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			'title' => 'Light Rain and Snowfall in Forecast for Next Three Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Although the generally cloudy condition will prevail for the coming three days due to the influence of the westerly winds, there will be sunshine in between, the Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated.</p>

<p>Meteorologist at the Division Bibhuti Pokhrel told RSS that although the minimum temperature will not decrease during this period, cold might increase as the maximum temperature will drop.</p>

<p>Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy on Saturday as well with chances of light rain in the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in some places of the mountainous region.</p>

<p>Similar condition will remain throughout the country on January 13 also. Light rain is likely to occur in the hilly region while light to moderate snowfall is forecast in some places of the mountainous region.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'CEO Unplugged 2019: An Opportunity to Learn, Network and Share Entrepreneurial Ideas',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country’s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King’s College successfully organised the third edition of ‘CEO Unplugged 2019’ on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country&rsquo;s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King&rsquo;s College successfully organised the third edition of &lsquo;CEO Unplugged 2019&rsquo; on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p>

<p>With the main theme of &lsquo;Today Meets Tomorrow&rsquo;, 15 reputed entrepreneurs of the country marked their presence as the speakers on this year&rsquo;s CEO Unplugged, according to a statement issued by the organisers. More than 100 aspirants participated in this event to network, learn, and share their ideas with the prominent entrepreneurs of the country.</p>

<p>President of Vaidhya&rsquo;s Orgaization of Industries and Trading Industries (VOITH), Suraj Vaidhya, served as a keynote speaker for the event. Expressing the importance of learning in one&rsquo;s life, Vaidhya said, &ldquo;You never stop learning. Life is like a cycle, the moment you stop, you fall, that&rsquo;s the same case with running a business. So, never stop learning, innovating and taking new risks.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Separated into three different panels that had a unique story to tell to the audience, CEO Unplugged&rsquo;s first panel conversed on the topic of &lsquo;Future of SMEs of Nepal&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Sushama Sharma, first vice-president of NWC; Sixit Bhatta, CEO of Tootle; and Sunita Nhemaphuki, co-founder of R&amp;D Innovative Solutions were the panelists.</p>

<p>When asked about whether the recent data on the rate of agriculture contributing to economy being reduced is correct or not, Nhemaphuki stated, &ldquo;The data might be correct to some extend because in Nepal, the main problem is that our production doesn&rsquo;t meet our consumption pattern. For example, we produce corns but there is high demand for pop-corn. Hence, this creates lack of market for our agricultural productions and the data decrease. But if we all jointly work to uplift the market status for agriculture, it won&rsquo;t take any time longer to let the same curve move upward.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, Sharma said,&rdquo; The things have changed from the past. Nowadays, the government has come up with the policies of more subsidies. The interest rate for loans has drastically changed and now, entrepreneurs with good ideas can access the loan with minimal collateral.&rdquo;</p>

<p>The millennial of the panel had Rohit Tiwari, Founder, Foodmario as the moderator.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The second panel discussion on &lsquo;Business Coalition of SDGs&rsquo; had the three panel members including Renaud Meyer (Country Director, UNDP); Anukool Bhatnagar (CEO and MD, Nepal SBI Bank) and Sudhakar Jayaram (CEO, Nepal Mediciti Hospital) and moderated by Asish Thakur (Executive Director, Glocal Pvt Ltd).</p>

<p>UNDP Country Director Renaud Meyer held the view that SDGs won&rsquo;t be achieved without businesses.</p>

<p>&ldquo;People should not be waiting for the government to change the nation but it is the people who should become the catalyst of change. SDGs are not to be taken as a program but should be taken as day to day activities,&rdquo; he said.</p>

<p>The final panel discussion was on the topic of &lsquo;Practice of Skill Based Education&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Diptee Acharya, director of Sanskriti International School; Samir Thapa, executive chairman of Silver Mountain and Saurabh Jyoti, director of Jyoti Group were the panelists.</p>

<p>Saurabh Jyoti, the Director of Jyoti Group shared his intake in the literacy rate of Nepal as, &ldquo;The data shows the literacy rate of Nepal around 65 percent. But, if we look at the real case scenario of the market, the employability rate among these individuals is way too less. The reason behind this is that, today, the companies don&rsquo;t hire the employees on the basis of their paper degree. Soft skills are what the industry is searching for. So, being literate doesn&rsquo;t guarantee the employability if you don&rsquo;t possess the personality and soft skills.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, when asked about the skills that are in demand, the director of Sanskriti International School, Diptee Acharya said, &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s youth shouldn&rsquo;t have the misconception that a good education background can let you have a settled life. The main competencies that are in demand are critical thinking, empathy, communication and ability to cope up with stress. And our educational institutions should be responsible to offer it all.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Similarly, Samir Thapa, CEO of Silver Mountain mentioned the importance of industrial driven curriculum in Nepal. He said, &ldquo;What our educational institutions are making mistake is that they are creating the fancy and sellable curriculum. This means, we are way to back to create sellable employees for the market. Our industries seek the people who can perform the designated jobs and for this, industrial driven curriculum is a must.&rdquo;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Prabhu Bank Launches PBL Mastercard Debit Card',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard – a standard domestic debit card – to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank’s customers.',
			'content' => '<div><span style="font-size:13px">January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard &ndash; a standard domestic debit card &ndash; to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank&rsquo;s customers.</span></div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry with a network that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. The bank said in a statement that this partnership will further increase the bank&rsquo;s network throughout the country with seamless, safe and secure transactions.</span></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Prabhu Bank has been providing its services through a network of 164 branches, nine extension counters and 123 ATMs across the country.</span></div>
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			'title' => 'NMB Bank Holds 23rd AGM     ',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer’s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer&rsquo;s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.</p>

<p>The AGM decided to distribute 10 percent bonus share and 20 percent cash dividend for tax provision from its profit of fiscal year 2074-75. According to a statement issued by the bank, its total paid-up capital post distribution of the bonus shares will reach Rs 9.61 billion.</p>

<p>NMB Bank has been providing services through a network of 110 branches, four extension counters and 97 ATM outlets across the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Kumari Bank to Collaborate with IME Pay Wallet',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.  ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.&nbsp; Now, customers of IME Pay can link their IME Pay Wallet with their bank accounts at Kumari Bank, thereby enabling them to seamlessly transfer funds from their bank accounts to the wallet and vice-versa.</p>

<p>The bank&rsquo;s customers will also be able to avail recharge, payment, wallet-based small value money transfer services along with a myriad of other online and offsite QR code based IME Pay services, reads a joint statement issued by the companies.</p>

<p>IME Digital Solution Limited, which developed and introduced mobile money service &ldquo;IME Pay&rdquo; received the Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from Nepal Rastra Bank in June, 2017.</p>

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			'title' => '28 Foreign Goods get NS Mark',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Those receiving the NS mark are the OPC and PPC cements produced by Indian companies Aadhunik, Ultratech, Alstrom, India Cement Limited, Jayapirewa Plant, Star Cement, and Calcum Industries of India; LPG cylinders and valves produced by Rajasthan Cylinder Industry, Delhi LPG Valve, Gas Droid, Hari Udhyog, Prabha Electronic, Sarbamangalam Petroleum, Surya Shakti and Baltra Associates, India; as well as Iron bar from BK Steel Limited, Stat Steels and Saloja Steels, India.</p>

<p>Likewise, composite cylinders produced by Supreme Industry and Time Technoplates, India have also been awarded with the NS mark.</p>

<p>The bureau has also given the NS mark to a Chinese regulator company Ningbo Sui Xin.</p>

<p>Director general of the bureau, Bishwa Babu Pudasaini, reportedly said that the number of foreign industries acquiring the Nepal Standard mark has been gradually increasing.</p>

<p>&ldquo;We have been granting NS mark to the foreign companies applying for it after fulfilling the required process,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>Similarly, the bureau has granted license to 369 various types of goods of 60 different products manufactured by 250 industries within and outside the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'SC Orders Sumargi to Deposit Withdrawn Amount',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.</p>

<p>The decision comes almost two weeks after the apex court allowed businessman Sumargi to withdraw money deposited in bank despite being blocked by the Nepal Rastra Bank. A single bench of Justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued a short-term stay order on December 25, directing &nbsp;the authorities concerned not to prevent Sumargi from withdrawing the amount from the bank. Following the stay order, Sumargi had withdrawn USD 7 million from his bank account.</p>

<p>However, a division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai on Tuesday denied continuing the previous order, terming the decision to be wrong.</p>

<p>Subsequently, the SC on Wednesday issued the written directive to Sumargi to deposit the withdrawn amount in the same bank account.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Nepal to become Self-Reliant on Explosives',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The explosives are especially used in big hydropower projects as well as to blast rocks in the hills and mountains to make way for road construction.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the country is becoming self-reliant on producing the vital explosives following an agreement between the Nepalese Army and the Ministry of Commerce to upgrade the production capacity of the country&rsquo;s first emulsion explosive plant in Sunchari of Makwanpur district. As per the understanding, the plant will now&nbsp;start producing the double amount of explosives which it has been producing.</p>

<p>Anurodh Acharya, chief of the plant run by the Nepalese Army, informed that the plant has been producing 1200 metric tons of explosives annually since its establishment 15 years ago. As of now, the plant has been producing explosives from single-base propellant plant.&nbsp; Acharya said necessary preparations have been made to upgrade the plant to double-base propellant.</p>

<p>It is said that the country&rsquo;s need for explosives will be met once this upgraded plant comes into operation. Currently, new equipment are being installed at the plant to upgrade its capacity. RSS reported that Nepal&rsquo;s current annual requirement of explosives is between 2500 to 3000 metric tons.</p>
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			'title' => 'NEA to Replace Old Meters in Seven Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards. The NEA has pledged to replace the meter within seven days after receiving an application from the service seeker.</p>

<p>According to the NEA, most of the households use single phase meter.</p>

<p>Likewise, the NEA has said it will fix the three phase and TOD meters, which show the readings of electricity consumption in different times of a single day, in 15 days and a month respectively.</p>

<p>The NEA argued that this provision has been introduced to make its service effective and its employees responsible towards their duty.</p>

<p>Following the end of power cuts in the country, the NEA has been saying that it will take measures for institutional development as well as introduce new technologies. This includes curbing electricity theft, cutting administrative cost, providing standard and safe service among others.</p>
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			'title' => 'Minister Yadav admits NOC full of irregularities; tired of fixing problems',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. He, however, asserted that the government is effortful to curb irregularities at the NOC.</p>

<p>Addressing the 49th anniversary of the NOC in the capital city on Thursday, January 10, Minister Yadav reportedly said the leakage of oil at various levels from transportation to administration has put the customers at the receiving end.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired of fixing problems at NOC. Although it is an uphill task to bring reforms at NOC, I&rsquo;m working resolutely,&rdquo; Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>RSS reported that the minister expressed his dissatisfaction saying although he tried his best to curb malfeasance in the sector of petroleum products, the private sector did not cooperate with him. He said that the government is going to launch an oil distributors&rsquo; regulation to manage fuel distribution.</p>

<p>The Minister further reminded that the government is ready to work together with the private sector. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s resolve problems with consensus, hold discussions and make the NOC more systematic,&rdquo; he urged all sides concerned.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The price of petroleum products would be timely adjusted. Today itself, the air fuel for domestic purpose was reduced,&rdquo; he added.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the Government has decreased the price of aviation fuel for domestic air service by Rs 10 per litre. The adjustment in the price was made following a decline in the price of crude oil in the international market.</p>

<p>Aviation fuel for domestic air service will now cost Rs 94.50 per litre against the existing 104.50 per litre.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9787',
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			'title' => 'Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 Next Week',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Independent Power Producers&rsquo; Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.</p>

<p>Issuing a statement, the organisers said that they are in the final stage of preparation for the event which will be held at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from January 18-20.</p>

<p>The organisers are expecting a turnout of more than 1,00,000 visitors for the event.</p>

<p>Exhibitors include almost all stakeholders of hydropower sector in Nepal from engineering firms, machinery manufacturers, equipment suppliers, technology service providers, contractors, banks, insurance companies, construction material suppliers, heavy machinery and vehicle brands among others, reads the statement.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the National Planning Commission and Ministry of Energy Water Resources and Irrigation have provided patronage to the event realizing the need of such expo for the overall growth of the energy sector.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The Himalayan Hydro Expo will showcase stalls from hydropower developers, state-of-the-art technology manufactures and suppliers, investors, insurance companies, banks, and construction companies from across Nepal, India, China, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, South Korea, Sweden and England,&rdquo; the statement said.</p>

<p>According to the organisers, the products range from electro mechanical system, hydro mechanical system, control system, protection and data supervisory system, construction equipment, solar modules, electric vehicles as well as tunneling equipment.</p>

<p>The expo will also host various competitions for engineering students and eight participants from various engineering colleges are competing for the coveted first place.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Another major attraction of the event is short helicopter rides to Dordi Corridor, Upper Marshyandi and Solu Corridor where numerous hydropower projects are in construction and few are already in operation wherein interested participants get a real feel of hydropower development that is going on in the country,&rdquo; the statement added.</p>

<p>The organisers are also planning to launch the first version of Hydro Map (a computer application) intended to serve as a hydro database for all stakeholders which is jointly developed by IPPAN, Niti Foundation, and The Asia Foundation.</p>

<p>The expo will also feature other renewable energy initiatives in Solar PV system, wind energy potential and showcase of electric cars as substitute to the fossil fuel cars.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'NB Bank ties up with Sanjeevani Hospital',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.</p>

<p>According to the agreement signed on January 9, the hospital will provide 25 percent discount on various services to the credit and debit card holders of the bank.</p>

<p>Bal Krishna Shrestha, branch manager of Biratnagar branch of the bank, and Anjani Pokharel of the hospital signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p>
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			'title' => 'Snowfall in Taplejung Again',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. The high hills of the district received snowfall following rainfall since Wednesday afternoon. This is the second time in two weeks that the district saw snowfall.</p>

<p>Places like Olangchungola, Yangma, Ghunsa, Lelep, Gyabla, Fale among other areas in the mountainous region were covered with thick layer of snow. The locals of the famed temple, Pathivara, also informed that the area witnessed snowfall.</p>

<p>The temperature has plummeted sharply in the district headquarters Fungling as well as other places of the district due to the rain and snowfall.</p>

<p>People living above 2500 meters have been affected more due to the biting cold. People living in the highlands have been affected the most as they did not shift to the lowlands to avoid the severe cold this season.</p>

<p>Normally, people living in the high altitude take the winter season as a time to visit warmer places outside the district. But these days, people have started staying back home after making necessary arrangements to keep themselves warm.</p>

<p>A few years ago, Taplejung used to witness snowfall since October-November but this time the district had to wait till December to witness the first snowfall.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Stakeholders Call for New Act to Facilitate Investment',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.</p>

<p>A press statement issued by the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) says that economists, business leaders and former bureaucrats attending a roundtable discussion on the draft bill expressed concerns that the new industrial enterprises act should provide incentives to the enterprises in Nepal to help increase the industrial contribution to the gross domestic product.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, it organised the roundtable discussion on &lsquo;Industrial Enterprises Bill (Draft)&rsquo; in collaboration with Economic Policy Incubator and UKaid in the capital on Wednesday, January 9.</p>

<p>Their call for provisions facilitating the industrial investments comes in the wake of the preparation of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to give a final touch to the new Industrial Enterprises Bill that will replace the existing Industrial Enterprises Act that was enacted in 2016.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The draft bill has proposed stricter provisions for fine and punishment even for committing a minor offence,&rdquo; the statement quoted Shekhar Golchha, senior vice president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), as saying.</p>

<p>Golchha said that the provision related to corporate social responsibility and classification of industries, among others, should be revisited for the promotion of industrial sector in the country.</p>

<p>Also speaking at the discussion, Hari Bhakta Sharma, president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, said that the law should be the most liberal law in the South Asia region to attract investment in the country.</p>

<p>&ldquo;If we see other countries, including states of our neighboring country India, they are moving aggressively toward providing incentives to their industries. If our law does not take into consideration those developments, we cannot promote investment in industrial sector,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>

<p>Among others, he urged the government to change the provision that put restriction on selling the land bought by industrialists for setting up industry. He also said that it will be very onerous for industries, mostly small and medium level industries, to share their data with the Department of Industries in every six months as stated in the draft bill of the act.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, Dr Shankar Sharma, former vice chairperson of the National Planning Commission, underlined the need of strong coordination between various government agencies for the effective implementation of the act.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;There are several good provisions in the draft bill despite some weaknesses. But, the key to the effective implementation is the strong coordination between government agencies,&rdquo; added Sharma.</p>

<p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, the secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the new draft bill focuses on further simplifying the process of entry, operation and exit of industrial enterprise in the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

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			'title' => 'Premier Steel now Available in Market',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal. The company said in a statement that its Fe 500 grade steel rebars with Nepal Standard certification 191 are available in different sizes in the market.</p>

<p>The company claimed that its products, ranging from 8 mm to 32 mm, are of superior quality as they are made of prime billets.</p>

<p>The company said it has the capacity to produce 40 tons of 8 to 32 mm steel rebars in just an hour. The factory runs for 20 hours each day with four hours separated for maintenance. The company said it uses Japanese technology to produce steel rebars.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the company uses rolling technique to eliminate human error while production.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The use of computer controlled machines for rib design and notching maintains the strength of the products with the right amount of concrete mixed in,&rdquo; said the statement.</p>

<p>Premier Steel said it imports raw materials from Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal.</p>

<p>The main market for the company currently is Province 1 and the company said it aims to produce material for the entire country in the coming days.</p>

<p>Premier Steel is a joint venture of Sharda Group and Rathi Group. The operators claim to have been generating steel for more than 36 years. Currently, the company has been producing Fe 500 grade steel.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Light Rain and Snowfall in Forecast for Next Three Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Although the generally cloudy condition will prevail for the coming three days due to the influence of the westerly winds, there will be sunshine in between, the Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated.</p>

<p>Meteorologist at the Division Bibhuti Pokhrel told RSS that although the minimum temperature will not decrease during this period, cold might increase as the maximum temperature will drop.</p>

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<p>Similar condition will remain throughout the country on January 13 also. Light rain is likely to occur in the hilly region while light to moderate snowfall is forecast in some places of the mountainous region.</p>

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			'title' => 'CEO Unplugged 2019: An Opportunity to Learn, Network and Share Entrepreneurial Ideas',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country’s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King’s College successfully organised the third edition of ‘CEO Unplugged 2019’ on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country&rsquo;s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King&rsquo;s College successfully organised the third edition of &lsquo;CEO Unplugged 2019&rsquo; on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p>

<p>With the main theme of &lsquo;Today Meets Tomorrow&rsquo;, 15 reputed entrepreneurs of the country marked their presence as the speakers on this year&rsquo;s CEO Unplugged, according to a statement issued by the organisers. More than 100 aspirants participated in this event to network, learn, and share their ideas with the prominent entrepreneurs of the country.</p>

<p>President of Vaidhya&rsquo;s Orgaization of Industries and Trading Industries (VOITH), Suraj Vaidhya, served as a keynote speaker for the event. Expressing the importance of learning in one&rsquo;s life, Vaidhya said, &ldquo;You never stop learning. Life is like a cycle, the moment you stop, you fall, that&rsquo;s the same case with running a business. So, never stop learning, innovating and taking new risks.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Separated into three different panels that had a unique story to tell to the audience, CEO Unplugged&rsquo;s first panel conversed on the topic of &lsquo;Future of SMEs of Nepal&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Sushama Sharma, first vice-president of NWC; Sixit Bhatta, CEO of Tootle; and Sunita Nhemaphuki, co-founder of R&amp;D Innovative Solutions were the panelists.</p>

<p>When asked about whether the recent data on the rate of agriculture contributing to economy being reduced is correct or not, Nhemaphuki stated, &ldquo;The data might be correct to some extend because in Nepal, the main problem is that our production doesn&rsquo;t meet our consumption pattern. For example, we produce corns but there is high demand for pop-corn. Hence, this creates lack of market for our agricultural productions and the data decrease. But if we all jointly work to uplift the market status for agriculture, it won&rsquo;t take any time longer to let the same curve move upward.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, Sharma said,&rdquo; The things have changed from the past. Nowadays, the government has come up with the policies of more subsidies. The interest rate for loans has drastically changed and now, entrepreneurs with good ideas can access the loan with minimal collateral.&rdquo;</p>

<p>The millennial of the panel had Rohit Tiwari, Founder, Foodmario as the moderator.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The second panel discussion on &lsquo;Business Coalition of SDGs&rsquo; had the three panel members including Renaud Meyer (Country Director, UNDP); Anukool Bhatnagar (CEO and MD, Nepal SBI Bank) and Sudhakar Jayaram (CEO, Nepal Mediciti Hospital) and moderated by Asish Thakur (Executive Director, Glocal Pvt Ltd).</p>

<p>UNDP Country Director Renaud Meyer held the view that SDGs won&rsquo;t be achieved without businesses.</p>

<p>&ldquo;People should not be waiting for the government to change the nation but it is the people who should become the catalyst of change. SDGs are not to be taken as a program but should be taken as day to day activities,&rdquo; he said.</p>

<p>The final panel discussion was on the topic of &lsquo;Practice of Skill Based Education&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Diptee Acharya, director of Sanskriti International School; Samir Thapa, executive chairman of Silver Mountain and Saurabh Jyoti, director of Jyoti Group were the panelists.</p>

<p>Saurabh Jyoti, the Director of Jyoti Group shared his intake in the literacy rate of Nepal as, &ldquo;The data shows the literacy rate of Nepal around 65 percent. But, if we look at the real case scenario of the market, the employability rate among these individuals is way too less. The reason behind this is that, today, the companies don&rsquo;t hire the employees on the basis of their paper degree. Soft skills are what the industry is searching for. So, being literate doesn&rsquo;t guarantee the employability if you don&rsquo;t possess the personality and soft skills.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, when asked about the skills that are in demand, the director of Sanskriti International School, Diptee Acharya said, &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s youth shouldn&rsquo;t have the misconception that a good education background can let you have a settled life. The main competencies that are in demand are critical thinking, empathy, communication and ability to cope up with stress. And our educational institutions should be responsible to offer it all.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Similarly, Samir Thapa, CEO of Silver Mountain mentioned the importance of industrial driven curriculum in Nepal. He said, &ldquo;What our educational institutions are making mistake is that they are creating the fancy and sellable curriculum. This means, we are way to back to create sellable employees for the market. Our industries seek the people who can perform the designated jobs and for this, industrial driven curriculum is a must.&rdquo;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard – a standard domestic debit card – to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank’s customers.',
			'content' => '<div><span style="font-size:13px">January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard &ndash; a standard domestic debit card &ndash; to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank&rsquo;s customers.</span></div>

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<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Prabhu Bank has been providing its services through a network of 164 branches, nine extension counters and 123 ATMs across the country.</span></div>
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			'summary' => 'January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer’s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer&rsquo;s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.</p>

<p>The AGM decided to distribute 10 percent bonus share and 20 percent cash dividend for tax provision from its profit of fiscal year 2074-75. According to a statement issued by the bank, its total paid-up capital post distribution of the bonus shares will reach Rs 9.61 billion.</p>

<p>NMB Bank has been providing services through a network of 110 branches, four extension counters and 97 ATM outlets across the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.  ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.&nbsp; Now, customers of IME Pay can link their IME Pay Wallet with their bank accounts at Kumari Bank, thereby enabling them to seamlessly transfer funds from their bank accounts to the wallet and vice-versa.</p>

<p>The bank&rsquo;s customers will also be able to avail recharge, payment, wallet-based small value money transfer services along with a myriad of other online and offsite QR code based IME Pay services, reads a joint statement issued by the companies.</p>

<p>IME Digital Solution Limited, which developed and introduced mobile money service &ldquo;IME Pay&rdquo; received the Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from Nepal Rastra Bank in June, 2017.</p>

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			'title' => '28 Foreign Goods get NS Mark',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Those receiving the NS mark are the OPC and PPC cements produced by Indian companies Aadhunik, Ultratech, Alstrom, India Cement Limited, Jayapirewa Plant, Star Cement, and Calcum Industries of India; LPG cylinders and valves produced by Rajasthan Cylinder Industry, Delhi LPG Valve, Gas Droid, Hari Udhyog, Prabha Electronic, Sarbamangalam Petroleum, Surya Shakti and Baltra Associates, India; as well as Iron bar from BK Steel Limited, Stat Steels and Saloja Steels, India.</p>

<p>Likewise, composite cylinders produced by Supreme Industry and Time Technoplates, India have also been awarded with the NS mark.</p>

<p>The bureau has also given the NS mark to a Chinese regulator company Ningbo Sui Xin.</p>

<p>Director general of the bureau, Bishwa Babu Pudasaini, reportedly said that the number of foreign industries acquiring the Nepal Standard mark has been gradually increasing.</p>

<p>&ldquo;We have been granting NS mark to the foreign companies applying for it after fulfilling the required process,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>Similarly, the bureau has granted license to 369 various types of goods of 60 different products manufactured by 250 industries within and outside the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'SC Orders Sumargi to Deposit Withdrawn Amount',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.</p>

<p>The decision comes almost two weeks after the apex court allowed businessman Sumargi to withdraw money deposited in bank despite being blocked by the Nepal Rastra Bank. A single bench of Justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued a short-term stay order on December 25, directing &nbsp;the authorities concerned not to prevent Sumargi from withdrawing the amount from the bank. Following the stay order, Sumargi had withdrawn USD 7 million from his bank account.</p>

<p>However, a division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai on Tuesday denied continuing the previous order, terming the decision to be wrong.</p>

<p>Subsequently, the SC on Wednesday issued the written directive to Sumargi to deposit the withdrawn amount in the same bank account.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Nepal to become Self-Reliant on Explosives',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The explosives are especially used in big hydropower projects as well as to blast rocks in the hills and mountains to make way for road construction.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the country is becoming self-reliant on producing the vital explosives following an agreement between the Nepalese Army and the Ministry of Commerce to upgrade the production capacity of the country&rsquo;s first emulsion explosive plant in Sunchari of Makwanpur district. As per the understanding, the plant will now&nbsp;start producing the double amount of explosives which it has been producing.</p>

<p>Anurodh Acharya, chief of the plant run by the Nepalese Army, informed that the plant has been producing 1200 metric tons of explosives annually since its establishment 15 years ago. As of now, the plant has been producing explosives from single-base propellant plant.&nbsp; Acharya said necessary preparations have been made to upgrade the plant to double-base propellant.</p>

<p>It is said that the country&rsquo;s need for explosives will be met once this upgraded plant comes into operation. Currently, new equipment are being installed at the plant to upgrade its capacity. RSS reported that Nepal&rsquo;s current annual requirement of explosives is between 2500 to 3000 metric tons.</p>
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			'title' => 'NEA to Replace Old Meters in Seven Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards. The NEA has pledged to replace the meter within seven days after receiving an application from the service seeker.</p>

<p>According to the NEA, most of the households use single phase meter.</p>

<p>Likewise, the NEA has said it will fix the three phase and TOD meters, which show the readings of electricity consumption in different times of a single day, in 15 days and a month respectively.</p>

<p>The NEA argued that this provision has been introduced to make its service effective and its employees responsible towards their duty.</p>

<p>Following the end of power cuts in the country, the NEA has been saying that it will take measures for institutional development as well as introduce new technologies. This includes curbing electricity theft, cutting administrative cost, providing standard and safe service among others.</p>
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			'title' => 'Minister Yadav admits NOC full of irregularities; tired of fixing problems',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. He, however, asserted that the government is effortful to curb irregularities at the NOC.</p>

<p>Addressing the 49th anniversary of the NOC in the capital city on Thursday, January 10, Minister Yadav reportedly said the leakage of oil at various levels from transportation to administration has put the customers at the receiving end.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired of fixing problems at NOC. Although it is an uphill task to bring reforms at NOC, I&rsquo;m working resolutely,&rdquo; Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>RSS reported that the minister expressed his dissatisfaction saying although he tried his best to curb malfeasance in the sector of petroleum products, the private sector did not cooperate with him. He said that the government is going to launch an oil distributors&rsquo; regulation to manage fuel distribution.</p>

<p>The Minister further reminded that the government is ready to work together with the private sector. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s resolve problems with consensus, hold discussions and make the NOC more systematic,&rdquo; he urged all sides concerned.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The price of petroleum products would be timely adjusted. Today itself, the air fuel for domestic purpose was reduced,&rdquo; he added.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the Government has decreased the price of aviation fuel for domestic air service by Rs 10 per litre. The adjustment in the price was made following a decline in the price of crude oil in the international market.</p>

<p>Aviation fuel for domestic air service will now cost Rs 94.50 per litre against the existing 104.50 per litre.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 Next Week',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Independent Power Producers&rsquo; Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.</p>

<p>Issuing a statement, the organisers said that they are in the final stage of preparation for the event which will be held at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from January 18-20.</p>

<p>The organisers are expecting a turnout of more than 1,00,000 visitors for the event.</p>

<p>Exhibitors include almost all stakeholders of hydropower sector in Nepal from engineering firms, machinery manufacturers, equipment suppliers, technology service providers, contractors, banks, insurance companies, construction material suppliers, heavy machinery and vehicle brands among others, reads the statement.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the National Planning Commission and Ministry of Energy Water Resources and Irrigation have provided patronage to the event realizing the need of such expo for the overall growth of the energy sector.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The Himalayan Hydro Expo will showcase stalls from hydropower developers, state-of-the-art technology manufactures and suppliers, investors, insurance companies, banks, and construction companies from across Nepal, India, China, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, South Korea, Sweden and England,&rdquo; the statement said.</p>

<p>According to the organisers, the products range from electro mechanical system, hydro mechanical system, control system, protection and data supervisory system, construction equipment, solar modules, electric vehicles as well as tunneling equipment.</p>

<p>The expo will also host various competitions for engineering students and eight participants from various engineering colleges are competing for the coveted first place.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Another major attraction of the event is short helicopter rides to Dordi Corridor, Upper Marshyandi and Solu Corridor where numerous hydropower projects are in construction and few are already in operation wherein interested participants get a real feel of hydropower development that is going on in the country,&rdquo; the statement added.</p>

<p>The organisers are also planning to launch the first version of Hydro Map (a computer application) intended to serve as a hydro database for all stakeholders which is jointly developed by IPPAN, Niti Foundation, and The Asia Foundation.</p>

<p>The expo will also feature other renewable energy initiatives in Solar PV system, wind energy potential and showcase of electric cars as substitute to the fossil fuel cars.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'NB Bank ties up with Sanjeevani Hospital',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.</p>

<p>According to the agreement signed on January 9, the hospital will provide 25 percent discount on various services to the credit and debit card holders of the bank.</p>

<p>Bal Krishna Shrestha, branch manager of Biratnagar branch of the bank, and Anjani Pokharel of the hospital signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p>
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			'id' => '9784',
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			'title' => 'Snowfall in Taplejung Again',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. The high hills of the district received snowfall following rainfall since Wednesday afternoon. This is the second time in two weeks that the district saw snowfall.</p>

<p>Places like Olangchungola, Yangma, Ghunsa, Lelep, Gyabla, Fale among other areas in the mountainous region were covered with thick layer of snow. The locals of the famed temple, Pathivara, also informed that the area witnessed snowfall.</p>

<p>The temperature has plummeted sharply in the district headquarters Fungling as well as other places of the district due to the rain and snowfall.</p>

<p>People living above 2500 meters have been affected more due to the biting cold. People living in the highlands have been affected the most as they did not shift to the lowlands to avoid the severe cold this season.</p>

<p>Normally, people living in the high altitude take the winter season as a time to visit warmer places outside the district. But these days, people have started staying back home after making necessary arrangements to keep themselves warm.</p>

<p>A few years ago, Taplejung used to witness snowfall since October-November but this time the district had to wait till December to witness the first snowfall.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Stakeholders Call for New Act to Facilitate Investment',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.</p>

<p>A press statement issued by the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) says that economists, business leaders and former bureaucrats attending a roundtable discussion on the draft bill expressed concerns that the new industrial enterprises act should provide incentives to the enterprises in Nepal to help increase the industrial contribution to the gross domestic product.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, it organised the roundtable discussion on &lsquo;Industrial Enterprises Bill (Draft)&rsquo; in collaboration with Economic Policy Incubator and UKaid in the capital on Wednesday, January 9.</p>

<p>Their call for provisions facilitating the industrial investments comes in the wake of the preparation of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to give a final touch to the new Industrial Enterprises Bill that will replace the existing Industrial Enterprises Act that was enacted in 2016.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The draft bill has proposed stricter provisions for fine and punishment even for committing a minor offence,&rdquo; the statement quoted Shekhar Golchha, senior vice president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), as saying.</p>

<p>Golchha said that the provision related to corporate social responsibility and classification of industries, among others, should be revisited for the promotion of industrial sector in the country.</p>

<p>Also speaking at the discussion, Hari Bhakta Sharma, president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, said that the law should be the most liberal law in the South Asia region to attract investment in the country.</p>

<p>&ldquo;If we see other countries, including states of our neighboring country India, they are moving aggressively toward providing incentives to their industries. If our law does not take into consideration those developments, we cannot promote investment in industrial sector,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>

<p>Among others, he urged the government to change the provision that put restriction on selling the land bought by industrialists for setting up industry. He also said that it will be very onerous for industries, mostly small and medium level industries, to share their data with the Department of Industries in every six months as stated in the draft bill of the act.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, Dr Shankar Sharma, former vice chairperson of the National Planning Commission, underlined the need of strong coordination between various government agencies for the effective implementation of the act.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;There are several good provisions in the draft bill despite some weaknesses. But, the key to the effective implementation is the strong coordination between government agencies,&rdquo; added Sharma.</p>

<p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, the secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the new draft bill focuses on further simplifying the process of entry, operation and exit of industrial enterprise in the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Premier Steel now Available in Market',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal. The company said in a statement that its Fe 500 grade steel rebars with Nepal Standard certification 191 are available in different sizes in the market.</p>

<p>The company claimed that its products, ranging from 8 mm to 32 mm, are of superior quality as they are made of prime billets.</p>

<p>The company said it has the capacity to produce 40 tons of 8 to 32 mm steel rebars in just an hour. The factory runs for 20 hours each day with four hours separated for maintenance. The company said it uses Japanese technology to produce steel rebars.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the company uses rolling technique to eliminate human error while production.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The use of computer controlled machines for rib design and notching maintains the strength of the products with the right amount of concrete mixed in,&rdquo; said the statement.</p>

<p>Premier Steel said it imports raw materials from Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal.</p>

<p>The main market for the company currently is Province 1 and the company said it aims to produce material for the entire country in the coming days.</p>

<p>Premier Steel is a joint venture of Sharda Group and Rathi Group. The operators claim to have been generating steel for more than 36 years. Currently, the company has been producing Fe 500 grade steel.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Although the generally cloudy condition will prevail for the coming three days due to the influence of the westerly winds, there will be sunshine in between, the Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated.</p>

<p>Meteorologist at the Division Bibhuti Pokhrel told RSS that although the minimum temperature will not decrease during this period, cold might increase as the maximum temperature will drop.</p>

<p>Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy on Saturday as well with chances of light rain in the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in some places of the mountainous region.</p>

<p>Similar condition will remain throughout the country on January 13 also. Light rain is likely to occur in the hilly region while light to moderate snowfall is forecast in some places of the mountainous region.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'CEO Unplugged 2019: An Opportunity to Learn, Network and Share Entrepreneurial Ideas',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country’s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King’s College successfully organised the third edition of ‘CEO Unplugged 2019’ on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country&rsquo;s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King&rsquo;s College successfully organised the third edition of &lsquo;CEO Unplugged 2019&rsquo; on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p>

<p>With the main theme of &lsquo;Today Meets Tomorrow&rsquo;, 15 reputed entrepreneurs of the country marked their presence as the speakers on this year&rsquo;s CEO Unplugged, according to a statement issued by the organisers. More than 100 aspirants participated in this event to network, learn, and share their ideas with the prominent entrepreneurs of the country.</p>

<p>President of Vaidhya&rsquo;s Orgaization of Industries and Trading Industries (VOITH), Suraj Vaidhya, served as a keynote speaker for the event. Expressing the importance of learning in one&rsquo;s life, Vaidhya said, &ldquo;You never stop learning. Life is like a cycle, the moment you stop, you fall, that&rsquo;s the same case with running a business. So, never stop learning, innovating and taking new risks.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Separated into three different panels that had a unique story to tell to the audience, CEO Unplugged&rsquo;s first panel conversed on the topic of &lsquo;Future of SMEs of Nepal&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Sushama Sharma, first vice-president of NWC; Sixit Bhatta, CEO of Tootle; and Sunita Nhemaphuki, co-founder of R&amp;D Innovative Solutions were the panelists.</p>

<p>When asked about whether the recent data on the rate of agriculture contributing to economy being reduced is correct or not, Nhemaphuki stated, &ldquo;The data might be correct to some extend because in Nepal, the main problem is that our production doesn&rsquo;t meet our consumption pattern. For example, we produce corns but there is high demand for pop-corn. Hence, this creates lack of market for our agricultural productions and the data decrease. But if we all jointly work to uplift the market status for agriculture, it won&rsquo;t take any time longer to let the same curve move upward.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, Sharma said,&rdquo; The things have changed from the past. Nowadays, the government has come up with the policies of more subsidies. The interest rate for loans has drastically changed and now, entrepreneurs with good ideas can access the loan with minimal collateral.&rdquo;</p>

<p>The millennial of the panel had Rohit Tiwari, Founder, Foodmario as the moderator.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The second panel discussion on &lsquo;Business Coalition of SDGs&rsquo; had the three panel members including Renaud Meyer (Country Director, UNDP); Anukool Bhatnagar (CEO and MD, Nepal SBI Bank) and Sudhakar Jayaram (CEO, Nepal Mediciti Hospital) and moderated by Asish Thakur (Executive Director, Glocal Pvt Ltd).</p>

<p>UNDP Country Director Renaud Meyer held the view that SDGs won&rsquo;t be achieved without businesses.</p>

<p>&ldquo;People should not be waiting for the government to change the nation but it is the people who should become the catalyst of change. SDGs are not to be taken as a program but should be taken as day to day activities,&rdquo; he said.</p>

<p>The final panel discussion was on the topic of &lsquo;Practice of Skill Based Education&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Diptee Acharya, director of Sanskriti International School; Samir Thapa, executive chairman of Silver Mountain and Saurabh Jyoti, director of Jyoti Group were the panelists.</p>

<p>Saurabh Jyoti, the Director of Jyoti Group shared his intake in the literacy rate of Nepal as, &ldquo;The data shows the literacy rate of Nepal around 65 percent. But, if we look at the real case scenario of the market, the employability rate among these individuals is way too less. The reason behind this is that, today, the companies don&rsquo;t hire the employees on the basis of their paper degree. Soft skills are what the industry is searching for. So, being literate doesn&rsquo;t guarantee the employability if you don&rsquo;t possess the personality and soft skills.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, when asked about the skills that are in demand, the director of Sanskriti International School, Diptee Acharya said, &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s youth shouldn&rsquo;t have the misconception that a good education background can let you have a settled life. The main competencies that are in demand are critical thinking, empathy, communication and ability to cope up with stress. And our educational institutions should be responsible to offer it all.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Similarly, Samir Thapa, CEO of Silver Mountain mentioned the importance of industrial driven curriculum in Nepal. He said, &ldquo;What our educational institutions are making mistake is that they are creating the fancy and sellable curriculum. This means, we are way to back to create sellable employees for the market. Our industries seek the people who can perform the designated jobs and for this, industrial driven curriculum is a must.&rdquo;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Prabhu Bank Launches PBL Mastercard Debit Card',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard – a standard domestic debit card – to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank’s customers.',
			'content' => '<div><span style="font-size:13px">January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard &ndash; a standard domestic debit card &ndash; to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank&rsquo;s customers.</span></div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry with a network that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. The bank said in a statement that this partnership will further increase the bank&rsquo;s network throughout the country with seamless, safe and secure transactions.</span></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Prabhu Bank has been providing its services through a network of 164 branches, nine extension counters and 123 ATMs across the country.</span></div>
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			'id' => '9792',
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			'title' => 'NMB Bank Holds 23rd AGM     ',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer’s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer&rsquo;s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.</p>

<p>The AGM decided to distribute 10 percent bonus share and 20 percent cash dividend for tax provision from its profit of fiscal year 2074-75. According to a statement issued by the bank, its total paid-up capital post distribution of the bonus shares will reach Rs 9.61 billion.</p>

<p>NMB Bank has been providing services through a network of 110 branches, four extension counters and 97 ATM outlets across the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9791',
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			'title' => 'Kumari Bank to Collaborate with IME Pay Wallet',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.  ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.&nbsp; Now, customers of IME Pay can link their IME Pay Wallet with their bank accounts at Kumari Bank, thereby enabling them to seamlessly transfer funds from their bank accounts to the wallet and vice-versa.</p>

<p>The bank&rsquo;s customers will also be able to avail recharge, payment, wallet-based small value money transfer services along with a myriad of other online and offsite QR code based IME Pay services, reads a joint statement issued by the companies.</p>

<p>IME Digital Solution Limited, which developed and introduced mobile money service &ldquo;IME Pay&rdquo; received the Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from Nepal Rastra Bank in June, 2017.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9790',
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			'title' => '28 Foreign Goods get NS Mark',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Those receiving the NS mark are the OPC and PPC cements produced by Indian companies Aadhunik, Ultratech, Alstrom, India Cement Limited, Jayapirewa Plant, Star Cement, and Calcum Industries of India; LPG cylinders and valves produced by Rajasthan Cylinder Industry, Delhi LPG Valve, Gas Droid, Hari Udhyog, Prabha Electronic, Sarbamangalam Petroleum, Surya Shakti and Baltra Associates, India; as well as Iron bar from BK Steel Limited, Stat Steels and Saloja Steels, India.</p>

<p>Likewise, composite cylinders produced by Supreme Industry and Time Technoplates, India have also been awarded with the NS mark.</p>

<p>The bureau has also given the NS mark to a Chinese regulator company Ningbo Sui Xin.</p>

<p>Director general of the bureau, Bishwa Babu Pudasaini, reportedly said that the number of foreign industries acquiring the Nepal Standard mark has been gradually increasing.</p>

<p>&ldquo;We have been granting NS mark to the foreign companies applying for it after fulfilling the required process,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>Similarly, the bureau has granted license to 369 various types of goods of 60 different products manufactured by 250 industries within and outside the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9789',
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			'title' => 'SC Orders Sumargi to Deposit Withdrawn Amount',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.</p>

<p>The decision comes almost two weeks after the apex court allowed businessman Sumargi to withdraw money deposited in bank despite being blocked by the Nepal Rastra Bank. A single bench of Justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued a short-term stay order on December 25, directing &nbsp;the authorities concerned not to prevent Sumargi from withdrawing the amount from the bank. Following the stay order, Sumargi had withdrawn USD 7 million from his bank account.</p>

<p>However, a division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai on Tuesday denied continuing the previous order, terming the decision to be wrong.</p>

<p>Subsequently, the SC on Wednesday issued the written directive to Sumargi to deposit the withdrawn amount in the same bank account.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9786',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Nepal to become Self-Reliant on Explosives',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The explosives are especially used in big hydropower projects as well as to blast rocks in the hills and mountains to make way for road construction.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the country is becoming self-reliant on producing the vital explosives following an agreement between the Nepalese Army and the Ministry of Commerce to upgrade the production capacity of the country&rsquo;s first emulsion explosive plant in Sunchari of Makwanpur district. As per the understanding, the plant will now&nbsp;start producing the double amount of explosives which it has been producing.</p>

<p>Anurodh Acharya, chief of the plant run by the Nepalese Army, informed that the plant has been producing 1200 metric tons of explosives annually since its establishment 15 years ago. As of now, the plant has been producing explosives from single-base propellant plant.&nbsp; Acharya said necessary preparations have been made to upgrade the plant to double-base propellant.</p>

<p>It is said that the country&rsquo;s need for explosives will be met once this upgraded plant comes into operation. Currently, new equipment are being installed at the plant to upgrade its capacity. RSS reported that Nepal&rsquo;s current annual requirement of explosives is between 2500 to 3000 metric tons.</p>
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			'id' => '9796',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'NEA to Replace Old Meters in Seven Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards. The NEA has pledged to replace the meter within seven days after receiving an application from the service seeker.</p>

<p>According to the NEA, most of the households use single phase meter.</p>

<p>Likewise, the NEA has said it will fix the three phase and TOD meters, which show the readings of electricity consumption in different times of a single day, in 15 days and a month respectively.</p>

<p>The NEA argued that this provision has been introduced to make its service effective and its employees responsible towards their duty.</p>

<p>Following the end of power cuts in the country, the NEA has been saying that it will take measures for institutional development as well as introduce new technologies. This includes curbing electricity theft, cutting administrative cost, providing standard and safe service among others.</p>
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			'id' => '9788',
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			'title' => 'Minister Yadav admits NOC full of irregularities; tired of fixing problems',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. He, however, asserted that the government is effortful to curb irregularities at the NOC.</p>

<p>Addressing the 49th anniversary of the NOC in the capital city on Thursday, January 10, Minister Yadav reportedly said the leakage of oil at various levels from transportation to administration has put the customers at the receiving end.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired of fixing problems at NOC. Although it is an uphill task to bring reforms at NOC, I&rsquo;m working resolutely,&rdquo; Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>RSS reported that the minister expressed his dissatisfaction saying although he tried his best to curb malfeasance in the sector of petroleum products, the private sector did not cooperate with him. He said that the government is going to launch an oil distributors&rsquo; regulation to manage fuel distribution.</p>

<p>The Minister further reminded that the government is ready to work together with the private sector. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s resolve problems with consensus, hold discussions and make the NOC more systematic,&rdquo; he urged all sides concerned.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The price of petroleum products would be timely adjusted. Today itself, the air fuel for domestic purpose was reduced,&rdquo; he added.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the Government has decreased the price of aviation fuel for domestic air service by Rs 10 per litre. The adjustment in the price was made following a decline in the price of crude oil in the international market.</p>

<p>Aviation fuel for domestic air service will now cost Rs 94.50 per litre against the existing 104.50 per litre.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9787',
			'article_category_id' => '266',
			'title' => 'Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 Next Week',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Independent Power Producers&rsquo; Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.</p>

<p>Issuing a statement, the organisers said that they are in the final stage of preparation for the event which will be held at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from January 18-20.</p>

<p>The organisers are expecting a turnout of more than 1,00,000 visitors for the event.</p>

<p>Exhibitors include almost all stakeholders of hydropower sector in Nepal from engineering firms, machinery manufacturers, equipment suppliers, technology service providers, contractors, banks, insurance companies, construction material suppliers, heavy machinery and vehicle brands among others, reads the statement.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the National Planning Commission and Ministry of Energy Water Resources and Irrigation have provided patronage to the event realizing the need of such expo for the overall growth of the energy sector.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The Himalayan Hydro Expo will showcase stalls from hydropower developers, state-of-the-art technology manufactures and suppliers, investors, insurance companies, banks, and construction companies from across Nepal, India, China, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, South Korea, Sweden and England,&rdquo; the statement said.</p>

<p>According to the organisers, the products range from electro mechanical system, hydro mechanical system, control system, protection and data supervisory system, construction equipment, solar modules, electric vehicles as well as tunneling equipment.</p>

<p>The expo will also host various competitions for engineering students and eight participants from various engineering colleges are competing for the coveted first place.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Another major attraction of the event is short helicopter rides to Dordi Corridor, Upper Marshyandi and Solu Corridor where numerous hydropower projects are in construction and few are already in operation wherein interested participants get a real feel of hydropower development that is going on in the country,&rdquo; the statement added.</p>

<p>The organisers are also planning to launch the first version of Hydro Map (a computer application) intended to serve as a hydro database for all stakeholders which is jointly developed by IPPAN, Niti Foundation, and The Asia Foundation.</p>

<p>The expo will also feature other renewable energy initiatives in Solar PV system, wind energy potential and showcase of electric cars as substitute to the fossil fuel cars.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9785',
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			'title' => 'NB Bank ties up with Sanjeevani Hospital',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.</p>

<p>According to the agreement signed on January 9, the hospital will provide 25 percent discount on various services to the credit and debit card holders of the bank.</p>

<p>Bal Krishna Shrestha, branch manager of Biratnagar branch of the bank, and Anjani Pokharel of the hospital signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p>
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			'title' => 'Snowfall in Taplejung Again',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. The high hills of the district received snowfall following rainfall since Wednesday afternoon. This is the second time in two weeks that the district saw snowfall.</p>

<p>Places like Olangchungola, Yangma, Ghunsa, Lelep, Gyabla, Fale among other areas in the mountainous region were covered with thick layer of snow. The locals of the famed temple, Pathivara, also informed that the area witnessed snowfall.</p>

<p>The temperature has plummeted sharply in the district headquarters Fungling as well as other places of the district due to the rain and snowfall.</p>

<p>People living above 2500 meters have been affected more due to the biting cold. People living in the highlands have been affected the most as they did not shift to the lowlands to avoid the severe cold this season.</p>

<p>Normally, people living in the high altitude take the winter season as a time to visit warmer places outside the district. But these days, people have started staying back home after making necessary arrangements to keep themselves warm.</p>

<p>A few years ago, Taplejung used to witness snowfall since October-November but this time the district had to wait till December to witness the first snowfall.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Stakeholders Call for New Act to Facilitate Investment',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.</p>

<p>A press statement issued by the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) says that economists, business leaders and former bureaucrats attending a roundtable discussion on the draft bill expressed concerns that the new industrial enterprises act should provide incentives to the enterprises in Nepal to help increase the industrial contribution to the gross domestic product.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, it organised the roundtable discussion on &lsquo;Industrial Enterprises Bill (Draft)&rsquo; in collaboration with Economic Policy Incubator and UKaid in the capital on Wednesday, January 9.</p>

<p>Their call for provisions facilitating the industrial investments comes in the wake of the preparation of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to give a final touch to the new Industrial Enterprises Bill that will replace the existing Industrial Enterprises Act that was enacted in 2016.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The draft bill has proposed stricter provisions for fine and punishment even for committing a minor offence,&rdquo; the statement quoted Shekhar Golchha, senior vice president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), as saying.</p>

<p>Golchha said that the provision related to corporate social responsibility and classification of industries, among others, should be revisited for the promotion of industrial sector in the country.</p>

<p>Also speaking at the discussion, Hari Bhakta Sharma, president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, said that the law should be the most liberal law in the South Asia region to attract investment in the country.</p>

<p>&ldquo;If we see other countries, including states of our neighboring country India, they are moving aggressively toward providing incentives to their industries. If our law does not take into consideration those developments, we cannot promote investment in industrial sector,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>

<p>Among others, he urged the government to change the provision that put restriction on selling the land bought by industrialists for setting up industry. He also said that it will be very onerous for industries, mostly small and medium level industries, to share their data with the Department of Industries in every six months as stated in the draft bill of the act.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, Dr Shankar Sharma, former vice chairperson of the National Planning Commission, underlined the need of strong coordination between various government agencies for the effective implementation of the act.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;There are several good provisions in the draft bill despite some weaknesses. But, the key to the effective implementation is the strong coordination between government agencies,&rdquo; added Sharma.</p>

<p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, the secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the new draft bill focuses on further simplifying the process of entry, operation and exit of industrial enterprise in the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Premier Steel now Available in Market',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal. The company said in a statement that its Fe 500 grade steel rebars with Nepal Standard certification 191 are available in different sizes in the market.</p>

<p>The company claimed that its products, ranging from 8 mm to 32 mm, are of superior quality as they are made of prime billets.</p>

<p>The company said it has the capacity to produce 40 tons of 8 to 32 mm steel rebars in just an hour. The factory runs for 20 hours each day with four hours separated for maintenance. The company said it uses Japanese technology to produce steel rebars.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the company uses rolling technique to eliminate human error while production.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The use of computer controlled machines for rib design and notching maintains the strength of the products with the right amount of concrete mixed in,&rdquo; said the statement.</p>

<p>Premier Steel said it imports raw materials from Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal.</p>

<p>The main market for the company currently is Province 1 and the company said it aims to produce material for the entire country in the coming days.</p>

<p>Premier Steel is a joint venture of Sharda Group and Rathi Group. The operators claim to have been generating steel for more than 36 years. Currently, the company has been producing Fe 500 grade steel.</p>

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			'title' => 'Light Rain and Snowfall in Forecast for Next Three Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The weather will remain partly cloudy across the country on Friday with chances of light rain in some places of the hilly region and light to moderate snowfall in the mountainous region, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Although the generally cloudy condition will prevail for the coming three days due to the influence of the westerly winds, there will be sunshine in between, the Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated.</p>

<p>Meteorologist at the Division Bibhuti Pokhrel told RSS that although the minimum temperature will not decrease during this period, cold might increase as the maximum temperature will drop.</p>

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<p>Similar condition will remain throughout the country on January 13 also. Light rain is likely to occur in the hilly region while light to moderate snowfall is forecast in some places of the mountainous region.</p>

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			'title' => 'CEO Unplugged 2019: An Opportunity to Learn, Network and Share Entrepreneurial Ideas',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country’s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King’s College successfully organised the third edition of ‘CEO Unplugged 2019’ on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Keeping up with the legacy of welcoming country&rsquo;s most influential CEOs and entrepreneurs to inspire the enthusiastic entrepreneurial minds of the country, Glocal Pvt Ltd in collaboration with King&rsquo;s College successfully organised the third edition of &lsquo;CEO Unplugged 2019&rsquo; on Wednesday, January 9, at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu.</p>

<p>With the main theme of &lsquo;Today Meets Tomorrow&rsquo;, 15 reputed entrepreneurs of the country marked their presence as the speakers on this year&rsquo;s CEO Unplugged, according to a statement issued by the organisers. More than 100 aspirants participated in this event to network, learn, and share their ideas with the prominent entrepreneurs of the country.</p>

<p>President of Vaidhya&rsquo;s Orgaization of Industries and Trading Industries (VOITH), Suraj Vaidhya, served as a keynote speaker for the event. Expressing the importance of learning in one&rsquo;s life, Vaidhya said, &ldquo;You never stop learning. Life is like a cycle, the moment you stop, you fall, that&rsquo;s the same case with running a business. So, never stop learning, innovating and taking new risks.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Separated into three different panels that had a unique story to tell to the audience, CEO Unplugged&rsquo;s first panel conversed on the topic of &lsquo;Future of SMEs of Nepal&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Sushama Sharma, first vice-president of NWC; Sixit Bhatta, CEO of Tootle; and Sunita Nhemaphuki, co-founder of R&amp;D Innovative Solutions were the panelists.</p>

<p>When asked about whether the recent data on the rate of agriculture contributing to economy being reduced is correct or not, Nhemaphuki stated, &ldquo;The data might be correct to some extend because in Nepal, the main problem is that our production doesn&rsquo;t meet our consumption pattern. For example, we produce corns but there is high demand for pop-corn. Hence, this creates lack of market for our agricultural productions and the data decrease. But if we all jointly work to uplift the market status for agriculture, it won&rsquo;t take any time longer to let the same curve move upward.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, Sharma said,&rdquo; The things have changed from the past. Nowadays, the government has come up with the policies of more subsidies. The interest rate for loans has drastically changed and now, entrepreneurs with good ideas can access the loan with minimal collateral.&rdquo;</p>

<p>The millennial of the panel had Rohit Tiwari, Founder, Foodmario as the moderator.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The second panel discussion on &lsquo;Business Coalition of SDGs&rsquo; had the three panel members including Renaud Meyer (Country Director, UNDP); Anukool Bhatnagar (CEO and MD, Nepal SBI Bank) and Sudhakar Jayaram (CEO, Nepal Mediciti Hospital) and moderated by Asish Thakur (Executive Director, Glocal Pvt Ltd).</p>

<p>UNDP Country Director Renaud Meyer held the view that SDGs won&rsquo;t be achieved without businesses.</p>

<p>&ldquo;People should not be waiting for the government to change the nation but it is the people who should become the catalyst of change. SDGs are not to be taken as a program but should be taken as day to day activities,&rdquo; he said.</p>

<p>The final panel discussion was on the topic of &lsquo;Practice of Skill Based Education&rsquo;.</p>

<p>Diptee Acharya, director of Sanskriti International School; Samir Thapa, executive chairman of Silver Mountain and Saurabh Jyoti, director of Jyoti Group were the panelists.</p>

<p>Saurabh Jyoti, the Director of Jyoti Group shared his intake in the literacy rate of Nepal as, &ldquo;The data shows the literacy rate of Nepal around 65 percent. But, if we look at the real case scenario of the market, the employability rate among these individuals is way too less. The reason behind this is that, today, the companies don&rsquo;t hire the employees on the basis of their paper degree. Soft skills are what the industry is searching for. So, being literate doesn&rsquo;t guarantee the employability if you don&rsquo;t possess the personality and soft skills.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Likewise, when asked about the skills that are in demand, the director of Sanskriti International School, Diptee Acharya said, &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s youth shouldn&rsquo;t have the misconception that a good education background can let you have a settled life. The main competencies that are in demand are critical thinking, empathy, communication and ability to cope up with stress. And our educational institutions should be responsible to offer it all.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Similarly, Samir Thapa, CEO of Silver Mountain mentioned the importance of industrial driven curriculum in Nepal. He said, &ldquo;What our educational institutions are making mistake is that they are creating the fancy and sellable curriculum. This means, we are way to back to create sellable employees for the market. Our industries seek the people who can perform the designated jobs and for this, industrial driven curriculum is a must.&rdquo;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Prabhu Bank Launches PBL Mastercard Debit Card',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard – a standard domestic debit card – to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank’s customers.',
			'content' => '<div><span style="font-size:13px">January 11: Prabhu Bank Ltd (PBL), in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced PBL Mastercard &ndash; a standard domestic debit card &ndash; to provide seamless, safe and secure digital payment solutions for the bank&rsquo;s customers.</span></div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry with a network that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. The bank said in a statement that this partnership will further increase the bank&rsquo;s network throughout the country with seamless, safe and secure transactions.</span></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div><span style="font-size:13px">Prabhu Bank has been providing its services through a network of 164 branches, nine extension counters and 123 ATMs across the country.</span></div>
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			'title' => 'NMB Bank Holds 23rd AGM     ',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer’s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: NMB Bank organized its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Army Officer&rsquo;s Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Thursday, January 10.</p>

<p>The AGM decided to distribute 10 percent bonus share and 20 percent cash dividend for tax provision from its profit of fiscal year 2074-75. According to a statement issued by the bank, its total paid-up capital post distribution of the bonus shares will reach Rs 9.61 billion.</p>

<p>NMB Bank has been providing services through a network of 110 branches, four extension counters and 97 ATM outlets across the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Kumari Bank to Collaborate with IME Pay Wallet',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.  ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Kumari Bank Limited has signed an agreement for collaboration with IME Pay Wallet.&nbsp; Now, customers of IME Pay can link their IME Pay Wallet with their bank accounts at Kumari Bank, thereby enabling them to seamlessly transfer funds from their bank accounts to the wallet and vice-versa.</p>

<p>The bank&rsquo;s customers will also be able to avail recharge, payment, wallet-based small value money transfer services along with a myriad of other online and offsite QR code based IME Pay services, reads a joint statement issued by the companies.</p>

<p>IME Digital Solution Limited, which developed and introduced mobile money service &ldquo;IME Pay&rdquo; received the Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from Nepal Rastra Bank in June, 2017.</p>

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			'title' => '28 Foreign Goods get NS Mark',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has granted Nepal Standard (NS) mark to 28 goods produced by 22 Indian and Chinese industries, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>

<p>Those receiving the NS mark are the OPC and PPC cements produced by Indian companies Aadhunik, Ultratech, Alstrom, India Cement Limited, Jayapirewa Plant, Star Cement, and Calcum Industries of India; LPG cylinders and valves produced by Rajasthan Cylinder Industry, Delhi LPG Valve, Gas Droid, Hari Udhyog, Prabha Electronic, Sarbamangalam Petroleum, Surya Shakti and Baltra Associates, India; as well as Iron bar from BK Steel Limited, Stat Steels and Saloja Steels, India.</p>

<p>Likewise, composite cylinders produced by Supreme Industry and Time Technoplates, India have also been awarded with the NS mark.</p>

<p>The bureau has also given the NS mark to a Chinese regulator company Ningbo Sui Xin.</p>

<p>Director general of the bureau, Bishwa Babu Pudasaini, reportedly said that the number of foreign industries acquiring the Nepal Standard mark has been gradually increasing.</p>

<p>&ldquo;We have been granting NS mark to the foreign companies applying for it after fulfilling the required process,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>Similarly, the bureau has granted license to 369 various types of goods of 60 different products manufactured by 250 industries within and outside the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a written order to the proprietor of Muktishree Cement Industry, Ajaya Raj Sumargi, to deposit the amount he had recently withdrawn from bank.</p>

<p>The decision comes almost two weeks after the apex court allowed businessman Sumargi to withdraw money deposited in bank despite being blocked by the Nepal Rastra Bank. A single bench of Justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued a short-term stay order on December 25, directing &nbsp;the authorities concerned not to prevent Sumargi from withdrawing the amount from the bank. Following the stay order, Sumargi had withdrawn USD 7 million from his bank account.</p>

<p>However, a division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai on Tuesday denied continuing the previous order, terming the decision to be wrong.</p>

<p>Subsequently, the SC on Wednesday issued the written directive to Sumargi to deposit the withdrawn amount in the same bank account.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Nepal to become Self-Reliant on Explosives',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal is soon becoming self-reliant on the highly essential emulsion explosives used in construction of roads, according to a news report published by the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The explosives are especially used in big hydropower projects as well as to blast rocks in the hills and mountains to make way for road construction.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the country is becoming self-reliant on producing the vital explosives following an agreement between the Nepalese Army and the Ministry of Commerce to upgrade the production capacity of the country&rsquo;s first emulsion explosive plant in Sunchari of Makwanpur district. As per the understanding, the plant will now&nbsp;start producing the double amount of explosives which it has been producing.</p>

<p>Anurodh Acharya, chief of the plant run by the Nepalese Army, informed that the plant has been producing 1200 metric tons of explosives annually since its establishment 15 years ago. As of now, the plant has been producing explosives from single-base propellant plant.&nbsp; Acharya said necessary preparations have been made to upgrade the plant to double-base propellant.</p>

<p>It is said that the country&rsquo;s need for explosives will be met once this upgraded plant comes into operation. Currently, new equipment are being installed at the plant to upgrade its capacity. RSS reported that Nepal&rsquo;s current annual requirement of explosives is between 2500 to 3000 metric tons.</p>
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			'title' => 'NEA to Replace Old Meters in Seven Days',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards.',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be replacing old meters with new single-phase meters within seven days from now onwards. The NEA has pledged to replace the meter within seven days after receiving an application from the service seeker.</p>

<p>According to the NEA, most of the households use single phase meter.</p>

<p>Likewise, the NEA has said it will fix the three phase and TOD meters, which show the readings of electricity consumption in different times of a single day, in 15 days and a month respectively.</p>

<p>The NEA argued that this provision has been introduced to make its service effective and its employees responsible towards their duty.</p>

<p>Following the end of power cuts in the country, the NEA has been saying that it will take measures for institutional development as well as introduce new technologies. This includes curbing electricity theft, cutting administrative cost, providing standard and safe service among others.</p>
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			'title' => 'Minister Yadav admits NOC full of irregularities; tired of fixing problems',
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			'summary' => 'January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 11: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has admitted that the state-run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is full of irregularities. He, however, asserted that the government is effortful to curb irregularities at the NOC.</p>

<p>Addressing the 49th anniversary of the NOC in the capital city on Thursday, January 10, Minister Yadav reportedly said the leakage of oil at various levels from transportation to administration has put the customers at the receiving end.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired of fixing problems at NOC. Although it is an uphill task to bring reforms at NOC, I&rsquo;m working resolutely,&rdquo; Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>RSS reported that the minister expressed his dissatisfaction saying although he tried his best to curb malfeasance in the sector of petroleum products, the private sector did not cooperate with him. He said that the government is going to launch an oil distributors&rsquo; regulation to manage fuel distribution.</p>

<p>The Minister further reminded that the government is ready to work together with the private sector. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s resolve problems with consensus, hold discussions and make the NOC more systematic,&rdquo; he urged all sides concerned.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The price of petroleum products would be timely adjusted. Today itself, the air fuel for domestic purpose was reduced,&rdquo; he added.</p>

<p>According to RSS, the Government has decreased the price of aviation fuel for domestic air service by Rs 10 per litre. The adjustment in the price was made following a decline in the price of crude oil in the international market.</p>

<p>Aviation fuel for domestic air service will now cost Rs 94.50 per litre against the existing 104.50 per litre.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9787',
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			'title' => 'Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 Next Week',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Independent Power Producers&rsquo; Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to organise the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 next week in association with Expo and Event Management Services Limited.</p>

<p>Issuing a statement, the organisers said that they are in the final stage of preparation for the event which will be held at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from January 18-20.</p>

<p>The organisers are expecting a turnout of more than 1,00,000 visitors for the event.</p>

<p>Exhibitors include almost all stakeholders of hydropower sector in Nepal from engineering firms, machinery manufacturers, equipment suppliers, technology service providers, contractors, banks, insurance companies, construction material suppliers, heavy machinery and vehicle brands among others, reads the statement.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the National Planning Commission and Ministry of Energy Water Resources and Irrigation have provided patronage to the event realizing the need of such expo for the overall growth of the energy sector.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The Himalayan Hydro Expo will showcase stalls from hydropower developers, state-of-the-art technology manufactures and suppliers, investors, insurance companies, banks, and construction companies from across Nepal, India, China, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, South Korea, Sweden and England,&rdquo; the statement said.</p>

<p>According to the organisers, the products range from electro mechanical system, hydro mechanical system, control system, protection and data supervisory system, construction equipment, solar modules, electric vehicles as well as tunneling equipment.</p>

<p>The expo will also host various competitions for engineering students and eight participants from various engineering colleges are competing for the coveted first place.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Another major attraction of the event is short helicopter rides to Dordi Corridor, Upper Marshyandi and Solu Corridor where numerous hydropower projects are in construction and few are already in operation wherein interested participants get a real feel of hydropower development that is going on in the country,&rdquo; the statement added.</p>

<p>The organisers are also planning to launch the first version of Hydro Map (a computer application) intended to serve as a hydro database for all stakeholders which is jointly developed by IPPAN, Niti Foundation, and The Asia Foundation.</p>

<p>The expo will also feature other renewable energy initiatives in Solar PV system, wind energy potential and showcase of electric cars as substitute to the fossil fuel cars.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9785',
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			'title' => 'NB Bank ties up with Sanjeevani Hospital',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has signed an agreement with Sanjeevani Hospital and IVF Center, Biratnagar to provide discounts to its customers on various services provided by the hospital.</p>

<p>According to the agreement signed on January 9, the hospital will provide 25 percent discount on various services to the credit and debit card holders of the bank.</p>

<p>Bal Krishna Shrestha, branch manager of Biratnagar branch of the bank, and Anjani Pokharel of the hospital signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p>
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			'id' => '9784',
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			'title' => 'Snowfall in Taplejung Again',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. ',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Taplejung district has witnessed snowfall again this winter. The high hills of the district received snowfall following rainfall since Wednesday afternoon. This is the second time in two weeks that the district saw snowfall.</p>

<p>Places like Olangchungola, Yangma, Ghunsa, Lelep, Gyabla, Fale among other areas in the mountainous region were covered with thick layer of snow. The locals of the famed temple, Pathivara, also informed that the area witnessed snowfall.</p>

<p>The temperature has plummeted sharply in the district headquarters Fungling as well as other places of the district due to the rain and snowfall.</p>

<p>People living above 2500 meters have been affected more due to the biting cold. People living in the highlands have been affected the most as they did not shift to the lowlands to avoid the severe cold this season.</p>

<p>Normally, people living in the high altitude take the winter season as a time to visit warmer places outside the district. But these days, people have started staying back home after making necessary arrangements to keep themselves warm.</p>

<p>A few years ago, Taplejung used to witness snowfall since October-November but this time the district had to wait till December to witness the first snowfall.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9783',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Stakeholders Call for New Act to Facilitate Investment',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Stakeholders have said that the draft bill on industrial enterprises should be oriented toward facilitating and promoting investment rather than regulating and controlling enterprises.</p>

<p>A press statement issued by the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) says that economists, business leaders and former bureaucrats attending a roundtable discussion on the draft bill expressed concerns that the new industrial enterprises act should provide incentives to the enterprises in Nepal to help increase the industrial contribution to the gross domestic product.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, it organised the roundtable discussion on &lsquo;Industrial Enterprises Bill (Draft)&rsquo; in collaboration with Economic Policy Incubator and UKaid in the capital on Wednesday, January 9.</p>

<p>Their call for provisions facilitating the industrial investments comes in the wake of the preparation of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to give a final touch to the new Industrial Enterprises Bill that will replace the existing Industrial Enterprises Act that was enacted in 2016.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The draft bill has proposed stricter provisions for fine and punishment even for committing a minor offence,&rdquo; the statement quoted Shekhar Golchha, senior vice president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), as saying.</p>

<p>Golchha said that the provision related to corporate social responsibility and classification of industries, among others, should be revisited for the promotion of industrial sector in the country.</p>

<p>Also speaking at the discussion, Hari Bhakta Sharma, president of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, said that the law should be the most liberal law in the South Asia region to attract investment in the country.</p>

<p>&ldquo;If we see other countries, including states of our neighboring country India, they are moving aggressively toward providing incentives to their industries. If our law does not take into consideration those developments, we cannot promote investment in industrial sector,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>

<p>Among others, he urged the government to change the provision that put restriction on selling the land bought by industrialists for setting up industry. He also said that it will be very onerous for industries, mostly small and medium level industries, to share their data with the Department of Industries in every six months as stated in the draft bill of the act.</p>

<p>According to SEJON, Dr Shankar Sharma, former vice chairperson of the National Planning Commission, underlined the need of strong coordination between various government agencies for the effective implementation of the act.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;There are several good provisions in the draft bill despite some weaknesses. But, the key to the effective implementation is the strong coordination between government agencies,&rdquo; added Sharma.</p>

<p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, the secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the new draft bill focuses on further simplifying the process of entry, operation and exit of industrial enterprise in the country.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9782',
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			'title' => 'Premier Steel now Available in Market',
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			'summary' => 'January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p>January 10: Premier Steel Pvt Ltd has announced the sale and distribution of its products in eastern Nepal. The company said in a statement that its Fe 500 grade steel rebars with Nepal Standard certification 191 are available in different sizes in the market.</p>

<p>The company claimed that its products, ranging from 8 mm to 32 mm, are of superior quality as they are made of prime billets.</p>

<p>The company said it has the capacity to produce 40 tons of 8 to 32 mm steel rebars in just an hour. The factory runs for 20 hours each day with four hours separated for maintenance. The company said it uses Japanese technology to produce steel rebars.</p>

<p>The statement further said that the company uses rolling technique to eliminate human error while production.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The use of computer controlled machines for rib design and notching maintains the strength of the products with the right amount of concrete mixed in,&rdquo; said the statement.</p>

<p>Premier Steel said it imports raw materials from Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal.</p>

<p>The main market for the company currently is Province 1 and the company said it aims to produce material for the entire country in the coming days.</p>

<p>Premier Steel is a joint venture of Sharda Group and Rathi Group. The operators claim to have been generating steel for more than 36 years. Currently, the company has been producing Fe 500 grade steel.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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