November 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have reduced the interest rates on deposits. As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining.…
November 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have reduced the interest rates on deposits. As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining.…
November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic…
November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning…
November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General…
November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on…
Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum…
Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum…
November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the…
November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of…
November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from…
November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun…
November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event,…
November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to…
November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal.…
Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum…
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As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have reduced the interest rates on deposits. As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. The reduction in interest rates on deposits has lowered the base rate and operating cost of banks and therefore the interest on loans have also been revised.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the average interest rate on loans of commercial banks has dropped to 12.11 percent in mid-September to mid-October of the current fiscal year. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The average interest on loans in mid-July to mid-August was 12.24 percent. The average base rate of commercial banks, which was 10.11 percent in mid-August, fell to 9.94 percent in mid-October. After the base rate has decreased, the interest on loans also decreased.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the interest rates of development banks have increased in mid-September to mid-October compared to the one month period of mid-July to mid-August. In mid-August, the average interest rate on loans of development banks was 13.88 percent, which increased to 13.91 percent in mid-October. However, the interest rates of development banks in mid-September to mid-October is less compared to that of mid-August to mid-September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the average interest rate on loans of finance companies has also decreased. The average interest rate on loans of finance companies was 14.66 percent in mid-July to mid-August, which dropped to 14.61 percent in mid-September to mid-October. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the banks had increased the interest rates on deposits due to the lack of liquidity which increased the operating cost of banks. It resulted in high interest on bank loans.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In recent times, bank deposits have been increasing due to the increase in remittance inflows and an increase in economic activities. As the banks started reducing the interest rate on deposits, the interest on loans also started to decline. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">President of Nepal Bankers Association Sunil KC says that the base rate has been lowered and the banks have also reduced the premium, so the interest on loans is decreasing. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Currently, there is not much demand for loans compared to the increase in deposits," he said, adding, "As banks have also reduced the premium to increase investment, interest on loans is declining."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the instructions of the Nepal Rastra Bank regarding interest rate determination, banks are allowed to increase or decrease the interest rates by 10 percent every month. Similarly, there is a provision that banks should publish the interest rate applicable for every month a day before the start of the new month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Banks are required to pay 1 percentage point more for deposits through remittance and 2 percentage points less for institutional depositors than for individual deposits.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As of mid-November of the current fiscal year, deposits in banks and financial institutions have increased by 2.8 percent and credit flow by 2.3 percent. During the same period of the last fiscal year, deposits increased by 0.4 percent and lending increased by 1.3 percent. However, compared to the previous months, the demand for loans has started to increase, according to the report of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the NRB, the interest rates on deposits and loans have started to decrease along with the base rate of banks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the deposit collection is higher than credit flow, the credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks has also decreased. On November 7, the average CD ratio of banks remained at 81.31 percent. According to the central bank, banks can extend credit flow by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent. So, the banks have the capacity to provide additional loans of about Rs 514 billion.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19243', 'image' => '20231120122549_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 12:24:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19514', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Suggestions from its Members for National Economic Discourse ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis. The umbrella organization of the of Nepalese private sector demanded suggestions as a part of its national economic discourse. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A meeting presided over by FNCCI President Chandra Prasad Dhakal on October 12 had presented a proposal to the government seeking formation of a high-level mechanism to which Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had responded affirmatively. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI is gearing up for the next leg of discourse soon. A circular has been issued to its members in all districts asking them to furnish suggestions to the government on the next course of action to address the ongoing economic crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI then will compile and present a host of recommendations to the government for it to put in place private sector-friendly economic policies as well as to come up with resolutions to address the economic crisis. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19242', 'image' => '20231120112653_fncci-building_sHPipJwM5k.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 11:23:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19513', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Concludes by Offering Worship to the Rising Sun ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Devotees offered curd to the rising Sun on Monday, the fourth day of the festival, from the banks of rivers and ponds especially in the Mithila region as well as other places across the country to mark the end of the festivities. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is mainly observed in the Mithila region including Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari, Sunsari, Morang, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The main feature of this festival is to increase human beings’ interest in truth and non-violence and encourage them to remain sympathetic to all living creatures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The rising and setting suns are worshipped with devotion during the festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chhath is a festival of goodwill, faith, and social harmony as people from all backgrounds come together in a common place to offer worship to the Sun God. It is widely believed that appeasing the Sun God brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to family members. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19241', 'image' => '20231120105136_20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:50:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19512', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '23 Local Governments Fail to Submit Budget Details on Time', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The local-levels are required to update the details of the annual budget in the central portal after it is endorsed by rural and municipal assemblies. The Local Government Operation Act, 2074 BS mandates the local governments to endorse the budget by mid-July. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Though four months have already passed since the beginning of the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24), a total of 23 local governments including 21 in the Madhesh Province have not updated the details in the system. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the ministry, it has already asked those local-levels many times for the submission of the details, but they are still awaiting the update. It is said budgets brought for some local levels have not been endorsed by the rural and municipal assemblies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chitwan's Rapti municipality’s chief administrative officer Nilam Kumar Neupane said the budget for the local government had been already passed but the entry in the federal system is waited while Tehrathum's Aathrai rural municipality’s administrative officer Niraj Sharma said the budget details have yet to be updated in the ministry's website. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other municipalities that are yet to submit the budget details to the federal ministry include Kanchanrup municipality, Chhinnamasta rural municipality, Mahadeva rural municipality and Rupani Municipality in Saptari, Aurahi rural municipality and Bhagawanpur rural municipality in Siraha, Aurahi rural municipality and Kamala municipality in Dhanusha, Balara municipality, Haripurwa municipality and Chandranagar rural municipality in Sarlahi, Garuda municipality, Katahariya municipality, Gadhimai municipality, Phatuwa Bijaypur municipality, Madhabnarayan municipality, Maulapur municipality and Yamunamai rural municipality in Rautahat, Simraungadh municipality and Adarsha Kotwal rural municipality in Bara and Sakhuwa Prasauni rural municipality in Parsa. -- RSS</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19240', 'image' => '20231120101241_20231020014803_20230714023452_1683767264.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:11:55', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19510', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Australia Crushes India to win Sixth World Cup Title', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India's dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and four sixes before Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to trigger wild celebrations in the Aussie camp.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India's chances of ending a global trophy drought since their 2013 Champions Trophy win went up in smoke once Head got going with Labuschagne.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's century was the seventh in a World Cup final and third by an Australian after Ricky Ponting (140 not out v India in 2003) and Adam Gilchrist (149 v Sri Lanka in 2007).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The bowlers set up victory for an Australian side that bounced back after two losses to win nine in a row as Mitchell Starc (3-55) and Pat Cummins (2-34) helped bowl out India for 240.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India hit back when Mohammed Shami shared the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah and struck on his second delivery to get David Warner caught behind for seven.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">But it was Bumrah's double strike in quick succession that raised the roof as he had Mitchell Marsh caught behind for 15 and Steve Smith lbw for four.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head stood firm with Labuschagne for company to thwart the Indian attack despite captain Rohit Sharma rotating his bowlers in a hunt for a breakthrough.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head, who suffered a fractured hand in South Africa in September, was in danger of missing the World Cup but Australia kept him in the squad until he was fit to play.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He hit a match-winning century against New Zealand in the team's sixth league game and after a few low scores hit an attacking 62 in his team's nervy three-wicket semi-final win over South Africa in Kolkata.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He turned India's nemesis a second time this year after his 163 proved decisive in Australia's World Test Championship triumph at the Oval in June.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head reached his 100 in 95 balls and raised his bat to an applauding Australian dressing room.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Australia elected to field first and the players backed up Cummins' decision with disciplined bowling and impressive fielding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit 54 and 66 respectively after Rohit's attacking 47 but the ball dominated the bat on a slow, dry pitch.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head took a stunning catch while running back from cover point to cut short Rohit's innings off spinner Maxwell.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Cummins bowled Kohli, who ended as the leading batsman in tournament with 765 runs, to silence the crowd of 92,453 fans, who like the home team in the middle had an unforgettable day. – AFP/AP/RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Australia, India, World, Cup, title, Head, hundred, cricket', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19238', 'image' => '20231119104701_AP23323405001701.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 22:46:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19509', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank International Gives Rs 2.5 Million to Tremor Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">November 19: Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank made the financial contribution to the earthquake victims in Jajarkot and Rukum West under its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank has been delivering banking services through 188 branches, 97 branchless banking units and 148 ATM booths from across the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19237', 'image' => '20231119040903_collage.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 16:08:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19508', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Provides Rs 2 Million to Quake Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 19: Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A cheque for Rs 2 million was handed over by the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Dipak Kumar De to Press Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr. Govinda Acharya at Prime Ministers’ Office, Singha Durbar.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earlier, the bank had also distributed food items to the earthquake-affected people of Jajarkot and Rukum West District.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bank has been providing its banking services through 96 branches, 22 extension counters, 7 province offices and one corporate office along with 121 ATMs.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19236', 'image' => '20231119033535_collage (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 15:33:34', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19507', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Electric Vehicle App 'eDrive Nepal' Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company launched the service for electric taxis and e-scooters with an investment of Rs </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">140</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> million. The company informed that the new service is cheaper than other services of similar kind.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Edrive Nepal added that they use new vehicles with accidental insurance in addition to features like OPT system and GPS system installed to ensure safety during the ride.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Member of Parliament Mahesh Bartaula along with Bagmati Province MP Apsara Chapagain and Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising inaugurated the 'eDrive app' and taxi service by hoisting a green flag.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On that occasion, MP Bartaula said that the consumption of electricity will increase with the use of electric vehicles. It will also protect the environment and billions of rupees will be saved for the purchase of petrol. At present, the company itself has brought </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">20 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">taxis into operation and is preparing to operate </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">100 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">more taxis in the near future.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19235', 'image' => '20231119120515_1700365472.3 electric_app.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 12:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19506', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Use of Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides and Improved Variety of Seeds Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data of the Agricultural Census </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2078</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and advanced and hybrid variety of seeds has increased in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data, the number of farmer families using hybrid rice seeds has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5.4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16.5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. In the meantime, the number of people using pesticides on paddy has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">15.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">44.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">65</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farming families, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">700</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> have been found to have used strong pesticides on paddy. Similarly, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">76</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farming families use chemical fertilizers on paddy.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Families using improved variety of seeds for vegetable farming have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">19.9</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent, while the proportion of farmers using hybrid vegetable seeds has increased from about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">13</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. In the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years, the proportion of farmers who use pesticides on vegetables has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5,28,000</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farmers who used pesticides on vegetables, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">53.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used safe (green) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used medium (blue) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">12.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used strong (yellow) pesticides and </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">0.7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used extreme (red) pesticides. The census states that </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">24</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of farmers use chemical fertilizers on vegetables. In the previous census, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farmer families used chemical fertilizers on vegetables.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Counting Branch, Badri Kumar Karki, said that the use of pesticides by farmers has been increasing in a bid to minimize the impacts of various diseases and insects on crops that has been rising in recent years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the farmers' attraction towards advanced and hybrid varieties of seeds has increased because they can produce a lot even in a small area of land. He also said that farmers are more attracted to chemical fertilizers than organic fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Karki, the use of chemical fertilizers has increased because the government is not interested in the production of organic fertilizers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using chemical fertilizers on corn has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">45</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">49</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. Farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">18</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">25</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds for wheat cultivation has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. The number of farmer families using pesticides on wheat has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">28 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. However, the number of farmers using chemical fertilizers for wheat farming has decreased. In the previous count, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">64 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent of farmers used chemical fertilizers for wheat cultivation, but now it has dropped to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">58 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19234', 'image' => '20231119115010_Agri.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:49:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19505', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalaya Airlines to Operate Kathmandu-Shanghai Flights from December 2', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu. The airline company informed that it will conduct one flight a week between the two cities starting from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company expects this flight to further help in promoting the connectivity between Nepal and China and in strengthening the relations between the two countries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With the operation of this flight, passengers can easily travel from Nepal's federal capital, Kathmandu, to China's central coastal city of Shanghai – a global financial hub.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company said in a statement that it is committed to make the travel convenient, safe and efficient. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Himalaya Airline said it will increase the number of Kathmandu-Shanghai flight to twice a week (Saturday and Wednesday) from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company has been flying regularly to Beijing and Qingdao.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company said it is proud to play a role in enhancing connectivity, cultural exchange, tourism and trade between the two countries through air flights. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"This launch represents a new chapter in bilateral relations, facilitating not only tourism and trade but also cultural exchanges and direct people-to-people contacts," the airline said. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company estimates that more Chinese tourists will travel along this new route.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19233', 'image' => '20231119112252_g576szqpnac61.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:22:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19504', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Begins Today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As major part of the festival, the setting sun is worshipped by offering argha while the same process is followed to worship the rising sun on Monday morning to bring the festival to an end. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Tonight, the revelers observe a fast and stay awake all night and offer prayers to the rising sun tomorrow (Monday) morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Banks of rivers, streams and ponds across the country are decorated for the Chhath festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is widely believed that observing a fast in obeisance of Chhathi goddess will bring desired results and well-being for the family while all of their sorrows and troubles will vanish away. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the federal government has announced a public holiday today (Sunday) to mark the festival. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19232', 'image' => '20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:27:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19503', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Deserves Rights not Supplication at COP28: PM Dahal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in the UAE from November 30 to December 12.</span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Addressing a programme organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association to hand over peace torch at the base camp of the Mt Everest on Saturday, PM Dahal underscored that it is time to claim the rights rather than supplication. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepal will not pay the price for anything it is not involved in, so those causing carbon emission must be more responsible and compensate through the climate fund," PM Dahal stressed, adding that Nepal will stake its claims and not just make a mere plea for help in the global climate event. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A high level delegation led by PM Dahal is scheduled to attend the global event on climate change and will address a high-level session at COP28 on December 2. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Significant issues such as climate finance, adaptation, transfer of mountaineering technology and capacity building, loss and damage, climate empowerment would be raised in the address, according to him. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has accorded top priority to issues including climate finance, management of loss and damage fund, mountaineering issues, emission reduction and inclusion this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that a work procedure would be formulated for the development and expansion of Khumbu region and security of Sagarmatha area. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The PM also recalled that the recent visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Khumbu region was a reminder to the world. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Secretary-General Guterres reached Khumbu area and inspected the impacts of climate change as well as interacted with the locals and the people's representatives, which is a significant contribution to globalize the problems of climate change faced by this area," he mentioned. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He also reminded his address at the 76th UNGA in New York which centered on the impacts of climate change in Nepal. Dahal added the government was serious in construction of tourism infrastructures in Khumbu area, stating that it would carry out possible initiatives to protect and promote Sagarmatha and Lumbini. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the government would pay special attention to expedite construction of road from Chatara to Lukla. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending gratitude towards the local levels for opening track at Khumbu region, PM Dahal mentioned that the government would support in upgrading the road. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is the responsibility of all to take initiative to make the economic activities more dynamic by developing systematic tourism that protects Sagarmatha and Lumbini," he shared. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'climate, change, impact, COP, PM, Dahal, Everest', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19231', 'image' => '20231119100605_1700293100.उः.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:05:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19502', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Region Receives 24K Plus Foreign Tourists in a Month ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). The number includes 7,479 tourists from South Asian countries and 16,930 from other countries. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Since the beginning of the Nepali year 2080 BS, most of the visitors arrived in the month of Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May) followed by Asoj (mid-September to mid-October) and Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), said Dr Rabin Kadaria, the Chief of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). In Baisakh, a total of 31,951 tourists visited the ACAP region while 28, 705 tourists reached the area in the following month. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the seven months of 2080 BS, altogether 125,534 foreign tourists have visited the Annapurna region. The number was 95,911 in the same period of the previous year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Tourism in the Annapurna region, which had slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is gradually picking up pace," Dr Kadaria said, adding, "By the time the second tourist season of the year starts, the arrival of tourists is likely to increase further." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ACAP maintains the data of only foreign tourists entering the Annapurna circuit. The number of domestic tourists cannot be ascertained. However, domestic tourists coming for a visit to Mustang and Manang by road is significant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Kadaria said that there is a heavy flow of domestic and foreign tourists in various destinations along the Annapurna circuit including Annapurna Base Camp, Mt Mardi, Ghandruk, Tilicho Lake, Thorangla Pass, Upper Mustang, Ghodepani etc. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Annapurna conservation area is spread over an area of 7600 square kilometers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, too had reached the Annapurna base camp during his recent visit to Nepal. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Annapurna, tourists, tourism, Mustang, Manang, ACAP', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19230', 'image' => '20231119094044_SG_MYAGDI_IMG_8621.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:40:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19501', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Migratory Birds Arrive in Nepal to Escape Harsh Winter ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. The migratory birds start coming to Nepal with the beginning of the month of November. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, located at the confluence of Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur districts, is one location that attracts migratory birds during the winter. Although new species of birds are coming to Koshi Tappu every year, the number of birds coming in flocks has decreased compared to the previous years, says Chief of National Trust for Nature Conservation, Koshi Conservation Center, Birendra Gautam. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Statistics show that last winter 7,573 birds of 53 species came to Nepal during the winter, Gautam said. Nepal has become an attractive destination for migratory birds especially for escaping the winter and for hatching. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Not all species of birds found in Nepal stay in Nepal throughout the year," said Kurman Mansoori, proprietor of Bird Watching Camp, Koshi Tappu. Out of 888 species of birds found in the country, 531 species are found in Koshi Tappu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Migratory birds come in flocks in Barju Lake and Betna Wetlands of Morang district. According to Ramchandra Adhikari, an environmental journalist and associate professor, birds from different parts of Nepal and as far as South India and Siberia can be seen in Betna wetlands. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Some 400 birds belonging to 30 families of 49 species are found in Betna wetlands, of which 70 percent are local, 18 percent are migratory birds that come in winter and 12 percent are migratory birds that come during the summer. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Most of the migratory birds that come to Koshi Tappu also come here," says Adhikari, adding that migratory birds stay here usually from November to February. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the onset of snowfall in the northern hemisphere, thousands of birds migrate to the lower Himalayas, mountains and plains of Nepal and around lakes, ponds and rivers to escape the growing cold. Every year about 150 species of birds come to Nepal from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia as well as Europe, Korea and the Tibetan plateau. About 50 species of migratory birds pass through Nepal to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Winter migratory birds that come to spend the winter often stay in the wetlands of Nepal in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Chitwan National Park, Bisahajari Lake, Jagdishpur Lake, Ghodaghodi Lake, Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and Koshi, Gandaki, Narayani rivers and their tributaries. Most of the birds that migrate to Nepal in winter are of duck species. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'migratory, birds, arrive, Nepal, winter, harsh, weather, northern, hemisphere, wetlands, Chitwan, India, Siberia, north', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19229', 'image' => '20231119090230_KA_BHARATPUR_IMG_8698.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:01:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Provides Succour to Quake-Hit People', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">November 19: Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The immediate relief materials include 500 sacks of rice, 100 sacks of lentils, 110 blankets, and 25 quilts (5,000 pieces). 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As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have reduced the interest rates on deposits. As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. The reduction in interest rates on deposits has lowered the base rate and operating cost of banks and therefore the interest on loans have also been revised.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the average interest rate on loans of commercial banks has dropped to 12.11 percent in mid-September to mid-October of the current fiscal year. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The average interest on loans in mid-July to mid-August was 12.24 percent. The average base rate of commercial banks, which was 10.11 percent in mid-August, fell to 9.94 percent in mid-October. After the base rate has decreased, the interest on loans also decreased.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the interest rates of development banks have increased in mid-September to mid-October compared to the one month period of mid-July to mid-August. In mid-August, the average interest rate on loans of development banks was 13.88 percent, which increased to 13.91 percent in mid-October. However, the interest rates of development banks in mid-September to mid-October is less compared to that of mid-August to mid-September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the average interest rate on loans of finance companies has also decreased. The average interest rate on loans of finance companies was 14.66 percent in mid-July to mid-August, which dropped to 14.61 percent in mid-September to mid-October. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the banks had increased the interest rates on deposits due to the lack of liquidity which increased the operating cost of banks. It resulted in high interest on bank loans.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In recent times, bank deposits have been increasing due to the increase in remittance inflows and an increase in economic activities. As the banks started reducing the interest rate on deposits, the interest on loans also started to decline. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">President of Nepal Bankers Association Sunil KC says that the base rate has been lowered and the banks have also reduced the premium, so the interest on loans is decreasing. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Currently, there is not much demand for loans compared to the increase in deposits," he said, adding, "As banks have also reduced the premium to increase investment, interest on loans is declining."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the instructions of the Nepal Rastra Bank regarding interest rate determination, banks are allowed to increase or decrease the interest rates by 10 percent every month. Similarly, there is a provision that banks should publish the interest rate applicable for every month a day before the start of the new month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Banks are required to pay 1 percentage point more for deposits through remittance and 2 percentage points less for institutional depositors than for individual deposits.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As of mid-November of the current fiscal year, deposits in banks and financial institutions have increased by 2.8 percent and credit flow by 2.3 percent. During the same period of the last fiscal year, deposits increased by 0.4 percent and lending increased by 1.3 percent. However, compared to the previous months, the demand for loans has started to increase, according to the report of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the NRB, the interest rates on deposits and loans have started to decrease along with the base rate of banks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the deposit collection is higher than credit flow, the credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks has also decreased. On November 7, the average CD ratio of banks remained at 81.31 percent. According to the central bank, banks can extend credit flow by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent. So, the banks have the capacity to provide additional loans of about Rs 514 billion.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19243', 'image' => '20231120122549_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 12:24:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19514', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Suggestions from its Members for National Economic Discourse ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis. The umbrella organization of the of Nepalese private sector demanded suggestions as a part of its national economic discourse. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A meeting presided over by FNCCI President Chandra Prasad Dhakal on October 12 had presented a proposal to the government seeking formation of a high-level mechanism to which Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had responded affirmatively. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI is gearing up for the next leg of discourse soon. A circular has been issued to its members in all districts asking them to furnish suggestions to the government on the next course of action to address the ongoing economic crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI then will compile and present a host of recommendations to the government for it to put in place private sector-friendly economic policies as well as to come up with resolutions to address the economic crisis. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19242', 'image' => '20231120112653_fncci-building_sHPipJwM5k.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 11:23:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19513', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Concludes by Offering Worship to the Rising Sun ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Devotees offered curd to the rising Sun on Monday, the fourth day of the festival, from the banks of rivers and ponds especially in the Mithila region as well as other places across the country to mark the end of the festivities. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is mainly observed in the Mithila region including Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari, Sunsari, Morang, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The main feature of this festival is to increase human beings’ interest in truth and non-violence and encourage them to remain sympathetic to all living creatures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The rising and setting suns are worshipped with devotion during the festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chhath is a festival of goodwill, faith, and social harmony as people from all backgrounds come together in a common place to offer worship to the Sun God. It is widely believed that appeasing the Sun God brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to family members. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19241', 'image' => '20231120105136_20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:50:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19512', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '23 Local Governments Fail to Submit Budget Details on Time', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The local-levels are required to update the details of the annual budget in the central portal after it is endorsed by rural and municipal assemblies. The Local Government Operation Act, 2074 BS mandates the local governments to endorse the budget by mid-July. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Though four months have already passed since the beginning of the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24), a total of 23 local governments including 21 in the Madhesh Province have not updated the details in the system. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the ministry, it has already asked those local-levels many times for the submission of the details, but they are still awaiting the update. It is said budgets brought for some local levels have not been endorsed by the rural and municipal assemblies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chitwan's Rapti municipality’s chief administrative officer Nilam Kumar Neupane said the budget for the local government had been already passed but the entry in the federal system is waited while Tehrathum's Aathrai rural municipality’s administrative officer Niraj Sharma said the budget details have yet to be updated in the ministry's website. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other municipalities that are yet to submit the budget details to the federal ministry include Kanchanrup municipality, Chhinnamasta rural municipality, Mahadeva rural municipality and Rupani Municipality in Saptari, Aurahi rural municipality and Bhagawanpur rural municipality in Siraha, Aurahi rural municipality and Kamala municipality in Dhanusha, Balara municipality, Haripurwa municipality and Chandranagar rural municipality in Sarlahi, Garuda municipality, Katahariya municipality, Gadhimai municipality, Phatuwa Bijaypur municipality, Madhabnarayan municipality, Maulapur municipality and Yamunamai rural municipality in Rautahat, Simraungadh municipality and Adarsha Kotwal rural municipality in Bara and Sakhuwa Prasauni rural municipality in Parsa. -- RSS</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19240', 'image' => '20231120101241_20231020014803_20230714023452_1683767264.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:11:55', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19510', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Australia Crushes India to win Sixth World Cup Title', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India's dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and four sixes before Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to trigger wild celebrations in the Aussie camp.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India's chances of ending a global trophy drought since their 2013 Champions Trophy win went up in smoke once Head got going with Labuschagne.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's century was the seventh in a World Cup final and third by an Australian after Ricky Ponting (140 not out v India in 2003) and Adam Gilchrist (149 v Sri Lanka in 2007).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The bowlers set up victory for an Australian side that bounced back after two losses to win nine in a row as Mitchell Starc (3-55) and Pat Cummins (2-34) helped bowl out India for 240.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India hit back when Mohammed Shami shared the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah and struck on his second delivery to get David Warner caught behind for seven.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">But it was Bumrah's double strike in quick succession that raised the roof as he had Mitchell Marsh caught behind for 15 and Steve Smith lbw for four.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head stood firm with Labuschagne for company to thwart the Indian attack despite captain Rohit Sharma rotating his bowlers in a hunt for a breakthrough.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head, who suffered a fractured hand in South Africa in September, was in danger of missing the World Cup but Australia kept him in the squad until he was fit to play.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He hit a match-winning century against New Zealand in the team's sixth league game and after a few low scores hit an attacking 62 in his team's nervy three-wicket semi-final win over South Africa in Kolkata.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He turned India's nemesis a second time this year after his 163 proved decisive in Australia's World Test Championship triumph at the Oval in June.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head reached his 100 in 95 balls and raised his bat to an applauding Australian dressing room.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Australia elected to field first and the players backed up Cummins' decision with disciplined bowling and impressive fielding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit 54 and 66 respectively after Rohit's attacking 47 but the ball dominated the bat on a slow, dry pitch.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head took a stunning catch while running back from cover point to cut short Rohit's innings off spinner Maxwell.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Cummins bowled Kohli, who ended as the leading batsman in tournament with 765 runs, to silence the crowd of 92,453 fans, who like the home team in the middle had an unforgettable day. – AFP/AP/RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Australia, India, World, Cup, title, Head, hundred, cricket', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19238', 'image' => '20231119104701_AP23323405001701.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 22:46:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19509', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank International Gives Rs 2.5 Million to Tremor Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">November 19: Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank made the financial contribution to the earthquake victims in Jajarkot and Rukum West under its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank has been delivering banking services through 188 branches, 97 branchless banking units and 148 ATM booths from across the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19237', 'image' => '20231119040903_collage.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 16:08:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19508', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Provides Rs 2 Million to Quake Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 19: Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A cheque for Rs 2 million was handed over by the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Dipak Kumar De to Press Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr. Govinda Acharya at Prime Ministers’ Office, Singha Durbar.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earlier, the bank had also distributed food items to the earthquake-affected people of Jajarkot and Rukum West District.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bank has been providing its banking services through 96 branches, 22 extension counters, 7 province offices and one corporate office along with 121 ATMs.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19236', 'image' => '20231119033535_collage (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 15:33:34', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19507', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Electric Vehicle App 'eDrive Nepal' Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company launched the service for electric taxis and e-scooters with an investment of Rs </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">140</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> million. The company informed that the new service is cheaper than other services of similar kind.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Edrive Nepal added that they use new vehicles with accidental insurance in addition to features like OPT system and GPS system installed to ensure safety during the ride.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Member of Parliament Mahesh Bartaula along with Bagmati Province MP Apsara Chapagain and Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising inaugurated the 'eDrive app' and taxi service by hoisting a green flag.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On that occasion, MP Bartaula said that the consumption of electricity will increase with the use of electric vehicles. It will also protect the environment and billions of rupees will be saved for the purchase of petrol. At present, the company itself has brought </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">20 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">taxis into operation and is preparing to operate </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">100 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">more taxis in the near future.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19235', 'image' => '20231119120515_1700365472.3 electric_app.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 12:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19506', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Use of Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides and Improved Variety of Seeds Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data of the Agricultural Census </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2078</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and advanced and hybrid variety of seeds has increased in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data, the number of farmer families using hybrid rice seeds has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5.4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16.5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. In the meantime, the number of people using pesticides on paddy has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">15.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">44.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">65</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farming families, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">700</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> have been found to have used strong pesticides on paddy. Similarly, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">76</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farming families use chemical fertilizers on paddy.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Families using improved variety of seeds for vegetable farming have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">19.9</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent, while the proportion of farmers using hybrid vegetable seeds has increased from about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">13</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. In the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years, the proportion of farmers who use pesticides on vegetables has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5,28,000</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farmers who used pesticides on vegetables, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">53.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used safe (green) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used medium (blue) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">12.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used strong (yellow) pesticides and </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">0.7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used extreme (red) pesticides. The census states that </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">24</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of farmers use chemical fertilizers on vegetables. In the previous census, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farmer families used chemical fertilizers on vegetables.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Counting Branch, Badri Kumar Karki, said that the use of pesticides by farmers has been increasing in a bid to minimize the impacts of various diseases and insects on crops that has been rising in recent years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the farmers' attraction towards advanced and hybrid varieties of seeds has increased because they can produce a lot even in a small area of land. He also said that farmers are more attracted to chemical fertilizers than organic fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Karki, the use of chemical fertilizers has increased because the government is not interested in the production of organic fertilizers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using chemical fertilizers on corn has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">45</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">49</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. Farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">18</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">25</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds for wheat cultivation has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. The number of farmer families using pesticides on wheat has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">28 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. However, the number of farmers using chemical fertilizers for wheat farming has decreased. In the previous count, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">64 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent of farmers used chemical fertilizers for wheat cultivation, but now it has dropped to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">58 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19234', 'image' => '20231119115010_Agri.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:49:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19505', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalaya Airlines to Operate Kathmandu-Shanghai Flights from December 2', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu. The airline company informed that it will conduct one flight a week between the two cities starting from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company expects this flight to further help in promoting the connectivity between Nepal and China and in strengthening the relations between the two countries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With the operation of this flight, passengers can easily travel from Nepal's federal capital, Kathmandu, to China's central coastal city of Shanghai – a global financial hub.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company said in a statement that it is committed to make the travel convenient, safe and efficient. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Himalaya Airline said it will increase the number of Kathmandu-Shanghai flight to twice a week (Saturday and Wednesday) from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company has been flying regularly to Beijing and Qingdao.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company said it is proud to play a role in enhancing connectivity, cultural exchange, tourism and trade between the two countries through air flights. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"This launch represents a new chapter in bilateral relations, facilitating not only tourism and trade but also cultural exchanges and direct people-to-people contacts," the airline said. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company estimates that more Chinese tourists will travel along this new route.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19233', 'image' => '20231119112252_g576szqpnac61.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:22:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19504', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Begins Today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As major part of the festival, the setting sun is worshipped by offering argha while the same process is followed to worship the rising sun on Monday morning to bring the festival to an end. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Tonight, the revelers observe a fast and stay awake all night and offer prayers to the rising sun tomorrow (Monday) morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Banks of rivers, streams and ponds across the country are decorated for the Chhath festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is widely believed that observing a fast in obeisance of Chhathi goddess will bring desired results and well-being for the family while all of their sorrows and troubles will vanish away. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the federal government has announced a public holiday today (Sunday) to mark the festival. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19232', 'image' => '20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:27:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19503', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Deserves Rights not Supplication at COP28: PM Dahal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in the UAE from November 30 to December 12.</span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Addressing a programme organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association to hand over peace torch at the base camp of the Mt Everest on Saturday, PM Dahal underscored that it is time to claim the rights rather than supplication. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepal will not pay the price for anything it is not involved in, so those causing carbon emission must be more responsible and compensate through the climate fund," PM Dahal stressed, adding that Nepal will stake its claims and not just make a mere plea for help in the global climate event. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A high level delegation led by PM Dahal is scheduled to attend the global event on climate change and will address a high-level session at COP28 on December 2. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Significant issues such as climate finance, adaptation, transfer of mountaineering technology and capacity building, loss and damage, climate empowerment would be raised in the address, according to him. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has accorded top priority to issues including climate finance, management of loss and damage fund, mountaineering issues, emission reduction and inclusion this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that a work procedure would be formulated for the development and expansion of Khumbu region and security of Sagarmatha area. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The PM also recalled that the recent visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Khumbu region was a reminder to the world. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Secretary-General Guterres reached Khumbu area and inspected the impacts of climate change as well as interacted with the locals and the people's representatives, which is a significant contribution to globalize the problems of climate change faced by this area," he mentioned. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He also reminded his address at the 76th UNGA in New York which centered on the impacts of climate change in Nepal. Dahal added the government was serious in construction of tourism infrastructures in Khumbu area, stating that it would carry out possible initiatives to protect and promote Sagarmatha and Lumbini. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the government would pay special attention to expedite construction of road from Chatara to Lukla. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending gratitude towards the local levels for opening track at Khumbu region, PM Dahal mentioned that the government would support in upgrading the road. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is the responsibility of all to take initiative to make the economic activities more dynamic by developing systematic tourism that protects Sagarmatha and Lumbini," he shared. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'climate, change, impact, COP, PM, Dahal, Everest', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19231', 'image' => '20231119100605_1700293100.उः.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:05:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19502', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Region Receives 24K Plus Foreign Tourists in a Month ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). The number includes 7,479 tourists from South Asian countries and 16,930 from other countries. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Since the beginning of the Nepali year 2080 BS, most of the visitors arrived in the month of Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May) followed by Asoj (mid-September to mid-October) and Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), said Dr Rabin Kadaria, the Chief of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). In Baisakh, a total of 31,951 tourists visited the ACAP region while 28, 705 tourists reached the area in the following month. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the seven months of 2080 BS, altogether 125,534 foreign tourists have visited the Annapurna region. The number was 95,911 in the same period of the previous year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Tourism in the Annapurna region, which had slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is gradually picking up pace," Dr Kadaria said, adding, "By the time the second tourist season of the year starts, the arrival of tourists is likely to increase further." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ACAP maintains the data of only foreign tourists entering the Annapurna circuit. The number of domestic tourists cannot be ascertained. However, domestic tourists coming for a visit to Mustang and Manang by road is significant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Kadaria said that there is a heavy flow of domestic and foreign tourists in various destinations along the Annapurna circuit including Annapurna Base Camp, Mt Mardi, Ghandruk, Tilicho Lake, Thorangla Pass, Upper Mustang, Ghodepani etc. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Annapurna conservation area is spread over an area of 7600 square kilometers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, too had reached the Annapurna base camp during his recent visit to Nepal. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Annapurna, tourists, tourism, Mustang, Manang, ACAP', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19230', 'image' => '20231119094044_SG_MYAGDI_IMG_8621.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:40:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19501', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Migratory Birds Arrive in Nepal to Escape Harsh Winter ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. The migratory birds start coming to Nepal with the beginning of the month of November. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, located at the confluence of Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur districts, is one location that attracts migratory birds during the winter. Although new species of birds are coming to Koshi Tappu every year, the number of birds coming in flocks has decreased compared to the previous years, says Chief of National Trust for Nature Conservation, Koshi Conservation Center, Birendra Gautam. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Statistics show that last winter 7,573 birds of 53 species came to Nepal during the winter, Gautam said. Nepal has become an attractive destination for migratory birds especially for escaping the winter and for hatching. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Not all species of birds found in Nepal stay in Nepal throughout the year," said Kurman Mansoori, proprietor of Bird Watching Camp, Koshi Tappu. Out of 888 species of birds found in the country, 531 species are found in Koshi Tappu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Migratory birds come in flocks in Barju Lake and Betna Wetlands of Morang district. According to Ramchandra Adhikari, an environmental journalist and associate professor, birds from different parts of Nepal and as far as South India and Siberia can be seen in Betna wetlands. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Some 400 birds belonging to 30 families of 49 species are found in Betna wetlands, of which 70 percent are local, 18 percent are migratory birds that come in winter and 12 percent are migratory birds that come during the summer. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Most of the migratory birds that come to Koshi Tappu also come here," says Adhikari, adding that migratory birds stay here usually from November to February. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the onset of snowfall in the northern hemisphere, thousands of birds migrate to the lower Himalayas, mountains and plains of Nepal and around lakes, ponds and rivers to escape the growing cold. Every year about 150 species of birds come to Nepal from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia as well as Europe, Korea and the Tibetan plateau. About 50 species of migratory birds pass through Nepal to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Winter migratory birds that come to spend the winter often stay in the wetlands of Nepal in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Chitwan National Park, Bisahajari Lake, Jagdishpur Lake, Ghodaghodi Lake, Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and Koshi, Gandaki, Narayani rivers and their tributaries. Most of the birds that migrate to Nepal in winter are of duck species. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'migratory, birds, arrive, Nepal, winter, harsh, weather, northern, hemisphere, wetlands, Chitwan, India, Siberia, north', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19229', 'image' => '20231119090230_KA_BHARATPUR_IMG_8698.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:01:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Provides Succour to Quake-Hit People', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">November 19: Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The immediate relief materials include 500 sacks of rice, 100 sacks of lentils, 110 blankets, and 25 quilts (5,000 pieces). The local levels in Jajarkot have already received the materials. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Earlier, the bank had announced to provide a financial aid of Rs 25,51,000.00 to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in the aftermath of the powerful quake damaging lives and properties in Jajrkot and Rukum West.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19228', 'image' => '20231119075146_collage (14).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 07:50:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have reduced the interest rates on deposits. As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. The reduction in interest rates on deposits has lowered the base rate and operating cost of banks and therefore the interest on loans have also been revised.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the average interest rate on loans of commercial banks has dropped to 12.11 percent in mid-September to mid-October of the current fiscal year. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The average interest on loans in mid-July to mid-August was 12.24 percent. The average base rate of commercial banks, which was 10.11 percent in mid-August, fell to 9.94 percent in mid-October. After the base rate has decreased, the interest on loans also decreased.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the interest rates of development banks have increased in mid-September to mid-October compared to the one month period of mid-July to mid-August. In mid-August, the average interest rate on loans of development banks was 13.88 percent, which increased to 13.91 percent in mid-October. However, the interest rates of development banks in mid-September to mid-October is less compared to that of mid-August to mid-September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the average interest rate on loans of finance companies has also decreased. The average interest rate on loans of finance companies was 14.66 percent in mid-July to mid-August, which dropped to 14.61 percent in mid-September to mid-October. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the banks had increased the interest rates on deposits due to the lack of liquidity which increased the operating cost of banks. It resulted in high interest on bank loans.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In recent times, bank deposits have been increasing due to the increase in remittance inflows and an increase in economic activities. As the banks started reducing the interest rate on deposits, the interest on loans also started to decline. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">President of Nepal Bankers Association Sunil KC says that the base rate has been lowered and the banks have also reduced the premium, so the interest on loans is decreasing. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Currently, there is not much demand for loans compared to the increase in deposits," he said, adding, "As banks have also reduced the premium to increase investment, interest on loans is declining."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the instructions of the Nepal Rastra Bank regarding interest rate determination, banks are allowed to increase or decrease the interest rates by 10 percent every month. Similarly, there is a provision that banks should publish the interest rate applicable for every month a day before the start of the new month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Banks are required to pay 1 percentage point more for deposits through remittance and 2 percentage points less for institutional depositors than for individual deposits.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As of mid-November of the current fiscal year, deposits in banks and financial institutions have increased by 2.8 percent and credit flow by 2.3 percent. During the same period of the last fiscal year, deposits increased by 0.4 percent and lending increased by 1.3 percent. However, compared to the previous months, the demand for loans has started to increase, according to the report of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the NRB, the interest rates on deposits and loans have started to decrease along with the base rate of banks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the deposit collection is higher than credit flow, the credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks has also decreased. On November 7, the average CD ratio of banks remained at 81.31 percent. According to the central bank, banks can extend credit flow by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent. So, the banks have the capacity to provide additional loans of about Rs 514 billion.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19243', 'image' => '20231120122549_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 12:24:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19514', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Suggestions from its Members for National Economic Discourse ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis. The umbrella organization of the of Nepalese private sector demanded suggestions as a part of its national economic discourse. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A meeting presided over by FNCCI President Chandra Prasad Dhakal on October 12 had presented a proposal to the government seeking formation of a high-level mechanism to which Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had responded affirmatively. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI is gearing up for the next leg of discourse soon. A circular has been issued to its members in all districts asking them to furnish suggestions to the government on the next course of action to address the ongoing economic crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI then will compile and present a host of recommendations to the government for it to put in place private sector-friendly economic policies as well as to come up with resolutions to address the economic crisis. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19242', 'image' => '20231120112653_fncci-building_sHPipJwM5k.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 11:23:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19513', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Concludes by Offering Worship to the Rising Sun ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Devotees offered curd to the rising Sun on Monday, the fourth day of the festival, from the banks of rivers and ponds especially in the Mithila region as well as other places across the country to mark the end of the festivities. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is mainly observed in the Mithila region including Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari, Sunsari, Morang, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The main feature of this festival is to increase human beings’ interest in truth and non-violence and encourage them to remain sympathetic to all living creatures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The rising and setting suns are worshipped with devotion during the festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chhath is a festival of goodwill, faith, and social harmony as people from all backgrounds come together in a common place to offer worship to the Sun God. It is widely believed that appeasing the Sun God brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to family members. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19241', 'image' => '20231120105136_20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:50:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19512', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '23 Local Governments Fail to Submit Budget Details on Time', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The local-levels are required to update the details of the annual budget in the central portal after it is endorsed by rural and municipal assemblies. The Local Government Operation Act, 2074 BS mandates the local governments to endorse the budget by mid-July. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Though four months have already passed since the beginning of the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24), a total of 23 local governments including 21 in the Madhesh Province have not updated the details in the system. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the ministry, it has already asked those local-levels many times for the submission of the details, but they are still awaiting the update. It is said budgets brought for some local levels have not been endorsed by the rural and municipal assemblies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chitwan's Rapti municipality’s chief administrative officer Nilam Kumar Neupane said the budget for the local government had been already passed but the entry in the federal system is waited while Tehrathum's Aathrai rural municipality’s administrative officer Niraj Sharma said the budget details have yet to be updated in the ministry's website. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other municipalities that are yet to submit the budget details to the federal ministry include Kanchanrup municipality, Chhinnamasta rural municipality, Mahadeva rural municipality and Rupani Municipality in Saptari, Aurahi rural municipality and Bhagawanpur rural municipality in Siraha, Aurahi rural municipality and Kamala municipality in Dhanusha, Balara municipality, Haripurwa municipality and Chandranagar rural municipality in Sarlahi, Garuda municipality, Katahariya municipality, Gadhimai municipality, Phatuwa Bijaypur municipality, Madhabnarayan municipality, Maulapur municipality and Yamunamai rural municipality in Rautahat, Simraungadh municipality and Adarsha Kotwal rural municipality in Bara and Sakhuwa Prasauni rural municipality in Parsa. -- RSS</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19240', 'image' => '20231120101241_20231020014803_20230714023452_1683767264.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:11:55', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19510', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Australia Crushes India to win Sixth World Cup Title', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India's dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and four sixes before Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to trigger wild celebrations in the Aussie camp.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India's chances of ending a global trophy drought since their 2013 Champions Trophy win went up in smoke once Head got going with Labuschagne.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's century was the seventh in a World Cup final and third by an Australian after Ricky Ponting (140 not out v India in 2003) and Adam Gilchrist (149 v Sri Lanka in 2007).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The bowlers set up victory for an Australian side that bounced back after two losses to win nine in a row as Mitchell Starc (3-55) and Pat Cummins (2-34) helped bowl out India for 240.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India hit back when Mohammed Shami shared the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah and struck on his second delivery to get David Warner caught behind for seven.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">But it was Bumrah's double strike in quick succession that raised the roof as he had Mitchell Marsh caught behind for 15 and Steve Smith lbw for four.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head stood firm with Labuschagne for company to thwart the Indian attack despite captain Rohit Sharma rotating his bowlers in a hunt for a breakthrough.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head, who suffered a fractured hand in South Africa in September, was in danger of missing the World Cup but Australia kept him in the squad until he was fit to play.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He hit a match-winning century against New Zealand in the team's sixth league game and after a few low scores hit an attacking 62 in his team's nervy three-wicket semi-final win over South Africa in Kolkata.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He turned India's nemesis a second time this year after his 163 proved decisive in Australia's World Test Championship triumph at the Oval in June.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head reached his 100 in 95 balls and raised his bat to an applauding Australian dressing room.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Australia elected to field first and the players backed up Cummins' decision with disciplined bowling and impressive fielding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit 54 and 66 respectively after Rohit's attacking 47 but the ball dominated the bat on a slow, dry pitch.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head took a stunning catch while running back from cover point to cut short Rohit's innings off spinner Maxwell.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Cummins bowled Kohli, who ended as the leading batsman in tournament with 765 runs, to silence the crowd of 92,453 fans, who like the home team in the middle had an unforgettable day. – AFP/AP/RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Australia, India, World, Cup, title, Head, hundred, cricket', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19238', 'image' => '20231119104701_AP23323405001701.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 22:46:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19509', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank International Gives Rs 2.5 Million to Tremor Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">November 19: Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank made the financial contribution to the earthquake victims in Jajarkot and Rukum West under its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank has been delivering banking services through 188 branches, 97 branchless banking units and 148 ATM booths from across the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19237', 'image' => '20231119040903_collage.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 16:08:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19508', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Provides Rs 2 Million to Quake Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 19: Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A cheque for Rs 2 million was handed over by the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Dipak Kumar De to Press Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr. Govinda Acharya at Prime Ministers’ Office, Singha Durbar.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earlier, the bank had also distributed food items to the earthquake-affected people of Jajarkot and Rukum West District.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bank has been providing its banking services through 96 branches, 22 extension counters, 7 province offices and one corporate office along with 121 ATMs.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19236', 'image' => '20231119033535_collage (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 15:33:34', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19507', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Electric Vehicle App 'eDrive Nepal' Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company launched the service for electric taxis and e-scooters with an investment of Rs </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">140</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> million. The company informed that the new service is cheaper than other services of similar kind.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Edrive Nepal added that they use new vehicles with accidental insurance in addition to features like OPT system and GPS system installed to ensure safety during the ride.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Member of Parliament Mahesh Bartaula along with Bagmati Province MP Apsara Chapagain and Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising inaugurated the 'eDrive app' and taxi service by hoisting a green flag.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On that occasion, MP Bartaula said that the consumption of electricity will increase with the use of electric vehicles. It will also protect the environment and billions of rupees will be saved for the purchase of petrol. At present, the company itself has brought </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">20 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">taxis into operation and is preparing to operate </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">100 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">more taxis in the near future.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19235', 'image' => '20231119120515_1700365472.3 electric_app.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 12:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19506', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Use of Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides and Improved Variety of Seeds Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data of the Agricultural Census </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2078</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and advanced and hybrid variety of seeds has increased in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data, the number of farmer families using hybrid rice seeds has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5.4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16.5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. In the meantime, the number of people using pesticides on paddy has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">15.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">44.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">65</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farming families, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">700</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> have been found to have used strong pesticides on paddy. Similarly, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">76</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farming families use chemical fertilizers on paddy.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Families using improved variety of seeds for vegetable farming have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">19.9</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent, while the proportion of farmers using hybrid vegetable seeds has increased from about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">13</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. In the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years, the proportion of farmers who use pesticides on vegetables has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5,28,000</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farmers who used pesticides on vegetables, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">53.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used safe (green) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used medium (blue) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">12.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used strong (yellow) pesticides and </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">0.7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used extreme (red) pesticides. The census states that </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">24</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of farmers use chemical fertilizers on vegetables. In the previous census, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farmer families used chemical fertilizers on vegetables.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Counting Branch, Badri Kumar Karki, said that the use of pesticides by farmers has been increasing in a bid to minimize the impacts of various diseases and insects on crops that has been rising in recent years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the farmers' attraction towards advanced and hybrid varieties of seeds has increased because they can produce a lot even in a small area of land. He also said that farmers are more attracted to chemical fertilizers than organic fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Karki, the use of chemical fertilizers has increased because the government is not interested in the production of organic fertilizers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using chemical fertilizers on corn has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">45</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">49</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. Farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">18</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">25</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds for wheat cultivation has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. The number of farmer families using pesticides on wheat has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">28 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. However, the number of farmers using chemical fertilizers for wheat farming has decreased. In the previous count, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">64 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent of farmers used chemical fertilizers for wheat cultivation, but now it has dropped to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">58 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19234', 'image' => '20231119115010_Agri.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:49:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19505', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalaya Airlines to Operate Kathmandu-Shanghai Flights from December 2', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu. The airline company informed that it will conduct one flight a week between the two cities starting from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company expects this flight to further help in promoting the connectivity between Nepal and China and in strengthening the relations between the two countries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With the operation of this flight, passengers can easily travel from Nepal's federal capital, Kathmandu, to China's central coastal city of Shanghai – a global financial hub.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company said in a statement that it is committed to make the travel convenient, safe and efficient. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Himalaya Airline said it will increase the number of Kathmandu-Shanghai flight to twice a week (Saturday and Wednesday) from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company has been flying regularly to Beijing and Qingdao.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company said it is proud to play a role in enhancing connectivity, cultural exchange, tourism and trade between the two countries through air flights. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"This launch represents a new chapter in bilateral relations, facilitating not only tourism and trade but also cultural exchanges and direct people-to-people contacts," the airline said. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company estimates that more Chinese tourists will travel along this new route.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19233', 'image' => '20231119112252_g576szqpnac61.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:22:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19504', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Begins Today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As major part of the festival, the setting sun is worshipped by offering argha while the same process is followed to worship the rising sun on Monday morning to bring the festival to an end. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Tonight, the revelers observe a fast and stay awake all night and offer prayers to the rising sun tomorrow (Monday) morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Banks of rivers, streams and ponds across the country are decorated for the Chhath festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is widely believed that observing a fast in obeisance of Chhathi goddess will bring desired results and well-being for the family while all of their sorrows and troubles will vanish away. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the federal government has announced a public holiday today (Sunday) to mark the festival. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19232', 'image' => '20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:27:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19503', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Deserves Rights not Supplication at COP28: PM Dahal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in the UAE from November 30 to December 12.</span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Addressing a programme organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association to hand over peace torch at the base camp of the Mt Everest on Saturday, PM Dahal underscored that it is time to claim the rights rather than supplication. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepal will not pay the price for anything it is not involved in, so those causing carbon emission must be more responsible and compensate through the climate fund," PM Dahal stressed, adding that Nepal will stake its claims and not just make a mere plea for help in the global climate event. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A high level delegation led by PM Dahal is scheduled to attend the global event on climate change and will address a high-level session at COP28 on December 2. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Significant issues such as climate finance, adaptation, transfer of mountaineering technology and capacity building, loss and damage, climate empowerment would be raised in the address, according to him. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has accorded top priority to issues including climate finance, management of loss and damage fund, mountaineering issues, emission reduction and inclusion this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that a work procedure would be formulated for the development and expansion of Khumbu region and security of Sagarmatha area. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The PM also recalled that the recent visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Khumbu region was a reminder to the world. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Secretary-General Guterres reached Khumbu area and inspected the impacts of climate change as well as interacted with the locals and the people's representatives, which is a significant contribution to globalize the problems of climate change faced by this area," he mentioned. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He also reminded his address at the 76th UNGA in New York which centered on the impacts of climate change in Nepal. Dahal added the government was serious in construction of tourism infrastructures in Khumbu area, stating that it would carry out possible initiatives to protect and promote Sagarmatha and Lumbini. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the government would pay special attention to expedite construction of road from Chatara to Lukla. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending gratitude towards the local levels for opening track at Khumbu region, PM Dahal mentioned that the government would support in upgrading the road. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is the responsibility of all to take initiative to make the economic activities more dynamic by developing systematic tourism that protects Sagarmatha and Lumbini," he shared. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'climate, change, impact, COP, PM, Dahal, Everest', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19231', 'image' => '20231119100605_1700293100.उः.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:05:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19502', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Region Receives 24K Plus Foreign Tourists in a Month ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). The number includes 7,479 tourists from South Asian countries and 16,930 from other countries. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Since the beginning of the Nepali year 2080 BS, most of the visitors arrived in the month of Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May) followed by Asoj (mid-September to mid-October) and Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), said Dr Rabin Kadaria, the Chief of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). In Baisakh, a total of 31,951 tourists visited the ACAP region while 28, 705 tourists reached the area in the following month. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the seven months of 2080 BS, altogether 125,534 foreign tourists have visited the Annapurna region. The number was 95,911 in the same period of the previous year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Tourism in the Annapurna region, which had slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is gradually picking up pace," Dr Kadaria said, adding, "By the time the second tourist season of the year starts, the arrival of tourists is likely to increase further." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ACAP maintains the data of only foreign tourists entering the Annapurna circuit. The number of domestic tourists cannot be ascertained. However, domestic tourists coming for a visit to Mustang and Manang by road is significant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Kadaria said that there is a heavy flow of domestic and foreign tourists in various destinations along the Annapurna circuit including Annapurna Base Camp, Mt Mardi, Ghandruk, Tilicho Lake, Thorangla Pass, Upper Mustang, Ghodepani etc. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Annapurna conservation area is spread over an area of 7600 square kilometers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, too had reached the Annapurna base camp during his recent visit to Nepal. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Annapurna, tourists, tourism, Mustang, Manang, ACAP', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19230', 'image' => '20231119094044_SG_MYAGDI_IMG_8621.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:40:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19501', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Migratory Birds Arrive in Nepal to Escape Harsh Winter ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. The migratory birds start coming to Nepal with the beginning of the month of November. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, located at the confluence of Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur districts, is one location that attracts migratory birds during the winter. Although new species of birds are coming to Koshi Tappu every year, the number of birds coming in flocks has decreased compared to the previous years, says Chief of National Trust for Nature Conservation, Koshi Conservation Center, Birendra Gautam. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Statistics show that last winter 7,573 birds of 53 species came to Nepal during the winter, Gautam said. Nepal has become an attractive destination for migratory birds especially for escaping the winter and for hatching. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Not all species of birds found in Nepal stay in Nepal throughout the year," said Kurman Mansoori, proprietor of Bird Watching Camp, Koshi Tappu. Out of 888 species of birds found in the country, 531 species are found in Koshi Tappu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Migratory birds come in flocks in Barju Lake and Betna Wetlands of Morang district. According to Ramchandra Adhikari, an environmental journalist and associate professor, birds from different parts of Nepal and as far as South India and Siberia can be seen in Betna wetlands. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Some 400 birds belonging to 30 families of 49 species are found in Betna wetlands, of which 70 percent are local, 18 percent are migratory birds that come in winter and 12 percent are migratory birds that come during the summer. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Most of the migratory birds that come to Koshi Tappu also come here," says Adhikari, adding that migratory birds stay here usually from November to February. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the onset of snowfall in the northern hemisphere, thousands of birds migrate to the lower Himalayas, mountains and plains of Nepal and around lakes, ponds and rivers to escape the growing cold. Every year about 150 species of birds come to Nepal from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia as well as Europe, Korea and the Tibetan plateau. About 50 species of migratory birds pass through Nepal to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Winter migratory birds that come to spend the winter often stay in the wetlands of Nepal in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Chitwan National Park, Bisahajari Lake, Jagdishpur Lake, Ghodaghodi Lake, Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and Koshi, Gandaki, Narayani rivers and their tributaries. Most of the birds that migrate to Nepal in winter are of duck species. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'migratory, birds, arrive, Nepal, winter, harsh, weather, northern, hemisphere, wetlands, Chitwan, India, Siberia, north', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19229', 'image' => '20231119090230_KA_BHARATPUR_IMG_8698.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:01:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Provides Succour to Quake-Hit People', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">November 19: Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The immediate relief materials include 500 sacks of rice, 100 sacks of lentils, 110 blankets, and 25 quilts (5,000 pieces). 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As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have reduced the interest rates on deposits. As a result, the interests on bank loans have also started declining. The reduction in interest rates on deposits has lowered the base rate and operating cost of banks and therefore the interest on loans have also been revised.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the average interest rate on loans of commercial banks has dropped to 12.11 percent in mid-September to mid-October of the current fiscal year. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The average interest on loans in mid-July to mid-August was 12.24 percent. The average base rate of commercial banks, which was 10.11 percent in mid-August, fell to 9.94 percent in mid-October. After the base rate has decreased, the interest on loans also decreased.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the interest rates of development banks have increased in mid-September to mid-October compared to the one month period of mid-July to mid-August. In mid-August, the average interest rate on loans of development banks was 13.88 percent, which increased to 13.91 percent in mid-October. However, the interest rates of development banks in mid-September to mid-October is less compared to that of mid-August to mid-September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the average interest rate on loans of finance companies has also decreased. The average interest rate on loans of finance companies was 14.66 percent in mid-July to mid-August, which dropped to 14.61 percent in mid-September to mid-October. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the banks had increased the interest rates on deposits due to the lack of liquidity which increased the operating cost of banks. It resulted in high interest on bank loans.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In recent times, bank deposits have been increasing due to the increase in remittance inflows and an increase in economic activities. As the banks started reducing the interest rate on deposits, the interest on loans also started to decline. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">President of Nepal Bankers Association Sunil KC says that the base rate has been lowered and the banks have also reduced the premium, so the interest on loans is decreasing. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Currently, there is not much demand for loans compared to the increase in deposits," he said, adding, "As banks have also reduced the premium to increase investment, interest on loans is declining."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the instructions of the Nepal Rastra Bank regarding interest rate determination, banks are allowed to increase or decrease the interest rates by 10 percent every month. Similarly, there is a provision that banks should publish the interest rate applicable for every month a day before the start of the new month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Banks are required to pay 1 percentage point more for deposits through remittance and 2 percentage points less for institutional depositors than for individual deposits.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As of mid-November of the current fiscal year, deposits in banks and financial institutions have increased by 2.8 percent and credit flow by 2.3 percent. During the same period of the last fiscal year, deposits increased by 0.4 percent and lending increased by 1.3 percent. However, compared to the previous months, the demand for loans has started to increase, according to the report of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the NRB, the interest rates on deposits and loans have started to decrease along with the base rate of banks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the deposit collection is higher than credit flow, the credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks has also decreased. On November 7, the average CD ratio of banks remained at 81.31 percent. According to the central bank, banks can extend credit flow by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent. So, the banks have the capacity to provide additional loans of about Rs 514 billion.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19243', 'image' => '20231120122549_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 12:24:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19514', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Suggestions from its Members for National Economic Discourse ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has solicited suggestions from its members in a bid to help address the existing economic crisis. The umbrella organization of the of Nepalese private sector demanded suggestions as a part of its national economic discourse. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A meeting presided over by FNCCI President Chandra Prasad Dhakal on October 12 had presented a proposal to the government seeking formation of a high-level mechanism to which Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had responded affirmatively. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI is gearing up for the next leg of discourse soon. A circular has been issued to its members in all districts asking them to furnish suggestions to the government on the next course of action to address the ongoing economic crisis. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI then will compile and present a host of recommendations to the government for it to put in place private sector-friendly economic policies as well as to come up with resolutions to address the economic crisis. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19242', 'image' => '20231120112653_fncci-building_sHPipJwM5k.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 11:23:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19513', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Concludes by Offering Worship to the Rising Sun ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 20: The Chhath festival has concluded after offering worships to the rising Sun in entire Mithila region, including Mahottari this morning (Monday). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Devotees offered curd to the rising Sun on Monday, the fourth day of the festival, from the banks of rivers and ponds especially in the Mithila region as well as other places across the country to mark the end of the festivities. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This festival is mainly observed in the Mithila region including Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari, Sunsari, Morang, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The main feature of this festival is to increase human beings’ interest in truth and non-violence and encourage them to remain sympathetic to all living creatures. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The rising and setting suns are worshipped with devotion during the festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chhath is a festival of goodwill, faith, and social harmony as people from all backgrounds come together in a common place to offer worship to the Sun God. It is widely believed that appeasing the Sun God brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to family members. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19241', 'image' => '20231120105136_20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:50:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19512', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '23 Local Governments Fail to Submit Budget Details on Time', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 20: Twenty-three local governments have not yet submitted the details of the budget they presented for the current fiscal to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The local-levels are required to update the details of the annual budget in the central portal after it is endorsed by rural and municipal assemblies. The Local Government Operation Act, 2074 BS mandates the local governments to endorse the budget by mid-July. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Though four months have already passed since the beginning of the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24), a total of 23 local governments including 21 in the Madhesh Province have not updated the details in the system. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the ministry, it has already asked those local-levels many times for the submission of the details, but they are still awaiting the update. It is said budgets brought for some local levels have not been endorsed by the rural and municipal assemblies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Chitwan's Rapti municipality’s chief administrative officer Nilam Kumar Neupane said the budget for the local government had been already passed but the entry in the federal system is waited while Tehrathum's Aathrai rural municipality’s administrative officer Niraj Sharma said the budget details have yet to be updated in the ministry's website. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other municipalities that are yet to submit the budget details to the federal ministry include Kanchanrup municipality, Chhinnamasta rural municipality, Mahadeva rural municipality and Rupani Municipality in Saptari, Aurahi rural municipality and Bhagawanpur rural municipality in Siraha, Aurahi rural municipality and Kamala municipality in Dhanusha, Balara municipality, Haripurwa municipality and Chandranagar rural municipality in Sarlahi, Garuda municipality, Katahariya municipality, Gadhimai municipality, Phatuwa Bijaypur municipality, Madhabnarayan municipality, Maulapur municipality and Yamunamai rural municipality in Rautahat, Simraungadh municipality and Adarsha Kotwal rural municipality in Bara and Sakhuwa Prasauni rural municipality in Parsa. -- RSS</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-20', 'modified' => '2023-11-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19240', 'image' => '20231120101241_20231020014803_20230714023452_1683767264.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-20 10:11:55', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19510', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Australia Crushes India to win Sixth World Cup Title', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">November 19: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India's dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and four sixes before Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to trigger wild celebrations in the Aussie camp.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India's chances of ending a global trophy drought since their 2013 Champions Trophy win went up in smoke once Head got going with Labuschagne.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head's century was the seventh in a World Cup final and third by an Australian after Ricky Ponting (140 not out v India in 2003) and Adam Gilchrist (149 v Sri Lanka in 2007).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The bowlers set up victory for an Australian side that bounced back after two losses to win nine in a row as Mitchell Starc (3-55) and Pat Cummins (2-34) helped bowl out India for 240.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">India hit back when Mohammed Shami shared the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah and struck on his second delivery to get David Warner caught behind for seven.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">But it was Bumrah's double strike in quick succession that raised the roof as he had Mitchell Marsh caught behind for 15 and Steve Smith lbw for four.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head stood firm with Labuschagne for company to thwart the Indian attack despite captain Rohit Sharma rotating his bowlers in a hunt for a breakthrough.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head, who suffered a fractured hand in South Africa in September, was in danger of missing the World Cup but Australia kept him in the squad until he was fit to play.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He hit a match-winning century against New Zealand in the team's sixth league game and after a few low scores hit an attacking 62 in his team's nervy three-wicket semi-final win over South Africa in Kolkata.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He turned India's nemesis a second time this year after his 163 proved decisive in Australia's World Test Championship triumph at the Oval in June.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head reached his 100 in 95 balls and raised his bat to an applauding Australian dressing room.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Australia elected to field first and the players backed up Cummins' decision with disciplined bowling and impressive fielding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit 54 and 66 respectively after Rohit's attacking 47 but the ball dominated the bat on a slow, dry pitch.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Head took a stunning catch while running back from cover point to cut short Rohit's innings off spinner Maxwell.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Cummins bowled Kohli, who ended as the leading batsman in tournament with 765 runs, to silence the crowd of 92,453 fans, who like the home team in the middle had an unforgettable day. – AFP/AP/RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Australia, India, World, Cup, title, Head, hundred, cricket', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19238', 'image' => '20231119104701_AP23323405001701.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 22:46:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19509', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Citizens Bank International Gives Rs 2.5 Million to Tremor Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">November 19: Citizens Bank International Limited has provided Rs 2.5 million to Prime Minister disaster relief and rescue fund to support the earthquake affected locals in Jajarkot and Rukum west.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank made the financial contribution to the earthquake victims in Jajarkot and Rukum West under its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR). </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The bank has been delivering banking services through 188 branches, 97 branchless banking units and 148 ATM booths from across the country.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19237', 'image' => '20231119040903_collage.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 16:08:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19508', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Provides Rs 2 Million to Quake Victims', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 19: Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) has contributed Rs 2 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund set up for the victims of earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A cheque for Rs 2 million was handed over by the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Dipak Kumar De to Press Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr. Govinda Acharya at Prime Ministers’ Office, Singha Durbar.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earlier, the bank had also distributed food items to the earthquake-affected people of Jajarkot and Rukum West District.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bank has been providing its banking services through 96 branches, 22 extension counters, 7 province offices and one corporate office along with 121 ATMs.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19236', 'image' => '20231119033535_collage (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 15:33:34', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19507', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Electric Vehicle App 'eDrive Nepal' Launched in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Edrive Nepal Pvt Ltd has launched ride-sharing app 'eDrive Nepal' in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company launched the service for electric taxis and e-scooters with an investment of Rs </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">140</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> million. The company informed that the new service is cheaper than other services of similar kind.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Edrive Nepal added that they use new vehicles with accidental insurance in addition to features like OPT system and GPS system installed to ensure safety during the ride.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Member of Parliament Mahesh Bartaula along with Bagmati Province MP Apsara Chapagain and Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising inaugurated the 'eDrive app' and taxi service by hoisting a green flag.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On that occasion, MP Bartaula said that the consumption of electricity will increase with the use of electric vehicles. It will also protect the environment and billions of rupees will be saved for the purchase of petrol. At present, the company itself has brought </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">20 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">taxis into operation and is preparing to operate </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">100 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">more taxis in the near future.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19235', 'image' => '20231119120515_1700365472.3 electric_app.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 12:04:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19506', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Use of Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides and Improved Variety of Seeds Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and improved variety of seeds has increased in Nepal of late.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data of the Agricultural Census </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2078</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and advanced and hybrid variety of seeds has increased in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the data, the number of farmer families using hybrid rice seeds has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5.4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16.5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent in the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. In the meantime, the number of people using pesticides on paddy has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">15.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">44.6</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">65</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farming families, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">700</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> have been found to have used strong pesticides on paddy. Similarly, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">76</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farming families use chemical fertilizers on paddy.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Families using improved variety of seeds for vegetable farming have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">19.9</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent, while the proportion of farmers using hybrid vegetable seeds has increased from about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">13</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. In the last </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">10</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years, the proportion of farmers who use pesticides on vegetables has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, out of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">5,28,000</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> farmers who used pesticides on vegetables, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">53.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used safe (green) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used medium (blue) pesticides, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">12.2</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used strong (yellow) pesticides and </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">0.7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent said they used extreme (red) pesticides. The census states that </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">24</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of farmers use chemical fertilizers on vegetables. In the previous census, about </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">22</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent of the farmer families used chemical fertilizers on vegetables.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Counting Branch, Badri Kumar Karki, said that the use of pesticides by farmers has been increasing in a bid to minimize the impacts of various diseases and insects on crops that has been rising in recent years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the farmers' attraction towards advanced and hybrid varieties of seeds has increased because they can produce a lot even in a small area of land. He also said that farmers are more attracted to chemical fertilizers than organic fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to Karki, the use of chemical fertilizers has increased because the government is not interested in the production of organic fertilizers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using chemical fertilizers on corn has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">45</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">49</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent. Farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds have increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">18</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">25</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The number of farmer families using advanced and hybrid seeds for wheat cultivation has increased by </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percentage points to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">33 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. The number of farmer families using pesticides on wheat has increased from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">16 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">28 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent. However, the number of farmers using chemical fertilizers for wheat farming has decreased. In the previous count, </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">64 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent of farmers used chemical fertilizers for wheat cultivation, but now it has dropped to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">58 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">percent.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19234', 'image' => '20231119115010_Agri.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:49:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19505', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalaya Airlines to Operate Kathmandu-Shanghai Flights from December 2', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 19: Himalaya Airlines is preparing to operate flights to Shanghai from Kathmandu. The airline company informed that it will conduct one flight a week between the two cities starting from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company expects this flight to further help in promoting the connectivity between Nepal and China and in strengthening the relations between the two countries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With the operation of this flight, passengers can easily travel from Nepal's federal capital, Kathmandu, to China's central coastal city of Shanghai – a global financial hub.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company said in a statement that it is committed to make the travel convenient, safe and efficient. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Himalaya Airline said it will increase the number of Kathmandu-Shanghai flight to twice a week (Saturday and Wednesday) from December </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">27.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The airline company has been flying regularly to Beijing and Qingdao.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company said it is proud to play a role in enhancing connectivity, cultural exchange, tourism and trade between the two countries through air flights. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"This launch represents a new chapter in bilateral relations, facilitating not only tourism and trade but also cultural exchanges and direct people-to-people contacts," the airline said. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The company estimates that more Chinese tourists will travel along this new route.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19233', 'image' => '20231119112252_g576szqpnac61.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 11:22:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19504', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Chhath Festival Begins Today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country and predominantly observed in the Tarai region, is being celebrated today by worshiping the Sun God. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As major part of the festival, the setting sun is worshipped by offering argha while the same process is followed to worship the rising sun on Monday morning to bring the festival to an end. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Tonight, the revelers observe a fast and stay awake all night and offer prayers to the rising sun tomorrow (Monday) morning. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Banks of rivers, streams and ponds across the country are decorated for the Chhath festival. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is widely believed that observing a fast in obeisance of Chhathi goddess will bring desired results and well-being for the family while all of their sorrows and troubles will vanish away. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the federal government has announced a public holiday today (Sunday) to mark the festival. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19232', 'image' => '20231119102851_20211107101945_1260843_n - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:27:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19503', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Deserves Rights not Supplication at COP28: PM Dahal ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal's views and stand on the impacts of climate change straightforwardly in the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in the UAE from November 30 to December 12.</span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Addressing a programme organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association to hand over peace torch at the base camp of the Mt Everest on Saturday, PM Dahal underscored that it is time to claim the rights rather than supplication. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Nepal will not pay the price for anything it is not involved in, so those causing carbon emission must be more responsible and compensate through the climate fund," PM Dahal stressed, adding that Nepal will stake its claims and not just make a mere plea for help in the global climate event. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A high level delegation led by PM Dahal is scheduled to attend the global event on climate change and will address a high-level session at COP28 on December 2. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Significant issues such as climate finance, adaptation, transfer of mountaineering technology and capacity building, loss and damage, climate empowerment would be raised in the address, according to him. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has accorded top priority to issues including climate finance, management of loss and damage fund, mountaineering issues, emission reduction and inclusion this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that a work procedure would be formulated for the development and expansion of Khumbu region and security of Sagarmatha area. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The PM also recalled that the recent visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Khumbu region was a reminder to the world. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Secretary-General Guterres reached Khumbu area and inspected the impacts of climate change as well as interacted with the locals and the people's representatives, which is a significant contribution to globalize the problems of climate change faced by this area," he mentioned. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He also reminded his address at the 76th UNGA in New York which centered on the impacts of climate change in Nepal. Dahal added the government was serious in construction of tourism infrastructures in Khumbu area, stating that it would carry out possible initiatives to protect and promote Sagarmatha and Lumbini. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the government would pay special attention to expedite construction of road from Chatara to Lukla. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending gratitude towards the local levels for opening track at Khumbu region, PM Dahal mentioned that the government would support in upgrading the road. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is the responsibility of all to take initiative to make the economic activities more dynamic by developing systematic tourism that protects Sagarmatha and Lumbini," he shared. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'climate, change, impact, COP, PM, Dahal, Everest', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19231', 'image' => '20231119100605_1700293100.उः.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 10:05:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19502', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Region Receives 24K Plus Foreign Tourists in a Month ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the Nepali month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). The number includes 7,479 tourists from South Asian countries and 16,930 from other countries. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Since the beginning of the Nepali year 2080 BS, most of the visitors arrived in the month of Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May) followed by Asoj (mid-September to mid-October) and Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), said Dr Rabin Kadaria, the Chief of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). In Baisakh, a total of 31,951 tourists visited the ACAP region while 28, 705 tourists reached the area in the following month. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the seven months of 2080 BS, altogether 125,534 foreign tourists have visited the Annapurna region. The number was 95,911 in the same period of the previous year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Tourism in the Annapurna region, which had slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is gradually picking up pace," Dr Kadaria said, adding, "By the time the second tourist season of the year starts, the arrival of tourists is likely to increase further." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The ACAP maintains the data of only foreign tourists entering the Annapurna circuit. The number of domestic tourists cannot be ascertained. However, domestic tourists coming for a visit to Mustang and Manang by road is significant. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Kadaria said that there is a heavy flow of domestic and foreign tourists in various destinations along the Annapurna circuit including Annapurna Base Camp, Mt Mardi, Ghandruk, Tilicho Lake, Thorangla Pass, Upper Mustang, Ghodepani etc. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Annapurna conservation area is spread over an area of 7600 square kilometers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, too had reached the Annapurna base camp during his recent visit to Nepal. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'Annapurna, tourists, tourism, Mustang, Manang, ACAP', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19230', 'image' => '20231119094044_SG_MYAGDI_IMG_8621.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:40:02', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19501', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Migratory Birds Arrive in Nepal to Escape Harsh Winter ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">November 19: Migratory birds have arrived in Nepal to spend the winter and can be seen around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. The migratory birds start coming to Nepal with the beginning of the month of November. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, located at the confluence of Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur districts, is one location that attracts migratory birds during the winter. Although new species of birds are coming to Koshi Tappu every year, the number of birds coming in flocks has decreased compared to the previous years, says Chief of National Trust for Nature Conservation, Koshi Conservation Center, Birendra Gautam. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Statistics show that last winter 7,573 birds of 53 species came to Nepal during the winter, Gautam said. Nepal has become an attractive destination for migratory birds especially for escaping the winter and for hatching. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Not all species of birds found in Nepal stay in Nepal throughout the year," said Kurman Mansoori, proprietor of Bird Watching Camp, Koshi Tappu. Out of 888 species of birds found in the country, 531 species are found in Koshi Tappu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Migratory birds come in flocks in Barju Lake and Betna Wetlands of Morang district. According to Ramchandra Adhikari, an environmental journalist and associate professor, birds from different parts of Nepal and as far as South India and Siberia can be seen in Betna wetlands. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Some 400 birds belonging to 30 families of 49 species are found in Betna wetlands, of which 70 percent are local, 18 percent are migratory birds that come in winter and 12 percent are migratory birds that come during the summer. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Most of the migratory birds that come to Koshi Tappu also come here," says Adhikari, adding that migratory birds stay here usually from November to February. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">With the onset of snowfall in the northern hemisphere, thousands of birds migrate to the lower Himalayas, mountains and plains of Nepal and around lakes, ponds and rivers to escape the growing cold. Every year about 150 species of birds come to Nepal from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia as well as Europe, Korea and the Tibetan plateau. About 50 species of migratory birds pass through Nepal to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Winter migratory birds that come to spend the winter often stay in the wetlands of Nepal in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Chitwan National Park, Bisahajari Lake, Jagdishpur Lake, Ghodaghodi Lake, Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and Koshi, Gandaki, Narayani rivers and their tributaries. Most of the birds that migrate to Nepal in winter are of duck species. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => 'migratory, birds, arrive, Nepal, winter, harsh, weather, northern, hemisphere, wetlands, Chitwan, India, Siberia, north', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19229', 'image' => '20231119090230_KA_BHARATPUR_IMG_8698.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 09:01:11', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19500', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Provides Succour to Quake-Hit People', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">November 19: Prime Commercial Bank Limited has provided relief materials to the people and families affected by the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The immediate relief materials include 500 sacks of rice, 100 sacks of lentils, 110 blankets, and 25 quilts (5,000 pieces). The local levels in Jajarkot have already received the materials. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Earlier, the bank had announced to provide a financial aid of Rs 25,51,000.00 to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in the aftermath of the powerful quake damaging lives and properties in Jajrkot and Rukum West.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-11-19', 'modified' => '2023-11-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '19228', 'image' => '20231119075146_collage (14).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-11-19 07:50:25', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ) ) $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
