December 7: Tension ran high at the Supreme Court after the Parliament Secretariat sent a letter to suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wednesday stating that the impeachment motion against him has become…
December 7: Tension ran high at the Supreme Court after the Parliament Secretariat sent a letter to suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wednesday stating that the impeachment motion against him has become…
December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4…
December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an…
December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious…
December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of…
December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team…
December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the…
December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu…
December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working…
December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the…
December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and…
December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for…
December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal.…
December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the…
December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup…
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after the Parliament Secretariat sent a letter to suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wednesday stating that the impeachment motion against him has become inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">The tension erupted after a woman threw a shoe in protest at the apex court gate as Rana was rumored to return back to office after the impeachment motion against him became inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Police personnel were deployed at the SC premises to prevent any untoward incident as crowds of people advocating for Rana’s return and those opposing his comeback gathered at the main gate. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">General Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Dr Bharatraj Gautam had sent the letter to the Office of the President, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Office of the Constitutional Council, Supreme Court Judicial Council and Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana stating that the impeachment motion against Rana has become ineffective from today (December 7) itself. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Rana had written a letter to the Parliament Secretariat on Tuesday requesting it to write letters to the concerned agencies and persons to inform them about the motion becoming inactive after the election of the new parliament and failure of the erstwhile parliament to conclude the motion. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">In line with the same request, the parliament secretariat had written to the concerned agencies and persons about the motion becoming ineffective. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16213', 'image' => '20221207050554_1670406649.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 17:05:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16471', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over Five thousand EVs Registered in Four Months', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The use of EVs was expected to rise after the government imposed a ban on high-end vehicles that run on diesel and petrol. However, the data suggests that the use of electric vehicles has not increased as expected.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The registration of electric vehicles is not much encouraging due to the absence of legal system to deal with EVs and a strategy to encourage the use of such vehicles.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Department of Transport Management (DoTM), 20,693 new EVs were registered in the last fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The government had set a target of increasing the use of EVs to 20 percent by the year 2020 under the Environment Friendly Vehicles and Transport Policy 2071 and the National Action Plan for Electric Mobility 2075. However, even after two years since that deadline, the use of EVs is far less than the target.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ishwari Datta Paneru, information officer of DoTM says that the target could not be achieved due to the difficulty in managing old vehicles and the lack of a new vehicle law. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“We are still operating according to the Vehicle and Transport Management Act 2049, some of the provisions of which are not up-to-date,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stakeholders say that the lack of sufficient charging stations is also causing problems for the use of electric vehicles. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nepal Electricity Authority spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai informed that the work of making charging stations in 52 places across the country has reached its final stage. Spokesperson Bhattarai claims that apart from the authority, the private sector is also building charging stations at various places, so there will be no problem in the future.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Businessmen say that the demand for electric vehicles is high, which increased after the government introduced a policy of subsidizing electric vehicles. Dhruva Thapa, president of NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal, the umbrella organization of automobile dealers, said that the government's policy on electric vehicles is positive. Although the customs exemption facility given by the government on electric vehicles is giving positive results, it is very less compared to other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16212', 'image' => '20221207025803_electric-car.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 14:57:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16470', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting Under Proportional Representation Over', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Election Commission Spokesperson Shalikram Sharma Poudel confirmed that vote counting in the proportional representation category has been over. According to the EC, as many as 1,056,0082 votes were counted in the PR category. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Out of the total votes counted, the CPN-UML has secured 2,845,641 votes while the Nepali Congress has garnered 2,715,225 votes followed by the CPN-Maoists Center with 1,175,684 votes and Rastriya Swatantra Party with 1,130,344 votes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Spokesperson Poudel said that Election Commission would send letters to the parties about the election results. Earlier, the parties had submitted the closed list of candidates to the commission under the PR category prior to the November 20 polls. As per the closed list, candidates will be elected in the proportional representation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the votes garnered in proportional representation, CPN-UML will get 34 seats in the lower house of the federal parliament while the Nepali Congress will be allocated 32 seats. Likewise, CPN-Maoists Center will receive 14 seats whereas Rastriya Swatantra Party will attain 13 seats in the House of Representatives. Similarly, Rastriya Prajatantra Party will get seven seats while Janata Samajwadi Party and Janamat Party each will obtain 5 seats in the lower house. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">CPN-Unified Socialists have failed to cross the threshold of 300,000 votes despite winning 10 seats in the first-past-the post electoral system. This means that the party will not be recognized as a national party. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16211', 'image' => '20221207010739_KN_Damauli-image_6483441.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:06:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16469', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Decides to Lift Ban on Import of Luxurious Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods. A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took the decision to this effect. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">A source at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said that the cabinet meeting had agreed in principle not to prolong the import ban.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> The ban imposed on the import of smartphones priced above USD 300, cars, jeeps, vans, readymade liquor and motorcycles of more than 150 CC capacity by the ministry will remain in force until December 15. The ministry had presented the proposal not to extend the import ban to the Council of Ministers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Earlier, Nepal Rastra Bank and Ministry of Finance had recommended to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to lift the ban on the import of four kinds of goods. In accordance with the recommendation, the ministry had tabled the proposal in the Council of Ministers to remove the ban. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">After the state coffers witnessed depletion of foreign currency reserves, the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies had banned the import of 10 luxurious goods by publishing a notice in Nepal Gazette on April 26, 2022. Back then, the government had banned imports of ten items including large-sized colour television, playing cards, diamond except raw materials, cigarettes, and all kinds of toys, among others. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The primary purpose of the ban was to increase the foreign currency reserves and improve the balance of payments. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">With the ballooning trade deficit and rapid fall of foreign currency reserves, the government had started tightening the noose on imports of some goods since mid-December last year. Initially, Nepal Rastra Bank had set the limit on import of silver. After that, NRB set fifty per cent and 100 per cent cash margin provisions while opening letter of credit (LC) to import luxurious goods. Even with these measures in place, the import did not seem to decline. This had made the central bank to verbally direct the CEOs of commercial banks to stop opening LCs to import vehicles for personal use. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">As a last measure, the government had decided to ban the import of luxurious goods. Nepali importers, however, claimed that import of goods other than two-wheelers and four-wheelers had not stopped despite the ban due to the open border which Nepal shares with India. They claimed that the banned items were being smuggled into the country unabated. The import ban has failed to meet the government’s revenue collection target as well. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16210', 'image' => '20221207010125_liquor.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:00:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16468', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India, China Benefit from Cheaper Russian Oil', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, a plan by the major G7 economies - backed by the EU and Australia - to cap the price at which Russian oil is bought has created uncertainty in global markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">And as major oil-producing nations seek to maintain global prices by controlling output, Russia has been offering its oil at a discount to willing buyers in Asia, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“India's imports of Russian oil have risen from a very low base at the start of the year reaching a peak in June and July, and largely maintaining these levels through to November. China's purchases of Russian oil have fluctuated this year, falling in February at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but then rising significantly in the following months.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Russia has been selling oil at a discounted rate since March this year after the Ukraine invasion, BBC wrote in a news report published on its website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In March, combined oil imports by China and India from Russia overtook those from the 27 EU member states. From late November, there appears to have been a renewed surge in oil purchases by India, the news report added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Experts suggest that if oil supplies continue at the same levels in December, Russia could become India's largest single supplier. Other countries have also taken advantage of discounted Russian crude - for example Sri Lanka, which has been grappling with a severe economic crisis. Pakistan has also been negotiating with Russia to purchase discounted oil, although no deal has yet been struck.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the Indian government has defended its purchases from Russia, saying it has to source oil from where it is cheapest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is the main supplier of petroleum product to Nepal but it is not certain whether the IOC will slash the fue prices for Nepal or not.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16209', 'image' => '20221207115422_oil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 11:52:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16467', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ronaldo’s Replacement Stars as Portugal Demolish Switzerland 6-1', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland on Tuesday and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a brave and bold move that turned out to be a coaching masterstroke, Santos left the five-time Ballon D'Or winner Ronaldo on the bench and gave the 21-year-old, nicknamed 'the Sorcerer', his first start, and the forward instantly lived up to his moniker, Reuters reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, Santos expressed his displeasure at gestures made by Ronaldo when he was substituted in the last group game against South Korea and it was the first time in 31 games stretching back to 2008 that he had not started in a major tournament.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Portugal made light of the 37-year-old's absence to put it mildly, as 21-year-old Benfica striker Ramos hit the first treble of this tournament on his first international start, to help set up a quarter-final against surprise package Morocco after their win against Spain on penalties, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ramos started the rout after 17 minutes when he drilled a finish past Swiss keeper Jan Sommer at the near post before veteran 39-year-old defender Pepe doubled Portugal's lead when he headed home Bruno Fernandes' corner in the 33rd minute.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the dream full debut continued when Ramos effectively ended the contest with a near post swoop on Diogo Dalot's cross six minutes after the break, the striker turning provider to set up Raphael Guerriero to round off a sweeping move with a powerful strike four minutes later.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji pulled one back for Switzerland but Ramos swiftly got his third with a clever chip, which was the signal for the crowd at Lusail Stadium to noisily demand Ronaldo's introduction.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Portugal coach Ramos obliged with the game won, Ronaldo entering to rapturous applause, but his team-mates deserve all the acclaim for a high-class performance. Ronaldo had the ball in the net but was ruled offside so it was another young pretender to his crown, 23-year-old Rafael Leao, who crowned a dazzling display when he curled in the sixth.”</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">a</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16208', 'image' => '20221207105721_2559056-ram.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:56:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16466', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Morocco Stun Spain in Penalty Shootout', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Morocco became the first Arab nation to advance to the last eight, ensuring a breakthrough for the region in the first global tournament in the Middle East, and also became the fourth African side to go this far in World Cup history. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco, who edged Spain 3-0 in the shootout after a 0-0 draw at the end of two hours of energy-sapping action, now have a chance to become both the Arab world and Africa's first-ever semi-finalists if they continue to use the overwhelming support that has backed them through an impressive array of results, added the news agency.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou brilliantly saving two. That left Paris St-Germain's Achraf Hakimi - born and raised in Madrid no less - to win it with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes in the stands.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco will next face Portugal in the quarter-final at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16207', 'image' => '20221207104634_AT65CKAYDZE726RR2YJF3NIZP4.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:45:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16465', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourist Buses to Ply to World Heritage Sites for Foreign Visitors', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Under the “Tourism Revival Workplan”, the government will commence bus services from January 1, 2023. The buses will ply to Patan Durbar Square, Swoyambhu, Bauddha, and Pashupatinath Temple from the start of the English New Year. Likewise, tourist buses will be launched in the world heritage sites located in Bhaktapur after some weeks. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Once the tourists purchase the tickets, they can travel to the designated sites at their convenience and would not have to pay extra amount to visit other designated places. The bus service is expected to save tourists’ time and ease their travel. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha said that the government was working to start bus services to help guests reach the world heritage sites and other important places with ease and convenience. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Earlier, the government had started a heritage route from world heritage site Basantpur Durbar Square to Swoyambhu to attract more tourists. Work is underway to develop necessary infrastructures along the route.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16206', 'image' => '20221206082610_basantapur.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 20:25:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16464', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Share Transaction of 21 Companies still Suspended', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Securities Board of Nepal has already implemented the Guidelines on Merger and Acquisition of Organized Institutions 2079 starting from November 10. According to the provisions in the guidelines, the share transaction of listed companies will be suspended for a maximum of 15 days once they complete all the processes required for merger or acquisition and start integrated business. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The share transaction of 34 companies which were in the process of merger or acquisition was suspended before the new guidelines were implemented. The suspension on trading of share other than primary shares of those companies should have been lifted as per the new provision.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">But the concerned bodies have lifted the suspension of only 13 companies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the new arrangement, the companies should submit application to the securities market operator Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) and the central deposit service provider CDS and Clearing Limited (CDSC) to lift the suspension on share transactions of shares other than the primary shares.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE, the operator of the securities market, has informed that the suspension of share transaction can be removed a day after the concerned company submits application with the details of the primary shareholders.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE spokesperson Murahari Parajuli said that it takes only a few minutes for the company to prepare the details of the primary shareholders. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16205', 'image' => '20221206053049_20190522025606_20190522121752_nepse.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 17:30:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16463', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Four Cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati Area Turn Problematic', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The problematic cooperatives include Sumo Savings and Cooperative, Bauddha-6, Mukti Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-6, Manjushree Savings and Credit Cooperative, Jorpati-5, and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-5. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jorpati-based police beat informed New Business Age that and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative has already removed its board. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors of Mukti Savings and Cooperatives have reached an understanding with the board members of the cooperative after they agreed to return the deposits. The two sides reached such understanding at the ward office in the area where the cooperative had been operating.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors said that the cooperative agreed to return back their money at the initiative of ward chairman Navaraj Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kabindra Adhikari, who runs a mobile shop in front of Manjushree Cooperative, says that he is doubtful if the cooperative will return back their money because the board members often pledge to return the amount but never keep their promise. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Most of these cooperatives have stopped receiving calls from the customers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Other depositors are alarmed because Manjushree Cooperative has remained closed since the past three months. The customers who reach the cooperative to withdraw their deposits have found notice posted on the office since August stating that the cooperative needs some more time to return the money. However, the cooperative is yet to return the money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the cooperative did not return the money on Sunday, after postponing the date several times, the depositors staged a sit-in at the main crossroads of Jorpati for two hours. Chariman of the cooperative Indra Lama and other board members did not receive phone calls. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Another customers Umesh Khatiwada said that it has been seven months since the cooperative stopped returning their money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“They closed the office after Dashain,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the operators of the cooperative did not pick up the phone, the depositors reached the house of Chairman Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lama said that the cooperative was unable to return the money because the borrowers were yet to pay the loan. He said that the cooperative owes Rs 110 million to the depositors while it has given out loans of Rs 70 million. It has a building worth Rs 50 million and a total capital of Rs 130 million. Therefore, Lama assured that the cooperative will pay back the depositors anyhow.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">One of the depositors Shyam Lama says that they are in trouble because the government authorities responsible of looking after the issues related to cooperatives failed in effective monitoring the cooperatives. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16204', 'image' => '20221206030452_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 15:04:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16462', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Murder and Corruption-Accused MPs to Miss Oath of Office and Secrecy', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy. Two members of lower house of the federal parliament and three members of provincial assemblies will not be administered oath of office and secrecy since they have pending court cases against them and are in the most wanted list of the police.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Laxmi Mahato Koiri elected to the House of Representatives from Mahottari-1 and Tek Bahadur Gurung elected to the HoR from Manang will miss their oath of office and secrecy. Gurung faces a corruption charge of Rs 310 million. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against him and the case is sub-judice. The anti-graft body has implicated Gurung in a tender process for the Fun Park construction in Kathmandu.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Likewise, Koiri elected to the HoR from Mahottari-1 is in the police’s fugitive list for the murder of ASI Thaman BK. Koiri is accused of dragging the ASI from police van and killing him with spears and domestic weapons during the Madhes agitation. District Court Dhanusha had freed Mahato from jail on a bail of Rs 100,000. But, the Janakpur High Court had issued an arrest warrant later. He is still in the police’s most wanted list. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, Badshah Kurmi elected to Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Banke-3 (B), Rajiv Gurung aka Dipak Manange elected to Gandaki Provincial Assembly from Manang-B and Abhiram Sharma from Mahottari-3 (A) in Madhes Provincial Assembly will also miss the oath of office and secrecy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Abhiram Sharma is also accused of his involvement in ASI BK’s murder. Case against him is sub-judice at Mahottari District Court. Elected from Loktantraik Samajwadi Party, Sharma has already held the Ministry of Social Development in Madhes Province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rajiv Gurung has a case pending against him at the Supreme Court. He faces an attempt to murder charge. He has been accused of trying to murder Milan Gurung aka Chakremilan in a restaurant in Kathmandu. The case against him has moved to the Apex Court from High Court Patan. Another PA lawmaker Kurmi has been accused of killing Nirmala Kurmi and her two sons in Nepalgunj. He is in the police’s most wanted list. He had land dispute with Nirmala Kurmi for a long time. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Legal professionals say that lawmaker is a public post and any elected member to the provincial assembly and federal parliament facing criminal charges will not be administered oath of office and secrecy. The law of the land bars people facing criminal charges from standing in the polls, let alone taking the oath of office and secrecy, say legal experts. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16203', 'image' => '20221206022110_KD_Kaski-1 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 14:20:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16461', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Landless Squatters not Ready to Shift without Alternative Arrangement', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The squatters have started a protest with various demands on the initiative of the United National Squatters Front and Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj (NMES).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The squatters, who have been protesting violently since last Monday, organized peaceful rallies in the past few days. On Sunday and Monday, hundreds of squatters protested in rallies from Maitighar to New Baneshwar. They demanded social justice, right to land, and safe housing for the landless.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kumar Karki, president of the United National Squatters Front, warned that trying to evict the squatters without making an alternative arrangement for the land they have been living on for years will not be tolerated as it is a violation of their civil rights. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the government has closed the door for discussion. He said, “We cannot tolerate eviction without alternative arrangements on the land we have been living on for years. This is a violation of citizens, a violation of civil rights. It is a violation of the constitution. Landless squatters are not subversive. Squatters who live in risk-free areas should be given land ownership certificates in the same place where they live and those who live in risky areas should be transferred to other safe areas within the same ward. Open the door of discussion, we want to solve the problem through discussions.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the rally, the squatters protested with slogans such as stop the eviction without alternative, open the door for dialogue and discussion, withdraw the complaint against the land developer, stop the terror of eviction, and ensure the rights of citizens. They allege that since the Kathmandu Metropolitan City took dozers to demolish the squatters’ settlements on the initiative of the High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPCIDBC) on November 28, the slum areas have been tense. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16202', 'image' => '20221206015425_31754981.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 13:53:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16460', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Only 45 Per Cent Soil Suitable For Crop Production in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development had conducted the test on the status of arable land soil across the country through digital mapping. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The results of the soil test were made public on the occasion of World Soil Day on Monday. The ministry had prepared the digital soil map to take stock of soil fertility, acidity, amount of organic matter in the soil and soil composition. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had made public digital soil map two years ago. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry, out of the total arable land in the country, around fifty per cent soil is acidic while 45 per cent is neutral. Five per cent soil is alkaline. Neutral soil is considered the best for cultivation. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sample soil test from around the country revealed that organic matter is low in around 45 per cent of the soil while presence of such matter is medium in 45 per cent soil. Fifteen per cent soil has excessive organic matter. Organic matter functions as an important base of soil. Soil experts say that 3 to 5 per cent presence of organic matter is a must in the soil to be productive. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry’s spokesperson Prakash Kumar Sanjel, quantity of micro nutrients necessary for crop and plants such as molybdenum, boron and zinc is marginal in Nepal’s soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Low use of green fertilizer has harmed the fertility of soil in Nepal,” Sanjel said adding “The use of chemical fertilisers, haphazard use of pesticides, soil erosion, increasing soil pollution, rising use of agricultural tools for cultivation are responsible for damaging the health of soil in Nepal”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government’s Agriculture Development Strategy has set the target to increase organic matter in soil from 1.96 per cent to 4 per cent. Of the total arable land in Nepal, nitrogen level is low in 56 per cent soil, medium in 30 per cent and adequate in 14 per cent soil. Phosphorous level is relatively good. Of the total arable land, phosphorous level is low in 41 per cent soil, medium in 27 per cent and excessive in 31 per cent soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The level of potassium is rapidly declining in Nepal’s soil, the report shows. Potassiium level is low in 50 per cent soil, medium in 26 per cent and excessive in 24 per cent of the soil. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16201', 'image' => '20221206125227_soil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 12:51:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16459', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Cooperation from Top Leaders to Protect Economy ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The delegation led by FNCCI President Shekhar Golchha urged both the leaders to play leading role to protect the country's economy as there are multi-faceted effects on the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI expressed concern saying the first quarter review of the monetary policy of the current fiscal year did not address the problems and urged them for their cooperation and coordination in resolving the problems. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting with the top leaders, FNCCI President Golchha urged them to understand the sensitivity of the economy. Stating that the revenue was unable to cover the general expenses and inflation remained highest since seven years, Golchha drew the attention towards the fact that the private sector which got the economy going was shrinking. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the occasion, Chair Oli said that he was also concerned about the sensitive condition of the economy. He pledged his party's cooperation to address all the 'genuine' recommendations and concerns put forth by the FNCCI. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> He also pledged to sit-down with entrepreneurs and discuss the matters related to the FNCCI's concerns at earliest. He assured his full cooperation to the federation in its effort to protect country's economy at the time when the political parties ought to be more active to bring the economy to the right track. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Chairperson Dahal said he was serious about how to address the prevailing issues. Calling for collective efforts to address the issues in economic sector, he pledged his special support in implementing the recommendations of the FNCCI. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16200', 'image' => '20221206101718_1670251222.तथग (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 10:15:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16458', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Japan Crash out of World Cup on Penalties', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run.', '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"">December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run, Reuters reported.</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 news agency, Japan oozed confidence against 2018 runners-up Croatia, relentless in attack and steadfast in defence in a tense match. But they crumbled when it mattered most, failing in their attempt to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time in two decades.</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"">It was another painful Arabian Gulf experience for Japan, who will see Qatar as their curse having come within seconds of reaching their first World Cup 28 years ago, only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser that sent South Korea through instead.</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"">That moment is known in Japan as "the agony of Doha" and remains one of the country's biggest soccer setbacks.</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"">It also demonstrates how after seven successive World Cups and four appearances in the last 16, the giants of Asian football still lack what it takes to go the distance, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“On Monday in Al Wakrah, Japan looked like a team worthy of a place in the quarter-finals, hitting Croatia from the start with resolute defending and incisive runs down the flanks that created myriad chances as they went ahead before halftime and battled hard to get back ahead with the score levelled at 1-1.”</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 Reuters, Takumi Minamino was first to miss before Kaoru Mitoma followed with an equally tame spot kick saved easily by the keeper. 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style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">December 7: Tension ran high at the Supreme Court after the Parliament Secretariat sent a letter to suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wednesday stating that the impeachment motion against him has become inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">The tension erupted after a woman threw a shoe in protest at the apex court gate as Rana was rumored to return back to office after the impeachment motion against him became inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Police personnel were deployed at the SC premises to prevent any untoward incident as crowds of people advocating for Rana’s return and those opposing his comeback gathered at the main gate. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">General Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Dr Bharatraj Gautam had sent the letter to the Office of the President, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Office of the Constitutional Council, Supreme Court Judicial Council and Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana stating that the impeachment motion against Rana has become ineffective from today (December 7) itself. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Rana had written a letter to the Parliament Secretariat on Tuesday requesting it to write letters to the concerned agencies and persons to inform them about the motion becoming inactive after the election of the new parliament and failure of the erstwhile parliament to conclude the motion. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">In line with the same request, the parliament secretariat had written to the concerned agencies and persons about the motion becoming ineffective. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16213', 'image' => '20221207050554_1670406649.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 17:05:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16471', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over Five thousand EVs Registered in Four Months', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The use of EVs was expected to rise after the government imposed a ban on high-end vehicles that run on diesel and petrol. However, the data suggests that the use of electric vehicles has not increased as expected.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The registration of electric vehicles is not much encouraging due to the absence of legal system to deal with EVs and a strategy to encourage the use of such vehicles.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Department of Transport Management (DoTM), 20,693 new EVs were registered in the last fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The government had set a target of increasing the use of EVs to 20 percent by the year 2020 under the Environment Friendly Vehicles and Transport Policy 2071 and the National Action Plan for Electric Mobility 2075. However, even after two years since that deadline, the use of EVs is far less than the target.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ishwari Datta Paneru, information officer of DoTM says that the target could not be achieved due to the difficulty in managing old vehicles and the lack of a new vehicle law. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“We are still operating according to the Vehicle and Transport Management Act 2049, some of the provisions of which are not up-to-date,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stakeholders say that the lack of sufficient charging stations is also causing problems for the use of electric vehicles. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nepal Electricity Authority spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai informed that the work of making charging stations in 52 places across the country has reached its final stage. Spokesperson Bhattarai claims that apart from the authority, the private sector is also building charging stations at various places, so there will be no problem in the future.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Businessmen say that the demand for electric vehicles is high, which increased after the government introduced a policy of subsidizing electric vehicles. Dhruva Thapa, president of NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal, the umbrella organization of automobile dealers, said that the government's policy on electric vehicles is positive. Although the customs exemption facility given by the government on electric vehicles is giving positive results, it is very less compared to other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16212', 'image' => '20221207025803_electric-car.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 14:57:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16470', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting Under Proportional Representation Over', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Election Commission Spokesperson Shalikram Sharma Poudel confirmed that vote counting in the proportional representation category has been over. According to the EC, as many as 1,056,0082 votes were counted in the PR category. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Out of the total votes counted, the CPN-UML has secured 2,845,641 votes while the Nepali Congress has garnered 2,715,225 votes followed by the CPN-Maoists Center with 1,175,684 votes and Rastriya Swatantra Party with 1,130,344 votes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Spokesperson Poudel said that Election Commission would send letters to the parties about the election results. Earlier, the parties had submitted the closed list of candidates to the commission under the PR category prior to the November 20 polls. As per the closed list, candidates will be elected in the proportional representation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the votes garnered in proportional representation, CPN-UML will get 34 seats in the lower house of the federal parliament while the Nepali Congress will be allocated 32 seats. Likewise, CPN-Maoists Center will receive 14 seats whereas Rastriya Swatantra Party will attain 13 seats in the House of Representatives. Similarly, Rastriya Prajatantra Party will get seven seats while Janata Samajwadi Party and Janamat Party each will obtain 5 seats in the lower house. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">CPN-Unified Socialists have failed to cross the threshold of 300,000 votes despite winning 10 seats in the first-past-the post electoral system. This means that the party will not be recognized as a national party. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16211', 'image' => '20221207010739_KN_Damauli-image_6483441.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:06:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16469', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Decides to Lift Ban on Import of Luxurious Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods. A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took the decision to this effect. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">A source at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said that the cabinet meeting had agreed in principle not to prolong the import ban.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> The ban imposed on the import of smartphones priced above USD 300, cars, jeeps, vans, readymade liquor and motorcycles of more than 150 CC capacity by the ministry will remain in force until December 15. The ministry had presented the proposal not to extend the import ban to the Council of Ministers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Earlier, Nepal Rastra Bank and Ministry of Finance had recommended to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to lift the ban on the import of four kinds of goods. In accordance with the recommendation, the ministry had tabled the proposal in the Council of Ministers to remove the ban. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">After the state coffers witnessed depletion of foreign currency reserves, the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies had banned the import of 10 luxurious goods by publishing a notice in Nepal Gazette on April 26, 2022. Back then, the government had banned imports of ten items including large-sized colour television, playing cards, diamond except raw materials, cigarettes, and all kinds of toys, among others. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The primary purpose of the ban was to increase the foreign currency reserves and improve the balance of payments. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">With the ballooning trade deficit and rapid fall of foreign currency reserves, the government had started tightening the noose on imports of some goods since mid-December last year. Initially, Nepal Rastra Bank had set the limit on import of silver. After that, NRB set fifty per cent and 100 per cent cash margin provisions while opening letter of credit (LC) to import luxurious goods. Even with these measures in place, the import did not seem to decline. This had made the central bank to verbally direct the CEOs of commercial banks to stop opening LCs to import vehicles for personal use. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">As a last measure, the government had decided to ban the import of luxurious goods. Nepali importers, however, claimed that import of goods other than two-wheelers and four-wheelers had not stopped despite the ban due to the open border which Nepal shares with India. They claimed that the banned items were being smuggled into the country unabated. The import ban has failed to meet the government’s revenue collection target as well. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16210', 'image' => '20221207010125_liquor.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:00:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16468', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India, China Benefit from Cheaper Russian Oil', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, a plan by the major G7 economies - backed by the EU and Australia - to cap the price at which Russian oil is bought has created uncertainty in global markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">And as major oil-producing nations seek to maintain global prices by controlling output, Russia has been offering its oil at a discount to willing buyers in Asia, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“India's imports of Russian oil have risen from a very low base at the start of the year reaching a peak in June and July, and largely maintaining these levels through to November. China's purchases of Russian oil have fluctuated this year, falling in February at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but then rising significantly in the following months.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Russia has been selling oil at a discounted rate since March this year after the Ukraine invasion, BBC wrote in a news report published on its website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In March, combined oil imports by China and India from Russia overtook those from the 27 EU member states. From late November, there appears to have been a renewed surge in oil purchases by India, the news report added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Experts suggest that if oil supplies continue at the same levels in December, Russia could become India's largest single supplier. Other countries have also taken advantage of discounted Russian crude - for example Sri Lanka, which has been grappling with a severe economic crisis. Pakistan has also been negotiating with Russia to purchase discounted oil, although no deal has yet been struck.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the Indian government has defended its purchases from Russia, saying it has to source oil from where it is cheapest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is the main supplier of petroleum product to Nepal but it is not certain whether the IOC will slash the fue prices for Nepal or not.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16209', 'image' => '20221207115422_oil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 11:52:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16467', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ronaldo’s Replacement Stars as Portugal Demolish Switzerland 6-1', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland on Tuesday and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a brave and bold move that turned out to be a coaching masterstroke, Santos left the five-time Ballon D'Or winner Ronaldo on the bench and gave the 21-year-old, nicknamed 'the Sorcerer', his first start, and the forward instantly lived up to his moniker, Reuters reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, Santos expressed his displeasure at gestures made by Ronaldo when he was substituted in the last group game against South Korea and it was the first time in 31 games stretching back to 2008 that he had not started in a major tournament.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Portugal made light of the 37-year-old's absence to put it mildly, as 21-year-old Benfica striker Ramos hit the first treble of this tournament on his first international start, to help set up a quarter-final against surprise package Morocco after their win against Spain on penalties, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ramos started the rout after 17 minutes when he drilled a finish past Swiss keeper Jan Sommer at the near post before veteran 39-year-old defender Pepe doubled Portugal's lead when he headed home Bruno Fernandes' corner in the 33rd minute.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the dream full debut continued when Ramos effectively ended the contest with a near post swoop on Diogo Dalot's cross six minutes after the break, the striker turning provider to set up Raphael Guerriero to round off a sweeping move with a powerful strike four minutes later.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji pulled one back for Switzerland but Ramos swiftly got his third with a clever chip, which was the signal for the crowd at Lusail Stadium to noisily demand Ronaldo's introduction.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Portugal coach Ramos obliged with the game won, Ronaldo entering to rapturous applause, but his team-mates deserve all the acclaim for a high-class performance. Ronaldo had the ball in the net but was ruled offside so it was another young pretender to his crown, 23-year-old Rafael Leao, who crowned a dazzling display when he curled in the sixth.”</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">a</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16208', 'image' => '20221207105721_2559056-ram.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:56:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16466', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Morocco Stun Spain in Penalty Shootout', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Morocco became the first Arab nation to advance to the last eight, ensuring a breakthrough for the region in the first global tournament in the Middle East, and also became the fourth African side to go this far in World Cup history. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco, who edged Spain 3-0 in the shootout after a 0-0 draw at the end of two hours of energy-sapping action, now have a chance to become both the Arab world and Africa's first-ever semi-finalists if they continue to use the overwhelming support that has backed them through an impressive array of results, added the news agency.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou brilliantly saving two. That left Paris St-Germain's Achraf Hakimi - born and raised in Madrid no less - to win it with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes in the stands.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco will next face Portugal in the quarter-final at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16207', 'image' => '20221207104634_AT65CKAYDZE726RR2YJF3NIZP4.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:45:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16465', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourist Buses to Ply to World Heritage Sites for Foreign Visitors', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Under the “Tourism Revival Workplan”, the government will commence bus services from January 1, 2023. The buses will ply to Patan Durbar Square, Swoyambhu, Bauddha, and Pashupatinath Temple from the start of the English New Year. Likewise, tourist buses will be launched in the world heritage sites located in Bhaktapur after some weeks. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Once the tourists purchase the tickets, they can travel to the designated sites at their convenience and would not have to pay extra amount to visit other designated places. The bus service is expected to save tourists’ time and ease their travel. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha said that the government was working to start bus services to help guests reach the world heritage sites and other important places with ease and convenience. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Earlier, the government had started a heritage route from world heritage site Basantpur Durbar Square to Swoyambhu to attract more tourists. Work is underway to develop necessary infrastructures along the route.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16206', 'image' => '20221206082610_basantapur.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 20:25:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16464', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Share Transaction of 21 Companies still Suspended', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Securities Board of Nepal has already implemented the Guidelines on Merger and Acquisition of Organized Institutions 2079 starting from November 10. According to the provisions in the guidelines, the share transaction of listed companies will be suspended for a maximum of 15 days once they complete all the processes required for merger or acquisition and start integrated business. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The share transaction of 34 companies which were in the process of merger or acquisition was suspended before the new guidelines were implemented. The suspension on trading of share other than primary shares of those companies should have been lifted as per the new provision.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">But the concerned bodies have lifted the suspension of only 13 companies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the new arrangement, the companies should submit application to the securities market operator Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) and the central deposit service provider CDS and Clearing Limited (CDSC) to lift the suspension on share transactions of shares other than the primary shares.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE, the operator of the securities market, has informed that the suspension of share transaction can be removed a day after the concerned company submits application with the details of the primary shareholders.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE spokesperson Murahari Parajuli said that it takes only a few minutes for the company to prepare the details of the primary shareholders. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16205', 'image' => '20221206053049_20190522025606_20190522121752_nepse.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 17:30:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16463', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Four Cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati Area Turn Problematic', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The problematic cooperatives include Sumo Savings and Cooperative, Bauddha-6, Mukti Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-6, Manjushree Savings and Credit Cooperative, Jorpati-5, and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-5. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jorpati-based police beat informed New Business Age that and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative has already removed its board. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors of Mukti Savings and Cooperatives have reached an understanding with the board members of the cooperative after they agreed to return the deposits. The two sides reached such understanding at the ward office in the area where the cooperative had been operating.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors said that the cooperative agreed to return back their money at the initiative of ward chairman Navaraj Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kabindra Adhikari, who runs a mobile shop in front of Manjushree Cooperative, says that he is doubtful if the cooperative will return back their money because the board members often pledge to return the amount but never keep their promise. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Most of these cooperatives have stopped receiving calls from the customers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Other depositors are alarmed because Manjushree Cooperative has remained closed since the past three months. The customers who reach the cooperative to withdraw their deposits have found notice posted on the office since August stating that the cooperative needs some more time to return the money. However, the cooperative is yet to return the money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the cooperative did not return the money on Sunday, after postponing the date several times, the depositors staged a sit-in at the main crossroads of Jorpati for two hours. Chariman of the cooperative Indra Lama and other board members did not receive phone calls. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Another customers Umesh Khatiwada said that it has been seven months since the cooperative stopped returning their money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“They closed the office after Dashain,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the operators of the cooperative did not pick up the phone, the depositors reached the house of Chairman Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lama said that the cooperative was unable to return the money because the borrowers were yet to pay the loan. He said that the cooperative owes Rs 110 million to the depositors while it has given out loans of Rs 70 million. It has a building worth Rs 50 million and a total capital of Rs 130 million. Therefore, Lama assured that the cooperative will pay back the depositors anyhow.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">One of the depositors Shyam Lama says that they are in trouble because the government authorities responsible of looking after the issues related to cooperatives failed in effective monitoring the cooperatives. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16204', 'image' => '20221206030452_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 15:04:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16462', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Murder and Corruption-Accused MPs to Miss Oath of Office and Secrecy', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy. Two members of lower house of the federal parliament and three members of provincial assemblies will not be administered oath of office and secrecy since they have pending court cases against them and are in the most wanted list of the police.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Laxmi Mahato Koiri elected to the House of Representatives from Mahottari-1 and Tek Bahadur Gurung elected to the HoR from Manang will miss their oath of office and secrecy. Gurung faces a corruption charge of Rs 310 million. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against him and the case is sub-judice. The anti-graft body has implicated Gurung in a tender process for the Fun Park construction in Kathmandu.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Likewise, Koiri elected to the HoR from Mahottari-1 is in the police’s fugitive list for the murder of ASI Thaman BK. Koiri is accused of dragging the ASI from police van and killing him with spears and domestic weapons during the Madhes agitation. District Court Dhanusha had freed Mahato from jail on a bail of Rs 100,000. But, the Janakpur High Court had issued an arrest warrant later. He is still in the police’s most wanted list. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, Badshah Kurmi elected to Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Banke-3 (B), Rajiv Gurung aka Dipak Manange elected to Gandaki Provincial Assembly from Manang-B and Abhiram Sharma from Mahottari-3 (A) in Madhes Provincial Assembly will also miss the oath of office and secrecy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Abhiram Sharma is also accused of his involvement in ASI BK’s murder. Case against him is sub-judice at Mahottari District Court. Elected from Loktantraik Samajwadi Party, Sharma has already held the Ministry of Social Development in Madhes Province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rajiv Gurung has a case pending against him at the Supreme Court. He faces an attempt to murder charge. He has been accused of trying to murder Milan Gurung aka Chakremilan in a restaurant in Kathmandu. The case against him has moved to the Apex Court from High Court Patan. Another PA lawmaker Kurmi has been accused of killing Nirmala Kurmi and her two sons in Nepalgunj. He is in the police’s most wanted list. He had land dispute with Nirmala Kurmi for a long time. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Legal professionals say that lawmaker is a public post and any elected member to the provincial assembly and federal parliament facing criminal charges will not be administered oath of office and secrecy. The law of the land bars people facing criminal charges from standing in the polls, let alone taking the oath of office and secrecy, say legal experts. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16203', 'image' => '20221206022110_KD_Kaski-1 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 14:20:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16461', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Landless Squatters not Ready to Shift without Alternative Arrangement', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The squatters have started a protest with various demands on the initiative of the United National Squatters Front and Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj (NMES).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The squatters, who have been protesting violently since last Monday, organized peaceful rallies in the past few days. On Sunday and Monday, hundreds of squatters protested in rallies from Maitighar to New Baneshwar. They demanded social justice, right to land, and safe housing for the landless.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kumar Karki, president of the United National Squatters Front, warned that trying to evict the squatters without making an alternative arrangement for the land they have been living on for years will not be tolerated as it is a violation of their civil rights. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the government has closed the door for discussion. He said, “We cannot tolerate eviction without alternative arrangements on the land we have been living on for years. This is a violation of citizens, a violation of civil rights. It is a violation of the constitution. Landless squatters are not subversive. Squatters who live in risk-free areas should be given land ownership certificates in the same place where they live and those who live in risky areas should be transferred to other safe areas within the same ward. Open the door of discussion, we want to solve the problem through discussions.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the rally, the squatters protested with slogans such as stop the eviction without alternative, open the door for dialogue and discussion, withdraw the complaint against the land developer, stop the terror of eviction, and ensure the rights of citizens. They allege that since the Kathmandu Metropolitan City took dozers to demolish the squatters’ settlements on the initiative of the High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPCIDBC) on November 28, the slum areas have been tense. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16202', 'image' => '20221206015425_31754981.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 13:53:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16460', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Only 45 Per Cent Soil Suitable For Crop Production in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development had conducted the test on the status of arable land soil across the country through digital mapping. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The results of the soil test were made public on the occasion of World Soil Day on Monday. The ministry had prepared the digital soil map to take stock of soil fertility, acidity, amount of organic matter in the soil and soil composition. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had made public digital soil map two years ago. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry, out of the total arable land in the country, around fifty per cent soil is acidic while 45 per cent is neutral. Five per cent soil is alkaline. Neutral soil is considered the best for cultivation. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sample soil test from around the country revealed that organic matter is low in around 45 per cent of the soil while presence of such matter is medium in 45 per cent soil. Fifteen per cent soil has excessive organic matter. Organic matter functions as an important base of soil. Soil experts say that 3 to 5 per cent presence of organic matter is a must in the soil to be productive. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry’s spokesperson Prakash Kumar Sanjel, quantity of micro nutrients necessary for crop and plants such as molybdenum, boron and zinc is marginal in Nepal’s soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Low use of green fertilizer has harmed the fertility of soil in Nepal,” Sanjel said adding “The use of chemical fertilisers, haphazard use of pesticides, soil erosion, increasing soil pollution, rising use of agricultural tools for cultivation are responsible for damaging the health of soil in Nepal”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government’s Agriculture Development Strategy has set the target to increase organic matter in soil from 1.96 per cent to 4 per cent. Of the total arable land in Nepal, nitrogen level is low in 56 per cent soil, medium in 30 per cent and adequate in 14 per cent soil. Phosphorous level is relatively good. Of the total arable land, phosphorous level is low in 41 per cent soil, medium in 27 per cent and excessive in 31 per cent soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The level of potassium is rapidly declining in Nepal’s soil, the report shows. Potassiium level is low in 50 per cent soil, medium in 26 per cent and excessive in 24 per cent of the soil. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16201', 'image' => '20221206125227_soil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 12:51:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16459', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Cooperation from Top Leaders to Protect Economy ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The delegation led by FNCCI President Shekhar Golchha urged both the leaders to play leading role to protect the country's economy as there are multi-faceted effects on the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI expressed concern saying the first quarter review of the monetary policy of the current fiscal year did not address the problems and urged them for their cooperation and coordination in resolving the problems. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting with the top leaders, FNCCI President Golchha urged them to understand the sensitivity of the economy. Stating that the revenue was unable to cover the general expenses and inflation remained highest since seven years, Golchha drew the attention towards the fact that the private sector which got the economy going was shrinking. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the occasion, Chair Oli said that he was also concerned about the sensitive condition of the economy. He pledged his party's cooperation to address all the 'genuine' recommendations and concerns put forth by the FNCCI. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> He also pledged to sit-down with entrepreneurs and discuss the matters related to the FNCCI's concerns at earliest. He assured his full cooperation to the federation in its effort to protect country's economy at the time when the political parties ought to be more active to bring the economy to the right track. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Chairperson Dahal said he was serious about how to address the prevailing issues. Calling for collective efforts to address the issues in economic sector, he pledged his special support in implementing the recommendations of the FNCCI. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16200', 'image' => '20221206101718_1670251222.तथग (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 10:15:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16458', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Japan Crash out of World Cup on Penalties', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run.', '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"">December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run, Reuters reported.</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 news agency, Japan oozed confidence against 2018 runners-up Croatia, relentless in attack and steadfast in defence in a tense match. But they crumbled when it mattered most, failing in their attempt to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time in two decades.</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"">It was another painful Arabian Gulf experience for Japan, who will see Qatar as their curse having come within seconds of reaching their first World Cup 28 years ago, only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser that sent South Korea through instead.</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"">That moment is known in Japan as "the agony of Doha" and remains one of the country's biggest soccer setbacks.</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"">It also demonstrates how after seven successive World Cups and four appearances in the last 16, the giants of Asian football still lack what it takes to go the distance, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“On Monday in Al Wakrah, Japan looked like a team worthy of a place in the quarter-finals, hitting Croatia from the start with resolute defending and incisive runs down the flanks that created myriad chances as they went ahead before halftime and battled hard to get back ahead with the score levelled at 1-1.”</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 Reuters, Takumi Minamino was first to miss before Kaoru Mitoma followed with an equally tame spot kick saved easily by the keeper. 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after the Parliament Secretariat sent a letter to suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wednesday stating that the impeachment motion against him has become inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">The tension erupted after a woman threw a shoe in protest at the apex court gate as Rana was rumored to return back to office after the impeachment motion against him became inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Police personnel were deployed at the SC premises to prevent any untoward incident as crowds of people advocating for Rana’s return and those opposing his comeback gathered at the main gate. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">General Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Dr Bharatraj Gautam had sent the letter to the Office of the President, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Office of the Constitutional Council, Supreme Court Judicial Council and Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana stating that the impeachment motion against Rana has become ineffective from today (December 7) itself. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Rana had written a letter to the Parliament Secretariat on Tuesday requesting it to write letters to the concerned agencies and persons to inform them about the motion becoming inactive after the election of the new parliament and failure of the erstwhile parliament to conclude the motion. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">In line with the same request, the parliament secretariat had written to the concerned agencies and persons about the motion becoming ineffective. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16213', 'image' => '20221207050554_1670406649.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 17:05:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16471', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over Five thousand EVs Registered in Four Months', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The use of EVs was expected to rise after the government imposed a ban on high-end vehicles that run on diesel and petrol. However, the data suggests that the use of electric vehicles has not increased as expected.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The registration of electric vehicles is not much encouraging due to the absence of legal system to deal with EVs and a strategy to encourage the use of such vehicles.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Department of Transport Management (DoTM), 20,693 new EVs were registered in the last fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The government had set a target of increasing the use of EVs to 20 percent by the year 2020 under the Environment Friendly Vehicles and Transport Policy 2071 and the National Action Plan for Electric Mobility 2075. However, even after two years since that deadline, the use of EVs is far less than the target.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ishwari Datta Paneru, information officer of DoTM says that the target could not be achieved due to the difficulty in managing old vehicles and the lack of a new vehicle law. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“We are still operating according to the Vehicle and Transport Management Act 2049, some of the provisions of which are not up-to-date,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stakeholders say that the lack of sufficient charging stations is also causing problems for the use of electric vehicles. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nepal Electricity Authority spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai informed that the work of making charging stations in 52 places across the country has reached its final stage. Spokesperson Bhattarai claims that apart from the authority, the private sector is also building charging stations at various places, so there will be no problem in the future.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Businessmen say that the demand for electric vehicles is high, which increased after the government introduced a policy of subsidizing electric vehicles. Dhruva Thapa, president of NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal, the umbrella organization of automobile dealers, said that the government's policy on electric vehicles is positive. Although the customs exemption facility given by the government on electric vehicles is giving positive results, it is very less compared to other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16212', 'image' => '20221207025803_electric-car.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 14:57:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16470', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting Under Proportional Representation Over', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Election Commission Spokesperson Shalikram Sharma Poudel confirmed that vote counting in the proportional representation category has been over. According to the EC, as many as 1,056,0082 votes were counted in the PR category. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Out of the total votes counted, the CPN-UML has secured 2,845,641 votes while the Nepali Congress has garnered 2,715,225 votes followed by the CPN-Maoists Center with 1,175,684 votes and Rastriya Swatantra Party with 1,130,344 votes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Spokesperson Poudel said that Election Commission would send letters to the parties about the election results. Earlier, the parties had submitted the closed list of candidates to the commission under the PR category prior to the November 20 polls. As per the closed list, candidates will be elected in the proportional representation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the votes garnered in proportional representation, CPN-UML will get 34 seats in the lower house of the federal parliament while the Nepali Congress will be allocated 32 seats. Likewise, CPN-Maoists Center will receive 14 seats whereas Rastriya Swatantra Party will attain 13 seats in the House of Representatives. Similarly, Rastriya Prajatantra Party will get seven seats while Janata Samajwadi Party and Janamat Party each will obtain 5 seats in the lower house. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">CPN-Unified Socialists have failed to cross the threshold of 300,000 votes despite winning 10 seats in the first-past-the post electoral system. This means that the party will not be recognized as a national party. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16211', 'image' => '20221207010739_KN_Damauli-image_6483441.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:06:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16469', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Decides to Lift Ban on Import of Luxurious Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods. A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took the decision to this effect. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">A source at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said that the cabinet meeting had agreed in principle not to prolong the import ban.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> The ban imposed on the import of smartphones priced above USD 300, cars, jeeps, vans, readymade liquor and motorcycles of more than 150 CC capacity by the ministry will remain in force until December 15. The ministry had presented the proposal not to extend the import ban to the Council of Ministers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Earlier, Nepal Rastra Bank and Ministry of Finance had recommended to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to lift the ban on the import of four kinds of goods. In accordance with the recommendation, the ministry had tabled the proposal in the Council of Ministers to remove the ban. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">After the state coffers witnessed depletion of foreign currency reserves, the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies had banned the import of 10 luxurious goods by publishing a notice in Nepal Gazette on April 26, 2022. Back then, the government had banned imports of ten items including large-sized colour television, playing cards, diamond except raw materials, cigarettes, and all kinds of toys, among others. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The primary purpose of the ban was to increase the foreign currency reserves and improve the balance of payments. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">With the ballooning trade deficit and rapid fall of foreign currency reserves, the government had started tightening the noose on imports of some goods since mid-December last year. Initially, Nepal Rastra Bank had set the limit on import of silver. After that, NRB set fifty per cent and 100 per cent cash margin provisions while opening letter of credit (LC) to import luxurious goods. Even with these measures in place, the import did not seem to decline. This had made the central bank to verbally direct the CEOs of commercial banks to stop opening LCs to import vehicles for personal use. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">As a last measure, the government had decided to ban the import of luxurious goods. Nepali importers, however, claimed that import of goods other than two-wheelers and four-wheelers had not stopped despite the ban due to the open border which Nepal shares with India. They claimed that the banned items were being smuggled into the country unabated. The import ban has failed to meet the government’s revenue collection target as well. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16210', 'image' => '20221207010125_liquor.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:00:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16468', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India, China Benefit from Cheaper Russian Oil', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, a plan by the major G7 economies - backed by the EU and Australia - to cap the price at which Russian oil is bought has created uncertainty in global markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">And as major oil-producing nations seek to maintain global prices by controlling output, Russia has been offering its oil at a discount to willing buyers in Asia, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“India's imports of Russian oil have risen from a very low base at the start of the year reaching a peak in June and July, and largely maintaining these levels through to November. China's purchases of Russian oil have fluctuated this year, falling in February at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but then rising significantly in the following months.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Russia has been selling oil at a discounted rate since March this year after the Ukraine invasion, BBC wrote in a news report published on its website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In March, combined oil imports by China and India from Russia overtook those from the 27 EU member states. From late November, there appears to have been a renewed surge in oil purchases by India, the news report added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Experts suggest that if oil supplies continue at the same levels in December, Russia could become India's largest single supplier. Other countries have also taken advantage of discounted Russian crude - for example Sri Lanka, which has been grappling with a severe economic crisis. Pakistan has also been negotiating with Russia to purchase discounted oil, although no deal has yet been struck.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the Indian government has defended its purchases from Russia, saying it has to source oil from where it is cheapest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is the main supplier of petroleum product to Nepal but it is not certain whether the IOC will slash the fue prices for Nepal or not.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16209', 'image' => '20221207115422_oil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 11:52:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16467', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ronaldo’s Replacement Stars as Portugal Demolish Switzerland 6-1', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland on Tuesday and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a brave and bold move that turned out to be a coaching masterstroke, Santos left the five-time Ballon D'Or winner Ronaldo on the bench and gave the 21-year-old, nicknamed 'the Sorcerer', his first start, and the forward instantly lived up to his moniker, Reuters reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, Santos expressed his displeasure at gestures made by Ronaldo when he was substituted in the last group game against South Korea and it was the first time in 31 games stretching back to 2008 that he had not started in a major tournament.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Portugal made light of the 37-year-old's absence to put it mildly, as 21-year-old Benfica striker Ramos hit the first treble of this tournament on his first international start, to help set up a quarter-final against surprise package Morocco after their win against Spain on penalties, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ramos started the rout after 17 minutes when he drilled a finish past Swiss keeper Jan Sommer at the near post before veteran 39-year-old defender Pepe doubled Portugal's lead when he headed home Bruno Fernandes' corner in the 33rd minute.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the dream full debut continued when Ramos effectively ended the contest with a near post swoop on Diogo Dalot's cross six minutes after the break, the striker turning provider to set up Raphael Guerriero to round off a sweeping move with a powerful strike four minutes later.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji pulled one back for Switzerland but Ramos swiftly got his third with a clever chip, which was the signal for the crowd at Lusail Stadium to noisily demand Ronaldo's introduction.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Portugal coach Ramos obliged with the game won, Ronaldo entering to rapturous applause, but his team-mates deserve all the acclaim for a high-class performance. Ronaldo had the ball in the net but was ruled offside so it was another young pretender to his crown, 23-year-old Rafael Leao, who crowned a dazzling display when he curled in the sixth.”</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">a</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16208', 'image' => '20221207105721_2559056-ram.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:56:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16466', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Morocco Stun Spain in Penalty Shootout', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Morocco became the first Arab nation to advance to the last eight, ensuring a breakthrough for the region in the first global tournament in the Middle East, and also became the fourth African side to go this far in World Cup history. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco, who edged Spain 3-0 in the shootout after a 0-0 draw at the end of two hours of energy-sapping action, now have a chance to become both the Arab world and Africa's first-ever semi-finalists if they continue to use the overwhelming support that has backed them through an impressive array of results, added the news agency.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou brilliantly saving two. That left Paris St-Germain's Achraf Hakimi - born and raised in Madrid no less - to win it with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes in the stands.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco will next face Portugal in the quarter-final at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16207', 'image' => '20221207104634_AT65CKAYDZE726RR2YJF3NIZP4.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:45:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16465', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourist Buses to Ply to World Heritage Sites for Foreign Visitors', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Under the “Tourism Revival Workplan”, the government will commence bus services from January 1, 2023. The buses will ply to Patan Durbar Square, Swoyambhu, Bauddha, and Pashupatinath Temple from the start of the English New Year. Likewise, tourist buses will be launched in the world heritage sites located in Bhaktapur after some weeks. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Once the tourists purchase the tickets, they can travel to the designated sites at their convenience and would not have to pay extra amount to visit other designated places. The bus service is expected to save tourists’ time and ease their travel. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha said that the government was working to start bus services to help guests reach the world heritage sites and other important places with ease and convenience. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Earlier, the government had started a heritage route from world heritage site Basantpur Durbar Square to Swoyambhu to attract more tourists. Work is underway to develop necessary infrastructures along the route.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16206', 'image' => '20221206082610_basantapur.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 20:25:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16464', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Share Transaction of 21 Companies still Suspended', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Securities Board of Nepal has already implemented the Guidelines on Merger and Acquisition of Organized Institutions 2079 starting from November 10. According to the provisions in the guidelines, the share transaction of listed companies will be suspended for a maximum of 15 days once they complete all the processes required for merger or acquisition and start integrated business. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The share transaction of 34 companies which were in the process of merger or acquisition was suspended before the new guidelines were implemented. The suspension on trading of share other than primary shares of those companies should have been lifted as per the new provision.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">But the concerned bodies have lifted the suspension of only 13 companies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the new arrangement, the companies should submit application to the securities market operator Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) and the central deposit service provider CDS and Clearing Limited (CDSC) to lift the suspension on share transactions of shares other than the primary shares.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE, the operator of the securities market, has informed that the suspension of share transaction can be removed a day after the concerned company submits application with the details of the primary shareholders.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE spokesperson Murahari Parajuli said that it takes only a few minutes for the company to prepare the details of the primary shareholders. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16205', 'image' => '20221206053049_20190522025606_20190522121752_nepse.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 17:30:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16463', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Four Cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati Area Turn Problematic', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The problematic cooperatives include Sumo Savings and Cooperative, Bauddha-6, Mukti Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-6, Manjushree Savings and Credit Cooperative, Jorpati-5, and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-5. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jorpati-based police beat informed New Business Age that and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative has already removed its board. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors of Mukti Savings and Cooperatives have reached an understanding with the board members of the cooperative after they agreed to return the deposits. The two sides reached such understanding at the ward office in the area where the cooperative had been operating.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors said that the cooperative agreed to return back their money at the initiative of ward chairman Navaraj Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kabindra Adhikari, who runs a mobile shop in front of Manjushree Cooperative, says that he is doubtful if the cooperative will return back their money because the board members often pledge to return the amount but never keep their promise. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Most of these cooperatives have stopped receiving calls from the customers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Other depositors are alarmed because Manjushree Cooperative has remained closed since the past three months. The customers who reach the cooperative to withdraw their deposits have found notice posted on the office since August stating that the cooperative needs some more time to return the money. However, the cooperative is yet to return the money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the cooperative did not return the money on Sunday, after postponing the date several times, the depositors staged a sit-in at the main crossroads of Jorpati for two hours. Chariman of the cooperative Indra Lama and other board members did not receive phone calls. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Another customers Umesh Khatiwada said that it has been seven months since the cooperative stopped returning their money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“They closed the office after Dashain,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the operators of the cooperative did not pick up the phone, the depositors reached the house of Chairman Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lama said that the cooperative was unable to return the money because the borrowers were yet to pay the loan. He said that the cooperative owes Rs 110 million to the depositors while it has given out loans of Rs 70 million. It has a building worth Rs 50 million and a total capital of Rs 130 million. Therefore, Lama assured that the cooperative will pay back the depositors anyhow.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">One of the depositors Shyam Lama says that they are in trouble because the government authorities responsible of looking after the issues related to cooperatives failed in effective monitoring the cooperatives. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16204', 'image' => '20221206030452_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 15:04:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16462', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Murder and Corruption-Accused MPs to Miss Oath of Office and Secrecy', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy. Two members of lower house of the federal parliament and three members of provincial assemblies will not be administered oath of office and secrecy since they have pending court cases against them and are in the most wanted list of the police.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Laxmi Mahato Koiri elected to the House of Representatives from Mahottari-1 and Tek Bahadur Gurung elected to the HoR from Manang will miss their oath of office and secrecy. Gurung faces a corruption charge of Rs 310 million. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against him and the case is sub-judice. The anti-graft body has implicated Gurung in a tender process for the Fun Park construction in Kathmandu.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Likewise, Koiri elected to the HoR from Mahottari-1 is in the police’s fugitive list for the murder of ASI Thaman BK. Koiri is accused of dragging the ASI from police van and killing him with spears and domestic weapons during the Madhes agitation. District Court Dhanusha had freed Mahato from jail on a bail of Rs 100,000. But, the Janakpur High Court had issued an arrest warrant later. He is still in the police’s most wanted list. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, Badshah Kurmi elected to Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Banke-3 (B), Rajiv Gurung aka Dipak Manange elected to Gandaki Provincial Assembly from Manang-B and Abhiram Sharma from Mahottari-3 (A) in Madhes Provincial Assembly will also miss the oath of office and secrecy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Abhiram Sharma is also accused of his involvement in ASI BK’s murder. Case against him is sub-judice at Mahottari District Court. Elected from Loktantraik Samajwadi Party, Sharma has already held the Ministry of Social Development in Madhes Province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rajiv Gurung has a case pending against him at the Supreme Court. He faces an attempt to murder charge. He has been accused of trying to murder Milan Gurung aka Chakremilan in a restaurant in Kathmandu. The case against him has moved to the Apex Court from High Court Patan. Another PA lawmaker Kurmi has been accused of killing Nirmala Kurmi and her two sons in Nepalgunj. He is in the police’s most wanted list. He had land dispute with Nirmala Kurmi for a long time. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Legal professionals say that lawmaker is a public post and any elected member to the provincial assembly and federal parliament facing criminal charges will not be administered oath of office and secrecy. The law of the land bars people facing criminal charges from standing in the polls, let alone taking the oath of office and secrecy, say legal experts. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16203', 'image' => '20221206022110_KD_Kaski-1 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 14:20:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16461', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Landless Squatters not Ready to Shift without Alternative Arrangement', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The squatters have started a protest with various demands on the initiative of the United National Squatters Front and Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj (NMES).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The squatters, who have been protesting violently since last Monday, organized peaceful rallies in the past few days. On Sunday and Monday, hundreds of squatters protested in rallies from Maitighar to New Baneshwar. They demanded social justice, right to land, and safe housing for the landless.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kumar Karki, president of the United National Squatters Front, warned that trying to evict the squatters without making an alternative arrangement for the land they have been living on for years will not be tolerated as it is a violation of their civil rights. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the government has closed the door for discussion. He said, “We cannot tolerate eviction without alternative arrangements on the land we have been living on for years. This is a violation of citizens, a violation of civil rights. It is a violation of the constitution. Landless squatters are not subversive. Squatters who live in risk-free areas should be given land ownership certificates in the same place where they live and those who live in risky areas should be transferred to other safe areas within the same ward. Open the door of discussion, we want to solve the problem through discussions.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the rally, the squatters protested with slogans such as stop the eviction without alternative, open the door for dialogue and discussion, withdraw the complaint against the land developer, stop the terror of eviction, and ensure the rights of citizens. They allege that since the Kathmandu Metropolitan City took dozers to demolish the squatters’ settlements on the initiative of the High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPCIDBC) on November 28, the slum areas have been tense. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16202', 'image' => '20221206015425_31754981.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 13:53:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16460', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Only 45 Per Cent Soil Suitable For Crop Production in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development had conducted the test on the status of arable land soil across the country through digital mapping. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The results of the soil test were made public on the occasion of World Soil Day on Monday. The ministry had prepared the digital soil map to take stock of soil fertility, acidity, amount of organic matter in the soil and soil composition. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had made public digital soil map two years ago. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry, out of the total arable land in the country, around fifty per cent soil is acidic while 45 per cent is neutral. Five per cent soil is alkaline. Neutral soil is considered the best for cultivation. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sample soil test from around the country revealed that organic matter is low in around 45 per cent of the soil while presence of such matter is medium in 45 per cent soil. Fifteen per cent soil has excessive organic matter. Organic matter functions as an important base of soil. Soil experts say that 3 to 5 per cent presence of organic matter is a must in the soil to be productive. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry’s spokesperson Prakash Kumar Sanjel, quantity of micro nutrients necessary for crop and plants such as molybdenum, boron and zinc is marginal in Nepal’s soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Low use of green fertilizer has harmed the fertility of soil in Nepal,” Sanjel said adding “The use of chemical fertilisers, haphazard use of pesticides, soil erosion, increasing soil pollution, rising use of agricultural tools for cultivation are responsible for damaging the health of soil in Nepal”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government’s Agriculture Development Strategy has set the target to increase organic matter in soil from 1.96 per cent to 4 per cent. Of the total arable land in Nepal, nitrogen level is low in 56 per cent soil, medium in 30 per cent and adequate in 14 per cent soil. Phosphorous level is relatively good. Of the total arable land, phosphorous level is low in 41 per cent soil, medium in 27 per cent and excessive in 31 per cent soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The level of potassium is rapidly declining in Nepal’s soil, the report shows. Potassiium level is low in 50 per cent soil, medium in 26 per cent and excessive in 24 per cent of the soil. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16201', 'image' => '20221206125227_soil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 12:51:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16459', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Cooperation from Top Leaders to Protect Economy ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The delegation led by FNCCI President Shekhar Golchha urged both the leaders to play leading role to protect the country's economy as there are multi-faceted effects on the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI expressed concern saying the first quarter review of the monetary policy of the current fiscal year did not address the problems and urged them for their cooperation and coordination in resolving the problems. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting with the top leaders, FNCCI President Golchha urged them to understand the sensitivity of the economy. Stating that the revenue was unable to cover the general expenses and inflation remained highest since seven years, Golchha drew the attention towards the fact that the private sector which got the economy going was shrinking. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the occasion, Chair Oli said that he was also concerned about the sensitive condition of the economy. He pledged his party's cooperation to address all the 'genuine' recommendations and concerns put forth by the FNCCI. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> He also pledged to sit-down with entrepreneurs and discuss the matters related to the FNCCI's concerns at earliest. He assured his full cooperation to the federation in its effort to protect country's economy at the time when the political parties ought to be more active to bring the economy to the right track. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Chairperson Dahal said he was serious about how to address the prevailing issues. Calling for collective efforts to address the issues in economic sector, he pledged his special support in implementing the recommendations of the FNCCI. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16200', 'image' => '20221206101718_1670251222.तथग (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 10:15:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16458', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Japan Crash out of World Cup on Penalties', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run.', '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"">December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run, Reuters reported.</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 news agency, Japan oozed confidence against 2018 runners-up Croatia, relentless in attack and steadfast in defence in a tense match. But they crumbled when it mattered most, failing in their attempt to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time in two decades.</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"">It was another painful Arabian Gulf experience for Japan, who will see Qatar as their curse having come within seconds of reaching their first World Cup 28 years ago, only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser that sent South Korea through instead.</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"">That moment is known in Japan as "the agony of Doha" and remains one of the country's biggest soccer setbacks.</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"">It also demonstrates how after seven successive World Cups and four appearances in the last 16, the giants of Asian football still lack what it takes to go the distance, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“On Monday in Al Wakrah, Japan looked like a team worthy of a place in the quarter-finals, hitting Croatia from the start with resolute defending and incisive runs down the flanks that created myriad chances as they went ahead before halftime and battled hard to get back ahead with the score levelled at 1-1.”</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 Reuters, Takumi Minamino was first to miss before Kaoru Mitoma followed with an equally tame spot kick saved easily by the keeper. 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'<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">December 7: Tension ran high at the Supreme Court after the Parliament Secretariat sent a letter to suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wednesday stating that the impeachment motion against him has become inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">The tension erupted after a woman threw a shoe in protest at the apex court gate as Rana was rumored to return back to office after the impeachment motion against him became inactive.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Police personnel were deployed at the SC premises to prevent any untoward incident as crowds of people advocating for Rana’s return and those opposing his comeback gathered at the main gate. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">General Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Dr Bharatraj Gautam had sent the letter to the Office of the President, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Office of the Constitutional Council, Supreme Court Judicial Council and Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana stating that the impeachment motion against Rana has become ineffective from today (December 7) itself. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Rana had written a letter to the Parliament Secretariat on Tuesday requesting it to write letters to the concerned agencies and persons to inform them about the motion becoming inactive after the election of the new parliament and failure of the erstwhile parliament to conclude the motion. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.0pt">In line with the same request, the parliament secretariat had written to the concerned agencies and persons about the motion becoming ineffective. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16213', 'image' => '20221207050554_1670406649.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 17:05:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16471', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over Five thousand EVs Registered in Four Months', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 7: A total of 5,770 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in Nepal in the last 4 months. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The use of EVs was expected to rise after the government imposed a ban on high-end vehicles that run on diesel and petrol. However, the data suggests that the use of electric vehicles has not increased as expected.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The registration of electric vehicles is not much encouraging due to the absence of legal system to deal with EVs and a strategy to encourage the use of such vehicles.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the Department of Transport Management (DoTM), 20,693 new EVs were registered in the last fiscal year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The government had set a target of increasing the use of EVs to 20 percent by the year 2020 under the Environment Friendly Vehicles and Transport Policy 2071 and the National Action Plan for Electric Mobility 2075. However, even after two years since that deadline, the use of EVs is far less than the target.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ishwari Datta Paneru, information officer of DoTM says that the target could not be achieved due to the difficulty in managing old vehicles and the lack of a new vehicle law. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“We are still operating according to the Vehicle and Transport Management Act 2049, some of the provisions of which are not up-to-date,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stakeholders say that the lack of sufficient charging stations is also causing problems for the use of electric vehicles. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nepal Electricity Authority spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai informed that the work of making charging stations in 52 places across the country has reached its final stage. Spokesperson Bhattarai claims that apart from the authority, the private sector is also building charging stations at various places, so there will be no problem in the future.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Businessmen say that the demand for electric vehicles is high, which increased after the government introduced a policy of subsidizing electric vehicles. Dhruva Thapa, president of NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal, the umbrella organization of automobile dealers, said that the government's policy on electric vehicles is positive. Although the customs exemption facility given by the government on electric vehicles is giving positive results, it is very less compared to other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16212', 'image' => '20221207025803_electric-car.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 14:57:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16470', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Vote Counting Under Proportional Representation Over', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Counting of votes for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system has come to an end. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Election Commission Spokesperson Shalikram Sharma Poudel confirmed that vote counting in the proportional representation category has been over. According to the EC, as many as 1,056,0082 votes were counted in the PR category. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Out of the total votes counted, the CPN-UML has secured 2,845,641 votes while the Nepali Congress has garnered 2,715,225 votes followed by the CPN-Maoists Center with 1,175,684 votes and Rastriya Swatantra Party with 1,130,344 votes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Spokesperson Poudel said that Election Commission would send letters to the parties about the election results. Earlier, the parties had submitted the closed list of candidates to the commission under the PR category prior to the November 20 polls. As per the closed list, candidates will be elected in the proportional representation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the votes garnered in proportional representation, CPN-UML will get 34 seats in the lower house of the federal parliament while the Nepali Congress will be allocated 32 seats. Likewise, CPN-Maoists Center will receive 14 seats whereas Rastriya Swatantra Party will attain 13 seats in the House of Representatives. Similarly, Rastriya Prajatantra Party will get seven seats while Janata Samajwadi Party and Janamat Party each will obtain 5 seats in the lower house. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">CPN-Unified Socialists have failed to cross the threshold of 300,000 votes despite winning 10 seats in the first-past-the post electoral system. This means that the party will not be recognized as a national party. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16211', 'image' => '20221207010739_KN_Damauli-image_6483441.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:06:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16469', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government Decides to Lift Ban on Import of Luxurious Goods', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 7: The government has decided to lift the ban imposed on the import of four types of luxurious goods. A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took the decision to this effect. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">A source at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said that the cabinet meeting had agreed in principle not to prolong the import ban.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> The ban imposed on the import of smartphones priced above USD 300, cars, jeeps, vans, readymade liquor and motorcycles of more than 150 CC capacity by the ministry will remain in force until December 15. The ministry had presented the proposal not to extend the import ban to the Council of Ministers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Earlier, Nepal Rastra Bank and Ministry of Finance had recommended to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to lift the ban on the import of four kinds of goods. In accordance with the recommendation, the ministry had tabled the proposal in the Council of Ministers to remove the ban. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">After the state coffers witnessed depletion of foreign currency reserves, the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies had banned the import of 10 luxurious goods by publishing a notice in Nepal Gazette on April 26, 2022. Back then, the government had banned imports of ten items including large-sized colour television, playing cards, diamond except raw materials, cigarettes, and all kinds of toys, among others. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The primary purpose of the ban was to increase the foreign currency reserves and improve the balance of payments. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">With the ballooning trade deficit and rapid fall of foreign currency reserves, the government had started tightening the noose on imports of some goods since mid-December last year. Initially, Nepal Rastra Bank had set the limit on import of silver. After that, NRB set fifty per cent and 100 per cent cash margin provisions while opening letter of credit (LC) to import luxurious goods. Even with these measures in place, the import did not seem to decline. This had made the central bank to verbally direct the CEOs of commercial banks to stop opening LCs to import vehicles for personal use. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">As a last measure, the government had decided to ban the import of luxurious goods. Nepali importers, however, claimed that import of goods other than two-wheelers and four-wheelers had not stopped despite the ban due to the open border which Nepal shares with India. They claimed that the banned items were being smuggled into the country unabated. The import ban has failed to meet the government’s revenue collection target as well. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16210', 'image' => '20221207010125_liquor.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 13:00:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16468', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India, China Benefit from Cheaper Russian Oil', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: India and China have emerged as the largest buyers of Russian oil after Western nations decided to restrict purchases and impose sanctions on oil imports following Russian invasion of Ukraine.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, a plan by the major G7 economies - backed by the EU and Australia - to cap the price at which Russian oil is bought has created uncertainty in global markets.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">And as major oil-producing nations seek to maintain global prices by controlling output, Russia has been offering its oil at a discount to willing buyers in Asia, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“India's imports of Russian oil have risen from a very low base at the start of the year reaching a peak in June and July, and largely maintaining these levels through to November. China's purchases of Russian oil have fluctuated this year, falling in February at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but then rising significantly in the following months.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Russia has been selling oil at a discounted rate since March this year after the Ukraine invasion, BBC wrote in a news report published on its website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In March, combined oil imports by China and India from Russia overtook those from the 27 EU member states. From late November, there appears to have been a renewed surge in oil purchases by India, the news report added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Experts suggest that if oil supplies continue at the same levels in December, Russia could become India's largest single supplier. Other countries have also taken advantage of discounted Russian crude - for example Sri Lanka, which has been grappling with a severe economic crisis. Pakistan has also been negotiating with Russia to purchase discounted oil, although no deal has yet been struck.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the Indian government has defended its purchases from Russia, saying it has to source oil from where it is cheapest. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is the main supplier of petroleum product to Nepal but it is not certain whether the IOC will slash the fue prices for Nepal or not.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16209', 'image' => '20221207115422_oil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 11:52:22', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16467', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ronaldo’s Replacement Stars as Portugal Demolish Switzerland 6-1', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland on Tuesday and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In a brave and bold move that turned out to be a coaching masterstroke, Santos left the five-time Ballon D'Or winner Ronaldo on the bench and gave the 21-year-old, nicknamed 'the Sorcerer', his first start, and the forward instantly lived up to his moniker, Reuters reported.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, Santos expressed his displeasure at gestures made by Ronaldo when he was substituted in the last group game against South Korea and it was the first time in 31 games stretching back to 2008 that he had not started in a major tournament.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Portugal made light of the 37-year-old's absence to put it mildly, as 21-year-old Benfica striker Ramos hit the first treble of this tournament on his first international start, to help set up a quarter-final against surprise package Morocco after their win against Spain on penalties, added the BBC.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ramos started the rout after 17 minutes when he drilled a finish past Swiss keeper Jan Sommer at the near post before veteran 39-year-old defender Pepe doubled Portugal's lead when he headed home Bruno Fernandes' corner in the 33rd minute.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the BBC, the dream full debut continued when Ramos effectively ended the contest with a near post swoop on Diogo Dalot's cross six minutes after the break, the striker turning provider to set up Raphael Guerriero to round off a sweeping move with a powerful strike four minutes later.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji pulled one back for Switzerland but Ramos swiftly got his third with a clever chip, which was the signal for the crowd at Lusail Stadium to noisily demand Ronaldo's introduction.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Portugal coach Ramos obliged with the game won, Ronaldo entering to rapturous applause, but his team-mates deserve all the acclaim for a high-class performance. Ronaldo had the ball in the net but was ruled offside so it was another young pretender to his crown, 23-year-old Rafael Leao, who crowned a dazzling display when he curled in the sixth.”</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">a</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16208', 'image' => '20221207105721_2559056-ram.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:56:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16466', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Morocco Stun Spain in Penalty Shootout', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 7: Morocco kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated fancied Spain in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to Reuters, Morocco became the first Arab nation to advance to the last eight, ensuring a breakthrough for the region in the first global tournament in the Middle East, and also became the fourth African side to go this far in World Cup history. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco, who edged Spain 3-0 in the shootout after a 0-0 draw at the end of two hours of energy-sapping action, now have a chance to become both the Arab world and Africa's first-ever semi-finalists if they continue to use the overwhelming support that has backed them through an impressive array of results, added the news agency.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the BBC reported that Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou brilliantly saving two. That left Paris St-Germain's Achraf Hakimi - born and raised in Madrid no less - to win it with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes in the stands.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Morocco will next face Portugal in the quarter-final at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-07', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16207', 'image' => '20221207104634_AT65CKAYDZE726RR2YJF3NIZP4.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-07 10:45:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16465', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourist Buses to Ply to World Heritage Sites for Foreign Visitors', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">December 6: The government has decided to operate five buses of Sajha Yatayat to facilitate tourists to visit world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Under the “Tourism Revival Workplan”, the government will commence bus services from January 1, 2023. The buses will ply to Patan Durbar Square, Swoyambhu, Bauddha, and Pashupatinath Temple from the start of the English New Year. Likewise, tourist buses will be launched in the world heritage sites located in Bhaktapur after some weeks. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Once the tourists purchase the tickets, they can travel to the designated sites at their convenience and would not have to pay extra amount to visit other designated places. The bus service is expected to save tourists’ time and ease their travel. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha said that the government was working to start bus services to help guests reach the world heritage sites and other important places with ease and convenience. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Earlier, the government had started a heritage route from world heritage site Basantpur Durbar Square to Swoyambhu to attract more tourists. Work is underway to develop necessary infrastructures along the route.</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-07', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16206', 'image' => '20221206082610_basantapur.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 20:25:47', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16464', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Share Transaction of 21 Companies still Suspended', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: The share transaction of 21 companies is yet to resume despite new legal provisions that allow suspension of trading of companies opting for merger or acquisition for a maximum of 15 working days. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Securities Board of Nepal has already implemented the Guidelines on Merger and Acquisition of Organized Institutions 2079 starting from November 10. According to the provisions in the guidelines, the share transaction of listed companies will be suspended for a maximum of 15 days once they complete all the processes required for merger or acquisition and start integrated business. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The share transaction of 34 companies which were in the process of merger or acquisition was suspended before the new guidelines were implemented. The suspension on trading of share other than primary shares of those companies should have been lifted as per the new provision.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">But the concerned bodies have lifted the suspension of only 13 companies. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the new arrangement, the companies should submit application to the securities market operator Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) and the central deposit service provider CDS and Clearing Limited (CDSC) to lift the suspension on share transactions of shares other than the primary shares.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE, the operator of the securities market, has informed that the suspension of share transaction can be removed a day after the concerned company submits application with the details of the primary shareholders.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEPSE spokesperson Murahari Parajuli said that it takes only a few minutes for the company to prepare the details of the primary shareholders. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16205', 'image' => '20221206053049_20190522025606_20190522121752_nepse.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 17:30:21', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16463', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Four Cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati Area Turn Problematic', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: Four cooperatives in Bauddha-Jorpati area have turned problematic. Some of them have even closed their offices. Those who are still operating are not able to return the full deposits of the customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The problematic cooperatives include Sumo Savings and Cooperative, Bauddha-6, Mukti Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-6, Manjushree Savings and Credit Cooperative, Jorpati-5, and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative, Gokarnashwar-5. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Jorpati-based police beat informed New Business Age that and Sworna Laxmi Savings and Credit Cooperative has already removed its board. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors of Mukti Savings and Cooperatives have reached an understanding with the board members of the cooperative after they agreed to return the deposits. The two sides reached such understanding at the ward office in the area where the cooperative had been operating.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The depositors said that the cooperative agreed to return back their money at the initiative of ward chairman Navaraj Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kabindra Adhikari, who runs a mobile shop in front of Manjushree Cooperative, says that he is doubtful if the cooperative will return back their money because the board members often pledge to return the amount but never keep their promise. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Most of these cooperatives have stopped receiving calls from the customers. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Other depositors are alarmed because Manjushree Cooperative has remained closed since the past three months. The customers who reach the cooperative to withdraw their deposits have found notice posted on the office since August stating that the cooperative needs some more time to return the money. However, the cooperative is yet to return the money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As the cooperative did not return the money on Sunday, after postponing the date several times, the depositors staged a sit-in at the main crossroads of Jorpati for two hours. Chariman of the cooperative Indra Lama and other board members did not receive phone calls. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Another customers Umesh Khatiwada said that it has been seven months since the cooperative stopped returning their money.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“They closed the office after Dashain,” he added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">After the operators of the cooperative did not pick up the phone, the depositors reached the house of Chairman Lama.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lama said that the cooperative was unable to return the money because the borrowers were yet to pay the loan. He said that the cooperative owes Rs 110 million to the depositors while it has given out loans of Rs 70 million. It has a building worth Rs 50 million and a total capital of Rs 130 million. Therefore, Lama assured that the cooperative will pay back the depositors anyhow.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">One of the depositors Shyam Lama says that they are in trouble because the government authorities responsible of looking after the issues related to cooperatives failed in effective monitoring the cooperatives. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16204', 'image' => '20221206030452_cooperative problematic.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 15:04:15', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16462', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Murder and Corruption-Accused MPs to Miss Oath of Office and Secrecy', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">December 6: Five newly-elected lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the main opposition party will not be able to take oath of office and secrecy. Two members of lower house of the federal parliament and three members of provincial assemblies will not be administered oath of office and secrecy since they have pending court cases against them and are in the most wanted list of the police.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Laxmi Mahato Koiri elected to the House of Representatives from Mahottari-1 and Tek Bahadur Gurung elected to the HoR from Manang will miss their oath of office and secrecy. Gurung faces a corruption charge of Rs 310 million. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against him and the case is sub-judice. The anti-graft body has implicated Gurung in a tender process for the Fun Park construction in Kathmandu.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Likewise, Koiri elected to the HoR from Mahottari-1 is in the police’s fugitive list for the murder of ASI Thaman BK. Koiri is accused of dragging the ASI from police van and killing him with spears and domestic weapons during the Madhes agitation. District Court Dhanusha had freed Mahato from jail on a bail of Rs 100,000. But, the Janakpur High Court had issued an arrest warrant later. He is still in the police’s most wanted list. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, Badshah Kurmi elected to Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Banke-3 (B), Rajiv Gurung aka Dipak Manange elected to Gandaki Provincial Assembly from Manang-B and Abhiram Sharma from Mahottari-3 (A) in Madhes Provincial Assembly will also miss the oath of office and secrecy. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Abhiram Sharma is also accused of his involvement in ASI BK’s murder. Case against him is sub-judice at Mahottari District Court. Elected from Loktantraik Samajwadi Party, Sharma has already held the Ministry of Social Development in Madhes Province. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rajiv Gurung has a case pending against him at the Supreme Court. He faces an attempt to murder charge. He has been accused of trying to murder Milan Gurung aka Chakremilan in a restaurant in Kathmandu. The case against him has moved to the Apex Court from High Court Patan. Another PA lawmaker Kurmi has been accused of killing Nirmala Kurmi and her two sons in Nepalgunj. He is in the police’s most wanted list. He had land dispute with Nirmala Kurmi for a long time. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Legal professionals say that lawmaker is a public post and any elected member to the provincial assembly and federal parliament facing criminal charges will not be administered oath of office and secrecy. The law of the land bars people facing criminal charges from standing in the polls, let alone taking the oath of office and secrecy, say legal experts. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16203', 'image' => '20221206022110_KD_Kaski-1 (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 14:20:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16461', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Landless Squatters not Ready to Shift without Alternative Arrangement', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 6: Landless squatters of Kathmandu, who have turned down repeated attempts of the government to relocate them, say that they will not leave the occupied land unless the government makes alternative arrangements for them.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The squatters have started a protest with various demands on the initiative of the United National Squatters Front and Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj (NMES).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The squatters, who have been protesting violently since last Monday, organized peaceful rallies in the past few days. On Sunday and Monday, hundreds of squatters protested in rallies from Maitighar to New Baneshwar. They demanded social justice, right to land, and safe housing for the landless.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kumar Karki, president of the United National Squatters Front, warned that trying to evict the squatters without making an alternative arrangement for the land they have been living on for years will not be tolerated as it is a violation of their civil rights. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He said that the government has closed the door for discussion. He said, “We cannot tolerate eviction without alternative arrangements on the land we have been living on for years. This is a violation of citizens, a violation of civil rights. It is a violation of the constitution. Landless squatters are not subversive. Squatters who live in risk-free areas should be given land ownership certificates in the same place where they live and those who live in risky areas should be transferred to other safe areas within the same ward. Open the door of discussion, we want to solve the problem through discussions.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">During the rally, the squatters protested with slogans such as stop the eviction without alternative, open the door for dialogue and discussion, withdraw the complaint against the land developer, stop the terror of eviction, and ensure the rights of citizens. They allege that since the Kathmandu Metropolitan City took dozers to demolish the squatters’ settlements on the initiative of the High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPCIDBC) on November 28, the slum areas have been tense. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16202', 'image' => '20221206015425_31754981.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 13:53:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16460', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Only 45 Per Cent Soil Suitable For Crop Production in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">December 6: A soil test conducted by the government has shown that only 45 per cent soil is fit for growing crops in Nepal. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development had conducted the test on the status of arable land soil across the country through digital mapping. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The results of the soil test were made public on the occasion of World Soil Day on Monday. The ministry had prepared the digital soil map to take stock of soil fertility, acidity, amount of organic matter in the soil and soil composition. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had made public digital soil map two years ago. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry, out of the total arable land in the country, around fifty per cent soil is acidic while 45 per cent is neutral. Five per cent soil is alkaline. Neutral soil is considered the best for cultivation. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Sample soil test from around the country revealed that organic matter is low in around 45 per cent of the soil while presence of such matter is medium in 45 per cent soil. Fifteen per cent soil has excessive organic matter. Organic matter functions as an important base of soil. Soil experts say that 3 to 5 per cent presence of organic matter is a must in the soil to be productive. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to the ministry’s spokesperson Prakash Kumar Sanjel, quantity of micro nutrients necessary for crop and plants such as molybdenum, boron and zinc is marginal in Nepal’s soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">“Low use of green fertilizer has harmed the fertility of soil in Nepal,” Sanjel said adding “The use of chemical fertilisers, haphazard use of pesticides, soil erosion, increasing soil pollution, rising use of agricultural tools for cultivation are responsible for damaging the health of soil in Nepal”. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The government’s Agriculture Development Strategy has set the target to increase organic matter in soil from 1.96 per cent to 4 per cent. Of the total arable land in Nepal, nitrogen level is low in 56 per cent soil, medium in 30 per cent and adequate in 14 per cent soil. Phosphorous level is relatively good. Of the total arable land, phosphorous level is low in 41 per cent soil, medium in 27 per cent and excessive in 31 per cent soil. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The level of potassium is rapidly declining in Nepal’s soil, the report shows. Potassiium level is low in 50 per cent soil, medium in 26 per cent and excessive in 24 per cent of the soil. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16201', 'image' => '20221206125227_soil.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 12:51:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16459', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'FNCCI Seeks Cooperation from Top Leaders to Protect Economy ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">December 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) held separate meetings with CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday urging the leaders to help stabilize the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The delegation led by FNCCI President Shekhar Golchha urged both the leaders to play leading role to protect the country's economy as there are multi-faceted effects on the economy. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The FNCCI expressed concern saying the first quarter review of the monetary policy of the current fiscal year did not address the problems and urged them for their cooperation and coordination in resolving the problems. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting with the top leaders, FNCCI President Golchha urged them to understand the sensitivity of the economy. Stating that the revenue was unable to cover the general expenses and inflation remained highest since seven years, Golchha drew the attention towards the fact that the private sector which got the economy going was shrinking. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">On the occasion, Chair Oli said that he was also concerned about the sensitive condition of the economy. He pledged his party's cooperation to address all the 'genuine' recommendations and concerns put forth by the FNCCI. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""> He also pledged to sit-down with entrepreneurs and discuss the matters related to the FNCCI's concerns at earliest. He assured his full cooperation to the federation in its effort to protect country's economy at the time when the political parties ought to be more active to bring the economy to the right track. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, Chairperson Dahal said he was serious about how to address the prevailing issues. Calling for collective efforts to address the issues in economic sector, he pledged his special support in implementing the recommendations of the FNCCI. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16200', 'image' => '20221206101718_1670251222.तथग (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 10:15:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '16458', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Japan Crash out of World Cup on Penalties', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run.', '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"">December 6: For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the Samurai Blue still lack the nerve to make a deep World Cup run, Reuters reported.</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 news agency, Japan oozed confidence against 2018 runners-up Croatia, relentless in attack and steadfast in defence in a tense match. But they crumbled when it mattered most, failing in their attempt to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time in two decades.</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"">It was another painful Arabian Gulf experience for Japan, who will see Qatar as their curse having come within seconds of reaching their first World Cup 28 years ago, only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser that sent South Korea through instead.</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"">That moment is known in Japan as "the agony of Doha" and remains one of the country's biggest soccer setbacks.</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"">It also demonstrates how after seven successive World Cups and four appearances in the last 16, the giants of Asian football still lack what it takes to go the distance, Reuters added.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“On Monday in Al Wakrah, Japan looked like a team worthy of a place in the quarter-finals, hitting Croatia from the start with resolute defending and incisive runs down the flanks that created myriad chances as they went ahead before halftime and battled hard to get back ahead with the score levelled at 1-1.”</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 Reuters, Takumi Minamino was first to miss before Kaoru Mitoma followed with an equally tame spot kick saved easily by the keeper. Takuma Asano found the net but Maya Yoshida's poor miss gave Croatia the chance to seal the place in the last eight, an opportunity Mario Pasalic took coolly when he found the net, sending keeper Shuichi Gonda the wrong way.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2022-12-06', 'modified' => '2022-12-06', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '16199', 'image' => '20221206100927_Croatia celebration_0.jpg', 'article_date' => '2022-12-06 10:08:46', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
