September 20: The World Bank has said that the decline in poverty rates has slowed, raising concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by 2030, although fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world.…
September 20: The World Bank has said that the decline in poverty rates has slowed, raising concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by 2030, although fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world.…
September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates.…
September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for…
September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the…
September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17.…
September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline…
September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day.…
September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali…
September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable…
September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account…
September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar.…
September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.…
September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its…
September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension…
September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018.…
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', 'content' => '<p>September 20: The World Bank has said that the decline in poverty rates has slowed, raising concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by 2030, although fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world. </p> <p>The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — down from 11 percent in 2013, reflecting steady but slowing progress, World Bank data show. The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day fell during this period by 68 million to 736 million, according to the World Bank.</p> <p>“Over the last 25 years, more than a billion people have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty, and the global poverty rate is now lower than it has ever been in recorded history. This is one of the greatest human achievements of our time,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said. “But if we are going to end poverty by 2030, we need much more investment, particularly in building human capital, to help promote the inclusive growth it will take to reach the remaining poor. For their sake, we cannot fail.”<br /> The World Bank stressed on the need for increased pro-poor investments to meet the target.</p> <p>The World Bank observed that despite the tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty, rates remain stubbornly high in low-income countries and those affected by conflict and political upheaval.</p> <p>The estimates will be published in “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2018: Piecing Together the Poverty Puzzle,” a report to be released on October 17, End Poverty Day.</p> <p>About half of the world’s countries now have poverty rates below 3 percent, but the report finds that the world as a whole is not on track to achieve the target of less than 3 percent of the world living in extreme poverty by 2030. </p> <p>According to the World Bank, in the 25 years from 1990 to 2015, the extreme poverty rate dropped an average of a percentage point per year – from nearly 36% to 10%. But the rate dropped only one percentage point in the two years from 2013 to 2015.</p> <p>The deceleration in global numbers stems mainly from an increasing concentration of extreme poverty in regions where poverty reduction has lagged, the report further said. </p> <p>A case in point is Sub-Saharan Africa, where, under all but the most optimistic scenarios, poverty will remain in double digits by 2030, due to the absence of significant shifts in policy. </p> <p>Slowing declines in poverty also reflect falling commodity prices, conflict, and other economic challenges for developing countries, the World Bank said in a statement.</p> <p>The World Bank’s preliminary forecast is that extreme poverty has declined to 8.6 percent in 2018.</p> <p>Two regions, East Asia and Pacific and Europe and Central Asia, have reduced extreme poverty to below 3 percent. The Middle East and North Africa region had previously been below 3 percent in 2013, but conflict in Syria and Yemen raised its poverty rate in 2015.<br /> The international poverty line is currently valued at $1.90 in terms of 2011 purchasing power parity, which equalizes its purchasing power across all countries and currencies.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8913', 'image' => '20180920023602_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9134', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Footwear Exhibition at Bhrikuti Mandap', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. According to the association, altogether five companies are displaying their products in the month-long fair at the heart of the capital. The footwear will be available at the cost price, according to Khum Raj Dhungana, chairman of the association.</p> <p>Dhungana said that the fair was organised primarily to close the gap between the customers and the companies and not for stock clearance.</p> <p>“The objective of the fair is to make new shoes of good quality available to the customers,” he said. Footwear brands of KTM, Venus, Sootstep, Pride and Highlife are available at the exhibition.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8912', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9132', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NMA Preparing ‘Peak Profile’ of Mountains', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing. Nepal Mountaineering Association is all set to prepare ‘peak profile’ of 414 mountain peaks with the objective of providing information of the mountains in a managed way.</p> <p>NMA informed New Business Age that it will be preparing the peak profile with the permission from the government within three months.</p> <p>Director General of the Department of Tourism Dhundi Raj Ghimire said that the process of readying peak profile has reached the final phase.</p> <p>“It is not that we do not have information about the peaks. But this time we are trying to make it more systematic,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, the peak profile will contain detailed information about the mountain peaks including their height, climbing routes, location, expedition cost, time required for climbing, among others and all these information will be available on website.</p> <p>Ghimire expressed his belief that this would make climbing easier.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="userfiles/images/soledada%20photo.jpg" style="height:800px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/soledada%20photo%281%29.jpg" style="height:522px; width:696px" /></p> <p>After the profiles get ready, the information will be available on the websites of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Tourism and NMA.</p> <p>NMA’s President Santabir Lama said that 3 million people can view the profile at once. According to Lama, the process of preparing profiles of the peaks started some four years ago.</p> <p>The list also includes profiles of 86 virgin peaks, which have never been climbed before. The government is also planning to open those peaks for climbing once the profile becomes ready.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8911', 'image' => '20180920015621_ds-beni- niskotko barahatal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9131', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three mega hotels with Rs 14 billion Japanese investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.</p> <p>The Investment Board of Nepal said on Tuesday, September 18, that the Japanese company is preparing to construct star hotels at Bhaktapur, Dahachowk and Pokhara with a total investment of USD 139.8 million.</p> <p>The Japanese company also decided to present a proposal to the council of ministers to conduct project study for the possibility of setting up solar energy, river port and magnetic energy projects. </p> <p>Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Investment Board of Nepal, has requested the board to quickly implement the infrastructural development plans to timely achieve the economic prosperity goals.</p> <p>He also instructed the responsible bodies to quickly decide and amend the needed laws for garbing maximum investors. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8910', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9130', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Daraz to Launch Revamped App', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. According to the company, over 650 sellers attended the summit held at Hotel Yak and Yeti.</p> <p>The company said that the summit offered all Daraz sellers an opportunity to learn and discover smarter ways to be successful with Daraz by introducing them to the new upgraded system and software.</p> <p> Daraz announced the launch of a new revamped application from September 29, which will have new features and enhanced interface for customers.</p> <p>This launch of new app will be backed by upgraded seller back-end system, the company said in a statement. Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO of Daraz Group, announced the new strategy to empower the sellers by providing them access to the new and highly advanced Daraz systems.</p> <p>According to the company, the new three-step approach aims to develop seller engagement and enhance customer service.</p> <p>The initial step is a revamped strategy where Daraz will provide tools to enable the sellers to sell their own products, create campaigns and interact directly with customers. The tools will be provided by Daraz to control and maintain the quality of service through a dynamic performance management system. The final step is building the business process to ensure that the system is seamless and foolproof.</p> <p> Keynote speaker of the event, Anil Keshary Shah, CEO of Nabil Bank, announced the bank’s partnership with Daraz for digital payment gateway by introducing a new spectrum for Daraz’s customers and sellers where they get the assurance of payment. He also assured that Daraz sellers will get Nabil Bank’s support by announcing SME loan facilities.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8909', 'image' => '20180920120954_Daraz2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9129', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways Sustains Strong EBITDAR Despite Blockade by its Neighbouring Countries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.</p> <p>According to the airline company, the lower revenue growth was directly attributable to the illegal blockade of the Gulf state by its neighbours since June 5, 2017, which impacted departing seats by 19 per cent.</p> <p>The airlines company said in a statement that its cargo revenue witnessed very impressive growth of 34.40 per cent against cargo capacity (available tonne kilometres) growing 13.95 per cent annually.</p> <p>The airline company said it generated EBITDAR Margin of 23.0 per cent at QAR 9.714 billion. EBITDAR was lower than the previous year by QAR 1.759 billion due to longer flying time resulting from the illegal blockade and loss of departing seats from the blockading countries. </p> <p>“Replacing 18 mature routes, which were closed due to the illegal blockade, the airline opened 14 new destinations during the fiscal year (24 new destinations to date). New destinations come with launch costs and the necessity to establish market presence, which resulted in an overall net loss of QAR 252 million. With a positive operating cash inflow, the cash position of the Group remained strong at QAR 13.312 billion,” the statement said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8908', 'image' => '20180919032228_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9128', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ncell Offers Heavy Discounts on My5 Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. Under this offer, all Ncell customers can also enjoy iflix services at affordable rates.</p> <p> Ncell said its customers can take benefits from the offer from September 18 onwards. The offer will remain in place for 15 days.</p> <p> Under this special offer, Ncell prepaid customers can activate My5 service at mere Rs 5 (excluding tax), down from the prevailing activation rate of Rs 20, and talk to the five favourite Ncell numbers registered in My5 group at mere 50 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute for 30 days. Prevailing calling rate for My5 numbers has been 99 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute.</p> <p> Issuing a press statement, Ncell said its customers can enjoy this special benefits of My5 offer by simply dialing *5588# and activating My5 service for 1 month. If customers wish to subscribe to My5 service that automatically gets renewed every month, they can activate this option by dialing *5599#. Customers can also replace the numbers in their My5 group. However, once the five favourite numbers are added, replacing each number will be charged Rs 5 (excluding taxes).</p> <p> Moreover, in a bid to enable Ncell customers to access the video contents at affordable rates, Ncell has announced attractive discount on the rates of four iflix data packs in the Constitution Day offer. Under this offer, customers can subscribe to iflix data packs at only Rs 10 (excluding taxes). Standard rate of iflix data packs, including 1 hour iflix data pack (onetime), 1 hour iflix data pack (recurring), unlimited night iflix data pack (onetime), and unlimited night iflix data pack (recurring) is Rs 44.25 each. </p> <p> In the Constitution Day offer, customers can now subscribe to any of these iflix data packs at just Rs 10 (excluding taxes) and enjoy access to huge video library of iflix. iflix is the internet TV service which enables users to stream or download popular movies, TV shows and more from its extensive online library.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8907', 'image' => '20180919030711_Ncell-brand-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9127', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Approves First Energy Sector Credit to Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.', 'content' => '<p> September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.</p> <p> According to the World Bank, the $100 million Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit (DPC) aims to implement key policy, regulatory and institutional measures. These include improving the financial viability of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) as the sole off-taker; establishing a regulatory framework that is transparent, autonomous, and accountable; encouraging electricity trade; and restructuring NEA to make it easier for the private sector to compete in the energy sector, the WB said in a statement. </p> <p> “The proposed credit aims to support the restructuring and market reform of the electricity sector to improve governance and performance of electricity institutions, eventually enhancing quality and efficiency in services,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country manager for Nepal, as saying. “Our goal is to seek integration into the regional electricity market and create a competitive wholesale market.”</p> <p> Despite Nepal’s large hydro generation potential, electricity constitutes of less than 5 percent of energy consumption, the World Bank said. While 95 percent of the population is estimated to have access to grade and off-grid electricity, the per capita electricity consumption of 177 kWh per year is a twentieth of the global average, and a fifth of the per capita electricity consumption in South Asia.</p> <p> Nepal also relies increasingly on electricity imports to reduce the electricity shortage in the country, while large export-oriented hydropower projects are yet to materialize in spite of huge opportunities. The World Bank further said that the credit aims to implement policy and institutional measures to overcome these challenges and help bring about structural reforms in the energy sector, to ensure affordable electricity services and encourage predictability for sustainable investment. </p> <p> “The development policy credit is linked to the government’s key sector goals of expanding access to electricity to one hundred percent of the population,” said Xiaoping Wang, senior energy specialist at the World Bank and co-task team leader of the project. “In the long term, the implementation of the credit will also support key institutional and policy actions necessary for the removal of binding constraints to private investment in the sector,” she added.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8906', 'image' => '20180919025647_Energy Sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9126', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Partnership between Century Bank and Medicity Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.</p> <p>Bijay Rijal, general manager of Nepal Medicity Hospital, and Ranjan Khadka, chief marketing officer of the bank, signed the agreement amid a recent event.</p> <p>According to the agreement, the account holders and the employees of the bank will receive special discount on various health care services from the hospital. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8905', 'image' => '20180919024739_medicity century.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9125', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise ATM in Tinkune', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.</p> <p>The ATM counter was jointly inaugurated by Jyoti Kumar Begani, chairman of Sunrise Bank, and Gyanendra Dutt, Tinkune branch manager of Sunrise Bank, amid an event on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Ratna Raj Bajracharya, CEO of Sunrise Bank, informed that the bank has been providing modern banking service across the country with a network of 91 branches, 107 ATMs, 23 branchless banking facilities and four extension counters.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8904', 'image' => '20180919024324_sunrise.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9124', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Colors Announces Dashain and Tihar Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </p> <p>"This scheme is specially designed to allure and make the customers feel valued by keeping in mind that no one shall return empty handed in this festive period," said Pratik Jalan, managing director of Teletalk Pvt Ltd, which is the authorised distributor of Colors Mobiles in Nepal.</p> <p> On purchase of every smart phone of Colors brand including P-20, P-45, P-50 Plus, P-65, P-70, P-85+ Selfie Pro, Pride-5C, Pride-5E, S1,S9,S11 models, the customer will be eligible to win Suzuki Lets scooter, Colors 32" LED TV, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth Rs 1500 through lucky draw.</p> <p>Consumers will receive a "Unique Code Number" as a confirmation for enrollment in a lucky draw and the winners will be announced via Colors’ Facebook page every week.</p> <p>During the offer period, seven Suzuki Lets scooters, 30 sets of 32” Colors LED TVs, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth of Rs 1500 will be provided to customers for 55 days.</p> <p>This offer is valid from September 19 to November 13 throughout the country.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8903', 'image' => '20180919021402_Happy Sawari_PR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9123', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Pulsar inks deal with A-Division League ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. As per the agreement, Pulsar motorbike will be the title sponsor of the top tier domestic football league of Nepal. Hansraj Hulaschand and Company is the authorised distributor of Pulsar bikes in Nepal. The partnership with the league will continue for three years, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>Managing Director of HH and Co Shekhar Golchha and Marketing Manager of ANFA Raj Humagain signed the agreement amid a function at Golchha Organization on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>“We are proud to form a new connection with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, one of the foremost leagues of Nepal. We are glad to have partnered together and become the title sponsor with the well regarded league of the country,” said Golchha, adding, “We have always supported and backed national sports and youths through different approaches targeted to encourage and boost maximum performance. The main objective of our effort is to catapult national youths and sports sector to international level. We also have been associating with different award programmes, Pulsar Sports Award being one of the outstanding awards. All the best wishes for the league for glorious achievements in the coming days.”</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8902', 'image' => '20180919020450_Picture.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9122', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Yeti Airlines adds another ATR to its fleet', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet. According to the airline company, this aircraft with call sign 9N-ALN arrived in Kathmandu from Toulouse, France via Italy, Egypt and Muscat on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Issuing a press statement, Yeti Airlines said that the ATR 72-500 is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by the French-Italian consortium ATR.</p> <p>The company claimed that the ATR72 has become one of the most successful regional carriers in the world, steadily expanding and entering into new global markets with its superior performance.</p> <p>“The ATR 72-500 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127 engines and are equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand composite blade propellers. These high-tech engines and propellers ensure exceptional performance, fuel efficiency, remarkably low noise and low greenhouse gas emissions,” the statement added.</p> <p>According to the company, this ATR 72-500 aircraft was purchased from KF Turbo Leasing Limited and will be one of the youngest ATR 72 aircraft operating in Nepal. With the addition of this aircraft, Yeti Airlines said it will expand its ATR 72 operations to Bhadrapur and Pokhara and expressed its belief that this will help facilitate Nepal achieve its target of 2 million tourist arrival by the year 2020.</p> <p>Yeti Airlines commenced its operations from 1998. Yeti Airlines now operates three ATR 72-500 and six BAE Systems Jetstream 41 aircraft. Along with Tara Air, its sister airline which operates two Dornier Do228 and four DHC6 Twin Otter aircraft, Yeti Airlines claimed that it operates the widest network of flight routes in Nepal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8901', 'image' => '20180919015703_Yeti ATR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9121', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank now in Thankot', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.', 'content' => '<p>September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.</p> <p>Bodh Raj Devkota, deputy CEO of Citizens Bank International, inaugurated the new branch amid an event on Monday, September 17.</p> <p>The bank is currently operating its banking service with a network of 80 branches, 73 ATMs and 99 branchless banking facilities. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-18', 'modified' => '2018-09-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8900', 'image' => '20180918035733_citizens bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9120', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Entries for PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal 2018 announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. PROstyle together with GEE jointly announced that the entries for the upcoming PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal have been opened.</p> <p>According to PROstyle, this will be the sixth consecutive year that PROstyle is partnering with GEE to host PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal. The event was attended by the people from media fraternity, former manhunt winners and other key people from the industry.</p> <p>Issuing a statement, PROstyle urged the Nepali citizens who want to participate in this pageant to view complete details, rules and regulations by logging into the Manhunt International Nepal Facebook page. Application forms must be submitted by November 10. The entry form of the pageant can also be obtained from GEE office located at Sanepa.</p> <p>With the objective of making the event bigger and better, for the first time, the organisers have decided to hold the regional auditions in Narayanghat and Biratnagar along with Kathmandu audition.</p> <p>PROstyle has also announced that men between 18 to 34 years of age, a citizen of Nepal—with good personality and a minimum of 5' 8" height, at least intermediate passed can apply for the contest. The grand finale of the contest will be held in December in Kathmandu. The winner of the contest will be representing Nepal in Manhunt International that will be held in 2019 in Vietnam.</p> <p>Dhurba Budhathoki, PROstyleMahunt International Nepal 2017 winner was also bid farewell amidst the event. 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', 'content' => '<p>September 20: The World Bank has said that the decline in poverty rates has slowed, raising concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by 2030, although fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world. </p> <p>The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — down from 11 percent in 2013, reflecting steady but slowing progress, World Bank data show. The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day fell during this period by 68 million to 736 million, according to the World Bank.</p> <p>“Over the last 25 years, more than a billion people have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty, and the global poverty rate is now lower than it has ever been in recorded history. This is one of the greatest human achievements of our time,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said. “But if we are going to end poverty by 2030, we need much more investment, particularly in building human capital, to help promote the inclusive growth it will take to reach the remaining poor. For their sake, we cannot fail.”<br /> The World Bank stressed on the need for increased pro-poor investments to meet the target.</p> <p>The World Bank observed that despite the tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty, rates remain stubbornly high in low-income countries and those affected by conflict and political upheaval.</p> <p>The estimates will be published in “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2018: Piecing Together the Poverty Puzzle,” a report to be released on October 17, End Poverty Day.</p> <p>About half of the world’s countries now have poverty rates below 3 percent, but the report finds that the world as a whole is not on track to achieve the target of less than 3 percent of the world living in extreme poverty by 2030. </p> <p>According to the World Bank, in the 25 years from 1990 to 2015, the extreme poverty rate dropped an average of a percentage point per year – from nearly 36% to 10%. But the rate dropped only one percentage point in the two years from 2013 to 2015.</p> <p>The deceleration in global numbers stems mainly from an increasing concentration of extreme poverty in regions where poverty reduction has lagged, the report further said. </p> <p>A case in point is Sub-Saharan Africa, where, under all but the most optimistic scenarios, poverty will remain in double digits by 2030, due to the absence of significant shifts in policy. </p> <p>Slowing declines in poverty also reflect falling commodity prices, conflict, and other economic challenges for developing countries, the World Bank said in a statement.</p> <p>The World Bank’s preliminary forecast is that extreme poverty has declined to 8.6 percent in 2018.</p> <p>Two regions, East Asia and Pacific and Europe and Central Asia, have reduced extreme poverty to below 3 percent. The Middle East and North Africa region had previously been below 3 percent in 2013, but conflict in Syria and Yemen raised its poverty rate in 2015.<br /> The international poverty line is currently valued at $1.90 in terms of 2011 purchasing power parity, which equalizes its purchasing power across all countries and currencies.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8913', 'image' => '20180920023602_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9134', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Footwear Exhibition at Bhrikuti Mandap', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. According to the association, altogether five companies are displaying their products in the month-long fair at the heart of the capital. The footwear will be available at the cost price, according to Khum Raj Dhungana, chairman of the association.</p> <p>Dhungana said that the fair was organised primarily to close the gap between the customers and the companies and not for stock clearance.</p> <p>“The objective of the fair is to make new shoes of good quality available to the customers,” he said. Footwear brands of KTM, Venus, Sootstep, Pride and Highlife are available at the exhibition.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8912', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9132', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NMA Preparing ‘Peak Profile’ of Mountains', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing. Nepal Mountaineering Association is all set to prepare ‘peak profile’ of 414 mountain peaks with the objective of providing information of the mountains in a managed way.</p> <p>NMA informed New Business Age that it will be preparing the peak profile with the permission from the government within three months.</p> <p>Director General of the Department of Tourism Dhundi Raj Ghimire said that the process of readying peak profile has reached the final phase.</p> <p>“It is not that we do not have information about the peaks. But this time we are trying to make it more systematic,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, the peak profile will contain detailed information about the mountain peaks including their height, climbing routes, location, expedition cost, time required for climbing, among others and all these information will be available on website.</p> <p>Ghimire expressed his belief that this would make climbing easier.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="userfiles/images/soledada%20photo.jpg" style="height:800px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/soledada%20photo%281%29.jpg" style="height:522px; width:696px" /></p> <p>After the profiles get ready, the information will be available on the websites of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Tourism and NMA.</p> <p>NMA’s President Santabir Lama said that 3 million people can view the profile at once. According to Lama, the process of preparing profiles of the peaks started some four years ago.</p> <p>The list also includes profiles of 86 virgin peaks, which have never been climbed before. The government is also planning to open those peaks for climbing once the profile becomes ready.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8911', 'image' => '20180920015621_ds-beni- niskotko barahatal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9131', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three mega hotels with Rs 14 billion Japanese investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.</p> <p>The Investment Board of Nepal said on Tuesday, September 18, that the Japanese company is preparing to construct star hotels at Bhaktapur, Dahachowk and Pokhara with a total investment of USD 139.8 million.</p> <p>The Japanese company also decided to present a proposal to the council of ministers to conduct project study for the possibility of setting up solar energy, river port and magnetic energy projects. </p> <p>Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Investment Board of Nepal, has requested the board to quickly implement the infrastructural development plans to timely achieve the economic prosperity goals.</p> <p>He also instructed the responsible bodies to quickly decide and amend the needed laws for garbing maximum investors. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8910', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9130', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Daraz to Launch Revamped App', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. According to the company, over 650 sellers attended the summit held at Hotel Yak and Yeti.</p> <p>The company said that the summit offered all Daraz sellers an opportunity to learn and discover smarter ways to be successful with Daraz by introducing them to the new upgraded system and software.</p> <p> Daraz announced the launch of a new revamped application from September 29, which will have new features and enhanced interface for customers.</p> <p>This launch of new app will be backed by upgraded seller back-end system, the company said in a statement. Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO of Daraz Group, announced the new strategy to empower the sellers by providing them access to the new and highly advanced Daraz systems.</p> <p>According to the company, the new three-step approach aims to develop seller engagement and enhance customer service.</p> <p>The initial step is a revamped strategy where Daraz will provide tools to enable the sellers to sell their own products, create campaigns and interact directly with customers. The tools will be provided by Daraz to control and maintain the quality of service through a dynamic performance management system. The final step is building the business process to ensure that the system is seamless and foolproof.</p> <p> Keynote speaker of the event, Anil Keshary Shah, CEO of Nabil Bank, announced the bank’s partnership with Daraz for digital payment gateway by introducing a new spectrum for Daraz’s customers and sellers where they get the assurance of payment. He also assured that Daraz sellers will get Nabil Bank’s support by announcing SME loan facilities.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8909', 'image' => '20180920120954_Daraz2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9129', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways Sustains Strong EBITDAR Despite Blockade by its Neighbouring Countries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.</p> <p>According to the airline company, the lower revenue growth was directly attributable to the illegal blockade of the Gulf state by its neighbours since June 5, 2017, which impacted departing seats by 19 per cent.</p> <p>The airlines company said in a statement that its cargo revenue witnessed very impressive growth of 34.40 per cent against cargo capacity (available tonne kilometres) growing 13.95 per cent annually.</p> <p>The airline company said it generated EBITDAR Margin of 23.0 per cent at QAR 9.714 billion. EBITDAR was lower than the previous year by QAR 1.759 billion due to longer flying time resulting from the illegal blockade and loss of departing seats from the blockading countries. </p> <p>“Replacing 18 mature routes, which were closed due to the illegal blockade, the airline opened 14 new destinations during the fiscal year (24 new destinations to date). New destinations come with launch costs and the necessity to establish market presence, which resulted in an overall net loss of QAR 252 million. With a positive operating cash inflow, the cash position of the Group remained strong at QAR 13.312 billion,” the statement said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8908', 'image' => '20180919032228_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9128', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ncell Offers Heavy Discounts on My5 Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. Under this offer, all Ncell customers can also enjoy iflix services at affordable rates.</p> <p> Ncell said its customers can take benefits from the offer from September 18 onwards. The offer will remain in place for 15 days.</p> <p> Under this special offer, Ncell prepaid customers can activate My5 service at mere Rs 5 (excluding tax), down from the prevailing activation rate of Rs 20, and talk to the five favourite Ncell numbers registered in My5 group at mere 50 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute for 30 days. Prevailing calling rate for My5 numbers has been 99 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute.</p> <p> Issuing a press statement, Ncell said its customers can enjoy this special benefits of My5 offer by simply dialing *5588# and activating My5 service for 1 month. If customers wish to subscribe to My5 service that automatically gets renewed every month, they can activate this option by dialing *5599#. Customers can also replace the numbers in their My5 group. However, once the five favourite numbers are added, replacing each number will be charged Rs 5 (excluding taxes).</p> <p> Moreover, in a bid to enable Ncell customers to access the video contents at affordable rates, Ncell has announced attractive discount on the rates of four iflix data packs in the Constitution Day offer. Under this offer, customers can subscribe to iflix data packs at only Rs 10 (excluding taxes). Standard rate of iflix data packs, including 1 hour iflix data pack (onetime), 1 hour iflix data pack (recurring), unlimited night iflix data pack (onetime), and unlimited night iflix data pack (recurring) is Rs 44.25 each. </p> <p> In the Constitution Day offer, customers can now subscribe to any of these iflix data packs at just Rs 10 (excluding taxes) and enjoy access to huge video library of iflix. iflix is the internet TV service which enables users to stream or download popular movies, TV shows and more from its extensive online library.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8907', 'image' => '20180919030711_Ncell-brand-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9127', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Approves First Energy Sector Credit to Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.', 'content' => '<p> September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.</p> <p> According to the World Bank, the $100 million Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit (DPC) aims to implement key policy, regulatory and institutional measures. These include improving the financial viability of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) as the sole off-taker; establishing a regulatory framework that is transparent, autonomous, and accountable; encouraging electricity trade; and restructuring NEA to make it easier for the private sector to compete in the energy sector, the WB said in a statement. </p> <p> “The proposed credit aims to support the restructuring and market reform of the electricity sector to improve governance and performance of electricity institutions, eventually enhancing quality and efficiency in services,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country manager for Nepal, as saying. “Our goal is to seek integration into the regional electricity market and create a competitive wholesale market.”</p> <p> Despite Nepal’s large hydro generation potential, electricity constitutes of less than 5 percent of energy consumption, the World Bank said. While 95 percent of the population is estimated to have access to grade and off-grid electricity, the per capita electricity consumption of 177 kWh per year is a twentieth of the global average, and a fifth of the per capita electricity consumption in South Asia.</p> <p> Nepal also relies increasingly on electricity imports to reduce the electricity shortage in the country, while large export-oriented hydropower projects are yet to materialize in spite of huge opportunities. The World Bank further said that the credit aims to implement policy and institutional measures to overcome these challenges and help bring about structural reforms in the energy sector, to ensure affordable electricity services and encourage predictability for sustainable investment. </p> <p> “The development policy credit is linked to the government’s key sector goals of expanding access to electricity to one hundred percent of the population,” said Xiaoping Wang, senior energy specialist at the World Bank and co-task team leader of the project. “In the long term, the implementation of the credit will also support key institutional and policy actions necessary for the removal of binding constraints to private investment in the sector,” she added.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8906', 'image' => '20180919025647_Energy Sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9126', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Partnership between Century Bank and Medicity Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.</p> <p>Bijay Rijal, general manager of Nepal Medicity Hospital, and Ranjan Khadka, chief marketing officer of the bank, signed the agreement amid a recent event.</p> <p>According to the agreement, the account holders and the employees of the bank will receive special discount on various health care services from the hospital. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8905', 'image' => '20180919024739_medicity century.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9125', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise ATM in Tinkune', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.</p> <p>The ATM counter was jointly inaugurated by Jyoti Kumar Begani, chairman of Sunrise Bank, and Gyanendra Dutt, Tinkune branch manager of Sunrise Bank, amid an event on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Ratna Raj Bajracharya, CEO of Sunrise Bank, informed that the bank has been providing modern banking service across the country with a network of 91 branches, 107 ATMs, 23 branchless banking facilities and four extension counters.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8904', 'image' => '20180919024324_sunrise.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9124', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Colors Announces Dashain and Tihar Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </p> <p>"This scheme is specially designed to allure and make the customers feel valued by keeping in mind that no one shall return empty handed in this festive period," said Pratik Jalan, managing director of Teletalk Pvt Ltd, which is the authorised distributor of Colors Mobiles in Nepal.</p> <p> On purchase of every smart phone of Colors brand including P-20, P-45, P-50 Plus, P-65, P-70, P-85+ Selfie Pro, Pride-5C, Pride-5E, S1,S9,S11 models, the customer will be eligible to win Suzuki Lets scooter, Colors 32" LED TV, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth Rs 1500 through lucky draw.</p> <p>Consumers will receive a "Unique Code Number" as a confirmation for enrollment in a lucky draw and the winners will be announced via Colors’ Facebook page every week.</p> <p>During the offer period, seven Suzuki Lets scooters, 30 sets of 32” Colors LED TVs, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth of Rs 1500 will be provided to customers for 55 days.</p> <p>This offer is valid from September 19 to November 13 throughout the country.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8903', 'image' => '20180919021402_Happy Sawari_PR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9123', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Pulsar inks deal with A-Division League ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. As per the agreement, Pulsar motorbike will be the title sponsor of the top tier domestic football league of Nepal. Hansraj Hulaschand and Company is the authorised distributor of Pulsar bikes in Nepal. The partnership with the league will continue for three years, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>Managing Director of HH and Co Shekhar Golchha and Marketing Manager of ANFA Raj Humagain signed the agreement amid a function at Golchha Organization on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>“We are proud to form a new connection with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, one of the foremost leagues of Nepal. We are glad to have partnered together and become the title sponsor with the well regarded league of the country,” said Golchha, adding, “We have always supported and backed national sports and youths through different approaches targeted to encourage and boost maximum performance. The main objective of our effort is to catapult national youths and sports sector to international level. We also have been associating with different award programmes, Pulsar Sports Award being one of the outstanding awards. All the best wishes for the league for glorious achievements in the coming days.”</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8902', 'image' => '20180919020450_Picture.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9122', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Yeti Airlines adds another ATR to its fleet', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet. According to the airline company, this aircraft with call sign 9N-ALN arrived in Kathmandu from Toulouse, France via Italy, Egypt and Muscat on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Issuing a press statement, Yeti Airlines said that the ATR 72-500 is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by the French-Italian consortium ATR.</p> <p>The company claimed that the ATR72 has become one of the most successful regional carriers in the world, steadily expanding and entering into new global markets with its superior performance.</p> <p>“The ATR 72-500 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127 engines and are equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand composite blade propellers. These high-tech engines and propellers ensure exceptional performance, fuel efficiency, remarkably low noise and low greenhouse gas emissions,” the statement added.</p> <p>According to the company, this ATR 72-500 aircraft was purchased from KF Turbo Leasing Limited and will be one of the youngest ATR 72 aircraft operating in Nepal. With the addition of this aircraft, Yeti Airlines said it will expand its ATR 72 operations to Bhadrapur and Pokhara and expressed its belief that this will help facilitate Nepal achieve its target of 2 million tourist arrival by the year 2020.</p> <p>Yeti Airlines commenced its operations from 1998. Yeti Airlines now operates three ATR 72-500 and six BAE Systems Jetstream 41 aircraft. Along with Tara Air, its sister airline which operates two Dornier Do228 and four DHC6 Twin Otter aircraft, Yeti Airlines claimed that it operates the widest network of flight routes in Nepal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8901', 'image' => '20180919015703_Yeti ATR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9121', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank now in Thankot', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.', 'content' => '<p>September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.</p> <p>Bodh Raj Devkota, deputy CEO of Citizens Bank International, inaugurated the new branch amid an event on Monday, September 17.</p> <p>The bank is currently operating its banking service with a network of 80 branches, 73 ATMs and 99 branchless banking facilities. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-18', 'modified' => '2018-09-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8900', 'image' => '20180918035733_citizens bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9120', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Entries for PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal 2018 announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. PROstyle together with GEE jointly announced that the entries for the upcoming PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal have been opened.</p> <p>According to PROstyle, this will be the sixth consecutive year that PROstyle is partnering with GEE to host PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal. The event was attended by the people from media fraternity, former manhunt winners and other key people from the industry.</p> <p>Issuing a statement, PROstyle urged the Nepali citizens who want to participate in this pageant to view complete details, rules and regulations by logging into the Manhunt International Nepal Facebook page. Application forms must be submitted by November 10. The entry form of the pageant can also be obtained from GEE office located at Sanepa.</p> <p>With the objective of making the event bigger and better, for the first time, the organisers have decided to hold the regional auditions in Narayanghat and Biratnagar along with Kathmandu audition.</p> <p>PROstyle has also announced that men between 18 to 34 years of age, a citizen of Nepal—with good personality and a minimum of 5' 8" height, at least intermediate passed can apply for the contest. The grand finale of the contest will be held in December in Kathmandu. The winner of the contest will be representing Nepal in Manhunt International that will be held in 2019 in Vietnam.</p> <p>Dhurba Budhathoki, PROstyleMahunt International Nepal 2017 winner was also bid farewell amidst the event. 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', 'content' => '<p>September 20: The World Bank has said that the decline in poverty rates has slowed, raising concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by 2030, although fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world. </p> <p>The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — down from 11 percent in 2013, reflecting steady but slowing progress, World Bank data show. The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day fell during this period by 68 million to 736 million, according to the World Bank.</p> <p>“Over the last 25 years, more than a billion people have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty, and the global poverty rate is now lower than it has ever been in recorded history. This is one of the greatest human achievements of our time,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said. “But if we are going to end poverty by 2030, we need much more investment, particularly in building human capital, to help promote the inclusive growth it will take to reach the remaining poor. For their sake, we cannot fail.”<br /> The World Bank stressed on the need for increased pro-poor investments to meet the target.</p> <p>The World Bank observed that despite the tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty, rates remain stubbornly high in low-income countries and those affected by conflict and political upheaval.</p> <p>The estimates will be published in “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2018: Piecing Together the Poverty Puzzle,” a report to be released on October 17, End Poverty Day.</p> <p>About half of the world’s countries now have poverty rates below 3 percent, but the report finds that the world as a whole is not on track to achieve the target of less than 3 percent of the world living in extreme poverty by 2030. </p> <p>According to the World Bank, in the 25 years from 1990 to 2015, the extreme poverty rate dropped an average of a percentage point per year – from nearly 36% to 10%. But the rate dropped only one percentage point in the two years from 2013 to 2015.</p> <p>The deceleration in global numbers stems mainly from an increasing concentration of extreme poverty in regions where poverty reduction has lagged, the report further said. </p> <p>A case in point is Sub-Saharan Africa, where, under all but the most optimistic scenarios, poverty will remain in double digits by 2030, due to the absence of significant shifts in policy. </p> <p>Slowing declines in poverty also reflect falling commodity prices, conflict, and other economic challenges for developing countries, the World Bank said in a statement.</p> <p>The World Bank’s preliminary forecast is that extreme poverty has declined to 8.6 percent in 2018.</p> <p>Two regions, East Asia and Pacific and Europe and Central Asia, have reduced extreme poverty to below 3 percent. The Middle East and North Africa region had previously been below 3 percent in 2013, but conflict in Syria and Yemen raised its poverty rate in 2015.<br /> The international poverty line is currently valued at $1.90 in terms of 2011 purchasing power parity, which equalizes its purchasing power across all countries and currencies.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8913', 'image' => '20180920023602_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9134', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Footwear Exhibition at Bhrikuti Mandap', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. According to the association, altogether five companies are displaying their products in the month-long fair at the heart of the capital. The footwear will be available at the cost price, according to Khum Raj Dhungana, chairman of the association.</p> <p>Dhungana said that the fair was organised primarily to close the gap between the customers and the companies and not for stock clearance.</p> <p>“The objective of the fair is to make new shoes of good quality available to the customers,” he said. Footwear brands of KTM, Venus, Sootstep, Pride and Highlife are available at the exhibition.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8912', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9132', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NMA Preparing ‘Peak Profile’ of Mountains', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing. Nepal Mountaineering Association is all set to prepare ‘peak profile’ of 414 mountain peaks with the objective of providing information of the mountains in a managed way.</p> <p>NMA informed New Business Age that it will be preparing the peak profile with the permission from the government within three months.</p> <p>Director General of the Department of Tourism Dhundi Raj Ghimire said that the process of readying peak profile has reached the final phase.</p> <p>“It is not that we do not have information about the peaks. But this time we are trying to make it more systematic,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, the peak profile will contain detailed information about the mountain peaks including their height, climbing routes, location, expedition cost, time required for climbing, among others and all these information will be available on website.</p> <p>Ghimire expressed his belief that this would make climbing easier.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="userfiles/images/soledada%20photo.jpg" style="height:800px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/soledada%20photo%281%29.jpg" style="height:522px; width:696px" /></p> <p>After the profiles get ready, the information will be available on the websites of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Tourism and NMA.</p> <p>NMA’s President Santabir Lama said that 3 million people can view the profile at once. According to Lama, the process of preparing profiles of the peaks started some four years ago.</p> <p>The list also includes profiles of 86 virgin peaks, which have never been climbed before. The government is also planning to open those peaks for climbing once the profile becomes ready.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8911', 'image' => '20180920015621_ds-beni- niskotko barahatal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9131', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three mega hotels with Rs 14 billion Japanese investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.</p> <p>The Investment Board of Nepal said on Tuesday, September 18, that the Japanese company is preparing to construct star hotels at Bhaktapur, Dahachowk and Pokhara with a total investment of USD 139.8 million.</p> <p>The Japanese company also decided to present a proposal to the council of ministers to conduct project study for the possibility of setting up solar energy, river port and magnetic energy projects. </p> <p>Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Investment Board of Nepal, has requested the board to quickly implement the infrastructural development plans to timely achieve the economic prosperity goals.</p> <p>He also instructed the responsible bodies to quickly decide and amend the needed laws for garbing maximum investors. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8910', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9130', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Daraz to Launch Revamped App', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. According to the company, over 650 sellers attended the summit held at Hotel Yak and Yeti.</p> <p>The company said that the summit offered all Daraz sellers an opportunity to learn and discover smarter ways to be successful with Daraz by introducing them to the new upgraded system and software.</p> <p> Daraz announced the launch of a new revamped application from September 29, which will have new features and enhanced interface for customers.</p> <p>This launch of new app will be backed by upgraded seller back-end system, the company said in a statement. Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO of Daraz Group, announced the new strategy to empower the sellers by providing them access to the new and highly advanced Daraz systems.</p> <p>According to the company, the new three-step approach aims to develop seller engagement and enhance customer service.</p> <p>The initial step is a revamped strategy where Daraz will provide tools to enable the sellers to sell their own products, create campaigns and interact directly with customers. The tools will be provided by Daraz to control and maintain the quality of service through a dynamic performance management system. The final step is building the business process to ensure that the system is seamless and foolproof.</p> <p> Keynote speaker of the event, Anil Keshary Shah, CEO of Nabil Bank, announced the bank’s partnership with Daraz for digital payment gateway by introducing a new spectrum for Daraz’s customers and sellers where they get the assurance of payment. He also assured that Daraz sellers will get Nabil Bank’s support by announcing SME loan facilities.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8909', 'image' => '20180920120954_Daraz2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9129', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways Sustains Strong EBITDAR Despite Blockade by its Neighbouring Countries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.</p> <p>According to the airline company, the lower revenue growth was directly attributable to the illegal blockade of the Gulf state by its neighbours since June 5, 2017, which impacted departing seats by 19 per cent.</p> <p>The airlines company said in a statement that its cargo revenue witnessed very impressive growth of 34.40 per cent against cargo capacity (available tonne kilometres) growing 13.95 per cent annually.</p> <p>The airline company said it generated EBITDAR Margin of 23.0 per cent at QAR 9.714 billion. EBITDAR was lower than the previous year by QAR 1.759 billion due to longer flying time resulting from the illegal blockade and loss of departing seats from the blockading countries. </p> <p>“Replacing 18 mature routes, which were closed due to the illegal blockade, the airline opened 14 new destinations during the fiscal year (24 new destinations to date). New destinations come with launch costs and the necessity to establish market presence, which resulted in an overall net loss of QAR 252 million. With a positive operating cash inflow, the cash position of the Group remained strong at QAR 13.312 billion,” the statement said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8908', 'image' => '20180919032228_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9128', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ncell Offers Heavy Discounts on My5 Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. Under this offer, all Ncell customers can also enjoy iflix services at affordable rates.</p> <p> Ncell said its customers can take benefits from the offer from September 18 onwards. The offer will remain in place for 15 days.</p> <p> Under this special offer, Ncell prepaid customers can activate My5 service at mere Rs 5 (excluding tax), down from the prevailing activation rate of Rs 20, and talk to the five favourite Ncell numbers registered in My5 group at mere 50 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute for 30 days. Prevailing calling rate for My5 numbers has been 99 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute.</p> <p> Issuing a press statement, Ncell said its customers can enjoy this special benefits of My5 offer by simply dialing *5588# and activating My5 service for 1 month. If customers wish to subscribe to My5 service that automatically gets renewed every month, they can activate this option by dialing *5599#. Customers can also replace the numbers in their My5 group. However, once the five favourite numbers are added, replacing each number will be charged Rs 5 (excluding taxes).</p> <p> Moreover, in a bid to enable Ncell customers to access the video contents at affordable rates, Ncell has announced attractive discount on the rates of four iflix data packs in the Constitution Day offer. Under this offer, customers can subscribe to iflix data packs at only Rs 10 (excluding taxes). Standard rate of iflix data packs, including 1 hour iflix data pack (onetime), 1 hour iflix data pack (recurring), unlimited night iflix data pack (onetime), and unlimited night iflix data pack (recurring) is Rs 44.25 each. </p> <p> In the Constitution Day offer, customers can now subscribe to any of these iflix data packs at just Rs 10 (excluding taxes) and enjoy access to huge video library of iflix. iflix is the internet TV service which enables users to stream or download popular movies, TV shows and more from its extensive online library.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8907', 'image' => '20180919030711_Ncell-brand-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9127', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Approves First Energy Sector Credit to Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.', 'content' => '<p> September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.</p> <p> According to the World Bank, the $100 million Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit (DPC) aims to implement key policy, regulatory and institutional measures. These include improving the financial viability of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) as the sole off-taker; establishing a regulatory framework that is transparent, autonomous, and accountable; encouraging electricity trade; and restructuring NEA to make it easier for the private sector to compete in the energy sector, the WB said in a statement. </p> <p> “The proposed credit aims to support the restructuring and market reform of the electricity sector to improve governance and performance of electricity institutions, eventually enhancing quality and efficiency in services,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country manager for Nepal, as saying. “Our goal is to seek integration into the regional electricity market and create a competitive wholesale market.”</p> <p> Despite Nepal’s large hydro generation potential, electricity constitutes of less than 5 percent of energy consumption, the World Bank said. While 95 percent of the population is estimated to have access to grade and off-grid electricity, the per capita electricity consumption of 177 kWh per year is a twentieth of the global average, and a fifth of the per capita electricity consumption in South Asia.</p> <p> Nepal also relies increasingly on electricity imports to reduce the electricity shortage in the country, while large export-oriented hydropower projects are yet to materialize in spite of huge opportunities. The World Bank further said that the credit aims to implement policy and institutional measures to overcome these challenges and help bring about structural reforms in the energy sector, to ensure affordable electricity services and encourage predictability for sustainable investment. </p> <p> “The development policy credit is linked to the government’s key sector goals of expanding access to electricity to one hundred percent of the population,” said Xiaoping Wang, senior energy specialist at the World Bank and co-task team leader of the project. “In the long term, the implementation of the credit will also support key institutional and policy actions necessary for the removal of binding constraints to private investment in the sector,” she added.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8906', 'image' => '20180919025647_Energy Sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9126', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Partnership between Century Bank and Medicity Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.</p> <p>Bijay Rijal, general manager of Nepal Medicity Hospital, and Ranjan Khadka, chief marketing officer of the bank, signed the agreement amid a recent event.</p> <p>According to the agreement, the account holders and the employees of the bank will receive special discount on various health care services from the hospital. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8905', 'image' => '20180919024739_medicity century.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9125', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise ATM in Tinkune', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.</p> <p>The ATM counter was jointly inaugurated by Jyoti Kumar Begani, chairman of Sunrise Bank, and Gyanendra Dutt, Tinkune branch manager of Sunrise Bank, amid an event on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Ratna Raj Bajracharya, CEO of Sunrise Bank, informed that the bank has been providing modern banking service across the country with a network of 91 branches, 107 ATMs, 23 branchless banking facilities and four extension counters.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8904', 'image' => '20180919024324_sunrise.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9124', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Colors Announces Dashain and Tihar Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </p> <p>"This scheme is specially designed to allure and make the customers feel valued by keeping in mind that no one shall return empty handed in this festive period," said Pratik Jalan, managing director of Teletalk Pvt Ltd, which is the authorised distributor of Colors Mobiles in Nepal.</p> <p> On purchase of every smart phone of Colors brand including P-20, P-45, P-50 Plus, P-65, P-70, P-85+ Selfie Pro, Pride-5C, Pride-5E, S1,S9,S11 models, the customer will be eligible to win Suzuki Lets scooter, Colors 32" LED TV, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth Rs 1500 through lucky draw.</p> <p>Consumers will receive a "Unique Code Number" as a confirmation for enrollment in a lucky draw and the winners will be announced via Colors’ Facebook page every week.</p> <p>During the offer period, seven Suzuki Lets scooters, 30 sets of 32” Colors LED TVs, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth of Rs 1500 will be provided to customers for 55 days.</p> <p>This offer is valid from September 19 to November 13 throughout the country.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8903', 'image' => '20180919021402_Happy Sawari_PR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9123', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Pulsar inks deal with A-Division League ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. As per the agreement, Pulsar motorbike will be the title sponsor of the top tier domestic football league of Nepal. Hansraj Hulaschand and Company is the authorised distributor of Pulsar bikes in Nepal. The partnership with the league will continue for three years, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>Managing Director of HH and Co Shekhar Golchha and Marketing Manager of ANFA Raj Humagain signed the agreement amid a function at Golchha Organization on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>“We are proud to form a new connection with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, one of the foremost leagues of Nepal. We are glad to have partnered together and become the title sponsor with the well regarded league of the country,” said Golchha, adding, “We have always supported and backed national sports and youths through different approaches targeted to encourage and boost maximum performance. The main objective of our effort is to catapult national youths and sports sector to international level. We also have been associating with different award programmes, Pulsar Sports Award being one of the outstanding awards. All the best wishes for the league for glorious achievements in the coming days.”</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8902', 'image' => '20180919020450_Picture.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9122', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Yeti Airlines adds another ATR to its fleet', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet. According to the airline company, this aircraft with call sign 9N-ALN arrived in Kathmandu from Toulouse, France via Italy, Egypt and Muscat on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Issuing a press statement, Yeti Airlines said that the ATR 72-500 is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by the French-Italian consortium ATR.</p> <p>The company claimed that the ATR72 has become one of the most successful regional carriers in the world, steadily expanding and entering into new global markets with its superior performance.</p> <p>“The ATR 72-500 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127 engines and are equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand composite blade propellers. These high-tech engines and propellers ensure exceptional performance, fuel efficiency, remarkably low noise and low greenhouse gas emissions,” the statement added.</p> <p>According to the company, this ATR 72-500 aircraft was purchased from KF Turbo Leasing Limited and will be one of the youngest ATR 72 aircraft operating in Nepal. With the addition of this aircraft, Yeti Airlines said it will expand its ATR 72 operations to Bhadrapur and Pokhara and expressed its belief that this will help facilitate Nepal achieve its target of 2 million tourist arrival by the year 2020.</p> <p>Yeti Airlines commenced its operations from 1998. Yeti Airlines now operates three ATR 72-500 and six BAE Systems Jetstream 41 aircraft. Along with Tara Air, its sister airline which operates two Dornier Do228 and four DHC6 Twin Otter aircraft, Yeti Airlines claimed that it operates the widest network of flight routes in Nepal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8901', 'image' => '20180919015703_Yeti ATR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9121', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank now in Thankot', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.', 'content' => '<p>September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.</p> <p>Bodh Raj Devkota, deputy CEO of Citizens Bank International, inaugurated the new branch amid an event on Monday, September 17.</p> <p>The bank is currently operating its banking service with a network of 80 branches, 73 ATMs and 99 branchless banking facilities. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-18', 'modified' => '2018-09-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8900', 'image' => '20180918035733_citizens bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9120', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Entries for PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal 2018 announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. PROstyle together with GEE jointly announced that the entries for the upcoming PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal have been opened.</p> <p>According to PROstyle, this will be the sixth consecutive year that PROstyle is partnering with GEE to host PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal. The event was attended by the people from media fraternity, former manhunt winners and other key people from the industry.</p> <p>Issuing a statement, PROstyle urged the Nepali citizens who want to participate in this pageant to view complete details, rules and regulations by logging into the Manhunt International Nepal Facebook page. Application forms must be submitted by November 10. The entry form of the pageant can also be obtained from GEE office located at Sanepa.</p> <p>With the objective of making the event bigger and better, for the first time, the organisers have decided to hold the regional auditions in Narayanghat and Biratnagar along with Kathmandu audition.</p> <p>PROstyle has also announced that men between 18 to 34 years of age, a citizen of Nepal—with good personality and a minimum of 5' 8" height, at least intermediate passed can apply for the contest. The grand finale of the contest will be held in December in Kathmandu. The winner of the contest will be representing Nepal in Manhunt International that will be held in 2019 in Vietnam.</p> <p>Dhurba Budhathoki, PROstyleMahunt International Nepal 2017 winner was also bid farewell amidst the event. 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', 'content' => '<p>September 20: The World Bank has said that the decline in poverty rates has slowed, raising concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by 2030, although fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world. </p> <p>The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — down from 11 percent in 2013, reflecting steady but slowing progress, World Bank data show. The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day fell during this period by 68 million to 736 million, according to the World Bank.</p> <p>“Over the last 25 years, more than a billion people have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty, and the global poverty rate is now lower than it has ever been in recorded history. This is one of the greatest human achievements of our time,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said. “But if we are going to end poverty by 2030, we need much more investment, particularly in building human capital, to help promote the inclusive growth it will take to reach the remaining poor. For their sake, we cannot fail.”<br /> The World Bank stressed on the need for increased pro-poor investments to meet the target.</p> <p>The World Bank observed that despite the tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty, rates remain stubbornly high in low-income countries and those affected by conflict and political upheaval.</p> <p>The estimates will be published in “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2018: Piecing Together the Poverty Puzzle,” a report to be released on October 17, End Poverty Day.</p> <p>About half of the world’s countries now have poverty rates below 3 percent, but the report finds that the world as a whole is not on track to achieve the target of less than 3 percent of the world living in extreme poverty by 2030. </p> <p>According to the World Bank, in the 25 years from 1990 to 2015, the extreme poverty rate dropped an average of a percentage point per year – from nearly 36% to 10%. But the rate dropped only one percentage point in the two years from 2013 to 2015.</p> <p>The deceleration in global numbers stems mainly from an increasing concentration of extreme poverty in regions where poverty reduction has lagged, the report further said. </p> <p>A case in point is Sub-Saharan Africa, where, under all but the most optimistic scenarios, poverty will remain in double digits by 2030, due to the absence of significant shifts in policy. </p> <p>Slowing declines in poverty also reflect falling commodity prices, conflict, and other economic challenges for developing countries, the World Bank said in a statement.</p> <p>The World Bank’s preliminary forecast is that extreme poverty has declined to 8.6 percent in 2018.</p> <p>Two regions, East Asia and Pacific and Europe and Central Asia, have reduced extreme poverty to below 3 percent. The Middle East and North Africa region had previously been below 3 percent in 2013, but conflict in Syria and Yemen raised its poverty rate in 2015.<br /> The international poverty line is currently valued at $1.90 in terms of 2011 purchasing power parity, which equalizes its purchasing power across all countries and currencies.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8913', 'image' => '20180920023602_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9134', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Footwear Exhibition at Bhrikuti Mandap', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal has started a fair at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu exhibiting shoes and slippers at affordable rates. According to the association, altogether five companies are displaying their products in the month-long fair at the heart of the capital. The footwear will be available at the cost price, according to Khum Raj Dhungana, chairman of the association.</p> <p>Dhungana said that the fair was organised primarily to close the gap between the customers and the companies and not for stock clearance.</p> <p>“The objective of the fair is to make new shoes of good quality available to the customers,” he said. Footwear brands of KTM, Venus, Sootstep, Pride and Highlife are available at the exhibition.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8912', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9132', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NMA Preparing ‘Peak Profile’ of Mountains', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Authorities in Nepal are preparing to make available details of over 400 mountain peaks identified as suitable for climbing. Nepal Mountaineering Association is all set to prepare ‘peak profile’ of 414 mountain peaks with the objective of providing information of the mountains in a managed way.</p> <p>NMA informed New Business Age that it will be preparing the peak profile with the permission from the government within three months.</p> <p>Director General of the Department of Tourism Dhundi Raj Ghimire said that the process of readying peak profile has reached the final phase.</p> <p>“It is not that we do not have information about the peaks. But this time we are trying to make it more systematic,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, the peak profile will contain detailed information about the mountain peaks including their height, climbing routes, location, expedition cost, time required for climbing, among others and all these information will be available on website.</p> <p>Ghimire expressed his belief that this would make climbing easier.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="userfiles/images/soledada%20photo.jpg" style="height:800px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/soledada%20photo%281%29.jpg" style="height:522px; width:696px" /></p> <p>After the profiles get ready, the information will be available on the websites of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Tourism and NMA.</p> <p>NMA’s President Santabir Lama said that 3 million people can view the profile at once. According to Lama, the process of preparing profiles of the peaks started some four years ago.</p> <p>The list also includes profiles of 86 virgin peaks, which have never been climbed before. The government is also planning to open those peaks for climbing once the profile becomes ready.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8911', 'image' => '20180920015621_ds-beni- niskotko barahatal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9131', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three mega hotels with Rs 14 billion Japanese investment', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Japan Club International is investing around Rs 14 billion in three mega hotel projects in various parts of the country.</p> <p>The Investment Board of Nepal said on Tuesday, September 18, that the Japanese company is preparing to construct star hotels at Bhaktapur, Dahachowk and Pokhara with a total investment of USD 139.8 million.</p> <p>The Japanese company also decided to present a proposal to the council of ministers to conduct project study for the possibility of setting up solar energy, river port and magnetic energy projects. </p> <p>Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Investment Board of Nepal, has requested the board to quickly implement the infrastructural development plans to timely achieve the economic prosperity goals.</p> <p>He also instructed the responsible bodies to quickly decide and amend the needed laws for garbing maximum investors. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8910', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9130', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Daraz to Launch Revamped App', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. ', 'content' => '<p>September 20: Daraz, an online shopping portal, organised the first Seller Summit in Kathmandu on September 17. According to the company, over 650 sellers attended the summit held at Hotel Yak and Yeti.</p> <p>The company said that the summit offered all Daraz sellers an opportunity to learn and discover smarter ways to be successful with Daraz by introducing them to the new upgraded system and software.</p> <p> Daraz announced the launch of a new revamped application from September 29, which will have new features and enhanced interface for customers.</p> <p>This launch of new app will be backed by upgraded seller back-end system, the company said in a statement. Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO of Daraz Group, announced the new strategy to empower the sellers by providing them access to the new and highly advanced Daraz systems.</p> <p>According to the company, the new three-step approach aims to develop seller engagement and enhance customer service.</p> <p>The initial step is a revamped strategy where Daraz will provide tools to enable the sellers to sell their own products, create campaigns and interact directly with customers. The tools will be provided by Daraz to control and maintain the quality of service through a dynamic performance management system. The final step is building the business process to ensure that the system is seamless and foolproof.</p> <p> Keynote speaker of the event, Anil Keshary Shah, CEO of Nabil Bank, announced the bank’s partnership with Daraz for digital payment gateway by introducing a new spectrum for Daraz’s customers and sellers where they get the assurance of payment. He also assured that Daraz sellers will get Nabil Bank’s support by announcing SME loan facilities.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-20', 'modified' => '2018-09-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8909', 'image' => '20180920120954_Daraz2.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9129', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways Sustains Strong EBITDAR Despite Blockade by its Neighbouring Countries', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Qatar Airways’ overall revenue and other operating income grew 7.22 per cent annually compared to capacity (available seat kilometres) growth of 9.96 per cent, states the annual report for 2017/18 of the airline company.</p> <p>According to the airline company, the lower revenue growth was directly attributable to the illegal blockade of the Gulf state by its neighbours since June 5, 2017, which impacted departing seats by 19 per cent.</p> <p>The airlines company said in a statement that its cargo revenue witnessed very impressive growth of 34.40 per cent against cargo capacity (available tonne kilometres) growing 13.95 per cent annually.</p> <p>The airline company said it generated EBITDAR Margin of 23.0 per cent at QAR 9.714 billion. EBITDAR was lower than the previous year by QAR 1.759 billion due to longer flying time resulting from the illegal blockade and loss of departing seats from the blockading countries. </p> <p>“Replacing 18 mature routes, which were closed due to the illegal blockade, the airline opened 14 new destinations during the fiscal year (24 new destinations to date). New destinations come with launch costs and the necessity to establish market presence, which resulted in an overall net loss of QAR 252 million. With a positive operating cash inflow, the cash position of the Group remained strong at QAR 13.312 billion,” the statement said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8908', 'image' => '20180919032228_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9128', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ncell Offers Heavy Discounts on My5 Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Ncell has unveiled a new offer which enables Ncell prepaid customers to enjoy My5 service at excitingly affordable rates on the occasion of the Constitution Day. Under this offer, all Ncell customers can also enjoy iflix services at affordable rates.</p> <p> Ncell said its customers can take benefits from the offer from September 18 onwards. The offer will remain in place for 15 days.</p> <p> Under this special offer, Ncell prepaid customers can activate My5 service at mere Rs 5 (excluding tax), down from the prevailing activation rate of Rs 20, and talk to the five favourite Ncell numbers registered in My5 group at mere 50 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute for 30 days. Prevailing calling rate for My5 numbers has been 99 paisa (excluding taxes) per minute.</p> <p> Issuing a press statement, Ncell said its customers can enjoy this special benefits of My5 offer by simply dialing *5588# and activating My5 service for 1 month. If customers wish to subscribe to My5 service that automatically gets renewed every month, they can activate this option by dialing *5599#. Customers can also replace the numbers in their My5 group. However, once the five favourite numbers are added, replacing each number will be charged Rs 5 (excluding taxes).</p> <p> Moreover, in a bid to enable Ncell customers to access the video contents at affordable rates, Ncell has announced attractive discount on the rates of four iflix data packs in the Constitution Day offer. Under this offer, customers can subscribe to iflix data packs at only Rs 10 (excluding taxes). Standard rate of iflix data packs, including 1 hour iflix data pack (onetime), 1 hour iflix data pack (recurring), unlimited night iflix data pack (onetime), and unlimited night iflix data pack (recurring) is Rs 44.25 each. </p> <p> In the Constitution Day offer, customers can now subscribe to any of these iflix data packs at just Rs 10 (excluding taxes) and enjoy access to huge video library of iflix. iflix is the internet TV service which enables users to stream or download popular movies, TV shows and more from its extensive online library.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8907', 'image' => '20180919030711_Ncell-brand-logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9127', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Approves First Energy Sector Credit to Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.', 'content' => '<p> September 19: The World Bank has approved its first loan to strengthen the finances and operations of Nepal’s energy sector, so it can deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to the Nepali people.</p> <p> According to the World Bank, the $100 million Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit (DPC) aims to implement key policy, regulatory and institutional measures. These include improving the financial viability of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) as the sole off-taker; establishing a regulatory framework that is transparent, autonomous, and accountable; encouraging electricity trade; and restructuring NEA to make it easier for the private sector to compete in the energy sector, the WB said in a statement. </p> <p> “The proposed credit aims to support the restructuring and market reform of the electricity sector to improve governance and performance of electricity institutions, eventually enhancing quality and efficiency in services,” the statement quoted Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank’s country manager for Nepal, as saying. “Our goal is to seek integration into the regional electricity market and create a competitive wholesale market.”</p> <p> Despite Nepal’s large hydro generation potential, electricity constitutes of less than 5 percent of energy consumption, the World Bank said. While 95 percent of the population is estimated to have access to grade and off-grid electricity, the per capita electricity consumption of 177 kWh per year is a twentieth of the global average, and a fifth of the per capita electricity consumption in South Asia.</p> <p> Nepal also relies increasingly on electricity imports to reduce the electricity shortage in the country, while large export-oriented hydropower projects are yet to materialize in spite of huge opportunities. The World Bank further said that the credit aims to implement policy and institutional measures to overcome these challenges and help bring about structural reforms in the energy sector, to ensure affordable electricity services and encourage predictability for sustainable investment. </p> <p> “The development policy credit is linked to the government’s key sector goals of expanding access to electricity to one hundred percent of the population,” said Xiaoping Wang, senior energy specialist at the World Bank and co-task team leader of the project. “In the long term, the implementation of the credit will also support key institutional and policy actions necessary for the removal of binding constraints to private investment in the sector,” she added.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8906', 'image' => '20180919025647_Energy Sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9126', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Partnership between Century Bank and Medicity Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Century Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Nepal Medicity Hospital with the motive of providing its account holders with health care facility at affordable rate.</p> <p>Bijay Rijal, general manager of Nepal Medicity Hospital, and Ranjan Khadka, chief marketing officer of the bank, signed the agreement amid a recent event.</p> <p>According to the agreement, the account holders and the employees of the bank will receive special discount on various health care services from the hospital. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8905', 'image' => '20180919024739_medicity century.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9125', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise ATM in Tinkune', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Sunrise Bank has installed a new ATM counter in Tinkune to facilitate its account holders.</p> <p>The ATM counter was jointly inaugurated by Jyoti Kumar Begani, chairman of Sunrise Bank, and Gyanendra Dutt, Tinkune branch manager of Sunrise Bank, amid an event on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Ratna Raj Bajracharya, CEO of Sunrise Bank, informed that the bank has been providing modern banking service across the country with a network of 91 branches, 107 ATMs, 23 branchless banking facilities and four extension counters.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8904', 'image' => '20180919024324_sunrise.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9124', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Colors Announces Dashain and Tihar Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Colors Mobile has come up with a festive scheme "Colors Happy Sawari" on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar. </p> <p>"This scheme is specially designed to allure and make the customers feel valued by keeping in mind that no one shall return empty handed in this festive period," said Pratik Jalan, managing director of Teletalk Pvt Ltd, which is the authorised distributor of Colors Mobiles in Nepal.</p> <p> On purchase of every smart phone of Colors brand including P-20, P-45, P-50 Plus, P-65, P-70, P-85+ Selfie Pro, Pride-5C, Pride-5E, S1,S9,S11 models, the customer will be eligible to win Suzuki Lets scooter, Colors 32" LED TV, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth Rs 1500 through lucky draw.</p> <p>Consumers will receive a "Unique Code Number" as a confirmation for enrollment in a lucky draw and the winners will be announced via Colors’ Facebook page every week.</p> <p>During the offer period, seven Suzuki Lets scooters, 30 sets of 32” Colors LED TVs, daily 100 percent cash-back and gift box worth of Rs 1500 will be provided to customers for 55 days.</p> <p>This offer is valid from September 19 to November 13 throughout the country.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8903', 'image' => '20180919021402_Happy Sawari_PR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9123', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Pulsar inks deal with A-Division League ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. ', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Hansraj Hulaschand and Company has signed an agreement with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for the title sponsorship deal for the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. As per the agreement, Pulsar motorbike will be the title sponsor of the top tier domestic football league of Nepal. Hansraj Hulaschand and Company is the authorised distributor of Pulsar bikes in Nepal. The partnership with the league will continue for three years, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>Managing Director of HH and Co Shekhar Golchha and Marketing Manager of ANFA Raj Humagain signed the agreement amid a function at Golchha Organization on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>“We are proud to form a new connection with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, one of the foremost leagues of Nepal. We are glad to have partnered together and become the title sponsor with the well regarded league of the country,” said Golchha, adding, “We have always supported and backed national sports and youths through different approaches targeted to encourage and boost maximum performance. The main objective of our effort is to catapult national youths and sports sector to international level. We also have been associating with different award programmes, Pulsar Sports Award being one of the outstanding awards. All the best wishes for the league for glorious achievements in the coming days.”</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8902', 'image' => '20180919020450_Picture.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9122', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Yeti Airlines adds another ATR to its fleet', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet.', 'content' => '<p>September 19: Yeti Airlines has announced the addition of its third ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet. According to the airline company, this aircraft with call sign 9N-ALN arrived in Kathmandu from Toulouse, France via Italy, Egypt and Muscat on Tuesday, September 18.</p> <p>Issuing a press statement, Yeti Airlines said that the ATR 72-500 is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by the French-Italian consortium ATR.</p> <p>The company claimed that the ATR72 has become one of the most successful regional carriers in the world, steadily expanding and entering into new global markets with its superior performance.</p> <p>“The ATR 72-500 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127 engines and are equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand composite blade propellers. These high-tech engines and propellers ensure exceptional performance, fuel efficiency, remarkably low noise and low greenhouse gas emissions,” the statement added.</p> <p>According to the company, this ATR 72-500 aircraft was purchased from KF Turbo Leasing Limited and will be one of the youngest ATR 72 aircraft operating in Nepal. With the addition of this aircraft, Yeti Airlines said it will expand its ATR 72 operations to Bhadrapur and Pokhara and expressed its belief that this will help facilitate Nepal achieve its target of 2 million tourist arrival by the year 2020.</p> <p>Yeti Airlines commenced its operations from 1998. Yeti Airlines now operates three ATR 72-500 and six BAE Systems Jetstream 41 aircraft. Along with Tara Air, its sister airline which operates two Dornier Do228 and four DHC6 Twin Otter aircraft, Yeti Airlines claimed that it operates the widest network of flight routes in Nepal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-19', 'modified' => '2018-09-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8901', 'image' => '20180919015703_Yeti ATR.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-19 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9121', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank now in Thankot', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.', 'content' => '<p>September 18: Citizens Bank International has opened a new branch in Thankot under its service extension plan.</p> <p>Bodh Raj Devkota, deputy CEO of Citizens Bank International, inaugurated the new branch amid an event on Monday, September 17.</p> <p>The bank is currently operating its banking service with a network of 80 branches, 73 ATMs and 99 branchless banking facilities. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-18', 'modified' => '2018-09-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8900', 'image' => '20180918035733_citizens bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '9120', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => ' Entries for PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal 2018 announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>September 18: PROstyle, a male grooming range from Dabur Nepal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Group of Event Entertainer (GEE) for the title sponsorship of PROstyle Manhunt International 2018. PROstyle together with GEE jointly announced that the entries for the upcoming PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal have been opened.</p> <p>According to PROstyle, this will be the sixth consecutive year that PROstyle is partnering with GEE to host PROstyle Manhunt International Nepal. The event was attended by the people from media fraternity, former manhunt winners and other key people from the industry.</p> <p>Issuing a statement, PROstyle urged the Nepali citizens who want to participate in this pageant to view complete details, rules and regulations by logging into the Manhunt International Nepal Facebook page. Application forms must be submitted by November 10. The entry form of the pageant can also be obtained from GEE office located at Sanepa.</p> <p>With the objective of making the event bigger and better, for the first time, the organisers have decided to hold the regional auditions in Narayanghat and Biratnagar along with Kathmandu audition.</p> <p>PROstyle has also announced that men between 18 to 34 years of age, a citizen of Nepal—with good personality and a minimum of 5' 8" height, at least intermediate passed can apply for the contest. The grand finale of the contest will be held in December in Kathmandu. The winner of the contest will be representing Nepal in Manhunt International that will be held in 2019 in Vietnam.</p> <p>Dhurba Budhathoki, PROstyleMahunt International Nepal 2017 winner was also bid farewell amidst the event. He will be leaving for Australia on November 26 to represent the country at Manhunt International World 2018.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-09-18', 'modified' => '2018-09-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8899', 'image' => '20180918020906_Manhunt-Logo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-09-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
