
May 21: Qatar Airways, the official carrier of this year’s Emir Cup, has congratulated Al Duhail SC, the winning team of this season’s exciting final match between Al Rayyan SC and Al Duhail…
May 21: Qatar Airways, the official carrier of this year’s Emir Cup, has congratulated Al Duhail SC, the winning team of this season’s exciting final match between Al Rayyan SC and Al Duhail…
May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank…
May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre.…
May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara,…
May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the…
May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital.…
May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile…
May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May…
May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May…
May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18,…
May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country.…
May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial…
May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses.…
May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites.…
May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and…
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The Emir Cup has been tremendously successful for more than four decades, as a result of the many committed fans in Qatar who have enthusiastically supported their teams. This is the second year the Emir’s Cup final has been hosted at the Khalifa International Stadium, the first Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium to be revealed and used. As we approach the launch of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, we are truly excited to showcase our belief in the power of sport in bringing people together.”</p> <p>The award-winning airline has recently added many exciting sporting sponsorships to its extensive sponsorship portfolio. As part of a newly enhanced three-season deal with Formula E, announced in Doha in January this year, the airline will be the title sponsor of the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix, taking place on July 14-15.</p> <p>In addition to supporting Formula E, Qatar Airways said it is also the official airline partner of FIFA, which includes the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the FIFA Under-20 and Under 17 world cups, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the FIFA Interactive World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is set to kick-off next month, with the first match kicking off in Moscow on June 14.</p> <p>In addition to its existing partnership with the German football club giants FC Bayern München AG, for which it is a platinum partner, Qatar Airways also recently revealed multi-year sponsorship agreements with Italian football club AS Roma, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2020-21 season and with Argentinian football club Boca Juniors, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2021-22 season.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8026', 'image' => '20180521012012_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Capital Expenditure only 32.5 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p>May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</p> <p>The expenditure stood at Rs 420 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year. Meanwhile, the data of the Office of the Auditor General shows that the government spending stood at Rs 764 billion by May 17 of the current fiscal year. The amount is 60 percent of the total budget.</p> <p>In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the capital expenditure of the government was Rs 109 billion, which is 32.5 percent of the allocated budget.</p> <p>In the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, the capital expenditure stood at Rs 75 billion. According to Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, former deputy governor of NRB, very minimal capital expenditure and massive spending at the end of the fiscal year is a risk for the whole economy. “Foreign investors won’t invest in Nepal unless return is assured,” he said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8025', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank’s support to Karunamaya Temple', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. The bank under its corporate social responsibility donated the equipment to the temple via Ugrachandi Nala Society of Kavre.</p> <p>The bank's CEO Ratna Raj Bajracharya handed the equipment during a recent function.</p> <p> Bhaktapur branch of the bank conducted a temple cleaning campaign on the occasion.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8024', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Participates in Cleanliness Campaign of Begnas Lake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.</p> <p>The bank's Begnas branch actively participated in the programme recently under its corporate social responsibility. All staffs member of the bank took part in the programme as a continuation of the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake organised by the local Youth Club.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8023', 'image' => '20180521025448_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gandaki Bikas Bank Opens Branch in Nepalgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.</p> <p>The bank's Chairman Jagan Bahadur Gurung inaugurated the branch amid a function on Sunday, May 20. On the occasion, the bank's CEO Ramesh Bahadur Thapa claimed that the bank will be the biggest development bank in terms of total paid-up capital after the approval of the proposed bonus share by the upcoming annual general meeting. He also presented a paper on the bank's financial position, services, and various activities.</p> <p>The bank informed that the branch will be providing various kinds of modern banking services including deposit and credit services, ABBS, mobile banking among others.</p> <p>Prior to this, the bank had opened eight branches in Province 1 in continuation of the extension of its services across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8022', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'BoK's Financial Aid for Bir Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. The bank said in a statement that it provided Rs 100,000 to the hospital on Sunday, May 20, with a motive to aid the cleanliness campaign led by Dhurmus Sunatali Foundation.</p> <p>Ram Pratap Yadav, head of the bank's corporate banking division, handed over the cheque amount to the hospital's Director Prof Dr Bhupendra Kumar Basnet.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khalti ties up with QFX Cinemas for Online Movie Ticketing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone. The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. 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The Emir Cup has been tremendously successful for more than four decades, as a result of the many committed fans in Qatar who have enthusiastically supported their teams. This is the second year the Emir’s Cup final has been hosted at the Khalifa International Stadium, the first Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium to be revealed and used. As we approach the launch of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, we are truly excited to showcase our belief in the power of sport in bringing people together.”</p> <p>The award-winning airline has recently added many exciting sporting sponsorships to its extensive sponsorship portfolio. As part of a newly enhanced three-season deal with Formula E, announced in Doha in January this year, the airline will be the title sponsor of the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix, taking place on July 14-15.</p> <p>In addition to supporting Formula E, Qatar Airways said it is also the official airline partner of FIFA, which includes the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the FIFA Under-20 and Under 17 world cups, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the FIFA Interactive World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is set to kick-off next month, with the first match kicking off in Moscow on June 14.</p> <p>In addition to its existing partnership with the German football club giants FC Bayern München AG, for which it is a platinum partner, Qatar Airways also recently revealed multi-year sponsorship agreements with Italian football club AS Roma, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2020-21 season and with Argentinian football club Boca Juniors, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2021-22 season.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8026', 'image' => '20180521012012_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Capital Expenditure only 32.5 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p>May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</p> <p>The expenditure stood at Rs 420 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year. Meanwhile, the data of the Office of the Auditor General shows that the government spending stood at Rs 764 billion by May 17 of the current fiscal year. The amount is 60 percent of the total budget.</p> <p>In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the capital expenditure of the government was Rs 109 billion, which is 32.5 percent of the allocated budget.</p> <p>In the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, the capital expenditure stood at Rs 75 billion. According to Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, former deputy governor of NRB, very minimal capital expenditure and massive spending at the end of the fiscal year is a risk for the whole economy. “Foreign investors won’t invest in Nepal unless return is assured,” he said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8025', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank’s support to Karunamaya Temple', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. The bank under its corporate social responsibility donated the equipment to the temple via Ugrachandi Nala Society of Kavre.</p> <p>The bank's CEO Ratna Raj Bajracharya handed the equipment during a recent function.</p> <p> Bhaktapur branch of the bank conducted a temple cleaning campaign on the occasion.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8024', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Participates in Cleanliness Campaign of Begnas Lake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.</p> <p>The bank's Begnas branch actively participated in the programme recently under its corporate social responsibility. All staffs member of the bank took part in the programme as a continuation of the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake organised by the local Youth Club.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8023', 'image' => '20180521025448_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gandaki Bikas Bank Opens Branch in Nepalgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.</p> <p>The bank's Chairman Jagan Bahadur Gurung inaugurated the branch amid a function on Sunday, May 20. On the occasion, the bank's CEO Ramesh Bahadur Thapa claimed that the bank will be the biggest development bank in terms of total paid-up capital after the approval of the proposed bonus share by the upcoming annual general meeting. He also presented a paper on the bank's financial position, services, and various activities.</p> <p>The bank informed that the branch will be providing various kinds of modern banking services including deposit and credit services, ABBS, mobile banking among others.</p> <p>Prior to this, the bank had opened eight branches in Province 1 in continuation of the extension of its services across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8022', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'BoK's Financial Aid for Bir Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. The bank said in a statement that it provided Rs 100,000 to the hospital on Sunday, May 20, with a motive to aid the cleanliness campaign led by Dhurmus Sunatali Foundation.</p> <p>Ram Pratap Yadav, head of the bank's corporate banking division, handed over the cheque amount to the hospital's Director Prof Dr Bhupendra Kumar Basnet.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khalti ties up with QFX Cinemas for Online Movie Ticketing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone. The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. 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The Emir Cup has been tremendously successful for more than four decades, as a result of the many committed fans in Qatar who have enthusiastically supported their teams. This is the second year the Emir’s Cup final has been hosted at the Khalifa International Stadium, the first Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium to be revealed and used. As we approach the launch of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, we are truly excited to showcase our belief in the power of sport in bringing people together.”</p> <p>The award-winning airline has recently added many exciting sporting sponsorships to its extensive sponsorship portfolio. As part of a newly enhanced three-season deal with Formula E, announced in Doha in January this year, the airline will be the title sponsor of the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix, taking place on July 14-15.</p> <p>In addition to supporting Formula E, Qatar Airways said it is also the official airline partner of FIFA, which includes the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the FIFA Under-20 and Under 17 world cups, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the FIFA Interactive World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is set to kick-off next month, with the first match kicking off in Moscow on June 14.</p> <p>In addition to its existing partnership with the German football club giants FC Bayern München AG, for which it is a platinum partner, Qatar Airways also recently revealed multi-year sponsorship agreements with Italian football club AS Roma, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2020-21 season and with Argentinian football club Boca Juniors, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2021-22 season.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8026', 'image' => '20180521012012_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Capital Expenditure only 32.5 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p>May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</p> <p>The expenditure stood at Rs 420 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year. Meanwhile, the data of the Office of the Auditor General shows that the government spending stood at Rs 764 billion by May 17 of the current fiscal year. The amount is 60 percent of the total budget.</p> <p>In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the capital expenditure of the government was Rs 109 billion, which is 32.5 percent of the allocated budget.</p> <p>In the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, the capital expenditure stood at Rs 75 billion. According to Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, former deputy governor of NRB, very minimal capital expenditure and massive spending at the end of the fiscal year is a risk for the whole economy. “Foreign investors won’t invest in Nepal unless return is assured,” he said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8025', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank’s support to Karunamaya Temple', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. The bank under its corporate social responsibility donated the equipment to the temple via Ugrachandi Nala Society of Kavre.</p> <p>The bank's CEO Ratna Raj Bajracharya handed the equipment during a recent function.</p> <p> Bhaktapur branch of the bank conducted a temple cleaning campaign on the occasion.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8024', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Participates in Cleanliness Campaign of Begnas Lake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.</p> <p>The bank's Begnas branch actively participated in the programme recently under its corporate social responsibility. All staffs member of the bank took part in the programme as a continuation of the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake organised by the local Youth Club.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8023', 'image' => '20180521025448_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gandaki Bikas Bank Opens Branch in Nepalgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.</p> <p>The bank's Chairman Jagan Bahadur Gurung inaugurated the branch amid a function on Sunday, May 20. On the occasion, the bank's CEO Ramesh Bahadur Thapa claimed that the bank will be the biggest development bank in terms of total paid-up capital after the approval of the proposed bonus share by the upcoming annual general meeting. He also presented a paper on the bank's financial position, services, and various activities.</p> <p>The bank informed that the branch will be providing various kinds of modern banking services including deposit and credit services, ABBS, mobile banking among others.</p> <p>Prior to this, the bank had opened eight branches in Province 1 in continuation of the extension of its services across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8022', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'BoK's Financial Aid for Bir Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. The bank said in a statement that it provided Rs 100,000 to the hospital on Sunday, May 20, with a motive to aid the cleanliness campaign led by Dhurmus Sunatali Foundation.</p> <p>Ram Pratap Yadav, head of the bank's corporate banking division, handed over the cheque amount to the hospital's Director Prof Dr Bhupendra Kumar Basnet.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khalti ties up with QFX Cinemas for Online Movie Ticketing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone. The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. CEOs and senior officials of the 14 commercial banks were also present during the event. </p> <p>A stakeholders’ discussion on “Banking in the New Federal Structure: Challenges and Way Forward” also took place during the event. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8012', 'image' => '20180518023704_aff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 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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The Emir Cup has been tremendously successful for more than four decades, as a result of the many committed fans in Qatar who have enthusiastically supported their teams. This is the second year the Emir’s Cup final has been hosted at the Khalifa International Stadium, the first Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium to be revealed and used. As we approach the launch of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, we are truly excited to showcase our belief in the power of sport in bringing people together.”</p> <p>The award-winning airline has recently added many exciting sporting sponsorships to its extensive sponsorship portfolio. As part of a newly enhanced three-season deal with Formula E, announced in Doha in January this year, the airline will be the title sponsor of the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix, taking place on July 14-15.</p> <p>In addition to supporting Formula E, Qatar Airways said it is also the official airline partner of FIFA, which includes the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the FIFA Under-20 and Under 17 world cups, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the FIFA Interactive World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is set to kick-off next month, with the first match kicking off in Moscow on June 14.</p> <p>In addition to its existing partnership with the German football club giants FC Bayern München AG, for which it is a platinum partner, Qatar Airways also recently revealed multi-year sponsorship agreements with Italian football club AS Roma, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2020-21 season and with Argentinian football club Boca Juniors, for which it will become the official jersey sponsor through the 2021-22 season.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8026', 'image' => '20180521012012_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Capital Expenditure only 32.5 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p>May 21: The government, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, has spent a total of Rs 644 billion, which is half of the targeted expenditure for the period, states a report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</p> <p>The expenditure stood at Rs 420 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year. Meanwhile, the data of the Office of the Auditor General shows that the government spending stood at Rs 764 billion by May 17 of the current fiscal year. The amount is 60 percent of the total budget.</p> <p>In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the capital expenditure of the government was Rs 109 billion, which is 32.5 percent of the allocated budget.</p> <p>In the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, the capital expenditure stood at Rs 75 billion. According to Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, former deputy governor of NRB, very minimal capital expenditure and massive spending at the end of the fiscal year is a risk for the whole economy. “Foreign investors won’t invest in Nepal unless return is assured,” he said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8025', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank’s support to Karunamaya Temple', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Sunrise Bank has provided CCTV camera and UPS to Karunamaya Temple in Nala, Kavre. The bank under its corporate social responsibility donated the equipment to the temple via Ugrachandi Nala Society of Kavre.</p> <p>The bank's CEO Ratna Raj Bajracharya handed the equipment during a recent function.</p> <p> Bhaktapur branch of the bank conducted a temple cleaning campaign on the occasion.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8024', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Participates in Cleanliness Campaign of Begnas Lake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Global IME Bank has join hands in the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake in Pokhara, Kaski.</p> <p>The bank's Begnas branch actively participated in the programme recently under its corporate social responsibility. All staffs member of the bank took part in the programme as a continuation of the cleanliness campaign of Begnas lake organised by the local Youth Club.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8023', 'image' => '20180521025448_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gandaki Bikas Bank Opens Branch in Nepalgunj', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Gandaki Bikas Bank has opened its branch in Nepalgunj of Banke district with an aim to provide banking service in each part of the country.</p> <p>The bank's Chairman Jagan Bahadur Gurung inaugurated the branch amid a function on Sunday, May 20. On the occasion, the bank's CEO Ramesh Bahadur Thapa claimed that the bank will be the biggest development bank in terms of total paid-up capital after the approval of the proposed bonus share by the upcoming annual general meeting. He also presented a paper on the bank's financial position, services, and various activities.</p> <p>The bank informed that the branch will be providing various kinds of modern banking services including deposit and credit services, ABBS, mobile banking among others.</p> <p>Prior to this, the bank had opened eight branches in Province 1 in continuation of the extension of its services across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8022', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'BoK's Financial Aid for Bir Hospital', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. ', 'content' => '<p>May 21: Bank of Kathmandu ( BoK) has provided financial support for cleanliness and painting of Bir Hospital. The bank said in a statement that it provided Rs 100,000 to the hospital on Sunday, May 20, with a motive to aid the cleanliness campaign led by Dhurmus Sunatali Foundation.</p> <p>Ram Pratap Yadav, head of the bank's corporate banking division, handed over the cheque amount to the hospital's Director Prof Dr Bhupendra Kumar Basnet.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-21', 'modified' => '2018-05-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8021', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-21 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khalti ties up with QFX Cinemas for Online Movie Ticketing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile phone. The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. CEOs and senior officials of the 14 commercial banks were also present during the event. </p> <p>A stakeholders’ discussion on “Banking in the New Federal Structure: Challenges and Way Forward” also took place during the event. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8012', 'image' => '20180518023704_aff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 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