Chaitra (24th - 28th): NRs. 299.27 Crores</p> <p> 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 75.12 Crores</p> <p> 4<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 82.16 Crores</p> <p> <strong>Commentary:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.</li> <li> 2. The volume today is lower than that of yesterday.</li> <li> 3. Out of 10 Sub-indices Hydropower, Finance, Non- Life Insurance and Life Insurance are negative today.</li> <li> 4. We can see noticeable changes on Banking, Hotels and Manufacturing & Processing of 25.35, 16.36 and 10.57 respectively.</li> <li> 5. Today top 4 turnovers are from the banking sector.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="602"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>Scrips</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> <strong>Closing Price</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>KBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 8.58 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 269</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.47 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 278</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.20 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 302</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 3.61 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 385</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>CBBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 2.99 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 1,014</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Sector Wise Summary: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Sector</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover Values</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover volume</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Total Transaction</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> <strong>Commercial Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> NRs. 56.73 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 1,956,989</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 5,512</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> <strong>Finance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> NRs. 018 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 14,151</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 79</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Hotels</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.09 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 3,345</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 18</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Manufacturing And Processing</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.66 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 19,981</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 91</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Others</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 0.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 12,326</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 122</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Hydro Power</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 3.07 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 153,960</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 1,120</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Non Life Insurance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 5.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 98,434</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 608</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Development Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 2.93 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 147,388</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 495</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Mutual Fund</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 0.20 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 205,521</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Promoter Share</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 1.60 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 45,494</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 69</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/19th%20april%20sensitive%20chart.JPG" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></p> <p align="center"> <strong> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> <strong>Analysis:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. This week we only had 4 trading days instead of 5 due to Nepali New Year. We can see the improvement in the NEPSE Market gradually as the market this week started from 1188.71 and ended at 1232.26.</li> <li> 2. This week banking sector is in uptrend as its NEPSE index has been increasing likewise more of the sub indices are also in uptrend which are Hotels, Development Banks whose points are increasing smoothly.</li> <li> 3. The most noticeable change in sub-indices is of the Hotel sector which started 1752.01 and ended at 1784.00 on the 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh. </li> <li> 4. Though the market is increasing the volume of the last week of Chaitra is greater than of 1st week of Baisakh which means that the market is looking for Saturation.</li> </ul> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10251', 'image' => '20190419035519_19th april trend line chart.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt not to Announce Populist Programmes this Time’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. ', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. There is a constitutional provision which binds the government to prepare the budget within May 29. The National Planning Commission has set a ceiling of Rs 1.5 trillion for the budget. The finance ministry is working in line with the ceiling set by the NPC.</p> <p> The government is planning to announce programmes in the upcoming budget after a review of the first year of implementation of fiscal federalism, according to Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada’s advisor Dr Ram Sharan Kharel.</p> <p> A high ranking official at the finance ministry told New Business Age that the government will not announce any populist programme this time as such programmes announced without proper management of source had cost a heavy burden to the state coffers.</p> <p> According to him, the government has given high priority to trade deficit, lack of investible capital, agriculture, infrastructure while preparing the budget.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10250', 'image' => '20190419033431_20160717125003_finance-ministy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10498', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Video Review Portal Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18. The company says that the new product would help the business houses and brands looking for new ways to increase their digital presence as part of their promotional strategies.</p> <p> “In today’s fast paced world, it is much more efficient for someone to click on a video link than it is for them to read a page of text. People want fast and easy information, and online video allows them to have that,” reads a statement issued by the company.</p> <p> The product was unveiled by Dr Ajay Kumar, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu.</p> <p> Dr Kumar also presented the “early adopter” certificates to Hotel Buddy, Everest Holiday Inn Hotel, Mitho Restaurant and Hity Café who were the first few customers to embrace the technology.</p> <p> Kannan Sankaran, founder and CEO of the company, said, “In the current technological turf, digital presence of brands is necessary to attain a global outreach and our mission is to give companies and brands a wider visibility, boost their company’s image through video reviews and connect them with prospective customers. The technological transition from view to play allows for a much greater and broader brand visibility, hence establishing a professional yet personal emotional connection with the customers. The platform helps in achieving better outreach through the talk of the customers, thus enabling would-be customers to relate to the brand. Sometimes it is better to make the PUBLIC do the talking.”</p> <p> The Reviewclip Portal www.thereviewclip.com is designed to provide the clients with highly personalized, interactive service on the web, giving wider reach by connecting customers with the business. The portal shall have devoted pages for brands and businesses showcasing all their video reviews with star ratings and provides information about the company.</p> <p> Users can view, like, share and comment on the video reviews. It also allows the general public to submit video reviews for any brands and businesses through the portal. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10249', 'image' => '20190419025855_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10497', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Voto Nepal Aims to ‘Glorify the Nepali Wear’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.</p> <p> With the motto of “unveiling the world’s finest quality and service,” Voto Nepal says it accumulates, manufactures and produces everything from the scratch.</p> <p> Most of the products of Voto Nepal are handmade and 90 percent of them are domestic.</p> <p> The brand aims to offer comfortable, chic and graceful wears for both men and women.</p> <p> The concept of this indigenous brand was developed by two women – Pooja Rimal and Pooja Pandey – with a vision to ground break and glorify the Nepali wear, be it casual, formal or semi-formal.</p> <p> To mark the launch of the product, the company is organising Voto Utsav at its outlet in Kamalpokhari from April 14 to 20, offering a wide range of fashionable garments for both men and women with exclusive discounts on this particular week.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10248', 'image' => '20190419023539_aaadddd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘New Education Policy to Prioritise Research and Practical Education’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.</p> <p> Secretary BC also stressed on linking academic research with the research of corporate sector. BC said during a programme on Friday that the projects carried out by the students during their academic session can be useful for both corporate and education sectors.</p> <p> Speaking on the launch of a magazine -- Management Scholar -- of Kantipur City College (KCC) on Friday, April 19, BC elaborated that such linkage will help the graduates in finding sponsorship for their magazine, journals and research publication. Similarly, the corporate houses do not need to spend separate time and effort for their research activities. </p> <p> KCC’s seventh edition of the magazine with a theme of ‘Sustainable Development’ was published on the initiation of its two BBA students Sunita Thapa and Manila Karki. According to the college’s Managing Director Pralhad Karki, education sector should be capable enough to generate graduates who can take ownership of their duty and responsibility in the job market.</p> <p> Likewise, Raju Kattel, acting principal of the college, said that it is not difficult for the students involved in this kind of creative activities to find job in the market. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10247', 'image' => '20190419015256_ministry (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CIAA Issues Public Notice to 5 Foreign Companies Involved in Wide-Body Aircraft Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement. This is the second time the anti-graft body has asked the companies to record their statement.</p> <p> CIAA Spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Koirala said in a statement that representatives of High Fly X, Ireland, AAR Crop, USA, Aviation Capital AMBM and Norton Rose of Germany and High Fly International of Portugal have been called for recording their statements.</p> <p> CIAA issued a public notice on Thursday, April 18, asking the representatives of the international companies to be present at its office to record their statement within seven days.</p> <p> The Public Accounts Committee has alleged that there has been corruption of over Rs 4 billion in the procurement process of the two wide-body aircraft for the state-run airlines.</p> <p> Nepal Airlines Corporation had signed a deal with the AAR Crop of America for the procurement of two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. But allegation of corruption came to the fore soon after AAR in a statement mentioned about the involvement of other partnering companies for the delivery of the wide-body aircraft to NAC.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10246', 'image' => '20190419022027_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10494', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Jal Pipes and Fittings Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18. The product was launched in the presence of brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala.</p> <p> According to the company, Jal Pipes and Fittings are manufactured with the state-of-art technology from Austria, Germany and Japan. It has partnered with Japanese company Sekisui for the production.</p> <p> Brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala, said, “I am very happy and honored to be part of a brand such as Jal Pipes and Fittings.”</p> <p> Elaborating further on the event, Girish Jain, MD of Arihant Group, said, “Arihant has many ventures and we were looking to branch out in the sector of pipes and fittings. We got that opportunity through Jal Pipes and Fittings. Through this, we aim to please our customers and hope they trust and buy Jal Pipes as much as they have for our other products. We would like to thank our loyal customers for their support because of which we are able to expand and grow and provide them with their needs.”</p> <p> Arihant Group encompasses more than 22 business units in the country in various operating segments that oversee a wide range of products and services. Some of its subsidiaries are Arihant Holidays, Mahalaxmi Cables, Arihant Autocorrugation, Arihant Iron and Steel Industries, Arihant Chemicals etc.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10245', 'image' => '20190419014153_j.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10493', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'CG to Sponsor Crity Awards', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11th Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11<sup>th</sup> Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.</p> <p> The title sponsor of the awards ceremony will be CG’s product Nepal Ice while the event will also be supported by CG Cement.</p> <p> Rabindra Kumar Rijal, president of AAN, and Nirvaan Chaudhary, managing director of CG, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations on April 18.</p> <p> Speaking on the occasion, Nirvaan Chaudhary expressed that CG was extremely happy to be sponsoring the past few editions of the Crity Awards. He also said that they would be open to future cooperation as well.</p> <p> Similarly, AAN President Rijal thanked CG Brewery and CG Cement for the sponsorship. He also expressed faith for future collaborations between AAN and CG.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10244', 'image' => '20190419013207_mou.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10492', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Panchakanya Group Organises Plumbing Training', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Panchakanya Group in association with Sekisui, Japan and Starline Enterprises, India, has completed Advanced Plumbing Training Program for 175 participants on Thrusday, April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Panchakanya Group in association with Sekisui, Japan and Starline Enterprises, India, has completed Advanced Plumbing Training Program for 175 participants on Thrusday, April 18.</p> <p> Panchakanya Group said it is the first ever private company in Nepal to initiate such vocational training on plumbing with participation of women. </p> <p> According to the company, the training commenced under the mentorship of renowned Japanese company SEKISUI while professional trainers from India's Starline Company gave international-level plumbing training to the participants.</p> <p> The two –day training was aimed at giving skills to the youths so that they could generate income within the country.</p> <p> Panchakanya Group said it will promote the participants through internet by circulating their bio-data. This year, the company has planned to organize similar kind of training in eastern and western Nepal as well.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10243', 'image' => '20190419012049_p.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10491', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Pokhara International Airport Gets Concrete Runway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Construction of the runway of Pokhara International Airport has been complete. ', 'content' => '<p> April 18: Construction of the runway of Pokhara International Airport has been complete. The runway, which is considered the main part of the airport, was completed within one and a half years since the national pride project kicked off.</p> <p> With the completion of the runway, almost 35 percent of the total project has been completed, according to the project officials.</p> <p> Acting chief of the project Krishna Prasad Poudel confirmed that the runway has been completed.</p> <p> The runway which is 2500 meters long is different from other runways and has set a new precedent. Although other runways are blacktopped, this runway is made of concrete materials for the first time in Nepal’s history.</p> <p> Poudel said that they are planning to complete the airport six months ahead of the schedule as per the request of the government.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-18', 'modified' => '2019-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10242', 'image' => '20190418031942_PIA.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Farmers of Myagdi fed up with Repeated Hailstones', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The reoccurring hailstorms have damaged a significant amount of crops in Myagdi district. 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It also suggested that the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the law need to be crafted soon.</p> <p> AI said in a statement that hunger was one of the root causes of Nepal’s decade-long internal conflict, and it continues to be felt across the country today. Nearly half of all households in Nepal face food insecurity, and a tenth are “severely food insecure”. More than a half of all children under five years of age are anaemic, while more than a third of them suffer from stunted growth, the statement added.</p> <p> In an important step towards realizing its goal of “zero hunger” by 2025, the Nepal government brought the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act 2018 into force last September.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10254', 'image' => '20190421035549_submission.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10502', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Punjabi Food Festival at Ghar-e-Kabab', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.', 'content' => '<p> April 21: Ghar-e-Kabab, an in-house restaurant of the Annapurna Hotel, has started a two-week festival named ‘Punj Tadka’ offering distinctive and rich Punjabi cuisines laden with aromatic spices.</p> <p> The festival, which kicked off on April 19 will end on May 4, serving different Punjabi cuisines such as Bhatti da Murg, Makki di Roti, Sarson da Saag, Kukkad Curry, Machali Amritsari, among other dishes. According to Samir Bahadur Chand, multi outlet manager at the hotel, there are very few restaurants serving Punjabi cuisines in the capital.</p> <p> “So, we hope the festival will satisfy the customers’ hunger for Punjabi food.”</p> <p> A statement issued by the restaurant says that Punjabi cuisine has carved a niche for itself in the culinary realms of India.</p> <p> There are options for both vegetarian and non-vegetarians in the festival. The ambience of the restaurant looks amazing, and the waiters are dressed up in Punjabi, giving a feeling that one is at a Punjabi restaurant in India.</p> <p> “The cuisines offer a perfect blend of traditional and contemporary delights, all of which have a unique taste of their own. Staying true to tradition, every item will be prepared with hand-picked ingredients and with the utmost love, care and finesse,” the statement added.</p> <p> According to Tripurari Singh, director of food and beverage, the festival is not just about Punjabi food.</p> <p> “The feeling you get inside the restaurant is amazing. The servers are dressed up in Punjabi, and Punjabi folk/instrumental music will be played as per the request from the customers,” he said.</p> <p> The festival starts at 12:30 pm and ends at 10:30 pm every day. For reservation, the hotel has requested to contact +97714221711 or +9779841365714.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10253', 'image' => '20190421023535_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10501', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Telecom Declines to Pay Rs 20 Billion Renewal Charge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: Nepal Telecom has decided not to pay its mobile service renewal charge of Rs 20 billion to the government immediately. ', 'content' => '<p> April 21: Nepal Telecom has decided not to pay its mobile service renewal charge of Rs 20 billion to the government immediately. The state-owned telecom company said so arguing that there is lack of clarity in legal provision regarding this issue.</p> <p> A meeting of Nepal Telecommunication Authority on March 17 had decided to collect Rs 20 billion as renewal charge from Nepal Telecom.</p> <p> Dilli Ram Adhikari, managing director of Nepal Telecom, told New Business Age that the state-owned telecom giant will not pay the charge unless there is clear legal provisions.</p> <p> Nepal Telecom had acquired the license to start mobile service about two decades ago. At that time, the government had not determined the registration and renewal charge. Nepal Telecom had obtained the license under the condition that the company would pay the charges on par with other companies in the future. There is a legal provision of renewing the license in 10 years for the first time and then every five years after that.</p> <p> Howeverm Adhikari argues that there isn’t any clear policy that defines how much amount should be paid.</p> <p> “We will pay the charge only when there is clear provision in the law,” he added.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-21', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10252', 'image' => '20190421115740_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market Watch of April 19', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.', 'content' => '<p> <strong> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Current Price (CMP): 1232.26 </strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh:</strong></p> <p> O: 1217.04<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1214.95<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for 8<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: </strong></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,203.41</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,209.18</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,220.72</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,226.49</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,238.03</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,243.8</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,255.34</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> <strong>OHLC Update of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <p> O: 1184.02<br /> H: 1232.26<br /> L: 1181.87<br /> C: 1232.26</p> <p> <strong>Pivot for the 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Baisakh: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:78px;"> <p> 1,148.28</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,165.07</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,198.67</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,215.46</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,249.06</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,265.85</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1,299.45</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Pivot for this month: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> S3</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> S1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> Pivot</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R1</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R2</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> R3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:79px;"> <p> 1077.31</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1104.17</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1144.09</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1170.95</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1210.87</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1237.73</p> </td> <td style="width:91px;"> <p> 1277.65</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Turnover Update:</strong></p> <p> 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh (2<sup>nd</sup> – 5<sup>th</sup>): Nrs. 262 Crores</p> <p> Last week of Chaitra (24th - 28th): NRs. 299.27 Crores</p> <p> 5<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 75.12 Crores</p> <p> 4<sup>th</sup> Baisakh: Nrs. 82.16 Crores</p> <p> <strong>Commentary:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. Today market has remained positive like yesterday. Likewise the other indexes are also positive.</li> <li> 2. The volume today is lower than that of yesterday.</li> <li> 3. Out of 10 Sub-indices Hydropower, Finance, Non- Life Insurance and Life Insurance are negative today.</li> <li> 4. We can see noticeable changes on Banking, Hotels and Manufacturing & Processing of 25.35, 16.36 and 10.57 respectively.</li> <li> 5. Today top 4 turnovers are from the banking sector.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="602"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>Scrips</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> <strong>Closing Price</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>KBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 8.58 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 269</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.47 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 278</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 4.20 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 302</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 3.61 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 385</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px;"> <p> <strong>CBBL</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:202px;"> <p> NRs. 2.99 crores</p> </td> <td style="width:199px;"> <p> 1,014</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Sector Wise Summary: </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Sector</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover Values</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Turnover volume</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Total Transaction</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> <strong>Commercial Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> NRs. 56.73 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 1,956,989</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:29px;"> <p> 5,512</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> <strong>Finance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> NRs. 018 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 14,151</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:34px;"> <p> 79</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Hotels</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.09 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 3,345</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 18</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> <strong>Manufacturing And Processing</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> NRs. 0.66 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 19,981</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;"> <p> 91</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Others</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 0.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 12,326</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 122</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> <strong>Hydro Power</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> NRs. 3.07 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 153,960</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:36px;"> <p> 1,120</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Non Life Insurance</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 5.90 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 98,434</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 608</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Development Banks</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 2.93 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 147,388</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 495</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Mutual Fund</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 0.20 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 205,521</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> <strong>Promoter Share</strong></p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> NRs. 1.60 Crores</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 45,494</p> </td> <td style="width:160px;height:41px;"> <p> 69</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/19th%20april%20sensitive%20chart.JPG" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></p> <p align="center"> <strong> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</strong></p> <p> <strong>Analysis:</strong></p> <ul> <li> 1. This week we only had 4 trading days instead of 5 due to Nepali New Year. We can see the improvement in the NEPSE Market gradually as the market this week started from 1188.71 and ended at 1232.26.</li> <li> 2. This week banking sector is in uptrend as its NEPSE index has been increasing likewise more of the sub indices are also in uptrend which are Hotels, Development Banks whose points are increasing smoothly.</li> <li> 3. The most noticeable change in sub-indices is of the Hotel sector which started 1752.01 and ended at 1784.00 on the 1<sup>st</sup> week of Baisakh. </li> <li> 4. Though the market is increasing the volume of the last week of Chaitra is greater than of 1st week of Baisakh which means that the market is looking for Saturation.</li> </ul> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10251', 'image' => '20190419035519_19th april trend line chart.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10499', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt not to Announce Populist Programmes this Time’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. ', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Ministry of Finance is gearing up to prepare the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20. There is a constitutional provision which binds the government to prepare the budget within May 29. The National Planning Commission has set a ceiling of Rs 1.5 trillion for the budget. The finance ministry is working in line with the ceiling set by the NPC.</p> <p> The government is planning to announce programmes in the upcoming budget after a review of the first year of implementation of fiscal federalism, according to Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada’s advisor Dr Ram Sharan Kharel.</p> <p> A high ranking official at the finance ministry told New Business Age that the government will not announce any populist programme this time as such programmes announced without proper management of source had cost a heavy burden to the state coffers.</p> <p> According to him, the government has given high priority to trade deficit, lack of investible capital, agriculture, infrastructure while preparing the budget.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10250', 'image' => '20190419033431_20160717125003_finance-ministy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10498', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Video Review Portal Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Digiclip Tech Solutions, a video platform company based in Chennai, India launched what it says is the world’s first video review portal, ReviewClip, in Kathmandu on April 18. The company says that the new product would help the business houses and brands looking for new ways to increase their digital presence as part of their promotional strategies.</p> <p> “In today’s fast paced world, it is much more efficient for someone to click on a video link than it is for them to read a page of text. People want fast and easy information, and online video allows them to have that,” reads a statement issued by the company.</p> <p> The product was unveiled by Dr Ajay Kumar, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu.</p> <p> Dr Kumar also presented the “early adopter” certificates to Hotel Buddy, Everest Holiday Inn Hotel, Mitho Restaurant and Hity Café who were the first few customers to embrace the technology.</p> <p> Kannan Sankaran, founder and CEO of the company, said, “In the current technological turf, digital presence of brands is necessary to attain a global outreach and our mission is to give companies and brands a wider visibility, boost their company’s image through video reviews and connect them with prospective customers. The technological transition from view to play allows for a much greater and broader brand visibility, hence establishing a professional yet personal emotional connection with the customers. The platform helps in achieving better outreach through the talk of the customers, thus enabling would-be customers to relate to the brand. Sometimes it is better to make the PUBLIC do the talking.”</p> <p> The Reviewclip Portal www.thereviewclip.com is designed to provide the clients with highly personalized, interactive service on the web, giving wider reach by connecting customers with the business. The portal shall have devoted pages for brands and businesses showcasing all their video reviews with star ratings and provides information about the company.</p> <p> Users can view, like, share and comment on the video reviews. It also allows the general public to submit video reviews for any brands and businesses through the portal. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10249', 'image' => '20190419025855_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10497', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Voto Nepal Aims to ‘Glorify the Nepali Wear’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Voto Nepal, an ingenious brand of Nepal, has launched its product in the market to complement the Nepalese garment and fashion industry.</p> <p> With the motto of “unveiling the world’s finest quality and service,” Voto Nepal says it accumulates, manufactures and produces everything from the scratch.</p> <p> Most of the products of Voto Nepal are handmade and 90 percent of them are domestic.</p> <p> The brand aims to offer comfortable, chic and graceful wears for both men and women.</p> <p> The concept of this indigenous brand was developed by two women – Pooja Rimal and Pooja Pandey – with a vision to ground break and glorify the Nepali wear, be it casual, formal or semi-formal.</p> <p> To mark the launch of the product, the company is organising Voto Utsav at its outlet in Kamalpokhari from April 14 to 20, offering a wide range of fashionable garments for both men and women with exclusive discounts on this particular week.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10248', 'image' => '20190419023539_aaadddd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10495', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘New Education Policy to Prioritise Research and Practical Education’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The government is all set to issue a new national education policy which prioritise research and practical education system, according to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Raj BC.</p> <p> Secretary BC also stressed on linking academic research with the research of corporate sector. BC said during a programme on Friday that the projects carried out by the students during their academic session can be useful for both corporate and education sectors.</p> <p> Speaking on the launch of a magazine -- Management Scholar -- of Kantipur City College (KCC) on Friday, April 19, BC elaborated that such linkage will help the graduates in finding sponsorship for their magazine, journals and research publication. Similarly, the corporate houses do not need to spend separate time and effort for their research activities. </p> <p> KCC’s seventh edition of the magazine with a theme of ‘Sustainable Development’ was published on the initiation of its two BBA students Sunita Thapa and Manila Karki. According to the college’s Managing Director Pralhad Karki, education sector should be capable enough to generate graduates who can take ownership of their duty and responsibility in the job market.</p> <p> Likewise, Raju Kattel, acting principal of the college, said that it is not difficult for the students involved in this kind of creative activities to find job in the market. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10247', 'image' => '20190419015256_ministry (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10496', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CIAA Issues Public Notice to 5 Foreign Companies Involved in Wide-Body Aircraft Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has called five foreign companies involved in the procurement of Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation to record their statement. This is the second time the anti-graft body has asked the companies to record their statement.</p> <p> CIAA Spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Koirala said in a statement that representatives of High Fly X, Ireland, AAR Crop, USA, Aviation Capital AMBM and Norton Rose of Germany and High Fly International of Portugal have been called for recording their statements.</p> <p> CIAA issued a public notice on Thursday, April 18, asking the representatives of the international companies to be present at its office to record their statement within seven days.</p> <p> The Public Accounts Committee has alleged that there has been corruption of over Rs 4 billion in the procurement process of the two wide-body aircraft for the state-run airlines.</p> <p> Nepal Airlines Corporation had signed a deal with the AAR Crop of America for the procurement of two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. But allegation of corruption came to the fore soon after AAR in a statement mentioned about the involvement of other partnering companies for the delivery of the wide-body aircraft to NAC.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10246', 'image' => '20190419022027_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10494', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Jal Pipes and Fittings Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Jal Pipes and Fittings, a product of Mahalaxmi Wires and Cables, was launched at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on April 18. The product was launched in the presence of brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala.</p> <p> According to the company, Jal Pipes and Fittings are manufactured with the state-of-art technology from Austria, Germany and Japan. It has partnered with Japanese company Sekisui for the production.</p> <p> Brand ambassador of Jal Pipes and Fittings, Manisha Koirala, said, “I am very happy and honored to be part of a brand such as Jal Pipes and Fittings.”</p> <p> Elaborating further on the event, Girish Jain, MD of Arihant Group, said, “Arihant has many ventures and we were looking to branch out in the sector of pipes and fittings. We got that opportunity through Jal Pipes and Fittings. Through this, we aim to please our customers and hope they trust and buy Jal Pipes as much as they have for our other products. We would like to thank our loyal customers for their support because of which we are able to expand and grow and provide them with their needs.”</p> <p> Arihant Group encompasses more than 22 business units in the country in various operating segments that oversee a wide range of products and services. Some of its subsidiaries are Arihant Holidays, Mahalaxmi Cables, Arihant Autocorrugation, Arihant Iron and Steel Industries, Arihant Chemicals etc.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10245', 'image' => '20190419014153_j.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10493', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'CG to Sponsor Crity Awards', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11th Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Advertising Association Nepal (AAN) to sponsor the 11<sup>th</sup> Crity Awards scheduled for August 23.</p> <p> The title sponsor of the awards ceremony will be CG’s product Nepal Ice while the event will also be supported by CG Cement.</p> <p> Rabindra Kumar Rijal, president of AAN, and Nirvaan Chaudhary, managing director of CG, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations on April 18.</p> <p> Speaking on the occasion, Nirvaan Chaudhary expressed that CG was extremely happy to be sponsoring the past few editions of the Crity Awards. He also said that they would be open to future cooperation as well.</p> <p> Similarly, AAN President Rijal thanked CG Brewery and CG Cement for the sponsorship. He also expressed faith for future collaborations between AAN and CG.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10244', 'image' => '20190419013207_mou.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10492', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Panchakanya Group Organises Plumbing Training', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Panchakanya Group in association with Sekisui, Japan and Starline Enterprises, India, has completed Advanced Plumbing Training Program for 175 participants on Thrusday, April 18.', 'content' => '<p> April 19: Panchakanya Group in association with Sekisui, Japan and Starline Enterprises, India, has completed Advanced Plumbing Training Program for 175 participants on Thrusday, April 18.</p> <p> Panchakanya Group said it is the first ever private company in Nepal to initiate such vocational training on plumbing with participation of women. </p> <p> According to the company, the training commenced under the mentorship of renowned Japanese company SEKISUI while professional trainers from India's Starline Company gave international-level plumbing training to the participants.</p> <p> The two –day training was aimed at giving skills to the youths so that they could generate income within the country.</p> <p> Panchakanya Group said it will promote the participants through internet by circulating their bio-data. This year, the company has planned to organize similar kind of training in eastern and western Nepal as well.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-19', 'modified' => '2019-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10243', 'image' => '20190419012049_p.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10491', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Pokhara International Airport Gets Concrete Runway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Construction of the runway of Pokhara International Airport has been complete. ', 'content' => '<p> April 18: Construction of the runway of Pokhara International Airport has been complete. The runway, which is considered the main part of the airport, was completed within one and a half years since the national pride project kicked off.</p> <p> With the completion of the runway, almost 35 percent of the total project has been completed, according to the project officials.</p> <p> Acting chief of the project Krishna Prasad Poudel confirmed that the runway has been completed.</p> <p> The runway which is 2500 meters long is different from other runways and has set a new precedent. Although other runways are blacktopped, this runway is made of concrete materials for the first time in Nepal’s history.</p> <p> Poudel said that they are planning to complete the airport six months ahead of the schedule as per the request of the government.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-04-18', 'modified' => '2019-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '10242', 'image' => '20190418031942_PIA.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-04-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10490', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Farmers of Myagdi fed up with Repeated Hailstones', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The reoccurring hailstorms have damaged a significant amount of crops in Myagdi district. 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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