The 11th Global Conference and International General Assembly of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) will be held in Kathmandu from October 17 to…
The 11th Global Conference and International General Assembly of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) will be held in Kathmandu from October 17 to…
October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP…
October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank…
October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning.…
Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life…
Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office…
October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on…
October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha…
October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time…
The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week,…
October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from…
October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country.…
October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on…
October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports…
October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last…
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The conference, which takes place every two years, will involve the election of office bearers for the International Coordination Council of the NRNA.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to inaugurate the conference on October 17. The World Knowledge Conference will span two days, October 17 and 18, according to NRNA spokesperson Somnath Sapkota. Additionally, there will be a session focused on women and youth during the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting is a new feature in this year's election schedule and will be open for 24 hours starting on October 19. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is set to conclude the polls on the evening of October 20. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NRNA has introduced an innovative 'facial app' for voting. Voters will receive a link to the app 24 hours before voting, and they can cast their votes after facial verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To prepare for this conference, 59 National Coordination Council elections were held earlier, resulting in the election of 4,227 international representatives. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting allows representatives from around the world to participate from their locations. However, candidates, proposers, and seconders are required to visit the convention site for registration and verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Representatives at the convention site will have access to computers for online voting at specified locations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Approximately 1,500 candidates and voters are expected to vote from the conference site. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Five individuals are vying for the position of NRNA president, including the incumbent NRNA presidents Badri KC and Rabina Thapa, vice presidents Mahesh Shrestha and RK Sharma, and deputy general secretary Binaya Adhikari.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18980', 'image' => '20231013033630_collage (23).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 15:33:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Israel-Hamas War a 'New Cloud' Over World Economy: IMF', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the French news agency, the global lenders are holding their gathering, which brings together finance ministers and central bankers from around the world, in an Arab country for the first time in 20 years.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conflict, which erupted when Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel from Gaza on Saturday, has raised concerns about its potential impact on the world economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at a press conference in Marrakesh, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund was "very closely monitoring how the situation evolves" and how it is affecting oil markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">AFP quoted Georgieva as saying that it was "too early" to assess the impact of the conflict, but "this is a new cloud on not the sunniest horizon for the world economy -- new cloud, darkening this horizon."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Georgieva noted that the IMF's World Economic Outlook, which was released earlier this week but drafted before the conflict broke out, already showed weak global growth.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The global economy's recovery from the Covid pandemic has been hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, elevated inflation and high interest rates.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Unfortunately, far too many countries and communities are affected by natural disasters, and worse by wars in Ukraine and now in the Middle East that cause tragic loss of civilian lives and tremendous suffering," AFP quoted Georgieva as saying.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We mourn the victims," she added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We are experiencing severe shocks that are now becoming the new normal for a world that is weakened by weak growth and economic fragmentation."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to AFP, the IMF has kept its growth forecast a 3.0 percent for this year but lowered it to 2.9 percent for 2024, warning that the economy is "limping along, not sprinting."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said Tuesday that IMF research shows that a 10 percent increase in oil prices could weigh down on global growth by 0.15 percentage points and increase inflation by 0.4 percentage points.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The International Energy Agency said on Thursday the risk of oil supply disruptions due to the war is limited but that it stands ready to intervene in markets if necessary.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia department, said oil prices remain lower than in September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While it is difficult to have a "clear reading" about the conflict's economic impact, Azour said, the situation is "big, it's an earthquake."</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18979', 'image' => '20231013103155_iiii.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:31:05', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19250', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Credit Flow of Banks Starts Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There has been an improvement in the lending of banks along with an increase in bank deposits due to the policy reforms of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank, the total deposits of banks and financial institutions in the current fiscal year has increased by Rs 78 billion, while credit flow also increased by Rs 73 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">By the end of the last fiscal year (FY), banks had collected a total of Rs 5767 billion in deposits and disbursed Rs 4879 billion in loans. As of October 9, bank deposits have reached Rs 5845 billion and credit flow has reached Rs 4952 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Until last year, the government had given banks the facility to calculate 80 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as deposits. Due to the removal of this facility from mid-July, only 50 percent of the deposit can be counted as bank deposits. As a result, bank deposits fell to Rs 5658 billion during the beginning of the current fiscal year. Bank deposit further declined to Rs 5610 billion by mid-August.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">However, after discussions with bankers, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat gave the facility to calculate 60 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as a deposit from September. Coupled with the increase in inflow of remittance, deposits of Rs 116 billion were added to the banking system within one month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the increase in bank deposits, banks emphasized on lending. The central bank said that the loan disbursement of banks which was continuously declining till mid-August of the current year increased by Rs 93 billion in the last one and a half months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal Rastra Bank’s Deputy Spokesperson Dr Dilliram Pokharel says that bank loans increase due to the increase in business during the festive season. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“This is the impact of central bank’s policy on credit expansion,” said Pokharel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Anil Sharma, chief executive officer of Nepal Bankers Association, said that credit expansion, which has been off the mark for a long time, has started increasing of late.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The credit expansion of banks was negative for the past one and a half years," he said, "It has started to increase in the past few months."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sharma said that although banks have not disbursed loans for big projects, small investments have been made in the import and consumer sectors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We don't have the detailed data on which sector the loan is going to," he said, "But, mainly, the loan may have been given to imports and consumer goods aimed at festivals."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In order to make the economy vibrant, the central bank had reviewed the loan policy for shares and personal real estate, real estate and vehicles last week. The NRB amended the Unified Directive, 2079 on October 5 and increased the margin lending cap to a maximum of Rs 150 million from 120 million.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Individual investors can now avail margin lending up to Rs 150 million, while institutional investors have a higher limit of Rs 200 million. This means that investors now have more flexibility in borrowing money for investing in the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">This decision to remove the cap on margin lending comes in response to pressure from share market investors who argued that the cap of Rs 120 million on loans against the securities was negatively impacting the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Additionally, the amended guidelines require commercial banks to maintain a counter cyclical buffer of 0.5 percent by the end of the current fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of NRB, the average credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks on October 9 was 81.86 percent. As banks can give loans by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent, they have the ability to extend loans of around Rs 475 billion at present. However, banks have been saying that there is no demand for loans due to high interest rates and weak economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The interbank interest rate fell to 1.91 percent on Monday due to high liquidity in banks and the lack of demand for loans. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18978', 'image' => '20231013103009_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:29:20', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '254 Nepalis Rescued from Israel brought Home ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. They were brought home on a wide-body aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation. Government officials, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud, had gone to Israel to pick them up. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to the media at the Tribhuvan International Airport after the rescue flight, Minister Saud said 254 of the 503 Nepalis who wanted to return back from Israel have been brought in this rescue flight and the remaining others would be brought soon. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Five hundred and fifty-seven Nepalis had provided their details in response to the request of the Embassy of Nepal based in Tel Aviv, Israel for relocation to safer places and to return to Nepal. Out of the 557 Nepalis, 503 had applied to return to home and among them 254 have returned home today with us," the Foreign Affairs Minister said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, 54 Nepalis who requested to be relocated from risky areas have been shifted to safe zone in Israel. He added that four Nepali citizens were injured in the attack by Hamas militants in southern parts of Israel and one among them has returned today after treatment, another one has been discharged from hospital while two others are receiving treatment in hospital in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"A search continues for Bipin Joshi who has gone missing following the attack. We will share the information as soon as we get additional information," Minister Saud said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs said 10 Nepali students who had gone to Israel from the Far-west University of Nepal were killed in the attack by the Hamas group and coordination is being established with the Government of Israel to bring their bodies to Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The Israeli side has stated that it will take some time for handing over the bodies in order to complete the legal process and keep separate details of each and every deceased. The process is delayed because the number of bodies in Israel is currently very high," he said and requested the families and relatives of the deceased Nepalis to have patience for some time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Saud maintained that the government will make arrangement to bring home the remaining Nepalis who could not be brought this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs thanked the media and media persons, the Government of Israel and the Government of Nepal, the Embassy of Israel in Nepal and the Embassy of Nepal in Israel and the members of the flight crew, who helped in the rescue of Nepali nationals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Police had kept three buses on stand-by at the airport to take the rescued Nepalis to various destinations. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the data of the ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' programme. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18977', 'image' => '20231013094541_RatnaShrestha_KTM_RSS_26 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 09:44:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Organizes Awareness Programme on Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The program was held at Shivalaya Multiple Campus.The program was graced by special guests, including the company's province head Tulkanath Acharya, deputy province head Balaram Gautam, and the head of the Department of Management, Pradeep Lamichhane, among other students.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During the program, the company's province head, Tulkanath Acharya, highlighted the importance of life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Additionally, the company's deputy province head, Balaram Gautam, shed light on the history of life insurance and the current status of it.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18976', 'image' => '20231013055717_collage (8).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:56:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Bank provides 5 Gopro Cameras and Chest Straps to Nepal Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The bank has donated donated five units of Gopro Hero 9 camera along with Insta 360 Chest Strap worth Rs 267,500 to monitor unwanted activities happening in Kathmandu, according to the press release issued by the bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On behalf of the bank, Ashok SJB Rana, chief executive officer of HBL, recently handed over the cameras to Superintendent of Police at District Police Office Kathmandu, Kumud Dhungel, in presence of Ujjal Rajbhandary, deputy chief executive officer and Samir Acharya, chief manager. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18975', 'image' => '20231013054609_collage (7).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:44:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal and Laos Share the Spoils in World Cup Qualifier', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </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"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</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"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </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"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </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"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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The conference, which takes place every two years, will involve the election of office bearers for the International Coordination Council of the NRNA.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to inaugurate the conference on October 17. The World Knowledge Conference will span two days, October 17 and 18, according to NRNA spokesperson Somnath Sapkota. Additionally, there will be a session focused on women and youth during the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting is a new feature in this year's election schedule and will be open for 24 hours starting on October 19. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is set to conclude the polls on the evening of October 20. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NRNA has introduced an innovative 'facial app' for voting. Voters will receive a link to the app 24 hours before voting, and they can cast their votes after facial verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To prepare for this conference, 59 National Coordination Council elections were held earlier, resulting in the election of 4,227 international representatives. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting allows representatives from around the world to participate from their locations. However, candidates, proposers, and seconders are required to visit the convention site for registration and verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Representatives at the convention site will have access to computers for online voting at specified locations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Approximately 1,500 candidates and voters are expected to vote from the conference site. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Five individuals are vying for the position of NRNA president, including the incumbent NRNA presidents Badri KC and Rabina Thapa, vice presidents Mahesh Shrestha and RK Sharma, and deputy general secretary Binaya Adhikari.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18980', 'image' => '20231013033630_collage (23).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 15:33:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Israel-Hamas War a 'New Cloud' Over World Economy: IMF', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the French news agency, the global lenders are holding their gathering, which brings together finance ministers and central bankers from around the world, in an Arab country for the first time in 20 years.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conflict, which erupted when Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel from Gaza on Saturday, has raised concerns about its potential impact on the world economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at a press conference in Marrakesh, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund was "very closely monitoring how the situation evolves" and how it is affecting oil markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">AFP quoted Georgieva as saying that it was "too early" to assess the impact of the conflict, but "this is a new cloud on not the sunniest horizon for the world economy -- new cloud, darkening this horizon."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Georgieva noted that the IMF's World Economic Outlook, which was released earlier this week but drafted before the conflict broke out, already showed weak global growth.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The global economy's recovery from the Covid pandemic has been hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, elevated inflation and high interest rates.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Unfortunately, far too many countries and communities are affected by natural disasters, and worse by wars in Ukraine and now in the Middle East that cause tragic loss of civilian lives and tremendous suffering," AFP quoted Georgieva as saying.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We mourn the victims," she added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We are experiencing severe shocks that are now becoming the new normal for a world that is weakened by weak growth and economic fragmentation."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to AFP, the IMF has kept its growth forecast a 3.0 percent for this year but lowered it to 2.9 percent for 2024, warning that the economy is "limping along, not sprinting."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said Tuesday that IMF research shows that a 10 percent increase in oil prices could weigh down on global growth by 0.15 percentage points and increase inflation by 0.4 percentage points.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The International Energy Agency said on Thursday the risk of oil supply disruptions due to the war is limited but that it stands ready to intervene in markets if necessary.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia department, said oil prices remain lower than in September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While it is difficult to have a "clear reading" about the conflict's economic impact, Azour said, the situation is "big, it's an earthquake."</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18979', 'image' => '20231013103155_iiii.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:31:05', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19250', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Credit Flow of Banks Starts Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There has been an improvement in the lending of banks along with an increase in bank deposits due to the policy reforms of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank, the total deposits of banks and financial institutions in the current fiscal year has increased by Rs 78 billion, while credit flow also increased by Rs 73 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">By the end of the last fiscal year (FY), banks had collected a total of Rs 5767 billion in deposits and disbursed Rs 4879 billion in loans. As of October 9, bank deposits have reached Rs 5845 billion and credit flow has reached Rs 4952 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Until last year, the government had given banks the facility to calculate 80 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as deposits. Due to the removal of this facility from mid-July, only 50 percent of the deposit can be counted as bank deposits. As a result, bank deposits fell to Rs 5658 billion during the beginning of the current fiscal year. Bank deposit further declined to Rs 5610 billion by mid-August.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">However, after discussions with bankers, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat gave the facility to calculate 60 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as a deposit from September. Coupled with the increase in inflow of remittance, deposits of Rs 116 billion were added to the banking system within one month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the increase in bank deposits, banks emphasized on lending. The central bank said that the loan disbursement of banks which was continuously declining till mid-August of the current year increased by Rs 93 billion in the last one and a half months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal Rastra Bank’s Deputy Spokesperson Dr Dilliram Pokharel says that bank loans increase due to the increase in business during the festive season. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“This is the impact of central bank’s policy on credit expansion,” said Pokharel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Anil Sharma, chief executive officer of Nepal Bankers Association, said that credit expansion, which has been off the mark for a long time, has started increasing of late.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The credit expansion of banks was negative for the past one and a half years," he said, "It has started to increase in the past few months."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sharma said that although banks have not disbursed loans for big projects, small investments have been made in the import and consumer sectors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We don't have the detailed data on which sector the loan is going to," he said, "But, mainly, the loan may have been given to imports and consumer goods aimed at festivals."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In order to make the economy vibrant, the central bank had reviewed the loan policy for shares and personal real estate, real estate and vehicles last week. The NRB amended the Unified Directive, 2079 on October 5 and increased the margin lending cap to a maximum of Rs 150 million from 120 million.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Individual investors can now avail margin lending up to Rs 150 million, while institutional investors have a higher limit of Rs 200 million. This means that investors now have more flexibility in borrowing money for investing in the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">This decision to remove the cap on margin lending comes in response to pressure from share market investors who argued that the cap of Rs 120 million on loans against the securities was negatively impacting the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Additionally, the amended guidelines require commercial banks to maintain a counter cyclical buffer of 0.5 percent by the end of the current fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of NRB, the average credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks on October 9 was 81.86 percent. As banks can give loans by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent, they have the ability to extend loans of around Rs 475 billion at present. However, banks have been saying that there is no demand for loans due to high interest rates and weak economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The interbank interest rate fell to 1.91 percent on Monday due to high liquidity in banks and the lack of demand for loans. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18978', 'image' => '20231013103009_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:29:20', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '254 Nepalis Rescued from Israel brought Home ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. They were brought home on a wide-body aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation. Government officials, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud, had gone to Israel to pick them up. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to the media at the Tribhuvan International Airport after the rescue flight, Minister Saud said 254 of the 503 Nepalis who wanted to return back from Israel have been brought in this rescue flight and the remaining others would be brought soon. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Five hundred and fifty-seven Nepalis had provided their details in response to the request of the Embassy of Nepal based in Tel Aviv, Israel for relocation to safer places and to return to Nepal. Out of the 557 Nepalis, 503 had applied to return to home and among them 254 have returned home today with us," the Foreign Affairs Minister said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, 54 Nepalis who requested to be relocated from risky areas have been shifted to safe zone in Israel. He added that four Nepali citizens were injured in the attack by Hamas militants in southern parts of Israel and one among them has returned today after treatment, another one has been discharged from hospital while two others are receiving treatment in hospital in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"A search continues for Bipin Joshi who has gone missing following the attack. We will share the information as soon as we get additional information," Minister Saud said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs said 10 Nepali students who had gone to Israel from the Far-west University of Nepal were killed in the attack by the Hamas group and coordination is being established with the Government of Israel to bring their bodies to Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The Israeli side has stated that it will take some time for handing over the bodies in order to complete the legal process and keep separate details of each and every deceased. The process is delayed because the number of bodies in Israel is currently very high," he said and requested the families and relatives of the deceased Nepalis to have patience for some time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Saud maintained that the government will make arrangement to bring home the remaining Nepalis who could not be brought this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs thanked the media and media persons, the Government of Israel and the Government of Nepal, the Embassy of Israel in Nepal and the Embassy of Nepal in Israel and the members of the flight crew, who helped in the rescue of Nepali nationals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Police had kept three buses on stand-by at the airport to take the rescued Nepalis to various destinations. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the data of the ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' programme. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18977', 'image' => '20231013094541_RatnaShrestha_KTM_RSS_26 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 09:44:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Organizes Awareness Programme on Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The program was held at Shivalaya Multiple Campus.The program was graced by special guests, including the company's province head Tulkanath Acharya, deputy province head Balaram Gautam, and the head of the Department of Management, Pradeep Lamichhane, among other students.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During the program, the company's province head, Tulkanath Acharya, highlighted the importance of life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Additionally, the company's deputy province head, Balaram Gautam, shed light on the history of life insurance and the current status of it.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18976', 'image' => '20231013055717_collage (8).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:56:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Bank provides 5 Gopro Cameras and Chest Straps to Nepal Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The bank has donated donated five units of Gopro Hero 9 camera along with Insta 360 Chest Strap worth Rs 267,500 to monitor unwanted activities happening in Kathmandu, according to the press release issued by the bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On behalf of the bank, Ashok SJB Rana, chief executive officer of HBL, recently handed over the cameras to Superintendent of Police at District Police Office Kathmandu, Kumud Dhungel, in presence of Ujjal Rajbhandary, deputy chief executive officer and Samir Acharya, chief manager. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18975', 'image' => '20231013054609_collage (7).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:44:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal and Laos Share the Spoils in World Cup Qualifier', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </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"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</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"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </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"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </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"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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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The conference, which takes place every two years, will involve the election of office bearers for the International Coordination Council of the NRNA.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to inaugurate the conference on October 17. The World Knowledge Conference will span two days, October 17 and 18, according to NRNA spokesperson Somnath Sapkota. Additionally, there will be a session focused on women and youth during the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting is a new feature in this year's election schedule and will be open for 24 hours starting on October 19. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is set to conclude the polls on the evening of October 20. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NRNA has introduced an innovative 'facial app' for voting. Voters will receive a link to the app 24 hours before voting, and they can cast their votes after facial verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To prepare for this conference, 59 National Coordination Council elections were held earlier, resulting in the election of 4,227 international representatives. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting allows representatives from around the world to participate from their locations. However, candidates, proposers, and seconders are required to visit the convention site for registration and verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Representatives at the convention site will have access to computers for online voting at specified locations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Approximately 1,500 candidates and voters are expected to vote from the conference site. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Five individuals are vying for the position of NRNA president, including the incumbent NRNA presidents Badri KC and Rabina Thapa, vice presidents Mahesh Shrestha and RK Sharma, and deputy general secretary Binaya Adhikari.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18980', 'image' => '20231013033630_collage (23).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 15:33:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Israel-Hamas War a 'New Cloud' Over World Economy: IMF', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the French news agency, the global lenders are holding their gathering, which brings together finance ministers and central bankers from around the world, in an Arab country for the first time in 20 years.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conflict, which erupted when Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel from Gaza on Saturday, has raised concerns about its potential impact on the world economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at a press conference in Marrakesh, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund was "very closely monitoring how the situation evolves" and how it is affecting oil markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">AFP quoted Georgieva as saying that it was "too early" to assess the impact of the conflict, but "this is a new cloud on not the sunniest horizon for the world economy -- new cloud, darkening this horizon."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Georgieva noted that the IMF's World Economic Outlook, which was released earlier this week but drafted before the conflict broke out, already showed weak global growth.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The global economy's recovery from the Covid pandemic has been hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, elevated inflation and high interest rates.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Unfortunately, far too many countries and communities are affected by natural disasters, and worse by wars in Ukraine and now in the Middle East that cause tragic loss of civilian lives and tremendous suffering," AFP quoted Georgieva as saying.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We mourn the victims," she added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We are experiencing severe shocks that are now becoming the new normal for a world that is weakened by weak growth and economic fragmentation."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to AFP, the IMF has kept its growth forecast a 3.0 percent for this year but lowered it to 2.9 percent for 2024, warning that the economy is "limping along, not sprinting."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said Tuesday that IMF research shows that a 10 percent increase in oil prices could weigh down on global growth by 0.15 percentage points and increase inflation by 0.4 percentage points.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The International Energy Agency said on Thursday the risk of oil supply disruptions due to the war is limited but that it stands ready to intervene in markets if necessary.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia department, said oil prices remain lower than in September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While it is difficult to have a "clear reading" about the conflict's economic impact, Azour said, the situation is "big, it's an earthquake."</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18979', 'image' => '20231013103155_iiii.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:31:05', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19250', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Credit Flow of Banks Starts Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There has been an improvement in the lending of banks along with an increase in bank deposits due to the policy reforms of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank, the total deposits of banks and financial institutions in the current fiscal year has increased by Rs 78 billion, while credit flow also increased by Rs 73 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">By the end of the last fiscal year (FY), banks had collected a total of Rs 5767 billion in deposits and disbursed Rs 4879 billion in loans. As of October 9, bank deposits have reached Rs 5845 billion and credit flow has reached Rs 4952 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Until last year, the government had given banks the facility to calculate 80 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as deposits. Due to the removal of this facility from mid-July, only 50 percent of the deposit can be counted as bank deposits. As a result, bank deposits fell to Rs 5658 billion during the beginning of the current fiscal year. Bank deposit further declined to Rs 5610 billion by mid-August.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">However, after discussions with bankers, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat gave the facility to calculate 60 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as a deposit from September. Coupled with the increase in inflow of remittance, deposits of Rs 116 billion were added to the banking system within one month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the increase in bank deposits, banks emphasized on lending. The central bank said that the loan disbursement of banks which was continuously declining till mid-August of the current year increased by Rs 93 billion in the last one and a half months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal Rastra Bank’s Deputy Spokesperson Dr Dilliram Pokharel says that bank loans increase due to the increase in business during the festive season. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“This is the impact of central bank’s policy on credit expansion,” said Pokharel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Anil Sharma, chief executive officer of Nepal Bankers Association, said that credit expansion, which has been off the mark for a long time, has started increasing of late.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The credit expansion of banks was negative for the past one and a half years," he said, "It has started to increase in the past few months."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sharma said that although banks have not disbursed loans for big projects, small investments have been made in the import and consumer sectors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We don't have the detailed data on which sector the loan is going to," he said, "But, mainly, the loan may have been given to imports and consumer goods aimed at festivals."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In order to make the economy vibrant, the central bank had reviewed the loan policy for shares and personal real estate, real estate and vehicles last week. The NRB amended the Unified Directive, 2079 on October 5 and increased the margin lending cap to a maximum of Rs 150 million from 120 million.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Individual investors can now avail margin lending up to Rs 150 million, while institutional investors have a higher limit of Rs 200 million. This means that investors now have more flexibility in borrowing money for investing in the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">This decision to remove the cap on margin lending comes in response to pressure from share market investors who argued that the cap of Rs 120 million on loans against the securities was negatively impacting the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Additionally, the amended guidelines require commercial banks to maintain a counter cyclical buffer of 0.5 percent by the end of the current fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of NRB, the average credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks on October 9 was 81.86 percent. As banks can give loans by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent, they have the ability to extend loans of around Rs 475 billion at present. However, banks have been saying that there is no demand for loans due to high interest rates and weak economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The interbank interest rate fell to 1.91 percent on Monday due to high liquidity in banks and the lack of demand for loans. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18978', 'image' => '20231013103009_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:29:20', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '254 Nepalis Rescued from Israel brought Home ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. They were brought home on a wide-body aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation. Government officials, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud, had gone to Israel to pick them up. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to the media at the Tribhuvan International Airport after the rescue flight, Minister Saud said 254 of the 503 Nepalis who wanted to return back from Israel have been brought in this rescue flight and the remaining others would be brought soon. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Five hundred and fifty-seven Nepalis had provided their details in response to the request of the Embassy of Nepal based in Tel Aviv, Israel for relocation to safer places and to return to Nepal. Out of the 557 Nepalis, 503 had applied to return to home and among them 254 have returned home today with us," the Foreign Affairs Minister said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, 54 Nepalis who requested to be relocated from risky areas have been shifted to safe zone in Israel. He added that four Nepali citizens were injured in the attack by Hamas militants in southern parts of Israel and one among them has returned today after treatment, another one has been discharged from hospital while two others are receiving treatment in hospital in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"A search continues for Bipin Joshi who has gone missing following the attack. We will share the information as soon as we get additional information," Minister Saud said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs said 10 Nepali students who had gone to Israel from the Far-west University of Nepal were killed in the attack by the Hamas group and coordination is being established with the Government of Israel to bring their bodies to Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The Israeli side has stated that it will take some time for handing over the bodies in order to complete the legal process and keep separate details of each and every deceased. The process is delayed because the number of bodies in Israel is currently very high," he said and requested the families and relatives of the deceased Nepalis to have patience for some time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Saud maintained that the government will make arrangement to bring home the remaining Nepalis who could not be brought this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs thanked the media and media persons, the Government of Israel and the Government of Nepal, the Embassy of Israel in Nepal and the Embassy of Nepal in Israel and the members of the flight crew, who helped in the rescue of Nepali nationals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Police had kept three buses on stand-by at the airport to take the rescued Nepalis to various destinations. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the data of the ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' programme. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18977', 'image' => '20231013094541_RatnaShrestha_KTM_RSS_26 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 09:44:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Organizes Awareness Programme on Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The program was held at Shivalaya Multiple Campus.The program was graced by special guests, including the company's province head Tulkanath Acharya, deputy province head Balaram Gautam, and the head of the Department of Management, Pradeep Lamichhane, among other students.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During the program, the company's province head, Tulkanath Acharya, highlighted the importance of life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Additionally, the company's deputy province head, Balaram Gautam, shed light on the history of life insurance and the current status of it.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18976', 'image' => '20231013055717_collage (8).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:56:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Bank provides 5 Gopro Cameras and Chest Straps to Nepal Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The bank has donated donated five units of Gopro Hero 9 camera along with Insta 360 Chest Strap worth Rs 267,500 to monitor unwanted activities happening in Kathmandu, according to the press release issued by the bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On behalf of the bank, Ashok SJB Rana, chief executive officer of HBL, recently handed over the cameras to Superintendent of Police at District Police Office Kathmandu, Kumud Dhungel, in presence of Ujjal Rajbhandary, deputy chief executive officer and Samir Acharya, chief manager. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18975', 'image' => '20231013054609_collage (7).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:44:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal and Laos Share the Spoils in World Cup Qualifier', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </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"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</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"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </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"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </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"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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The conference, which takes place every two years, will involve the election of office bearers for the International Coordination Council of the NRNA.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to inaugurate the conference on October 17. The World Knowledge Conference will span two days, October 17 and 18, according to NRNA spokesperson Somnath Sapkota. Additionally, there will be a session focused on women and youth during the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting is a new feature in this year's election schedule and will be open for 24 hours starting on October 19. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is set to conclude the polls on the evening of October 20. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NRNA has introduced an innovative 'facial app' for voting. Voters will receive a link to the app 24 hours before voting, and they can cast their votes after facial verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To prepare for this conference, 59 National Coordination Council elections were held earlier, resulting in the election of 4,227 international representatives. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online voting allows representatives from around the world to participate from their locations. However, candidates, proposers, and seconders are required to visit the convention site for registration and verification.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Representatives at the convention site will have access to computers for online voting at specified locations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Approximately 1,500 candidates and voters are expected to vote from the conference site. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Five individuals are vying for the position of NRNA president, including the incumbent NRNA presidents Badri KC and Rabina Thapa, vice presidents Mahesh Shrestha and RK Sharma, and deputy general secretary Binaya Adhikari.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18980', 'image' => '20231013033630_collage (23).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 15:33:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19251', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Israel-Hamas War a 'New Cloud' Over World Economy: IMF', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with warnings that it has darkened the outlook for an already sluggish global economy, AFP reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the French news agency, the global lenders are holding their gathering, which brings together finance ministers and central bankers from around the world, in an Arab country for the first time in 20 years.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conflict, which erupted when Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel from Gaza on Saturday, has raised concerns about its potential impact on the world economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at a press conference in Marrakesh, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund was "very closely monitoring how the situation evolves" and how it is affecting oil markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">AFP quoted Georgieva as saying that it was "too early" to assess the impact of the conflict, but "this is a new cloud on not the sunniest horizon for the world economy -- new cloud, darkening this horizon."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Georgieva noted that the IMF's World Economic Outlook, which was released earlier this week but drafted before the conflict broke out, already showed weak global growth.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The global economy's recovery from the Covid pandemic has been hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, elevated inflation and high interest rates.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"Unfortunately, far too many countries and communities are affected by natural disasters, and worse by wars in Ukraine and now in the Middle East that cause tragic loss of civilian lives and tremendous suffering," AFP quoted Georgieva as saying.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We mourn the victims," she added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We are experiencing severe shocks that are now becoming the new normal for a world that is weakened by weak growth and economic fragmentation."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to AFP, the IMF has kept its growth forecast a 3.0 percent for this year but lowered it to 2.9 percent for 2024, warning that the economy is "limping along, not sprinting."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said Tuesday that IMF research shows that a 10 percent increase in oil prices could weigh down on global growth by 0.15 percentage points and increase inflation by 0.4 percentage points.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The International Energy Agency said on Thursday the risk of oil supply disruptions due to the war is limited but that it stands ready to intervene in markets if necessary.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia department, said oil prices remain lower than in September.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">While it is difficult to have a "clear reading" about the conflict's economic impact, Azour said, the situation is "big, it's an earthquake."</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18979', 'image' => '20231013103155_iiii.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:31:05', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19250', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Credit Flow of Banks Starts Increasing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">October 13: The credit flow of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has started to increase due to the flexible policy adopted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There has been an improvement in the lending of banks along with an increase in bank deposits due to the policy reforms of the central bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of Nepal Rastra Bank, the total deposits of banks and financial institutions in the current fiscal year has increased by Rs 78 billion, while credit flow also increased by Rs 73 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">By the end of the last fiscal year (FY), banks had collected a total of Rs 5767 billion in deposits and disbursed Rs 4879 billion in loans. As of October 9, bank deposits have reached Rs 5845 billion and credit flow has reached Rs 4952 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Until last year, the government had given banks the facility to calculate 80 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as deposits. Due to the removal of this facility from mid-July, only 50 percent of the deposit can be counted as bank deposits. As a result, bank deposits fell to Rs 5658 billion during the beginning of the current fiscal year. Bank deposit further declined to Rs 5610 billion by mid-August.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">However, after discussions with bankers, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat gave the facility to calculate 60 percent of the accumulated funds of the local level as a deposit from September. Coupled with the increase in inflow of remittance, deposits of Rs 116 billion were added to the banking system within one month.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the increase in bank deposits, banks emphasized on lending. The central bank said that the loan disbursement of banks which was continuously declining till mid-August of the current year increased by Rs 93 billion in the last one and a half months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal Rastra Bank’s Deputy Spokesperson Dr Dilliram Pokharel says that bank loans increase due to the increase in business during the festive season. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“This is the impact of central bank’s policy on credit expansion,” said Pokharel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Anil Sharma, chief executive officer of Nepal Bankers Association, said that credit expansion, which has been off the mark for a long time, has started increasing of late.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"The credit expansion of banks was negative for the past one and a half years," he said, "It has started to increase in the past few months."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sharma said that although banks have not disbursed loans for big projects, small investments have been made in the import and consumer sectors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"We don't have the detailed data on which sector the loan is going to," he said, "But, mainly, the loan may have been given to imports and consumer goods aimed at festivals."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In order to make the economy vibrant, the central bank had reviewed the loan policy for shares and personal real estate, real estate and vehicles last week. The NRB amended the Unified Directive, 2079 on October 5 and increased the margin lending cap to a maximum of Rs 150 million from 120 million.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Individual investors can now avail margin lending up to Rs 150 million, while institutional investors have a higher limit of Rs 200 million. This means that investors now have more flexibility in borrowing money for investing in the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">This decision to remove the cap on margin lending comes in response to pressure from share market investors who argued that the cap of Rs 120 million on loans against the securities was negatively impacting the stock market.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Additionally, the amended guidelines require commercial banks to maintain a counter cyclical buffer of 0.5 percent by the end of the current fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the data of NRB, the average credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of banks on October 9 was 81.86 percent. As banks can give loans by maintaining a CD ratio of up to 90 percent, they have the ability to extend loans of around Rs 475 billion at present. However, banks have been saying that there is no demand for loans due to high interest rates and weak economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The interbank interest rate fell to 1.91 percent on Monday due to high liquidity in banks and the lack of demand for loans. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18978', 'image' => '20231013103009_Banks - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 10:29:20', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19249', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '254 Nepalis Rescued from Israel brought Home ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 13: Two hundred and fifty-four Nepali nationals rescued from Israel have been brought to Nepal early this morning. They were brought home on a wide-body aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation. Government officials, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud, had gone to Israel to pick them up. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Talking to the media at the Tribhuvan International Airport after the rescue flight, Minister Saud said 254 of the 503 Nepalis who wanted to return back from Israel have been brought in this rescue flight and the remaining others would be brought soon. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Five hundred and fifty-seven Nepalis had provided their details in response to the request of the Embassy of Nepal based in Tel Aviv, Israel for relocation to safer places and to return to Nepal. Out of the 557 Nepalis, 503 had applied to return to home and among them 254 have returned home today with us," the Foreign Affairs Minister said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, 54 Nepalis who requested to be relocated from risky areas have been shifted to safe zone in Israel. He added that four Nepali citizens were injured in the attack by Hamas militants in southern parts of Israel and one among them has returned today after treatment, another one has been discharged from hospital while two others are receiving treatment in hospital in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"A search continues for Bipin Joshi who has gone missing following the attack. We will share the information as soon as we get additional information," Minister Saud said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs said 10 Nepali students who had gone to Israel from the Far-west University of Nepal were killed in the attack by the Hamas group and coordination is being established with the Government of Israel to bring their bodies to Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The Israeli side has stated that it will take some time for handing over the bodies in order to complete the legal process and keep separate details of each and every deceased. The process is delayed because the number of bodies in Israel is currently very high," he said and requested the families and relatives of the deceased Nepalis to have patience for some time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Saud maintained that the government will make arrangement to bring home the remaining Nepalis who could not be brought this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Minister for Foreign Affairs thanked the media and media persons, the Government of Israel and the Government of Nepal, the Embassy of Israel in Nepal and the Embassy of Nepal in Israel and the members of the flight crew, who helped in the rescue of Nepali nationals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal Police had kept three buses on stand-by at the airport to take the rescued Nepalis to various destinations. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the data of the ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' programme. -- RSS </span><br /> <br /> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18977', 'image' => '20231013094541_RatnaShrestha_KTM_RSS_26 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 09:44:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19248', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Organizes Awareness Programme on Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Life Insurance Limited, Kushma Branch, has conducted an awareness program on life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The program was held at Shivalaya Multiple Campus.The program was graced by special guests, including the company's province head Tulkanath Acharya, deputy province head Balaram Gautam, and the head of the Department of Management, Pradeep Lamichhane, among other students.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During the program, the company's province head, Tulkanath Acharya, highlighted the importance of life insurance. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Additionally, the company's deputy province head, Balaram Gautam, shed light on the history of life insurance and the current status of it.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18976', 'image' => '20231013055717_collage (8).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:56:01', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19247', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Himalayan Bank provides 5 Gopro Cameras and Chest Straps to Nepal Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 13: Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL), under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended its helping hand to District Police Office Kathmandu.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The bank has donated donated five units of Gopro Hero 9 camera along with Insta 360 Chest Strap worth Rs 267,500 to monitor unwanted activities happening in Kathmandu, according to the press release issued by the bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On behalf of the bank, Ashok SJB Rana, chief executive officer of HBL, recently handed over the cameras to Superintendent of Police at District Police Office Kathmandu, Kumud Dhungel, in presence of Ujjal Rajbhandary, deputy chief executive officer and Samir Acharya, chief manager. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-13', 'modified' => '2023-10-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18975', 'image' => '20231013054609_collage (7).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-13 05:44:59', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19246', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal and Laos Share the Spoils in World Cup Qualifier', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </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"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</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"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </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"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </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"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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
