
July 29: Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya has been declared the winner of the 7th regional final of the Real School of Nepal 2018 for the Central Region,…
July 29: Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya has been declared the winner of the 7th regional final of the Real School of Nepal 2018 for the Central Region,…
July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two…
July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students.…
July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its…
July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service.…
July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal) in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July…
July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie…
July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account…
July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July…
July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9.…
July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and…
July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by…
July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and…
July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel.…
July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July…
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They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>Likewise, Suruchi Dhital of Sun Rise English School won the extempore contest in the senior category while Divya Nepal of Sky Rider Secondary English Boarding School won the dance competition and Nischal Dishwa Magar of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya secured first position in football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Jeevan Mahato of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya won the painting competition, Aryan Rana Magar of Green Land Public School won the title of 3-minutes-of-fame while Dibas Mahato of Sun Rise English School was declared the winner in ‘score the real goal’ contest.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the 8<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in Western Region, Pokhara on July 30.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8537', 'image' => '20180729015648_RSON- Narayanghat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8756', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Buy Chemical Fertilisers from India', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries. The move is expected to easy the supply of chemical fertilisers in the country. Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives took the initiative after the shortage of fertilisers started causing problems for farmers.</p> <p>The ministry prepared the proposal to supply the fertisers to the farmers for five years. The ministry expects that the farmers can easily access the fertilisers on time. According to senior agricultural economist Rudra Bahadur Shrestha, the decision was made during a recent meeting held under the coordination of Yubak Dhwoj GC, secretary at the ministry, and other representatives from the related sector.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8536', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8754', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. ', 'content' => '<div dir="ltr"> <p>July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. The two-day exhibition, which is being organized by Kantipur City College (KCC) on its college premises, aims to reflect the academic knowledge of the college students through their projects work. The exhibition also intends to find a platform for the students to interact with industries, organizations and academic institutions.</p> <p>The exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor of Purbanchal University (PU), Ghanashyam Lal Das amid a function. Speaking about KCC as one of the best colleges of PU producing eminent scholars, Das said, “There is a big gap and mismatch between theoretical knowledge from university and market demand. Though they have certificate, they are unemployed. All universities and officials need to think about fulfilling this gap.For this, there needs to be practical training, entrepreneurship, internship.”</p> <p>He further said, “Now PU is also progressing toward that direction of positive change in education system. PU has given importance to technical and profession education. Few years back, we had few students but now we can boast of more than 30,000 students.”</p> <p>Similarly, Suman Katwal, chairman of KCC said, “The success of KCC’s first exhibition in 2001 has inspired the college team to continue the event reflecting their ability, innovation and skills.”</p> <p>According to KCC’s BBA coordinator AmbikaDeuja, such exhibitions help students to explore their potential, skills, ability and to translate their ideas into projects. </p> <p>All together 18 different stalls of civil engineers, electronics, information technology, food stalls, musical stalls, stall of International Volunteering Organisation ‘IAEST’ were displayed during the exhibition.</p> <p>Some of the major attractions of the exhibition are ‘Eco Smart City/ Urban Planning’, ‘Water Treatment Plant’, ‘Hydraulic Bridge’, ‘Sterling Engine’, ‘Skeleton Prototype of Building Reinforcement’ among others.</p> <p>Beside this, the first day of the exhibition was followed by a concert graced by Nepali celebrites Jitu Nepal and Astha Rawat, the organizer said.</p> </div> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-28', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8535', 'image' => '20180729012054_IMG_2944.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8755', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Machhapuchchhre Bank adds eight more branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.</p> <p>The bank extended its service in Jahada Rural Municipality of Morang district, Dharan Sub-metropolitan City of Sunsari district, Bhojpur Municipality and <em>Tamkemayung Rural Municipality of Bhojpur district</em>, Chandrapur Municipality and Vrindavan Rural Municipality of Rautahat district, Tripura Sundari Municipality of Dolpa district and Katari Municipality of Udaypur district. The bank aims to provide all kinds of banking facilities through the branches.</p> <p>Machhapuchchhre Bank is providing banking service across the country with its network of 86 branches, two extension counters, 21 branchless banking service and 99 ATM counters.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8753', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'ISPs not to raise Internet charges ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. A meeting between the government and the internet service providers on Thursday, July 26 reached an agreement to this effect.</p> <p>The government has already imposed 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) for Internet service starting from July 17 but the ISPs have agreed to not increase the charge instantly.</p> <p>Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, confirmed that the ISPs have agreed not raise the service charges as of now.</p> <p>“We have agreed not the raise the charges but will adjust it internally,” said Bohara.</p> <p>Birendra Kumar Mishra, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Prusotam Khanal, senior director of Nepal Telecom and Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, have signed the agreement papers on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>Government had increased the TSC on Internet from 11 percent to 13 percent after the increasing use of Internet resulted in decrease in the use of voice calls. </p> <p>The ISP companies in response had increased the Internet chargers for their customers but the government then soon formed a committee to reduce the charges.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8533', 'image' => '20180727052116_images.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8758', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Awareness Rally on World Hepatitis Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal) in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal<strong>)</strong> in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.</p> <p>The slogan of the rally on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day was “Find the missing millions” of people who are unaware of their present condition. According to the organisers, Hepatitis is a viral disease which causes inflammation of the liver.</p> <p>Hepatitis are of five types Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.</p> <p>Hepatitis B (HBV) symptoms may include tiredness, loss of appetite, stomach discomfort and yellow skin. The virus is found in blood, semen, vaginal fluids and saliva. It is estimated that nearly 260,000 individuals are chronically infected with HBV in the Nepal and a majority of them are unaware of their infection, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood. According to the statement, most of the people suffering from hepatitis C are unaware about the disease as the condition in most of the cases remains asymptomatic.</p> <p>“HCV, if untreated can further lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. HCV is curable if treated on time. So, it is high time people should be aware about the disease and get screening,” the statement further said.</p> <p>According to a study, there are 130,000 people affected by this disease.</p> <p>The main objective of the rally is to create awareness among the public and save many lives from hepatitis. Proper medication and prevention techniques should be implemented in order to eliminate the risk of liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis infection and liver cancer, the statement further said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8532', 'image' => '20180729021536_IMG_3567.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8752', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '4th Apex Short Movie Festival Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.</p> <p>According to the Media Club of the college, the Apex Short Movie Festival is an annual intra-college movie festival that provides a platform to the students and staff to express their creativity through visual stories.</p> <p>Nine movies made by nine participant teams were screened at Rastriya Nach Ghar, Jamal.</p> <p>The panel of judges included Laxminath Sharma, Niranjan Raj Bhetwal and Deepak Tiwari.</p> <p>The winner of the Apex Short Movie Festival was the movie “Second” by F2 Production. Meanwhile the movie “The Artist” by Ghoda Ghodi Production and “Syabash” by The Kalu Pandey Production won the second and third positions respectively.</p> <p>Chief guest Sunil Thapa announced one-year scholarship at the Everest Film Academy to the winners.</p> <p>The Short Movie Festival was sponsored by Allocacoc, Kailash Bikas Bank, Dairy Development Corporation (DDC), Everest Film Academy and Mood on Coffee and Cafe.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8531', 'image' => '20180727042759_organizers guest judge.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8751', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tablet banking service of Nerude', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.</p> <p>The micro-finance company introduced the facility under the “Saksham Axis to Finance” project of UK Aid.</p> <p>Nerude which providing micro-finance facility across the country with a network of 79 branches inaugurated the tablet banking facility in Dharan, Sunsari.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8530', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8749', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC brings second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align: justify;"> July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has been named “Makalu” by the airline. NAC had brought its first Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” last month on June 28.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC informed New Business Age that the aircraft with call sign 9N-ALZ landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 9 am on Thursday morning. Makalu Airbus A330 was operated by the pilots from the Airbus company. The aircraft landed in Kathmandu after nine hours long voyage from Tousle, France.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Saugat Ratna Kansakar, managing director of NAC, informed that the aircraft will start international operations shortly after completing all the technical test of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has a seating capacity of 274 seats for the passengers and is divided into two configuration, 18 seats for business class and 256 seats for economy class.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The airline in a statement informed that it will operate both the wide-body aircraft to its regular eight international destinations. NAC also plans to operate the aircraft to Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia shortly.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The flag carrier of Nepal has also made plans to extend its international destinations and aims to hold 18 percent of international aviation market.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">At present, the airline owns 10 percent of the international market and expects to own additional 8 percent after the operation of the two wide-body aircraft. Saugat Ratna Kansakar informed that the operation of the first wide-body aircraft will begin from mid-August and the second aircraft will start operation days later.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC plans to operate the first wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” to Bangalore, Doha and Bangkok and then extend the operation to other destinations.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">According to Kansakar, NAC is following the international protocol of operating new aircraft to regular destinations first rather than flying to new airfields.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Travel and tour business operators are excited with the arrival of the new wide-body aircraft. They believe the aircraft will help boost the tourism business of the country.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">They informed that the government should now focus on development of infrastructure for attracting more tourists to the country. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8529', 'image' => '20180727024831_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8747', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal-China Expo in Kathmandu before Dashain', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. The event is targeted primarily towards visitors from all over the valley and will be held at Patan Durbar Square Area, according to the organiser.</p> <p>ACBPS said in a statement it is conducting the first-ever Nepal-China Expo 2018 to promote trade and culture between two nations.</p> <p>“The expo is being organised with the objective of contributing towards the culture, business and trade sectors of Nepal as well as for making tangible contributions towards national economy by conserving and promoting trade and commerce to compete in international markets,” the statement said.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the expo has been timed just prior to Dashin so that the Nepalese can buy quality products as gifts for their loved ones in the festive season.</p> <p>The expo will feature over 100 stalls comprising mostly of manufacturers from China who will be showcasing a variety of Chinese items which are becoming popular in the Nepalese market. Certain stalls will also feature indigenous products of Nepal.</p> <p>The organiser expressed its belief that this event shall be a medium to enhance trade and cultural relations between Nepal and China under "The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" .</p> <p>The Chinese manufacturers will display and sell their latest consumer items like clothes, shoes, cosmetics, stationery, daily supplies, tools and hardware, sporting equipment, kitchenware and virtual world gadgets etc during the expo.</p> <p>Concurrently, the indigenous Nepali manufacturers will also have a platform to showcase their products not only to the local public but also potentially for export. The expected footfall during the day-event is around 200,000.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8528', 'image' => '20180727023537_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8748', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KCC Exhibit-2018 from Saturday', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29. The two-day event will be held on the college premises in Kathmandu.</p> <p>During the event, the college students will be exhibiting their new projects. Interaction on different subjects including industrial and academic sector will be conducted during the programme.</p> <p>Altogether 45 projects of the students about information technology, electronics and civil engineering will be displayed during the event. The exhibition will also feature four food stalls, two games stalls, musical event while the meeting on ‘Smart City for Sustainable Development’ will be another attraction of the programme.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8527', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8745', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Heli Everest bringing new chopper', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.</p> <p>The company which has started air transportation service from 2016 with two French Airbus helicopters is planning to expand its fleet.</p> <p> Yograj Kandel, CEO of Heli Everest, said that the company has decided to bring the third helicopter under its strategic plan of extending its business in the sector of tourism promotion and air rescue service.</p> <p>Tourists basically charter helicopters in Nepal for sightseeing, aerial photography, rescue and heli picnic purposes. </p> <p>CEO Kandel informed that the use and influence of helicopter service in Nepal is very popular amongst the tourists and the company has planned to bring its third helicopter to address the increasing demand.</p> <p>He informed that the introduction of new helicopter company in the aviation industry has made the market competitive . At present, 10 different helicopter operators with 28 choppers are performing air transportation service in Nepal.</p> <p>According to Kandel, though the number of operators and helicopters have increased, the market is limited.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8526', 'image' => '20180727024027_heli.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8750', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Takes Oath', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy. Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman of the Insurance Board, administered him the oath amid a function on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p>Kedia was elected to the post by the first annual general meeting of the company. Along with him, Bharat Kumar Todi, Jagadish Kumar Agrawal, Amit Kumar Begani and Sundar Kandel were also elected as the members of the company’s Board of Directors.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8525', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8746', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '22nd Anniversary of NMB ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22<sup>nd</sup> anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. The decision was approved by the annual general meeting of the bank conducted on Monday, July 23.</p> <p>The annual general meeting of the bank has also approved to distribute 15 percent bonus share and 0.78 cash dividend to the shareholders of the bank.</p> <p>The meeting has authorized the management committee of the bank to lead the merger procedure of the bank.</p> <p>The paid-up capital of the bank will stand at Rs 8.7 billion after the distribution of the bonus share and cash dividend. The AGM also decided to open the share ownership registration book from August 2 to 16. The bonus share of the bank will only be distributed to the shareholders registering their ownership.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8524', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8744', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Paramount Selected for Grand Finale', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.', 'content' => '<p>July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.</p> <p>The participating students of the winning school are Saurav Poudel, Barsha Bhandari, Prabin Kharel, Nikhal Thapa, Aarju Shrestha and Ankit Raskoti. They will participate in the grand finale in Kathmandu to become the Real School of Nepal 2018, organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the winners of individual categories in the senior section include</p> <p>Dipika Gautam of Apex School (extempore), Barsha Uchhai of Pearl School (dance) and Abhisek Shahi of Gargi Academy (football juggling).</p> <p>Likewise, the winners in the junior category are Bidhisha Bhandari of Lumbini Shikshalaya (painting), Prapti Gurung of Pearl School (3 minutes of fame) and Ankit Raskoti of Paramount English Boarding School (score the real goal).</p> <p>Dabur Nepal said in a statement that the next regional final will be held in Central Region, Narayanghat on July 27.</p> <p>The company also announced scholarships worth Rs 25,000 for two needy and talented students Mohammad Taushif and Alisha Nepali.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-26', 'modified' => '2018-07-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8523', 'image' => '20180726040515_butwal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>Likewise, Suruchi Dhital of Sun Rise English School won the extempore contest in the senior category while Divya Nepal of Sky Rider Secondary English Boarding School won the dance competition and Nischal Dishwa Magar of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya secured first position in football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Jeevan Mahato of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya won the painting competition, Aryan Rana Magar of Green Land Public School won the title of 3-minutes-of-fame while Dibas Mahato of Sun Rise English School was declared the winner in ‘score the real goal’ contest.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the 8<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in Western Region, Pokhara on July 30.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8537', 'image' => '20180729015648_RSON- Narayanghat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8756', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Buy Chemical Fertilisers from India', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries. The move is expected to easy the supply of chemical fertilisers in the country. Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives took the initiative after the shortage of fertilisers started causing problems for farmers.</p> <p>The ministry prepared the proposal to supply the fertisers to the farmers for five years. The ministry expects that the farmers can easily access the fertilisers on time. According to senior agricultural economist Rudra Bahadur Shrestha, the decision was made during a recent meeting held under the coordination of Yubak Dhwoj GC, secretary at the ministry, and other representatives from the related sector.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8536', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8754', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. ', 'content' => '<div dir="ltr"> <p>July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. The two-day exhibition, which is being organized by Kantipur City College (KCC) on its college premises, aims to reflect the academic knowledge of the college students through their projects work. The exhibition also intends to find a platform for the students to interact with industries, organizations and academic institutions.</p> <p>The exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor of Purbanchal University (PU), Ghanashyam Lal Das amid a function. Speaking about KCC as one of the best colleges of PU producing eminent scholars, Das said, “There is a big gap and mismatch between theoretical knowledge from university and market demand. Though they have certificate, they are unemployed. All universities and officials need to think about fulfilling this gap.For this, there needs to be practical training, entrepreneurship, internship.”</p> <p>He further said, “Now PU is also progressing toward that direction of positive change in education system. PU has given importance to technical and profession education. Few years back, we had few students but now we can boast of more than 30,000 students.”</p> <p>Similarly, Suman Katwal, chairman of KCC said, “The success of KCC’s first exhibition in 2001 has inspired the college team to continue the event reflecting their ability, innovation and skills.”</p> <p>According to KCC’s BBA coordinator AmbikaDeuja, such exhibitions help students to explore their potential, skills, ability and to translate their ideas into projects. </p> <p>All together 18 different stalls of civil engineers, electronics, information technology, food stalls, musical stalls, stall of International Volunteering Organisation ‘IAEST’ were displayed during the exhibition.</p> <p>Some of the major attractions of the exhibition are ‘Eco Smart City/ Urban Planning’, ‘Water Treatment Plant’, ‘Hydraulic Bridge’, ‘Sterling Engine’, ‘Skeleton Prototype of Building Reinforcement’ among others.</p> <p>Beside this, the first day of the exhibition was followed by a concert graced by Nepali celebrites Jitu Nepal and Astha Rawat, the organizer said.</p> </div> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-28', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8535', 'image' => '20180729012054_IMG_2944.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8755', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Machhapuchchhre Bank adds eight more branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.</p> <p>The bank extended its service in Jahada Rural Municipality of Morang district, Dharan Sub-metropolitan City of Sunsari district, Bhojpur Municipality and <em>Tamkemayung Rural Municipality of Bhojpur district</em>, Chandrapur Municipality and Vrindavan Rural Municipality of Rautahat district, Tripura Sundari Municipality of Dolpa district and Katari Municipality of Udaypur district. The bank aims to provide all kinds of banking facilities through the branches.</p> <p>Machhapuchchhre Bank is providing banking service across the country with its network of 86 branches, two extension counters, 21 branchless banking service and 99 ATM counters.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8753', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'ISPs not to raise Internet charges ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. A meeting between the government and the internet service providers on Thursday, July 26 reached an agreement to this effect.</p> <p>The government has already imposed 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) for Internet service starting from July 17 but the ISPs have agreed to not increase the charge instantly.</p> <p>Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, confirmed that the ISPs have agreed not raise the service charges as of now.</p> <p>“We have agreed not the raise the charges but will adjust it internally,” said Bohara.</p> <p>Birendra Kumar Mishra, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Prusotam Khanal, senior director of Nepal Telecom and Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, have signed the agreement papers on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>Government had increased the TSC on Internet from 11 percent to 13 percent after the increasing use of Internet resulted in decrease in the use of voice calls. </p> <p>The ISP companies in response had increased the Internet chargers for their customers but the government then soon formed a committee to reduce the charges.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8533', 'image' => '20180727052116_images.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8758', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Awareness Rally on World Hepatitis Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal) in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal<strong>)</strong> in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.</p> <p>The slogan of the rally on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day was “Find the missing millions” of people who are unaware of their present condition. According to the organisers, Hepatitis is a viral disease which causes inflammation of the liver.</p> <p>Hepatitis are of five types Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.</p> <p>Hepatitis B (HBV) symptoms may include tiredness, loss of appetite, stomach discomfort and yellow skin. The virus is found in blood, semen, vaginal fluids and saliva. It is estimated that nearly 260,000 individuals are chronically infected with HBV in the Nepal and a majority of them are unaware of their infection, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood. According to the statement, most of the people suffering from hepatitis C are unaware about the disease as the condition in most of the cases remains asymptomatic.</p> <p>“HCV, if untreated can further lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. HCV is curable if treated on time. So, it is high time people should be aware about the disease and get screening,” the statement further said.</p> <p>According to a study, there are 130,000 people affected by this disease.</p> <p>The main objective of the rally is to create awareness among the public and save many lives from hepatitis. Proper medication and prevention techniques should be implemented in order to eliminate the risk of liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis infection and liver cancer, the statement further said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8532', 'image' => '20180729021536_IMG_3567.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8752', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '4th Apex Short Movie Festival Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.</p> <p>According to the Media Club of the college, the Apex Short Movie Festival is an annual intra-college movie festival that provides a platform to the students and staff to express their creativity through visual stories.</p> <p>Nine movies made by nine participant teams were screened at Rastriya Nach Ghar, Jamal.</p> <p>The panel of judges included Laxminath Sharma, Niranjan Raj Bhetwal and Deepak Tiwari.</p> <p>The winner of the Apex Short Movie Festival was the movie “Second” by F2 Production. Meanwhile the movie “The Artist” by Ghoda Ghodi Production and “Syabash” by The Kalu Pandey Production won the second and third positions respectively.</p> <p>Chief guest Sunil Thapa announced one-year scholarship at the Everest Film Academy to the winners.</p> <p>The Short Movie Festival was sponsored by Allocacoc, Kailash Bikas Bank, Dairy Development Corporation (DDC), Everest Film Academy and Mood on Coffee and Cafe.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8531', 'image' => '20180727042759_organizers guest judge.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8751', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tablet banking service of Nerude', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.</p> <p>The micro-finance company introduced the facility under the “Saksham Axis to Finance” project of UK Aid.</p> <p>Nerude which providing micro-finance facility across the country with a network of 79 branches inaugurated the tablet banking facility in Dharan, Sunsari.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8530', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8749', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC brings second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align: justify;"> July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has been named “Makalu” by the airline. NAC had brought its first Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” last month on June 28.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC informed New Business Age that the aircraft with call sign 9N-ALZ landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 9 am on Thursday morning. Makalu Airbus A330 was operated by the pilots from the Airbus company. The aircraft landed in Kathmandu after nine hours long voyage from Tousle, France.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Saugat Ratna Kansakar, managing director of NAC, informed that the aircraft will start international operations shortly after completing all the technical test of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has a seating capacity of 274 seats for the passengers and is divided into two configuration, 18 seats for business class and 256 seats for economy class.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The airline in a statement informed that it will operate both the wide-body aircraft to its regular eight international destinations. NAC also plans to operate the aircraft to Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia shortly.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The flag carrier of Nepal has also made plans to extend its international destinations and aims to hold 18 percent of international aviation market.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">At present, the airline owns 10 percent of the international market and expects to own additional 8 percent after the operation of the two wide-body aircraft. Saugat Ratna Kansakar informed that the operation of the first wide-body aircraft will begin from mid-August and the second aircraft will start operation days later.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC plans to operate the first wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” to Bangalore, Doha and Bangkok and then extend the operation to other destinations.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">According to Kansakar, NAC is following the international protocol of operating new aircraft to regular destinations first rather than flying to new airfields.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Travel and tour business operators are excited with the arrival of the new wide-body aircraft. They believe the aircraft will help boost the tourism business of the country.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">They informed that the government should now focus on development of infrastructure for attracting more tourists to the country. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8529', 'image' => '20180727024831_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8747', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal-China Expo in Kathmandu before Dashain', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. The event is targeted primarily towards visitors from all over the valley and will be held at Patan Durbar Square Area, according to the organiser.</p> <p>ACBPS said in a statement it is conducting the first-ever Nepal-China Expo 2018 to promote trade and culture between two nations.</p> <p>“The expo is being organised with the objective of contributing towards the culture, business and trade sectors of Nepal as well as for making tangible contributions towards national economy by conserving and promoting trade and commerce to compete in international markets,” the statement said.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the expo has been timed just prior to Dashin so that the Nepalese can buy quality products as gifts for their loved ones in the festive season.</p> <p>The expo will feature over 100 stalls comprising mostly of manufacturers from China who will be showcasing a variety of Chinese items which are becoming popular in the Nepalese market. Certain stalls will also feature indigenous products of Nepal.</p> <p>The organiser expressed its belief that this event shall be a medium to enhance trade and cultural relations between Nepal and China under "The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" .</p> <p>The Chinese manufacturers will display and sell their latest consumer items like clothes, shoes, cosmetics, stationery, daily supplies, tools and hardware, sporting equipment, kitchenware and virtual world gadgets etc during the expo.</p> <p>Concurrently, the indigenous Nepali manufacturers will also have a platform to showcase their products not only to the local public but also potentially for export. The expected footfall during the day-event is around 200,000.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8528', 'image' => '20180727023537_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8748', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KCC Exhibit-2018 from Saturday', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29. The two-day event will be held on the college premises in Kathmandu.</p> <p>During the event, the college students will be exhibiting their new projects. Interaction on different subjects including industrial and academic sector will be conducted during the programme.</p> <p>Altogether 45 projects of the students about information technology, electronics and civil engineering will be displayed during the event. The exhibition will also feature four food stalls, two games stalls, musical event while the meeting on ‘Smart City for Sustainable Development’ will be another attraction of the programme.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8527', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8745', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Heli Everest bringing new chopper', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.</p> <p>The company which has started air transportation service from 2016 with two French Airbus helicopters is planning to expand its fleet.</p> <p> Yograj Kandel, CEO of Heli Everest, said that the company has decided to bring the third helicopter under its strategic plan of extending its business in the sector of tourism promotion and air rescue service.</p> <p>Tourists basically charter helicopters in Nepal for sightseeing, aerial photography, rescue and heli picnic purposes. </p> <p>CEO Kandel informed that the use and influence of helicopter service in Nepal is very popular amongst the tourists and the company has planned to bring its third helicopter to address the increasing demand.</p> <p>He informed that the introduction of new helicopter company in the aviation industry has made the market competitive . At present, 10 different helicopter operators with 28 choppers are performing air transportation service in Nepal.</p> <p>According to Kandel, though the number of operators and helicopters have increased, the market is limited.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8526', 'image' => '20180727024027_heli.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8750', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Takes Oath', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy. Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman of the Insurance Board, administered him the oath amid a function on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p>Kedia was elected to the post by the first annual general meeting of the company. Along with him, Bharat Kumar Todi, Jagadish Kumar Agrawal, Amit Kumar Begani and Sundar Kandel were also elected as the members of the company’s Board of Directors.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8525', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8746', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '22nd Anniversary of NMB ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22<sup>nd</sup> anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. The decision was approved by the annual general meeting of the bank conducted on Monday, July 23.</p> <p>The annual general meeting of the bank has also approved to distribute 15 percent bonus share and 0.78 cash dividend to the shareholders of the bank.</p> <p>The meeting has authorized the management committee of the bank to lead the merger procedure of the bank.</p> <p>The paid-up capital of the bank will stand at Rs 8.7 billion after the distribution of the bonus share and cash dividend. The AGM also decided to open the share ownership registration book from August 2 to 16. The bonus share of the bank will only be distributed to the shareholders registering their ownership.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8524', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8744', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Paramount Selected for Grand Finale', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.', 'content' => '<p>July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.</p> <p>The participating students of the winning school are Saurav Poudel, Barsha Bhandari, Prabin Kharel, Nikhal Thapa, Aarju Shrestha and Ankit Raskoti. They will participate in the grand finale in Kathmandu to become the Real School of Nepal 2018, organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the winners of individual categories in the senior section include</p> <p>Dipika Gautam of Apex School (extempore), Barsha Uchhai of Pearl School (dance) and Abhisek Shahi of Gargi Academy (football juggling).</p> <p>Likewise, the winners in the junior category are Bidhisha Bhandari of Lumbini Shikshalaya (painting), Prapti Gurung of Pearl School (3 minutes of fame) and Ankit Raskoti of Paramount English Boarding School (score the real goal).</p> <p>Dabur Nepal said in a statement that the next regional final will be held in Central Region, Narayanghat on July 27.</p> <p>The company also announced scholarships worth Rs 25,000 for two needy and talented students Mohammad Taushif and Alisha Nepali.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-26', 'modified' => '2018-07-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8523', 'image' => '20180726040515_butwal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>Likewise, Suruchi Dhital of Sun Rise English School won the extempore contest in the senior category while Divya Nepal of Sky Rider Secondary English Boarding School won the dance competition and Nischal Dishwa Magar of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya secured first position in football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Jeevan Mahato of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya won the painting competition, Aryan Rana Magar of Green Land Public School won the title of 3-minutes-of-fame while Dibas Mahato of Sun Rise English School was declared the winner in ‘score the real goal’ contest.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the 8<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in Western Region, Pokhara on July 30.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8537', 'image' => '20180729015648_RSON- Narayanghat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8756', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Buy Chemical Fertilisers from India', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries. The move is expected to easy the supply of chemical fertilisers in the country. Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives took the initiative after the shortage of fertilisers started causing problems for farmers.</p> <p>The ministry prepared the proposal to supply the fertisers to the farmers for five years. The ministry expects that the farmers can easily access the fertilisers on time. According to senior agricultural economist Rudra Bahadur Shrestha, the decision was made during a recent meeting held under the coordination of Yubak Dhwoj GC, secretary at the ministry, and other representatives from the related sector.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8536', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8754', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. ', 'content' => '<div dir="ltr"> <p>July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. The two-day exhibition, which is being organized by Kantipur City College (KCC) on its college premises, aims to reflect the academic knowledge of the college students through their projects work. The exhibition also intends to find a platform for the students to interact with industries, organizations and academic institutions.</p> <p>The exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor of Purbanchal University (PU), Ghanashyam Lal Das amid a function. Speaking about KCC as one of the best colleges of PU producing eminent scholars, Das said, “There is a big gap and mismatch between theoretical knowledge from university and market demand. Though they have certificate, they are unemployed. All universities and officials need to think about fulfilling this gap.For this, there needs to be practical training, entrepreneurship, internship.”</p> <p>He further said, “Now PU is also progressing toward that direction of positive change in education system. PU has given importance to technical and profession education. Few years back, we had few students but now we can boast of more than 30,000 students.”</p> <p>Similarly, Suman Katwal, chairman of KCC said, “The success of KCC’s first exhibition in 2001 has inspired the college team to continue the event reflecting their ability, innovation and skills.”</p> <p>According to KCC’s BBA coordinator AmbikaDeuja, such exhibitions help students to explore their potential, skills, ability and to translate their ideas into projects. </p> <p>All together 18 different stalls of civil engineers, electronics, information technology, food stalls, musical stalls, stall of International Volunteering Organisation ‘IAEST’ were displayed during the exhibition.</p> <p>Some of the major attractions of the exhibition are ‘Eco Smart City/ Urban Planning’, ‘Water Treatment Plant’, ‘Hydraulic Bridge’, ‘Sterling Engine’, ‘Skeleton Prototype of Building Reinforcement’ among others.</p> <p>Beside this, the first day of the exhibition was followed by a concert graced by Nepali celebrites Jitu Nepal and Astha Rawat, the organizer said.</p> </div> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-28', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8535', 'image' => '20180729012054_IMG_2944.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8755', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Machhapuchchhre Bank adds eight more branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.</p> <p>The bank extended its service in Jahada Rural Municipality of Morang district, Dharan Sub-metropolitan City of Sunsari district, Bhojpur Municipality and <em>Tamkemayung Rural Municipality of Bhojpur district</em>, Chandrapur Municipality and Vrindavan Rural Municipality of Rautahat district, Tripura Sundari Municipality of Dolpa district and Katari Municipality of Udaypur district. The bank aims to provide all kinds of banking facilities through the branches.</p> <p>Machhapuchchhre Bank is providing banking service across the country with its network of 86 branches, two extension counters, 21 branchless banking service and 99 ATM counters.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8753', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'ISPs not to raise Internet charges ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. A meeting between the government and the internet service providers on Thursday, July 26 reached an agreement to this effect.</p> <p>The government has already imposed 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) for Internet service starting from July 17 but the ISPs have agreed to not increase the charge instantly.</p> <p>Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, confirmed that the ISPs have agreed not raise the service charges as of now.</p> <p>“We have agreed not the raise the charges but will adjust it internally,” said Bohara.</p> <p>Birendra Kumar Mishra, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Prusotam Khanal, senior director of Nepal Telecom and Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, have signed the agreement papers on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>Government had increased the TSC on Internet from 11 percent to 13 percent after the increasing use of Internet resulted in decrease in the use of voice calls. </p> <p>The ISP companies in response had increased the Internet chargers for their customers but the government then soon formed a committee to reduce the charges.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8533', 'image' => '20180727052116_images.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8758', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Awareness Rally on World Hepatitis Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal) in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal<strong>)</strong> in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.</p> <p>The slogan of the rally on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day was “Find the missing millions” of people who are unaware of their present condition. According to the organisers, Hepatitis is a viral disease which causes inflammation of the liver.</p> <p>Hepatitis are of five types Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.</p> <p>Hepatitis B (HBV) symptoms may include tiredness, loss of appetite, stomach discomfort and yellow skin. The virus is found in blood, semen, vaginal fluids and saliva. It is estimated that nearly 260,000 individuals are chronically infected with HBV in the Nepal and a majority of them are unaware of their infection, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood. According to the statement, most of the people suffering from hepatitis C are unaware about the disease as the condition in most of the cases remains asymptomatic.</p> <p>“HCV, if untreated can further lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. HCV is curable if treated on time. So, it is high time people should be aware about the disease and get screening,” the statement further said.</p> <p>According to a study, there are 130,000 people affected by this disease.</p> <p>The main objective of the rally is to create awareness among the public and save many lives from hepatitis. Proper medication and prevention techniques should be implemented in order to eliminate the risk of liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis infection and liver cancer, the statement further said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8532', 'image' => '20180729021536_IMG_3567.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8752', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '4th Apex Short Movie Festival Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.</p> <p>According to the Media Club of the college, the Apex Short Movie Festival is an annual intra-college movie festival that provides a platform to the students and staff to express their creativity through visual stories.</p> <p>Nine movies made by nine participant teams were screened at Rastriya Nach Ghar, Jamal.</p> <p>The panel of judges included Laxminath Sharma, Niranjan Raj Bhetwal and Deepak Tiwari.</p> <p>The winner of the Apex Short Movie Festival was the movie “Second” by F2 Production. Meanwhile the movie “The Artist” by Ghoda Ghodi Production and “Syabash” by The Kalu Pandey Production won the second and third positions respectively.</p> <p>Chief guest Sunil Thapa announced one-year scholarship at the Everest Film Academy to the winners.</p> <p>The Short Movie Festival was sponsored by Allocacoc, Kailash Bikas Bank, Dairy Development Corporation (DDC), Everest Film Academy and Mood on Coffee and Cafe.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8531', 'image' => '20180727042759_organizers guest judge.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8751', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tablet banking service of Nerude', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.</p> <p>The micro-finance company introduced the facility under the “Saksham Axis to Finance” project of UK Aid.</p> <p>Nerude which providing micro-finance facility across the country with a network of 79 branches inaugurated the tablet banking facility in Dharan, Sunsari.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8530', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8749', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC brings second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align: justify;"> July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has been named “Makalu” by the airline. NAC had brought its first Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” last month on June 28.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC informed New Business Age that the aircraft with call sign 9N-ALZ landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 9 am on Thursday morning. Makalu Airbus A330 was operated by the pilots from the Airbus company. The aircraft landed in Kathmandu after nine hours long voyage from Tousle, France.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Saugat Ratna Kansakar, managing director of NAC, informed that the aircraft will start international operations shortly after completing all the technical test of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has a seating capacity of 274 seats for the passengers and is divided into two configuration, 18 seats for business class and 256 seats for economy class.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The airline in a statement informed that it will operate both the wide-body aircraft to its regular eight international destinations. NAC also plans to operate the aircraft to Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia shortly.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The flag carrier of Nepal has also made plans to extend its international destinations and aims to hold 18 percent of international aviation market.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">At present, the airline owns 10 percent of the international market and expects to own additional 8 percent after the operation of the two wide-body aircraft. Saugat Ratna Kansakar informed that the operation of the first wide-body aircraft will begin from mid-August and the second aircraft will start operation days later.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC plans to operate the first wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” to Bangalore, Doha and Bangkok and then extend the operation to other destinations.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">According to Kansakar, NAC is following the international protocol of operating new aircraft to regular destinations first rather than flying to new airfields.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Travel and tour business operators are excited with the arrival of the new wide-body aircraft. They believe the aircraft will help boost the tourism business of the country.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">They informed that the government should now focus on development of infrastructure for attracting more tourists to the country. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8529', 'image' => '20180727024831_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8747', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal-China Expo in Kathmandu before Dashain', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. The event is targeted primarily towards visitors from all over the valley and will be held at Patan Durbar Square Area, according to the organiser.</p> <p>ACBPS said in a statement it is conducting the first-ever Nepal-China Expo 2018 to promote trade and culture between two nations.</p> <p>“The expo is being organised with the objective of contributing towards the culture, business and trade sectors of Nepal as well as for making tangible contributions towards national economy by conserving and promoting trade and commerce to compete in international markets,” the statement said.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the expo has been timed just prior to Dashin so that the Nepalese can buy quality products as gifts for their loved ones in the festive season.</p> <p>The expo will feature over 100 stalls comprising mostly of manufacturers from China who will be showcasing a variety of Chinese items which are becoming popular in the Nepalese market. Certain stalls will also feature indigenous products of Nepal.</p> <p>The organiser expressed its belief that this event shall be a medium to enhance trade and cultural relations between Nepal and China under "The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" .</p> <p>The Chinese manufacturers will display and sell their latest consumer items like clothes, shoes, cosmetics, stationery, daily supplies, tools and hardware, sporting equipment, kitchenware and virtual world gadgets etc during the expo.</p> <p>Concurrently, the indigenous Nepali manufacturers will also have a platform to showcase their products not only to the local public but also potentially for export. The expected footfall during the day-event is around 200,000.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8528', 'image' => '20180727023537_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8748', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KCC Exhibit-2018 from Saturday', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29. The two-day event will be held on the college premises in Kathmandu.</p> <p>During the event, the college students will be exhibiting their new projects. Interaction on different subjects including industrial and academic sector will be conducted during the programme.</p> <p>Altogether 45 projects of the students about information technology, electronics and civil engineering will be displayed during the event. The exhibition will also feature four food stalls, two games stalls, musical event while the meeting on ‘Smart City for Sustainable Development’ will be another attraction of the programme.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8527', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8745', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Heli Everest bringing new chopper', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.</p> <p>The company which has started air transportation service from 2016 with two French Airbus helicopters is planning to expand its fleet.</p> <p> Yograj Kandel, CEO of Heli Everest, said that the company has decided to bring the third helicopter under its strategic plan of extending its business in the sector of tourism promotion and air rescue service.</p> <p>Tourists basically charter helicopters in Nepal for sightseeing, aerial photography, rescue and heli picnic purposes. </p> <p>CEO Kandel informed that the use and influence of helicopter service in Nepal is very popular amongst the tourists and the company has planned to bring its third helicopter to address the increasing demand.</p> <p>He informed that the introduction of new helicopter company in the aviation industry has made the market competitive . At present, 10 different helicopter operators with 28 choppers are performing air transportation service in Nepal.</p> <p>According to Kandel, though the number of operators and helicopters have increased, the market is limited.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8526', 'image' => '20180727024027_heli.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8750', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Takes Oath', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy. Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman of the Insurance Board, administered him the oath amid a function on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p>Kedia was elected to the post by the first annual general meeting of the company. Along with him, Bharat Kumar Todi, Jagadish Kumar Agrawal, Amit Kumar Begani and Sundar Kandel were also elected as the members of the company’s Board of Directors.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8525', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8746', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '22nd Anniversary of NMB ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22<sup>nd</sup> anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. The decision was approved by the annual general meeting of the bank conducted on Monday, July 23.</p> <p>The annual general meeting of the bank has also approved to distribute 15 percent bonus share and 0.78 cash dividend to the shareholders of the bank.</p> <p>The meeting has authorized the management committee of the bank to lead the merger procedure of the bank.</p> <p>The paid-up capital of the bank will stand at Rs 8.7 billion after the distribution of the bonus share and cash dividend. The AGM also decided to open the share ownership registration book from August 2 to 16. The bonus share of the bank will only be distributed to the shareholders registering their ownership.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8524', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8744', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Paramount Selected for Grand Finale', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.', 'content' => '<p>July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.</p> <p>The participating students of the winning school are Saurav Poudel, Barsha Bhandari, Prabin Kharel, Nikhal Thapa, Aarju Shrestha and Ankit Raskoti. They will participate in the grand finale in Kathmandu to become the Real School of Nepal 2018, organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the winners of individual categories in the senior section include</p> <p>Dipika Gautam of Apex School (extempore), Barsha Uchhai of Pearl School (dance) and Abhisek Shahi of Gargi Academy (football juggling).</p> <p>Likewise, the winners in the junior category are Bidhisha Bhandari of Lumbini Shikshalaya (painting), Prapti Gurung of Pearl School (3 minutes of fame) and Ankit Raskoti of Paramount English Boarding School (score the real goal).</p> <p>Dabur Nepal said in a statement that the next regional final will be held in Central Region, Narayanghat on July 27.</p> <p>The company also announced scholarships worth Rs 25,000 for two needy and talented students Mohammad Taushif and Alisha Nepali.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-26', 'modified' => '2018-07-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8523', 'image' => '20180726040515_butwal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - 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
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They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>Likewise, Suruchi Dhital of Sun Rise English School won the extempore contest in the senior category while Divya Nepal of Sky Rider Secondary English Boarding School won the dance competition and Nischal Dishwa Magar of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya secured first position in football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Jeevan Mahato of Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya won the painting competition, Aryan Rana Magar of Green Land Public School won the title of 3-minutes-of-fame while Dibas Mahato of Sun Rise English School was declared the winner in ‘score the real goal’ contest.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the 8<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in Western Region, Pokhara on July 30.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8537', 'image' => '20180729015648_RSON- Narayanghat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8756', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government to Buy Chemical Fertilisers from India', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: The government has decided to table a proposal to purchase fertilisers from India under the government-to-government (G2G) collaboration between the two countries. The move is expected to easy the supply of chemical fertilisers in the country. Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives took the initiative after the shortage of fertilisers started causing problems for farmers.</p> <p>The ministry prepared the proposal to supply the fertisers to the farmers for five years. The ministry expects that the farmers can easily access the fertilisers on time. According to senior agricultural economist Rudra Bahadur Shrestha, the decision was made during a recent meeting held under the coordination of Yubak Dhwoj GC, secretary at the ministry, and other representatives from the related sector.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8536', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8754', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. ', 'content' => '<div dir="ltr"> <p>July 28: The ‘KCC Exhibit-2018’ kicked off on Saturday, July 28, showcasing innovative and integrated projects of the college students. The two-day exhibition, which is being organized by Kantipur City College (KCC) on its college premises, aims to reflect the academic knowledge of the college students through their projects work. The exhibition also intends to find a platform for the students to interact with industries, organizations and academic institutions.</p> <p>The exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor of Purbanchal University (PU), Ghanashyam Lal Das amid a function. Speaking about KCC as one of the best colleges of PU producing eminent scholars, Das said, “There is a big gap and mismatch between theoretical knowledge from university and market demand. Though they have certificate, they are unemployed. All universities and officials need to think about fulfilling this gap.For this, there needs to be practical training, entrepreneurship, internship.”</p> <p>He further said, “Now PU is also progressing toward that direction of positive change in education system. PU has given importance to technical and profession education. Few years back, we had few students but now we can boast of more than 30,000 students.”</p> <p>Similarly, Suman Katwal, chairman of KCC said, “The success of KCC’s first exhibition in 2001 has inspired the college team to continue the event reflecting their ability, innovation and skills.”</p> <p>According to KCC’s BBA coordinator AmbikaDeuja, such exhibitions help students to explore their potential, skills, ability and to translate their ideas into projects. </p> <p>All together 18 different stalls of civil engineers, electronics, information technology, food stalls, musical stalls, stall of International Volunteering Organisation ‘IAEST’ were displayed during the exhibition.</p> <p>Some of the major attractions of the exhibition are ‘Eco Smart City/ Urban Planning’, ‘Water Treatment Plant’, ‘Hydraulic Bridge’, ‘Sterling Engine’, ‘Skeleton Prototype of Building Reinforcement’ among others.</p> <p>Beside this, the first day of the exhibition was followed by a concert graced by Nepali celebrites Jitu Nepal and Astha Rawat, the organizer said.</p> </div> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-28', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8535', 'image' => '20180729012054_IMG_2944.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8755', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Machhapuchchhre Bank adds eight more branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: Machhapuchchhre Bank has added eight more branches to its network.</p> <p>The bank extended its service in Jahada Rural Municipality of Morang district, Dharan Sub-metropolitan City of Sunsari district, Bhojpur Municipality and <em>Tamkemayung Rural Municipality of Bhojpur district</em>, Chandrapur Municipality and Vrindavan Rural Municipality of Rautahat district, Tripura Sundari Municipality of Dolpa district and Katari Municipality of Udaypur district. The bank aims to provide all kinds of banking facilities through the branches.</p> <p>Machhapuchchhre Bank is providing banking service across the country with its network of 86 branches, two extension counters, 21 branchless banking service and 99 ATM counters.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8534', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8753', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'ISPs not to raise Internet charges ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have agreed not to increase the service charges for Internet broadband service. A meeting between the government and the internet service providers on Thursday, July 26 reached an agreement to this effect.</p> <p>The government has already imposed 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) for Internet service starting from July 17 but the ISPs have agreed to not increase the charge instantly.</p> <p>Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, confirmed that the ISPs have agreed not raise the service charges as of now.</p> <p>“We have agreed not the raise the charges but will adjust it internally,” said Bohara.</p> <p>Birendra Kumar Mishra, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Prusotam Khanal, senior director of Nepal Telecom and Binay Bohara, former chairman of ISP Federation, have signed the agreement papers on behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>Government had increased the TSC on Internet from 11 percent to 13 percent after the increasing use of Internet resulted in decrease in the use of voice calls. </p> <p>The ISP companies in response had increased the Internet chargers for their customers but the government then soon formed a committee to reduce the charges.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8533', 'image' => '20180727052116_images.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8758', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Awareness Rally on World Hepatitis Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal) in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.', 'content' => '<p>July 29: SPARSHA (Society for Positive Atmosphere and related Support to People Living with HIV in Nepal<strong>)</strong> in collaboration with NASL (Nepalese Association for the studies of the Liver) organized a rally to educate, screen, and raise awareness about viral hepatitis in the society on Saturday, July 28.</p> <p>The slogan of the rally on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day was “Find the missing millions” of people who are unaware of their present condition. According to the organisers, Hepatitis is a viral disease which causes inflammation of the liver.</p> <p>Hepatitis are of five types Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.</p> <p>Hepatitis B (HBV) symptoms may include tiredness, loss of appetite, stomach discomfort and yellow skin. The virus is found in blood, semen, vaginal fluids and saliva. It is estimated that nearly 260,000 individuals are chronically infected with HBV in the Nepal and a majority of them are unaware of their infection, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood. According to the statement, most of the people suffering from hepatitis C are unaware about the disease as the condition in most of the cases remains asymptomatic.</p> <p>“HCV, if untreated can further lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. HCV is curable if treated on time. So, it is high time people should be aware about the disease and get screening,” the statement further said.</p> <p>According to a study, there are 130,000 people affected by this disease.</p> <p>The main objective of the rally is to create awareness among the public and save many lives from hepatitis. Proper medication and prevention techniques should be implemented in order to eliminate the risk of liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis infection and liver cancer, the statement further said.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-29', 'modified' => '2018-07-29', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8532', 'image' => '20180729021536_IMG_3567.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-29 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8752', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '4th Apex Short Movie Festival Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Apex College recently organised the fourth edition of Apex Short Movie Festival.</p> <p>According to the Media Club of the college, the Apex Short Movie Festival is an annual intra-college movie festival that provides a platform to the students and staff to express their creativity through visual stories.</p> <p>Nine movies made by nine participant teams were screened at Rastriya Nach Ghar, Jamal.</p> <p>The panel of judges included Laxminath Sharma, Niranjan Raj Bhetwal and Deepak Tiwari.</p> <p>The winner of the Apex Short Movie Festival was the movie “Second” by F2 Production. Meanwhile the movie “The Artist” by Ghoda Ghodi Production and “Syabash” by The Kalu Pandey Production won the second and third positions respectively.</p> <p>Chief guest Sunil Thapa announced one-year scholarship at the Everest Film Academy to the winners.</p> <p>The Short Movie Festival was sponsored by Allocacoc, Kailash Bikas Bank, Dairy Development Corporation (DDC), Everest Film Academy and Mood on Coffee and Cafe.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8531', 'image' => '20180727042759_organizers guest judge.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8751', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tablet banking service of Nerude', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nerude Micro Finance has introduced “tablet banking” facility for its account holders.</p> <p>The micro-finance company introduced the facility under the “Saksham Axis to Finance” project of UK Aid.</p> <p>Nerude which providing micro-finance facility across the country with a network of 79 branches inaugurated the tablet banking facility in Dharan, Sunsari.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8530', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8749', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC brings second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align: justify;"> July 27: The second Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has been named “Makalu” by the airline. NAC had brought its first Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” last month on June 28.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC informed New Business Age that the aircraft with call sign 9N-ALZ landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 9 am on Thursday morning. Makalu Airbus A330 was operated by the pilots from the Airbus company. The aircraft landed in Kathmandu after nine hours long voyage from Tousle, France.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Saugat Ratna Kansakar, managing director of NAC, informed that the aircraft will start international operations shortly after completing all the technical test of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The aircraft has a seating capacity of 274 seats for the passengers and is divided into two configuration, 18 seats for business class and 256 seats for economy class.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The airline in a statement informed that it will operate both the wide-body aircraft to its regular eight international destinations. NAC also plans to operate the aircraft to Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia shortly.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The flag carrier of Nepal has also made plans to extend its international destinations and aims to hold 18 percent of international aviation market.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">At present, the airline owns 10 percent of the international market and expects to own additional 8 percent after the operation of the two wide-body aircraft. Saugat Ratna Kansakar informed that the operation of the first wide-body aircraft will begin from mid-August and the second aircraft will start operation days later.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">NAC plans to operate the first wide-body aircraft “Annapurna” to Bangalore, Doha and Bangkok and then extend the operation to other destinations.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">According to Kansakar, NAC is following the international protocol of operating new aircraft to regular destinations first rather than flying to new airfields.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Travel and tour business operators are excited with the arrival of the new wide-body aircraft. They believe the aircraft will help boost the tourism business of the country.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">They informed that the government should now focus on development of infrastructure for attracting more tourists to the country. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8529', 'image' => '20180727024831_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8747', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal-China Expo in Kathmandu before Dashain', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Nepal-based Araniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is organizing “Nepal-China Expo 2018 – A Showcase of Trade and Culture” from October 5 to 9. The event is targeted primarily towards visitors from all over the valley and will be held at Patan Durbar Square Area, according to the organiser.</p> <p>ACBPS said in a statement it is conducting the first-ever Nepal-China Expo 2018 to promote trade and culture between two nations.</p> <p>“The expo is being organised with the objective of contributing towards the culture, business and trade sectors of Nepal as well as for making tangible contributions towards national economy by conserving and promoting trade and commerce to compete in international markets,” the statement said.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the expo has been timed just prior to Dashin so that the Nepalese can buy quality products as gifts for their loved ones in the festive season.</p> <p>The expo will feature over 100 stalls comprising mostly of manufacturers from China who will be showcasing a variety of Chinese items which are becoming popular in the Nepalese market. Certain stalls will also feature indigenous products of Nepal.</p> <p>The organiser expressed its belief that this event shall be a medium to enhance trade and cultural relations between Nepal and China under "The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" .</p> <p>The Chinese manufacturers will display and sell their latest consumer items like clothes, shoes, cosmetics, stationery, daily supplies, tools and hardware, sporting equipment, kitchenware and virtual world gadgets etc during the expo.</p> <p>Concurrently, the indigenous Nepali manufacturers will also have a platform to showcase their products not only to the local public but also potentially for export. The expected footfall during the day-event is around 200,000.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8528', 'image' => '20180727023537_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8748', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KCC Exhibit-2018 from Saturday', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Kantipur City College (KCC) is all set to organise KCC Exhibit 2018 on July 28 and 29. The two-day event will be held on the college premises in Kathmandu.</p> <p>During the event, the college students will be exhibiting their new projects. Interaction on different subjects including industrial and academic sector will be conducted during the programme.</p> <p>Altogether 45 projects of the students about information technology, electronics and civil engineering will be displayed during the event. The exhibition will also feature four food stalls, two games stalls, musical event while the meeting on ‘Smart City for Sustainable Development’ will be another attraction of the programme.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8527', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8745', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Heli Everest bringing new chopper', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Heli Everest has decided to bring a new helicopter by 2019.</p> <p>The company which has started air transportation service from 2016 with two French Airbus helicopters is planning to expand its fleet.</p> <p> Yograj Kandel, CEO of Heli Everest, said that the company has decided to bring the third helicopter under its strategic plan of extending its business in the sector of tourism promotion and air rescue service.</p> <p>Tourists basically charter helicopters in Nepal for sightseeing, aerial photography, rescue and heli picnic purposes. </p> <p>CEO Kandel informed that the use and influence of helicopter service in Nepal is very popular amongst the tourists and the company has planned to bring its third helicopter to address the increasing demand.</p> <p>He informed that the introduction of new helicopter company in the aviation industry has made the market competitive . At present, 10 different helicopter operators with 28 choppers are performing air transportation service in Nepal.</p> <p>According to Kandel, though the number of operators and helicopters have increased, the market is limited.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8526', 'image' => '20180727024027_heli.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8750', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Takes Oath', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p>July 27: Tara Chand Kedia, the newly-elected chairman of Reliance Life Insurance Company, has taken oath of the office and secrecy. Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman of the Insurance Board, administered him the oath amid a function on Thursday, July 26.</p> <p>Kedia was elected to the post by the first annual general meeting of the company. Along with him, Bharat Kumar Todi, Jagadish Kumar Agrawal, Amit Kumar Begani and Sundar Kandel were also elected as the members of the company’s Board of Directors.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8525', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8746', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '22nd Anniversary of NMB ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. ', 'content' => '<p>July 27: NMB Bank Limited has decided to celebrate its 22<sup>nd</sup> anniversary on August 16 at Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Jawalakhel. The decision was approved by the annual general meeting of the bank conducted on Monday, July 23.</p> <p>The annual general meeting of the bank has also approved to distribute 15 percent bonus share and 0.78 cash dividend to the shareholders of the bank.</p> <p>The meeting has authorized the management committee of the bank to lead the merger procedure of the bank.</p> <p>The paid-up capital of the bank will stand at Rs 8.7 billion after the distribution of the bonus share and cash dividend. The AGM also decided to open the share ownership registration book from August 2 to 16. The bonus share of the bank will only be distributed to the shareholders registering their ownership.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-27', 'modified' => '2018-07-27', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8524', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-07-27 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8744', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Paramount Selected for Grand Finale', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.', 'content' => '<p>July 26: Paramount English Boarding School has been declared the winner of western region during the regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018 held in Butwal on Wednesday, July 25.</p> <p>The participating students of the winning school are Saurav Poudel, Barsha Bhandari, Prabin Kharel, Nikhal Thapa, Aarju Shrestha and Ankit Raskoti. They will participate in the grand finale in Kathmandu to become the Real School of Nepal 2018, organised by Dabur Nepal.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the winners of individual categories in the senior section include</p> <p>Dipika Gautam of Apex School (extempore), Barsha Uchhai of Pearl School (dance) and Abhisek Shahi of Gargi Academy (football juggling).</p> <p>Likewise, the winners in the junior category are Bidhisha Bhandari of Lumbini Shikshalaya (painting), Prapti Gurung of Pearl School (3 minutes of fame) and Ankit Raskoti of Paramount English Boarding School (score the real goal).</p> <p>Dabur Nepal said in a statement that the next regional final will be held in Central Region, Narayanghat on July 27.</p> <p>The company also announced scholarships worth Rs 25,000 for two needy and talented students Mohammad Taushif and Alisha Nepali.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-07-26', 'modified' => '2018-07-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8523', 'image' => '20180726040515_butwal.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-07-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $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