In a bid to combat air pollution, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has formed a Civil Society Network, comprising 10 wards within the…
In a bid to combat air pollution, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has formed a Civil Society Network, comprising 10 wards within the…
April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC)…
Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such…
April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy…
April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's…
April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit.…
April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic…
April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May…
April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small…
April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue.…
The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu…
Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree…
April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan…
April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few…
April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial…
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Other members include Govind Shrestha, Swit Thapa, Sarita Bajracharya, Anesh Chitrakar, Nanihera Dangol, Kamal Kafle, and Gauri Devkota. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">An Advisory Committee comprising Sagar Prajapati, Kripa Sherpa and Bibhuti Manandhar as its members has also been formed. Kathmandu Metropolis Environment Committee Coordinator Balkrishna Maharjan said the network will discourage the locals to burn wastes and plastic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The network will launch a special sanitation drive at the community level and initiate door-to-door programme to minimize household pollution. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Similarly, the network will sit for regular discussions and advise the concerned authorities about measures to improve the air quality. 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', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event named ''Structural Transformation Towards a Sustainable Graduation from the LDC Category" is coordinated by the National Planning Commission (NPC) and supported by UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Representatives from the UN agencies, various regional organizations, bodies concerned, government offices, private sector and the civil society are attending the workshop. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event will assess areas likely to be experienced from possible implications of Nepal's graduation from the LDC category and possible aspects for improvement. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NPC secretary Kewal Prasad Bhandari stressed the need of determining the area-wise priorities to ensure a sustainable departure from over the half-century old status of LDC and while pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition to this, it is necessary to evaluate the flip side of our graduation from the LDC as we will be losing facilities for various sectors we are receiving as the LDC nation. The workshop is expected to give a picture of such a side as well, according to Bhandari. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Along with Nepal, Bangladesh and Laos also aim to formally graduate from the LDC category by 2026. Nepal is currently in charge of the chair of the UN LDCs. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal has already met three major requirements ie improvement in three major indicators: Gross national income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI) and Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) as mandated by the UN for graduation. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"But still this is not enough to make a stride towards a developing country in a true sense. Improvement in the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which is largely concerned with people's health, education and living standards is also needed," Bhandari said, adding that Nepal's graduation to a developing country by 2026 is expected to be characterized by our better position than at the moment. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bhandari mentioned that Nepal is stressing on implementation of 'Istanbul Programme of Action' and 'Doha Programme of Action' issued for least developed member states of the United Nations.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, he opined that it is necessary to move ahead connecting the issues of graduation from least developed countries with sustainable development goals. Nepal in its annual policy, programme and budget has been taking the issues of achieving sustainable development goals and upgrading from least developed countries ahead in a coordinated way. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“It is necessary to connect this issue with budget, planning and formulation for its effectiveness,” shared Bhandari. According to the commission, this workshop was organized to get information on the working style and positive practice of the countries that graduated from the least developed countries and countries that are in the upgrading phase. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The workshop is being attended by concerned ministries, different government bodies and private sector stakeholders.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary Bhandari said, "We have invited the finance secretary of all seven provinces in this programme so that we are able to identify the activities to be carried out and areas of priority through the budget of the upcoming fiscal year. There is also participation from the private sector, civil society as well as other stakeholders."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal will not get different facilities it has been receiving in the trade sector after its graduation from least developed countries. Nepal will take diplomatic initiative for the continuity of the facilities it has been receiving from South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17333', 'image' => '20230418054213_20211128104924_aaa.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 17:41:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17597', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Posts Marginal Fall; Turnover Amount Shrinks Further ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"> April 18: Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“The NEPSE Index will gain momentum only after the third quarter report of the listed companies is out,” said an active share investor. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The NEPSE Index shed 3.07 points and closed at 1,904.98 on Tuesday. The NEPSE index had lost 23.64 points yesterday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 266 scrips traded hands via 24,429 transactions. A total of 2,975,920 shares exchanged hands worth Rs. 87.04 Crores in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 92 crores.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Prabhu Bank Limited Promoter Share (PRVUPO) shares traded the most and had the highest turnover of Rs. 5.26 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 102 per share.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> Kalinchowk Darshan Limited (KDL) gained the highest 10% and hit the positive circuit for the day. <br /> Conversely, Khaptad Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBS) lost the highest 5.05% today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Only three sector indices closed in the green zone. "Hotel and Tourism" gained the highest 1.17%, while "Manufacturing and processing" lost the highest 1.12% on Tuesday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">On the third trading day of the week, Sensitive Index and Float Index lost 0.17 points and 0.18 points respectively, while Sensitive Float Index remained stable. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17332', 'image' => '20230418044028_collage - 2023-04-18T164211.929.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 16:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17595', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Power Summit 2023 Kicks off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The event is being organized jointly by the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) and the Government of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Inaugurating the Power Summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Government of Nepal takes great pride in announcing to the world that Nepal today generates more power than it consumes seasonally. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal added that the government recognizes the energy sector as the one that can develop a strong base for prosperity of Nepal. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further said that the Power Summit will serve as a means to share and learn the experiences of Nepal and abroad on the best strategies to expand the market for green energy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Due to the accelerated pace of development of hydropower projects both from IPPs and state utilities, we anticipate to be a net exporter of electricity by 2025 without any need to import even in the dry season," the state-owned RSS quoted PM Dahal as saying.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Stating that many Nepalese still do not have access to green energy, PM Dahal pointed out that Nepal must continue to expand the grid as well as adopt off grid technologies to make electricity available to all people of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"If we can expand transmission and distribution lines and ensure a stable power supply,, many more industries can be created," PM Dahal said.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to PM Dahal, until we build enough infrastructures to utilize the generated electricity internally, we need to export it to protect the huge investments already incurred in the generation side. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that the energy generated within the country can be a substitute for fossil fuel in the context that the industries in Nepal still heavily rely on diesel and coal that pollute the environment. The use of clean energy can also help reduce the huge trade deficit, the PM added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17330', 'image' => '20230418035551_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA6F8A7559(1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 15:53:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17594', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Cooperation between Government and Private Sector Essential to Bail out Economy: FinMin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy. During a meeting with the newly elected officials of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, Finance Minister Mahat said that the government needs the support of the private sector to improve the economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"At present, the economy is under pressure. But we have not reached the point where nothing can be done. There are some problems and disruptions which should be removed collectively by government and the private sector,” Minister Mahat said, adding, "The leadership of the Federation has passed into the hands of bankers. You are knowledgeable about the financial system of the country. Let's take the initiative to solve it.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> He added that it is time to help each other in this difficult situation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat further said that “nobody needs help in an easy situation”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He was of the view that help should be provided in difficult times. He admitted that the government was not able to work as it should done when the economy slowed down. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“I am ready to accept this reality. We have to improve everything. We have said many things in terms of policy, but we have not been able to implement them in practice,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat said that held formal and informal discussions with the leadership of Nepal Rastra Bank on the same issue. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“The economic index will now be positive. Multilateral lenders, including the International Monetary Fund, have always been interested in Nepal's monetary policy, and based on their advice; initiatives have been taken to amend the old policies.” </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting, Finance Minister Mahat congratulated the newly elected officials of the Federation and wished them a successful tenure.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17329', 'image' => '20230418024517_20230402035731_1680390939.prakash sharan mahat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 14:44:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17593', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Circuit sees Increase in Arrival of Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)’s Tourist Check Point at Dharapani, around 100 to 150 foreign tourists are visiting the area on a daily basis.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kshetra Bahadur Gurung, tourism assistant at the check point, said that there were few tourists on this trail until a few weeks ago, but now the number has been increasing. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Until a few weeks ago, around </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">40</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">50</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> tourists used to visit this region daily, but the number has increased to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">150</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people a day,” he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the previous years, up to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people used to arrive in this region daily. Even though not so many tourists have arrived here at the moment, Gurung says that the number of tourists is increasing compared to a few weeks ago. Tourism entrepreneurs expect the number of tourists to increase further.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mekh Bahadur Gurung, a tourism entrepreneur from Masryangdi Rural Municipality-</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, said that the business of the hotels was slow due to the lack of tourists. “But now, the daily income has started to increase.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to tourism entrepreneur Pancha Bahadur Gurung, hundreds of hotel businesses are operating around this foot trail. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACAP officials said that most of the tourists visiting this area are from France and Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the tourism entrepreneurs have been demanding for arrangements to allow tourists visit Annapurna region without a guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stakeholders in the Annapurna Circuit are preparing to submit a memorandum to the bodies concerned such as the District Administration Office Lamjung, Masryangdi Rural Municipality, demanding arrangements for tourists to visit the Annapurna Circuit without a tourist guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Khushiram Gurung, vice president of the Manang-Lamjung Hotel Business Committee, said, “The decision of TAAN taken some time ago for tourists to mandatorily have a guide has had an adverse impact. Lone tourists stopped coming while the business has also started to decline. So, we are preparing to submit a memorandum to various bodies to withdraw that decision.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The entrance to the Annapurna Circult begins from Bensisahar in Lamjung. This foot trail covers five districts namely Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi and Kaski.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17328', 'image' => '20230418105411_annapurna.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:53:42', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17592', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CNI holds Discussion to Promote Domestic Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The CNI organised a ‘meet and greet' programme in Kathmandu on Sunday in this regard. During the programme, the members associated with the Make in Nepal Campaign presented the problems faced by the domestic industry and suggestions on the policy issues that should be adopted for promotion of home-grown products.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Aggarwal, president of the confederation, emphasized on the need to increase the consumption of domestic goods to build a self-sufficient economy. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the CNI is effortful to boost the morale of private sector in a challenging economic situation at present.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“CNI is making efforts to create a conducive environment for the industries,” said Agrawal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dr Toya Narayan Gyawali pledged to implement the suggestions of the private sector for the promotion of indigenous industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He added that the government will implement the suggestions such as the need to stop illegal business and to further differentiate the customs rates of raw materials and finished goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17327', 'image' => '20230418105315_cni.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:52:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17591', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 in the Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The exhibition is being organized by Chitwan Industry Association, with the support from Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Media Space Solutions Pvt Ltd and Futurex Trade Fair and Event. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Organizers of the event said that the exhibition is being organized with the aim of supporting entrepreneurship development and industrial growth.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Agarwal, president of the CNI, said that there is a need to boost the morale of industrialists at a time when the economy is in a challenging state. Organizing the expo even in difficult will give a positive message to the industrialists, said Agrawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trilochan Kandel, the chairman of Chitwan Industry Association, the organizer of the exhibition, expressed his belief that the exhibition will be a suitable platform to encourage young people in entrepreneurship.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the exhibition will feature products and services of construction, agriculture, automobile, furniture, engineering, metal, pharmaceuticals, textile, printing, packaging, plastic, tourism, food and beverages and other industries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the organizers, there will be more than 200 stalls of domestic and international companies exhibiting modern machines, devices and technology that are useful for these industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17326', 'image' => '20230418105224_chitwan.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:51:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17590', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC forms Sub-committee to Purchase Small Aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC’s management committee had earlier submitted a report with suggestion to purchase three small aircraft in order to increase air connectivity to remote areas.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC said that the sub-committee was formed to implement the same report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It has been learnt that the new aircraft will be purchased from NAC’s internal resources and the sub-committee will play a role in making the purchase transparent. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC has maintained that the addition of aircraft will make it easier to provide services to passengers in remote areas. It will also promote tourism and help reduce the airfare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that the NAC had decided to ground six of its aircraft bought from China on July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operating those planes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">A board meeting of NAC had decided to permanently ground the Chinese aircraft effective from July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operation and maintenance as well as other factors such as high cost of training for pilots and unavailability of spare parts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Back then, the NAC board was heavily criticized for purchasing the aircraft under political pressure without conducting proper assessment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the government had recently formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The five-member committee was formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17325', 'image' => '20230418100548_20200731122540_1596146267.Clipboard03.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:05:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17589', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Online Revenue Collection Halted due to Server Problem', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) said that the government’s revenue collection was halted from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday as the served went down.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the system error related to RMIA, TSA, CGAS, Sutra, PAMS and other systems operated by this office from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday (April 17)," reads a notice issued by the FCGO.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gayatri Raman Khanal, information officer of the FCGO, said that the server was operational after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> pm, but was not fully operational. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The server was completely down for three hours on Monday. When it came into operation after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> o'clock, it was slow because many people were using the server at the same time,” said Khanal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the online revenue collection was halted on Monday due to the problem in the government server. He said that even cheques issued could not be cashed while revenue collection was completely halted for some time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17324', 'image' => '20230418094749_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 09:47:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17588', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Patan High Court Issues Diktat not to Implement Decision to Use Dozers in Squatter Settlements', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu Valley. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 18: The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A division bench of judges Durga Bahadur Bishwakarma and Dipendra Adhikari handed down the order. Giving continuity to the interim order given by the single bench of Judge Dhir Bahadur Chand on March 31, the Court has summoned both sides for a discussion on April 26. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Court has issued the interim order not to immediately implement the notice issued by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City on March 25 to vacate the settlements located on the banks of various rivers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">With the continuation of the interim order, the settlement removal process has been stopped for the time being. ---RSS </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17323', 'image' => '20230418065046_collage (78).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 06:48:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17586', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nabil Bank CEO Dhungana Felicitated with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree Award’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px">April 17: Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The medal was awarded to CEO Dhungana on the occasion of Constitution Day of 2079 and distributed to him on the occasion of New Year 2080. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has more than 25 years of experience in the banking sector. He has been leading the Nabil Bank as the CEO since Ashad 2079 after the merger of the then Nepal Bangladesh Bank with Nabil Bank. Prior to this, Dhungana served as the CEO of Nepal Bangladesh Bank for ten years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Additionally, Dhungana has served as the President of Nepal Bankers’ Association. He has also worked as a Director of Nepal Rastra Bank. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has finished Chartered Accountancy (CA) from India, Certificate Public Accountant (CPA) from Australia and has Master’s in Financial Analysis. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17321', 'image' => '20230417045029_collage - 2023-04-17T165027.664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:47:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17585', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FAQs Related to Start-Up Loan', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">One of the frequently raised question is – why are the companies registered under PAN ineligible to receive the start-up loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department said those submitting proposals asking a wide range of questions such as whether the interest rate will increase later or not.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has responded by publishing the answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its official website doind.gov.np. The department had issued a notice on March 30 and called for proposals within </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">21</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> days to take such loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While proposing for start-up loan projects, questions have been asked such as why a single shareholder cannot propose for a start-up loan and why the companies registered with the permanent account number (PAN), ward or a local body cannot propose for such a loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the other FAQ include whether or not such loan can be given to an organization which has added shareholders after amendment, whether they will get this loan if they have already taken a loan from another bank, how many installments the loan has to be paid (annually or monthly), will the interest rate increase from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent later and how many people will get a start-up loan? The department mentioned that such questions were asked during the project proposal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has tried to dispel the doubts by giving clear answers to the questions raised in the proposals repeatedly.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department clarified that a single shareholder cannot be offered the start-up loan as it is targeted at a group of entrepreneurs with the latest thinking, knowledge, skills and abilities. Similarly, partnership firms and companies can submit proposals for such loans as there is a provision in the 'Start-up Business Loan Disbursement Procedure </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2079</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">' that only such companies are considered eligible for loans.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, on the question of whether to give loans to those who have added shareholders after amendment, the department said that the organisations that did so before they issued the notice on March 30 can avail such loan but those who amended their statute after the notice was released will not get this loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the department has mentioned that women are also among the target group of start-up enterprise loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, in relation to the question of how many installments the loan should be paid (annually or monthly), the department said it will be according to the rules of the bank providing the loan. The department further said that the interest rate of the loan will be limited to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent as such loans will flow for a maximum period of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department called for submission of proposals on March 30 after the procedure was approved on March 24. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The procedure covers loans for </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">different sectors related to agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, mining and minerals, automobiles and garbage and waste management and environment which fall under start-up enterprises. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17320', 'image' => '20230417042206_1681708614.Start Up.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:21:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17582', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foggy Weather Condition to Persist for Three More Days', 'sub_title' => 'Kathmandu Tops the List of Most Polluted City in the World: AIQ', 'summary' => 'April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The foggy condition of air due to pollution will persists for three more days, according to experts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that the pollution will remain stable for a few more days as there is no chance of wind and rainfall to remove the pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the division, the air pollution is high because there has been no rainfall in some parts of the country for a long time and there have been forest fires in many places.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Shankar Prasad Paudel, spokesperson for the Department of Environment, said that the pollutants have accumulated near the surface due to lack of rain and low pressure of wind along with the smoke emitted from the fires.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that the satellite images have shown that pollution in the Kathmandu Valley has increased due to the smoke emitted from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The amount of pollution in the Kathmandu valley has increased because the air coming to Kathmandu from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan through the Bagmati Corridor cannot flow elsewhere.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The department has urged people to take precautions to avoid pollution. As the air pollution is increasing, the department has urged the people to avoid going outside as much as possible and use face masks and glasses if one has to go out.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dr Dharma Upreti, a climate and environmental expert, suggested that everyone must use masks and should not go out of the house except for essential work. He also said that it will take a few more days for the weather to become clear again.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the Department of Environment, said that health hazards such as blood pressure, heart problems, cancer and other health problems are likely to increase due to air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Flights have also been affected across the country due to the polluted air. According to the Tribhuvan International Airport Office, flights at domestic airports were affected on Sunday due to low visibility. International flights from Kathmandu are said to be normal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQ Air, an organization which measures the amount of air pollution across the world, the air quality indicator on Sunday showed that the Kathmandu Valley was ranked first in the world in terms of air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQAir, there was more air pollution in Bhaktapur and Lalitpur on Sunday. In these places, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir was above 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the air in Kirtipur, Ratnapark, Madhyapur Thimi, Hetauda and Dhankuta was unhealthy. In these areas, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir reached almost 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">If the AIQ is more than 50, the people of poor health group is at risk, although the measurement from 51 to 100 is considered normal. But if the AIQ is above 100, it is unhealthy for everyone. Air pollution is considered to be dangerous if the AIQ reaches above 300. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the environment department, informed that if there is no rain or if there is no strong wind, the air pollution in the country including the valley will not decrease and the risk of pollution will continue for a few more days. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17317', 'image' => '20230417022531_1681719143.tuhalo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 14:24:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17581', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Minister Orders to Investigate Malpractice Involving Land Revenue Office Staff ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha instructed Secretary Dr Damodar Regmi and Padma Nidhi Soti, the director-general of the Department of Land Management and Archives, to immediately carry out an investigation into the news about financial misconduct of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski, said Ramesh BK, Minister Shrestha's private secretary. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The local media had carried news a few days exposing the financial malpractices of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski who work in syndicate to cheat the service seekers.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha has issued directives to probe this incident and take departmental action against those employees found guilty. 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Other members include Govind Shrestha, Swit Thapa, Sarita Bajracharya, Anesh Chitrakar, Nanihera Dangol, Kamal Kafle, and Gauri Devkota. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">An Advisory Committee comprising Sagar Prajapati, Kripa Sherpa and Bibhuti Manandhar as its members has also been formed. Kathmandu Metropolis Environment Committee Coordinator Balkrishna Maharjan said the network will discourage the locals to burn wastes and plastic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The network will launch a special sanitation drive at the community level and initiate door-to-door programme to minimize household pollution. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Similarly, the network will sit for regular discussions and advise the concerned authorities about measures to improve the air quality. Air pollution is increasing due to forest fires, rising number of vehicles, among others, in the Kathmandu valley lately.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-19', 'modified' => '2023-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17335', 'image' => '20230419064420_collage (81).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-19 06:42:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17598', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sub-Regional Workshop begins as preparations for Nepal's graduation from LDC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event named ''Structural Transformation Towards a Sustainable Graduation from the LDC Category" is coordinated by the National Planning Commission (NPC) and supported by UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Representatives from the UN agencies, various regional organizations, bodies concerned, government offices, private sector and the civil society are attending the workshop. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event will assess areas likely to be experienced from possible implications of Nepal's graduation from the LDC category and possible aspects for improvement. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NPC secretary Kewal Prasad Bhandari stressed the need of determining the area-wise priorities to ensure a sustainable departure from over the half-century old status of LDC and while pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition to this, it is necessary to evaluate the flip side of our graduation from the LDC as we will be losing facilities for various sectors we are receiving as the LDC nation. The workshop is expected to give a picture of such a side as well, according to Bhandari. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Along with Nepal, Bangladesh and Laos also aim to formally graduate from the LDC category by 2026. Nepal is currently in charge of the chair of the UN LDCs. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal has already met three major requirements ie improvement in three major indicators: Gross national income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI) and Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) as mandated by the UN for graduation. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"But still this is not enough to make a stride towards a developing country in a true sense. Improvement in the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which is largely concerned with people's health, education and living standards is also needed," Bhandari said, adding that Nepal's graduation to a developing country by 2026 is expected to be characterized by our better position than at the moment. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bhandari mentioned that Nepal is stressing on implementation of 'Istanbul Programme of Action' and 'Doha Programme of Action' issued for least developed member states of the United Nations.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, he opined that it is necessary to move ahead connecting the issues of graduation from least developed countries with sustainable development goals. Nepal in its annual policy, programme and budget has been taking the issues of achieving sustainable development goals and upgrading from least developed countries ahead in a coordinated way. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“It is necessary to connect this issue with budget, planning and formulation for its effectiveness,” shared Bhandari. According to the commission, this workshop was organized to get information on the working style and positive practice of the countries that graduated from the least developed countries and countries that are in the upgrading phase. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The workshop is being attended by concerned ministries, different government bodies and private sector stakeholders.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary Bhandari said, "We have invited the finance secretary of all seven provinces in this programme so that we are able to identify the activities to be carried out and areas of priority through the budget of the upcoming fiscal year. There is also participation from the private sector, civil society as well as other stakeholders."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal will not get different facilities it has been receiving in the trade sector after its graduation from least developed countries. Nepal will take diplomatic initiative for the continuity of the facilities it has been receiving from South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17333', 'image' => '20230418054213_20211128104924_aaa.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 17:41:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17597', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Posts Marginal Fall; Turnover Amount Shrinks Further ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"> April 18: Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“The NEPSE Index will gain momentum only after the third quarter report of the listed companies is out,” said an active share investor. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The NEPSE Index shed 3.07 points and closed at 1,904.98 on Tuesday. The NEPSE index had lost 23.64 points yesterday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 266 scrips traded hands via 24,429 transactions. A total of 2,975,920 shares exchanged hands worth Rs. 87.04 Crores in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 92 crores.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Prabhu Bank Limited Promoter Share (PRVUPO) shares traded the most and had the highest turnover of Rs. 5.26 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 102 per share.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> Kalinchowk Darshan Limited (KDL) gained the highest 10% and hit the positive circuit for the day. <br /> Conversely, Khaptad Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBS) lost the highest 5.05% today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Only three sector indices closed in the green zone. "Hotel and Tourism" gained the highest 1.17%, while "Manufacturing and processing" lost the highest 1.12% on Tuesday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">On the third trading day of the week, Sensitive Index and Float Index lost 0.17 points and 0.18 points respectively, while Sensitive Float Index remained stable. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17332', 'image' => '20230418044028_collage - 2023-04-18T164211.929.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 16:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17595', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Power Summit 2023 Kicks off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The event is being organized jointly by the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) and the Government of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Inaugurating the Power Summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Government of Nepal takes great pride in announcing to the world that Nepal today generates more power than it consumes seasonally. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal added that the government recognizes the energy sector as the one that can develop a strong base for prosperity of Nepal. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further said that the Power Summit will serve as a means to share and learn the experiences of Nepal and abroad on the best strategies to expand the market for green energy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Due to the accelerated pace of development of hydropower projects both from IPPs and state utilities, we anticipate to be a net exporter of electricity by 2025 without any need to import even in the dry season," the state-owned RSS quoted PM Dahal as saying.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Stating that many Nepalese still do not have access to green energy, PM Dahal pointed out that Nepal must continue to expand the grid as well as adopt off grid technologies to make electricity available to all people of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"If we can expand transmission and distribution lines and ensure a stable power supply,, many more industries can be created," PM Dahal said.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to PM Dahal, until we build enough infrastructures to utilize the generated electricity internally, we need to export it to protect the huge investments already incurred in the generation side. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that the energy generated within the country can be a substitute for fossil fuel in the context that the industries in Nepal still heavily rely on diesel and coal that pollute the environment. The use of clean energy can also help reduce the huge trade deficit, the PM added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17330', 'image' => '20230418035551_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA6F8A7559(1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 15:53:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17594', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Cooperation between Government and Private Sector Essential to Bail out Economy: FinMin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy. During a meeting with the newly elected officials of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, Finance Minister Mahat said that the government needs the support of the private sector to improve the economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"At present, the economy is under pressure. But we have not reached the point where nothing can be done. There are some problems and disruptions which should be removed collectively by government and the private sector,” Minister Mahat said, adding, "The leadership of the Federation has passed into the hands of bankers. You are knowledgeable about the financial system of the country. Let's take the initiative to solve it.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> He added that it is time to help each other in this difficult situation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat further said that “nobody needs help in an easy situation”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He was of the view that help should be provided in difficult times. He admitted that the government was not able to work as it should done when the economy slowed down. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“I am ready to accept this reality. We have to improve everything. We have said many things in terms of policy, but we have not been able to implement them in practice,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat said that held formal and informal discussions with the leadership of Nepal Rastra Bank on the same issue. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“The economic index will now be positive. Multilateral lenders, including the International Monetary Fund, have always been interested in Nepal's monetary policy, and based on their advice; initiatives have been taken to amend the old policies.” </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting, Finance Minister Mahat congratulated the newly elected officials of the Federation and wished them a successful tenure.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17329', 'image' => '20230418024517_20230402035731_1680390939.prakash sharan mahat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 14:44:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17593', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Circuit sees Increase in Arrival of Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)’s Tourist Check Point at Dharapani, around 100 to 150 foreign tourists are visiting the area on a daily basis.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kshetra Bahadur Gurung, tourism assistant at the check point, said that there were few tourists on this trail until a few weeks ago, but now the number has been increasing. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Until a few weeks ago, around </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">40</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">50</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> tourists used to visit this region daily, but the number has increased to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">150</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people a day,” he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the previous years, up to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people used to arrive in this region daily. Even though not so many tourists have arrived here at the moment, Gurung says that the number of tourists is increasing compared to a few weeks ago. Tourism entrepreneurs expect the number of tourists to increase further.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mekh Bahadur Gurung, a tourism entrepreneur from Masryangdi Rural Municipality-</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, said that the business of the hotels was slow due to the lack of tourists. “But now, the daily income has started to increase.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to tourism entrepreneur Pancha Bahadur Gurung, hundreds of hotel businesses are operating around this foot trail. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACAP officials said that most of the tourists visiting this area are from France and Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the tourism entrepreneurs have been demanding for arrangements to allow tourists visit Annapurna region without a guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stakeholders in the Annapurna Circuit are preparing to submit a memorandum to the bodies concerned such as the District Administration Office Lamjung, Masryangdi Rural Municipality, demanding arrangements for tourists to visit the Annapurna Circuit without a tourist guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Khushiram Gurung, vice president of the Manang-Lamjung Hotel Business Committee, said, “The decision of TAAN taken some time ago for tourists to mandatorily have a guide has had an adverse impact. Lone tourists stopped coming while the business has also started to decline. So, we are preparing to submit a memorandum to various bodies to withdraw that decision.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The entrance to the Annapurna Circult begins from Bensisahar in Lamjung. This foot trail covers five districts namely Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi and Kaski.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17328', 'image' => '20230418105411_annapurna.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:53:42', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17592', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CNI holds Discussion to Promote Domestic Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The CNI organised a ‘meet and greet' programme in Kathmandu on Sunday in this regard. During the programme, the members associated with the Make in Nepal Campaign presented the problems faced by the domestic industry and suggestions on the policy issues that should be adopted for promotion of home-grown products.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Aggarwal, president of the confederation, emphasized on the need to increase the consumption of domestic goods to build a self-sufficient economy. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the CNI is effortful to boost the morale of private sector in a challenging economic situation at present.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“CNI is making efforts to create a conducive environment for the industries,” said Agrawal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dr Toya Narayan Gyawali pledged to implement the suggestions of the private sector for the promotion of indigenous industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He added that the government will implement the suggestions such as the need to stop illegal business and to further differentiate the customs rates of raw materials and finished goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17327', 'image' => '20230418105315_cni.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:52:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17591', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 in the Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The exhibition is being organized by Chitwan Industry Association, with the support from Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Media Space Solutions Pvt Ltd and Futurex Trade Fair and Event. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Organizers of the event said that the exhibition is being organized with the aim of supporting entrepreneurship development and industrial growth.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Agarwal, president of the CNI, said that there is a need to boost the morale of industrialists at a time when the economy is in a challenging state. Organizing the expo even in difficult will give a positive message to the industrialists, said Agrawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trilochan Kandel, the chairman of Chitwan Industry Association, the organizer of the exhibition, expressed his belief that the exhibition will be a suitable platform to encourage young people in entrepreneurship.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the exhibition will feature products and services of construction, agriculture, automobile, furniture, engineering, metal, pharmaceuticals, textile, printing, packaging, plastic, tourism, food and beverages and other industries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the organizers, there will be more than 200 stalls of domestic and international companies exhibiting modern machines, devices and technology that are useful for these industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17326', 'image' => '20230418105224_chitwan.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:51:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17590', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC forms Sub-committee to Purchase Small Aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC’s management committee had earlier submitted a report with suggestion to purchase three small aircraft in order to increase air connectivity to remote areas.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC said that the sub-committee was formed to implement the same report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It has been learnt that the new aircraft will be purchased from NAC’s internal resources and the sub-committee will play a role in making the purchase transparent. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC has maintained that the addition of aircraft will make it easier to provide services to passengers in remote areas. It will also promote tourism and help reduce the airfare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that the NAC had decided to ground six of its aircraft bought from China on July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operating those planes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">A board meeting of NAC had decided to permanently ground the Chinese aircraft effective from July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operation and maintenance as well as other factors such as high cost of training for pilots and unavailability of spare parts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Back then, the NAC board was heavily criticized for purchasing the aircraft under political pressure without conducting proper assessment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the government had recently formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The five-member committee was formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17325', 'image' => '20230418100548_20200731122540_1596146267.Clipboard03.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:05:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17589', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Online Revenue Collection Halted due to Server Problem', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) said that the government’s revenue collection was halted from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday as the served went down.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the system error related to RMIA, TSA, CGAS, Sutra, PAMS and other systems operated by this office from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday (April 17)," reads a notice issued by the FCGO.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gayatri Raman Khanal, information officer of the FCGO, said that the server was operational after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> pm, but was not fully operational. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The server was completely down for three hours on Monday. When it came into operation after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> o'clock, it was slow because many people were using the server at the same time,” said Khanal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the online revenue collection was halted on Monday due to the problem in the government server. He said that even cheques issued could not be cashed while revenue collection was completely halted for some time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17324', 'image' => '20230418094749_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 09:47:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17588', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Patan High Court Issues Diktat not to Implement Decision to Use Dozers in Squatter Settlements', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu Valley. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 18: The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A division bench of judges Durga Bahadur Bishwakarma and Dipendra Adhikari handed down the order. Giving continuity to the interim order given by the single bench of Judge Dhir Bahadur Chand on March 31, the Court has summoned both sides for a discussion on April 26. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Court has issued the interim order not to immediately implement the notice issued by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City on March 25 to vacate the settlements located on the banks of various rivers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">With the continuation of the interim order, the settlement removal process has been stopped for the time being. ---RSS </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17323', 'image' => '20230418065046_collage (78).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 06:48:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17586', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nabil Bank CEO Dhungana Felicitated with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree Award’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px">April 17: Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The medal was awarded to CEO Dhungana on the occasion of Constitution Day of 2079 and distributed to him on the occasion of New Year 2080. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has more than 25 years of experience in the banking sector. He has been leading the Nabil Bank as the CEO since Ashad 2079 after the merger of the then Nepal Bangladesh Bank with Nabil Bank. Prior to this, Dhungana served as the CEO of Nepal Bangladesh Bank for ten years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Additionally, Dhungana has served as the President of Nepal Bankers’ Association. He has also worked as a Director of Nepal Rastra Bank. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has finished Chartered Accountancy (CA) from India, Certificate Public Accountant (CPA) from Australia and has Master’s in Financial Analysis. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17321', 'image' => '20230417045029_collage - 2023-04-17T165027.664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:47:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17585', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FAQs Related to Start-Up Loan', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">One of the frequently raised question is – why are the companies registered under PAN ineligible to receive the start-up loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department said those submitting proposals asking a wide range of questions such as whether the interest rate will increase later or not.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has responded by publishing the answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its official website doind.gov.np. The department had issued a notice on March 30 and called for proposals within </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">21</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> days to take such loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While proposing for start-up loan projects, questions have been asked such as why a single shareholder cannot propose for a start-up loan and why the companies registered with the permanent account number (PAN), ward or a local body cannot propose for such a loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the other FAQ include whether or not such loan can be given to an organization which has added shareholders after amendment, whether they will get this loan if they have already taken a loan from another bank, how many installments the loan has to be paid (annually or monthly), will the interest rate increase from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent later and how many people will get a start-up loan? The department mentioned that such questions were asked during the project proposal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has tried to dispel the doubts by giving clear answers to the questions raised in the proposals repeatedly.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department clarified that a single shareholder cannot be offered the start-up loan as it is targeted at a group of entrepreneurs with the latest thinking, knowledge, skills and abilities. Similarly, partnership firms and companies can submit proposals for such loans as there is a provision in the 'Start-up Business Loan Disbursement Procedure </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2079</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">' that only such companies are considered eligible for loans.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, on the question of whether to give loans to those who have added shareholders after amendment, the department said that the organisations that did so before they issued the notice on March 30 can avail such loan but those who amended their statute after the notice was released will not get this loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the department has mentioned that women are also among the target group of start-up enterprise loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, in relation to the question of how many installments the loan should be paid (annually or monthly), the department said it will be according to the rules of the bank providing the loan. The department further said that the interest rate of the loan will be limited to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent as such loans will flow for a maximum period of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department called for submission of proposals on March 30 after the procedure was approved on March 24. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The procedure covers loans for </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">different sectors related to agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, mining and minerals, automobiles and garbage and waste management and environment which fall under start-up enterprises. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17320', 'image' => '20230417042206_1681708614.Start Up.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:21:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17582', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foggy Weather Condition to Persist for Three More Days', 'sub_title' => 'Kathmandu Tops the List of Most Polluted City in the World: AIQ', 'summary' => 'April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The foggy condition of air due to pollution will persists for three more days, according to experts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that the pollution will remain stable for a few more days as there is no chance of wind and rainfall to remove the pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the division, the air pollution is high because there has been no rainfall in some parts of the country for a long time and there have been forest fires in many places.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Shankar Prasad Paudel, spokesperson for the Department of Environment, said that the pollutants have accumulated near the surface due to lack of rain and low pressure of wind along with the smoke emitted from the fires.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that the satellite images have shown that pollution in the Kathmandu Valley has increased due to the smoke emitted from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The amount of pollution in the Kathmandu valley has increased because the air coming to Kathmandu from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan through the Bagmati Corridor cannot flow elsewhere.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The department has urged people to take precautions to avoid pollution. As the air pollution is increasing, the department has urged the people to avoid going outside as much as possible and use face masks and glasses if one has to go out.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dr Dharma Upreti, a climate and environmental expert, suggested that everyone must use masks and should not go out of the house except for essential work. He also said that it will take a few more days for the weather to become clear again.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the Department of Environment, said that health hazards such as blood pressure, heart problems, cancer and other health problems are likely to increase due to air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Flights have also been affected across the country due to the polluted air. According to the Tribhuvan International Airport Office, flights at domestic airports were affected on Sunday due to low visibility. International flights from Kathmandu are said to be normal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQ Air, an organization which measures the amount of air pollution across the world, the air quality indicator on Sunday showed that the Kathmandu Valley was ranked first in the world in terms of air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQAir, there was more air pollution in Bhaktapur and Lalitpur on Sunday. In these places, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir was above 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the air in Kirtipur, Ratnapark, Madhyapur Thimi, Hetauda and Dhankuta was unhealthy. In these areas, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir reached almost 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">If the AIQ is more than 50, the people of poor health group is at risk, although the measurement from 51 to 100 is considered normal. But if the AIQ is above 100, it is unhealthy for everyone. Air pollution is considered to be dangerous if the AIQ reaches above 300. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the environment department, informed that if there is no rain or if there is no strong wind, the air pollution in the country including the valley will not decrease and the risk of pollution will continue for a few more days. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17317', 'image' => '20230417022531_1681719143.tuhalo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 14:24:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17581', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Minister Orders to Investigate Malpractice Involving Land Revenue Office Staff ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha instructed Secretary Dr Damodar Regmi and Padma Nidhi Soti, the director-general of the Department of Land Management and Archives, to immediately carry out an investigation into the news about financial misconduct of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski, said Ramesh BK, Minister Shrestha's private secretary. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The local media had carried news a few days exposing the financial malpractices of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski who work in syndicate to cheat the service seekers.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha has issued directives to probe this incident and take departmental action against those employees found guilty. 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Other members include Govind Shrestha, Swit Thapa, Sarita Bajracharya, Anesh Chitrakar, Nanihera Dangol, Kamal Kafle, and Gauri Devkota. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">An Advisory Committee comprising Sagar Prajapati, Kripa Sherpa and Bibhuti Manandhar as its members has also been formed. Kathmandu Metropolis Environment Committee Coordinator Balkrishna Maharjan said the network will discourage the locals to burn wastes and plastic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The network will launch a special sanitation drive at the community level and initiate door-to-door programme to minimize household pollution. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Similarly, the network will sit for regular discussions and advise the concerned authorities about measures to improve the air quality. Air pollution is increasing due to forest fires, rising number of vehicles, among others, in the Kathmandu valley lately.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-19', 'modified' => '2023-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17335', 'image' => '20230419064420_collage (81).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-19 06:42:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17598', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sub-Regional Workshop begins as preparations for Nepal's graduation from LDC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event named ''Structural Transformation Towards a Sustainable Graduation from the LDC Category" is coordinated by the National Planning Commission (NPC) and supported by UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Representatives from the UN agencies, various regional organizations, bodies concerned, government offices, private sector and the civil society are attending the workshop. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event will assess areas likely to be experienced from possible implications of Nepal's graduation from the LDC category and possible aspects for improvement. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NPC secretary Kewal Prasad Bhandari stressed the need of determining the area-wise priorities to ensure a sustainable departure from over the half-century old status of LDC and while pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition to this, it is necessary to evaluate the flip side of our graduation from the LDC as we will be losing facilities for various sectors we are receiving as the LDC nation. The workshop is expected to give a picture of such a side as well, according to Bhandari. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Along with Nepal, Bangladesh and Laos also aim to formally graduate from the LDC category by 2026. Nepal is currently in charge of the chair of the UN LDCs. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal has already met three major requirements ie improvement in three major indicators: Gross national income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI) and Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) as mandated by the UN for graduation. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"But still this is not enough to make a stride towards a developing country in a true sense. Improvement in the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which is largely concerned with people's health, education and living standards is also needed," Bhandari said, adding that Nepal's graduation to a developing country by 2026 is expected to be characterized by our better position than at the moment. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bhandari mentioned that Nepal is stressing on implementation of 'Istanbul Programme of Action' and 'Doha Programme of Action' issued for least developed member states of the United Nations.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, he opined that it is necessary to move ahead connecting the issues of graduation from least developed countries with sustainable development goals. Nepal in its annual policy, programme and budget has been taking the issues of achieving sustainable development goals and upgrading from least developed countries ahead in a coordinated way. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“It is necessary to connect this issue with budget, planning and formulation for its effectiveness,” shared Bhandari. According to the commission, this workshop was organized to get information on the working style and positive practice of the countries that graduated from the least developed countries and countries that are in the upgrading phase. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The workshop is being attended by concerned ministries, different government bodies and private sector stakeholders.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary Bhandari said, "We have invited the finance secretary of all seven provinces in this programme so that we are able to identify the activities to be carried out and areas of priority through the budget of the upcoming fiscal year. There is also participation from the private sector, civil society as well as other stakeholders."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal will not get different facilities it has been receiving in the trade sector after its graduation from least developed countries. Nepal will take diplomatic initiative for the continuity of the facilities it has been receiving from South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17333', 'image' => '20230418054213_20211128104924_aaa.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 17:41:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17597', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Posts Marginal Fall; Turnover Amount Shrinks Further ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"> April 18: Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“The NEPSE Index will gain momentum only after the third quarter report of the listed companies is out,” said an active share investor. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The NEPSE Index shed 3.07 points and closed at 1,904.98 on Tuesday. The NEPSE index had lost 23.64 points yesterday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 266 scrips traded hands via 24,429 transactions. A total of 2,975,920 shares exchanged hands worth Rs. 87.04 Crores in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 92 crores.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Prabhu Bank Limited Promoter Share (PRVUPO) shares traded the most and had the highest turnover of Rs. 5.26 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 102 per share.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> Kalinchowk Darshan Limited (KDL) gained the highest 10% and hit the positive circuit for the day. <br /> Conversely, Khaptad Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBS) lost the highest 5.05% today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Only three sector indices closed in the green zone. "Hotel and Tourism" gained the highest 1.17%, while "Manufacturing and processing" lost the highest 1.12% on Tuesday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">On the third trading day of the week, Sensitive Index and Float Index lost 0.17 points and 0.18 points respectively, while Sensitive Float Index remained stable. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17332', 'image' => '20230418044028_collage - 2023-04-18T164211.929.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 16:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17595', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Power Summit 2023 Kicks off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The event is being organized jointly by the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) and the Government of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Inaugurating the Power Summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Government of Nepal takes great pride in announcing to the world that Nepal today generates more power than it consumes seasonally. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal added that the government recognizes the energy sector as the one that can develop a strong base for prosperity of Nepal. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further said that the Power Summit will serve as a means to share and learn the experiences of Nepal and abroad on the best strategies to expand the market for green energy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Due to the accelerated pace of development of hydropower projects both from IPPs and state utilities, we anticipate to be a net exporter of electricity by 2025 without any need to import even in the dry season," the state-owned RSS quoted PM Dahal as saying.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Stating that many Nepalese still do not have access to green energy, PM Dahal pointed out that Nepal must continue to expand the grid as well as adopt off grid technologies to make electricity available to all people of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"If we can expand transmission and distribution lines and ensure a stable power supply,, many more industries can be created," PM Dahal said.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to PM Dahal, until we build enough infrastructures to utilize the generated electricity internally, we need to export it to protect the huge investments already incurred in the generation side. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that the energy generated within the country can be a substitute for fossil fuel in the context that the industries in Nepal still heavily rely on diesel and coal that pollute the environment. The use of clean energy can also help reduce the huge trade deficit, the PM added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17330', 'image' => '20230418035551_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA6F8A7559(1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 15:53:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17594', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Cooperation between Government and Private Sector Essential to Bail out Economy: FinMin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy. During a meeting with the newly elected officials of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, Finance Minister Mahat said that the government needs the support of the private sector to improve the economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"At present, the economy is under pressure. But we have not reached the point where nothing can be done. There are some problems and disruptions which should be removed collectively by government and the private sector,” Minister Mahat said, adding, "The leadership of the Federation has passed into the hands of bankers. You are knowledgeable about the financial system of the country. Let's take the initiative to solve it.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> He added that it is time to help each other in this difficult situation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat further said that “nobody needs help in an easy situation”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He was of the view that help should be provided in difficult times. He admitted that the government was not able to work as it should done when the economy slowed down. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“I am ready to accept this reality. We have to improve everything. We have said many things in terms of policy, but we have not been able to implement them in practice,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat said that held formal and informal discussions with the leadership of Nepal Rastra Bank on the same issue. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“The economic index will now be positive. Multilateral lenders, including the International Monetary Fund, have always been interested in Nepal's monetary policy, and based on their advice; initiatives have been taken to amend the old policies.” </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting, Finance Minister Mahat congratulated the newly elected officials of the Federation and wished them a successful tenure.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17329', 'image' => '20230418024517_20230402035731_1680390939.prakash sharan mahat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 14:44:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17593', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Circuit sees Increase in Arrival of Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)’s Tourist Check Point at Dharapani, around 100 to 150 foreign tourists are visiting the area on a daily basis.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kshetra Bahadur Gurung, tourism assistant at the check point, said that there were few tourists on this trail until a few weeks ago, but now the number has been increasing. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Until a few weeks ago, around </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">40</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">50</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> tourists used to visit this region daily, but the number has increased to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">150</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people a day,” he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the previous years, up to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people used to arrive in this region daily. Even though not so many tourists have arrived here at the moment, Gurung says that the number of tourists is increasing compared to a few weeks ago. Tourism entrepreneurs expect the number of tourists to increase further.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mekh Bahadur Gurung, a tourism entrepreneur from Masryangdi Rural Municipality-</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, said that the business of the hotels was slow due to the lack of tourists. “But now, the daily income has started to increase.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to tourism entrepreneur Pancha Bahadur Gurung, hundreds of hotel businesses are operating around this foot trail. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACAP officials said that most of the tourists visiting this area are from France and Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the tourism entrepreneurs have been demanding for arrangements to allow tourists visit Annapurna region without a guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stakeholders in the Annapurna Circuit are preparing to submit a memorandum to the bodies concerned such as the District Administration Office Lamjung, Masryangdi Rural Municipality, demanding arrangements for tourists to visit the Annapurna Circuit without a tourist guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Khushiram Gurung, vice president of the Manang-Lamjung Hotel Business Committee, said, “The decision of TAAN taken some time ago for tourists to mandatorily have a guide has had an adverse impact. Lone tourists stopped coming while the business has also started to decline. So, we are preparing to submit a memorandum to various bodies to withdraw that decision.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The entrance to the Annapurna Circult begins from Bensisahar in Lamjung. This foot trail covers five districts namely Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi and Kaski.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17328', 'image' => '20230418105411_annapurna.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:53:42', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17592', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CNI holds Discussion to Promote Domestic Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The CNI organised a ‘meet and greet' programme in Kathmandu on Sunday in this regard. During the programme, the members associated with the Make in Nepal Campaign presented the problems faced by the domestic industry and suggestions on the policy issues that should be adopted for promotion of home-grown products.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Aggarwal, president of the confederation, emphasized on the need to increase the consumption of domestic goods to build a self-sufficient economy. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the CNI is effortful to boost the morale of private sector in a challenging economic situation at present.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“CNI is making efforts to create a conducive environment for the industries,” said Agrawal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dr Toya Narayan Gyawali pledged to implement the suggestions of the private sector for the promotion of indigenous industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He added that the government will implement the suggestions such as the need to stop illegal business and to further differentiate the customs rates of raw materials and finished goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17327', 'image' => '20230418105315_cni.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:52:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17591', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 in the Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The exhibition is being organized by Chitwan Industry Association, with the support from Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Media Space Solutions Pvt Ltd and Futurex Trade Fair and Event. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Organizers of the event said that the exhibition is being organized with the aim of supporting entrepreneurship development and industrial growth.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Agarwal, president of the CNI, said that there is a need to boost the morale of industrialists at a time when the economy is in a challenging state. Organizing the expo even in difficult will give a positive message to the industrialists, said Agrawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trilochan Kandel, the chairman of Chitwan Industry Association, the organizer of the exhibition, expressed his belief that the exhibition will be a suitable platform to encourage young people in entrepreneurship.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the exhibition will feature products and services of construction, agriculture, automobile, furniture, engineering, metal, pharmaceuticals, textile, printing, packaging, plastic, tourism, food and beverages and other industries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the organizers, there will be more than 200 stalls of domestic and international companies exhibiting modern machines, devices and technology that are useful for these industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17326', 'image' => '20230418105224_chitwan.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:51:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17590', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC forms Sub-committee to Purchase Small Aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC’s management committee had earlier submitted a report with suggestion to purchase three small aircraft in order to increase air connectivity to remote areas.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC said that the sub-committee was formed to implement the same report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It has been learnt that the new aircraft will be purchased from NAC’s internal resources and the sub-committee will play a role in making the purchase transparent. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC has maintained that the addition of aircraft will make it easier to provide services to passengers in remote areas. It will also promote tourism and help reduce the airfare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that the NAC had decided to ground six of its aircraft bought from China on July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operating those planes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">A board meeting of NAC had decided to permanently ground the Chinese aircraft effective from July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operation and maintenance as well as other factors such as high cost of training for pilots and unavailability of spare parts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Back then, the NAC board was heavily criticized for purchasing the aircraft under political pressure without conducting proper assessment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the government had recently formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The five-member committee was formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17325', 'image' => '20230418100548_20200731122540_1596146267.Clipboard03.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:05:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17589', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Online Revenue Collection Halted due to Server Problem', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) said that the government’s revenue collection was halted from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday as the served went down.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the system error related to RMIA, TSA, CGAS, Sutra, PAMS and other systems operated by this office from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday (April 17)," reads a notice issued by the FCGO.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gayatri Raman Khanal, information officer of the FCGO, said that the server was operational after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> pm, but was not fully operational. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The server was completely down for three hours on Monday. When it came into operation after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> o'clock, it was slow because many people were using the server at the same time,” said Khanal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the online revenue collection was halted on Monday due to the problem in the government server. He said that even cheques issued could not be cashed while revenue collection was completely halted for some time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17324', 'image' => '20230418094749_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 09:47:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17588', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Patan High Court Issues Diktat not to Implement Decision to Use Dozers in Squatter Settlements', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu Valley. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 18: The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A division bench of judges Durga Bahadur Bishwakarma and Dipendra Adhikari handed down the order. Giving continuity to the interim order given by the single bench of Judge Dhir Bahadur Chand on March 31, the Court has summoned both sides for a discussion on April 26. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Court has issued the interim order not to immediately implement the notice issued by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City on March 25 to vacate the settlements located on the banks of various rivers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">With the continuation of the interim order, the settlement removal process has been stopped for the time being. ---RSS </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17323', 'image' => '20230418065046_collage (78).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 06:48:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17586', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nabil Bank CEO Dhungana Felicitated with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree Award’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px">April 17: Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The medal was awarded to CEO Dhungana on the occasion of Constitution Day of 2079 and distributed to him on the occasion of New Year 2080. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has more than 25 years of experience in the banking sector. He has been leading the Nabil Bank as the CEO since Ashad 2079 after the merger of the then Nepal Bangladesh Bank with Nabil Bank. Prior to this, Dhungana served as the CEO of Nepal Bangladesh Bank for ten years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Additionally, Dhungana has served as the President of Nepal Bankers’ Association. He has also worked as a Director of Nepal Rastra Bank. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has finished Chartered Accountancy (CA) from India, Certificate Public Accountant (CPA) from Australia and has Master’s in Financial Analysis. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17321', 'image' => '20230417045029_collage - 2023-04-17T165027.664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:47:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17585', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FAQs Related to Start-Up Loan', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">One of the frequently raised question is – why are the companies registered under PAN ineligible to receive the start-up loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department said those submitting proposals asking a wide range of questions such as whether the interest rate will increase later or not.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has responded by publishing the answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its official website doind.gov.np. The department had issued a notice on March 30 and called for proposals within </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">21</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> days to take such loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While proposing for start-up loan projects, questions have been asked such as why a single shareholder cannot propose for a start-up loan and why the companies registered with the permanent account number (PAN), ward or a local body cannot propose for such a loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the other FAQ include whether or not such loan can be given to an organization which has added shareholders after amendment, whether they will get this loan if they have already taken a loan from another bank, how many installments the loan has to be paid (annually or monthly), will the interest rate increase from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent later and how many people will get a start-up loan? The department mentioned that such questions were asked during the project proposal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has tried to dispel the doubts by giving clear answers to the questions raised in the proposals repeatedly.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department clarified that a single shareholder cannot be offered the start-up loan as it is targeted at a group of entrepreneurs with the latest thinking, knowledge, skills and abilities. Similarly, partnership firms and companies can submit proposals for such loans as there is a provision in the 'Start-up Business Loan Disbursement Procedure </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2079</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">' that only such companies are considered eligible for loans.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, on the question of whether to give loans to those who have added shareholders after amendment, the department said that the organisations that did so before they issued the notice on March 30 can avail such loan but those who amended their statute after the notice was released will not get this loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the department has mentioned that women are also among the target group of start-up enterprise loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, in relation to the question of how many installments the loan should be paid (annually or monthly), the department said it will be according to the rules of the bank providing the loan. The department further said that the interest rate of the loan will be limited to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent as such loans will flow for a maximum period of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department called for submission of proposals on March 30 after the procedure was approved on March 24. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The procedure covers loans for </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">different sectors related to agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, mining and minerals, automobiles and garbage and waste management and environment which fall under start-up enterprises. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17320', 'image' => '20230417042206_1681708614.Start Up.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:21:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17582', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foggy Weather Condition to Persist for Three More Days', 'sub_title' => 'Kathmandu Tops the List of Most Polluted City in the World: AIQ', 'summary' => 'April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The foggy condition of air due to pollution will persists for three more days, according to experts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that the pollution will remain stable for a few more days as there is no chance of wind and rainfall to remove the pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the division, the air pollution is high because there has been no rainfall in some parts of the country for a long time and there have been forest fires in many places.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Shankar Prasad Paudel, spokesperson for the Department of Environment, said that the pollutants have accumulated near the surface due to lack of rain and low pressure of wind along with the smoke emitted from the fires.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that the satellite images have shown that pollution in the Kathmandu Valley has increased due to the smoke emitted from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The amount of pollution in the Kathmandu valley has increased because the air coming to Kathmandu from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan through the Bagmati Corridor cannot flow elsewhere.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The department has urged people to take precautions to avoid pollution. As the air pollution is increasing, the department has urged the people to avoid going outside as much as possible and use face masks and glasses if one has to go out.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dr Dharma Upreti, a climate and environmental expert, suggested that everyone must use masks and should not go out of the house except for essential work. He also said that it will take a few more days for the weather to become clear again.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the Department of Environment, said that health hazards such as blood pressure, heart problems, cancer and other health problems are likely to increase due to air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Flights have also been affected across the country due to the polluted air. According to the Tribhuvan International Airport Office, flights at domestic airports were affected on Sunday due to low visibility. International flights from Kathmandu are said to be normal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQ Air, an organization which measures the amount of air pollution across the world, the air quality indicator on Sunday showed that the Kathmandu Valley was ranked first in the world in terms of air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQAir, there was more air pollution in Bhaktapur and Lalitpur on Sunday. In these places, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir was above 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the air in Kirtipur, Ratnapark, Madhyapur Thimi, Hetauda and Dhankuta was unhealthy. In these areas, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir reached almost 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">If the AIQ is more than 50, the people of poor health group is at risk, although the measurement from 51 to 100 is considered normal. But if the AIQ is above 100, it is unhealthy for everyone. Air pollution is considered to be dangerous if the AIQ reaches above 300. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the environment department, informed that if there is no rain or if there is no strong wind, the air pollution in the country including the valley will not decrease and the risk of pollution will continue for a few more days. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17317', 'image' => '20230417022531_1681719143.tuhalo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 14:24:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17581', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Minister Orders to Investigate Malpractice Involving Land Revenue Office Staff ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha instructed Secretary Dr Damodar Regmi and Padma Nidhi Soti, the director-general of the Department of Land Management and Archives, to immediately carry out an investigation into the news about financial misconduct of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski, said Ramesh BK, Minister Shrestha's private secretary. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The local media had carried news a few days exposing the financial malpractices of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski who work in syndicate to cheat the service seekers.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha has issued directives to probe this incident and take departmental action against those employees found guilty. 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Other members include Govind Shrestha, Swit Thapa, Sarita Bajracharya, Anesh Chitrakar, Nanihera Dangol, Kamal Kafle, and Gauri Devkota. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">An Advisory Committee comprising Sagar Prajapati, Kripa Sherpa and Bibhuti Manandhar as its members has also been formed. Kathmandu Metropolis Environment Committee Coordinator Balkrishna Maharjan said the network will discourage the locals to burn wastes and plastic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The network will launch a special sanitation drive at the community level and initiate door-to-door programme to minimize household pollution. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Similarly, the network will sit for regular discussions and advise the concerned authorities about measures to improve the air quality. Air pollution is increasing due to forest fires, rising number of vehicles, among others, in the Kathmandu valley lately.</span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-19', 'modified' => '2023-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17335', 'image' => '20230419064420_collage (81).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-19 06:42:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17598', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sub-Regional Workshop begins as preparations for Nepal's graduation from LDC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: A three-day sub-regional workshop began in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Nepal's preparations for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event named ''Structural Transformation Towards a Sustainable Graduation from the LDC Category" is coordinated by the National Planning Commission (NPC) and supported by UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Representatives from the UN agencies, various regional organizations, bodies concerned, government offices, private sector and the civil society are attending the workshop. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The event will assess areas likely to be experienced from possible implications of Nepal's graduation from the LDC category and possible aspects for improvement. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NPC secretary Kewal Prasad Bhandari stressed the need of determining the area-wise priorities to ensure a sustainable departure from over the half-century old status of LDC and while pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition to this, it is necessary to evaluate the flip side of our graduation from the LDC as we will be losing facilities for various sectors we are receiving as the LDC nation. The workshop is expected to give a picture of such a side as well, according to Bhandari. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Along with Nepal, Bangladesh and Laos also aim to formally graduate from the LDC category by 2026. Nepal is currently in charge of the chair of the UN LDCs. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal has already met three major requirements ie improvement in three major indicators: Gross national income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI) and Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) as mandated by the UN for graduation. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"But still this is not enough to make a stride towards a developing country in a true sense. Improvement in the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which is largely concerned with people's health, education and living standards is also needed," Bhandari said, adding that Nepal's graduation to a developing country by 2026 is expected to be characterized by our better position than at the moment. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bhandari mentioned that Nepal is stressing on implementation of 'Istanbul Programme of Action' and 'Doha Programme of Action' issued for least developed member states of the United Nations.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, he opined that it is necessary to move ahead connecting the issues of graduation from least developed countries with sustainable development goals. Nepal in its annual policy, programme and budget has been taking the issues of achieving sustainable development goals and upgrading from least developed countries ahead in a coordinated way. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“It is necessary to connect this issue with budget, planning and formulation for its effectiveness,” shared Bhandari. According to the commission, this workshop was organized to get information on the working style and positive practice of the countries that graduated from the least developed countries and countries that are in the upgrading phase. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The workshop is being attended by concerned ministries, different government bodies and private sector stakeholders.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary Bhandari said, "We have invited the finance secretary of all seven provinces in this programme so that we are able to identify the activities to be carried out and areas of priority through the budget of the upcoming fiscal year. There is also participation from the private sector, civil society as well as other stakeholders."</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal will not get different facilities it has been receiving in the trade sector after its graduation from least developed countries. Nepal will take diplomatic initiative for the continuity of the facilities it has been receiving from South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). -- RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17333', 'image' => '20230418054213_20211128104924_aaa.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 17:41:37', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17597', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Posts Marginal Fall; Turnover Amount Shrinks Further ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"> April 18: Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days. Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">“The NEPSE Index will gain momentum only after the third quarter report of the listed companies is out,” said an active share investor. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The NEPSE Index shed 3.07 points and closed at 1,904.98 on Tuesday. The NEPSE index had lost 23.64 points yesterday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 266 scrips traded hands via 24,429 transactions. A total of 2,975,920 shares exchanged hands worth Rs. 87.04 Crores in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 92 crores.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Prabhu Bank Limited Promoter Share (PRVUPO) shares traded the most and had the highest turnover of Rs. 5.26 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 102 per share.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> Kalinchowk Darshan Limited (KDL) gained the highest 10% and hit the positive circuit for the day. <br /> Conversely, Khaptad Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBS) lost the highest 5.05% today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Only three sector indices closed in the green zone. "Hotel and Tourism" gained the highest 1.17%, while "Manufacturing and processing" lost the highest 1.12% on Tuesday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">On the third trading day of the week, Sensitive Index and Float Index lost 0.17 points and 0.18 points respectively, while Sensitive Float Index remained stable. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17332', 'image' => '20230418044028_collage - 2023-04-18T164211.929.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 16:38:23', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17595', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Power Summit 2023 Kicks off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 18: The Power Summit 2023 kicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday with the theme 'Broadening Green Energy Markets.' </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The event is being organized jointly by the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) and the Government of Nepal.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Inaugurating the Power Summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Government of Nepal takes great pride in announcing to the world that Nepal today generates more power than it consumes seasonally. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal added that the government recognizes the energy sector as the one that can develop a strong base for prosperity of Nepal. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further said that the Power Summit will serve as a means to share and learn the experiences of Nepal and abroad on the best strategies to expand the market for green energy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Due to the accelerated pace of development of hydropower projects both from IPPs and state utilities, we anticipate to be a net exporter of electricity by 2025 without any need to import even in the dry season," the state-owned RSS quoted PM Dahal as saying.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Stating that many Nepalese still do not have access to green energy, PM Dahal pointed out that Nepal must continue to expand the grid as well as adopt off grid technologies to make electricity available to all people of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"If we can expand transmission and distribution lines and ensure a stable power supply,, many more industries can be created," PM Dahal said.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to PM Dahal, until we build enough infrastructures to utilize the generated electricity internally, we need to export it to protect the huge investments already incurred in the generation side. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal said that the energy generated within the country can be a substitute for fossil fuel in the context that the industries in Nepal still heavily rely on diesel and coal that pollute the environment. The use of clean energy can also help reduce the huge trade deficit, the PM added.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17330', 'image' => '20230418035551_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA6F8A7559(1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 15:53:19', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17594', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Cooperation between Government and Private Sector Essential to Bail out Economy: FinMin', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 18: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government and the private sector should work together to overcome the problems seen in the country's economy. During a meeting with the newly elected officials of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, Finance Minister Mahat said that the government needs the support of the private sector to improve the economy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"At present, the economy is under pressure. But we have not reached the point where nothing can be done. There are some problems and disruptions which should be removed collectively by government and the private sector,” Minister Mahat said, adding, "The leadership of the Federation has passed into the hands of bankers. You are knowledgeable about the financial system of the country. Let's take the initiative to solve it.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> He added that it is time to help each other in this difficult situation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat further said that “nobody needs help in an easy situation”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He was of the view that help should be provided in difficult times. He admitted that the government was not able to work as it should done when the economy slowed down. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“I am ready to accept this reality. We have to improve everything. We have said many things in terms of policy, but we have not been able to implement them in practice,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Finance Minister Mahat said that held formal and informal discussions with the leadership of Nepal Rastra Bank on the same issue. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“The economic index will now be positive. Multilateral lenders, including the International Monetary Fund, have always been interested in Nepal's monetary policy, and based on their advice; initiatives have been taken to amend the old policies.” </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the meeting, Finance Minister Mahat congratulated the newly elected officials of the Federation and wished them a successful tenure.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17329', 'image' => '20230418024517_20230402035731_1680390939.prakash sharan mahat.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 14:44:31', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17593', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Annapurna Circuit sees Increase in Arrival of Tourists', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The arrival of foreign tourists has started to increase in the Annapurna Circuit. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)’s Tourist Check Point at Dharapani, around 100 to 150 foreign tourists are visiting the area on a daily basis.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kshetra Bahadur Gurung, tourism assistant at the check point, said that there were few tourists on this trail until a few weeks ago, but now the number has been increasing. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Until a few weeks ago, around </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">40</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">50</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> tourists used to visit this region daily, but the number has increased to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">150</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people a day,” he said.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the previous years, up to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">500</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> people used to arrive in this region daily. Even though not so many tourists have arrived here at the moment, Gurung says that the number of tourists is increasing compared to a few weeks ago. Tourism entrepreneurs expect the number of tourists to increase further.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mekh Bahadur Gurung, a tourism entrepreneur from Masryangdi Rural Municipality-</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">4</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, said that the business of the hotels was slow due to the lack of tourists. “But now, the daily income has started to increase.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to tourism entrepreneur Pancha Bahadur Gurung, hundreds of hotel businesses are operating around this foot trail. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACAP officials said that most of the tourists visiting this area are from France and Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the tourism entrepreneurs have been demanding for arrangements to allow tourists visit Annapurna region without a guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stakeholders in the Annapurna Circuit are preparing to submit a memorandum to the bodies concerned such as the District Administration Office Lamjung, Masryangdi Rural Municipality, demanding arrangements for tourists to visit the Annapurna Circuit without a tourist guide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Khushiram Gurung, vice president of the Manang-Lamjung Hotel Business Committee, said, “The decision of TAAN taken some time ago for tourists to mandatorily have a guide has had an adverse impact. Lone tourists stopped coming while the business has also started to decline. So, we are preparing to submit a memorandum to various bodies to withdraw that decision.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The entrance to the Annapurna Circult begins from Bensisahar in Lamjung. This foot trail covers five districts namely Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi and Kaski.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17328', 'image' => '20230418105411_annapurna.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:53:42', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17592', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CNI holds Discussion to Promote Domestic Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Confederation of Nepalese Industry (CNI) held a discussion on problems faced by the members affiliated to the Make in Nepal Campaign in course of producing domestic goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The CNI organised a ‘meet and greet' programme in Kathmandu on Sunday in this regard. During the programme, the members associated with the Make in Nepal Campaign presented the problems faced by the domestic industry and suggestions on the policy issues that should be adopted for promotion of home-grown products.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Aggarwal, president of the confederation, emphasized on the need to increase the consumption of domestic goods to build a self-sufficient economy. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the CNI is effortful to boost the morale of private sector in a challenging economic situation at present.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“CNI is making efforts to create a conducive environment for the industries,” said Agrawal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dr Toya Narayan Gyawali pledged to implement the suggestions of the private sector for the promotion of indigenous industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He added that the government will implement the suggestions such as the need to stop illegal business and to further differentiate the customs rates of raw materials and finished goods.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17327', 'image' => '20230418105315_cni.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:52:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17591', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 in the Offing', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: The Seventh Chitwan International Industrial Exhibition 2080 will be held at Chitwan Exhibition Center, Bharatpur from May 5 to May 7</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The exhibition is being organized by Chitwan Industry Association, with the support from Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Media Space Solutions Pvt Ltd and Futurex Trade Fair and Event. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Organizers of the event said that the exhibition is being organized with the aim of supporting entrepreneurship development and industrial growth.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vishnu Kumar Agarwal, president of the CNI, said that there is a need to boost the morale of industrialists at a time when the economy is in a challenging state. Organizing the expo even in difficult will give a positive message to the industrialists, said Agrawal. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trilochan Kandel, the chairman of Chitwan Industry Association, the organizer of the exhibition, expressed his belief that the exhibition will be a suitable platform to encourage young people in entrepreneurship.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">He said that the exhibition will feature products and services of construction, agriculture, automobile, furniture, engineering, metal, pharmaceuticals, textile, printing, packaging, plastic, tourism, food and beverages and other industries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the organizers, there will be more than 200 stalls of domestic and international companies exhibiting modern machines, devices and technology that are useful for these industries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17326', 'image' => '20230418105224_chitwan.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:51:40', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17590', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NAC forms Sub-committee to Purchase Small Aircraft', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 18: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formed a seven-member sub-committee under the coordination of Captain Sudhir Samsher Rai to initiate the process of purchasing small aircraft. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC’s management committee had earlier submitted a report with suggestion to purchase three small aircraft in order to increase air connectivity to remote areas.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC said that the sub-committee was formed to implement the same report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It has been learnt that the new aircraft will be purchased from NAC’s internal resources and the sub-committee will play a role in making the purchase transparent. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC has maintained that the addition of aircraft will make it easier to provide services to passengers in remote areas. It will also promote tourism and help reduce the airfare.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that the NAC had decided to ground six of its aircraft bought from China on July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operating those planes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">A board meeting of NAC had decided to permanently ground the Chinese aircraft effective from July 30, 2020 due to the high cost of operation and maintenance as well as other factors such as high cost of training for pilots and unavailability of spare parts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Back then, the NAC board was heavily criticized for purchasing the aircraft under political pressure without conducting proper assessment.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the government had recently formed a committee to carry out a study of the structural and managerial aspects of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The five-member committee was formed under the chairmanship of former Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri. Captain Om Gurung, mediaperson Tikaram Rai, chartered accountant Piyus Anand and Sahara Neupane are members of the committee. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The committee will prepare a report following the study and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation along with recommendations. The NAC carries a debt of nearly Rs 50 billion incurred after buying new planes. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The NAC currently operates with two wide-body A330 and two narrow-body A320 aircraft for international flights and two Twin-Otter planes for domestic flights.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17325', 'image' => '20230418100548_20200731122540_1596146267.Clipboard03.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 10:05:10', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17589', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Online Revenue Collection Halted due to Server Problem', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 18: Revenue collection of the government has been affected due to problems in the server related to revenue. The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) said that the government’s revenue collection was halted from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday as the served went down.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the system error related to RMIA, TSA, CGAS, Sutra, PAMS and other systems operated by this office from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">11:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> am on Monday (April 17)," reads a notice issued by the FCGO.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gayatri Raman Khanal, information officer of the FCGO, said that the server was operational after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1:00</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> pm, but was not fully operational. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The server was completely down for three hours on Monday. When it came into operation after </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">1</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> o'clock, it was slow because many people were using the server at the same time,” said Khanal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to him, the online revenue collection was halted on Monday due to the problem in the government server. He said that even cheques issued could not be cashed while revenue collection was completely halted for some time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17324', 'image' => '20230418094749_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 09:47:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17588', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Patan High Court Issues Diktat not to Implement Decision to Use Dozers in Squatter Settlements', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu Valley. ', 'content' => '<p><br /> <span style="font-size:20px">April 18: The Patan High Court has issued an interim order in the name of concerned authorities not to immediately implement the decision to use dozers in landless squatter settlements on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A division bench of judges Durga Bahadur Bishwakarma and Dipendra Adhikari handed down the order. Giving continuity to the interim order given by the single bench of Judge Dhir Bahadur Chand on March 31, the Court has summoned both sides for a discussion on April 26. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The Court has issued the interim order not to immediately implement the notice issued by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City on March 25 to vacate the settlements located on the banks of various rivers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">With the continuation of the interim order, the settlement removal process has been stopped for the time being. ---RSS </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-18', 'modified' => '2023-04-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17323', 'image' => '20230418065046_collage (78).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-18 06:48:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17586', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nabil Bank CEO Dhungana Felicitated with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree Award’ ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px">April 17: Gyanendra Prasad Dgungana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank, has been honoured with prestigious ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banking sector in Nepal, President Ram Chandra Poudel conferred Dhungana with ‘Prabal Janasewa Shree medal’. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">The medal was awarded to CEO Dhungana on the occasion of Constitution Day of 2079 and distributed to him on the occasion of New Year 2080. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has more than 25 years of experience in the banking sector. He has been leading the Nabil Bank as the CEO since Ashad 2079 after the merger of the then Nepal Bangladesh Bank with Nabil Bank. Prior to this, Dhungana served as the CEO of Nepal Bangladesh Bank for ten years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Additionally, Dhungana has served as the President of Nepal Bankers’ Association. He has also worked as a Director of Nepal Rastra Bank. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Dhungana has finished Chartered Accountancy (CA) from India, Certificate Public Accountant (CPA) from Australia and has Master’s in Financial Analysis. </span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17321', 'image' => '20230417045029_collage - 2023-04-17T165027.664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:47:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17585', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FAQs Related to Start-Up Loan', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 17: After the Department of Industry called for proposals from eligible companies seeking start-up loans, more than half a dozen questions have been asked several times in connection with the loan procedure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">One of the frequently raised question is – why are the companies registered under PAN ineligible to receive the start-up loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department said those submitting proposals asking a wide range of questions such as whether the interest rate will increase later or not.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has responded by publishing the answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its official website doind.gov.np. The department had issued a notice on March 30 and called for proposals within </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">21</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> days to take such loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While proposing for start-up loan projects, questions have been asked such as why a single shareholder cannot propose for a start-up loan and why the companies registered with the permanent account number (PAN), ward or a local body cannot propose for such a loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the other FAQ include whether or not such loan can be given to an organization which has added shareholders after amendment, whether they will get this loan if they have already taken a loan from another bank, how many installments the loan has to be paid (annually or monthly), will the interest rate increase from </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent later and how many people will get a start-up loan? The department mentioned that such questions were asked during the project proposal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department has tried to dispel the doubts by giving clear answers to the questions raised in the proposals repeatedly.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department clarified that a single shareholder cannot be offered the start-up loan as it is targeted at a group of entrepreneurs with the latest thinking, knowledge, skills and abilities. Similarly, partnership firms and companies can submit proposals for such loans as there is a provision in the 'Start-up Business Loan Disbursement Procedure </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">2079</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">' that only such companies are considered eligible for loans.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, on the question of whether to give loans to those who have added shareholders after amendment, the department said that the organisations that did so before they issued the notice on March 30 can avail such loan but those who amended their statute after the notice was released will not get this loan.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, the department has mentioned that women are also among the target group of start-up enterprise loans. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Similarly, in relation to the question of how many installments the loan should be paid (annually or monthly), the department said it will be according to the rules of the bank providing the loan. The department further said that the interest rate of the loan will be limited to </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">3</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> percent as such loans will flow for a maximum period of </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">7</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> years. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The department called for submission of proposals on March 30 after the procedure was approved on March 24. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The procedure covers loans for </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">14 </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">different sectors related to agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, mining and minerals, automobiles and garbage and waste management and environment which fall under start-up enterprises. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17320', 'image' => '20230417042206_1681708614.Start Up.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 16:21:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17582', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foggy Weather Condition to Persist for Three More Days', 'sub_title' => 'Kathmandu Tops the List of Most Polluted City in the World: AIQ', 'summary' => 'April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 17: Air pollution has been increasing all over the country, including the Kathmandu valley, due to the wild fires that have been raging in various parts of the country for the past few days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The foggy condition of air due to pollution will persists for three more days, according to experts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that the pollution will remain stable for a few more days as there is no chance of wind and rainfall to remove the pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the division, the air pollution is high because there has been no rainfall in some parts of the country for a long time and there have been forest fires in many places.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Shankar Prasad Paudel, spokesperson for the Department of Environment, said that the pollutants have accumulated near the surface due to lack of rain and low pressure of wind along with the smoke emitted from the fires.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that the satellite images have shown that pollution in the Kathmandu Valley has increased due to the smoke emitted from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The amount of pollution in the Kathmandu valley has increased because the air coming to Kathmandu from Bara, Parsa and Chitwan through the Bagmati Corridor cannot flow elsewhere.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The department has urged people to take precautions to avoid pollution. As the air pollution is increasing, the department has urged the people to avoid going outside as much as possible and use face masks and glasses if one has to go out.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dr Dharma Upreti, a climate and environmental expert, suggested that everyone must use masks and should not go out of the house except for essential work. He also said that it will take a few more days for the weather to become clear again.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the Department of Environment, said that health hazards such as blood pressure, heart problems, cancer and other health problems are likely to increase due to air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Flights have also been affected across the country due to the polluted air. According to the Tribhuvan International Airport Office, flights at domestic airports were affected on Sunday due to low visibility. International flights from Kathmandu are said to be normal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQ Air, an organization which measures the amount of air pollution across the world, the air quality indicator on Sunday showed that the Kathmandu Valley was ranked first in the world in terms of air pollution.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to IQAir, there was more air pollution in Bhaktapur and Lalitpur on Sunday. In these places, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir was above 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the air in Kirtipur, Ratnapark, Madhyapur Thimi, Hetauda and Dhankuta was unhealthy. In these areas, the air quality measurement indicator iQAir reached almost 200. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">If the AIQ is more than 50, the people of poor health group is at risk, although the measurement from 51 to 100 is considered normal. But if the AIQ is above 100, it is unhealthy for everyone. Air pollution is considered to be dangerous if the AIQ reaches above 300. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Paudel, the spokesperson of the environment department, informed that if there is no rain or if there is no strong wind, the air pollution in the country including the valley will not decrease and the risk of pollution will continue for a few more days. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-04-17', 'modified' => '2023-04-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '17317', 'image' => '20230417022531_1681719143.tuhalo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-04-17 14:24:44', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '17581', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Minister Orders to Investigate Malpractice Involving Land Revenue Office Staff ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 17: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Ranjita Shrestha has issued instruction to the concerned government officials to immediately investigate the matter related to the involvement of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski in financial malpractice. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha instructed Secretary Dr Damodar Regmi and Padma Nidhi Soti, the director-general of the Department of Land Management and Archives, to immediately carry out an investigation into the news about financial misconduct of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski, said Ramesh BK, Minister Shrestha's private secretary. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The local media had carried news a few days exposing the financial malpractices of the employees at the Land Revenue Office, Kaski who work in syndicate to cheat the service seekers.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Minister Shrestha has issued directives to probe this incident and take departmental action against those employees found guilty. 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| 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
