March 3: The export of woolen products in the first six months of fiscal year 2018/19 increased by 9.8 percent compared to the corresponding period of previous fiscal…
March 3: The export of woolen products in the first six months of fiscal year 2018/19 increased by 9.8 percent compared to the corresponding period of previous fiscal…
March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on…
CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour…
March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the…
March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project.…
March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open…
March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology…
March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly…
February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in…
February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February…
February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province…
February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur.…
February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to…
February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star…
February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12th edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza,…
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USA consumes two-thirds of the woolen products exported by Nepal, says Sharad Bikram Rana, executive director at the centre.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Besides the USA, other major destinations for Nepali woolen products are Germany, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, France and Japan.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a good demand for woolen products in the international market,” said Rana, adding, “But we are facing problems in production and export of such products due to ineffective policies.”</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">President of Nepal Wool and Felt Exporters Association Bikram Thapa, the woolen industry has given employment to 20,000 women.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a lack of skilled manpower in this sector,” he added.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9953', 'image' => '20190303124939_woolClipboard02-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10189', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Adhikari’s Final Rites to be Performed at Pashupati Aryaghat', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> <span style="font-family:Arial">March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday. The prominent Communist leader who was suffering from lungs and heart related aliments breathed his last on Saturday night. He was 82.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">According to Nepal Communist Party, leader Adhikari was undergoing treatment at Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital since the past three weeks.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">His body has been kept at the party headquarters in Dhumbarahi since Sunday morning for paying last respects. After paying tribute in the afternoon, his body is to be taken to Pashupati for cremation, according to the party’s central office secretary Krishna Gopal Shrestha.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">He is credited for initiating social security allowance for senior citizens during the government led by the then UML Chairman Manmohan Adhikari - his elder brother – when the was the finance minister about two decades ago. Late Adhikari, who was elected as member of parliament for four times, also held the portfolio of Minister for Physical Planning and Construction and the Law Minister in his political career.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9952', 'image' => '20190303013406_maxresdefault.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10186', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stock watch at 12 pm', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.', 'content' => '<p> Pic. showing nepse of 1 hour</p> <p> </p> <p> March 3, 1<sup>st</sup> Hour</p> <p> </p> <p> Weekly Pivot (P) = 1107.31</p> <p> Current Hour Pivot (P’) = 1106.99</p> <p> Current Market Price (CMP) = 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.</p> <p> </p> <p> This hour OHLC is as following:-</p> <p> O= 1105.49</p> <p> H= 1108.84</p> <p> L= 1105.21</p> <p> C= 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> Market turnover of the first hour (11 am - 12 pm) = Rs. 3.15 crores</p> <p> </p> <p> The top five turn over making scrips are: </p> <p> </p> <p> Scrips Turnover LTP</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:489px;" width="489"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NLIC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 7,431,179.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,052.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 3,761,027.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 306.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 2,078,704.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 214.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>SICL</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,471,210.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 850.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>UPPER</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,218,618.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 224.00</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9951', 'image' => '20190303121916_3 march 1 hour img.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10183', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt Needs to Clear Ambiguities Related to Social Security Fund’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.</p> <p> Article 34 of the constitution mentions contribution-based social security as the fundamental right of workers.</p> <p> Stakeholders said during a roundtable meeting organised by New Business Age on Thursday (February 28) that the government clarify some issues to facilitate the compulsory registration process.</p> <p> Vice President of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), Ramesh Badal said that the government must remove some ambiguities regarding the Social Security Fund by amending the laws.</p> <p> “As the constitution itself has guaranteed the rights of the workers, the employers have no other option than to accept the new scheme,” he said.</p> <p> Similarly, Rajesh Agrawal, vice president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), said that there are still some ambiguities regarding the Employees’ Provident Fund and the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> “The government must formulate a clear policy regarding what kind of benefits the workers are entitled to from the two different funds,” he said.</p> <p> Deputy Director General of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Hansa Ram Pandey, said some practical problems have surfaced while adopting the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> He maintained that the government must clarify the provision related to pension after 60 years.</p> <p> “There have been different interpretations regarding the provision relating to pension. The government must clarify this by amending the laws,” he said.</p> <p> Meanwhile, General Secretary of Nepal Trade Union Congress, Yogendra Kumar Kunwar, expressed his belief that the Social Security Fund will prove to be beneficial for the employees as well as the employers in the long run.</p> <p> Director of the Social Security Fund, Rama Bhattarai, informed the meeting that more than 2,000 employers have agreed to contribute to the new scheme.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9950', 'image' => '20190301034249_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10182', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEA and Api Power Company Sign PPA', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. ', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. NEA’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising and the company’s Executive Director Sanjib Neupane inked the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p> According to a press statement issued by the company, it is the third project of the company in Darchula of Sudurpaschim Province. Prior to this, the company had been supplying electricity to the national transmission grid after completing the construction of Naugad Hydropower Project having production capacity of 8.5 megawatts.</p> <p> The company is expected to supply electricity by mid-April.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9949', 'image' => '20190301024327_Clipboard04.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10181', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Top Singers Selected Under Dream Big Project', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.</p> <p> According to the beverage company, selected participants in this project are given a chance to collaborate and perform at Tuborg Open Sessions platform – a YouTube series featuring live studio-recorded performances by some of the prominent Nepali artists, established and emerging.</p> <p> The sessions offer new rendition of Nepali songs, from old classics to current favorites, the company said in a statement.</p> <p> “The digital platform offers its open approach of producing rich Nepali musical collaborations with each other by experiment and mixing various genres,” the statement added.</p> <p> The Dream Big Project features some of the prominent names in the Nepali music fraternity including Manoj Kumar KC, Bidhan Shrestha, Deepak Bajracharya, Uday Sotang, Sheetal Moktan, Shreya Sotang, Rohit John Chhettri and Swoopna Suman to name a few.</p> <p> The company said it had received 1000 entries ever since the launch of the project in September 2019. Any aspiring singer/brand could upload their songs on <a href="http://www.tuborgnepal.com/">www.tuborgnepal.com</a> to showcase their talent.</p> <p> After careful screenings of all the videos received, a panel of experts recently selected five budding singers/musicians, according to the statement.</p> <p> These selected contestants will now get a chance to collaborate with musicians from Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory and Arbitrary Records under the aegis of Tuborg Open Sessions. The collaborative videos will be uploaded on Channel Arbitrary and Tuborg Open Sessions Facebook page later on.</p> <p> The selected participants are Suneeta Karki from Udaupur , Manish Niroula and Saurav Karki from Biratnagar, Rajesh Nepali, Saloni Dangol, Aarif Rauf from Kathmandu. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9948', 'image' => '20190301020605_masthead 24cc final.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10180', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Consultancies ‘Effortful’ to Solve the Problems of Nepali students in Australia ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).</p> <p> The educational consultancies including Education Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN), Free Educational Consultancies Organisation of Nepal (FECON), IERIN (International Education Representative Initiative of Nepal), and Nepali Association of Australia Education Representatives (NAAER) expressed their sincere efforts to solve the problems after the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on February 19 scrapped the registration of AIBT’s diploma in nursing programme stating that it was not accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).</p> <p> The stakeholders concerned said they have even urged the Nepal government to resolve the problem, reads a press statement issued by the umbrella organisations.</p> <p> Organising a press meet on Wednesday, February 28, in the capital, ECAN’s President Bishnu Hari Pandey said that the organisations are trying to solve the problem with the support from the government.</p> <p> “We are persistently consulting with responsible authorities of the college and the students and consultancies concerned here,” said Pandey adding, “We have even forwarded written documents to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Nepal suggesting solution and the measures to address the problem.”</p> <p> During the press meet, representatives of the consultancies blamed both the Nepal government and Australian government for issuing no objection letter and visa even though they were aware of AIBT’s problems.</p> <p> The organisations appealed to the Nepal government to request the Australian government for college transfer of AIBT students. “Australian government can manage credit transfer on a special request from the Nepal government,” said FECON’s President Yubaraj Katwal adding, “The problem of AIBT will be resolved automatically after revocation of its license suspension.”</p> <p> ECAN also appealed the students to continue to attend the classes until a decision on AIBT’s appeal is announced.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9947', 'image' => '20190301013155__MG_1899.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10184', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Westerly Winds Bring Rain and Snow Across the Country', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.</p> <p> According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the rain and snowfall were the results of the falling atmospheric pressure caused by the westerly winds.</p> <p> The division informed that the atmospheric pressure all over the country started to change on Wednesday evening after the westerly winds entered the country. The division further said that the weather has started becoming clear in the western parts of Nepal since Thursday evening but it might take a few more days for the weather to clear in eastern Nepal.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9946', 'image' => '20190301035432_DSC_0988.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10179', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL extension counter in Babai', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.</p> <p> The new extension counter is located in Babai of Basgadi Municipality, Bardiya and operated under the Surkhet branch of NIBL.</p> <p> The banking facilities provided by the newly opened extension counter include cash deposit, withdrawal and remittance service and mobile banking, informed NIBL.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9945', 'image' => '20190228035805_Babai extension counter (2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10178', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL Turns 33', 'sub_title' => 'Launches ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.</p> <p> NIBL customers holding any type of savings account can open a recurring fixed deposit account for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months and receive 9.25% interest on their deposit.</p> <p> According to the bank, this product focuses on securing the customers’ future with a fixed deposit account by saving as little as 333 a month.</p> <p> At the onset of this milestone, the bank has also offered exclusive offer of 33 percent cash back to their Visa Domestic Card holders while buying any items or service from their Point of Sale (POS) terminals installed all across the country.</p> <p> “The offer is valid up to 33 days. NIBL Visa Domestic Card holders can benefit from this cash back offer,” the bank said in a statement.</p> <p> The bank has stated that such offers will encourage less cash economy environment promoting secure and convenient digital payment in the country.</p> <p> The bank also organised a blood donation campaign at its head office in Durbar Marg to mark its anniversary.</p> <p> Similarly, in order to promote financial literacy amongst children, NIBL has also officially launched a comic book named ‘Bank sanga ko nata, mero aafnai bachat khata’.</p> <p> As NIBL completes 33 years this spring, its paid up capital has reached Rs 12.58 billion. Nepal Investment Bank has completed 33 years of operation.</p> <p> NIBL currently has 78 branches, eight extension counters, nine tax collection counter, 49 branchless banking service, 110 ATMs and 3,665 POS terminals for their valued customers. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9944', 'image' => '20190228022535_nibl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10177', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NCF and UNDP join hands to work on SDGs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.</p> <p> According to the UNDP, the SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a bold, universal agreement to end poverty in all its dimensions and craft an equal, just and secure world – for the people, the planet and prosperity – by 2030.</p> <p> Under this partnership, both UNDP and NCF will collaborate to undertake joint initiatives to raise awareness on the SDGs.</p> <p> Issuing a joint statement, the signatories said that the partnership will also explore ways to promote and maximize the contribution of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs.</p> <p> “Through this partnership with National Cooperatives Federation Nepal, we aim to mobilize the vast network of cooperatives across the country to localize the SDGs and contribute to their achievement. As important actors of the socio-economic development of Nepal, the cooperatives are also well aligned with the principles of empowerment, participation and inclusion which are at the core of the leave no one behind concept of the global goal for the advancement of SDGs,” said Renaud Meyer, UNDP Nepal’s Resident Representative, upon signing the agreement in Janakpur on February 26.</p> <p> He also called on cooperatives in other provinces to replicate this type of partnership.</p> <p> “We are committed to develop a comprehensive SDG Implementation Guidelines and continuously build capacity of the cooperatives at all levels so that they could align their activities to have a more direct and concrete contribution to the achievement of the Global Goals,” said Chairperson of NCF Nepal, Keshav Prasad Badal.</p> <p> As part of the agreement, NCF will start internalizing the SDGs into its activities and implement concrete measures to create a positive and long lasting contribution.</p> <p> UNDP and NCF plan to collaborate in the advocacy efforts to create a conducive environment for the cooperatives to work together with provincial and local partners, including governments, civil society and the private sector for the advancement of the SDGs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9943', 'image' => '20190228021458_undp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10176', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Laxmi Bank’s 99th Branch in Kirtipur', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. ', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. Issuing a statement, the bank said that the branch will offer full range of retail banking services customized to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses. </p> <p> With the above new addition Laxmi Bank network now includes 99 branches across 46 districts, five hospital service counters, 112 ATMs, 2,500 remittance agents and 51 branchless banking agents spread across the country.</p> <p> The bank said it is rapidly expanding to newer and underserved markets with the aim of meeting the growing demand for professional financial services such as innovative saving accounts, term deposits, home and auto loans, small business loans, microfinance, insurance etc.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9942', 'image' => '20190228020902_laxmi.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10175', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Travel Money Maker Launched to Aide Tourism Promotion in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.</p> <p> The website aims to attract Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal abroad to be the virtual travel agents (VTA) and participate actively in sending tourists to Nepal. The website says it has an integrated built-in system to assist VTAs and the end-clients to create their own customized travel packages for Nepal.</p> <p> Deepesh Man Shakya, the founder of TMM Nepal, informed New Business Age that the website assists to select options according to the interest and choice of the clients. Once the selection is submitted, the service providers including tour operators, trekking agencies, and hotels etc who have subscribed to TMM Nepal will get information about the clients with a customized package trip which includes only the things they are interested based on their selection.</p> <p> “The selection is similar to that of an online shopping portal adding our preferred items into the wish list,” Shakya added. </p> <p> TMM Nepal also has a mechanism to provide commission, from service providers, to VTAs. Besides, it provides an opportunity for service providers to submit their services and sell them to potential clients of TMM Nepal.</p> <p> The website of TMM Nepal consists of various holiday and trekking packages, information including things to do and things to see in Nepal along with the details of shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and many more.</p> <p> The main goal of the website is to encourage Nepali diaspora to participate in promotion of tourism in Nepal by getting something in return rather than doing it on a voluntary basis.</p> <p> Shakya firmly believes that the former approach should be the mainstream tourism promotion driver to meet the target of bringing in 2 million tourists during the Visit Nepal Year 2020.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9941', 'image' => '20190228103333_aaa 2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10174', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Hotel Central Plaza gets Five-Star Status ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status. The hotel situated in Kohalpur Municipality ward number four received the five-star status from the Department of Tourism on Tuesday, February 26.</p> <p> The hotel constructed with an investment of Rs 600 million in an area of 16 ropanies of land started its operation a year ago.</p> <p> Dewanand Aryal, managing director of Hotel Central Plaza, informed New Business Age that the representatives from the Department of Tourism decided to award the five-star status after inspecting the infrastructure of the hotel. </p> <p> The hotel which previously operated with four-start status has become the second five-star hotel in Banke. Soltee Westend Premium recently received the five-star status followed by Hotel Central Plaza. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9940', 'image' => '20190228101532_Clipboard03-32.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10173', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HR Meet 2019 on March 14-15', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12th edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12<sup>th</sup> edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p> <p> The company said in a statement that it has been organising the HR Meet annually ever since its inception in 2008, with an aim to nurture, empower, and strengthen the human capital from various sectors under a single roof.</p> <p> According to Growth Sellers, the HR Meet has been able to set a benchmark in the HR sector and present itself as one of the much awaited events in the field of HR.</p> <p> This year, the organizer plans to discuss about new technologies, innovations, software, trends and HR practices in the conference. According to the organizer, there will be a panel discussion between CEOs and HR experts on the topic of ‘Investment and Implementation of HR Technology: A way forward’. There will be parallel sessions on three different topics, panel interview and individual sessions with prominent resource persons in the conference. To address the burning issues of workplace, there will a panel discussion session on ‘How to deal with workplace harassment’.</p> <p> Mohan Ojha, managing director of Growth Sellers, said, “The technological development has influenced every sector including HR. This year, we have chosen the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ to scrutinize how the technological advancement has effect in HR, what could be done further and how we can use technology to ease the work of HR.” He further added that Nepal is still in initial phase of adopting technology in HR.</p> <p> The organiser believes that the two-day non-residential conference will provide an opportunity to have excellent networking, exposure to knowledge about international trends and HR issues, learning materials, individual certificate of participation and exciting sessions with influential resource persons to the participants.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9939', 'image' => '20190228100833_DSC_0012(1).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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USA consumes two-thirds of the woolen products exported by Nepal, says Sharad Bikram Rana, executive director at the centre.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Besides the USA, other major destinations for Nepali woolen products are Germany, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, France and Japan.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a good demand for woolen products in the international market,” said Rana, adding, “But we are facing problems in production and export of such products due to ineffective policies.”</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">President of Nepal Wool and Felt Exporters Association Bikram Thapa, the woolen industry has given employment to 20,000 women.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a lack of skilled manpower in this sector,” he added.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9953', 'image' => '20190303124939_woolClipboard02-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10189', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Adhikari’s Final Rites to be Performed at Pashupati Aryaghat', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> <span style="font-family:Arial">March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday. The prominent Communist leader who was suffering from lungs and heart related aliments breathed his last on Saturday night. He was 82.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">According to Nepal Communist Party, leader Adhikari was undergoing treatment at Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital since the past three weeks.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">His body has been kept at the party headquarters in Dhumbarahi since Sunday morning for paying last respects. After paying tribute in the afternoon, his body is to be taken to Pashupati for cremation, according to the party’s central office secretary Krishna Gopal Shrestha.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">He is credited for initiating social security allowance for senior citizens during the government led by the then UML Chairman Manmohan Adhikari - his elder brother – when the was the finance minister about two decades ago. Late Adhikari, who was elected as member of parliament for four times, also held the portfolio of Minister for Physical Planning and Construction and the Law Minister in his political career.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9952', 'image' => '20190303013406_maxresdefault.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10186', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stock watch at 12 pm', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.', 'content' => '<p> Pic. showing nepse of 1 hour</p> <p> </p> <p> March 3, 1<sup>st</sup> Hour</p> <p> </p> <p> Weekly Pivot (P) = 1107.31</p> <p> Current Hour Pivot (P’) = 1106.99</p> <p> Current Market Price (CMP) = 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.</p> <p> </p> <p> This hour OHLC is as following:-</p> <p> O= 1105.49</p> <p> H= 1108.84</p> <p> L= 1105.21</p> <p> C= 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> Market turnover of the first hour (11 am - 12 pm) = Rs. 3.15 crores</p> <p> </p> <p> The top five turn over making scrips are: </p> <p> </p> <p> Scrips Turnover LTP</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:489px;" width="489"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NLIC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 7,431,179.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,052.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 3,761,027.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 306.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 2,078,704.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 214.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>SICL</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,471,210.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 850.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>UPPER</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,218,618.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 224.00</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9951', 'image' => '20190303121916_3 march 1 hour img.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10183', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt Needs to Clear Ambiguities Related to Social Security Fund’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.</p> <p> Article 34 of the constitution mentions contribution-based social security as the fundamental right of workers.</p> <p> Stakeholders said during a roundtable meeting organised by New Business Age on Thursday (February 28) that the government clarify some issues to facilitate the compulsory registration process.</p> <p> Vice President of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), Ramesh Badal said that the government must remove some ambiguities regarding the Social Security Fund by amending the laws.</p> <p> “As the constitution itself has guaranteed the rights of the workers, the employers have no other option than to accept the new scheme,” he said.</p> <p> Similarly, Rajesh Agrawal, vice president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), said that there are still some ambiguities regarding the Employees’ Provident Fund and the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> “The government must formulate a clear policy regarding what kind of benefits the workers are entitled to from the two different funds,” he said.</p> <p> Deputy Director General of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Hansa Ram Pandey, said some practical problems have surfaced while adopting the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> He maintained that the government must clarify the provision related to pension after 60 years.</p> <p> “There have been different interpretations regarding the provision relating to pension. The government must clarify this by amending the laws,” he said.</p> <p> Meanwhile, General Secretary of Nepal Trade Union Congress, Yogendra Kumar Kunwar, expressed his belief that the Social Security Fund will prove to be beneficial for the employees as well as the employers in the long run.</p> <p> Director of the Social Security Fund, Rama Bhattarai, informed the meeting that more than 2,000 employers have agreed to contribute to the new scheme.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9950', 'image' => '20190301034249_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10182', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEA and Api Power Company Sign PPA', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. ', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. NEA’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising and the company’s Executive Director Sanjib Neupane inked the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p> According to a press statement issued by the company, it is the third project of the company in Darchula of Sudurpaschim Province. Prior to this, the company had been supplying electricity to the national transmission grid after completing the construction of Naugad Hydropower Project having production capacity of 8.5 megawatts.</p> <p> The company is expected to supply electricity by mid-April.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9949', 'image' => '20190301024327_Clipboard04.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10181', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Top Singers Selected Under Dream Big Project', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.</p> <p> According to the beverage company, selected participants in this project are given a chance to collaborate and perform at Tuborg Open Sessions platform – a YouTube series featuring live studio-recorded performances by some of the prominent Nepali artists, established and emerging.</p> <p> The sessions offer new rendition of Nepali songs, from old classics to current favorites, the company said in a statement.</p> <p> “The digital platform offers its open approach of producing rich Nepali musical collaborations with each other by experiment and mixing various genres,” the statement added.</p> <p> The Dream Big Project features some of the prominent names in the Nepali music fraternity including Manoj Kumar KC, Bidhan Shrestha, Deepak Bajracharya, Uday Sotang, Sheetal Moktan, Shreya Sotang, Rohit John Chhettri and Swoopna Suman to name a few.</p> <p> The company said it had received 1000 entries ever since the launch of the project in September 2019. Any aspiring singer/brand could upload their songs on <a href="http://www.tuborgnepal.com/">www.tuborgnepal.com</a> to showcase their talent.</p> <p> After careful screenings of all the videos received, a panel of experts recently selected five budding singers/musicians, according to the statement.</p> <p> These selected contestants will now get a chance to collaborate with musicians from Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory and Arbitrary Records under the aegis of Tuborg Open Sessions. The collaborative videos will be uploaded on Channel Arbitrary and Tuborg Open Sessions Facebook page later on.</p> <p> The selected participants are Suneeta Karki from Udaupur , Manish Niroula and Saurav Karki from Biratnagar, Rajesh Nepali, Saloni Dangol, Aarif Rauf from Kathmandu. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9948', 'image' => '20190301020605_masthead 24cc final.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10180', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Consultancies ‘Effortful’ to Solve the Problems of Nepali students in Australia ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).</p> <p> The educational consultancies including Education Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN), Free Educational Consultancies Organisation of Nepal (FECON), IERIN (International Education Representative Initiative of Nepal), and Nepali Association of Australia Education Representatives (NAAER) expressed their sincere efforts to solve the problems after the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on February 19 scrapped the registration of AIBT’s diploma in nursing programme stating that it was not accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).</p> <p> The stakeholders concerned said they have even urged the Nepal government to resolve the problem, reads a press statement issued by the umbrella organisations.</p> <p> Organising a press meet on Wednesday, February 28, in the capital, ECAN’s President Bishnu Hari Pandey said that the organisations are trying to solve the problem with the support from the government.</p> <p> “We are persistently consulting with responsible authorities of the college and the students and consultancies concerned here,” said Pandey adding, “We have even forwarded written documents to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Nepal suggesting solution and the measures to address the problem.”</p> <p> During the press meet, representatives of the consultancies blamed both the Nepal government and Australian government for issuing no objection letter and visa even though they were aware of AIBT’s problems.</p> <p> The organisations appealed to the Nepal government to request the Australian government for college transfer of AIBT students. “Australian government can manage credit transfer on a special request from the Nepal government,” said FECON’s President Yubaraj Katwal adding, “The problem of AIBT will be resolved automatically after revocation of its license suspension.”</p> <p> ECAN also appealed the students to continue to attend the classes until a decision on AIBT’s appeal is announced.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9947', 'image' => '20190301013155__MG_1899.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10184', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Westerly Winds Bring Rain and Snow Across the Country', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.</p> <p> According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the rain and snowfall were the results of the falling atmospheric pressure caused by the westerly winds.</p> <p> The division informed that the atmospheric pressure all over the country started to change on Wednesday evening after the westerly winds entered the country. The division further said that the weather has started becoming clear in the western parts of Nepal since Thursday evening but it might take a few more days for the weather to clear in eastern Nepal.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9946', 'image' => '20190301035432_DSC_0988.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10179', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL extension counter in Babai', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.</p> <p> The new extension counter is located in Babai of Basgadi Municipality, Bardiya and operated under the Surkhet branch of NIBL.</p> <p> The banking facilities provided by the newly opened extension counter include cash deposit, withdrawal and remittance service and mobile banking, informed NIBL.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9945', 'image' => '20190228035805_Babai extension counter (2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10178', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL Turns 33', 'sub_title' => 'Launches ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.</p> <p> NIBL customers holding any type of savings account can open a recurring fixed deposit account for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months and receive 9.25% interest on their deposit.</p> <p> According to the bank, this product focuses on securing the customers’ future with a fixed deposit account by saving as little as 333 a month.</p> <p> At the onset of this milestone, the bank has also offered exclusive offer of 33 percent cash back to their Visa Domestic Card holders while buying any items or service from their Point of Sale (POS) terminals installed all across the country.</p> <p> “The offer is valid up to 33 days. NIBL Visa Domestic Card holders can benefit from this cash back offer,” the bank said in a statement.</p> <p> The bank has stated that such offers will encourage less cash economy environment promoting secure and convenient digital payment in the country.</p> <p> The bank also organised a blood donation campaign at its head office in Durbar Marg to mark its anniversary.</p> <p> Similarly, in order to promote financial literacy amongst children, NIBL has also officially launched a comic book named ‘Bank sanga ko nata, mero aafnai bachat khata’.</p> <p> As NIBL completes 33 years this spring, its paid up capital has reached Rs 12.58 billion. Nepal Investment Bank has completed 33 years of operation.</p> <p> NIBL currently has 78 branches, eight extension counters, nine tax collection counter, 49 branchless banking service, 110 ATMs and 3,665 POS terminals for their valued customers. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9944', 'image' => '20190228022535_nibl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10177', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NCF and UNDP join hands to work on SDGs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.</p> <p> According to the UNDP, the SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a bold, universal agreement to end poverty in all its dimensions and craft an equal, just and secure world – for the people, the planet and prosperity – by 2030.</p> <p> Under this partnership, both UNDP and NCF will collaborate to undertake joint initiatives to raise awareness on the SDGs.</p> <p> Issuing a joint statement, the signatories said that the partnership will also explore ways to promote and maximize the contribution of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs.</p> <p> “Through this partnership with National Cooperatives Federation Nepal, we aim to mobilize the vast network of cooperatives across the country to localize the SDGs and contribute to their achievement. As important actors of the socio-economic development of Nepal, the cooperatives are also well aligned with the principles of empowerment, participation and inclusion which are at the core of the leave no one behind concept of the global goal for the advancement of SDGs,” said Renaud Meyer, UNDP Nepal’s Resident Representative, upon signing the agreement in Janakpur on February 26.</p> <p> He also called on cooperatives in other provinces to replicate this type of partnership.</p> <p> “We are committed to develop a comprehensive SDG Implementation Guidelines and continuously build capacity of the cooperatives at all levels so that they could align their activities to have a more direct and concrete contribution to the achievement of the Global Goals,” said Chairperson of NCF Nepal, Keshav Prasad Badal.</p> <p> As part of the agreement, NCF will start internalizing the SDGs into its activities and implement concrete measures to create a positive and long lasting contribution.</p> <p> UNDP and NCF plan to collaborate in the advocacy efforts to create a conducive environment for the cooperatives to work together with provincial and local partners, including governments, civil society and the private sector for the advancement of the SDGs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9943', 'image' => '20190228021458_undp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10176', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Laxmi Bank’s 99th Branch in Kirtipur', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. 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Issuing a statement, the bank said that the branch will offer full range of retail banking services customized to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses. </p> <p> With the above new addition Laxmi Bank network now includes 99 branches across 46 districts, five hospital service counters, 112 ATMs, 2,500 remittance agents and 51 branchless banking agents spread across the country.</p> <p> The bank said it is rapidly expanding to newer and underserved markets with the aim of meeting the growing demand for professional financial services such as innovative saving accounts, term deposits, home and auto loans, small business loans, microfinance, insurance etc.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9942', 'image' => '20190228020902_laxmi.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10175', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Travel Money Maker Launched to Aide Tourism Promotion in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.</p> <p> The website aims to attract Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal abroad to be the virtual travel agents (VTA) and participate actively in sending tourists to Nepal. The website says it has an integrated built-in system to assist VTAs and the end-clients to create their own customized travel packages for Nepal.</p> <p> Deepesh Man Shakya, the founder of TMM Nepal, informed New Business Age that the website assists to select options according to the interest and choice of the clients. Once the selection is submitted, the service providers including tour operators, trekking agencies, and hotels etc who have subscribed to TMM Nepal will get information about the clients with a customized package trip which includes only the things they are interested based on their selection.</p> <p> “The selection is similar to that of an online shopping portal adding our preferred items into the wish list,” Shakya added. </p> <p> TMM Nepal also has a mechanism to provide commission, from service providers, to VTAs. Besides, it provides an opportunity for service providers to submit their services and sell them to potential clients of TMM Nepal.</p> <p> The website of TMM Nepal consists of various holiday and trekking packages, information including things to do and things to see in Nepal along with the details of shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and many more.</p> <p> The main goal of the website is to encourage Nepali diaspora to participate in promotion of tourism in Nepal by getting something in return rather than doing it on a voluntary basis.</p> <p> Shakya firmly believes that the former approach should be the mainstream tourism promotion driver to meet the target of bringing in 2 million tourists during the Visit Nepal Year 2020.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9941', 'image' => '20190228103333_aaa 2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10174', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Hotel Central Plaza gets Five-Star Status ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status. The hotel situated in Kohalpur Municipality ward number four received the five-star status from the Department of Tourism on Tuesday, February 26.</p> <p> The hotel constructed with an investment of Rs 600 million in an area of 16 ropanies of land started its operation a year ago.</p> <p> Dewanand Aryal, managing director of Hotel Central Plaza, informed New Business Age that the representatives from the Department of Tourism decided to award the five-star status after inspecting the infrastructure of the hotel. </p> <p> The hotel which previously operated with four-start status has become the second five-star hotel in Banke. Soltee Westend Premium recently received the five-star status followed by Hotel Central Plaza. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9940', 'image' => '20190228101532_Clipboard03-32.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10173', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HR Meet 2019 on March 14-15', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12th edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12<sup>th</sup> edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p> <p> The company said in a statement that it has been organising the HR Meet annually ever since its inception in 2008, with an aim to nurture, empower, and strengthen the human capital from various sectors under a single roof.</p> <p> According to Growth Sellers, the HR Meet has been able to set a benchmark in the HR sector and present itself as one of the much awaited events in the field of HR.</p> <p> This year, the organizer plans to discuss about new technologies, innovations, software, trends and HR practices in the conference. According to the organizer, there will be a panel discussion between CEOs and HR experts on the topic of ‘Investment and Implementation of HR Technology: A way forward’. There will be parallel sessions on three different topics, panel interview and individual sessions with prominent resource persons in the conference. To address the burning issues of workplace, there will a panel discussion session on ‘How to deal with workplace harassment’.</p> <p> Mohan Ojha, managing director of Growth Sellers, said, “The technological development has influenced every sector including HR. This year, we have chosen the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ to scrutinize how the technological advancement has effect in HR, what could be done further and how we can use technology to ease the work of HR.” He further added that Nepal is still in initial phase of adopting technology in HR.</p> <p> The organiser believes that the two-day non-residential conference will provide an opportunity to have excellent networking, exposure to knowledge about international trends and HR issues, learning materials, individual certificate of participation and exciting sessions with influential resource persons to the participants.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9939', 'image' => '20190228100833_DSC_0012(1).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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USA consumes two-thirds of the woolen products exported by Nepal, says Sharad Bikram Rana, executive director at the centre.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Besides the USA, other major destinations for Nepali woolen products are Germany, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, France and Japan.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a good demand for woolen products in the international market,” said Rana, adding, “But we are facing problems in production and export of such products due to ineffective policies.”</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">President of Nepal Wool and Felt Exporters Association Bikram Thapa, the woolen industry has given employment to 20,000 women.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a lack of skilled manpower in this sector,” he added.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9953', 'image' => '20190303124939_woolClipboard02-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10189', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Adhikari’s Final Rites to be Performed at Pashupati Aryaghat', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> <span style="font-family:Arial">March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday. The prominent Communist leader who was suffering from lungs and heart related aliments breathed his last on Saturday night. He was 82.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">According to Nepal Communist Party, leader Adhikari was undergoing treatment at Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital since the past three weeks.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">His body has been kept at the party headquarters in Dhumbarahi since Sunday morning for paying last respects. After paying tribute in the afternoon, his body is to be taken to Pashupati for cremation, according to the party’s central office secretary Krishna Gopal Shrestha.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">He is credited for initiating social security allowance for senior citizens during the government led by the then UML Chairman Manmohan Adhikari - his elder brother – when the was the finance minister about two decades ago. Late Adhikari, who was elected as member of parliament for four times, also held the portfolio of Minister for Physical Planning and Construction and the Law Minister in his political career.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9952', 'image' => '20190303013406_maxresdefault.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10186', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stock watch at 12 pm', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.', 'content' => '<p> Pic. showing nepse of 1 hour</p> <p> </p> <p> March 3, 1<sup>st</sup> Hour</p> <p> </p> <p> Weekly Pivot (P) = 1107.31</p> <p> Current Hour Pivot (P’) = 1106.99</p> <p> Current Market Price (CMP) = 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.</p> <p> </p> <p> This hour OHLC is as following:-</p> <p> O= 1105.49</p> <p> H= 1108.84</p> <p> L= 1105.21</p> <p> C= 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> Market turnover of the first hour (11 am - 12 pm) = Rs. 3.15 crores</p> <p> </p> <p> The top five turn over making scrips are: </p> <p> </p> <p> Scrips Turnover LTP</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:489px;" width="489"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NLIC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 7,431,179.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,052.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 3,761,027.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 306.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 2,078,704.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 214.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>SICL</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,471,210.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 850.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>UPPER</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,218,618.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 224.00</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9951', 'image' => '20190303121916_3 march 1 hour img.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10183', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt Needs to Clear Ambiguities Related to Social Security Fund’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.</p> <p> Article 34 of the constitution mentions contribution-based social security as the fundamental right of workers.</p> <p> Stakeholders said during a roundtable meeting organised by New Business Age on Thursday (February 28) that the government clarify some issues to facilitate the compulsory registration process.</p> <p> Vice President of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), Ramesh Badal said that the government must remove some ambiguities regarding the Social Security Fund by amending the laws.</p> <p> “As the constitution itself has guaranteed the rights of the workers, the employers have no other option than to accept the new scheme,” he said.</p> <p> Similarly, Rajesh Agrawal, vice president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), said that there are still some ambiguities regarding the Employees’ Provident Fund and the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> “The government must formulate a clear policy regarding what kind of benefits the workers are entitled to from the two different funds,” he said.</p> <p> Deputy Director General of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Hansa Ram Pandey, said some practical problems have surfaced while adopting the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> He maintained that the government must clarify the provision related to pension after 60 years.</p> <p> “There have been different interpretations regarding the provision relating to pension. The government must clarify this by amending the laws,” he said.</p> <p> Meanwhile, General Secretary of Nepal Trade Union Congress, Yogendra Kumar Kunwar, expressed his belief that the Social Security Fund will prove to be beneficial for the employees as well as the employers in the long run.</p> <p> Director of the Social Security Fund, Rama Bhattarai, informed the meeting that more than 2,000 employers have agreed to contribute to the new scheme.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9950', 'image' => '20190301034249_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10182', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEA and Api Power Company Sign PPA', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. ', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. NEA’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising and the company’s Executive Director Sanjib Neupane inked the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p> According to a press statement issued by the company, it is the third project of the company in Darchula of Sudurpaschim Province. Prior to this, the company had been supplying electricity to the national transmission grid after completing the construction of Naugad Hydropower Project having production capacity of 8.5 megawatts.</p> <p> The company is expected to supply electricity by mid-April.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9949', 'image' => '20190301024327_Clipboard04.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10181', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Top Singers Selected Under Dream Big Project', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.</p> <p> According to the beverage company, selected participants in this project are given a chance to collaborate and perform at Tuborg Open Sessions platform – a YouTube series featuring live studio-recorded performances by some of the prominent Nepali artists, established and emerging.</p> <p> The sessions offer new rendition of Nepali songs, from old classics to current favorites, the company said in a statement.</p> <p> “The digital platform offers its open approach of producing rich Nepali musical collaborations with each other by experiment and mixing various genres,” the statement added.</p> <p> The Dream Big Project features some of the prominent names in the Nepali music fraternity including Manoj Kumar KC, Bidhan Shrestha, Deepak Bajracharya, Uday Sotang, Sheetal Moktan, Shreya Sotang, Rohit John Chhettri and Swoopna Suman to name a few.</p> <p> The company said it had received 1000 entries ever since the launch of the project in September 2019. Any aspiring singer/brand could upload their songs on <a href="http://www.tuborgnepal.com/">www.tuborgnepal.com</a> to showcase their talent.</p> <p> After careful screenings of all the videos received, a panel of experts recently selected five budding singers/musicians, according to the statement.</p> <p> These selected contestants will now get a chance to collaborate with musicians from Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory and Arbitrary Records under the aegis of Tuborg Open Sessions. The collaborative videos will be uploaded on Channel Arbitrary and Tuborg Open Sessions Facebook page later on.</p> <p> The selected participants are Suneeta Karki from Udaupur , Manish Niroula and Saurav Karki from Biratnagar, Rajesh Nepali, Saloni Dangol, Aarif Rauf from Kathmandu. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9948', 'image' => '20190301020605_masthead 24cc final.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10180', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Consultancies ‘Effortful’ to Solve the Problems of Nepali students in Australia ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).</p> <p> The educational consultancies including Education Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN), Free Educational Consultancies Organisation of Nepal (FECON), IERIN (International Education Representative Initiative of Nepal), and Nepali Association of Australia Education Representatives (NAAER) expressed their sincere efforts to solve the problems after the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on February 19 scrapped the registration of AIBT’s diploma in nursing programme stating that it was not accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).</p> <p> The stakeholders concerned said they have even urged the Nepal government to resolve the problem, reads a press statement issued by the umbrella organisations.</p> <p> Organising a press meet on Wednesday, February 28, in the capital, ECAN’s President Bishnu Hari Pandey said that the organisations are trying to solve the problem with the support from the government.</p> <p> “We are persistently consulting with responsible authorities of the college and the students and consultancies concerned here,” said Pandey adding, “We have even forwarded written documents to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Nepal suggesting solution and the measures to address the problem.”</p> <p> During the press meet, representatives of the consultancies blamed both the Nepal government and Australian government for issuing no objection letter and visa even though they were aware of AIBT’s problems.</p> <p> The organisations appealed to the Nepal government to request the Australian government for college transfer of AIBT students. “Australian government can manage credit transfer on a special request from the Nepal government,” said FECON’s President Yubaraj Katwal adding, “The problem of AIBT will be resolved automatically after revocation of its license suspension.”</p> <p> ECAN also appealed the students to continue to attend the classes until a decision on AIBT’s appeal is announced.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9947', 'image' => '20190301013155__MG_1899.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10184', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Westerly Winds Bring Rain and Snow Across the Country', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.</p> <p> According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the rain and snowfall were the results of the falling atmospheric pressure caused by the westerly winds.</p> <p> The division informed that the atmospheric pressure all over the country started to change on Wednesday evening after the westerly winds entered the country. The division further said that the weather has started becoming clear in the western parts of Nepal since Thursday evening but it might take a few more days for the weather to clear in eastern Nepal.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9946', 'image' => '20190301035432_DSC_0988.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10179', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL extension counter in Babai', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.</p> <p> The new extension counter is located in Babai of Basgadi Municipality, Bardiya and operated under the Surkhet branch of NIBL.</p> <p> The banking facilities provided by the newly opened extension counter include cash deposit, withdrawal and remittance service and mobile banking, informed NIBL.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9945', 'image' => '20190228035805_Babai extension counter (2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10178', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL Turns 33', 'sub_title' => 'Launches ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.</p> <p> NIBL customers holding any type of savings account can open a recurring fixed deposit account for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months and receive 9.25% interest on their deposit.</p> <p> According to the bank, this product focuses on securing the customers’ future with a fixed deposit account by saving as little as 333 a month.</p> <p> At the onset of this milestone, the bank has also offered exclusive offer of 33 percent cash back to their Visa Domestic Card holders while buying any items or service from their Point of Sale (POS) terminals installed all across the country.</p> <p> “The offer is valid up to 33 days. NIBL Visa Domestic Card holders can benefit from this cash back offer,” the bank said in a statement.</p> <p> The bank has stated that such offers will encourage less cash economy environment promoting secure and convenient digital payment in the country.</p> <p> The bank also organised a blood donation campaign at its head office in Durbar Marg to mark its anniversary.</p> <p> Similarly, in order to promote financial literacy amongst children, NIBL has also officially launched a comic book named ‘Bank sanga ko nata, mero aafnai bachat khata’.</p> <p> As NIBL completes 33 years this spring, its paid up capital has reached Rs 12.58 billion. Nepal Investment Bank has completed 33 years of operation.</p> <p> NIBL currently has 78 branches, eight extension counters, nine tax collection counter, 49 branchless banking service, 110 ATMs and 3,665 POS terminals for their valued customers. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9944', 'image' => '20190228022535_nibl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10177', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NCF and UNDP join hands to work on SDGs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.</p> <p> According to the UNDP, the SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a bold, universal agreement to end poverty in all its dimensions and craft an equal, just and secure world – for the people, the planet and prosperity – by 2030.</p> <p> Under this partnership, both UNDP and NCF will collaborate to undertake joint initiatives to raise awareness on the SDGs.</p> <p> Issuing a joint statement, the signatories said that the partnership will also explore ways to promote and maximize the contribution of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs.</p> <p> “Through this partnership with National Cooperatives Federation Nepal, we aim to mobilize the vast network of cooperatives across the country to localize the SDGs and contribute to their achievement. As important actors of the socio-economic development of Nepal, the cooperatives are also well aligned with the principles of empowerment, participation and inclusion which are at the core of the leave no one behind concept of the global goal for the advancement of SDGs,” said Renaud Meyer, UNDP Nepal’s Resident Representative, upon signing the agreement in Janakpur on February 26.</p> <p> He also called on cooperatives in other provinces to replicate this type of partnership.</p> <p> “We are committed to develop a comprehensive SDG Implementation Guidelines and continuously build capacity of the cooperatives at all levels so that they could align their activities to have a more direct and concrete contribution to the achievement of the Global Goals,” said Chairperson of NCF Nepal, Keshav Prasad Badal.</p> <p> As part of the agreement, NCF will start internalizing the SDGs into its activities and implement concrete measures to create a positive and long lasting contribution.</p> <p> UNDP and NCF plan to collaborate in the advocacy efforts to create a conducive environment for the cooperatives to work together with provincial and local partners, including governments, civil society and the private sector for the advancement of the SDGs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9943', 'image' => '20190228021458_undp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10176', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Laxmi Bank’s 99th Branch in Kirtipur', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. ', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. Issuing a statement, the bank said that the branch will offer full range of retail banking services customized to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses. </p> <p> With the above new addition Laxmi Bank network now includes 99 branches across 46 districts, five hospital service counters, 112 ATMs, 2,500 remittance agents and 51 branchless banking agents spread across the country.</p> <p> The bank said it is rapidly expanding to newer and underserved markets with the aim of meeting the growing demand for professional financial services such as innovative saving accounts, term deposits, home and auto loans, small business loans, microfinance, insurance etc.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9942', 'image' => '20190228020902_laxmi.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10175', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Travel Money Maker Launched to Aide Tourism Promotion in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.</p> <p> The website aims to attract Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal abroad to be the virtual travel agents (VTA) and participate actively in sending tourists to Nepal. The website says it has an integrated built-in system to assist VTAs and the end-clients to create their own customized travel packages for Nepal.</p> <p> Deepesh Man Shakya, the founder of TMM Nepal, informed New Business Age that the website assists to select options according to the interest and choice of the clients. Once the selection is submitted, the service providers including tour operators, trekking agencies, and hotels etc who have subscribed to TMM Nepal will get information about the clients with a customized package trip which includes only the things they are interested based on their selection.</p> <p> “The selection is similar to that of an online shopping portal adding our preferred items into the wish list,” Shakya added. </p> <p> TMM Nepal also has a mechanism to provide commission, from service providers, to VTAs. Besides, it provides an opportunity for service providers to submit their services and sell them to potential clients of TMM Nepal.</p> <p> The website of TMM Nepal consists of various holiday and trekking packages, information including things to do and things to see in Nepal along with the details of shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and many more.</p> <p> The main goal of the website is to encourage Nepali diaspora to participate in promotion of tourism in Nepal by getting something in return rather than doing it on a voluntary basis.</p> <p> Shakya firmly believes that the former approach should be the mainstream tourism promotion driver to meet the target of bringing in 2 million tourists during the Visit Nepal Year 2020.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9941', 'image' => '20190228103333_aaa 2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10174', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Hotel Central Plaza gets Five-Star Status ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status. The hotel situated in Kohalpur Municipality ward number four received the five-star status from the Department of Tourism on Tuesday, February 26.</p> <p> The hotel constructed with an investment of Rs 600 million in an area of 16 ropanies of land started its operation a year ago.</p> <p> Dewanand Aryal, managing director of Hotel Central Plaza, informed New Business Age that the representatives from the Department of Tourism decided to award the five-star status after inspecting the infrastructure of the hotel. </p> <p> The hotel which previously operated with four-start status has become the second five-star hotel in Banke. Soltee Westend Premium recently received the five-star status followed by Hotel Central Plaza. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9940', 'image' => '20190228101532_Clipboard03-32.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10173', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HR Meet 2019 on March 14-15', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12th edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12<sup>th</sup> edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p> <p> The company said in a statement that it has been organising the HR Meet annually ever since its inception in 2008, with an aim to nurture, empower, and strengthen the human capital from various sectors under a single roof.</p> <p> According to Growth Sellers, the HR Meet has been able to set a benchmark in the HR sector and present itself as one of the much awaited events in the field of HR.</p> <p> This year, the organizer plans to discuss about new technologies, innovations, software, trends and HR practices in the conference. According to the organizer, there will be a panel discussion between CEOs and HR experts on the topic of ‘Investment and Implementation of HR Technology: A way forward’. There will be parallel sessions on three different topics, panel interview and individual sessions with prominent resource persons in the conference. To address the burning issues of workplace, there will a panel discussion session on ‘How to deal with workplace harassment’.</p> <p> Mohan Ojha, managing director of Growth Sellers, said, “The technological development has influenced every sector including HR. 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USA consumes two-thirds of the woolen products exported by Nepal, says Sharad Bikram Rana, executive director at the centre.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Besides the USA, other major destinations for Nepali woolen products are Germany, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, France and Japan.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a good demand for woolen products in the international market,” said Rana, adding, “But we are facing problems in production and export of such products due to ineffective policies.”</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">President of Nepal Wool and Felt Exporters Association Bikram Thapa, the woolen industry has given employment to 20,000 women.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">“There is a lack of skilled manpower in this sector,” he added.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9953', 'image' => '20190303124939_woolClipboard02-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10189', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Adhikari’s Final Rites to be Performed at Pashupati Aryaghat', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> <span style="font-family:Arial">March 3: The final rites of former finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday. The prominent Communist leader who was suffering from lungs and heart related aliments breathed his last on Saturday night. He was 82.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">According to Nepal Communist Party, leader Adhikari was undergoing treatment at Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital since the past three weeks.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">His body has been kept at the party headquarters in Dhumbarahi since Sunday morning for paying last respects. After paying tribute in the afternoon, his body is to be taken to Pashupati for cremation, according to the party’s central office secretary Krishna Gopal Shrestha.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"> <span style="font-family:Arial">He is credited for initiating social security allowance for senior citizens during the government led by the then UML Chairman Manmohan Adhikari - his elder brother – when the was the finance minister about two decades ago. Late Adhikari, who was elected as member of parliament for four times, also held the portfolio of Minister for Physical Planning and Construction and the Law Minister in his political career.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9952', 'image' => '20190303013406_maxresdefault.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10186', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stock watch at 12 pm', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.', 'content' => '<p> Pic. showing nepse of 1 hour</p> <p> </p> <p> March 3, 1<sup>st</sup> Hour</p> <p> </p> <p> Weekly Pivot (P) = 1107.31</p> <p> Current Hour Pivot (P’) = 1106.99</p> <p> Current Market Price (CMP) = 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> CMP is below of weekly pivot and the current hour pivot.</p> <p> </p> <p> This hour OHLC is as following:-</p> <p> O= 1105.49</p> <p> H= 1108.84</p> <p> L= 1105.21</p> <p> C= 1106.92</p> <p> </p> <p> Market turnover of the first hour (11 am - 12 pm) = Rs. 3.15 crores</p> <p> </p> <p> The top five turn over making scrips are: </p> <p> </p> <p> Scrips Turnover LTP</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:489px;" width="489"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NLIC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 7,431,179.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,052.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>NMB</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 3,761,027.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 306.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>PRVU</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 2,078,704.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 214.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>SICL</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,471,210.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 850.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <strong>UPPER</strong></p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 1,218,618.00</p> </td> <td> <p align="right"> 224.00</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-03', 'modified' => '2019-03-03', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9951', 'image' => '20190303121916_3 march 1 hour img.JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-03-03 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10183', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Govt Needs to Clear Ambiguities Related to Social Security Fund’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Private companies have come under pressure to comply with the Social Security Fund announced by the government on November 27 due a provision for compulsory registration for the scheme.</p> <p> Article 34 of the constitution mentions contribution-based social security as the fundamental right of workers.</p> <p> Stakeholders said during a roundtable meeting organised by New Business Age on Thursday (February 28) that the government clarify some issues to facilitate the compulsory registration process.</p> <p> Vice President of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), Ramesh Badal said that the government must remove some ambiguities regarding the Social Security Fund by amending the laws.</p> <p> “As the constitution itself has guaranteed the rights of the workers, the employers have no other option than to accept the new scheme,” he said.</p> <p> Similarly, Rajesh Agrawal, vice president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), said that there are still some ambiguities regarding the Employees’ Provident Fund and the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> “The government must formulate a clear policy regarding what kind of benefits the workers are entitled to from the two different funds,” he said.</p> <p> Deputy Director General of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Hansa Ram Pandey, said some practical problems have surfaced while adopting the Social Security Fund.</p> <p> He maintained that the government must clarify the provision related to pension after 60 years.</p> <p> “There have been different interpretations regarding the provision relating to pension. The government must clarify this by amending the laws,” he said.</p> <p> Meanwhile, General Secretary of Nepal Trade Union Congress, Yogendra Kumar Kunwar, expressed his belief that the Social Security Fund will prove to be beneficial for the employees as well as the employers in the long run.</p> <p> Director of the Social Security Fund, Rama Bhattarai, informed the meeting that more than 2,000 employers have agreed to contribute to the new scheme.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9950', 'image' => '20190301034249_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10182', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEA and Api Power Company Sign PPA', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. ', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Api Power Company Ltd for purchasing 40 megawatts of electricity generated by the upper Chameliya Hydropower Project. NEA’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising and the company’s Executive Director Sanjib Neupane inked the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p> According to a press statement issued by the company, it is the third project of the company in Darchula of Sudurpaschim Province. Prior to this, the company had been supplying electricity to the national transmission grid after completing the construction of Naugad Hydropower Project having production capacity of 8.5 megawatts.</p> <p> The company is expected to supply electricity by mid-April.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9949', 'image' => '20190301024327_Clipboard04.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10181', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Top Singers Selected Under Dream Big Project', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Gorkha Brewery hopes to set a new trend in digital musical collaboration in Nepal by paving a path for upcoming artists with the initiation of the Dream Big Project under the Tuborg Open Sessions.</p> <p> According to the beverage company, selected participants in this project are given a chance to collaborate and perform at Tuborg Open Sessions platform – a YouTube series featuring live studio-recorded performances by some of the prominent Nepali artists, established and emerging.</p> <p> The sessions offer new rendition of Nepali songs, from old classics to current favorites, the company said in a statement.</p> <p> “The digital platform offers its open approach of producing rich Nepali musical collaborations with each other by experiment and mixing various genres,” the statement added.</p> <p> The Dream Big Project features some of the prominent names in the Nepali music fraternity including Manoj Kumar KC, Bidhan Shrestha, Deepak Bajracharya, Uday Sotang, Sheetal Moktan, Shreya Sotang, Rohit John Chhettri and Swoopna Suman to name a few.</p> <p> The company said it had received 1000 entries ever since the launch of the project in September 2019. Any aspiring singer/brand could upload their songs on <a href="http://www.tuborgnepal.com/">www.tuborgnepal.com</a> to showcase their talent.</p> <p> After careful screenings of all the videos received, a panel of experts recently selected five budding singers/musicians, according to the statement.</p> <p> These selected contestants will now get a chance to collaborate with musicians from Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory and Arbitrary Records under the aegis of Tuborg Open Sessions. The collaborative videos will be uploaded on Channel Arbitrary and Tuborg Open Sessions Facebook page later on.</p> <p> The selected participants are Suneeta Karki from Udaupur , Manish Niroula and Saurav Karki from Biratnagar, Rajesh Nepali, Saloni Dangol, Aarif Rauf from Kathmandu. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9948', 'image' => '20190301020605_masthead 24cc final.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10180', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Consultancies ‘Effortful’ to Solve the Problems of Nepali students in Australia ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Education consultancies have claimed that they are making efforts to solve the problems faced by Nepali students enrolled at the Australian Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT).</p> <p> The educational consultancies including Education Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN), Free Educational Consultancies Organisation of Nepal (FECON), IERIN (International Education Representative Initiative of Nepal), and Nepali Association of Australia Education Representatives (NAAER) expressed their sincere efforts to solve the problems after the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on February 19 scrapped the registration of AIBT’s diploma in nursing programme stating that it was not accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).</p> <p> The stakeholders concerned said they have even urged the Nepal government to resolve the problem, reads a press statement issued by the umbrella organisations.</p> <p> Organising a press meet on Wednesday, February 28, in the capital, ECAN’s President Bishnu Hari Pandey said that the organisations are trying to solve the problem with the support from the government.</p> <p> “We are persistently consulting with responsible authorities of the college and the students and consultancies concerned here,” said Pandey adding, “We have even forwarded written documents to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Nepal suggesting solution and the measures to address the problem.”</p> <p> During the press meet, representatives of the consultancies blamed both the Nepal government and Australian government for issuing no objection letter and visa even though they were aware of AIBT’s problems.</p> <p> The organisations appealed to the Nepal government to request the Australian government for college transfer of AIBT students. “Australian government can manage credit transfer on a special request from the Nepal government,” said FECON’s President Yubaraj Katwal adding, “The problem of AIBT will be resolved automatically after revocation of its license suspension.”</p> <p> ECAN also appealed the students to continue to attend the classes until a decision on AIBT’s appeal is announced.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9947', 'image' => '20190301013155__MG_1899.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10184', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Westerly Winds Bring Rain and Snow Across the Country', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.', 'content' => '<p> March 1: Rain and snowfall occurred in different parts of the country on Thursday due to the effect on the westerly winds.</p> <p> According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the rain and snowfall were the results of the falling atmospheric pressure caused by the westerly winds.</p> <p> The division informed that the atmospheric pressure all over the country started to change on Wednesday evening after the westerly winds entered the country. The division further said that the weather has started becoming clear in the western parts of Nepal since Thursday evening but it might take a few more days for the weather to clear in eastern Nepal.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-03-01', 'modified' => '2019-03-01', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9946', 'image' => '20190301035432_DSC_0988.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-03-01 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10179', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL extension counter in Babai', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has opened a new extension counter in Bardiya.</p> <p> The new extension counter is located in Babai of Basgadi Municipality, Bardiya and operated under the Surkhet branch of NIBL.</p> <p> The banking facilities provided by the newly opened extension counter include cash deposit, withdrawal and remittance service and mobile banking, informed NIBL.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9945', 'image' => '20190228035805_Babai extension counter (2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10178', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'NIBL Turns 33', 'sub_title' => 'Launches ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months', 'summary' => 'February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has launched a new product, ‘Recurring Fixed Deposit Account’ on its 33rd anniversary on February 26.</p> <p> NIBL customers holding any type of savings account can open a recurring fixed deposit account for a minimum deposit of Rs 333 for 33 months and receive 9.25% interest on their deposit.</p> <p> According to the bank, this product focuses on securing the customers’ future with a fixed deposit account by saving as little as 333 a month.</p> <p> At the onset of this milestone, the bank has also offered exclusive offer of 33 percent cash back to their Visa Domestic Card holders while buying any items or service from their Point of Sale (POS) terminals installed all across the country.</p> <p> “The offer is valid up to 33 days. NIBL Visa Domestic Card holders can benefit from this cash back offer,” the bank said in a statement.</p> <p> The bank has stated that such offers will encourage less cash economy environment promoting secure and convenient digital payment in the country.</p> <p> The bank also organised a blood donation campaign at its head office in Durbar Marg to mark its anniversary.</p> <p> Similarly, in order to promote financial literacy amongst children, NIBL has also officially launched a comic book named ‘Bank sanga ko nata, mero aafnai bachat khata’.</p> <p> As NIBL completes 33 years this spring, its paid up capital has reached Rs 12.58 billion. Nepal Investment Bank has completed 33 years of operation.</p> <p> NIBL currently has 78 branches, eight extension counters, nine tax collection counter, 49 branchless banking service, 110 ATMs and 3,665 POS terminals for their valued customers. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9944', 'image' => '20190228022535_nibl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10177', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NCF and UNDP join hands to work on SDGs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: The National Cooperatives Federation Nepal (NCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal have signed an agreement to strengthen the role of cooperatives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Province 2.</p> <p> According to the UNDP, the SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a bold, universal agreement to end poverty in all its dimensions and craft an equal, just and secure world – for the people, the planet and prosperity – by 2030.</p> <p> Under this partnership, both UNDP and NCF will collaborate to undertake joint initiatives to raise awareness on the SDGs.</p> <p> Issuing a joint statement, the signatories said that the partnership will also explore ways to promote and maximize the contribution of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs.</p> <p> “Through this partnership with National Cooperatives Federation Nepal, we aim to mobilize the vast network of cooperatives across the country to localize the SDGs and contribute to their achievement. As important actors of the socio-economic development of Nepal, the cooperatives are also well aligned with the principles of empowerment, participation and inclusion which are at the core of the leave no one behind concept of the global goal for the advancement of SDGs,” said Renaud Meyer, UNDP Nepal’s Resident Representative, upon signing the agreement in Janakpur on February 26.</p> <p> He also called on cooperatives in other provinces to replicate this type of partnership.</p> <p> “We are committed to develop a comprehensive SDG Implementation Guidelines and continuously build capacity of the cooperatives at all levels so that they could align their activities to have a more direct and concrete contribution to the achievement of the Global Goals,” said Chairperson of NCF Nepal, Keshav Prasad Badal.</p> <p> As part of the agreement, NCF will start internalizing the SDGs into its activities and implement concrete measures to create a positive and long lasting contribution.</p> <p> UNDP and NCF plan to collaborate in the advocacy efforts to create a conducive environment for the cooperatives to work together with provincial and local partners, including governments, civil society and the private sector for the advancement of the SDGs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9943', 'image' => '20190228021458_undp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10176', 'article_category_id' => '266', 'title' => 'Laxmi Bank’s 99th Branch in Kirtipur', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. ', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Laxmi Bank has inaugurated its 99th branch in Nayabazaar of Kirtipur. Issuing a statement, the bank said that the branch will offer full range of retail banking services customized to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses. </p> <p> With the above new addition Laxmi Bank network now includes 99 branches across 46 districts, five hospital service counters, 112 ATMs, 2,500 remittance agents and 51 branchless banking agents spread across the country.</p> <p> The bank said it is rapidly expanding to newer and underserved markets with the aim of meeting the growing demand for professional financial services such as innovative saving accounts, term deposits, home and auto loans, small business loans, microfinance, insurance etc.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9942', 'image' => '20190228020902_laxmi.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10175', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Travel Money Maker Launched to Aide Tourism Promotion in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Travel Money Maker (TMM) Nepal, an online portal, has kicked off its operation to promote travel packages to Nepal.</p> <p> The website aims to attract Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal abroad to be the virtual travel agents (VTA) and participate actively in sending tourists to Nepal. The website says it has an integrated built-in system to assist VTAs and the end-clients to create their own customized travel packages for Nepal.</p> <p> Deepesh Man Shakya, the founder of TMM Nepal, informed New Business Age that the website assists to select options according to the interest and choice of the clients. Once the selection is submitted, the service providers including tour operators, trekking agencies, and hotels etc who have subscribed to TMM Nepal will get information about the clients with a customized package trip which includes only the things they are interested based on their selection.</p> <p> “The selection is similar to that of an online shopping portal adding our preferred items into the wish list,” Shakya added. </p> <p> TMM Nepal also has a mechanism to provide commission, from service providers, to VTAs. Besides, it provides an opportunity for service providers to submit their services and sell them to potential clients of TMM Nepal.</p> <p> The website of TMM Nepal consists of various holiday and trekking packages, information including things to do and things to see in Nepal along with the details of shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and many more.</p> <p> The main goal of the website is to encourage Nepali diaspora to participate in promotion of tourism in Nepal by getting something in return rather than doing it on a voluntary basis.</p> <p> Shakya firmly believes that the former approach should be the mainstream tourism promotion driver to meet the target of bringing in 2 million tourists during the Visit Nepal Year 2020.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9941', 'image' => '20190228103333_aaa 2.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10174', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Hotel Central Plaza gets Five-Star Status ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Hotel Central Plaza in Kohalpur, Banke has received the five-star status. The hotel situated in Kohalpur Municipality ward number four received the five-star status from the Department of Tourism on Tuesday, February 26.</p> <p> The hotel constructed with an investment of Rs 600 million in an area of 16 ropanies of land started its operation a year ago.</p> <p> Dewanand Aryal, managing director of Hotel Central Plaza, informed New Business Age that the representatives from the Department of Tourism decided to award the five-star status after inspecting the infrastructure of the hotel. </p> <p> The hotel which previously operated with four-start status has become the second five-star hotel in Banke. Soltee Westend Premium recently received the five-star status followed by Hotel Central Plaza. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9940', 'image' => '20190228101532_Clipboard03-32.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '10173', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'HR Meet 2019 on March 14-15', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12th edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p> February 28: Growth Sellers, a human resource management company, is all set to organize the 12<sup>th</sup> edition of HR Meet 2019 in association with Access World with the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p> <p> The company said in a statement that it has been organising the HR Meet annually ever since its inception in 2008, with an aim to nurture, empower, and strengthen the human capital from various sectors under a single roof.</p> <p> According to Growth Sellers, the HR Meet has been able to set a benchmark in the HR sector and present itself as one of the much awaited events in the field of HR.</p> <p> This year, the organizer plans to discuss about new technologies, innovations, software, trends and HR practices in the conference. According to the organizer, there will be a panel discussion between CEOs and HR experts on the topic of ‘Investment and Implementation of HR Technology: A way forward’. There will be parallel sessions on three different topics, panel interview and individual sessions with prominent resource persons in the conference. To address the burning issues of workplace, there will a panel discussion session on ‘How to deal with workplace harassment’.</p> <p> Mohan Ojha, managing director of Growth Sellers, said, “The technological development has influenced every sector including HR. This year, we have chosen the theme ‘HR in the age of digitization’ to scrutinize how the technological advancement has effect in HR, what could be done further and how we can use technology to ease the work of HR.” He further added that Nepal is still in initial phase of adopting technology in HR.</p> <p> The organiser believes that the two-day non-residential conference will provide an opportunity to have excellent networking, exposure to knowledge about international trends and HR issues, learning materials, individual certificate of participation and exciting sessions with influential resource persons to the participants.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-02-28', 'modified' => '2019-02-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '9939', 'image' => '20190228100833_DSC_0012(1).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-02-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
